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From:Scott, Rick
Sent:Monday, June 10, 2024 4:10 PM
To:Mila Vujovich-LaBarre
Cc:Tway, Timothea (Timmi); CityClerk; McDonald, Whitney
Subject:RE: cc Vujovich-LaBarre (neighborhood harassment video)
BCC CC:
Hi Mila,
Thank you for sending this information to the group depicting obviously abhorrent behavior by what I suspect to be
college students and/or young people. I do not have direct knowledge of what police reports have been filed to date
but assume if persons’ property were damaged the proper reports are routing. If you or Kathie have any information
related to the possible identities of suspects responsible, please communicate this information to the department to
add to the investigation.
In addition, and aside from any criminal investigation, I would highly recommend persons with knowledge send the
names of any individuals suspected in these aggressive and disrespectful actions to Cal Poly for review if believed
they are Cal Poly students and most importantly if the victims believe they are a member of a recognized organization
affiliated with the campus.
Thank you,
Rick Scott
Police Chief
Police Department
1042 Walnut Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-2729
E rscott@slocity.org
T 805.781.7256
slocity.org
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From: CityClerk <CityClerk@slocity.org>
Sent: Monday, June 10, 2024 4:07 PM
To: Mila Vujovich-LaBarre < >
Cc: Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>; Scott, Rick <rscott@slocity.org>
Subject: cc Vujovich-LaBarre (neighborhood harassment video)
Mila,
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Thank you for taking the time to contact the City Council on this issue. The Council and City Administration
are aware of the issue as this video was originally shared with City Council on June 3 rd. Your expressed
concerns were sent directly to City Council and by copy on this note are being shared with Police Chief Scott
and Timmi Tway, Community Development Director, who are responsible for responding. Timmi, the Chief,
or a member of staff will respond to you further.
City Administration
990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3218
slocity.org
Bcc: City Council
From: Mila Vujovich-LaBarre < >
Sent: Monday, June 10, 2024 1:36 PM
To: Jan Marx < ; Marx, Jan <jmarx@slocity.org>; E-mail Council Website
<emailcouncil@slocity.org>; Jeff Armstrong <presidentsoffice@calpoly.edu>; Tracy L. Watson <twatson@calpoly.edu>; Wallace,
Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>
Cc: Kathie Walker < >; ; Sandra Rowley < >; Carolyn
Smith < >
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Dear All -
My summer days are here! Hooray!
I take my commitments very seriously in the classroom as well as in the community.
As a representative for the SCLC, I am in contact with diverse community members.
I do feel that the SCLC makes an effort to bring solutions to problems.
Please watch this video and let me know your thoughts on how to eliminate this type of behavior
in the future. My heart goes out to this community member, Kathie Walker, and to others who are trying to find ways
to cope with misbehavior.
Neighborhood residents should feel safe and supported.
Thank you for your feedback and suggestions.
Sincerely,
Mila Vujovich-La Barre
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From:CityClerk
Sent:Monday, June 10, 2024 4:07 PM
To:Mila Vujovich-LaBarre
Cc:Tway, Timothea (Timmi); Scott, Rick
Subject:cc Vujovich-LaBarre (neighborhood harassment video)
Mila,
Thank you for taking the time to contact the City Council on this issue. The Council and City Administration
are aware of the issue as this video was originally shared with City Council on June 3 rd. Your expressed
concerns were sent directly to City Council and by copy on this note are being shared with Police Chief Scott
and Timmi Tway, Community Development Director, who are responsible for responding. Timmi, the Chief,
or a member of staff will respond to you further.
City Administration
990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3218
slocity.org
Bcc: City Council
From: Mila Vujovich-LaBarre < >
Sent: Monday, June 10, 2024 1:36 PM
To: Jan Marx < ; Marx, Jan <jmarx@slocity.org>; E-mail Council Website
<emailcouncil@slocity.org>; Jeff Armstrong <presidentsoffice@calpoly.edu>; Tracy L. Watson <twatson@calpoly.edu>; Wallace,
Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>
Cc: Kathie Walker < ; ; Sandra Rowley < >; Carolyn
Smith < >
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Dear All -
My summer days are here! Hooray!
I take my commitments very seriously in the classroom as well as in the community.
As a representative for the SCLC, I am in contact with diverse community members.
I do feel that the SCLC makes an effort to bring solutions to problems.
Please watch this video and let me know your thoughts on how to eliminate this type of behavior
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in the future. My heart goes out to this community member, Kathie Walker, and to others who are trying to find ways
to cope with misbehavior.
Neighborhood residents should feel safe and supported.
Thank you for your feedback and suggestions.
Sincerely,
Mila Vujovich-La Barre
1
From:Scott, Rick
Sent:Monday, June 10, 2024 4:10 PM
To:Mila Vujovich-LaBarre
Cc:Tway, Timothea (Timmi); CityClerk; McDonald, Whitney
Subject:RE: cc Vujovich-LaBarre (neighborhood harassment video)
BCC CC:
Hi Mila,
Thank you for sending this information to the group depicting obviously abhorrent behavior by what I suspect to be
college students and/or young people. I do not have direct knowledge of what police reports have been filed to date
but assume if persons’ property were damaged the proper reports are routing. If you or Kathie have any information
related to the possible identities of suspects responsible, please communicate this information to the department to
add to the investigation.
In addition, and aside from any criminal investigation, I would highly recommend persons with knowledge send the
names of any individuals suspected in these aggressive and disrespectful actions to Cal Poly for review if believed
they are Cal Poly students and most importantly if the victims believe they are a member of a recognized organization
affiliated with the campus.
Thank you,
Rick Scott
Police Chief
Police Department
1042 Walnut Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-2729
E rscott@slocity.org
T 805.781.7256
slocity.org
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From: CityClerk <CityClerk@slocity.org>
Sent: Monday, June 10, 2024 4:07 PM
To: Mila Vujovich-LaBarre < >
Cc: Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>; Scott, Rick <rscott@slocity.org>
Subject: cc Vujovich-LaBarre (neighborhood harassment video)
Mila,
2
Thank you for taking the time to contact the City Council on this issue. The Council and City Administration
are aware of the issue as this video was originally shared with City Council on June 3 rd. Your expressed
concerns were sent directly to City Council and by copy on this note are being shared with Police Chief Scott
and Timmi Tway, Community Development Director, who are responsible for responding. Timmi, the Chief,
or a member of staff will respond to you further.
City Administration
990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3218
slocity.org
Bcc: City Council
From: Mila Vujovich-LaBarre < >
Sent: Monday, June 10, 2024 1:36 PM
To: Jan Marx < ; Marx, Jan <jmarx@slocity.org>; E-mail Council Website
<emailcouncil@slocity.org>; Jeff Armstrong <presidentsoffice@calpoly.edu>; Tracy L. Watson <twatson@calpoly.edu>; Wallace,
Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>
Cc: Kathie Walker < >; ; Sandra Rowley < >; Carolyn
Smith < >
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Dear All -
My summer days are here! Hooray!
I take my commitments very seriously in the classroom as well as in the community.
As a representative for the SCLC, I am in contact with diverse community members.
I do feel that the SCLC makes an effort to bring solutions to problems.
Please watch this video and let me know your thoughts on how to eliminate this type of behavior
in the future. My heart goes out to this community member, Kathie Walker, and to others who are trying to find ways
to cope with misbehavior.
Neighborhood residents should feel safe and supported.
Thank you for your feedback and suggestions.
Sincerely,
Mila Vujovich-La Barre
1
From:Mila Vujovich-LaBarre < >
Sent:Monday, June 10, 2024 1:36 PM
To:Jan Marx; Marx, Jan; E-mail Council Website; Jeff Armstrong; Tracy L. Watson; Wallace, Christine
Cc:Kathie Walker; ; Sandra Rowley; Carolyn Smith
Subject:Fw: Video - Warning graphic
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Dear All -
My summer days are here! Hooray!
I take my commitments very seriously in the classroom as well as in the community.
As a representative for the SCLC, I am in contact with diverse community members.
I do feel that the SCLC makes an effort to bring solutions to problems.
Please watch this video and let me know your thoughts on how to eliminate this type of behavior
in the future. My heart goes out to this community member, Kathie Walker, and to others who are trying to find ways
to cope with misbehavior.
Neighborhood residents should feel safe and supported.
Thank you for your feedback and suggestions.
Sincerely,
Mila Vujovich-La Barre
1
From:Colunga-Lopez, Andrea
Sent:Wednesday, June 12, 2024 4:46 PM
To:Mila Vujovich-LaBarre
Cc:CityClerk
Subject:RE: 1264 Foothill Blvd. Hearing 6.12.2024
Hi Mila,
Thank you for your input, it has been sent to the committee members. It is now placed in the Planning Commission
public archive for the tonight’s meeting.
For future meetings, please submit written comments no later than 3 hours prior to the meeting. Any submissions
received less than 3 hours prior to the meeting may not be archived/distributed until the following day.
Best,
Andrea Colunga-Lopez
pronouns she/her/hers
Administrative Assistant II
City Administration
E AColunga@slocity.org
T 805.781.7105
slocity.org
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From: Mila Vujovich-LaBarre < >
Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2024 4:36 PM
To: Advisory Bodies <advisorybodies@slocity.org>
Subject: 1264 Foothill Blvd. Hearing 6.12.2024
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To: SLO City Planning Commission
From: Mila Vujovich-La Barre
RE: Fraternity Conditional Use Permit 1264 Foothill Boulevard; San Luis Obispo, CA 93405
Dear Members of the SLO City Planning Commission,
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I am happy that the referenced fraternity has applied for a "Conditional Use Permit." It sets out conditions that
are supposed to mitigate the negative impact of a fraternity house on the neighborhood.
