Sidewalk ordinance

Questioned how the ordinance would be enforced, whether fines would criminalize poverty, and asked for a public enforcement protocol.

Returned to argue sidewalks must stay clear, nonprofits' federal funding could fund treatment, and warned of a takings-clause lawsuit.

Said applying a construction ordinance to people is 'icky' but supported permits to address organized panhandling she observes at shift changes.

Asked whether support-based engagement applies only to unhoused people and called differential enforcement discrimination.

Said the ordinance treats a symptom; the problem is nowhere to go, and people using drugs also deserve a safe place to rest.

A library trustee supported the ordinance as anything that makes the library director's job and patron access easier.