Sacramento leaders to discuss new homeless sites. Here’s how to provide input
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- City Council will review four proposed homeless housing sites across Sacramento.
- Three sites target residents 55+ with security, basic services and income-based fees.
- A fourth site offers safe camping for up to 100 unhoused people in River District.
Four new sites for homeless residents — including tiny home locations at a monthly fee — are up for discussion at Tuesday night’s Sacramento City Council meeting.
The sites will likely be proposed at four different locations in the River District, North Natomas, Meadowview and near the Sacramento Executive Airport. Three of the locations would be interim housing micro-communities and designated for people 55 and older.
These tiny home shelters would offer 24-hour security, bathrooms, pet accommodations and communal gathering spaces at a fee of “no more than” 30% of an individual’s monthly income, according to a recent staff report.
The fourth site would be a “safe camping” site for about 100 people living in River District encampments.
The city has not confirmed the addresses of the proposed homeless sites, but recent documents show the Community Development Department has likely identified the four vacant lots. All locations are near residential homes.
The City Council will discuss the locations and the potential of charging people during its 5 p.m. meeting Tuesday. The public can attend the meeting in-person at City Hall, located at 915 I Street.
Tuesday’s meeting follows an April discussion where the city leaders voiced their support for scaling back congregate shelters in favor of interim housing micro communities. Another micro-community site is currently being evaluated in District 7, according to the staff report.
