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7.A. - Page 2 of 32 Following a presentation by staff, the receipt of testimony from members of the public and discussion by Council members, the City Council unanimously endorsed the following actions: 1. Establishing a two year Temporary RV Safe Parking Program including: a. RV Parking Permit b. An off-street RV Safe Parking Site c. Outreach and Case Management Services to assist RV residents in transitioning to permanent housing 2. Amending the Parking Ordinance including: a. Prohibiting overnight RV parking on City streets, with some limited exceptions b. Modifying oversized commercial vehicle parking restrictions to expand the parameters of what is included c. Establishing a two-hour parking limitation for all vehicles on Oddstad Street between 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 pm. d. Repealing an existing ban on using vehicles as sleeping or living quarters Over the last few years, there has been countywide growth in the number of households living in vehicles as demonstrated by the San Mateo County One Day Homeless Count': • January 2017 One Day Count -44% increase in people living in RVs; 25% increase in people living in cars • January 2018 One Day Count -46% increase in people living in RVs; 79% increase in people living in cars • January 2019 One Day Count— 127% increase in people living in RVs; 7% decrease in people living in cars The City currently has a number of "hotspots" with concentrations of parked RVs, including: • 200 block of Cedar Street • Douglas Court • Maple Street • Oddstad Drive • Shasta Street • Spring Street • Stafford Street • Walnut Street A May 13, 2020 inventory tallied 102 RVs parked on the street and being used for housing — a number that is slightly lower, but generally consistent with the number of RVs on City streets over the last nine months. In addition to this overall trend, in 2018, the City approved amendments to Municipal Code Section 20.101, resulting in RVs no longer being included in a list of regulated vehicles and, therefore, not restricted from overnight parking on City streets. RVs are now primarily regulated via the 72 -hour abandoned vehicle ordinance found in Municipal Code Section 20.95, which has proven to be of limited ' As required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, San Mateo County conducts a countywide One Day Homeless Count and Survey every two years in which Redwood City participates. Additionally, in 2018, the County also conducted a mini One Day Count that included Redwood City among other selected local jurisdictions. Page 2 of 7 City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.org 121