SEATTLE -- Seattle police moved in on the "Nickelsville" homeless camp Friday and arrested dozens of residents after they did not clear the camp as ordered.

Chopper 7 over the scene showed police going to each tent to check for residents. Police arrested a total of 22 residents who did not leave the camp, said KIRO 7 reporter Chris Legeros.

Other residents moved their tents from the city owned property to a parking lot yards away that is owned by the state.

In a press release from the office of Gov. Chris Gregoire, she said “The city of Seattle has the authority to remove or arrest the homeless people from the state site.”

Gregoire went on to say that the city is not taking immediate action so that the state can find a solution.

“I am working with the city of Seattle, legislative leaders and the Council of Churches to find solutions that better serve homeless people in our society,” Gregoire said.

Police arrived at the camp around noon Friday and arrests were made starting around 1:30 p.m.

A woman for the homeless camp told residents that they had several options as given by police. The first option was that every resident of the homeless camp could leave and no arrests would be made.

If people chose to stay they would be arrested. The woman said both sides said they would be respectful.

The mayor's staff argued the city will spend $38 million on ending and preventing homelessness this year. Outreach workers were there to help those displaced Friday. A representative from the city of Seattle said the city has a bed for every resident.

Once they clean the camp, any items left behind will be taken to a city facility where the owners can pick them up.

The camp ignored Thursday’s deadline on eviction notices and moved some of their pink donated tents from the encampment to a nearby parking lot.

Homeless advocates call the camp “Nickelsville” in a dig at Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels.

Nickels favors moving the homeless into permanent housing and says they can't camp out in the city for health and safety reasons.

People at the camp said they believe the area is state land, so they can't be touched by the city.