Neighbors in the Alta Vista neighborhood and the area of Foothill can often hear the noise from the fraternity
houses and are often impacted.
It is my understanding that there was already a fraternity Conditional Use Permit for this property in 2001. It
had a lot of great "conditions" like the fraternity “can't have meetings and gatherings from 10 pm to 9 a.m.
without approval by the Community Development Director; they must have a neighborhood relations plan; they
will have their use permit reviewed if anyone complains or if they receive two citations in 6 months. “
Conditional Use Permits usually do not expire. They stay with the address, no matter who occupies the property.
Please examine the conditions of the previous Use Permit for consideration for the fraternity now occupying the
property. It's called "Use Permit 1264 Foothill PC Res 5323-01." I believe that the staff left this document out of their
agenda report.
Please include all of those conditions in the previous Conditional Use Permit, Res 5323-01, to mitigate the impact on
the R-1 Alta Vista neighborhood, which is steps away from this fraternity.
Sincerely,
Mila Vujovich-La Barre - SCLC Representative
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From:Mila Vujovich-LaBarre < >
Sent:Wednesday, June 12, 2024 4:36 PM
To:Advisory Bodies
Subject:1264 Foothill Blvd. Hearing 6.12.2024
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To: SLO City Planning Commission
From: Mila Vujovich-La Barre
RE: Fraternity Conditional Use Permit 1264 Foothill Boulevard; San Luis Obispo, CA 93405
Dear Members of the SLO City Planning Commission,
I am happy that the referenced fraternity has applied for a "Conditional Use Permit." It sets out conditions that
are supposed to mitigate the negative impact of a fraternity house on the neighborhood.
Neighbors in the Alta Vista neighborhood and the area of Foothill can often hear the noise from the fraternity
houses and are often impacted.
It is my understanding that there was already a fraternity Conditional Use Permit for this property in 2001. It
had a lot of great "conditions" like the fraternity “can't have meetings and gatherings from 10 pm to 9 a.m.
without approval by the Community Development Director; they must have a neighborhood relations plan; they
will have their use permit reviewed if anyone complains or if they receive two citations in 6 months. “
Conditional Use Permits usually do not expire. They stay with the address, no matter who occupies the property.
Please examine the conditions of the previous Use Permit for consideration for the fraternity now occupying the
property. It's called "Use Permit 1264 Foothill PC Res 5323-01." I believe that the staff left this document out of their
agenda report.
Please include all of those conditions in the previous Conditional Use Permit, Res 5323-01, to mitigate the impact on
the R-1 Alta Vista neighborhood, which is steps away from this fraternity.
Sincerely,
Mila Vujovich-La Barre - SCLC Representative
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From:Mila Vujovich-LaBarre < >
Sent:Thursday, June 13, 2024 9:16 AM
To:Colunga-Lopez, Andrea
Subject:Re: 1264 Foothill Blvd. Hearing 6.12.2024
Thank you for your kindness Andrea.
I will get comments in earlier next time!
With appreciation,
Mila
Sent from my iPhone
On Jun 12, 2024, at 4:45 PM, Colunga-Lopez, Andrea <AColunga@slocity.org> wrote:
Hi Mila,
Thank you for your input, it has been sent to the committee members. It is now placed in the Planning
Commission public archive for the tonight’s meeting.
For future meetings, please submit written comments no later than 3 hours prior to the meeting. Any
submissions received less than 3 hours prior to the meeting may not be archived/distributed until the
following day.
Best,
Andrea Colunga-Lopez
pronouns she/her/hers
Administrative Assistant II
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City Administration
E AColunga@slocity.org
T 805.781.7105
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From: Mila Vujovich-LaBarre < >
Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2024 4:36 PM
To: Advisory Bodies <advisorybodies@slocity.org>
Subject: 1264 Foothill Blvd. Hearing 6.12.2024
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To: SLO City Planning Commission
From: Mila Vujovich-La Barre
RE: Fraternity Conditional Use Permit 1264 Foothill Boulevard; San Luis Obispo, CA 93405
Dear Members of the SLO City Planning Commission,
I am happy that the referenced fraternity has applied for a "Conditional Use Permit." It sets out
conditions that are supposed to mitigate the negative impact of a fraternity house on the
neighborhood.
Neighbors in the Alta Vista neighborhood and the area of Foothill can often hear the noise from
the fraternity houses and are often impacted.
It is my understanding that there was already a fraternity Conditional Use Permit for this
property in 2001. It had a lot of great "conditions" like the fraternity “can't have meetings and
gatherings from 10 pm to 9 a.m. without approval by the Community Development Director; they
must have a neighborhood relations plan; they will have their use permit reviewed if anyone
complains or if they receive two citations in 6 months. “
Conditional Use Permits usually do not expire. They stay with the address, no matter who occupies
the property.
Please examine the conditions of the previous Use Permit for consideration for the fraternity now
occupying the property. It's called "Use Permit 1264 Foothill PC Res 5323-01." I believe that the staff
left this document out of their agenda report.
Please include all of those conditions in the previous Conditional Use Permit, Res 5323-01, to mitigate
the impact on the R-1 Alta Vista neighborhood, which is steps away from this fraternity.
Sincerely,
Mila Vujovich-La Barre - SCLC Representative
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Sent:Wednesday, June 19, 2024 8:19 AM
To:Gianna Patchen; amintzer1955@gmail.com; Jan Marx; Erica A. Stewart (External); Stewart, Erica A;
Janine Rands; Stephanie Carlotti; Stephanie Carlotti; Mila Vujovich-LaBarre
Subject:San Luis Obispo City Candidates - Round 1 - 4PM on Thursday, June 20, 2024
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From:Wallace, Christine
Sent:Tuesday, September 17, 2024 4:05 PM
To:kathie walker
Cc:Mickel, Fred; Sandra Rowley; Brett Cross; McDonald, Whitney; Mila Vujovich-LaBarre; Carolyn
Smith
Subject:RE: Question about "How to be a Good Neighbor" flyer
Hi Kathie,
No apologies need, happy to provide information.
Yes, the large postcard was produced by me. I use the property line language to provide better guidance to youthful
residents. I am open to changing the postcard for next year after evaluating the effectiveness of it this year.
Best,
Christine
From: kathie walker < >
Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2024 3:00 PM
To: Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>
Cc: Mickel, Fred <fmickel@slocity.org>; Sandra Rowley < >; Brett Cross < >;
McDonald, Whitney <WMcDonal@slocity.org>; Mila Vujovich-LaBarre < >; Carolyn Smith
< >
Subject: Question about "How to be a Good Neighbor" flyer
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Hi Christine,
Sorry for the multiple emails. I'm catching up on a lot of work.
Do you know who put together the "How to be a Good Neighbor" flyer for the City? I thought you were in charge
of that. If not, who is?
We received a flyer and it states that the Noise Ordinance between 7 AM and 10 PM "can't be heard 50 feet from
your property line" but the City's ordinance actually says it's a noise violation if noise is "plainly audible at a
distance of 50 feet from the noisemaker", not the property line. So if someone is having a loud party in their
backyard, which frequently happens at fraternity houses in our neighborhood, the measurement is supposed to
be from the source of the noise in the backyard. The property line is not mentioned in the City's noise ordinance
except for the noise standards from 10 PM to 7 AM. This is covered on SLOPD's website.
It is frequent misunderstanding by SNAP officers and even some newer SLOPD officers who think they should
measure from the property line during the day when the ordinance says it is measured from the noisemaker,
which most of the time is in the backyard of a property. It would be great if the information could be clarified.
Thank you.
-Kathie
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From:Francis, Emily
Sent:Tuesday, October 15, 2024 2:31 PM
To:Mila Vujovich-LaBarre
Subject:RE: SUBJECT: Item 6b, Review of an Appeal Regarding a Fraternity Conditional Use Permit
10/14/2024
Mila,
Thank you for writing in about the appeal of the CUP. I appreciate your advocacy for your neighbors and expect that
we will have a lengthy discussion regarding the details of the permit this evening.
Take care,
Emily
From: Mila Vujovich-LaBarre < >
Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2024 1:42 PM
To: E-mail Council Website <emailcouncil@slocity.org>
Subject: SUBJECT: Item 6b, Review of an Appeal Regarding a Fraternity Conditional Use Permit 10/14/2024
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SUBJECT: Item 6b, Review of an Appeal Regarding a Fraternity Conditional Use Permit 10/14/2024
Dear Mayor Stewart and Members of the Council,
Please support the RQN appeal being presented at this evening's City Council meeting.
This well-crafted appeal protects the residents in all neighborhoods, especially those living in proximity to the official
and satellite fraternities.
Personally, as a Geographic Neighborhood Representative for the SCLC, I have been shocked at the reports of how
many residents live in areas where neighbors have repeated noise violations and damage to their personal property.
If the mission of the City Council is to ensure a certain degree of peace and safety for all residents, approving the
details in the RQN appeal would be a step in the right direction. It would also provide improved parameters for
discussions in the SCLC and law enforcement.
Thank you for your service and consideration.
Respectfully,
Mila Vujovich-La Barre
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From:Colunga-Lopez, Andrea
Sent:Tuesday, October 15, 2024 1:47 PM
To:Mila Vujovich-LaBarre
Cc:CityClerk
Subject:RE: SUBJECT: Item 6b, Review of an Appeal Regarding a Fraternity Conditional Use Permit
10/14/2024
Hi Mila,
Thank you for your input, it has been sent to the City Council members. It is now placed in the public archive for
tonight’s meeting.
