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CityCouncil | 2022-05-03 | 18 | The Community Development Director responded staff has not contracted with a provider yet; however, staff can take Council recommendations; stated there would likely be requirements to be good neighbors and not being disruptive. Councilmember Herrera Spencer stated community members have raised concerns; the Main Street encampment still exists; inquired whether program residents would reduce the number of people at the Main Street encampment. The Community Development Director responded that she is not certain whether the assessment is correct. Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft requested staff to clarify the City efforts to address the Main Street encampments. The Interim City Manager stated there is a multi-prong approach to the Main Street encampments; the Public Works, Community Development and Police Departments are working to try and manage things that collect in the area, to connect people with social services and to move in the direction of creating transitional and supportive housing; the bottle parcel will create the opportunity to unlock options around housing people in the community; the project goes beyond the exiting housing stock; the City performs a cleanup of the Main Street encampment every two weeks to ensure the site is as orderly as possible in the interim period. The Community Development Director stated every time the City creates more housing opportunities, such as the proposed program, there are more possibilities to get people off the streets; staff working with the Village of Love will help transition some of individuals and create a new opportunity for other individuals; the more options available, the more staff can help people flow through various opportunities. Councilmember Herrera Spencer stated the Main Street encampments have been present for over one year; she appreciates the multi-prong approach; people in the neighborhood submitting concerns are familiar with homeless people; she has not heard that the Main Street encampments will disappear; inquired whether there is a timeline for the Main Street encampment to no longer exist. The Interim City Manager responded the homeless issue in the Bay Area is significant; stated that he does not have a timeline for the Main Street encampment to no longer exist; opportunities, such as the proposed program, create new services and opportunities to have people housed; between the proposed project and the transitional housing site at the bottle parcel, Alameda will be in a much different position one year from now; the City relies on a few service providers to connect people with resources; however, there are not many opportunities to put people into a house or shelter. Councilmember Herrera Spencer requested clarification about the meaning of the term saturation. Regular Meeting Alameda City Council May 3, 2022 14 | CityCouncil/2022-05-03.pdf |