A business owner on Lake Street in Minneapolis is trying a new tactic after the city cleared a homeless encampment on his property. 

Hamoudi Sabri said he's doing what he thinks is right.

"It's a homeless community and it could be fixed. You all know it could be fixed," said Sabri. 

At a news conference Friday morning, Sabri announced plans to turn his parking lot into a daytime hygiene station. 

Attorney Claire Glenn says it will have portable bathrooms, handwashing stations, bottled water and information to connect the homeless to housing. 

"What Mr. Sabri is doing here is what the city should be doing," said Glenn. 

The announcement comes a month after a mass shooting at the encampment left one person dead. 

A judge granted the city's request to remove the encampment from Sabri's parking lot. But the business owner said it's left people without their belongings, resources and a place to go, and he blames Mayor Jacob Frey. 

"What is he doing about that? He's a mayor. For crying out loud, a mayor should know what's going on," said Sabri. "He chose to be a mayor. He's got to act like a mayor."

In the past, Frey has called the encampments unsafe, citing crime, drug use, and open fires as just some of the reasons why. 

While neighbors agree that a solution is needed for the city's homeless problem, some don't believe that an encampment or a hygiene center at Sabri's property is the answer.

"There was general disrespect for our block when they had the encampment before," said neighbor Caleb Grote. "They were defecating in our backyards. I don't think porta-potties are going to solve the problem." 

Steve Christen and his son Adam said they patrol the neighborhood on bikes looking to help people. But they said they worry a daytime hygiene center will lead to more problems at night, like they had in the past. 

"I got three kids at the house. I feel very unsafe. What are they going to do, step outside the house and step on a needle? It's bad behavior for these kids to be learning," said Christen. 

A city of Minneapolis spokesperson released a statement saying Sabri does not have permits or approval for what he's proposing and that he could face fines. The statement added that a temporary restraining order also prohibits Sabri from allowing an encampment on his property.