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From:Jakob Zuckermandel <president.cpdeltachi@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, December 3, 2024 8:45 AM
To:Diepenbrock, Arlen
Subject:Re: Frats and Sororities Re-Inspect
Works for me. Our housing guy as well as myself have class at 10am but last time it was only about an hour,
should we expect it to be about that length or more do you think?
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Jakob Zuckermandel
President
Delta Chi Fraternity
California Polytechnic State University
president.cpdeltachi@gmail.com
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On Tue, Dec 3, 2024 at 8:43 AM Diepenbrock, Arlen <adiepenb@slocity.org> wrote:
Can we shoot for Wed 4th at 0900?
From: Jakob Zuckermandel <president.cpdeltachi@gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, December 2, 2024 8:10 PM
To: Diepenbrock, Arlen <adiepenb@slocity.org>
Cc: Elizabeth Aiello-Coppola <eaielloc@calpoly.edu>
Subject: Re: Frats and Sororities Re-Inspect
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Arlen,
Apologies for the late response. Does this Wednesday, December 4th at 8 am work for you?
If not, we are happy to reschedule for January.
Thanks,
--------------------------------------------------------
Jakob Zuckermandel
President
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Delta Chi Fraternity
California Polytechnic State University
president.cpdeltachi@gmail.com
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On Tue, Nov 19, 2024 at 2:00 PM Diepenbrock, Arlen <adiepenb@slocity.org> wrote:
If you are receiving this message, you either had one or multiple fire code violations that were in need of
repair. It has been approx. 30 days since the initial inspection and all the properties in violation are dur for
a re-inspection. I am reaching out schedule your re-inspection. Please reply to me individually with a date
and time that works for you. My schedule is as follows:
My work hours are from 0800hrs-1200hrs and 1300hrs-1800hrs
Dates available are:
Wed 19th
Thur 20th
Fri 21st
Mon 25th
Tue 26th
Wed 27th
Tues 3rd
Wed 4th
Please reach out to me to schedule your reinspection on one of these dates.
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Arlen Diepenbrock
Fire Inspector I
Fire Department
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T 805.781.7552
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From:Diepenbrock, Arlen
Sent:Tuesday, December 3, 2024 8:44 AM
To:Jakob Zuckermandel
Subject:RE: Frats and Sororities Re-Inspect
Can we shoot for Wed 4th at 0900?
From: Jakob Zuckermandel <president.cpdeltachi@gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, December 2, 2024 8:10 PM
To: Diepenbrock, Arlen <adiepenb@slocity.org>
Cc: Elizabeth Aiello-Coppola <eaielloc@calpoly.edu>
Subject: Re: Frats and Sororities Re-Inspect
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Arlen,
Apologies for the late response. Does this Wednesday, December 4th at 8 am work for you?
If not, we are happy to reschedule for January.
Thanks,
--------------------------------------------------------
Jakob Zuckermandel
President
Delta Chi Fraternity
California Polytechnic State University
president.cpdeltachi@gmail.com
(
On Tue, Nov 19, 2024 at 2:00 PM Diepenbrock, Arlen <adiepenb@slocity.org> wrote:
If you are receiving this message, you either had one or multiple fire code violations that were in need of
repair. It has been approx. 30 days since the initial inspection and all the properties in violation are dur for a
re-inspection. I am reaching out schedule your re-inspection. Please reply to me individually with a date and
time that works for you. My schedule is as follows:
My work hours are from 0800hrs-1200hrs and 1300hrs-1800hrs
Dates available are:
Wed 19th
Thur 20th
Fri 21st
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Mon 25th
Tue 26th
Wed 27th
Tues 3rd
Wed 4th
Please reach out to me to schedule your reinspection on one of these dates.
Arlen Diepenbrock
Fire Inspector I
Fire Department
E adiepenb@slocity.org
T 805.781.7552
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From:Oliver Skinner <
Sent:Tuesday, December 3, 2024 2:53 AM
To:Hyfield, Devin
Subject:Re: Special Event Permit Application
Hi Devin,
Thank you for the response. I will start working on the application and send it to you when it is completed.
Best,
Oliver Skinner
On Mon, Dec 2, 2024 at 9:42 PM Hyfield, Devin <DHyfield@slocity.org> wrote:
HI Oliver –
Happy to assist. The application would need to be submitted in order to secure the reservation date. Once received,
a follow up email will be sent with the additional materials needed for a completed event submittal packet.
