>> THANK YOU, MIKE. NO SIT, NO LIE ORDINANCE WENT INTO EFFECT IN SHAWNEE IN JANUARY OVER CONCERNS THAT THE HOMELESS POPULATION WAS HURTING BUSINESS DOWNTOWN. BUT SOME WERE WORRIED IT WOULD PUT A TARGET ON PEOPLE WHO ARE ALREADY STRUGGLING NEWS. FOUR'S TANNER DE LEON WENT OUT TO SHAWNEE TO SEE HOW THINGS HAVE BEEN GOING SO FAR WITH MATTER. >> ORDINANCE HAS BEEN IN EFFECT FOR 2 MONTHS NOW IN DOWNTOWN BUSINESS. OWNERS SAY THEY'RE SEEING A HUGE DIFFERENCE, BUT IT'S NOT CLEAR SHAWNEE IS SOLVING THE HOMELESS PROBLEM. WE'RE JUST PUSHING IT SOMEWHERE ELSE. >> THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT A YEAR YEAR AND A HALF AND IT GOT CONTINUALLY WORSE. A LARGE ISSUE IN SHAWNEE, HOMELESS PEOPLE FILLING UP THE SIDEWALKS OF DOWNTOWN MAN AND WOMEN AND THEY WOULD BE. >> SHOPPING CARTS FULL OF STUFF. THEY WOULD LAY ON THE SIDEWALK, SAID ON THE SIDEWALK, I'VE EVEN HAD HIM SET IN FRONT OF MY STORE. AND THIS IS TERRIBLE TO SAY. BUT KATE AND FROM A STORE AND EVEN IN THE ALLEY, MY EMPLOYEES WOULD HAVE TO GO OUT EVERY DAY AND CLEAN UP THE BACK OF THE ALLEY CITY LEADERS, BRAINSTORMED IDEAS ON HOW TO CLEAN UP DOWNTOWN ULTIMATELY DECIDING ON IMPLEMENTING A NO SIT, NO LIE ORDINANCE.
>> THE DESIRE TO IMPLEMENT THIS ORDINANCE WAS ALWAYS TO CREATE AN INVITING DOWNTOWN ENVIRONMENT CONDUCIVE FOR OUR COMMUNITY AS WELL AS VISITORS. >> THE ORDINANCE ONLY APPLIES TO THE AREA INSIDE HIGHLAND, 7TH HARRISON AND KICKAPOO STREETS. SHANI POLICE OFFICERS PATROLLED THE AREA DAY AND NIGHT AND CHARTING POLICE SAY SO FAR NO ONE HAS BEEN FINED. JUST GIVEN VERBAL WARNINGS. THIS IS FOOTAGE ONLY A FEW MONTHS APART. BUSINESS OWNERS SAY THE CHANGE HAS BEEN NIGHT AND DAY TO COME TO WORK THIS MORNING. >> AND TO NOT SEE THEM LAND IN FRONT OF YOUR DOORWAY. HUNCHED UP AGAINST THE BUILDING JUST LAYING DOWN ON THE CONCRETE. THAT'S A BLESSING. >> WELL, IT MAY BE SOLVING A PROBLEM DOWNTOWN. THE IT SO FAR, IT'S REALLY JUST MOVED TO DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE CITY.
IT IS FUNNY. YOU ASK THAT BECAUSE TRESPASSING CALLS, THEY TEND TO SHIFT AROUND CITY AND WE FOUND THAT WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS ORDINANCE. >> THESE TRESPASSING CALLS FOR FOR BY POLICE HAVE ALSO SHIFTED JUST A LITTLE BIT. >> ANDREA SAYS THE ORDINANCE IS DESIGNED TO .