HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/8/2020 Item 17, Braga (2)
Wilbanks, Megan
From:Gil Braga <
To:E-mail Council Website
Subject:DANA STREET PARKING DISTRICT
Dear Members of the city council.
I just watched the discussion of item 17 of tonight's agenda and I have to say that there were great points made but one
thing concerned me in the end. We, who reside at 421 Dana street, the only multi-family property with 16 units will be
left out apparently. Councilwoman Christianson was very adamant in stating that we wouldn't have the right to acquire
permits to park on the street. The issue will then continue the same; the exclusion of residents who, for economical
reasons, have to share an apartment in a multi-family residence with others, not always being part of the same family
and therefore having more than one vehicle.
I agree with you when you say that we should all strive to own only one car however some of the residents in our
building are roommates, not family. Our building has 16 designated spaces plus 5 guests spots. There's always some of
us who will have to end up parking off premises. Before the creation of the Dana Street Parking District our main issues
with parking happened due to Farmer's Market and other evening events sponsored by the city. Now if you limit the
permits to multi-family residences of 5 to 8 units you will exclude sixteen households because of a random maximum
number of 8 that neither the staff nor the council was able to explain the reasoning for.
Please take this into consideration when the new ordinance is drafted.
Respectfully,
Gil Braga
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Gil Braga
High School Instructor, SLO Classical Academy
805.548.8700 | mrbraga@sloclassical.org | www.sloclassical.org
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