HomeMy WebLinkAboutREDvarious2b2From :Genevieve Czech[SMTP :AGCZECH@GMAIL .COM]
Sent: Monday,January 18, 2010 6 :47 :26 P M
To :Council, SloCit y
Subject : Noise Ordinance Amendments
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Thank you for this opportunity to help ensure appropriate, neighborhood-friendl y
changes to the noise ordinances . We are residents of a road once inhabited by CalPol y
staff and their families . Now there is only one family with young children and 40% o f
the houses are student rentals . By repeated representations to RQN and attendance a t
various meetings such as your Sept. meeting and one sponsored by Cal Poly itself in 2002
at the Laguna Middle School, we have been seeking to address the problem of noisy
neighborhoods . We rejoice that a concerted effort is now being made to be mor e
effective with representation of all parties concerned . We support your amendments, bu t
wish to endorse the RQN proposal of a 12 month premise list .
Since you have a procedure in place for early removal from the premise list in the even t
of a tenant turnover, 12 months is reasonable, in spite of student perception . We have
witnessed that students take turns in hosting parties at various houses, and a 6 month s
premise list designation can free up the resident hosts to undertake another party withi n
the academic term . We understand, in fact, that a fine of $350 for a first violation is no t
so discouraging if the number of partygoers is sufficiently large to share the fine .
Therefore, the extended period of 12 months goes in the direction of putting
positive pressure on the student residents, not negative, and furthermore pressure on th e
absentee landlords . We also endorse your compassionate option of community service to
first time violators, which demonstrates fairmindedness to students . Would the 70 hour s
of community service be divided among the number of residents who were present at th e
time of the violation? Is there a difficulty in establishing their identity? The propert y
managers should indeed be notified, and we fail to understand why this issue can only b e
addressed at a later date . It has taken many years to arrive at this threshhold and the fina l
publication of these amendments will be a welcome occasion to reestablish the peacefu l
quality neighborhoods of San Luis Obispo . Adolf and Genevieve Czech
612 Stanford Driv e
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MEETING AGENDA
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From :Meredith Boyd[SMTP :MEREDITHB7@AOL .COM]
Sent :Tuesday, January 19, 2010 8 :54:53 A M
To :Council, SloCit y
Subject :Today's meeting and the noise ordinanc e
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Dear City Counci l
My husband and I attended the last city council meeting regarding neighborhood nois e
ordinances. We are unable to attend tonight and want to voice our opinion that th e
proposed noise ordinances should not be watered down in any way . Please help protect
our neighborhoods .
We live on Ramona Drive and are trying to "hold on" to the type of neighborhood tha t
we've lived in for 40+ years and where we raised our children and now hav e
grandchildren living here .
Please support the permanent residents in preserving and improving quality
neighborhoods . Do not back down !
Meredith Boy d
163 Ramona Driv e
San Luis Obispo, CA 9340 5
Phone : 805-544-054 5
Fax : 805-543-516 0
Email :MeredithB7 .aol .co m
Meredith Boyd
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From :Pat Harkness[SMTP :PHOWARDHARK@YAHOO .COM ]
Sent :Tuesday, January 19, 2010 10 :09 :16 AM
To :Council, SloCit y
Subject:noise regulation s
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Dear City Council Members ,
I am really going to try hard to make to today's meeting re noise regulations .
However, if I don't make it because of the weather, I wanted to let you know ho w
strongly I feel that the noise regulations need to be much stronger .
I live on the corner of Phillips and Grove ; Thursday thru Sunday we hav e
students yelling and screaming up and down the street from about 10 :00 unti l
3 :00am . It was getting so bad that we had to move our bedroom to the other sid e
of the house . Our master bedroom is now a home office . I have been wanting fo r
the opportunity to tell someone about how bad it is and had been for a really lon g
time .
Thank you for making this an issue . I hope you all will vote to make some seriou s
changes .
Pat Howard Harkness (30 year resident of SLO )
1610 Phillips Lane
From :Kathy O'Brien[SMTP :OBRIEN@FIX .NET]
Sent :Tuesday, January 19, 2010 10 :43 :06 A M
To :Council, SloCity
Subject :Noise ordinance amendments
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To all City Council members :
We are writing to offer you our strongest encouragement to adopt the amendments to the City o f
SLO's Noise Regulation Regulations as written by staff, including a 12-month period during whic h
a residence would remain on the "premises list ."
We are 33-year residents of San Luis Obispo County who returned to live in SLO in 2003 after 1 0
years living in Arroyo Grande . During those six years, we have been dismayed and greatl y
annoyed by the escalation and proliferation of drinking and loud partying in San Luis Obisp o
during those ten years, as well as by a sometimes indifferent attitude on the part of the loca l
police . That is why we are so glad that Chief Linden is taking this seriously, and has made it suc h
a priority; we expect the council members to follow her lead and make it their priority too .
We will try our best to attend this afternoon's special session ; however, since we both work, we
will probably miss the public comment section of the meeting .
Thank you for your time, and for your service .
Sincerely,
Ronald P . O'Brien, Pharm .D .
Kathleen O'Brie n
1604 Hillcrest Place