>> I'M OPTING FOR OPTION NUMBER ONE. YOU TRY TO DO A BETTER JOB FINDING SOLUTIONS FOR A SAN JOSE HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT BROUGHT DOZENS OF RESIDENTS OUT TO A COMMUNITY FORUM. >> THE AD SPACES THAT ARE MANAGED. AND THEN WE SHUT DOWN SPACES THAT ARE UNMANAGED. >> ON WEDNESDAY, MAYOR MATT MEHAN AND COUNCIL MEMBERS OMAR TORRES AND DEV DAVIS HELD A TOWN HALL ON WHAT TO DO ABOUT THE HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT OFF WILLOW STREET AND LA LONG. THE MAYOR BROUGHT UP TWO OPTIONS THE FIRST TO CONTINUE WHAT HE CALLED THE STATUS QUO APPROACH AND INCREASE CLEANUP AND SOME ENFORCEMENT. BUT THE ENCAMPMENT WOULD REMAIN AS IS. >> OR WE COULD TAKE VALLEY WATERS OFFER AND TAKE THAT PAVED AREA. I KNOW SOME OF YOU DON'T LIKE IT. NO NO. >> THE SECOND OPTION GARNERED SOME HEATED REACTION. THE MAYOR PROPOSED THE CITY COULD USE THE LAND ACROSS THE STREET OWNED BY VALLEY WATER, AND CREATE A SAFE SLEEPING SITE WITH RULES WITH TENTS IN A ROW, WITH TRASH PICKUP, WITH SOME AMOUNT OF SECURITY AND CASE MANAGEMENT. THE MAYOR SAYS IF THIS WERE TO BECOME A SAFE SLEEPING SITE, PEOPLE WOULD BE REQUIRED TO USE IT OR LEAVE WITH AGAIN, THE NOISE, THE DRUMS, THE CRIME, ALL THE ISSUES YOU'RE FACING. >> YOU'VE GOT TO GIVE US AN OPTION OF WHERE PEOPLE CAN GO. >> SOME RESIDENTS WERE UPSET THE SAFE SLEEPING SITE IS SIMILAR TO AN IDEA COUNCIL MEMBER DAVIS PROPOSED YEARS AGO. >> I DON'T SEE HOW MOVING THAT SAME GROUP OF PEOPLE ACROSS THE WAY AND SUDDENLY MANAGING THEM IS SUDDENLY GOING TO CHANGE THOSE ENTIRE PEOPLE AND CHANGE THE ENVIRONMENT. >> I THINK OUR CITY NEEDS TO SUE THE COUNTY. I THINK THE COUNTY NEEDS TO DO THEIR JOB AND AS ONE PERSON SAID EARLIER, FIND SOME UNINCORPORATED PROPERTY SOMEWHERE ELSE, NOT SMACK DAB IN THE MIDDLE OF NEIGHBORHOODS. >> OTHER RESIDENTS WERE SUPPORTIVE OF THE INTERIM HOUSING SITE. >> FOR ONE THING, IT'S A TEMPORARY LOCATION AND THESE PEOPLE NEED TO GO SOMEPLACE. IT'S A VERY HUMAN PROBLEM. WE'RE HAVING, SO THIS ISN'T THE BEST SOLUTION. BUT IT IS A MOVE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. >> THE MAYOR SAYS THIS OPEN CONVERSATION TO FIND A SOLUTION WILL
