HomeMy WebLinkAbout7/15/2025 Item 8a, Cross
Brett Cross <
To:E-mail Council Website
Subject:APPOINT AN AD HOC COMMITTEE OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO COLLABORATE WITH
STAFF TO PREPARE RESPONSES TO GRAND JURY REPORT “ROUND & ROUND WITH
TOWN & GOWN”
Dear City Council members,
I'm not even sure how to address not only the current staff report or the City's response the Grand Jury report. All I can
say is that I'm disappointed. Oh, and I get it. People or in this case the City doesn't like to be criticized, and the first
instinct is to get defensive. And I understand that the Community Development Department has tried to deal with the
Satellite Fraternities but just don't have the staff to effectively get a handle on it. Plus, Cal Poly is actively obstructing them
in identifying those satellite fraternities.
However, I think I could also use the term " Factual Inconsistencies" in both the City's response to the Grand Jury report
and the current staff report. Just as an example- the current staff report mentions the City's Social Host ordinance. How
many citations have been written under that section? The current report makes it appear as though this ordinance has
effectively reduced the number of parties in which underage drinking is occurring. It hasn't. You know why? Because I
don't think the City has written any of them.
You know what is missing? Any discussion about the Grand Jury recommendations. Maybe that will come after the Ad
Hoc committee is appointed. I certainly hope that the committee will hold meetings with residents in the Alta Vista
neighborhood along with other interested groups- such as Residents for Quality Neighborhoods.
The neighborhoods adjacent to Cal Poly are, in a way, unlivable. That doesn't mean people aren't living there, but means
that the noise from continuous noisy parties has made living there really difficult. Residents are being forced out of their
homes. They are having to sell their houses and move away. That's unacceptable. You've got to understand that. You
have to right? I shouldn't even have to make that a question. So what are you going to do?
Sincerely,
Brett Cross
San Luis Obispo
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