Agenda Item # 10.1 - Rita Imerson | Received 05/15/2023From:Rita Imerson
To:City Clerk
Subject:EXTERNAL - Draft ordinance banning public sleeping
Date:Monday, May 15, 2023 12:02:57 PM
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Dear City Council,
I am a longtime Gilroy resident & I am writing to voice my opposition to the Draft ordinance banning the use of
Certain Public Rights-of-way as sleeping or living conditions.
This ordinance is not only heartless & cruel but has been drafted without consulting service providers or those that
would be affected.
Additionally, it solves nothing & is a lazy attempt to bandaid a bigger issue.
We need to address the roof causes of our homeless issue rather than this type of inhuman stop-gap strategy.
Thank you,
Rita Imerson