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FOIA regarding all taxpayer funds spent YTD on Binford Road

To: [email protected], etc.

On Wed, Sep 27, 2023 at 3:57 PM Toni Shroyer <[email protected]> wrote:

Hi Eric,

I am requesting via the FOIA, proof of all taxpayer funds (Federal, state and county) spent on Binford Rd since January 2023.  This includes the recent state funds allocated specifically for Binford Road. Of said funds spent, I need them itemized with trailing documentation.

As Binford Road has gotten worse since August 22 2023 (and under your leadership), with new vehicles/residents, more trash/hoarding and consistent crime, I and others are curious as to where said taxpayer funds are going.

When speaking in public, please address although the county has provided berms, the campers on Binford are and have been digging them out with shovels to allow more vehicles—-with no consequences.  Recently you publicly talked about the berms, but not what the campers were doing with them.

Thank you for your help.  Day 1 starts tomorrow regarding my FOIA request.

With regard to the August 2023 County staff report regarding Binford Road, the staff stated people are living on Binford Road because they have been “priced out of Marin.”  I asked the staffer after the August 22, 2023 BOS meeting where the statistics were to back up the statements in the report.  She stated there weren’t any statistics.  I asked her to not state things that were not true on public reports.  She said, “ok.”  Please have your county staff provide accurate information, and not made up statements to the public.  One doesn’t have to look very far on Binford to see out of state license plates and parolees and ex-cons from other counties.

Attached is a photo of Terry Kramer, ex-con and current con, who was sent to Binford Rd via Petaluma PD. When arrested on Binford, he had lots of cash, weapons and drugs.  Last I heard, he is still at large.  The Catch and Release Program does not keep our community safe with criminals coming into neighborhoods. Meanwhile the clean-up of Mr. Kramer’s garbage/hoarding/camper he left on Binford, cost the taxpayers thousands of dollars to remove.

Marin sheriff makes meth arrest in Binford Road homeless encampment

Best,

Toni Shroyer

Bcc: many members of the public.

Terry Kramer Photo referenced:

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S.F. to ramp up clearing homeless encampments after new court guidance

As the case has moved through the legal process, city officials and coalition attorneys have wrangled over what constitutes “involuntary” homelessness. Ryu’s court order cites Martin v. Boise, a landmark federal case that prohibits the citation or arrest of people sleeping outdoors if no shelter is made available to them.

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This month, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals “acknowledged that individuals are not involuntarily homeless if they have declined a specific offer of available shelter or otherwise have access to such shelter,”

Full Article Below

https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/sf-homeless-camps-lawsuit-coalition-ninth-circuit-18387283.php?utm_campaign=later-linkinbio-sfchronicle&utm_content=later-38075144&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkin.bio

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IJ Article: Marin County unveils plan to clear Novato road camp

CALL TO ACTION : We can all call in at 9am on Tuesdays to the BOS meetings, speak at public comment about Binford via zoom (although they do not show our faces—just a black background) say what we have to say and hang up. That way people don’t have to leave work and drive down there and speak —and its easier than having to stand up and speak.

We didn’t get what we wanted, but there is movement.  Without all of us getting involved, nothing would have happened.

Marin County unveils plan to clear Novato road camp
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Binford Bulletin from Mr. Lucan – Aug 1

Posted on the County Site here.

Binford Bulletin

I have received many inquiries about the vehicle encampment on Binford Road in Novato.

Since taking office in January, I have been to Binford Road weekly. I have spent the past several months meeting with unhoused residents, community members, adjacent businesses, airport users, and county staff to explore opportunities to address community and environmental concerns, while working to connect unhoused residents with services and permanent housing.

It is clear to me from these meetings that we need more communication on this issue. I am committed to sharing information as it becomes available and will include a “Binford Bulletin” in upcoming newsletters as we have updates to share.

Actions we have taken:

  • Installed physical barriers in the vacant spaces on Binford, limiting the capacity of total vehicles. As individuals are housed or move on, additional barriers are installed to further reduce and limit the number of vehicles. As numbers decrease, we will begin additional efforts to limit parking near the water.
  • The Sheriff assigned a full-time Homeless Liaison focused primarily on Binford Road. Several abandoned vehicles have been removed, and this effort is ongoing.
  • Expanded outreach presence on Binford. Outreach workers visit Binford weekly with the goal of connecting people with services including employment, social services, mental health and/or substance abuse and are working to get residents on a pathway to permanent housing. Additionally, we added a monthly service fair on Binford to offer these connections and additional services.
  • Approved hiring a full time, senior social service worker who will coordinate staff, programs, and essential services for unhoused individuals, primarily focused on the Binford encampment. The hiring process is underway.
  • Added Binford Road to the County’s Data Dashboard that tracks homelessness statistics including the number of individuals and vehicles on Binford, as well as the number of people that have been housed.


In June, the County was awarded $1.6 million in Encampment Resolution Funding from the State for the Binford encampment. Several County departments have been working to create a coordinated action plan to use these funds to connect residents to permanent supportive housing while also reducing the encampment’s environmental impacts. The plan is scheduled to be presented to the Board of Supervisors on August 22. The meeting is open to the public, and I encourage your participation and comments. Please double check the meeting agenda as we get closer to the date to ensure this item has not been moved to a different date (agendas are posted the Thursday afternoon before our Tuesday meetings).

This funding and corresponding plan mark a critical next step in getting our unhoused residents on a path towards housing with additional outreach workers, case management, housing vouchers, and rapid rehousing options (such as first-month’s rent, move-in costs, or a security deposit to quickly house someone) – as well as help to address many of the community concerns that have been raised.

This is a complex and complicated issue, and we still have a lot of work to do. As we move forward, my approach will continue to focus on treating people with dignity and respect. Our end-goal is to move people into permanent supportive housing. I understand there are differing views and opinions, and I want to continue to hear from you and work with you. I welcome your suggestions, concerns, and willingness to be part of the solution.

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Citizen Letter to Mr. Lucan July 30

To: Eric Lucan <[email protected]>

Subject: Binford Road

Hi Eric –

Well, week after week after week I see the crime report of assaults, vandalism and theft on Binford Road. It appears, since you and I talked, nothing has changed.

You and I discussed requiring people to not have anything hanging around outside the RVs. There is still lots of material outside the RVs.

You told me contact was going to be made with local RV parks about having some people going there and the county paying six months rent for them. Has that happened?

I was saddened to see the article on the dogs being chained up out there.

It really seems that the County is just waiting for the problem to disappear or that those who want new locations for the unhoused, and for the environmental issues to be taken care of, will go away and forget about this. I don’t believe that will happen.

What are the concrete plans at this time for the RV’ers to be relocated?

What are the plans to not let the marsh get more environmentally damaged?

What are the plans to take care of the dogs that are chained up or allowed to run loose?

All dogs on the Rush Creek trail have to be leashed, and if not oftentimes MCOS is out there giving tickets.