Best,
Andrea Colunga-Lopez
pronouns she/her/hers
Administrative Assistant II
City Administration
E AColunga@slocity.org
T 805.781.7105
slocity.org
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From: Mila Vujovich-LaBarre < >
Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2024 1:42 PM
To: E-mail Council Website <emailcouncil@slocity.org>
Subject: SUBJECT: Item 6b, Review of an Appeal Regarding a Fraternity Conditional Use Permit 10/14/2024
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SUBJECT: Item 6b, Review of an Appeal Regarding a Fraternity Conditional Use Permit 10/14/2024
Dear Mayor Stewart and Members of the Council,
Please support the RQN appeal being presented at this evening's City Council meeting.
This well-crafted appeal protects the residents in all neighborhoods, especially those living in proximity to the official
and satellite fraternities.
Personally, as a Geographic Neighborhood Representative for the SCLC, I have been shocked at the reports of how
many residents live in areas where neighbors have repeated noise violations and damage to their personal property.
2
If the mission of the City Council is to ensure a certain degree of peace and safety for all residents, approving the
details in the RQN appeal would be a step in the right direction. It would also provide improved parameters for
discussions in the SCLC and law enforcement.
Thank you for your service and consideration.
Respectfully,
Mila Vujovich-La Barre
1
From:Mila Vujovich-LaBarre < >
Sent:Tuesday, October 15, 2024 1:42 PM
To:E-mail Council Website
Subject:SUBJECT: Item 6b, Review of an Appeal Regarding a Fraternity Conditional Use Permit
10/14/2024
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SUBJECT: Item 6b, Review of an Appeal Regarding a Fraternity Conditional Use Permit 10/14/2024
Dear Mayor Stewart and Members of the Council,
Please support the RQN appeal being presented at this evening's City Council meeting.
This well-crafted appeal protects the residents in all neighborhoods, especially those living in proximity to the official
and satellite fraternities.
Personally, as a Geographic Neighborhood Representative for the SCLC, I have been shocked at the reports of how
many residents live in areas where neighbors have repeated noise violations and damage to their personal property.
If the mission of the City Council is to ensure a certain degree of peace and safety for all residents, approving the
details in the RQN appeal would be a step in the right direction. It would also provide improved parameters for
discussions in the SCLC and law enforcement.
Thank you for your service and consideration.
Respectfully,
Mila Vujovich-La Barre
1
From:Mila Vujovich-LaBarre < >
Sent:Friday, February 14, 2025 4:25 PM
To:Carolyn Smith; ; Eugene Jud; 'Calvin and Rosemary Wilvert'; Bill Wilson;
Sandra Rowley; Christine Mulholland; Allan Cooper; Dave Congalton; Marx, Jan; cc mc lean
Subject:Fw: 7.b US 101/PRADO ROAD INTERCHANGE PROJECT UPDATE AND AWARD OF THE PLANS,
SPECIFICATIONS, AND ESTIMATES (PS&E) DESIGN CONTRACT February 18, 2025
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Dear All -
Still fired up after all of these years! The most recent cost states $150 million.
Oh my!
Hope you are all well!
Love,
Mila
From: Mila Vujovich-LaBarre < >
Sent: Friday, February 14, 2025 4:19 PM
To: emailcouncil@slocity.org <emailcouncil@slocity.org>
Subject: Re: 7.b US 101/PRADO ROAD INTERCHANGE PROJECT UPDATE AND AWARD OF THE PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, AND
ESTIMATES (PS&E) DESIGN CONTRACT February 18, 2025
February 14, 2025
Mayor Stewart and City Council Members
City Hall
990 Palm Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Re: 7.b US 101/PRADO ROAD INTERCHANGE PROJECT UPDATE AND AWARD OF THE PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, AND
ESTIMATES (PS&E) DESIGN CONTRACT February 18, 2025
Dear Mayor Stewart and City Council Members,
This letter is to comment on the Prado Road interchange and overpass set to be heard at the City Council meeting on
Tuesday, February 18, 2025.
My sentiments about the Prado Road overpass and extension have not changed over the years due to the fact there
has never been a comprehensive Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the entirety of this road from Madonna to
Broad Street. I also doubt that the interchange and road will fit in the place that it was originally slated for.
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Concerns remain about the southbound on-ramp to Highway 101 at Madonna Road merging with a southbound exit
at Prado Road. In addition, Prado Road was accepted into the LUCE document in 2015 as a “four-lane truck highway”
with bike lanes and a pedestrian path. The road was to be from Madonna Road to Broad Street.
Back then, and now, I continue to maintain that “Prado Road” with its proposed magnitude does not fit. These
comments are due to my past research and communication about this endeavor with City staff and Caltrans for over
two decades.
If one takes a tape measure and physically goes along the proposed course of Prado Road, one can see what my
concerns are.
The basic math is as follows:
Four lanes for cars and trucks: 4 lanes x 12 feet 48 feet
Turn lane: 12 feet
Bike paths: 2 lanes x 6 feet 12 feet
Sidewalks: 2 sidewalks x 6 feet 12 feet
Total: 84 feet
If we, as a City, are going forward with the construction of a Prado Road Interchange and the Prado Road, it is critical
that a comprehensive Environmental Impact Report (EIR) of Prado Road be done from Broad Street to Madonna
Road.
Currently, the construction of Prado Road is being “piecemealed” or “segmented” which, in my research, is not
legal and is in violation of CEQA guidelines. Please feel free to correct me if I am wrong.
Prado Road as an East-West connector has been on the San Luis Obispo City Plan since 1960. There has never been a
comprehensive Environmental Impact Report(EIR) of Prado Road analyzing the cumulative impacts, the cost, and the
feasibility of it. Our City staff will say that Prado Road has been adequately “studied” over the years.
Now is the time for facts, figures, costs, and a timeline to be exposed for transparency so that the benefits or
detriments of these projects will be revealed.
It is my opinion that both the North-South impacts and the East-West impacts must be addressed together by
Caltrans and the City of San Luis Obispo.
A comprehensive Environmental Impact Report (EIR) involving all of the stakeholders including the residents of the
developments should be conducted before one more hour is spent on the design of the interchange and overpass.
During the LUCE process in 2015, I attended a majority of the meetings. Many of the residential units approved via
the LUCE Master Plan have been built, without the approved traffic infrastructure to support them. Fees were paid by
developers so that they could develop their properties before the traffic infrastructure was created.
This leads to another question, where are those fees now and how much is in the account for Prado Road?
Again, “Prado Road” is in the General Plan as a “four-lane truck highway” however, when portions of Prado Road
have been built by developers, they have been allowed to build roads that are more narrow, as in the Serra Meadows
new home development on the East side of Highway 101 and the other section of “Prado Road,” on the west side of
Highway 101 now known as “Dalidio Drive.”
In addition, the part that is near and dear to my heart is the land that was purchased for the Damon Garcia Sports
Fields. I have the documents to remind everyone that 24 acres were purchased for $2 million dollars for
3
"recreation" - not a road. There has never been an EIR conducted for putting a road at that location. Ever. The land
was purchased for "recreation". The Army Corps of Engineers supported the construction of the Damon-Garcia
Sports Fields for "recreation" - not the construction of the road - at that location due to that very fact.
City residents legally deserve the remaining seven acres adjacent to the sports fields to be used for recreation.
There are multiple possible uses for that land including a bike lane, play yard, or even possibly a pickleball court.
Also, identified Native American artifacts are adjacent to that land.
Additionally, the proposed intersection of a future Prado Road at Broad Street has long been a concern of mine.
Having a four-lane truck highway adjacent to the Damon-Garcia Sports Fields will create environmental hazards for
sports enthusiasts and add an additional stop light at Prado Road along Broad Street.
The late Mayor Dave Romero and I, as well as other concerned citizens including Eugene Jud and the late Jamie Lopes,
long advocated for the fact that that the “extension of Prado Road” should go south to Santa Fe Road at a widened
Tank Farm Road to protect the integrity of the Damon-Garcia Sports Fields and to benefit traffic circulation.
Citizens should not bear any cost for this interchange. Originally, during City planning discussions for the last 20 years,
City employees and developers stated that the developers of Serra Meadows, Avila Ranch, Righetti Ranch, and San
Luis Ranch homes would be contributing a substantial portion of the needed funds.
The most recent reports make it appear that the cost for this interchange and overpass will be passed on to the
residents of San Luis Obispo.
Be logical. Please delay any additional approval of this project and demand that a comprehensive Environmental
Impact Report of Prado Road from Madonna Road to Broad Street be executed.
Thank you for your consideration. I look forward to a response to my concerns.
Cordially,
Mila Vujovich-La Barre
1
From:Mila Vujovich-LaBarre < >
Sent:Friday, February 14, 2025 4:29 PM
To:Wilbanks, Megan
Cc:CityClerk
Subject:Re: 7.b US 101/PRADO ROAD INTERCHANGE PROJECT UPDATE AND AWARD OF THE PLANS,
SPECIFICATIONS, AND ESTIMATES (PS&E) DESIGN CONTRACT February 18, 2025
Hi Megan -
Great, thank you so much!
Mila
From: Wilbanks, Megan <mwilbanks@slocity.org>
Sent: Friday, February 14, 2025 4:26 PM
To: Mila Vujovich-LaBarre < >
Cc: CityClerk <CityClerk@slocity.org>
Subject: RE: 7.b US 101/PRADO ROAD INTERCHANGE PROJECT UPDATE AND AWARD OF THE PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, AND
ESTIMATES (PS&E) DESIGN CONTRACT February 18, 2025
Hello Mila,
Thank you for your input, it has been sent to the City Council members. It is now placed in the public archive for the
February 18, 2025 City Council Meeting.
