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From: Mejia, Anthony
Sent: Monday, January 27, 2014 8:18 AM
To: Goodwin, Heather
Subject: FW: LUCE Update & EIR Scoping
Attachments: 140126 LUCE EIR Scoping - Eric Veium.pdf
Anthony J. Mejia I City Clerk
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From: Eric Veium [mailto:ericC&stockmans.com]
Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2014 9:35 AM
To: Ashbaugh, John; Carpenter, Dan; Christianson, Carlyn; Codron, Michael; Dietrick, Christine; Lichtig, Katie; Marx, Jan;
Smith, Kathy; Mejia, Anthony
Subject: LUCE Update & EIR Scoping
Honorable Mayor and Council,
Please see attached letter regarding the LUCE Update and EIR Scoping.
Thank you for your consideration.
Eric Veium
Eric Veium, CEM
Principal, Senior Engineer, Stockman's Water & Energy
Mobile: (805) 715 -3555 1 Office: (805) 242 -8018
Fax: (805) 242 -6016 1 Email: eric@stockmans.com
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STOCKMAN'S WATER 6- ENERGY
Honorable Mayor and Council,
I've come to realize that the supply of homes and the jobs /housing balance are absolutely central to the
success of our community as a whole and to my generation's ability to create the life we want for
ourselves here.
When I am Downtown, where I work, I am energized by the busyness, the bustle, and the aliveness of
people on the streets, in shops, and in restaurants. When I am home, in the Railroad District, I enjoy the
people walking and biking by, hanging out in the triangle park, and coming and going from nearby
restaurants, the train station, and the bike path. When I hike to the top of Terrace Hill, the city melts
into an urban forest that is dwarfed by the morros and the natural beauty of our surrounding open
space. I am blessed to call San Luis Obispo home.
Many of my friends, graduates of Cal Poly, smart, ambitious, and community- minded, who share my
passion for this place, have been too often forced to leave because of limited opportunities for
employment and difficulty finding and affording a home. I am part of a generation of young people,
new families, and innovative professionals who are the future of our community and economy. We
want to live near our jobs and in vibrant pockets of energy and activity. We value the ability to go
through our day without having to drive. And we want greater confidence that we can afford a home,
develop a career, and raise a family here.
This LUCE update is such an important opportunity for my peers and for the future of San Luis Obispo,
request that your Council include within the scope of the LUCE EIR process the exploration of
opportunities to increase housing availability, affordability, and diversity. These opportunities should
include increased building heights and increased supply of a diverse mix of new homes. This request is
directly supported by stated city goals for Jobs /Housing balance and GHG reductions. I also request
that your Council reflect on currently held assumptions about housing and community and if
necessary, reconsider and revise those assumptions to reflect the kind of homes and the kind of
community that is valued by my generation and the generations that follow.
Thank you for the opportunity to participate in this process. Please let me know how I may help
Best Regards,
Eric Veium
Co- founder, Senior Engineer
Stockman's Water & Energy
1009 MORRO ST. STE 206 OFFICE: 805.242.8018 INFO(a)STOCKMANS.COM
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA 93401 FAX: 8o5.242.6oi6 WWW.STOCKMANS.COM