City of Madison - File #: 62393

• File #: 62393
• Version: 2
• Name: SUBSTITUTE. Order to Allow for Temporary Permissiable Encampments (TPEs) on City-owned Lands.
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Filed
• File created: 9/28/2020
• In control: Attorney's Office
• On agenda: 1/5/2021
• Final action: 1/5/2021
• Title: SUBSTITUTE. Directing City Staff to Address Encampments in the City Parks and to Investigate Other Temporary Housing Options for the Unsheltered Homeless Population.
• Sponsors: Samba Baldeh, Zachary Henak

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
1/5/2021	2	COMMON COUNCIL	Refer to a future Meeting to Place on File	Fail
1/5/2021	2	COMMON COUNCIL	Place On File	Pass
12/1/2020	2	COMMON COUNCIL	Refer to a future Meeting to Place on File	Pass
12/1/2020	2	COMMON COUNCIL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL WITH THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS - REPORT OF OFFICER	Fail
11/5/2020	2	COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT COMMITTEE	Return to Lead with the Following Recommendation(s)	Fail
11/4/2020	2	BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS	Return to Lead with the Recommendation for Approval	Pass
10/20/2020	1	COMMON COUNCIL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE	Re-refer	Pass
10/19/2020	1	CITY-COUNTY HOMELESS ISSUES COMMITTEE	Return to Lead with the Recommendation to Place on File	Pass
10/15/2020	1	EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES COMMISSION	Return to Lead with the Recommendation to Place on File	Pass
10/14/2020	1	BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS	Refer	Pass
10/14/2020	1	PUBLIC SAFETY REVIEW COMMITTEE	Return to Lead with the Recommendation to Place on File	Pass
10/8/2020	1	COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT COMMITTEE	Re-refer	Pass
10/7/2020	1	COMMON COUNCIL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE	Referred
10/7/2020	1	COMMON COUNCIL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE	Referred
10/7/2020	1	COMMON COUNCIL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE	Referred
10/6/2020	1	COMMON COUNCIL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE	Referred
10/6/2020	1	COMMON COUNCIL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE	Referred
10/6/2020	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Refer	Pass
9/28/2020	1	Attorney's Office	Referred for Introduction

Fiscal Note
Emergency Order #2, issued on May 6, 2020, permits City staff to create temporary permissible encampments (TPEs) in parks and greenways to which City ordinances that prohibit camping would not apply. This order was intended to align with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance, which recommended that municipalities refrain from breaking up TPEs, and instead encourage sanitation and social distancing at TPEs. Since this Emergency Order, three TPEs have been created. Homeless individuals have also continued to reside unlawfully in encampments outside of TPEs.

The proposed resolution requires City staff to prioritize identification of individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness, and make efforts to connect them with suitable housing. Once an individual is offered an alternate legal housing option, they would no longer be permitted to use the TPE. Within 30 days of this resolution's adoption, the Community Development Division must prepare a report for the Council that: (1) assesses the extent of the impact of camping sites on the City’s parks, (2) outlines existing housing options for those experiencing unsheltered homelessness, (3) identifies financial and physical resources that may be available to assist the homeless, (4) looks for a near and long-term solution to emergency shelter needs to take the burden off of the Warner Park Community Recreation Center, and (5) suggests options that may be pursued by the City and its partners to better provide for this population.

No additional appropriation is required.
Title
SUBSTITUTE. Directing City Staff to Address Encampments in the City Parks and to Investigate Other Temporary Housing Options for the Unsheltered Homeless Population.
Body

The City has multiple ordinances that make it unlawful for persons to camp overnight or reside in the City’s parks, including the following:

· Section 7.53, which adopts by reference Wis. Admin Code Ch ATCP 79 and the provisions therein that requi...