HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-20-2013 ac cooper ss1AUG I I 2013
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Cc:
Schroeder, Sh
Max, Jan
Sunday, August 18, 201-3 6:57 PM
Subiect:
Allan Cooper; Smith, Kathy; Ashbaugh, John; Carpenter, Dan; carlynpc@gmail.com;
Christianson, Carlyn
Lichtig, Katie; Schroeder, Sheryll
RE: August 20,20L3: Study Session 1-
Thank you for your email, Allan. By this response, I request the city clerk to post your message on the city website as
agenda correspondence. Due to the Brown Act, Council can only respond to you individually regarding the content of your
email.
Allthe Best,
Jan
From:
Sent:
To:
Jan Howell Max
Mayor of San Luis Obispo
(BOs) 781-7t20 or (BOs) 541-2716
AGENDA
CORRESPONDENCE
From: Allan Cooper [allancoope@gmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, August 18, 2013 5:32 PM
To: Max, Jan; Smith, Kathy; Ashbaugh, John; Carpenter, Dan; carlynpc@gmail.com; Christianson, Carlyn
Subject: August 20,2O13: Study Session 1
Regardlng Study Sessíon 1: " TO REVIEW EFFECTIVENESS OF 2012 ALCOHOL OUTLET AMENDMENTS AND
CONSIDERA MORATORIUM ON NEWALCOHOL OUTLETS IN THE DOT,I/NTOIFN"
Deør Honorable Mayor and Council Members -
ABC states lhst ulcohol oullets ín the Downlown Core are "ovet concenlraled". Yet lhe recent alcohol outlet umendments did
not specíftcally address thß queslíon of overall concenlrulion. I'YHY???
Condilional use permits control anti-socíal behavior which may take place úI/ITHIN the alcohol oullel premíses but there is
líltle cont¡ol over anti-socíøl behavior once lhe ínebrialed bar patron leaves the bør (or in most cases, "bats" as mosl palrons
"bat hop').
Per uFrled" Witlman (is lhat REALLY hìs name???) Downtown San Luis Obispo needs to "encourøge sn active reslaurunt /
níght lífe communig)"... BUT we already have one IN SPADES!
Sløff stales lhat "use permit conditlons of approvøl ìnclude limits on hours, noise control, managq on premhes, securíty plan,
alcohol semer training,food availsble at all limes, and olhets lo ensute thal lhe business is run in a manner ìntended lo
minimìze adverse imprcts of alcohol related behaviors." The problem wìth lhese permìt condìtions of approvøl ß that noìse
control is simply conJìned to lhe alcohol oallel premßes snd that alcohol semer training csnnol delect lhe delayed effecß of
inebriulìon after lhe patron has lefl the alcohol oulleL
Representatìves from S,O.D. attended lhe Adminßtrslive Review hearings for Eatz By Desîgn, Sídecar Restautant , Turncoat
Wíne Company und C¡eeksíde Brewery. Slalf states lhal the recenl amendmenls províde a toolfor limìtìng alcohol servicefor
resløuranlsandcanbeusedtos@lheestabIishmentofaddilionalbarsandlaverns.However,
the four Administrative Hearings we attended DID NOT strongly limít or oulÌight ptohibít the establishmenl of addìtional
bars,.A deemed øpproved ordínance stales thal new ouilets mast not rcsull in repeated nuìsance aclivities withín lhe oremises
o¡ in close prcximitv of lhe premlses. Bul whul about nuisønce activÍtíes lhøl occur All/AYfrom the premíses (RQN...thìs is
your opportunily lo speak up)???
Sløff slates "øs the stalßlÍcs show, the numbers (of police reports Downtown) have incressed in ull ureas. Thefocused Police
Department efforls ønd proactive stunce on enforcemenl ate lhe primøry reasonsfor the inc¡eases." This ß simply NOT
lrue...the Police Depørtment has been very proactive in the past in keeping accuÌale crime records for lhe Downtown Core
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(check lhe histo¡ìcal crlme logs)! ! ! 1,600 Downtown ìncídenls over lhe past yeør ß 1,600 TOO MANY! ! ! Also, the City shoald
compile the dollør costs Downtown businesses and the surruundíng neighborhoods bearfor mítigaling vundalßm over lhe posl
yest
Slaff sløtes that "ove¡ lhe last four years, lhe Police Deparlment has "condilionally protesled' 12 lo 20 lícenses annaally\
However, how many of these licenses where aclually pulled?
Sîaff states lhal "the¡e are no data o¡ anolysß currently availuble correlaling addífional licenses issued downlov'n over the lssl
year to íncreøsed emelgency cølß, properly damage, crÍmìnal or nußance behaviar ìn the prortmíg of a new alcohol
eslublíshment, or directly attribulable to lhem-"Because of thß "Iack" of dalu, why are we to conslrue lhal the cause and effect
correlalìon between additional alcohol lícenses and the íncrease ín our Downlown Core of "incidences" does NOT exisl??? IÍ
staff wishes NOT lo see this correlalion, all they need lo do ß NOT tlo lheìr homework? On lhís poìnt, stalf slales that "ll ís not
known if the City has a hígher incident ratìo lhan other comparable cítes, sìnce the ASIPS/GIS sîudy did nol include sach an
ønalysß." llhy woaldn'l lhís be a VERY importantfrndíng?
Støtf ídenfìJies only one goalfor the Dowtown Core: that "of mùntaíning lhe downtown as the socíal und entertainment
centerfor vìsìtors and ¡esídents alíke". llhat about all lhe olher goals relsled to the Downtown Co¡e such as maintainìng lts
statas us t mtjor employment cenler, retaíl shopping centu und an envi¡onment suìtablefor residenlial living?
We URGE the Council to direcl slaff to develop s uPubllc Convenlence ond Necessily" (PCN) policy as staff recommends. But
more ìmportanlly we urge the Council lo enøct a temporary (45 day to 2-year) em¿tgency o¡dinance lhst will achíeve t
morato¡íum on grantìng licmses tofuture ølcohol oulleß. fVhile thís morato¡ium is in effect stalf and Councíl will put in
place øn "Over Concenlration" law and lheLand Use and Circulatlon Elemenl (LUCE) Update Committee wíll be able to
sddress the long range manugemenl of alcohol outlels in lhe Downtown. Fínally, we utge Council to commll an addìtìonal .5
FTE or more ln iß staffing allocation as lhis would clearly be needed to undertake this efforl
Thank you fot yout time and consideratíon on lhis very ímportunl matter,
Alhn Cooper, Chair Save Our Downtown
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