Policies for Neighborhood Patrol. A Shelter Operator staff-led Neighborhood Patrol will assemble daily to monitor a ½ mile radius around the shelter perimeter. The role of this patrol group is to promote cleanliness, engage with neighbors, and enhance the safety and mitigate any perceived program impacts within the immediate vicinity. Additionally, they will prevent and monitor for any issues of loitering, unauthorized parking of client vehicles in the neighborhood, abandoned property, shopping carts and other blight. A log will be kept of the daily patrols. The following actions will be completed by the Neighborhood Patrol:
1. All litter and trash items will be removed from the area and properly disposed of;
2. Clients found loitering will be issued a warning. Violations of this rule may cause a client to be exited from the facility;
3. Unauthorized parking of client vehicles in the neighborhood are subject to towing;
4. Shelter Operator will contact a city-designated shopping cart retrieval program to collect all shopping carts found that do not contain items of personal property;
5. Shelter Operator will follow city codes for removing personal property found in the surrounding area;
Policies for Neighborhood Patrol. The Contractor willshall organize, lead, and convene a Neighborhood Patrol weekly to monitor a 1/2-mile radius around the shelter perimeter. The role of this patrol group is to site to collect litter, promote cleanliness, engage with neighbors, and enhance safety and cleanliness of the immediate vicinity. Additionally, the Contractor willshall prevent and control issues of loitering, unauthorized parking of client vehicles in the neighborhood, abandoned property, shopping carts and other blight. A log willshall be kept of the weekly patrols. The following actions willshall be completed by the Neighborhood Patrol: • All litter and trash items willshall be removed from the area and properly disposed of; • Clients found loitering willshall be issued a warning. Violations of this rule may cause a client to be exited from the facility; • Unauthorized parking of client vehicles in the neighborhood are subject to towing; • Contractor willshall contact city designated shopping cart retrieval program to collect all shopping carts found that do not contain items of personal property; • Contractor willshall follow city codes for removing personal property found in surrounding area. • Contractor willshall work with law enforcement to have staff conduct outreach and engagement activities to homeless in surrounding community such as parks, river bottoms, etc.
Policies for Neighborhood Patrol. A Mercy House staff led Neighborhood Patrol will assemble daily to patrola ½ ‐mile around the shelter perimeter. The role of this patrol group is to collect litter, promote cleanliness, engage with neighbors, and enhance safety and cleanliness of the immediate vicinity. Additionally, they will prevent and control issues of loitering, unauthorized parking of client vehicles in the neighborhood, abandoned property, shopping carts and other blight. A log will be kept of the weekly patrols. The following actions will be completed by the Neighborhood Patrol: Litter and trash items on and immediately adjacent to the facility will be removed from the area and properly disposed of Clients found loitering will be issued a warning. Violations of this rule may cause a client to be exited from the facility Unauthorized parking of client vehicles in the neighborhood are subject to towing Mercy House will contact city designated shopping cart retrieval program to collect all shopping carts found that do not contain items of personal property Mercy House will follow city codes for removing personal property found in surrounding area Mercy House will work with law enforcement to have staff conduct outreach and engagement activities to homeless in surrounding community such as parks, river bottoms, etc
I. Shelter Advisory Boards
Policies for Neighborhood Patrol. I. Shelter Advisory Boards
1. Advisory Board Composition
2. Meeting Schedule 3. Accountability and Grievance Process and Policies
