(Richmond, IN)--This week, Richmond Common Council got an update on efforts to clean up Richmond’s homeless encampments and help the people who are living in them.  It’s been a focus of RPD over the last few months.  First, RPD determined whether camps around the city were occupied.  Here’s PatTudor:  "Once we identified people staying at the camps, we would bring in resources."  Then, it was a matter of getting them help.  "If we did identify someone at that camp, we - at that point - would determine what they needed.  If they were mental health issues, we would make that connection.  If they were substance abuse issues, we would make that connection," Tudor added.  Homeless camps were located in the gorge, along the Cardinal Greenway, near Walmart, and behind the Gateway Plaza.