How and where will the City store personal belongings during the cleanup?

On the dates of the cleanup, staff collect, inventory, photograph and store personal belongings whether or not the individual is present, unless the items are clearly hazardous, a biohazard or evidence of a crime. Information on how to retrieve items from storage is handed to campers (if on site) and posted at the site. 

Items are stored for at least 60 days. Belongings may be recovered by calling 360-414-5002 and accurately describing the items. 

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1. What are the rules for conducting a clean-up and what do they entail?
2. When there is a clean-up, what level of outreach will be conducted and what services offered?
3. What notice will be required before a scheduled encampment cleanup?
4. How and where will the City store personal belongings during the cleanup?
5. What are obstructions or immediate hazard encampments and how is their removal different than other encampments?
6. What are key points of the Policy regarding Unauthorized Encampments on City Property?
7. Does the Policy for Unauthorized Encampments on City Property require acceptance of alternative shelter before an encampment can be removed?