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From YouTube: Safe Parking Program News Conference
Description
On Wednesday, June 28, the City of Mountain View, the County of Santa Clara and Move MV gathered to recognize and celebrate the largest safe parking program in Santa Clara County, its expansion, and the impact the program is having on addressing homelessness.
Mountain View already operates the largest safe parking program in Santa Clara County. This week, the program expanded the Shoreline Lot B parking lot with an additional 17 spaces for oversized vehicles, resulting in up to 114 safe parking spaces Citywide.
A
A
Yes,
Kimberly
I
see
you
clapping,
led
by
local
Pastor
Brian
Liang,
who
our
community
is
forever
grateful
to
to
be
a
safe
parking
provider,
move
Mountain
View.
They
have
grown
to
be
the
largest
provider
of
such
services
and
now
also
serves
Palo
Alto
in
partnership
with
the
county
of
Santa
Clara.
The
city
now
has
114
total
safe
parking
spaces
in
three
city-owned
lots
and
two
Faith
Lots
today
we're
recognizing
the
expansion
right
here
of
Shoreline
Lot
B,
which
is
right
behind
me.
A
The
safe
parking
program
and
expansion
here
at
Lot
B
were
made
possible
by
so
much
teamwork
and
it
really
truly
does
take
a
village
to
get
this
program
off
the
ground.
This
ongoing
support
has
come
from
our
city,
council
supervisor,
Joe
simidian,
the
county
of
Santa
Clara
office
of
Supportive
Housing,
the
county
department
of
environmental
health,
Cal,
recycle
and,
of
course,
the
safe
Park
parking
program
operator
and
board
of
move.
A
Pablo
Velazquez
Pablo
great,
to
see
you
and
last
but
not
least,
Deputy
city
manager,
Kimberly
Thomas,
who
has
led
these
efforts
for
the
last
many
years,
helped
us
get
to
this
point
and
also
supported
by
our
human
services
manager,
parnit
denza.
This
also
is
made
possible
through
the
support
of
our
entire
city
team,
there's
someone
from
almost
every
department
or
many
people
from
almost
every
Department
within
the
city.
So
it
really
does
take
a
village.
A
A
A
B
B
So
we
are
marking
how
far
the
city
of
Mountain
View
has
come
in,
providing
a
safe
space
for
community
members
who
don't
have
a
permanent
home
and
live
in
their
vehicles.
A
little
bit
of
history
in
2018,
the
city
launched
small,
safe
parking
programs
at
faith-based
based
locations.
We
developed
an
Innovative
safe
parking
ordinance,
one
of
a
handful
in
California
to
facilitate
the
creation
of
safe
parking
locations
that
preserve
the
health
and
safety
of
lot
residents.
B
One
of
the
Innovative
things
about
this
Arrangement
is
that
people
can
stay
here.
24
7,
rather
than
drive
in
and
out,
which
really
is
one
of
the
main
things
that
people
living
in
vehicles
need
our
city,
led
the
drive
to
secure
and
support
safe
infrastructure
and
build
out
for
three
dedicated
safe
parking
lots.
Also,
vitally
importantly,
we
built
strong
Partnerships
with
the
county
of
Santa
Clara.
That
partnership
is
what
enables
people
to
hear
to
stay
here.
B
Currently,
four
sites,
three
cities
secured
and
one
Faith
lot-
are
in
operation.
These
sites
are
at
or
near
capacity
with
an
average
overtime
of
150
to
160
unduplicated
participants.
That's
individual
participants
with
the
opening
of
this
lot.
Expansion
at
Shoreline,
Lot,
B,
Mountain
View's
program
will
now
serve
up
to
175
to
180
unduplicated
participants.
B
Many
of
these
participants
are
families
and
seniors
residing
in
oversized
Vehicles
such
as
RVs.
We're
delighted
that
the
residents
of
this
lot
lot
B,
who
are
are
hosting
us
here
today,
have
become
a
community
in
which
they
look
out
for
one
another
and
support
each
other's
advancement
towards
permanent
housing.
