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Sarah Spelbring <
To:Advisory Bodies
Subject:Concerns with the proposed Rotating Safe Parking Program
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Dear Planning Commissioners,
I am writing to ask you to take careful consideration in your decision to approve the proposed location at
317 Foothill Blvd for the Rotating Safe Parking Pilot Program. Our neighborhood is the most residential of
all of the proposed locations and is not the best choice for a program of this nature to thrive. Sadly, this
program, despite its noble intentions, most likely will amplify the problem it is trying to diminish. The
parking on Foothill Blvd is already a challenge for residents of the street. It is a valid concern of my
neighbors and myself that people that are not enrolled in the program will be turned away and spill out
into the surrounding neighborhood. We sincerely hope for the success of the Safe Parking Program, but
not at the cost of any resident's safety or privacy.
If a safe and quiet refuge is what the program participants are seeking, then Foothill Blvd might not be the
best location, at least on weekends. The constant flow of foot traffic and all the noise and
shenanigans that goes along with that, might be disturbing to the program participants as well as drunk
college students will most likely be using the porta potties at the site.
The city's grand jury previously identified several issues with past implementations of the Safe Parking
Program in the area, ultimately leading to their discontinuation. In view of these previous failures, it
seems counterproductive and potentially harmful to pilot this program in such a
residential environment, It would be better suited at a more commercial location, where the program
and its new guidelines and restrictions actually have a chance to succeed before it is rolled out to more
residential neighborhoods. For the overall success of the program I ask you to choose a more
appropriate site to test out this new program. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sarah Spelbring
Resident of the 300 block of Foothill Blvd
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