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HomeMy WebLinkAboutREDvariousb3From :Robert Collins[SMTP :MARLEY2RLC@GMAIL .COM ] Sent :Monday, August 16, 2010 9 :17 :13 AM To :Council, SloCity Subject :Laguna Lak e Auto forwarded by a Rule 2D CoP7 e'PM14 COUNCIL CTCDD DI R~~Ca t E:1–FIN DI R C~A~,p 6/~crh 1E-FIRE CHIE F rATTORNEY Cd'PW DI R LI'CLERK/ORIC C'-POLICE CH F q DEPT HEADS Et-REC DI R ErUTIL DI R ~~C HR DI R VOA)rywl6S /CocwNCc L SLO c1 -j *)(oS pc,/vtGl._ cccrn ja We have been home owners in the Laguna Lake area for the past 20 years . Our firs t house was on Oceannaire and since 1996 we have owned a "lake side" home on Vist a Del Lago . About a year ago we moved to the Vista Del Lago home permanently afte r retiring . For the these past 20 years as Laguna Lake home owners, the question o f whether to dredge or not has come up several times and always with the same result, no action . Meanwhile we have talked to people who grew up in this area and listened to th e stories of how much the lake has deteriorated . A major part of this deterioratio n apparently happened when a development up Perfumo creek, allowed a major amount o f dirt and debris to be washed into the lake many years ago . What was done about that? Was there ever an effort by the city council to correct this? Did the city council d o anything to the developers who allowed this to happen? I realize money is a huge facto r in dredging the lake, but over the years of watching the city councils address improving the lake it seems there is a lot of apathy . Money always seems to be the easy way out , "sorry, no money, postponed indefinitely, next item on the agenda". Is that becaus e none of the city council members live in the Laguna Lake area, so they don't see th e improvement of the lake that important to them? I don't mean make the lack of action i n dealing with the dredging issue entirely the fault of the city council (past and present). But, where else can we go for help? I support the mayor's compromise, if we can't afford the full dredging, at least do some dredging to start helping to restore the lake . Thank you for reading this . From :Linda Collins[SMTP :ONESPARKLESISTER@GMAIL .COM] Sent:Monday, August 16, 2010 9 :25 :47 A M To :Council, SloCity RED FILE Subject:The Lake MEETING AGENDA Auto forwarded by a Rule DATE, 1/7./b ITEM # 83 Please consider doing something to help stop Laguna Lake from becomin g something that use to be! The wealth of wildlife that use the lake for food and wate r would be gone forever if the lake fills in . Even a small step lik e a partial dredge from the mouth of Perfumo Creek where the silt comes in woul d be a large help in preventing the lake from becoming but a memory . Myself and all of the neighbors I've talked to would be willing to pay a sum yearl y to help keep Laguna Lake a lake . RECEIVE D AUG 16 201 0 SLO CITY CLERK From :Kerry and Kent Taylor[SMTP :KKPT3@SBCGLOBAL .NET ] Sent :Monday, August 16, 2010 9 :28 :17 AM To :Council, SloCit y Cc : kkpt3@sbcglobal .net Subject:Laguna Lake Dredging Auto forwarded by a Rul e Dear Mayor Romero and Council Members , We urge you to not abandon the dredging of Laguna Lake . A healthy lake assists with flood protection, helps control mosquitoes, and serves as valuable community recreation asset an d amenity . If the General Fund needs to supplementary revenue to finance a dredging program , we would support the establishment of some sort of taxing district or improvement zone in th e Laguna Lake area to help finance a dredging effort . We do not live next to the lake but w e consider it a wonderful benefit to the neighborhood and the community . Thank you for considering our views . From :Linda Collins[SMTP :MARLEY2LINDA@GMAIL .COM ] Sent :Monday, August 16, 2010 9 :33 :55 A M To :Council, SloCit y Subject :A Plea to Keep the Lak e Auto forwarded by a Rul e Such a gem for the city . Unusual and unique to have a city lake . Are we being as creative as we can be in finding funds to dredge ? Seems like developers, be it for Cosco or Target, usually pay something fo r street improvements as part of their "package" to be allowed to build . Why not attach some part of a dredge fee to the next developer who wants t o build in our city? Or perhaps some other not yet thought of way to find some funds . Thank you for listening all these years to this particular issue, and please conside r at least a partial dredge to save the lake .