KUT The Esperanza community, a 150-person sanctioned encampment for people experiencing homelessness, sits on a plot of state-owned land in Southeast Austin. This week, Austin began a "phased" approach to reinstating the city's ban on camping in public, along with limitations on resting and panhandling that were approved by voters earlier this month. In response, the Austin City Council asked the city manager to identify campsites that could house people who are displaced by the camping ban. Homeless Strategy Officer Dianna Grey came back with a memo on Friday that says the city has reviewed at least 70 city-owned locations that could serve as city-sanctioned encampment sites, which would provide water hookups, parking facilities and other amenities for people living outdoors.