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(1) Signed Agreement. All permitted temporary shelter residents must sign an agreement to abide by the code of conduct required by PMC 25.205.050(2)(b). Failure to do so shall result in the noncompliant resident’s immediate and permanent expulsion from the permitted temporary shelter. The managing agency shall be responsible to enforce each agreement.

(2) Log of Overnight Guests. The managing agency shall keep a digital log of all individuals who stay overnight in the permitted temporary shelter. The log shall include the name and date of birth of each individual, and the dates that the individual spent at the permitted temporary shelter. The log must be kept reasonably up-to-date. The log shall be maintained by the managing agency for a minimum of six months after it was last revised and shall be made available to the City’s Police Chief and the Director upon request.

(3) Identification. The managing agency shall require verifiable photo identification documents of each and every individual who stays overnight in the permitted temporary shelter. Acceptable forms of photo identification documents for purposes of this section include a driver’s license, government-issued identification card, military identification document, or passport. If a verifiable photo identification document cannot be obtained, the individual must agree to be fingerprinted or the individual shall not otherwise be admitted to the camp. If the managing agency cannot obtain fingerprints from individuals, the City must either offer the services of the City’s Police Department to provide fingerprinting services at the site at no cost to the managing agency or issue the managing agency a waiver of the fingerprinting requirements of this subsection for each permitted temporary shelter.

(4) Simple Background Checks. The managing agency shall engage the City’s Police Department to use the verifiable photo identification document to check each individual who stays overnight in the permitted temporary shelter for outstanding in-state and out-of-state warrants and the individual’s potential registered sex offender status. The City must either offer the services of the City’s Police Department to provide these background check services at no cost to the managing agency or issue the managing agency a waiver of the background check requirements of this subsection for each permitted temporary shelter.

(a) Outstanding Warrants. If any warrant check reveals an existing or outstanding warrant from any jurisdiction in the United States, the managing agency shall immediately report the finding to the City’s Police Department for the apprehension of the individual.

(b) Sex Offender Status. If the sex offender status check reveals that the individual is a registered sex offender, the individual shall not be admitted to the permitted temporary shelter.

(5) Security. The managing agency shall ensure the permitted temporary shelter is secure and managed to strictly prohibit alcohol, prohibited drugs, weapons, fighting, abuse of any kind, littering, or other nuisances while located on the property. As necessary, the City’s Police Department shall be available to enforce state and local laws and ordinances. The managing agency may be billed for excessive use of City Police Department resources.

(6) Entrance/Host Tent or Building – Entrance Attendee. The managing agency shall ensure there is an entrance/host tent or building at the permitted temporary shelter that is staffed 24 hours a day and seven days a week by at least one entrance attendee.

(7) Managing Agency Contact. The managing agency contact shall serve on-call and be available for the entrance attendee 24 hours a day and seven days a week. The managing agency contact shall be available to provide help and assistance to the entrance attendee as may be necessary to ensure the permitted temporary shelter functions properly.

(8) Enforcement. The entrance attendee staffing the entrance shall notify the managing agency contact as necessary in the enforcement of permitted temporary shelter rules and expectations, and/or the City’s Police Department as necessary to enforce local and state laws. The entrance attendee shall also serve as a point-of-contact for the City’s Police Department and will orient the Department on how the managing agency accepts and processes potential residents. The names of the entrance attendee will be posted daily at the entrance/host tent or building. The City shall provide contact telephone numbers of nonemergency personnel which shall be posted at the entrance/host tent or building.

(9) Visitors. Visitors to the permitted temporary shelter must meet the following procedures and requirements:

(a) The requirements that apply to individuals staying overnight in the permitted temporary shelter pursuant to subsection (3) of this section shall also apply to all visitors to the permitted temporary shelter.

(b) Visitors shall be accompanied by the resident that invited the visitor while at the permitted temporary shelter.

(c) Visitors shall be allowed to visit the permitted temporary shelter only between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. After 10:00 p.m., all visitors must be evicted from the permitted temporary shelter.

(d) Visitors may not stay overnight unless they receive permission from the managing agency and complete all requirements necessary to become a resident, including the requirements of subsections (3) and (4) of this section.

(e) For purposes of this section, the following shall not be considered visitors to the permitted temporary shelter:

(i) Volunteers, agents, members, or employees of the managing agency rendering aid, care, assistance, security, or comfort to residents of the permitted temporary shelter;

(ii) Law enforcement personnel, including members of the City’s Police Department;

(iii) Emergency fire/medical personnel;

(iv) Entrance attendees; and

(v) The managing agency contact.

(10) Age Restrictions. Residents of the permitted temporary shelter must be at least 18 years of age. No minors shall be permitted entrance to the permitted temporary shelter unless they are a relative of a resident of the permitted temporary shelter. Minors related to a resident may be admitted to the permitted temporary shelter as visitors pursuant to subsection (9) of this section. [Ord. 4434 § 1, 2019.]