Megan Wilbanks
Deputy City Clerk
City Administration
990 Palm, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3249
E mwilbank@slocity.org
T 805.781.7103
slocity.org
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From: Mila Vujovich-LaBarre < >
Sent: Friday, February 14, 2025 4:19 PM
To: E-mail Council Website <emailcouncil@slocity.org>
Subject: Re: 7.b US 101/PRADO ROAD INTERCHANGE PROJECT UPDATE AND AWARD OF THE PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, AND
ESTIMATES (PS&E) DESIGN CONTRACT February 18, 2025
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February 14, 2025
Mayor Stewart and City Council Members
2
City Hall
990 Palm Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Re: 7.b US 101/PRADO ROAD INTERCHANGE PROJECT UPDATE AND AWARD OF THE PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, AND
ESTIMATES (PS&E) DESIGN CONTRACT February 18, 2025
Dear Mayor Stewart and City Council Members,
This letter is to comment on the Prado Road interchange and overpass set to be heard at the City Council meeting on
Tuesday, February 18, 2025.
My sentiments about the Prado Road overpass and extension have not changed over the years due to the fact there
has never been a comprehensive Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the entirety of this road from Madonna to
Broad Street. I also doubt that the interchange and road will fit in the place that it was originally slated for.
Concerns remain about the southbound on-ramp to Highway 101 at Madonna Road merging with a southbound exit
at Prado Road. In addition, Prado Road was accepted into the LUCE document in 2015 as a “four-lane truck highway”
with bike lanes and a pedestrian path. The road was to be from Madonna Road to Broad Street.
Back then, and now, I continue to maintain that “Prado Road” with its proposed magnitude does not fit. These
comments are due to my past research and communication about this endeavor with City staff and Caltrans for over
two decades.
If one takes a tape measure and physically goes along the proposed course of Prado Road, one can see what my
concerns are.
The basic math is as follows:
Four lanes for cars and trucks: 4 lanes x 12 feet 48 feet
Turn lane: 12 feet
Bike paths: 2 lanes x 6 feet 12 feet
Sidewalks: 2 sidewalks x 6 feet 12 feet
Total: 84 feet
If we, as a City, are going forward with the construction of a Prado Road Interchange and the Prado Road, it is critical
that a comprehensive Environmental Impact Report (EIR) of Prado Road be done from Broad Street to Madonna
Road.
Currently, the construction of Prado Road is being “piecemealed” or “segmented” which, in my research, is not
legal and is in violation of CEQA guidelines. Please feel free to correct me if I am wrong.
Prado Road as an East-West connector has been on the San Luis Obispo City Plan since 1960. There has never been a
comprehensive Environmental Impact Report(EIR) of Prado Road analyzing the cumulative impacts, the cost, and the
feasibility of it. Our City staff will say that Prado Road has been adequately “studied” over the years.
Now is the time for facts, figures, costs, and a timeline to be exposed for transparency so that the benefits or
detriments of these projects will be revealed.
It is my opinion that both the North-South impacts and the East-West impacts must be addressed together by
Caltrans and the City of San Luis Obispo.
3
A comprehensive Environmental Impact Report (EIR) involving all of the stakeholders including the residents of the
developments should be conducted before one more hour is spent on the design of the interchange and overpass.
During the LUCE process in 2015, I attended a majority of the meetings. Many of the residential units approved via
the LUCE Master Plan have been built, without the approved traffic infrastructure to support them. Fees were paid by
developers so that they could develop their properties before the traffic infrastructure was created.
This leads to another question, where are those fees now and how much is in the account for Prado Road?
Again, “Prado Road” is in the General Plan as a “four-lane truck highway” however, when portions of Prado Road
have been built by developers, they have been allowed to build roads that are more narrow, as in the Serra Meadows
new home development on the East side of Highway 101 and the other section of “Prado Road,” on the west side of
Highway 101 now known as “Dalidio Drive.”
In addition, the part that is near and dear to my heart is the land that was purchased for the Damon Garcia Sports
Fields. I have the documents to remind everyone that 24 acres were purchased for $2 million dollars for
"recreation" - not a road. There has never been an EIR conducted for putting a road at that location. Ever. The land
was purchased for "recreation". The Army Corps of Engineers supported the construction of the Damon-Garcia
Sports Fields for "recreation" - not the construction of the road - at that location due to that very fact.
City residents legally deserve the remaining seven acres adjacent to the sports fields to be used for recreation.
There are multiple possible uses for that land including a bike lane, play yard, or even possibly a pickleball court.
Also, identified Native American artifacts are adjacent to that land.
Additionally, the proposed intersection of a future Prado Road at Broad Street has long been a concern of mine.
Having a four-lane truck highway adjacent to the Damon-Garcia Sports Fields will create environmental hazards for
sports enthusiasts and add an additional stop light at Prado Road along Broad Street.
The late Mayor Dave Romero and I, as well as other concerned citizens including Eugene Jud and the late Jamie Lopes,
long advocated for the fact that that the “extension of Prado Road” should go south to Santa Fe Road at a widened
Tank Farm Road to protect the integrity of the Damon-Garcia Sports Fields and to benefit traffic circulation.
Citizens should not bear any cost for this interchange. Originally, during City planning discussions for the last 20 years,
City employees and developers stated that the developers of Serra Meadows, Avila Ranch, Righetti Ranch, and San
Luis Ranch homes would be contributing a substantial portion of the needed funds.
The most recent reports make it appear that the cost for this interchange and overpass will be passed on to the
residents of San Luis Obispo.
Be logical. Please delay any additional approval of this project and demand that a comprehensive Environmental
Impact Report of Prado Road from Madonna Road to Broad Street be executed.
Thank you for your consideration. I look forward to a response to my concerns.
Cordially,
Mila Vujovich-La Barre
4
1
From:Shoresman, Michelle
Sent:Friday, February 14, 2025 4:33 PM
To:Mila Vujovich-LaBarre
Subject:Re: 7.b US 101/PRADO ROAD INTERCHANGE PROJECT UPDATE AND AWARD OF THE PLANS,
SPECIFICATIONS, AND ESTIMATES (PS&E) DESIGN CONTRACT February 18, 2025
Hi Mila,
I’m not at a computer now, so not going to type a lot on my phone, but I do appreciate your email and will refer
back to it when I draft my questions to staff after I have reviewed all the documents this weekend.
So far, in terms of EIRs, it is my understanding that the completion of the overpass was a condition of the EIRs
for both Avila Ranch and SL Ranch. In other words, the overpass didn’t have to be there at the time of
construction of those developments, but it is a required mediation measure that must be constructed at some
point, BECAUSE of the developments already under construction. I think the concern is that, not only would we
have to give money back if we don’t build it, but we could also be sued because we are already required to build
it legally.
I’m not saying that I support the project or not. I’m just saying, that these are some of the factors of the current
situation we might be in, to my understanding. But you make an interesting point about the project’s need for its
own EIR. I know nothing about that and will ask.
Thank you! Typed much more with my thumbs then I planned to, so please forgive typos!
Michelle
From: Mila Vujovich-LaBarre < >
Sent: Friday, February 14, 2025 4:19:03 PM
To: E-mail Council Website <emailcouncil@slocity.org>
Subject: Re: 7.b US 101/PRADO ROAD INTERCHANGE PROJECT UPDATE AND AWARD OF THE PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, AND
ESTIMATES (PS&E) DESIGN CONTRACT February 18, 2025
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February 14, 2025
Mayor Stewart and City Council Members
City Hall
990 Palm Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Re: 7.b US 101/PRADO ROAD INTERCHANGE PROJECT UPDATE AND AWARD OF THE PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, AND
ESTIMATES (PS&E) DESIGN CONTRACT February 18, 2025
Dear Mayor Stewart and City Council Members,
2
This letter is to comment on the Prado Road interchange and overpass set to be heard at the City Council meeting on
Tuesday, February 18, 2025.
My sentiments about the Prado Road overpass and extension have not changed over the years due to the fact there
has never been a comprehensive Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the entirety of this road from Madonna to
Broad Street. I also doubt that the interchange and road will fit in the place that it was originally slated for.
Concerns remain about the southbound on-ramp to Highway 101 at Madonna Road merging with a southbound exit
at Prado Road. In addition, Prado Road was accepted into the LUCE document in 2015 as a “four-lane truck highway”
with bike lanes and a pedestrian path. The road was to be from Madonna Road to Broad Street.
Back then, and now, I continue to maintain that “Prado Road” with its proposed magnitude does not fit. These
comments are due to my past research and communication about this endeavor with City staff and Caltrans for over
two decades.
If one takes a tape measure and physically goes along the proposed course of Prado Road, one can see what my
concerns are.
The basic math is as follows:
Four lanes for cars and trucks: 4 lanes x 12 feet 48 feet
Turn lane: 12 feet
Bike paths: 2 lanes x 6 feet 12 feet
Sidewalks: 2 sidewalks x 6 feet 12 feet
Total: 84 feet
If we, as a City, are going forward with the construction of a Prado Road Interchange and the Prado Road, it is critical
that a comprehensive Environmental Impact Report (EIR) of Prado Road be done from Broad Street to Madonna
Road.
Currently, the construction of Prado Road is being “piecemealed” or “segmented” which, in my research, is not
legal and is in violation of CEQA guidelines. Please feel free to correct me if I am wrong.
Prado Road as an East-West connector has been on the San Luis Obispo City Plan since 1960. There has never been a
comprehensive Environmental Impact Report(EIR) of Prado Road analyzing the cumulative impacts, the cost, and the
feasibility of it. Our City staff will say that Prado Road has been adequately “studied” over the years.
Now is the time for facts, figures, costs, and a timeline to be exposed for transparency so that the benefits or
detriments of these projects will be revealed.
It is my opinion that both the North-South impacts and the East-West impacts must be addressed together by
Caltrans and the City of San Luis Obispo.
