[OldNorth] Public Meeting; 5th St Shelter

[sheryl lynn gerety]

Old North Residents:
       Please take note of the enclosed message, which I am forwarding
for your information.
       Best for the holidays,
                 Bruce

Dear Old North Neighborhood Association Board,
    Attached [copied below] is a notice for a Neighborhood Meeting that 
the city is
hosting on January 4th at the Hattie Weber Museum regarding an
application to use the house at 512 Fifth Street as a Cold Weather
Shelter. Please post this notice to your website and let me know if you
have any questions or comments regarding the application.
Sincerely,
Danielle Foster


Danielle Foster
Housing Programs Manager
City of Davis
ph.# (530) 757-5691
fax # (530) 757-6628
www.cityofdavis.org/housing/affordable


CITY MANAGER’S OFFICE
Hunt Boyer Offices:  604 Second Street – Davis, California 95616
Mailing Address:  23 Russell Blvd. – Davis, California 95616
530/757-5691 - FAX:  530/757-6628 – TDD:  530/757-5666


NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING NOTICE

The City of Davis will be hosting a neighborhood meeting to discuss an 
application for a Cold Weather Shelter at 512 Fifth Street

Date of Meeting:	Wednesday, January 4, 2006
Time:			7:00 p.m.
Location:		Hattie Weber Museum,
445 C Street

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Project Description:
Davis Community Meals (DCM) is applying to use the house at 512 Fifth 
Street, next door to the Fire Station and currently operated as 
transitional housing, as a Cold Weather Shelter from January until    
mid-April 2006. The shelter is proposed to provide up to 10 beds, 
approximately 8 beds for men and 2 for women, for homeless individuals 
who need shelter during cold weather months. Details of the proposal 
are as follows:
Hours of Operation: Daily from 6pm to 8am the next morning.
Residents of the shelter would be permitted to arrive from 6pm until 8 
pm and would be required to leave by 7:30am. Residents would not be 
permitted to leave and re-enter the same night.
All residents would be provided information about local homeless 
services (food, shelter, clothing, counseling, transportation) and 
would be given the opportunity to use laundry and shower facilities at 
DCM’s transitional housing facility at 1111 H Street during the day.
Loitering during hours that the shelter is closed would not be 
permitted and the applicant proposes to post No Loitering signs on-site
Residents would be required to agree to House Rules for the shelter 
that restrict loitering during closed hours, on-site consumption of 
drugs and alcohol, possession of weapons, etc.
3 staff members are proposed to be on-site from 6pm-11pm and 2 staff 
members are proposed to be on-site from 11pm until 8 am the next 
morning (primarily volunteer staff will be used)

If you are unable to attend the neighborhood meeting but would like to 
receive additional information or provide comments, please contact 
Danielle Foster, Housing Programs Manager at the City of Davis Hunt 
Boyer building, 604 Second Street, Davis CA 95616, with the phone 
number (530) 757-5691 or email her at dfoster at cityofdavis.org. The 
Planning Commission public hearing on this application is scheduled for 
January 11, 2006 at 7pm. All comments and concerns received regarding 
this project, regardless of the method by which they are sent, will be 
presented to the Planning Commission during their review of the 
project. Members of the public are also invited to attend the Planning 
Commission and speak regarding the proposal.
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