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Goodwin, Heathe r
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Grimes, Maev e
Monday, November 19, 2012 8 :14 A M
Goodwin, Heathe r
FW : Proposed lease agreement between SLO and CCAN
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SLO CITY CLER K
AGENDA
CORRESPOND ENC E
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Please distribute this as Agenda correspondence for C4 .
Thank you .
maeve kenneOy clime s
City Cler k
city of san Luis orspo
990 Palm Stree t
San Luis Obispo, CA 9340 1
phone : (805) 781-710 2
email:mgrimes@slocity .org
lic correspondence .
Andrew Carte r
Council Membe r
City of San Luis Obisp o
Original Message
From :Hunter Francis [wfrancis@calpoly .edu]
Sent:Sunday, November 18, 2012 01 :06 PM Pacific Standard Tim e
To :Marx, Jan ; Carpenter, Dan ; Smith, Kathy ; Ashbaugh, John ; Carter, Andrew
Cc : Jenna Smit h
Subject:RE : Proposed lease agreement between SLO and CCA N
Dear SLO City Council Members ,
I currently serve as a board director of the Central Coast Ag Network (CCAN) and have been involved i n
rewarding collaborations with that group for nearly a decade .
From :Carter, Andrew
Sent:Sunday, November 18, 2012 1 :15 PM
To : Grimes, Maev e
bject :FW : Proposed lease agreement between SLO and CCA N
er the last few years, I have worked with CCAN in the planning of an urban farm as part of the Calle Joaquin
Agriculture Reserve within the city of San Luis Obispo . This project, often referred to as the SLO City Farm, i s
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envisioned as a demonstration farm that will provide educational opportunities for K-12, the general public, an d
local farmers on topics such as healthy eating, backyard food production, and sustainable farming . Thi s
uesday, November 20 `h , the City Council will vote to lease this beautiful farmland to CCAN for the next 2 0
s . We would very much appreciate your support of the proposed lease agreement .
A long-time coordinator of educational and agricultural programs for sustainable agriculture in our region, I a m
convinced the SLO City Farm project will be popular with and provide lasting benefits to the residents of Sa n
Luis Obispo . Given our rich soils, mild climate and on-going agricultural heritage, we are uniquely poise d
nationally to showcase year-round local/community-based agriculture . The thought of having a thriving publi c
resource of this sort at the gateway to our city is very exciting indeed .
With many thanks for the good work you do and for your consideration of this appeal for your support ,
Hunter Franci s
Hunter Franci s
Director
CAFES Center for Sustainabilit y
College of Agriculture, Food & Environmental Science s
Cal Poly State Universit y
San Luis Obispo, California
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