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B. Shelter Rules <br />Basic shelter rules for the Cold Weather Shelter: <br />• Guests agree to sanitize their hands frequently, and to sanitize their belongings and other items <br />used while at the shelter in accordance with shelter policy. Sanitizer, wipes, and waste bins will <br />be provided at multiple locations in the shelter for this purpose. <br />• There is absolutely no violence, weapons, sex, drugs, alcohol, or disruptive behavior allowed. <br />There are no exceptions to this, and violators will be banned from the shelter. <br />• Check -in at the shelter is from 6:30-8:00 PM. All guests will be required to sign the roster upon <br />arrival. Late comers will be turned away. Law enforcement may bring people to the shelter <br />outside the check -in window <br />• Check-out is by 8:00 AM. All belongings and bedding must be cleaned and packed up by <br />8:OOAM. From 8:00-9:00 will be a resource hour, where guests can meet with service providers <br />or relax before heading out for the day. There will be no loitering on the premises after <br />resource hour. <br />• All guests must present their belongings for inspection when they arrive at the shelter. Only <br />personal necessities will be allowed to stay with guests. Check -in monitors will lock up all items <br />they deem unnecessary, unsafe, or inappropriate to leave in a guest's possession. <br />• Guests will be provided with a sleeping mat and sleeping bag for their use that night. Everyone <br />will be expected to wipe down their mat with disinfectant before leaving the following <br />morning. Sleeping bags will be kept in a tote with the name of the guest on it for repeated use <br />on consecutive nights. The bags will be cleaned weekly. <br />• After setting up their sleeping area guests may go to the food distribution area and get a meal <br />from staff or a volunteer. Only one meal per person will be allowed. <br />• Any guest who leaves the shelter area (except for smoking as outlined below) after checking in <br />will not be allowed to re-enter that night. <br />■ Smoking (including vaping) is allowed only in designated areas and never in the shelter building. <br />Cigarette butts must be put in the can provided. No smoking after 10:00 p.m. <br />■ Lights out is at 10:00 p.m. Guests may choose to retire earlier but must tolerate light and noise <br />in the building until everyone else retires for the night. <br />• Men and women will sleep in separate, designated areas. <br />Guests will arise in the morning by 7:00 a.m. and roll up their sleeping bags and mats. At this <br />time, they may go to the food distribution area and get a breakfast meal from staff or a <br />volunteer. <br />■ Mats and bags must be turned back in to a volunteer in exchange for the guest's personal <br />belongings that were stored. <br />• Please respect and honor the host's property. We are their guest. Each will be expected to do <br />their part in the morning general clean-up duties. <br />• Guests not abiding by these guidelines will be asked to leave for the night and may be barred <br />from using the shelter for a specified period. Persistent non-compliance will result in <br />permanent expulsion from the shelter. <br />• Each time a guest signs the roster when arriving at the shelter they agree to these guidelines. <br />