Devin Hyfield
Recreation Manager
T 805.781.7295
From: Oliver Skinner <
Sent: Monday, December 2, 2024 8:42 AM
To: Hyfield, Devin <DHyfield@slocity.org>
Subject: Special Event Permit Application
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Hi Devin,
My name is Oliver Skinner and I am representing Sigma Nu Fraternity at Cal Poly SLO. I am emailing you
regarding a Special Event Permit Application on February 16th at the Mission Plaza in downtown SLO. We are
hosting our 10th annual Ducky Derby Philanthropy event, where we pair with Jack's Helping Hand to raise
money for children battling cancer, are medically fragile, or have special needs in our community.
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I understand there are a checklist of things that need to be completed including the Special Event Permit
Application linked here:
chrome-
extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.slocity.org/home/showpublisheddocument/233
54/637508917464830000
I would love to get more information from you regarding the steps to reserve Mission Plaza. Please get back to
me when you get the chance.
Thank you,
Oliver Skinner
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From:Mezzapesa, John
Sent:Monday, December 2, 2024 9:52 PM
To:sdittenber@mcclatchyservices.com
Cc:Tway, Timothea (Timmi)
Subject:RE: Discussion on Zoning Regulations
Hi Sadie,
Timmi asked me to respond to you directly about your questions regarding the code enforcement process. In general,
when code enforcement receives a request for investigation, we determine any potential violation(s) regarding the
information provided and perform an investigation to determine if a violation occurred. If there is evidence that a
violation has occurred, a Notice of Violation is sent to the property owner advising of the identified violation(s) and
describing how to come into compliance within the expected timeline in which compliance should be achieved. Barring
any agreed upon alternate timeline, if, after the compliance deadline, the violation(s) still exist, or we can show that a
repeat violation has occurred within 12 months, enforcement will escalate to the issuance of administrative citations.
Technically, fines can be assessed for each violation, each day that the noted violation(s) occur. Each successive fine
will increase until topping out at the third escalation of citation issued. The fine amounts vary depending on the
violation, but in general they are $100 for the first, $500 for the second and $1,000 for the third and beyond. In reality,
individual cases receive consideration for their unique circumstances and the decision to move forward with additional
fines is made on a case by case basis.
Regarding enforcement of fraternities and sororities, we typically get two types of reported issues. Either there is a
claim that an event has occurred at a specific location and the residence in question is acting as a fraternity/sorority
without the appropriate land use approvals, or an existing, approved, fraternity/sorority has violated the terms of their
use permit. For those without permits, we will cite for a land use violation when we can prove that an event occurred
that was associated with a fraternity/sorority and request compliance immediately. Any repeated violations result in
fines. For those with permits, any violation of the conditions within their use permit can result in fines and/or
recommendation for use permit review by the planning commission which may result in modification or revocation of
the use permit.
Let me know if you have any questions.
John Mezzapesa
Interim Deputy Building Official
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From: Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>
Sent: Monday, December 2, 2024 8:22 AM
To: Mezzapesa, John <JMezzape@slocity.org>
Subject: FW: Discussion on Zoning Regulations
Hi John,
Happy Monday!
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I spoke with the Tribune last week about code enforcement and Fraternities. I did not know the enforcement structure
off the top of my head, so I told the reporter I would circle back with you, can you send her a brief description of our
code enforcement structure (such as, how much fines are, when we fine people, how they escalate, etc.).
Thank you,
Timmi
From: Dittenber, Sadie <sdittenber@mcclatchyservices.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2024 10:47 AM
To: Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>
Subject: Re: Discussion on Zoning Regulations
Hi Timmi,
Thanks again for meeting with me last week. I was wondering if you had a chance to talk to John Mezzapesa
about the information he might be able to offer me on the code enforcement side of things? If he can send that
over to me early next week after the holiday, I would greatly appreciate it! I hope you enjoy a happy holiday!
Best,
Sadie
On Wed, Nov 20, 2024 at 8:55 PM Dittenber, Sadie <sdittenber@mcclatchyservices.com> wrote:
Sounds great! Thanks!
