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Several speakers Unidentified A: But it's a violation of your land development code. It's not your c your code does not make homelessness illegal.
Several speakers Mariano: Thank you, ladies. Now move to R25, addressing the homelessness update. Kathy.
Several speakers Unidentified A: get fined for running a homeless camp. Okay. Starkey: Forbidden.
Several speakers Unidentified A: We look forward to it. Thank you.
Several speakers Weightman: We need that bear toe machine
Starkey Um I am curious if the homeless camp By Green Key is gone because we have had people come in here many times talk about that one. And We had that homeless camp on US nineteen in my district right there on US 19 entering Pasco County. Tens of thousands of people passing it every day. And Our staff couldn't do anything because the garbage only went up to the sidewalk and the tents were on private property. And we had to subpoena. someone in Texas before we could go on there and evict 'em and clean 'em up. But It took us almost a year to clean up that homeless camp that didn't have there was no trees hiding these people. They were right there living there. Um but we did get it cleaned up and we we le we we forced that gentleman to sell. and someone else bought it and there's a fence around that property now we don't have that homeless problem there anymore. So
Several speakers Kathy Pearson: It it is. And that's one of the things that we've acknowledged is the unsanity.
Several speakers Starkey: he has to give up his property. He can't have a homeless camp. Can't we go after the landowner?
Several speakers Starkey: not okay to leave them there. Kathy Pearson: I'm sorry?
Kathy Pearson I want to start off by saying thank you to the board. You know, a few years ago, homelessness has been dear and near to public services' heart, and we've never really had a place to put our homeless. And with your support. and obtaining the Grand Boulevard and the Youth Lane, we now have a place to put our homeless. And then you came along and you said, Hey, we need a program administrator and we hired James Walters in October. And let me tell you something, we hired the right guy. He is really, really moving the needle. And I hope you're going to be as moved as I was. They've done their second outreach, and while we were conducting business at our last board meeting, they were out in the woods. And I can't wait to hear some of the success stories and the community partnership that has been forming. to really move the needle and make a difference in our homelessness. So with that, I'm going to introduce James Walters, our program administrator, and he's going to take it from there.
Several speakers the land development code and homelessness, homeless encampments. As it relates to the land development code, it's strictly trash and junk and permitted use. violations. And so I cannot go on and remove um Assistant County Administrator Kathy Pearson described how we're utilizing our homeless initiative under James Walters to coordinate with partner agencies and we're a part of that. And so I think as that that outreach effort grows with partner agencies and fun of course funding is always a challenge. Those efforts will expand and grow and be more successful. And we're working with James on a campaign for panhandling to really encourage people to invest. To not give that money out the window, but rather give it to an organization that will take those direct funds, not take an administrative fee from that, I believe is the plan, and to invest that with organizations that are providing direct services. So panhandling
Several speakers Starkey: But he can get fined per day for running a homeless camp on his property. No, he can't