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Goodwin, Heather
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From : Santa Lucia Chapter of the Sierra Club [sierraclub8@gmail .com]
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Subject :comment on the Draft Background Report LUCE, 10/16 meeting
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TO : SLO City Counci l
FROM : Santa Lucia Chapter of the Sierra Clu b
Pursuant to the recommendation for "permit streamlining" in the Draft Background Report on the LUCE o n
your agenda tonight, we reiterate our comment on this issue from last August pursuant to your review of the
Draft Economic Development Strategic Plan (EDSP).
The staff report on the draft EDSP claimed that "permit streamlining," would "optimize the City's developmen t
review process," and that "based on community input, this would also include a review of City environmenta l
review procedures." On Page 43 of the EDSP, you will recall, we learned that "community input" and "publi c
engagement" consisted primarily of interviews with 31 individuals primarily from the business community, an d
that they were consulted in search of "an insider perspective ."
In Appendix A of the EDSP appeared the finding that in comparison to other regional governments, "the City
appears to process permits efficiently with some of the shortest processing times ."
Hence it appears that "permit streamlining" is a solution in search of a problem . The "streamlining" of th e
environmental review process is of a piece with previously expressed desires to lower standards for th e
construction of infrastructure and "incentivize" development . The EDSP has noted that the city's permit proces s
is efficient. We urge the Council not to allow the non-issue of permit streamlining to migrate into the LUC E
update .
Thank you for the opportunity to comment,
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Andrew Christie, Directo r
Santa Lucia Chapter
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