A comprehensive Environmental Impact Report (EIR) involving all of the stakeholders including the residents of the
developments should be conducted before one more hour is spent on the design of the interchange and overpass.
During the LUCE process in 2015, I attended a majority of the meetings. Many of the residential units approved via
the LUCE Master Plan have been built, without the approved traffic infrastructure to support them. Fees were paid by
developers so that they could develop their properties before the traffic infrastructure was created.
This leads to another question, where are those fees now and how much is in the account for Prado Road?
3
Again, “Prado Road” is in the General Plan as a “four-lane truck highway” however, when portions of Prado Road
have been built by developers, they have been allowed to build roads that are more narrow, as in the Serra Meadows
new home development on the East side of Highway 101 and the other section of “Prado Road,” on the west side of
Highway 101 now known as “Dalidio Drive.”
In addition, the part that is near and dear to my heart is the land that was purchased for the Damon Garcia Sports
Fields. I have the documents to remind everyone that 24 acres were purchased for $2 million dollars for
"recreation" - not a road. There has never been an EIR conducted for putting a road at that location. Ever. The land
was purchased for "recreation". The Army Corps of Engineers supported the construction of the Damon-Garcia
Sports Fields for "recreation" - not the construction of the road - at that location due to that very fact.
City residents legally deserve the remaining seven acres adjacent to the sports fields to be used for recreation.
There are multiple possible uses for that land including a bike lane, play yard, or even possibly a pickleball court.
Also, identified Native American artifacts are adjacent to that land.
Additionally, the proposed intersection of a future Prado Road at Broad Street has long been a concern of mine.
Having a four-lane truck highway adjacent to the Damon-Garcia Sports Fields will create environmental hazards for
sports enthusiasts and add an additional stop light at Prado Road along Broad Street.
The late Mayor Dave Romero and I, as well as other concerned citizens including Eugene Jud and the late Jamie Lopes,
long advocated for the fact that that the “extension of Prado Road” should go south to Santa Fe Road at a widened
Tank Farm Road to protect the integrity of the Damon-Garcia Sports Fields and to benefit traffic circulation.
Citizens should not bear any cost for this interchange. Originally, during City planning discussions for the last 20 years,
City employees and developers stated that the developers of Serra Meadows, Avila Ranch, Righetti Ranch, and San
Luis Ranch homes would be contributing a substantial portion of the needed funds.
The most recent reports make it appear that the cost for this interchange and overpass will be passed on to the
residents of San Luis Obispo.
Be logical. Please delay any additional approval of this project and demand that a comprehensive Environmental
Impact Report of Prado Road from Madonna Road to Broad Street be executed.
Thank you for your consideration. I look forward to a response to my concerns.
Cordially,
Mila Vujovich-La Barre
1
From:Wilbanks, Megan
Sent:Friday, February 14, 2025 4:27 PM
To:Mila Vujovich-LaBarre
Cc:CityClerk
Subject:RE: 7.b US 101/PRADO ROAD INTERCHANGE PROJECT UPDATE AND AWARD OF THE PLANS,
SPECIFICATIONS, AND ESTIMATES (PS&E) DESIGN CONTRACT February 18, 2025
Hello Mila,
Thank you for your input, it has been sent to the City Council members. It is now placed in the public archive for the
February 18, 2025 City Council Meeting.
Megan Wilbanks
Deputy City Clerk
City Administration
990 Palm, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3249
E mwilbank@slocity.org
T 805.781.7103
slocity.org
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From: Mila Vujovich-LaBarre < >
Sent: Friday, February 14, 2025 4:19 PM
To: E-mail Council Website <emailcouncil@slocity.org>
Subject: Re: 7.b US 101/PRADO ROAD INTERCHANGE PROJECT UPDATE AND AWARD OF THE PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, AND
ESTIMATES (PS&E) DESIGN CONTRACT February 18, 2025
This message is from an External Source. Use caution when deciding to open attachments, click links, or respond.
February 14, 2025
Mayor Stewart and City Council Members
City Hall
990 Palm Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Re: 7.b US 101/PRADO ROAD INTERCHANGE PROJECT UPDATE AND AWARD OF THE PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, AND
ESTIMATES (PS&E) DESIGN CONTRACT February 18, 2025
Dear Mayor Stewart and City Council Members,
2
This letter is to comment on the Prado Road interchange and overpass set to be heard at the City Council meeting on
Tuesday, February 18, 2025.
My sentiments about the Prado Road overpass and extension have not changed over the years due to the fact there
has never been a comprehensive Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the entirety of this road from Madonna to
Broad Street. I also doubt that the interchange and road will fit in the place that it was originally slated for.
Concerns remain about the southbound on-ramp to Highway 101 at Madonna Road merging with a southbound exit
at Prado Road. In addition, Prado Road was accepted into the LUCE document in 2015 as a “four-lane truck highway”
with bike lanes and a pedestrian path. The road was to be from Madonna Road to Broad Street.
Back then, and now, I continue to maintain that “Prado Road” with its proposed magnitude does not fit. These
comments are due to my past research and communication about this endeavor with City staff and Caltrans for over
two decades.
If one takes a tape measure and physically goes along the proposed course of Prado Road, one can see what my
concerns are.
The basic math is as follows:
Four lanes for cars and trucks: 4 lanes x 12 feet 48 feet
Turn lane: 12 feet
Bike paths: 2 lanes x 6 feet 12 feet
Sidewalks: 2 sidewalks x 6 feet 12 feet
Total: 84 feet
If we, as a City, are going forward with the construction of a Prado Road Interchange and the Prado Road, it is critical
that a comprehensive Environmental Impact Report (EIR) of Prado Road be done from Broad Street to Madonna
Road.
Currently, the construction of Prado Road is being “piecemealed” or “segmented” which, in my research, is not
legal and is in violation of CEQA guidelines. Please feel free to correct me if I am wrong.
Prado Road as an East-West connector has been on the San Luis Obispo City Plan since 1960. There has never been a
comprehensive Environmental Impact Report(EIR) of Prado Road analyzing the cumulative impacts, the cost, and the
feasibility of it. Our City staff will say that Prado Road has been adequately “studied” over the years.
Now is the time for facts, figures, costs, and a timeline to be exposed for transparency so that the benefits or
detriments of these projects will be revealed.
It is my opinion that both the North-South impacts and the East-West impacts must be addressed together by
Caltrans and the City of San Luis Obispo.
A comprehensive Environmental Impact Report (EIR) involving all of the stakeholders including the residents of the
developments should be conducted before one more hour is spent on the design of the interchange and overpass.
During the LUCE process in 2015, I attended a majority of the meetings. Many of the residential units approved via
the LUCE Master Plan have been built, without the approved traffic infrastructure to support them. Fees were paid by
developers so that they could develop their properties before the traffic infrastructure was created.
This leads to another question, where are those fees now and how much is in the account for Prado Road?
3
Again, “Prado Road” is in the General Plan as a “four-lane truck highway” however, when portions of Prado Road
have been built by developers, they have been allowed to build roads that are more narrow, as in the Serra Meadows
new home development on the East side of Highway 101 and the other section of “Prado Road,” on the west side of
Highway 101 now known as “Dalidio Drive.”
In addition, the part that is near and dear to my heart is the land that was purchased for the Damon Garcia Sports
Fields. I have the documents to remind everyone that 24 acres were purchased for $2 million dollars for
"recreation" - not a road. There has never been an EIR conducted for putting a road at that location. Ever. The land
was purchased for "recreation". The Army Corps of Engineers supported the construction of the Damon-Garcia
Sports Fields for "recreation" - not the construction of the road - at that location due to that very fact.
City residents legally deserve the remaining seven acres adjacent to the sports fields to be used for recreation.
There are multiple possible uses for that land including a bike lane, play yard, or even possibly a pickleball court.
Also, identified Native American artifacts are adjacent to that land.
Additionally, the proposed intersection of a future Prado Road at Broad Street has long been a concern of mine.
Having a four-lane truck highway adjacent to the Damon-Garcia Sports Fields will create environmental hazards for
sports enthusiasts and add an additional stop light at Prado Road along Broad Street.
The late Mayor Dave Romero and I, as well as other concerned citizens including Eugene Jud and the late Jamie Lopes,
long advocated for the fact that that the “extension of Prado Road” should go south to Santa Fe Road at a widened
Tank Farm Road to protect the integrity of the Damon-Garcia Sports Fields and to benefit traffic circulation.
Citizens should not bear any cost for this interchange. Originally, during City planning discussions for the last 20 years,
City employees and developers stated that the developers of Serra Meadows, Avila Ranch, Righetti Ranch, and San
Luis Ranch homes would be contributing a substantial portion of the needed funds.
The most recent reports make it appear that the cost for this interchange and overpass will be passed on to the
residents of San Luis Obispo.
Be logical. Please delay any additional approval of this project and demand that a comprehensive Environmental
Impact Report of Prado Road from Madonna Road to Broad Street be executed.
Thank you for your consideration. I look forward to a response to my concerns.
Cordially,
Mila Vujovich-La Barre
1
From:Mila Vujovich-LaBarre < >
Sent:Friday, February 14, 2025 4:19 PM
To:E-mail Council Website
Subject:Re: 7.b US 101/PRADO ROAD INTERCHANGE PROJECT UPDATE AND AWARD OF THE PLANS,
SPECIFICATIONS, AND ESTIMATES (PS&E) DESIGN CONTRACT February 18, 2025
This message is from an External Source. Use caution when deciding to open attachments, click links, or respond.
February 14, 2025
Mayor Stewart and City Council Members
City Hall
990 Palm Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Re: 7.b US 101/PRADO ROAD INTERCHANGE PROJECT UPDATE AND AWARD OF THE PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, AND
ESTIMATES (PS&E) DESIGN CONTRACT February 18, 2025
Dear Mayor Stewart and City Council Members,
This letter is to comment on the Prado Road interchange and overpass set to be heard at the City Council meeting on
Tuesday, February 18, 2025.
