HomeMy WebLinkAbout9/6/2023 Item 4a, Wood
From:Tway, Timothea (Timmi)
Sent:Monday, August 14, 2023 10:23 AM
To:Bell, Kyle
Subject:FW: cc Wood (Safe Parking and homeless)
Follow Up Flag:Follow up
Flag Status:Completed
Categories:Purple Category
Timothea (Timmi) Tway
Director of Community Development
Community Development
919 Palm, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3249
E TTway@slocity.org
T 805.781.7187
slocity.org
Stay connected with the City by signing up for e-notifications
From: CityClerk <CityClerk@slocity.org>
Sent: Monday, August 14, 2023 8:54 AM
To: Victoria Wood <
Cc: Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>; McClish, Teresa <tmcclish@slocity.org>; Wiberg, Daisy
<dwiberg@slocity.org>
Subject: cc Wood (Safe Parking and homeless)
Victoria,
Thank you for taking the time to contact the City Council with your input on homeless camps and the Safe
Parking program. The City Council has received your comments and by copy on this note they are being
shared with staff in the Community Development Department for documentation and consideration by the
Director during review of the proposed project.
City Administration
City Clerk's Office
1
990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3218
E cityclerk@slocity.org
T 805.781.7100
slocity.org
Stay connected with the City by signing up for e-notifications
Bcc: Council All
From: Victoria Wood <
Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2023 10:13 PM
To: E-mail Council Website <emailcouncil@slocity.org>
Subject: homeless
This message is from an External Source. Use caution when deciding to open attachments, click links, or respond.
Major and City Council,
I worked in the Criminal Justice System for over 25 years both as a mental health worker and a Parole Agent. I have had
more experience than most working with the homeless population. I would like to comment on two areas.
1. People from Hopes Village report that when the homeless camps are disrupted that personal belongings are taken
including drivers license, medication and other identification. I find this difficult to believe because I know the SLOPD has
people that work with the homeless and could assist them in keeping important documents. My experience was police
and other agencies assisted people in keeping important documents. We cannot allow the homeless/unhoused to take
increasing control over our public areas. We do not want to be like San Francisco. Additionally we cannot build our way
out of our homeless problem. California has weather and services that are attractive to people in other states.
2. I attended a meeting in the Railroad area when the City was trying to extend the program. Several people using the
parking talked and they presented themselves very well but several said they did not want to park at Prado because of
rules, noise and etc. I had to say to them we all have to live by rules. After the meeting it has been my observation the
City did clean up the program with increased monitoring. I still drive through the area frequently since it is near my
home. Moving the Safe Parking to a more residential area is crazy. Public parking lots could be used during those hours. If
you have a program in place with churches then use the city parking lots until you get that program in place. Not our
residential areas.
This note is too long and I know this is a problem for the city. The police cannot be the main contact and someone has to
bring a reality based plan. San Francisco is trying to do this I believe.
Thank you,
Victoria Wood
2
(
San Luis Obispo
3