On Wed, Nov 20, 2024 at 20:46 Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org> wrote:
Hi Sadie,
So sorry, I thought I replied. Yes, tomorrow at 2 works for me.
Meet at my office? 919 palm street, you can tell the front you are there to see me.
Let me know if that works!
Thanks,
Timmi
From: Sadie Dittenber <sdittenber@mcclatchyservices.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2024 8:25:00 PM
To: Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>
Subject: Re: Discussion on Zoning Regulations
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Hi Timothea,
Just following up with you! Does this time still work for you? If so, where should I plan on meeting you?
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Thanks so much,
Sadie
On Nov 15, 2024, at 10:36, Dittenber, Sadie <sdittenber@mcclatchyservices.com> wrote:
Hi Timothea,
Thanks for getting back to me! I'm happy to meet with you on Thursday the 21 at 2 p.m. Let me
know the best place to meet you.
Thanks so much!
Sadie
On Thu, Nov 14, 2024 at 6:55 PM Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org> wrote:
Hi Sadie,
I received an email that you are interested in discussing planning/zoning regulations for
fraternities/sororities. I am happy to set up a time to discuss. Unfortunately, I do not have
availability under late next week or early the week after, I hope this works for you. I could
discuss/meet on Thursday November 21 at 2 pm or Friday the 22 nd at 9 or 10. Please let me
know if either of those times work,
Thanks,
Timothea (Timmi) Tway
Director of Community Development
Community Development
919 Palm, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3249
E TTway@slocity.org
T 805.781.7187
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From:Jakob Zuckermandel <president.cpdeltachi@gmail.com>
Sent:Monday, December 2, 2024 8:10 PM
To:Diepenbrock, Arlen
Cc:Elizabeth Aiello-Coppola
Subject:Re: Frats and Sororities Re-Inspect
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Arlen,
Apologies for the late response. Does this Wednesday, December 4th at 8 am work for you?
If not, we are happy to reschedule for January.
Thanks,
--------------------------------------------------------
Jakob Zuckermandel
President
Delta Chi Fraternity
California Polytechnic State University
president.cpdeltachi@gmail.com
(
On Tue, Nov 19, 2024 at 2:00 PM Diepenbrock, Arlen <adiepenb@slocity.org> wrote:
If you are receiving this message, you either had one or multiple fire code violations that were in need of
repair. It has been approx. 30 days since the initial inspection and all the properties in violation are dur for a
re-inspection. I am reaching out schedule your re-inspection. Please reply to me individually with a date and
time that works for you. My schedule is as follows:
My work hours are from 0800hrs-1200hrs and 1300hrs-1800hrs
Dates available are:
Wed 19th
Thur 20th
Fri 21st
Mon 25th
Tue 26th
12
Wed 27th
Tues 3rd
Wed 4th
Please reach out to me to schedule your reinspection on one of these dates.
Arlen Diepenbrock
Fire Inspector I
Fire Department
E adiepenb@slocity.org
T 805.781.7552
slocity.org
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From:Wallace, Christine
Sent:Monday, December 2, 2024 2:59 PM
To:Zion, Sarah
Subject:RE: Scheduling Meeting re Fraternities
Hi Sarah,
I’m back from vacation and I’m so sorry that today wasn’t going to work out. Besides me, Fred Mickel should be invited
as should Chief Scott, though he may decline and just have Fred handle it.
Thank you,
Wallace
From: Zion, Sarah <SZion@slocity.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2024 11:23 AM
To: Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>; Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>; Mezzapesa, John
<JMezzape@slocity.org>; Hanh, Hannah <hhanh@slocity.org>; Szentesi, Whit <wszentes@slocity.org>
Cc: Kersten, Markie <mkersten@slocity.org>; Wooten, Eric <ewooten@slocity.org>; Griggs, Adria <AGriggs@slocity.org>;
Dietrick, Christine <cdietric@slocity.org>; Stowe, Lala <lstowe@slocity.org>
Subject: Scheduling Meeting re Fraternities
Hi everyone,
Our office would like to set up a meeting regarding fraternity/sorority neighborhood nuisance enforcement.
I briefly
looked at everyone’s schedules, and it looks like December 2nd from 2-3 would work for most schedules. If this works,
please let me know and I can set up the invite. If there are other days or times that would work better, please let me
know as well.
