Fresno City Council holding special meeting for ordinance on homeless encampments

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The Fresno City Council volition beryllium holding a peculiar gathering Monday to present an ordinance designed to ace down connected stateless encampments.

The announcement to destruct encampments was made conscionable 1 time aft Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an enforcement order.

It directs authorities agencies to travel up with a program to region encampments connected authorities property.

On Friday, Fresno City leaders revealed caller details astir a connection to prohibition encampments successful the metropolis limits.

The ordinance says "No idiosyncratic whitethorn sit, lie, slumber oregon campy connected a nationalist spot astatine immoderate time."

That includes sidewalks, streets, alleyways and different nationalist spaces.

Those being moved volition beryllium offered assistance accessing services.

Ed Noreiga, who owns Valley Remnants & Rolls connected Blackstone and Dakota successful cardinal Fresno, says he's blessed the assembly is besides trying to look retired for those who are unhoused successful the community.

"I similar that the assembly is not leaving radical with intelligence unwellness and cause addiction connected the street, and that they're moving connected thing that tin assistance them marque a amended determination for their lives," Noreiga said.

The council's peculiar gathering volition present and hold upon the model for the ordinance, which volition past spell guardant for a ceremonial adoption astatine the August 15 meeting.

Once approved, the ordinance goes into effect connected September 15.