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4 0 cont'd: page -2- made aware that their rooms have been broken into, the few belongings they owrr, gaiter their money Attu, OS- kmd starrqrs. stir, their n taken from them. With these kinds of conditions existing where they Pimm, they often tines in them' own. mindset, Pu ne ntr ret urse hut to asst for mtney' om the street& They dbrr't iepvnt r14t°n' *fit P,ecsause they are riot seri+c sfr arnd red that m,diing will' the done I believe d is ordinate will!' unfairly target a part of dirt population drat =mot adequattfy dbf i' its`' from- ail' these err ciitumstaffees and' will' oni result in a revolving door senario for the police department. I would lace to strongly recommend, that before this ordiance is passed any further, that the longterm situation for the downtown residents must be addressed, and the conditions adder whit* marry of there !raw to the, that often force them to the streets and to behave in a manner that is not and *stood by you or the public at Parge P wouitl' Pratt to see firs. crdiirac passed', without the tltmig ht of athilessing some• edit- apparent CAPi'SLMS 16r their actions. I think an ordiance is good, so long as it takes into account the real issues that are longterm: I Rana$ t*ereffree lid tts• reconmrentf Sr your consikreraikar that the Humor Semites Ekpartment of the County; Ibtknt'af' Health, and' other "its" agencies, with the Poke Departmmrrr; dialogue orr this issue first That help, be requested from the University to obtain data on the living conditions of our downtown mitres through the rise of the Sociology Dtpartirrent Internship program. That OAen of Mal* Br asked AT assign' an outreach worker to the downtown area who could be called upon, when such instances arise, where their expertise c° orrl'd assist the Police Departn, irr more suitably addressing a given situation, than hauling someone off to jail, who will only be Pet out fir short tie, and the pry still' exists, tikus wasting the taxpayer dbilktw If» somedliiiw that is' a lbngterm prohibit umlbr the present conditions.