@Wallace, Christine- Please let me know if there is someone else from PD that should be invited.
Thank you,
Sarah Zion
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Legal Assistant II
City Attorney's Office
990 Palm, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3249
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From:Tway, Timothea (Timmi)
Sent:Monday, December 2, 2024 12:51 PM
To:Mezzapesa, John
Subject:RE: Discussion on Zoning Regulations
Yes, you can, just CC me.
Thanks!
From: Mezzapesa, John <JMezzape@slocity.org>
Sent: Monday, December 2, 2024 12:50 PM
To: Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>
Subject: RE: Discussion on Zoning Regulations
Do you want me to email her directly?
From: Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>
Sent: Monday, December 2, 2024 8:22 AM
To: Mezzapesa, John <JMezzape@slocity.org>
Subject: FW: Discussion on Zoning Regulations
Hi John,
Happy Monday!
I spoke with the Tribune last week about code enforcement and Fraternities. I did not know the enforcement structure
off the top of my head, so I told the reporter I would circle back with you, can you send her a brief description of our
code enforcement structure (such as, how much fines are, when we fine people, how they escalate, etc.).
Thank you,
Timmi
From: Dittenber, Sadie <sdittenber@mcclatchyservices.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2024 10:47 AM
To: Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>
Subject: Re: Discussion on Zoning Regulations
Hi Timmi,
Thanks again for meeting with me last week. I was wondering if you had a chance to talk to John Mezzapesa
about the information he might be able to offer me on the code enforcement side of things? If he can send that
over to me early next week after the holiday, I would greatly appreciate it! I hope you enjoy a happy holiday!
Best,
Sadie
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On Wed, Nov 20, 2024 at 8:55 PM Dittenber, Sadie <sdittenber@mcclatchyservices.com> wrote:
Sounds great! Thanks!
On Wed, Nov 20, 2024 at 20:46 Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org> wrote:
Hi Sadie,
So sorry, I thought I replied. Yes, tomorrow at 2 works for me.
Meet at my office? 919 palm street, you can tell the front you are there to see me.
Let me know if that works!
Thanks,
Timmi
From: Sadie Dittenber <sdittenber@mcclatchyservices.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2024 8:25:00 PM
To: Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>
Subject: Re: Discussion on Zoning Regulations
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Hi Timothea,
Just following up with you! Does this time still work for you? If so, where should I plan on meeting you?
Thanks so much,
Sadie
On Nov 15, 2024, at 10:36, Dittenber, Sadie <sdittenber@mcclatchyservices.com> wrote:
Hi Timothea,
Thanks for getting back to me! I'm happy to meet with you on Thursday the 21 at 2 p.m. Let me
know the best place to meet you.
Thanks so much!
Sadie
On Thu, Nov 14, 2024 at 6:55 PM Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org> wrote:
Hi Sadie,
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I received an email that you are interested in discussing planning/zoning regulations for
fraternities/sororities. I am happy to set up a time to discuss. Unfortunately, I do not have
availability under late next week or early the week after, I hope this works for you. I could
discuss/meet on Thursday November 21 at 2 pm or Friday the 22 nd at 9 or 10. Please let me
know if either of those times work,
Thanks,
Timothea (Timmi) Tway
Director of Community Development
Community Development
919 Palm, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3249
E TTway@slocity.org
T 805.781.7187
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From:Mezzapesa, John
Sent:Monday, December 2, 2024 12:50 PM
To:Tway, Timothea (Timmi)
Subject:RE: Discussion on Zoning Regulations
Do you want me to email her directly?
From: Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>
Sent: Monday, December 2, 2024 8:22 AM
To: Mezzapesa, John <JMezzape@slocity.org>
Subject: FW: Discussion on Zoning Regulations
Hi John,
Happy Monday!
I spoke with the Tribune last week about code enforcement and Fraternities. I did not know the enforcement structure
off the top of my head, so I told the reporter I would circle back with you, can you send her a brief description of our
code enforcement structure (such as, how much fines are, when we fine people, how they escalate, etc.).
Thank you,
Timmi
From: Dittenber, Sadie <sdittenber@mcclatchyservices.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2024 10:47 AM
To: Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>
Subject: Re: Discussion on Zoning Regulations
Hi Timmi,
Thanks again for meeting with me last week. I was wondering if you had a chance to talk to John Mezzapesa
about the information he might be able to offer me on the code enforcement side of things? If he can send that
over to me early next week after the holiday, I would greatly appreciate it! I hope you enjoy a happy holiday!