B
B
Thanks
to
all
of
us,
working
together,
we're
making
it
possible
for
individuals
living
in
their
vehicles
to
have
a
better
chance
at
finding
permanent
housing
without
having
to
worry
each
and
every
day
about
where
they
can
park
or
fearing
for
their
safety.
I'll
now
invite
supervisor
Joe
simidian
to
come
to
the
podium
Joe.
C
Well,
good
morning,
The
Story
begins
at
a
different
time
in
a
different
place
for
everyone.
Who's
been
a
part
of
the
story.
I
should
tell
you
that
in
my
case,
the
story
began
in
the
fall
of
2015
when
a
gentleman
named
Pastor
Leung
had
made
an
appointment
to
come,
see
me
back
when
we
all
saw
each
other
in
person.
C
A
couple
years
went
by
and
I
didn't
hear
a
word
from
him
and
I
thought.
Well,
I
guess
he
figured
out
that
that
was
kind
of
Hornet's
Nest
and
not
something
that
was
going
to
work
for
him
and
then
all
of
a
sudden
we
had
another
meeting
in
my
office
and
he
said
hi
we've
formed
a
501c3,
non-profit
called
move
Mountain
View.
C
We
got
a
program
called
lots
of
love
and
we're
hoping
that
the
county
will
be
able
to
fund
us
and
I
thought
apparently
he'd
been
busy
for
the
last
couple
of
years
and
those
of
you
who
know
Pastor
Liang.
No,
that
shouldn't
have
surprised
me,
but
I
was
really
touched
by
the
fact
that
he
took
what
was
really
a
kind
of
a
small
possibility
and
said
no
we're
going
to
make
something
real
and
tangible.
C
It
helps
people
in
their
lives,
and
here
we
are
today,
as
you
heard,
those
first
four
spaces
now
are
more
than
a
hundred
with
an
additional
increment
today
and
I
would
emphasize
that
if
even
100
doesn't
sound
like
all
that
much
you
know
what
happens.
Is
people
move
into
and
through
that
system
go
on
to
find
themselves
in
a
better
place
and
new
folks,
then,
can
access
that
same
opportunity?
C
So
when
we
say
100,
plus
it's
really
hundreds
Plus
on
an
annual
basis
and
it's
possible,
as
you
heard
from
both
the
mayor
and
the
manager,
because
so
many
different
folks
didn't
say
too
big
a
problem
we
can't
solve
it.
I
can't
do
that.
Instead,
they
said
well,
we
can
take
a
piece
if
others
will
take
some
responsibility
for
a
piece
of
the
problem
as
well,
and
that's
what's
happened.
C
C
We
all
know
this
isn't
the
solution,
but
it's
part
of
the
solution.
We
got
to
meet
folks
where
they
are,
for
some
it'll,
be
safe
parking
for
some
it'll,
be
shelters
for
some
it'll,
be
interim
housing.
Eventually,
we
hope
it's
permanent
Supportive
Housing
for
folks
who
need
and
deserve
a
place
to
call
their
own
and
some
help
to
make
their
way
through
the
daily
challenges
of
life.
C
But
this
is
an
integral
part
of
the
solution,
because
for
many
folks
this
will
be
the
first
opportunity
they
have
to
connect
to
the
system
that
can,
we
hope,
help
them
get
to
a
better
and
better
place
with
the
passage
of
time.
So
I
really
do
want
to
say.
Thank
you.
Some
of
my
friends
in
Mountain
View,
have
heard
say
this
before,
but
one
of
the
great
joys
of
working
with
and
for
Mountain
View
is
that
it
is
a
caring
Community
with
a
can-do
city
government.
C
That's
what
it
takes
to
make
things
like
this
happen.
You
have
to
have
folks
in
the
community
who
really
care
who
understand
that
the
concept
of
community
is
an
inclusive
one,
that
it
means
all
of
us,
and
then
you
need
a
can-do
city
government.
