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Councilors push for referrals, oversight, appeals and sunset clause to accompany exclusion proposal
Summary
Councilor Mazzarella and others urged codifying mandatory referrals to shelter/services, requiring documentation and an appeal process, creating independent review and considering a time-limited pilot or sunset clause before adopting exclusion authority.
Several councilors pressed staff to pair any exclusion authority with concrete safeguards to reduce risk of arbitrary or discriminatory enforcement. Councilor Mazzarella asked that the ordinance explicitly require staff to provide access to emergency housing or shelter resources and to deliver clear, written information about the appeals process when an exclusion notice is issued.
Council members discussed creating a citizen-review panel or periodic council review and a one- or two-year sunset/pilot clause to force re-evaluation. ‘‘Just have it written down that you will ... ensure that the individual has been provided with access to emergency housing or shelter resources,’’ Mazzarella said. City Manager Spence and Chief Kelly acknowledged the suggestion and told the council they would include referral and reporting language in the next draft and propose options for oversight and review frequency.
