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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why would we trust them to build 8 more shelters when they couldn't fix and run the one they had? Seems a stretch to me. [/quote]
I have seen nothing to suggest that DC will be better equipped to manage 8 new decentralized shelters, I can easily see most of these shelters descending to **** after a few years like what happened with DC General.[/quote]
PP from 9:34.  I agree DC has a poor track record, and likely will not manage these shelters well.  Because they're smaller, they won't seem as bad as DC General though.  Spreading the mismanagement and blight out will allow Bowser & Co. to make it seem less horrible.

For that reason, I think it's important that neighbors push hard to put some teeth in the "Good Neighbor Agreements" that DC claims it will create for each site.  I recall reading a sample Good Neighbor Agreement at one point, and it had some real terms that prohibited drug/alcohol use; prohibited litter, late-night guests, etc; and allowed residents to be removed quickly for any violations of the rules.

These Good Neighbor Agreements are important for all the neighborhoods that are hosting these shelters, because they are the documents that will allow problem residents to be removed.  No matter what neighborhood you're in, push hard for a clear Good Neighbor Agreement!  Shelter residents who follow the rules will be positive additions to our neighborhoods, but it's important to have a clear path to remove those that cause problems and break rules.

https://dmhhs.dc.gov/homewarddc
https://dmhhs.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/dmhhs/publication/attachments/Meeting%20Minutes%20Ward%204%20STFH%20AT%20Meeting_4.06.17.pdf

Sample good neighbor agreements:
http://www.boulderhousing.org/sites/default/files/Bud%20Clark%20Commons%20GNA%20final.pdf
https://www.transformyakima.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/TransformYakimaTogether-HomelessShelterPlan.pdf
http://www.directionshome.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Appendix-F-2_Lawrence-Kansas-Shelter-Good-Neighbor-Agreements.pdf
https://www.quesnel.ca/sites/default/files/docs/our-community/elliott_street_gna_final.pdf
http://www.44thward.org/site/files/1026/121701/410209/688595/BYC_Agreement.pdf
http://www.ymcacolumbus.org/pdf/Good-Neighbor-Agreement-v5.pdf

Topics the GNA should cover:
- maximum occupancy of shelter
- guidelines for how shelter residents and neighbors will act together to benefit the neighborhood
- clear rules of conduct for shelter residents
- security issues
- regular reports (monthly) to the neighborhood
- regular meetings (quarterly) with the neighborhood to address any issues
- sex offender issues
- removal of rule violators from shelter[/quote]

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