That
says
it's
one
thing
to
articulate
or
espouse
that
kind
of
value
system.
It's
another
thing
to
make
it
real,
and
if
you
look
over
my
shoulder
this
morning,
you
will
see
that
this
city
has
done
an
extraordinary
job
of
making
it
real.
C
Now
the
truth
of
the
matter
is
that,
while
it's
great
to
have
support
from
your
County
Supervisor,
somebody
has
to
do
the
real
work
and
at
the
county.
We
call
that
the
office
of
Supportive
Housing,
and
that
means
that
I
need
to
ask
KJ
Kaminsky
from
our
office
of
Supportive
Housing
to
come
on
up
here
and
tell
you
what
the
role
of
the
county
is
in.
Making
all
this
possible
as
well.
Kj,
come
on
up
and
say,
hi.
D
Thank
you
all,
and
if
it's
really
about
who
makes
this
happen
at
the
counting
I'd,
be
remiss
not
to
mention
my
colleague
Michelle
covert,
who
probably
should
be
the
one
up
here,
but
isn't
much
for
Podium.
So
I'll
do
my
best
to
to
honor
the
hard
work
that
she's
done
here
in
partnership
with
all
of
you,
thanks
for
inviting
us
to
speak
today.
D
First
I
want
to
thank
mayor,
Hicks
and
Mountain
View
council
members
for
their
support
of
the
safe
parking
program,
which
is
a
vital
part
of
our
Supportive
Housing
system.
Your
commitment
to
funding
and
supporting
programs
serving
our
most
vulnerable
members
of
our
community
takes
courage
and
compassion.
D
Thank
you
to
the
staff
for
the
city
of
Mountain
View,
who
work
side
by
side
with
us
to
implement
this
program,
as
well
as
other
temporary
and
permanent
housing
programs
in
this
community.
A
huge
thanks
to
move
Mountain
View
leadership
for
answering
the
call
to
provide
this
service
and
expand
it
to
serving
more
households.
D
D
I
want
to
thank
supervisor
simidian
and
the
entire
Board
of
Supervisors
for
taking
the
time
to
really
understand
the
needs
of
unhoused
folks
in
the
community
and
the
solutions
to
homelessness.
This
Collective
effort
between
this,
the
County
local
cities,
like
Mountain,
View
and
non-profit
organizations,
has
enabled
our
community
to
move
over
11
000
people
from
homelessness
into
permanent
housing
in
Santa
Clara
County,
since
2020.
D
D
D
Through
this
program,
families
are
connected
to
emergency
housing,
vouchers
and
Rapid
rehousing
programs
and
are
now
living
in
permanent
homes.
These
positive
outcomes
reflect
the
hard
work
of
the
program
participants
to
improve
their
lives
and
and
the
critical
support
they
received
from
the
move,
Mountain
View
case
managers
and
staff.
D
E
E
E
I
just
lost
the
word
for
it,
but
it
is
organized
and
it
creates
a
community,
and
then
we
tell
them
that
you
need
to
have
somebody
with
big
shoulders
as
Joe
says,
and
that's
the
county
and
their
big
shoulders.
Not
only
funds
programs
but
also
carries
the
weight
of
small
organizations
like
ours,
trying
to
figure
out
what
it
is.
We
do
we
get
advice
and
support
from
individuals
like
Michelle.
E
Who
knows
this
work
inside
and
out,
and
then
we
tell
them
that
you
need
to
have
a
dedicated
staff
of
people
that
think
Way
Beyond
themselves
give
to
those
that
are
homeless
and
see
the
potential
in
each
and
every
client
that
they
serve.
If
they
put
all
of
this
together,
then
they
can
have
a
successful,
safe
parking
program.
E
It's
not
rocket
science,
I
think
often
at
move
Mountain,
where
we
talk
about
it
being
a
service
of
compassion,
kindness,
but
yet
empowering
the
individuals
to
go
forward
with
their
lives
and
we
get
that
opportunity
to
make
that
difference
or
to
help
them
make
that
difference
in
their
lives.
