UPDATE ON SAFE
CAMPING/PARKING
AND OTHER ITEMS RELATED
TO HOMELESSNESS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPT.
Director Carrie Wright
CURRENT EFFORTS
• Emergency Rental Assistance Program
• CDBG-CV Funds
• Emergency Solutions Grant-CV Funds
• Managing 16 subrecipient contracts
• Project Homekey
• Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention
(HHAP)
• Managing 12 subrecipient contracts
• HOME Investment Partnership Program –
American Rescue Plan (HOME-ARP)
• Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA)
• Annual CDBG, HOME, and ESG Entitlement
Fund
• Managing 22 subcontracts
•A R P A
• Safe Camping &Parking Sites
• Staff Augmentation
• Homekey
• Low Barrier Shelter Beds
• Coordinated Entry System (CES)
• County Grant Opportunities
SAFE CAMPING AND PARKING
GOAL
Provide Safe Camping and Safe Parking sites for the unsheltered population in the City of Stockton while providing wrap-around services.
OBJECTIVES
• Provide safe and secure location
• Provide services that assist individuals
• HMIS compliant
MEASUREMENTS OF SUCCESS
• Number of clients moved to a sheltered location
• Number of clients being case managed and provided services • Number of calls for service
CRITERIA FOR REVIEWING SITE
• Over 30 sites were reviewed
• The top 10 sites identified
• Privately owned sites
Site specifications:
• 10,000 sq/ft which is around .23 acres
• Vacant, flat, and paved
• Free of toxic substances
• No current use on or adjacent to the site in
conflict
• Access to Utilities which include Water, Transit,
Transportation, Portable Toilets and hand
washing
• Proximity to transit services
SR 99/ MARIPOSA
PARK AND RIDE
• Caltrans owned and
conducive to Safe Parking
only.
• Fully paved and fenced in
parking lot with high visibility.
• Not near social services.
Next Steps: Caltrans
conducting an internal review for
leasing . The review is estimated
to be complete mid-January.
SR 99/ 4 AND
MYRTLE STREET
• City owned.
• Unpaved, partially fenced
open lot with high visibility and
a lack of utilities.
• Not near social services.
• Next to PDM Steel.
Next steps: Public Works to
review for cost of utility and
pavement.
STANISLAUS
AND LAFAYETTE
• City owned vacant land.
• Not paved or fenced but high
visibility.
• Next to multifamily
apartments.
• Close to social services.
Next Steps: Public Works to
review for cost of utility and
pavement and creating a
preliminary site map.
PROGRAM & SERVICES
Quality fencing
Operate 24/7 with three to four staff per shift
Hand washing stations/ Portable toilets/ Refuse containers Pet Area/Waste Bags/Storage
Generators are allowed
Client agreement
Case management service model
County Mental Health site visits twice a week
Meals
HMIS compliant
PROGRESS TIMELINE
Task Responsible Start
City Surplus Notification to City Council EDD May 2021
Council Study Session on Homelessness EDD June 28, 2021 Caltrans Meeting EDD Sept. 8, 2021
Council Authorized Funding EDD Sept. 14, 2021
Site Tours PW/EDD Oct. 15, 2121
Issue RFP for Homeless System Support EDD Nov. 14, 2021 Contractor to Support Safe Camping begins EDD Jan. 2021 Identify Site PW/EDD Feb. 2021
Develop Detailed Budget for Site PW Jan. 2022
Issue RFP for Service Provider EDD April 2022