My sentiments about the Prado Road overpass and extension have not changed over the years due to the fact there
has never been a comprehensive Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the entirety of this road from Madonna to
Broad Street. I also doubt that the interchange and road will fit in the place that it was originally slated for.
Concerns remain about the southbound on-ramp to Highway 101 at Madonna Road merging with a southbound exit
at Prado Road. In addition, Prado Road was accepted into the LUCE document in 2015 as a “four-lane truck highway”
with bike lanes and a pedestrian path. The road was to be from Madonna Road to Broad Street.
Back then, and now, I continue to maintain that “Prado Road” with its proposed magnitude does not fit. These
comments are due to my past research and communication about this endeavor with City staff and Caltrans for over
two decades.
If one takes a tape measure and physically goes along the proposed course of Prado Road, one can see what my
concerns are.
The basic math is as follows:
Four lanes for cars and trucks: 4 lanes x 12 feet 48 feet
Turn lane: 12 feet
Bike paths: 2 lanes x 6 feet 12 feet
Sidewalks: 2 sidewalks x 6 feet 12 feet
Total: 84 feet
2
If we, as a City, are going forward with the construction of a Prado Road Interchange and the Prado Road, it is critical
that a comprehensive Environmental Impact Report (EIR) of Prado Road be done from Broad Street to Madonna
Road.
Currently, the construction of Prado Road is being “piecemealed” or “segmented” which, in my research, is not
legal and is in violation of CEQA guidelines. Please feel free to correct me if I am wrong.
Prado Road as an East-West connector has been on the San Luis Obispo City Plan since 1960. There has never been a
comprehensive Environmental Impact Report(EIR) of Prado Road analyzing the cumulative impacts, the cost, and the
feasibility of it. Our City staff will say that Prado Road has been adequately “studied” over the years.
Now is the time for facts, figures, costs, and a timeline to be exposed for transparency so that the benefits or
detriments of these projects will be revealed.
It is my opinion that both the North-South impacts and the East-West impacts must be addressed together by
Caltrans and the City of San Luis Obispo.
A comprehensive Environmental Impact Report (EIR) involving all of the stakeholders including the residents of the
developments should be conducted before one more hour is spent on the design of the interchange and overpass.
During the LUCE process in 2015, I attended a majority of the meetings. Many of the residential units approved via
the LUCE Master Plan have been built, without the approved traffic infrastructure to support them. Fees were paid by
developers so that they could develop their properties before the traffic infrastructure was created.
This leads to another question, where are those fees now and how much is in the account for Prado Road?
Again, “Prado Road” is in the General Plan as a “four-lane truck highway” however, when portions of Prado Road
have been built by developers, they have been allowed to build roads that are more narrow, as in the Serra Meadows
new home development on the East side of Highway 101 and the other section of “Prado Road,” on the west side of
Highway 101 now known as “Dalidio Drive.”
In addition, the part that is near and dear to my heart is the land that was purchased for the Damon Garcia Sports
Fields. I have the documents to remind everyone that 24 acres were purchased for $2 million dollars for
"recreation" - not a road. There has never been an EIR conducted for putting a road at that location. Ever. The land
was purchased for "recreation". The Army Corps of Engineers supported the construction of the Damon-Garcia
Sports Fields for "recreation" - not the construction of the road - at that location due to that very fact.
City residents legally deserve the remaining seven acres adjacent to the sports fields to be used for recreation.
There are multiple possible uses for that land including a bike lane, play yard, or even possibly a pickleball court.
Also, identified Native American artifacts are adjacent to that land.
Additionally, the proposed intersection of a future Prado Road at Broad Street has long been a concern of mine.
Having a four-lane truck highway adjacent to the Damon-Garcia Sports Fields will create environmental hazards for
sports enthusiasts and add an additional stop light at Prado Road along Broad Street.
The late Mayor Dave Romero and I, as well as other concerned citizens including Eugene Jud and the late Jamie Lopes,
long advocated for the fact that that the “extension of Prado Road” should go south to Santa Fe Road at a widened
Tank Farm Road to protect the integrity of the Damon-Garcia Sports Fields and to benefit traffic circulation.
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Citizens should not bear any cost for this interchange. Originally, during City planning discussions for the last 20 years,
City employees and developers stated that the developers of Serra Meadows, Avila Ranch, Righetti Ranch, and San
Luis Ranch homes would be contributing a substantial portion of the needed funds.
The most recent reports make it appear that the cost for this interchange and overpass will be passed on to the
residents of San Luis Obispo.
Be logical. Please delay any additional approval of this project and demand that a comprehensive Environmental
Impact Report of Prado Road from Madonna Road to Broad Street be executed.
Thank you for your consideration. I look forward to a response to my concerns.
Cordially,
Mila Vujovich-La Barre
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From:Francis, Emily
Sent:Monday, February 17, 2025 8:45 PM
To:Mila Vujovich-LaBarre
Subject:Prado Interchange
Mila,
Apologies for the delayed response. I was waiting on additional information from staff before getting back to
you. I appreciate you taking the time to share your perspective and your continued advocacy. Your engagement
in these discussions is always valuable, and I remember speaking with you about this topic at the U40 event
when you were running for council. I was impressed by your insights at that time, and I continue to value the
dialogue we’re able to have on these issues.
Many of the concerns you’ve raised are ones I share. While some have been addressed, others remain,
particularly the cost of the interchange, which is a significant concern for me.
Regarding the Madonna on-ramps and the Prado off-ramps, adjustments have been made by removing on- and
off-ramps from the southbound lane. The road will function primarily as an east-west connector, though ramps
will still be included on the northbound lane. I do have concerns about the intersections at Madonna and LOVR
with Higuera, especially given the projected level of service challenges we anticipate in the coming years.
Significant infrastructure investment will be necessary to improve connectivity across our city.
I plan to raise additional questions during tomorrow night’s meeting, and I expect we’ll have an in-depth
discussion on how best to move forward.
Take care,
Emily
Emily Francis
pronouns she/her/hers
Council Member
Office of the City Council
990 Palm, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3249
E EFrancis@slocity.org
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From:Mila Vujovich-LaBarre < >
Sent:Tuesday, February 18, 2025 4:41 PM
To:Francis, Emily
Subject:Re: Prado Interchange
This message is from an External Source. Use caution when deciding to open attachments, click links, or respond.
Good afternoon, Emily!
I will be chairing a meeting of the Sierra Club from 5:30 pm-7:00 pm and will come to the City Council meeting then.
If you revisit the fact that this project is being piecemealed in which violates CEQA, that would be great!
Approving just the interchange and not looking at the rest of the road is poor planning!
Thank you for your service!
Mila
From: Francis, Emily <EFrancis@slocity.org>
Sent: Monday, February 17, 2025 8:45 PM
To: Mila Vujovich-LaBarre < >
Subject: Prado Interchange
Mila,
Apologies for the delayed response. I was waiting on additional information from staff before getting back to
you. I appreciate you taking the time to share your perspective and your continued advocacy. Your engagement
in these discussions is always valuable, and I remember speaking with you about this topic at the U40 event
when you were running for council. I was impressed by your insights at that time, and I continue to value the
dialogue we’re able to have on these issues.
Many of the concerns you’ve raised are ones I share. While some have been addressed, others remain,
particularly the cost of the interchange, which is a significant concern for me.
Regarding the Madonna on-ramps and the Prado off-ramps, adjustments have been made by removing on- and
off-ramps from the southbound lane. The road will function primarily as an east-west connector, though ramps
will still be included on the northbound lane. I do have concerns about the intersections at Madonna and LOVR
with Higuera, especially given the projected level of service challenges we anticipate in the coming years.
Significant infrastructure investment will be necessary to improve connectivity across our city.
I plan to raise additional questions during tomorrow night’s meeting, and I expect we’ll have an in-depth
discussion on how best to move forward.
Take care,
Emily
2
Emily Francis
pronouns she/her/hers
Council Member
Office of the City Council
990 Palm, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3249
E EFrancis@slocity.org
1
From:Mila Vujovich-LaBarre < >
Sent:Wednesday, June 18, 2025 9:16 AM
To:Tracy L. Watson
Cc:Stewart, Erica A
Subject:Suggestion - New Position for the 2025-26 SCLC
June 18, 2025
Dear Members of the Student Community Liaison Committee,
As a community member, it has been such a pleasure to serve on the Student Community Liaison Committee (SCLC). I
look forward to continuing to do so in the year ahead!
I took to heart Mayor Stewart's comment at the end of our last meeting in May and I do think collectively we can
make the SCLC even more dynamic and goal-oriented in the 2025-26 school year.
As I am wrapping up my school year teaching for the San Luis Coastal Unified School District (SLCUSD) I would like
everyone to consider including an administrator from the SLCUSD District Office to be on the SCLC in the future.
So many of the goals of the SCLC goals include “neighborhood wellness.” The neighborhoods are indeed made up of
college students, individuals, couples, and families with children.
The SLCUSD Assistant Superintendent Lisa Yamashita can collaborate and disperse information to the entire school
district whether it be about community service projects involving Cal Poly and Cuesta students or facilitating the
involvement of Cal Poly and Cuesta students on our K-12 campuses.
The SCLC has been primarily focused on college-aged students. Having an administrative representative from the
SLCUSD district office would allow us to have an impact on students K through 12 more expeditiously.
She would also have the ability to have any information translated into Spanish and disperse information about our
projects to our Spanish-speaking community members as well.
Please note that the email for Lisa Yamashita is: lyamashita@slcusd.org. Her phone contact is 805-549-1205.
