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DESCRIPTION:EMERGENCY PROTEST TO DEFEND THOSE WITHOUT HOUSING\nTuesday, April 23, 2019, 
 at 12 noon\n809 Center St, Santa Cruz, California.\n\nSanta Cruz City 
 Council to vote to violate Martin v. Boise ruling against Cruel and Unusual 
 Treatment.\n\nThe City of Santa Cruz is required to offer at least 800 
 indoor shelter beds to be in compliance with the Ninth Circuit Court of 
 Appeals order. This proposal will force hundreds to seek shelter in the 
 doorways, yards, and parks of Santa Cruz.\n\nPlease email Justin Cummings 
 and ask him to vote against item 13 at this Tuesday, April 23, 2019, City 
 Council Meeting\njcummings@cityofsantacruz.com \n\n\nCITY COUNCIL AGENDA 
 REPORT\nDATE: April 14, 2019 \nAGENDA OF: April 23, 2019\nDEPARTMENT: City 
 Council\nSUBJECT: Gateway Encampment Closure (CN)\n\nSubmitted by: Martine 
 Watkins Justin Cummings Mayor Vice Mayor\n\nRECOMMENDATION:Motion to: (1) 
 direct the City Manager to implement the City Council-approved Standard 
 Operating Procedures for a permanent closure of the Gateway Encampment with 
 a target closure date of April 30, 2019 and coinciding with the opening of 
 the 1220 River Street Camp; and, (2) convert any temporary relocation of 
 the Gateway Encampment under the existing Council-directed Site Management 
 Plan to this permanent closure and alternate shelter sites.\n\nBACKGROUND: 
 The City Council has been deeply entrenched in homelessness-related policy 
 since February 12, 2019 at which time the Council adopted the County and 
 City of Santa Cruz Joint Action Plan for Emergency Shelter Provision and 
 Encampment Management (Action Plan). The Action Plan served as a 
 collaborative plan to ensure the City and the County moved in unison to 
 address the immediate health and safety challenges at the Gateway 
 Encampment, develop sheltering programs to bolster our community’s 
 capacity, and close the unsanctioned encampment.\n\nDISCUSSION: Since 
 February, efforts have been made to advance several of the Action Plan 
 objectives, and other ideas and considerations were explored to address the 
 Gateway Encampment closure. At this time, we recommend proceeding with a 
 full closure of the encampment. Closure is necessary to ensure better 
 health and safety outcomes for the encampment residents and surrounding 
 community, and to leverage to the maximum extent all shelter and safe 
 storage resources that are available and secured including the 1220 River 
 Street, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and Laurel Street Salvation Army 
 programs, to provide alternate sleeping locations. If shelter options 
 become unavailable during and after the closure, as the Council directed on 
 April 9, 2019, the City will not enforce Santa Cruz Municipal Code Chapter 
 6.36 “Camping” against these homeless individuals, per the Martin v. 
 Boise decision. Acting now will ensure the greatest success and impact in 
 transferring Gateway Encampment sleepers to existing, supported and funded 
 shelter programs.\n\nFISCAL IMPACT: All budgetary requirements to fulfill 
 this item’s direction have been previously allocated by the 
 Council.\n\nSubmitted by: Martine Watkins Justin Cummings Mayor Vice 
 Mayor\n\nhttp://scsire.cityofsantacruz.com/sirepub/cache/2/mclslhvm3zsovkxcblfbzba2/483031704182019095137631.PDF\n\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2019/04/18/18822820.php
SUMMARY:Emergency Protest to Defend Those Without Housing
LOCATION:809 Center St, Santa Cruz, California
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2019/04/18/18822820.php
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