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CC - ACTION ITEM: (1) Introduction of an Ordinance Prohibiting Camping in Public Places Throughout the City; and (2) Direction to the City Manager as Deemed Appropriate.
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Meeting Date: January 23, 2023
Contact Person/Dept.: Jesse Mays, Assistant City Manager
Tevis Barnes, Housing and Human Services Director
Phone Number: City Manager's Office - (310) 253-6000
Housing and Human Services Office - (310) 253-5780
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Attachments: Yes [X] No []
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X]
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Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (01/18/2023); Advisory Committee on Housing and Homelessness (01/17/2023); Landlord Tenant Mediation Board (01/18/20230, St. Joseph Center (01/18/2023), Exodus Recovery, Inc. (01/18/2023) and Upward Bound House (01/18/2023).
Department Approval: John Nachbar, City Manager (01/18/2023)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council (1) introduce an Ordinance prohibiting camping in public places throughout the City; and (2) provide direction to the City Manager as deemed appropriate.
BACKGROUND
At the City Council Special Meeting on December 21, 2022, City Council directed staff to prepare for City Council's consideration an ordinance modeled after Santa Monica's ordinance prohibiting camping in public places. The City Council directed staff to include in the list of prohibited places the City's parks and Culver City Unified School District property, but not West Los Angeles College property. City Council also gave direction to include in the ordinance the ability for City Council to designate safe camping and safe parking locations by majority vote of the City Council. Staff was directed to ensure consistency between the new prohibitions and the City's existing prohibition of camping in City parks. ...
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