HomeMy WebLinkAbout8/12/2020 Item 2, Zimmerman
Wilbanks, Megan
From:Gold Coast <
To:Advisory Bodies
Subject:Froom Ranch Specific Plan
Attachments:Letter to SLO Planning Commission.pdf; ATT00001.htm
Good Afternoon,
My name is Scott Zimmerman and I am a representative with the Southwest Carpenters Local 805. I have attached a
letter on behalf of the membership in our organization in regards to item (2) on the agenda for San Luis Obispo City
Planning Commission meeting scheduled for Wednesday August 12th 2020 at 6pm.
Thank you,
Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters
Local Union 805
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To Honorable Commissioners, staff and community.
The Carpenters Union has been a part of the local area for decades providing an
opportunity to gain the skills and knowledge to become a professional carpenter. We
are dedicated and committed to providing our community a chance at the American
dream with the opportunity to earn area standard wages and benefits while gaining a
career-long education. We believe in it so much that we have invested in a multimillion
dollar training facility at no cost to our members, apprentices, or new applicants. We
currently have a training center on A street in Santa Maria, and will soon be moving to
a new, state of the art, 35,000 sq.ft. training facility in the coming months. We are
positioned to take in the recent graduates, transitioning veterans, women seeking to
learn our trade, 2nd chance and disadvantaged community members.
A project like the “Froom Ranch Ranch Specific Plan” can start addressing the need
for equitable & resilient communities. Social equity is vital for the economy, the health
of the population, community well-being, and climate policies that support all
residents. It is closely tied to the Environmental Justice Element, as environmental
justice is considered an equity issue. There is not one way to incorporate equity into a
city’s general plan, but there are unifying approaches to integration, including using an
equity framework as the basis for starting its planning process, especially on a project
like this.
Socio-economic diversity is important for maintaining a healthy culture and stable
economy, and should be supported through: housing affordable to all income levels
and mobility options for a range of income levels; economic policy to encourage livable
wages and good jobs; and opportunities for all to participate in education, training and
career placement.
A healthy community requires investment in public infrastructure, facilities and
services that provide equal access to open space and recreation, clean air, healthy
food, housing and neighborhood serving commercial uses. The plan for the entire
community should provide for and be responsive to the needs of all, including youth,
women, Veterans and disadvantaged residents.
The missing piece to building better community wealth is “YOU.” Together we can
build up the people of our community by keeping better jobs local, bringing in better
wages and benefits, and ultimately keeping those moneys’ here to make us thrive.
Sincerely,
The 1,800 members and families of the Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters
Local Union 805