$80 Million over 3 years and not 1 stinkin' dime to give 5,600 Unsheltered San Diegans a safe place to stay, use the bathroom, sleep, and connect with services, We CAN do better, as Seattle has shown us -- for just $10 a day per person: http://www.seattle.gov/documents/departments/humanservices/aboutus/final%202017%20permitted%20encampment%20evaluation.pdf. This report came out the day we had Sharon Lee, head of the fiscal agent for permitted encampments in Seattle, speak to us here about this program. Terrific to have this documented experience as we advocate for a similar program here in San Diego! Seattle has the 3rd-largest homeless population in our nation (behind NYC and L.A.), and San Diego is #4. "The goals of this report are to, a) determine the extent that City of Seattle temporary, permitted encampments are an effective homelessness response strategy and, b) identify successes and areas of improvement for the permitted encampment model. The majority of the data and financial findings in this report reflect the experiences and results of the Ballard, Interbay and Othello permitted encampments between January 1, 2016 and December 31, 2016. "Background The City of Seattle is the first in the country to offer public land and funding to support permitted encampments. As of today, the City of Seattle (the City) invests in six permitted homeless encampment programs1. Based on the most recent HMIS (Homeless Management Information System) data, from September 2015 through May 2017, 759 people have been served through those programs and, 121 people have transitioned into a safe, permanent place to live. These temporary, permitted encampments contribute to the City’s efforts to address homelessness." The cost to operate the permitted encampments per person per day was $6.33! And the programmatic cost per day, per person who exited the program to permanent housing was $24! (P. 8) We have a blueprint on how to do this and experience upon which to draw to enable us to scale it up. We have vacant/unused or largely unused City-owned and controlled properties on which we can do this. Most notably, the Qualcomm Stadium parking lot adjacent to a Trolley Station, where 10s of thousands of wildfire victims were allowed to camp in their vehicles and tents, and given food, medical care, clothing and access to services. The vacant Chargers Park training facility nearby would be another excellent candidate. The vacant Downtown Johnny Brown bar/grill in the Civic Concourse by City Hall would be a GREAT symbol of the City's determination to aid its homeless residents. It has a fenced outdoor area for a wheelchair access portapotty and hand wash station, and tents or sleeping cabins; a large indoor seating space for case management, meals, and other activities; a commercial kitchen for food storage and prep, and 2 indoor toilets. A mobile shower trailer could be brought onsite 2x weekly, with sewer drains available. Let's DO this!