Meeting Time: May 02, 2023 at 5:00pm PDT

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PUBLIC HEARING/GENERAL BUSINESS

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    BJ Huang over 1 year ago

    Mayor and Council Members:

    I urge you all to just vote NO.

    Do the right thing, for the local residents and for the homeless

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    Bayer Pelling over 1 year ago

    not at this location

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    Beth Ross over 1 year ago

    The LifeMoves doesn’t have detailed plans supporting mental health or safety maintenance, because they don’t care. They don’t care Santa Clara residents’ safety, they don’t care homeless people safety, they don’t care how much money we need to pay.

    This is just a money grab for the shelter operators.

    Please vote NO.

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    Amy Zh over 1 year ago

    Strongly oppose the Benton shelter!! Our voices need to be listened! Please stop ruining our living environment! We do not need more crime in Santa Clara!

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    Haiying Wu over 1 year ago

    I strongly oppose this proposal

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    Jaccard Pan over 1 year ago

    This proposal is not ready to be voted on.
    1) No internal or external design available in the proposal
    2) No Benton site policy available in the proposal
    3) No budget breakdown for operation and construction cost
    4) Nothing in the proposal to hold LifeMoves accountable for if they do not commit.
    5) Nothing would guarantee that city and LifeMoves will follow the proposal and will not make any changes (e.g., room number, bed number, admission) after approval.

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    Abby Ma over 1 year ago

    STRONGLY OPPOSE TO building a shelter facility on Benton!!!
    PLEASE do the right thing and vote for what majority wants (vote NO)

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    Betty Wiseman over 1 year ago

    Dear Mayor Gilmore, City Councilmembers:

    We strongly oppose the low-barrier interim housing proposed at Benton Street & Lawrence Expressway.

    In light of the many issues raised during the public hearing, and the overwhelming opposition from the community, we ask that the City of Santa Clara vote NO on the Proposed Homeless Shelter at Benton Street & Lawrence Expressway.

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    Benny Fong over 1 year ago

    W strongly oppose low barrier entry homeless shelter at Benton and Lawrence interaction location.
    There are many reasons as thousands and thousands of people already have explained.
    it's a huge safety issue for residents of the area and safety issue for families living in the shelter.

    Please VOTE NO!

    No homeless shelters at Benton and Lawrence!

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    Abhishek Gupta over 1 year ago

    Resident on Waxwing avenue since 5 years - oppose the idea on this location given the funding strain the future.

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    Ashish Verma over 1 year ago

    1) Funding: Huge burden on Santa Clara
    2) No background checks or ID verification leading to safety and security concerns
    3) County imposing shelters in Santa Clara which already has a high ratio of beds per homeless in all of county while completely not enforcing in affluent cities like Saratoga
    4) Incorrect information used for distance to bus stops and market place
    5) 90 bedrooms that can be converted to house singles/couples
    6) 80-95% of residents oppose with 5k+ wet signatures.
    Need more?

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    Xiao Yu over 1 year ago

    I am a resident of Santa Clara and I am living within a mile from the Benton and Lawrence location. I strongly oppose Benton shelter. Vote NO!

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    Brian West over 1 year ago

    In light of the many concerns raised during the public hearing, and the overwhelming opposition from the community, we ask that the City of Santa Clara vote NO on the Benton Street & Lawrence Expressway.

    Vote NO.