I was originally ready to have her come just as a guest to our first meeting of the SCLC in the 2025-26 school year to
understand the dynamics of the SCLC, but she is ready to be a member now if you are all open to that idea.
In addition to being the “SCLC Geographic Neighborhood Association” representative, I am in the school district a
veteran “rank and file” teacher in the classroom setting. Having this type of involvement on the SCLC with someone in
her position would make a positive difference.
Please feel free to forward to me any thoughts about this suggestion. Or better yet, contact her directly with an
invitation to our first meeting of the 2025-26 school year!
Blessings to you all during these glorious summer months!
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Respectfully,
Mila Vujovich-La Barre
Geographic Neighborhood Association Representative
1
From:Colunga-Lopez, Andrea
Sent:Wednesday, June 25, 2025 2:48 PM
To:Mila Vujovich-LaBarre
Cc:CityClerk
Subject:RE: Planning Commission 6.25.25 - Item 4a
Hi Mila,
Thank you for your input, it has been sent to the committee members. It is now placed in the Planning Commission
public archive for tonight’s meeting.
Best,
Andrea Colunga-Lopez
pronouns she/her/hers
Administrative Assistant II
City Administration
E AColunga@slocity.org
T 805.781.7105
slocity.org
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From: Mila Vujovich-LaBarre < >
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2025 1:34 PM
To: Advisory Bodies <advisorybodies@slocity.org>
Subject: Planning Commission 6.25.25 - Item 4a
Date: June 25, 2025
To: Advisory Bodies
Subject: Planning Commission, Item 4a
Dear Chairman Houghton and Planning Commissioners,
By way of introduction, my name is Mila Vujovich-La Barre. In addition to being a resident of the “Neighborhoods
North of Foothill" and a teacher in the San Luis Coastal Unified School District for the last 41 years, I am also a
member of the Student Community Liaison Committee (SCLC).
One of the major goals of the SCLC is to constantly enhance “town-gown” relationships. Over the last few years, the
melding of college students in residential neighborhoods has been a common topic. Several students do an
outstanding job of thriving and embracing their neighborhoods and our community as a whole.
The members of the Delta Upsilon Fraternity have quite simply failed to demonstrate this concept.
2
After due consideration and review, it is my hope that you revoke Delta Upsilon’s Conditional Use Permit based on
continual noise complaints and citations, and the fact that they have not followed the conditions of their Conditional
Use Permit (CUP).
The site of their fraternity has been the cause for innumerable noise complaints, which have involved our
hardworking police force.
Delta Upsilon members have displayed a lack of respect for city residents by continuing to host noisy events with
excessive numbers of attendees at their main and satellite houses, despite being given multiple verbal and written
warnings, noise citations, and notices of violation.
Many students who are accepted into California Polytechnic University (Cal Poly) are indeed among the top scholars
in the country. This leads me to believe that the Delta Upsilon members are fully capable of understanding the laws
and are simply choosing to ignore them.
As a classroom teacher, I have recently had to deal with this sense of entitlement daily with my middle school
students.
Until Delta Upsilon members show the respect due to others, I hope that you revoke their Conditional Use Permit.
Sincerely,
Mila Vujovich-La Barre
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From:Mila Vujovich-LaBarre < >
Sent:Wednesday, June 25, 2025 1:34 PM
To:Advisory Bodies
Subject:Planning Commission 6.25.25 - Item 4a
Date: June 25, 2025
To: Advisory Bodies
Subject: Planning Commission, Item 4a
Dear Chairman Houghton and Planning Commissioners,
By way of introduction, my name is Mila Vujovich-La Barre. In addition to being a resident of the “Neighborhoods
North of Foothill" and a teacher in the San Luis Coastal Unified School District for the last 41 years, I am also a
member of the Student Community Liaison Committee (SCLC).
One of the major goals of the SCLC is to constantly enhance “town-gown” relationships. Over the last few years, the
melding of college students in residential neighborhoods has been a common topic. Several students do an
outstanding job of thriving and embracing their neighborhoods and our community as a whole.
The members of the Delta Upsilon Fraternity have quite simply failed to demonstrate this concept.
After due consideration and review, it is my hope that you revoke Delta Upsilon’s Conditional Use Permit based on
continual noise complaints and citations, and the fact that they have not followed the conditions of their Conditional
Use Permit (CUP).
The site of their fraternity has been the cause for innumerable noise complaints, which have involved our
hardworking police force.
Delta Upsilon members have displayed a lack of respect for city residents by continuing to host noisy events with
excessive numbers of attendees at their main and satellite houses, despite being given multiple verbal and written
warnings, noise citations, and notices of violation.
Many students who are accepted into California Polytechnic University (Cal Poly) are indeed among the top scholars
in the country. This leads me to believe that the Delta Upsilon members are fully capable of understanding the laws
and are simply choosing to ignore them.
As a classroom teacher, I have recently had to deal with this sense of entitlement daily with my middle school
students.
Until Delta Upsilon members show the respect due to others, I hope that you revoke their Conditional Use Permit.
Sincerely,
Mila Vujovich-La Barre
2
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From:Colunga-Lopez, Andrea
Sent:Tuesday, July 15, 2025 8:57 AM
To:Mila Vujovich-LaBarre
Cc:CityClerk
Subject:RE: July 15 - 2025; Item 8a
Hi Mila,
Thank you for your input, it has been sent to the City Council members. It is now placed in the public archive for
tonight’s meeting.
Best,
Andrea Colunga-Lopez
pronouns she/her/hers
Administrative Assistant II
City Administration
E AColunga@slocity.org
T 805.781.7105
slocity.org
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From: Mila Vujovich-LaBarre < >
Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2025 8:40 AM
To: E-mail Council Website <emailcouncil@slocity.org>
Subject: July 15 - 2025; Item 8a
July 15, 2025
Agenda Item: 8a
Dear Mayor Stewart and Council Members:
As a local teacher who has taught in the San Luis Coastal Unified School District for 41 years, a resident of San Luis
Obispo, and the Geographic Neighborhood Association Representative for the Student Community Liaison Committee
(SCLC), I love the vibrancy students bring to our community - from 5 years old, to teens, to college students, and adult
learners.
I found the Grand Jury investigation report interesting and very accurate. As you know, the Grand Jury investigation
was instigated by residents who felt the elected and appointed officials of the City of San Luis Obispo were continuing
to fail in their duty to protect their neighborhoods, some with families and the elderly, from the dangerous “St.
Fratty's Day” event and other raucous weekends.
2
The complaint was filed in June of 2024 after Police Chief Rick Scott had announced to the City and the public that his
department's enforcement plan was used for the “St. Fratty's Day” event in March of 2024, the same plan used in
prior years, was “successful.”
Many people found that announcement alarming, as there had continued growth of unruly crowds, going from 2,000
in 2022 to more than 7,000 in 2024. The management of the chaos was indeed not a “success.”
At the City Council gatherings and at meetings of the SCLC, San Luis Obispo City Manager Whitney McDonald stated
that the Council's goal was to have “St. Fratty’s Day end.”
Chief Scott’s announcement of success and denial of residents' pleas for better enforcement was the impetus that
caused desperate, fearful residents to file a Grand Jury Complaint.
Fortunately, residents' efforts to bring an end to “St. Fratty’s Day” was finally taken seriously, and coordinated efforts
resulted in a positive result in 2025.
Due to my participation on the SCLC, I found great relief knowing that a second Grand Jury complaint was submitted
by frustrated residents in the Alta Vista Neighborhood who have been pleading with the City to enforce its zoning
codes to eliminate illegal fraternity operations in R-1 and R-2 neighborhoods.
It has been noted that after an extensive investigation by 19 impartial Grand Jurors, they concluded that the City of
San Luis Obispo has failed to protect its residents by not enforcing its residential neighborhood zoning laws.
Not only did the jurors complete extensive research, review records, and conduct interviews, but they also witnessed
firsthand what occurs in several residential neighborhoods adjacent to Cal Poly each weekend.
Each Council member has been sent videos demonstrating the extreme disruptions from the unabated fraternity
parties.
Each Council member has been invited to visit residents' homes on the weekends during the academic year to see
firsthand what they have to endure. Unfortunately, to my knowledge, no one has taken individuals up on their
invitations.
Resident groups and residents have met with Council members and code enforcement officials only to hear the same
excuses, which center around insufficient staff, including code enforcement personnel.
Many long-term residents have given up calling the police when little to nothing is done to stop the parties, resulting
in many moving away from these neighborhoods, turning even more homes in those neighborhoods into student
rentals.
At nearly every SCLC meeting, I share positive communication about the neighborhoods, students, and community
members, and opportunities for students to be positively involved in our town. I also share the emails that I have
personally received from residents. When I read the emails aloud, it is not uncommon for there to be no response
from fellow SCLC members and /or members of the Cal Poly Greek life who vehemently express their desire for the
illegal fraternities in the R-1 and R-2 zones to be known as “satellite" fraternities.
The SCLC committee has been unable to find solutions for the problems in neighborhoods impacted by student
rentals.
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Additionally, Cal Poly is purposely erasing previously provided addresses where their fraternities are operating while
claiming they're acting within the law.
If you desire to form an AD HOC committee to respond to the Grand Jury Report, please state how the City is going to
resolve the problem of fraternities illegally operating in R-1 and R-2 zones.
That is the proverbial elephant in the room.
Perhaps your response could include that the City is going to form a task force comprised of City staff, Cal Poly staff,
and residents negatively affected by these illegal operations, in an attempt to begin the process of actually doing
something concrete to address the violation of our zoning codes by fraternities that are truly destroying residents'
quality of life in neighborhoods.
