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Jan Cordone <jan.cordone@trustautomation.com>
Sent:Monday,
To:E-mail Council Website
Subject:SLOMA Expansion Discussion - City Council Meeting November 4, 2025
Attachments:SLO City Council Letter 2025 11-3.docx
Good afternoon,
Please accept this letter of support regarding the SLOMA Expansion plan to be discussed at Tuesday’s
City Council Meeting.
Be Well,
Jan
Jan Cordone
Executive Assistant, Trust Automation, Inc.
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November 3, 2025
San Luis Obispo City Council
990 Palm Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Mayor Stewart, Honorable Council Members:
We feel so fortunate to live here, to have been able to establish Trust Automation as a thriving
company that now employs 170 people in jobs that pay head-of-household wages, and to have
had the time and resources to be engaged in the community and be able to invest in various
worthy causes that we believe advance the community’s quality of life.
We are especially excited about SLOMA’s expansion plan now on the drawing board. As purely a
business matter, this expansion will benefit downtown businesses by bringing tens of thousands
of visitors downtown who will surely want to have a bite to eat, shop and/or have a drink.
Also, as others in the community know and have expressed to you, a thriving arts scene
contributes to a healthier community, economically and spiritually. We can also tell you from
experience that a thriving arts scene will make it easier for us to attract and retain employees.
That’s why we have pledged $4 million to help with both phases of SLOMA’s planned expansion:
(1) The immediate tenant improvements and (2) the eventual purchase of the Higuera Street
properties to ensure the long-term viability of this plan.
This pledge represents our single largest philanthropic investment to date. That’s how much we
believe this project can regain the downtown’s vibrancy and once again make SLO central to the
region’s vitality.
We hope you will agree that SLOMA’s plan will prove to be a great investment, and we strongly
encourage you to approve SLOMA’s request for financial support.
With great appreciation for your leadership and commitment to the City of San Luis Obispo,
/s/ Trudie Safreno
Trudie Safreno, CFO
/s/ Ty Safreno
Ty Safreno, CEO