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A. Sign Agreement. All homeless encampment residents must sign an agreement to abide by the code of conduct. Failure to do so shall result in the noncompliant resident’s immediate and permanent expulsion from the property.

B. Log. The host agency shall keep a log of all people who stay overnight in the encampment. The log shall include names, birth dates, and dates of stay. Logs shall be kept a minimum of six months.

C. Identification. The host agency shall require verifiable photo ID of prospective and current encampment residents. Acceptable forms of ID include a driver’s license, government issued identification card, military identification, or passport. Replacement of lost ID can be facilitated through an appropriate advocacy center. Photo ID is necessary to verify one’s identity and to apply for services, housing, and employment. If verifiable photo ID cannot be obtained, the individual must agree to be fingerprinted or will not be admitted to the camp.

D. Warrant and Sex Offender Status Check. The host agency shall engage the Lacey police department to use the photo identification to check for outstanding in-state and out-of-state warrants and registered sex offender status. When necessary, the Lacey police department will provide fingerprinting services. The Lacey police department shall provide background checks and fingerprinting services at no charge to the host agency.

1. Outstanding Warrants. If said warrant check reveals an existing or outstanding warrant from any jurisdiction in the United States, the host agency will immediately report the finding to the Lacey police department for apprehension of the subject individual.

2. Sex Offender Status. If the check reveals the applicant to be a registered sex offender, the individual shall not be admitted to the camp.

E. Security. The host agency shall ensure the encampment is secure and managed to strictly prohibit alcohol, drugs, weapons, fighting, abuse of any kind, littering, or disturbing the neighbors while located on the property. As necessary, the Lacey police department will be available to enforce state and local laws.

F. Entrance/Host Tent. The host agency shall ensure there is an entrance/host tent that is manned twenty-four hours a day seven days a week. The entrance may be staffed by a volunteer, encampment resident, host agency committee member, or other responsible person.

G. On-Call Committee Member. The host agency will appoint an executive committee member to serve on call and be available for the entrance person at all times. The on-call committee member shall be available to provide help and assistance to the person manning the entrance as may be necessary to ensure the encampment functions properly.

H. Enforcement. The on-duty responsible person staffing the entrance shall notify the on-call committee member as necessary in the enforcement of encampment rules and expectations, and/or the Lacey police department as necessary to enforce local and state laws. Said responsible person shall also serve as a point of contact for the Lacey police department, and will orient the department on how the entrance operates. The names of the on-duty responsible person(s) will be posted daily at the entrance. The city shall provide contact numbers of nonemergency personnel which shall be posted at the entrance.

I. Visitors. Visitors to the encampment must meet the following procedures and requirements:

1. Visitors to the encampment must be invited by a resident and must be able to show picture ID.

2. Visitors must be accompanied by the resident that invited the visitor while at the encampment.

3. Visitors may be at the encampment only between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.

4. Visitors may not stay overnight unless they get permission from the host and complete the same background check requirements as required for residents.

J. Age Restrictions. Residents of the encampment must be at least eighteen years of age. No minors are permitted entrance to the encampment unless they are related to a camp resident. Minors related to a camp resident may visit the encampment during the day. (Ord. 1410 §1 (part), 2013; Ord. 1346 §1, 2010; Ord. 1326 §8, 2009).