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Agreement with ACCH dba GRACE Marketplace and Temporary Camping Area (B)
This item is a request for the City Commission to authorize the City Manager to finalize an agreement with GRACE Marketplace, subject to review by the City Attorney.
Explanation
Currently, GRACE operates a shelter and homeless services facility on property owned by the City of Gainesville. During COVID-19, the shelter’s capacity has been reduced to less than 75% on an aggregate daily basis. As a result, individuals have been camping in portions of the parking lot and adjacent areas outside of the facility. As the community adjusts to a “new normal” during these unprecedented times, and in response to the pandemic’s lasting presence our community and across the globe, GRACE contemplates restoring shelter capacity in the immediate future. This will allow GRACE to offer shelter beds to up to 30 individuals currently camping in the aforementioned areas. In order to facilitate the transfer of these individuals in a compassionate and efficient manner, GRACE and the City wish to specify protocols to be followed in terminating the camp sites.
Fiscal Note
N/A
Recommendation
The City Commission authorize the City Manager to finalize an agreement with GRACE Marketplace to establish protocols to close camps outside of Grace facility, and subject to review by the City Attorney.