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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,March 6, 2023 Page 6 Board member Strahan noted that there is also an RV in the Prince of Peace parking lot with someone living in it at this time. Pastor Christ indicated Roseville Police Department contacted him last Fri- day evening and asked if Prince of Peace would host a couple who had no- where to go. This couple was parked at a Cub Foods and were asked to leave. They had nowhere to go so the Police Department contacted him,asked if he would receive them at their parking lot, and he said yes. Board member Strahan explained the City does not allow parking, not even at the Walmart, which is typical camping site at many places across the Country but like many other municipalities across the Country,the City does not allow overnight parking at the Walmart. Public Comment Chair Roe offered an opportunity for public comment. Ms. Kathryn Brennen, Finn Street, St. Paul Ms. Brennen explained she was a frequent visitor and a friend of Valerie's and her neighbors. It sounded to her like on the one hand, Roseville staff correctly interpreted for the specific units, however, she wondered if the Council and staff is aware that Valerie and her neighbors have half of their resources at the church. The church has a beautiful common room with a fully equipped kitchen and there is access to plumbing,both for kitchen pur- poses and bathroom purposes. Chair Roe indicated that was part of the information. Ms.Joan Carchedi,2670 Oxford Street N Ms. Carchedi indicated she just learned about this item a half hour ago so she came to the meeting. She indicated even though Prince of Peace is not her home church, she gets to frequent there twice a year as an election judge. She concurred the amenities there are wonderful. She has seen injustice with the homeless,not just in Minnesota but in other states where she has traveled. When people deal with homeless encampments, those people are not treated as individuals. Those people take everything that the homeless have and throw it away which puts the individuals back at square one. Last year there were a couple of homeless people that put tents across from where she lives and some people complained about it. She was not sure how the tents were taken down but they were removed when those individuals were not there. She did not know if those individuals got their stuff or not so when she heard about this, she thought it sounded like a great model. She knows full well what a community can do for one person and their idea of a home is not necessarily everybody's idea of a home. She has been a Roseville resident