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Home My WebLink About1/14/2021 Item PC, Jovanovic Wilbanks, Megan From:Jasna D. Jovanovic < To:E-mail Council Website Cc:Marx, Jan Subject:Petition to Protect and Maintain the City's Natural Reserves/Open Spaces Attachments:Petition to Protect the Natural Reserves of SLO City.pdf; Petition to Protect Natural Reserves of SLO Signatures.pdf Dear City Council Members-- Attached please find a petition urging the Council and the Mayor to adopt "Protect and Maintain the City's Natural Reserves/Open Spaces" as a major City goal for 2021-2023. The attached petition includes two PDF documents. The first labeled, "Petition to Protect the Natural Reserves of SLO City" has the full text of the petition with a list of the initial supporters. The second 8-page PDF labeled, "Petition to Protect the Natural Reserves of SLO Signatures" is the list of 331 residents that signed the petition. We ask that you give this petition full consideration as part of your goal setting. Sincerely, Jasna Jovanovic (SLO city resident) Jasna Jovanovic Professor, Psychology & Child Development Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, CA 93407 805-756-2033 http://psycd.calpoly.edu Pronouns: she, her, hers 1 Petition to Protect the Natural Reserves of SLO City We, the signers of this petition, urge the San Luis Obispo Mayor and City Council to adopt “Protect and Maintain the City’s Natural Reserves/Open Spaces” as a major City goal for 2021-2023. Hundreds of species of birds, foxes, deer, bobcats, raccoons, opossums, bats and reptiles are protected in the oak forests, scattered grasslands, scrub-covered slopes, and steep rocky cliffs of our City’s Natural Reserves/Open Spaces. In our city, every resident—of every income level and every diverse background-- -is within a twenty-minute walk of protected nature in our Natural Reserves/Open Spaces. As our City continues to become more urbanized and densely populated, preservation of our City’s natural reserves becomes even more important. Having close access to protected nature nurtures our human mental and physical health. Protection of wildlife and habitat is the primary purpose of our Natural Reserves/Open Space. As a secondary benefit, it also provides nonintrusive, passive recreation for our citizens. This access to protected nature has been especially crucial as a source of solace for our community during the pandemic. It is not surprising that the protection and maintenance of our City’s wonderful Natural Reserves/Open Spaces continues to be extremely important to our City residents. “Preservation of our Natural Reserves/Open Spaces” was rated the highest priority of residents in 2018 and 2020 City surveys. City Councils have honored the will of city residents for decades, making “Protection of Open Space” a “Major City Goal or Other Important Objective.” However, in 2017 a City Council inexplicably dropped “Protection of Open Space” as a “Major City Goal or Other Important Objective.” In 2019 it was relegated to a subcategory of the Council’s goal of “Climate Action,” mentioned only for the narrow purpose of its botanical carbon sequestration. That preservation of open space combats Climate Change by sequestering carbon is a crucial reason to protect it from development, but it is not the only reason to save our Natural Reserves/Open Space program. To protect the preservation of our Natural reserves and their wildlife as a City and budget priority, we urge the San Luis Obispo Mayor and City Council to adopt “Protect and Maintain the City’s Natural Reserves/Open Spaces” as a major City goal for 2021-2023. 