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Agenda Correspondence on Oversized Vehicle s
Dear Mayor Manc and Council Members .docx
AGENDA
CORRESPONDENC E
Date iti I2—Item#F443
Please forward as Agenda Correspondence for PH3 .
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San Luis Obispo, CA 9340 1
phone : (805) 781-710 2
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From :Carter, Andrew
Sent :Tuesday, November 06, 2012 4 :28 P M
To :Grimes, Maev e
Subject :FW : Report on Oversized Vehicle s
Public correspondence .
Andrew Carte r
Council Member
City of San Luis Obisp o
Original Message
From :Odile Ayral [oayral@calpoly .edu]
Sent :Tuesday, November 06, 2012 04 :22 PM Pacific Standard Tim e
To :Marx, Jan; Carpenter, Dan ; Carter, Andrew; Smith, Kathy ; Ashbaugh, Joh n
Cc : Lichtig, Kati e
Subject :Report on Oversized Vehicle s
November 6, 201 2
Dear Mayor Man and Council Members ,
I have read the report on parking restrictions on oversized vehicles and unattached trailers, and I was very surprised to read tha t
neighborhood associations had been involved with the process when, in fact, not even one had been . As a member of RQN, I can
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testify that our group was not approached by anyone involved with this report, even though we are listed as having participated . Th e
same goes for NNOF, Alta Vista, Old Town Neighborhood, etc . The REG management group was indeed involved with this report ,
but it'¬ what you would call a neighborhood association . Considering the importance of this issue for traffic safety an d
neighborhood wellness, I request that you postpone consideration of this ordinance until all neighborhood associations have had inpu t
into the process.
I also can't help wondering why the City needed to hire a consultant to do a job that any appropriate city employee could have don e
just as well and, evidently, better . The nearly $25,000 you spent on this consultant could have been put to much better use for all o f
us . For example, for years I have begged city employees, most recently Jake Hudson, to finish the sidewalk along the city propert y
edged by north Chorro, Highland and Santa Rosa, because when it rains and the dirt turns to mud, students on their way to Cal Pol y
have to walk on the road with a constant flow of cars . I was promised it would be included in the 2013 budget but, recently, I was tol d
the city lacked the money necessary to do the job . Frankly, I find it very sad that the City can find nearly $25,000 to hire on e
superfluous consultant, but cannot find the money to provide students going to school with a proper sidewalk .
Sincerely,
Odile Ayral
300 Ferrin i
San Luis Obisp o
CA 9340 5
CC . Katie Lichtig
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