HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/17/2020 Item 11, Rowley
Wilbanks, Megan
From:Sandra Rowley <
To:E-mail Council Website
Subject:Item #11, Temporary Extension of Open Space Evening Hours of Use Pilot Program
Dear Mayor Harmon and Members of the Council,
Please remove Item #11, Extension of Open Space Evening Hours of Use Pilot Program, from the Consent
Agenda. Please reschedule this item so that the report, with accompanying data and videos, can be prepared
and made available to the public.
Council's decision to permit nighttime access to Open Space included a requirement for studies to determine
if the intrusion of humans at night would interfere with the nocturnal habits of the wildlife that lives
there. Neither you nor the public has this information.
Nighttime use of Open Space should be suspended until staff prepares, performs outreach and presents such
a report. Suspension of the Pilot Program should not be a surprise to to those who have participated in
it. After all, it was a Pilot Program, not a change.
Why should the program be suspended? The pilot program has been in effect for two years; data has been
collected. Adding an additional year is betting/assuming that no disruption or negative impacts on the
wildlife has occurred. If that is not true, it would be unconscionable to continue for an additional year.
Thank you!
Sandra Rowley
SLO resident
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