2 Supporters: Jan Marx, SLO City Council member David Blakley, former SLO County Supervisor Christine Mulholland, former SLO City Council Member Peg Pinard, former SLO Mayor & Chair SLO County Supervisors Richard Krejsa, Emeritus Professor of Biological Sciences, Cal Poly, Co-Founder ECOSLO Clinton Francis, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, Cal Poly Paden McNiff, Campaign Associate, Flip the West Eileen Joseph, Managing Director & Development Advisor, Teach for America Jasna Jovanovic, Professor of Psychology & Child Development, Cal Poly Seeta Sistla, Assistant Professor of Natural Resource Management & Environmental Sciences, Cal Poly Jean Williams, Professor of Political Science, Cal Poly Ryan Vosbigian, President Cal Poly Wildlife Club Gianna Patchen, Public Relations Officer, Cal Poly Wildlife Club Ken Hillers, Professor and Chair Biological Sciences, Cal Poly Carla Saunders NOTE: See Attached 8-page PDF, “Petition to Protect the Natural Reserves of SLO Signatures,” for the list of names supporting the petition Page 1 of 8 Petition to Protect Natural Reserves of SLO: Signatures Name Can display name publicly? Eileen E. Joseph YES Clinton Francis, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, Cal Poly YES Seeta Sistla YES Ryan Vosbigian YES Ivan J Simon YES C.C. mclean YES Carrie Langner, Professor of Psychology & Child Development, Cal Poly YES Julie Frankel YES Beryl Reichenberg YES Jennifer Bauer YES Sharon Rippner, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist YES Francesca nemko YES Nanci No Anne Marie Bergen, Emeritus Faculty, CSM, Cal Poly YES eugene jud YES Linden Nelson YES Sara Cress YES Don Dollar YES Mark Schecte rD.C. YES John Ewan YES Sharon Bennett YES Julee Bauer YES Debbie Anthony YES Susanne Treacher YES Richard B Frankel YES Frederick No Bud Evans YES Kathleen Teufel YES Thomas Weinschenk YES Robert and Ruth Holzhauer YES Claretta J. Longden YES Gina Hafemeister David Hafemeister YES Debora Schwartz, Associate Professor of English, Cal Poly YES T.Keith Gurnee YES Charles Feltman YES Linda Bishop YES Kathy apRoberts YES Ty Griffin YES James apRoberts YES Mark No John Dilworth YES George Lewis YES Donna Duerk YES Page 2 of 8 Sarah McCurdy Weinschenk YES Carol Hall YES Beate No Vicki Bookless YES K L Adler YES Glen Matteson YES Robyn Matteson YES Lydia Mourenza YES Steven Marx YES B. K. Richard YES Pamela Racouillat YES Steele Bennett YES TERRY CONNER YES Maria junco YES Raye Flemin g YES Bill Rumbler YES (Gail Karacsony) Protect and maintain the city's Natural Reserves/Open S YES Tera Galanti YES Bud Zeuschner YES Alison Rittger YES JerryBreakstone YES Lynne Breakstone YES Anjoli No Craig R McCollum YES Judy Jones YES Julie moore No Cheryl L. McCollum YES Susan Dodd YES Odile Ayral, Professor Emeritus, Cal Poly YES Lois Richerson YES Maggie Bodemer YES Jill No Arlene Winn YES Melissa No Timothy Barnes, Professor Emeritus, Calpoly YES randy kiefer YES Kat Tuculet YES Brenda Helmbrecht YES Richard Schmidt YES Corliss No Mary Martin YES Robert Shanbrom YES Allen Settle YES Kathleen No Nelly Caminada YES Page 3 of 8 Charles Mills YES Evelyn Greenwald YES Mike McGuire YES Autumn Hentzen YES Jim and Diane Duenow YES Terre Dunivant YES Robert S Wolf YES Mary Ellen Gibson YES Russell Hodin, charter member SLO Bike Coalition; member 3CMB YES Charlie Lawrence YES george breznay YES Jody No Mary Renard YES Carolyn Smith YES Thomas J Mackin YES Garlan Salzgeber YES Meg Crockett YES Kim A. Shollenberger YES Kenny Wimer YES Suzanne Lord YES Wyatt Brown YES Sandy Stannard, Professor of Architecture, Cal Poly YES Katherine No David Gillette, Professor, Cal Poly YES Russell Kwong YES India D‚ÄôAvignon, Chair Music Department, Cal Poly YES Pamela R. Bleisch YES Jane Bowerman YES Rick Racouillat YES Sylvia Alcon YES