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e Ms. Barnes said that although the City of San Francisco had recently prohibited camping, it had allowed camping within city limits for the previous two years while additional shelter spaces for the homeless were being built. Ms. Barnes said the Eugene Mission segregated males and females over the age of eight. She said this separated families and put young boys with older men who were strangers to them. She said this caused mothers a great deal of anxiety. Ms. Barnes said the Vagrancy Task Force had studied the City's camping prohibition ordinance in 1983 and had recommended that a public campground be considered. She said the Public Safety Advisory Committee (PSAC) reviewed the issue in 1989 and rejected a request that the City's prohibition on camping not be enforced. She said PSAC did not allow the public to comment on this recommendation. Ms. Barnes said the City had allowed war veterans to camp in Sladden Park in 1946 and issued special camping permits in recent years for those attending Grateful Dead concerts at Autzen Stadium. Ms. Rucker said a campground would cost the City $10,000 the first 12 months, and $1,000 the next six months. She said the camp could be managed by a non profit group. She said water and sewer hook-ups would be required, and that the City could cover its liability for the camp through its self-insurance. e Ms. Rucker said social services would be provided by current social service agencies. She said volunteer labor would be used to set up the camp which would occupy one acre. She said alcohol, controlled substances, and firearms would be prohibited. The camp would have an on-site caretaker with a phone. Food would be available at a soup kitchen in nearby Patterson Elementary School. Cost would be a $3-a-night user's fee. Ms. Barnes said the 3.79-acre Jefferson Pool site was chosen from among three possible sites. She said the site was rarely used, although a child care facility might be built there after January 1991. She said the campground could coexist well with this kind of facility. She said neighbors in the area had been contacted about the campground proposal and had not objected to it. Ms. Bascom asked if the campground would be practical in Eugene during the winter months. Ms. Barnes said homeless families in the city during this time of year would be willing to camp. In response to a question from Ms. Schue, Ms. Barnes said most campers would probably use tents or sleep in their cars. Mr. Holmer asked if a campsite which could house 40 people would be large enough to handle the total need. Ms. Barnes said more people might need to camp, but the facility could be expanded. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council August 8, 1990 Page 2