""This is where I grew up, where my mother raised me, where I walked to school every day," Houston recited about the video. "And it did not look like this, and we did not have to deal with this.""
""Someone has to take a bold stand," Houston said. "We cannot continue to let individuals be in this position.""
""Offer services!""
A seven-hour City Council committee meeting ended ambiguously over a proposal to change how encampments are handled. The proposal would eliminate the city's requirement to offer shelter before clearing homeless camps, remove a provision barring arrests for camping or homelessness, and allow vehicles used as residences to be treated and towed like ordinary automobiles if illegally parked or dangerous. A video displayed unkempt encampments and trash. Personal connections to homelessness, including former RV and boat residence, were recounted. The proposal includes removing the shelter requirement while indicating alternatives may be sought; the meeting drew emotional reactions and uncertainty about next steps.
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