Another response could be that the City will fund an additional code enforcement official to exclusively address
zoning code violations and relieve the neighborhoods of these illegal operations.
The City could also encourage Cal Poly to construct and maintain a Greek Row of sorts on the Cal Poly land!
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
Mila Vujovich-La Barre
1
From:Shoresman, Michelle
Sent:Tuesday, July 15, 2025 10:33 AM
To:Mila Vujovich-LaBarre
Subject:Re: July 15 - 2025; Item 8a
Thanks for the email Mila.
As you know, the item tonight is to create an ad hoc committee so that the council can legally respond to certain
findings in the grand jury report, as we are legally required to do.
I think we have made lots of progress already, both on St Patrick’s day, and the surrounding events, but also on
the other neighborhood issues noted in the report. But, of course, there is still work to do. Most of the letters we
have gotten also mention Cal Poly’s role in this and I appreciate those mentions. They are a key player in this as
well.
Thanks again for the letter. As this issue is now part of our major city goals, this is not the first, nor the last
discussion on this, for sure.
Michelle
From: Mila Vujovich-LaBarre < >
Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2025 8:40:15 AM
To: E-mail Council Website <emailcouncil@slocity.org>
Subject: July 15 - 2025; Item 8a
July 15, 2025
Agenda Item: 8a
Dear Mayor Stewart and Council Members:
As a local teacher who has taught in the San Luis Coastal Unified School District for 41 years, a resident of San Luis
Obispo, and the Geographic Neighborhood Association Representative for the Student Community Liaison Committee
(SCLC), I love the vibrancy students bring to our community - from 5 years old, to teens, to college students, and adult
learners.
I found the Grand Jury investigation report interesting and very accurate. As you know, the Grand Jury investigation
was instigated by residents who felt the elected and appointed officials of the City of San Luis Obispo were continuing
to fail in their duty to protect their neighborhoods, some with families and the elderly, from the dangerous “St.
Fratty's Day” event and other raucous weekends.
The complaint was filed in June of 2024 after Police Chief Rick Scott had announced to the City and the public that his
department's enforcement plan was used for the “St. Fratty's Day” event in March of 2024, the same plan used in
prior years, was “successful.”
Many people found that announcement alarming, as there had continued growth of unruly crowds, going from 2,000
in 2022 to more than 7,000 in 2024. The management of the chaos was indeed not a “success.”
2
At the City Council gatherings and at meetings of the SCLC, San Luis Obispo City Manager Whitney McDonald stated
that the Council's goal was to have “St. Fratty’s Day end.”
Chief Scott’s announcement of success and denial of residents' pleas for better enforcement was the impetus that
caused desperate, fearful residents to file a Grand Jury Complaint.
Fortunately, residents' efforts to bring an end to “St. Fratty’s Day” was finally taken seriously, and coordinated efforts
resulted in a positive result in 2025.
Due to my participation on the SCLC, I found great relief knowing that a second Grand Jury complaint was submitted
by frustrated residents in the Alta Vista Neighborhood who have been pleading with the City to enforce its zoning
codes to eliminate illegal fraternity operations in R-1 and R-2 neighborhoods.
It has been noted that after an extensive investigation by 19 impartial Grand Jurors, they concluded that the City of
San Luis Obispo has failed to protect its residents by not enforcing its residential neighborhood zoning laws.
Not only did the jurors complete extensive research, review records, and conduct interviews, but they also witnessed
firsthand what occurs in several residential neighborhoods adjacent to Cal Poly each weekend.
Each Council member has been sent videos demonstrating the extreme disruptions from the unabated fraternity
parties.
Each Council member has been invited to visit residents' homes on the weekends during the academic year to see
firsthand what they have to endure. Unfortunately, to my knowledge, no one has taken individuals up on their
invitations.
Resident groups and residents have met with Council members and code enforcement officials only to hear the same
excuses, which center around insufficient staff, including code enforcement personnel.
Many long-term residents have given up calling the police when little to nothing is done to stop the parties, resulting
in many moving away from these neighborhoods, turning even more homes in those neighborhoods into student
rentals.
At nearly every SCLC meeting, I share positive communication about the neighborhoods, students, and community
members, and opportunities for students to be positively involved in our town. I also share the emails that I have
personally received from residents. When I read the emails aloud, it is not uncommon for there to be no response
from fellow SCLC members and /or members of the Cal Poly Greek life who vehemently express their desire for the
illegal fraternities in the R-1 and R-2 zones to be known as “satellite" fraternities.
The SCLC committee has been unable to find solutions for the problems in neighborhoods impacted by student
rentals.
Additionally, Cal Poly is purposely erasing previously provided addresses where their fraternities are operating while
claiming they're acting within the law.
If you desire to form an AD HOC committee to respond to the Grand Jury Report, please state how the City is going to
resolve the problem of fraternities illegally operating in R-1 and R-2 zones.
That is the proverbial elephant in the room.
3
Perhaps your response could include that the City is going to form a task force comprised of City staff, Cal Poly staff,
and residents negatively affected by these illegal operations, in an attempt to begin the process of actually doing
something concrete to address the violation of our zoning codes by fraternities that are truly destroying residents'
quality of life in neighborhoods.
Another response could be that the City will fund an additional code enforcement official to exclusively address
zoning code violations and relieve the neighborhoods of these illegal operations.
The City could also encourage Cal Poly to construct and maintain a Greek Row of sorts on the Cal Poly land!
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
Mila Vujovich-La Barre
1
From:Mila Vujovich-LaBarre < >
Sent:Tuesday, July 15, 2025 8:40 AM
To:E-mail Council Website
Subject:July 15 - 2025; Item 8a
July 15, 2025
Agenda Item: 8a
Dear Mayor Stewart and Council Members:
As a local teacher who has taught in the San Luis Coastal Unified School District for 41 years, a resident of San Luis
Obispo, and the Geographic Neighborhood Association Representative for the Student Community Liaison Committee
(SCLC), I love the vibrancy students bring to our community - from 5 years old, to teens, to college students, and adult
learners.
I found the Grand Jury investigation report interesting and very accurate. As you know, the Grand Jury investigation
was instigated by residents who felt the elected and appointed officials of the City of San Luis Obispo were continuing
to fail in their duty to protect their neighborhoods, some with families and the elderly, from the dangerous “St.
Fratty's Day” event and other raucous weekends.
The complaint was filed in June of 2024 after Police Chief Rick Scott had announced to the City and the public that his
department's enforcement plan was used for the “St. Fratty's Day” event in March of 2024, the same plan used in
prior years, was “successful.”
Many people found that announcement alarming, as there had continued growth of unruly crowds, going from 2,000
in 2022 to more than 7,000 in 2024. The management of the chaos was indeed not a “success.”
At the City Council gatherings and at meetings of the SCLC, San Luis Obispo City Manager Whitney McDonald stated
that the Council's goal was to have “St. Fratty’s Day end.”
Chief Scott’s announcement of success and denial of residents' pleas for better enforcement was the impetus that
caused desperate, fearful residents to file a Grand Jury Complaint.
Fortunately, residents' efforts to bring an end to “St. Fratty’s Day” was finally taken seriously, and coordinated efforts
resulted in a positive result in 2025.
Due to my participation on the SCLC, I found great relief knowing that a second Grand Jury complaint was submitted
by frustrated residents in the Alta Vista Neighborhood who have been pleading with the City to enforce its zoning
codes to eliminate illegal fraternity operations in R-1 and R-2 neighborhoods.
It has been noted that after an extensive investigation by 19 impartial Grand Jurors, they concluded that the City of
San Luis Obispo has failed to protect its residents by not enforcing its residential neighborhood zoning laws.
Not only did the jurors complete extensive research, review records, and conduct interviews, but they also witnessed
firsthand what occurs in several residential neighborhoods adjacent to Cal Poly each weekend.
2
Each Council member has been sent videos demonstrating the extreme disruptions from the unabated fraternity
parties.
Each Council member has been invited to visit residents' homes on the weekends during the academic year to see
firsthand what they have to endure. Unfortunately, to my knowledge, no one has taken individuals up on their
invitations.
Resident groups and residents have met with Council members and code enforcement officials only to hear the same
excuses, which center around insufficient staff, including code enforcement personnel.
Many long-term residents have given up calling the police when little to nothing is done to stop the parties, resulting
in many moving away from these neighborhoods, turning even more homes in those neighborhoods into student
rentals.
At nearly every SCLC meeting, I share positive communication about the neighborhoods, students, and community
members, and opportunities for students to be positively involved in our town. I also share the emails that I have
personally received from residents. When I read the emails aloud, it is not uncommon for there to be no response
from fellow SCLC members and /or members of the Cal Poly Greek life who vehemently express their desire for the
illegal fraternities in the R-1 and R-2 zones to be known as “satellite" fraternities.
The SCLC committee has been unable to find solutions for the problems in neighborhoods impacted by student
rentals.
Additionally, Cal Poly is purposely erasing previously provided addresses where their fraternities are operating while
claiming they're acting within the law.
If you desire to form an AD HOC committee to respond to the Grand Jury Report, please state how the City is going to
resolve the problem of fraternities illegally operating in R-1 and R-2 zones.
That is the proverbial elephant in the room.
Perhaps your response could include that the City is going to form a task force comprised of City staff, Cal Poly staff,
and residents negatively affected by these illegal operations, in an attempt to begin the process of actually doing
something concrete to address the violation of our zoning codes by fraternities that are truly destroying residents'
quality of life in neighborhoods.
Another response could be that the City will fund an additional code enforcement official to exclusively address
zoning code violations and relieve the neighborhoods of these illegal operations.
The City could also encourage Cal Poly to construct and maintain a Greek Row of sorts on the Cal Poly land!
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
Mila Vujovich-La Barre