Mark Bryan YES Robert Echols YES Nara Clark YES Victoria Wood YES Jud Clark YES Kathleen O‚ÄôBrien YES Jud Clark YES Gary Keith YES Kathryn Rummell YES Steven Budke YES John Keisler YES Kelly Bennion YES Chance Hoellwarth YES Ted Waterhouse YES Jessica No Page 4 of 8 Susan Quinones YES Brett Bodemer YES Bruno Giberti YES Christine Ghent, Materials Engineering CalPoly YES John Ashbaugh, Former Council Member YES Kaya Topolewski YES Beckie Foster YES Hilary Phillips YES Isaiah Heidrick YES Gordon Phares YES David Blakely YES Sacha Steel YES Scout No Kara No Kate Joyce YES Benjamin Ruttenberg YES Amy Daane YES Kellye Grayson YES Leah Minnery YES Pamela Racouillat YES Daniel Hawthorne YES Kelly Dooly YES Nick Jeffrey YES Mary M Jones YES Brooke Jacobs YES Mary Genevieve YES Susan Bistline YES Paul T Greiling YES Jonathan No Ruth Rollefson YES Maria Ruano Legato YES Mike McGuire YES Kara Woodruff YES Regina Bernero YES Kendra Wiliams YES Jenn Yost YES Curtis Li YES Joel kayima YES Stacie No Emily Robbins YES Brenna Eikenbary YES Cori Dech YES Charlene West YES Erin Weiner YES Dena Paolilli YES Page 5 of 8 Kylie Durekas YES Ben Kerr YES Michael Matheson YES Cheyton No Morgan Tashjian YES Emma Norland YES Adam Crowell YES Anneliese Ayers YES Sophia Rumpf YES Georgia Crowley YES Vince bugni YES Sam Noble YES Audrey Hsu YES Clarice Favro YES Ardea Batiste YES Emma Garcia YES Christopher Petro YES Nancy Douglas, Director of Customer Success, Wildnote Inc. YES Caili Wilk YES Nicholas Kovac YES Iesha Serrato YES Jamie Bettencourt YES Iliana Arroyos YES Kacy LeSage YES nicO Gurney YES Taylor Mihelic YES Kevin Taylor YES Lauretta closser YES Marielle Rebbechi YES Molly YES Brad Bilsten YES Loni Carbonella YES Valor McConnell YES Jennifer No Ruth Rollefson YES Brian Reid YES Allan Cooper YES Alvin Schnupp YES Brandon Jones YES Adrienne No Tyler Peck-Burnett YES Shoshannah Galambos YES Julie Garcia, Professor of Psychology & Child Development, Cal Poly YES Spenser Bracken YES Carol & Rich Guenther YES Page 6 of 8 Connor Wilson YES Eliane Neilson YES Wesley Bracken YES Amber Burnett YES Barrie Cleveland YES Daniel Hays YES Tourist No Brennan Nerhus YES Devan Kennifer YES Emily Wilson YES Katrina Alexy YES Fran McIntyre YES Kai No Sophia No RACHEL Wright YES Nita No Sophia Rivera YES Kendall Chappell YES Katie Johansen YES Josephine Rodriguez YES Michelle YES Samantha Z YES Shawn Burn, Professor Emerita Psychology & Child Development YES Heather Dine YES Josephine Rodriguez YES Bryce No Amanda Wright YES Danika Piotrowski YES Emily Morejon YES Leah Dean YES Leah Dean YES Luke YES Sarah Choy YES Erin No Kat Kennifer YES Karine Scott YES Robyn Harris YES Paula Bailey YES Mitchell Greer YES Samantha Stanko YES Michelle YES Taylor Sanders YES Sophia Forstmann YES Tucker Busboom YES Hana No Page 7 of 8 Kathryn Tribbey YES Sarah Schlepp YES Madeline Windsor YES Jacqueline Hewitt YES Maia Draca YES Nathan Haub YES Amanda Herbst YES Allyson Asis YES Michael Kusaba YES Collin Green YES Heath Hooper YES Noel Clark YES Jessica Vanni YES Emma Chantegros YES Sarah LaFazia YES Sarah LaFazia YES Tessa Gallagher YES Katie No Mathis Weyrich YES Mathis Weyrich YES Madison Breen YES george luebkeman YES Hannah YES Elena Hansen YES Lindsay Peria YES Lauren Ramirez YES Wesley Rowland YES Pateley YES Lauren No Jennifer V YES Sara Powers YES Katie YES Magdalen Wells YES Tatiana Gibson YES Natalie Simrock YES Heidi Speck YES Dominic No Josh Kim YES Grantland Tracy YES Lola No Elizabeth Claypool YES John Vilarino YES Ross Gowan YES Bella Garcia YES Savannah Gardner YES Page 8 of 8 Olivia Bailey YES Zachary Pfeifer YES Megan Gillette YES Lauren Tilley YES Mia No Phoebe No Kamryn No James Williams YES Sydney Skow YES