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Subject: FW: Letter to Council from Friends of Prado RECEIVED
Attachments: Friends Letter to City Council.doc
MAR 19 2012
SLO CITY CLERK
From: Bill Welter
Sent: Monday, March 19, 2012 4:16 PM
To: Council ALL
Cc: Lichtig, Katie; mcodrin @slocity.org
Subject: Letter to Council from Friends of Prado
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Attached is a copy of the letter that will be presented to the Council tomorrow evening from Friends of Prado Day Center
concerning the "Safe Parking Program ". Paul Wolff from Friends will be present at that meeting to present the letter.
Thank you for your consideration of this proposal.
Bill Welter
Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo Co., Inc.
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Dear Mayor and Council Members,
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"Safe
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Parking" for homeless individuals and families i
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John Spatafore
Obispo has recently come under fire. For a variety of reasons, including the
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economy, lack of affordable housing, and limited shelter beds, motor homes,
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trailers and cars that line some of the city streets are the temporary "homes" for
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& Liaison to CAPSLO
some of the city's homeless population. Residents sleeping in vehicles with no
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oversight or restroom facilities create a wide variety of health and safety issues
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for themselves as well as the community at large.
Roy Rawlings
Thank you for your careful consideration to this proposal and continued
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partnership in supporting the important services and those who provide them to
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On March 13, 2012 the Friends of the Prado Day Center Board of Directors voted
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Vice President
unanimously to support the Prado Day Center Safe Parking six month pilot
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program. The proposed pilot program would create up to 5 "safe parking" spaces
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at the Prado Day Center on Prado Road. These spaces will be reserved for clients
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to reside temporarily while they work with a case manager toward self sufficiency
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and permanent housing. The Prado Day Center currently provides services to
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Treasurer
homeless individuals and families and it would be a natural fit to provide "safe
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parking" at Prado to the homeless individuals who are working toward permanent
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housing.
Mitch Ardantr
Community Representative
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We believe that the City understands the significant need for the program and has
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agreed to work with the Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo Co. to
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address this need. We believe that this would be a win - win -win situation for the
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city, local businesses, and the homeless population.
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Mary Matakovich
Community Representative
We support this program as an initial six month pilot. During this time the
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program will be evaluated and a decision will be made by the end regarding
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possible continuation. The decision will rely on a number of factors, including
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safety and /or security issues during the trial period, funding, and client's success
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in achievement of their goals.
John Spatafore
San Luis Obispo Chamber of
Commerce Representative
Furthermore, our Board believes that the program described above is aligned with
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the goals stated in our County's 10 -year Plan to End Homelessness and is
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supported b the Resolution adopted b the Council which was tasked to oversee
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that plan, and signed by Supervisor Adam Hill on March 21, 2011.
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Brigitte Elke
Thank you for your careful consideration to this proposal and continued
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partnership in supporting the important services and those who provide them to
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People's Kitchen Liaison
this vulnerable population.
Roy Rawlings, President
Friends of Prado Day Center