PROPOSED HOMELESS SHELTER ORDINANCE

The meeting on a PROPOSED HOMELESS SHELTER ORDINANCE is on Wednesday at 5:30 at Bonita Springs City Hall.  Get there early - 5PM-ish to get a seat and to sign up if you want to speak.  SPREAD THE WORD.  It's critical that you PACK THE HALL.

The proposed ordinance is a very good first effort and is reasonably well written, but lacks some important specifics.  Many of these ordinances, in other areas of the country, include a maximum bed limit.  (TYPICALLY 65 BEDS.)  Mega-sized shelters are now proving to be outdated, and a strain on communities - affecting safety and property value.   A maximum bed limit is a critical missing piece in this proposed regulation. 

Others that should be included are... 1. Maximum duration of stay,  2. Number of licensed social service persons and security persons per X number of temporary residents,  3. Details of how jail releases will be transported to and from shelter.  4. Prohibition on transporting jail releases from Naples Jail to shelter. 5. Details on frequency of inspections. Etc.

Here is a link to the agenda:  Click Here For The Meeting Agenda

Here is a link to the proposed ordinance: Click Here For The Proposed Ordinance