I'm
a
caseworker,
so
I
tell
stories.
E
We
had
an
individual
a
while
back
when
we
first
started
the
program
that
came
to
us
and
he
was
all
over
the
map.
I,
don't
just
for
lack
of
better
word.
He
was
all
over
the
map
emotionally
psychologically
physically.
He
was
worn
down,
but
he
was
a
polite
man
and
when
we
were
offering
him
safe
parking,
he
came
to
us
and
we
were
saying
please
we
have
space,
he
kept
saying,
no,
no,
give
it
to
the
women
and
the
children
they
needed
more
than
I
do,
but
we
could
see
that
he
really
needed
it.
E
He
kept
refusing
so
finally,
I
think
it
was
Michael
who
said
come
and
talk
to
this
gentleman
he's
saying
no
to
the
parking
lot.
So
I
went
and
said
to
him.
You
know
what
you're
right,
women
and
children
need
the
spark
the
parking
space,
but
so
do
you.
We
have
plenty
of
space.
So
why
don't
you
try
it
for
a
few
nights
and
then
see
how
it
goes
well.
She
has
been
with
our
program
for
a
while
now
and
I
wish.
You
could
see
the
change
in
him.
E
It
is
a
tremendous
amount
of
change
that
he
has
gone
through,
I,
don't
know
where
he
would
have
been
if
it
wasn't
for
this
parking
program,
he
is
a
man
now
that
is
ready
and
able
to
make
it
in
the
community
setting
before
that,
he
would
have
been
somebody
that
you
would
have
walked
by
at
the
grocery
store.
These
are
the
kinds
of
stories.
This
is
a
dramatic
one.
These
are,
but
these
are
some
of
the
stories
that
we
see
and
then
we
see
families
like
ourselves
just
out
of
pure
bad
luck.
E
If
you
want
to
call
it
that
that
have
just
ended
up
with
no
housing
and
they've
made
the
smartest
Choice
possible,
which
is
to
live
in
their
vehicle,
some
have
spent
their
last
penny
to
make
sure
they
have
some
Dwelling
for
themselves
and
for
their
children.
So
my
thinking
is:
why
not
support
them
in
their
creativity
and
that's
what
safe
parking
is
it's
a
creative
way
of
making
helping
people
meet
their
needs.
E
So
I
want
to
thank
the
Council
of
Mountain
View
city
of
Mountain,
View,
Kimberly,
Joseph,
Midian
of
the
county
Michelle,
and
all
of
you
here,
I,
don't
know
you
all
by
name.
I
know
some
of
you
by
sight.
The
police,
you
guys,
have
been
very
good
partners
to
us.
There
have
been
situations
where
you've
just
been
there
as
as
a
force
just
to
to
tell
us
that
things
will
be
okay
and
everyone
that
has
taken
the
time
to
come
today
to
recognize
this
expansion.
Thank
you
very
much.
A
Thank
you
very
much
Amber
and
thank
you
to
all
of
our
partners
for
making
this
program
such
a
core
part
of
our
efforts
to
help
people
get
on
a
better
path
to
housing.
So
this
does
end
the
formal
part
of
our
program,
I
think.
Well,
there
was
a
table.
Oh
it
is
it's
over
there,
so
you're
invited
to
stick
around
for
Refreshments.
A
Please
help
yourself
to
any
anything,
that's
over
on
the
table
and
then
in
a
few
minutes
we
are
going
to
provide
a
guided
tour
of
the
lot
if,
if
you
would
like
to
stay
and
take
a
tour
so
once
again,
thank
you
all
for
your
contributions
towards
this
program.
So
many
of
you
are
here
from
so
many
different
organizations.
City
our
partners
non-profits.
It's
just
really
wonderful
to
see
everyone
come
together
and
that's
really
what
it's
all
about.
So
thank
you
very
much.
Thank
you.