Best,
Sadie
On Wed, Nov 20, 2024 at 8:55 PM Dittenber, Sadie <sdittenber@mcclatchyservices.com> wrote:
Sounds great! Thanks!
On Wed, Nov 20, 2024 at 20:46 Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org> wrote:
Hi Sadie,
So sorry, I thought I replied. Yes, tomorrow at 2 works for me.
Meet at my office? 919 palm street, you can tell the front you are there to see me.
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Let me know if that works!
Thanks,
Timmi
From: Sadie Dittenber <sdittenber@mcclatchyservices.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2024 8:25:00 PM
To: Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>
Subject: Re: Discussion on Zoning Regulations
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Hi Timothea,
Just following up with you! Does this time still work for you? If so, where should I plan on meeting you?
Thanks so much,
Sadie
On Nov 15, 2024, at 10:36, Dittenber, Sadie <sdittenber@mcclatchyservices.com> wrote:
Hi Timothea,
Thanks for getting back to me! I'm happy to meet with you on Thursday the 21 at 2 p.m. Let me
know the best place to meet you.
Thanks so much!
Sadie
On Thu, Nov 14, 2024 at 6:55 PM Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org> wrote:
Hi Sadie,
I received an email that you are interested in discussing planning/zoning regulations for
fraternities/sororities. I am happy to set up a time to discuss. Unfortunately, I do not have
availability under late next week or early the week after, I hope this works for you. I could
discuss/meet on Thursday November 21 at 2 pm or Friday the 22 nd at 9 or 10. Please let me
know if either of those times work,
Thanks,
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Timothea (Timmi) Tway
Director of Community Development
Community Development
919 Palm, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3249
E TTway@slocity.org
T 805.781.7187
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From:Hyfield, Devin
Sent:Monday, December 2, 2024 12:43 PM
To:Oliver Skinner
Subject:RE: Special Event Permit Application
HI Oliver –
Happy to assist. The application would need to be submitted in order to secure the reservation date. Once received, a
follow up email will be sent with the additional materials needed for a completed event submittal packet.
Devin Hyfield
Recreation Manager
T 805.781.7295
From: Oliver Skinner <
Sent: Monday, December 2, 2024 8:42 AM
To: Hyfield, Devin <DHyfield@slocity.org>
Subject: Special Event Permit Application
This message is from an External Source. Use caution when deciding to open attachments, click links, or respond.
Hi Devin,
My name is Oliver Skinner and I am representing Sigma Nu Fraternity at Cal Poly SLO. I am emailing you
regarding a Special Event Permit Application on February 16th at the Mission Plaza in downtown SLO. We are
hosting our 10th annual Ducky Derby Philanthropy event, where we pair with Jack's Helping Hand to raise
money for children battling cancer, are medically fragile, or have special needs in our community.
I understand there are a checklist of things that need to be completed including the Special Event Permit
Application linked here:
chrome-
extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.slocity.org/home/showpublisheddocument/2335
4/637508917464830000
I would love to get more information from you regarding the steps to reserve Mission Plaza. Please get back to
me when you get the chance.
Thank you,
Oliver Skinner
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From:Purrington, Teresa
Sent:Monday, December 2, 2024 11:35 AM
To:Sadie Dittenber
Cc:Stewart, Erica A
Subject:RE: Tribune Inquiry - Fraternities
Hi Sadie,
Mayor Stewart is available tomorrow (12/3) at 9:00 AM in person at City Hall. I will send a calendar appointment.
Thank you,
Teresa Purrington
City Clerk
From: Sadie Dittenber <sdittenber@mcclatchyservices.com>
Sent: Monday, December 2, 2024 9:58 AM
To: Stewart, Erica A <estewart@slocity.org>
Cc: Purrington, Teresa <TPurring@slocity.org>
Subject: Re: Tribune Inquiry - Fraternities
Good morning and thanks for getting back to me! I am free tomorrow before 10 am. Would 9 am work for you?
And do you prefer meeting via phone or in person?
Thanks!
Sadie
On Dec 2, 2024, at 08:31, Stewart, Erica A <estewart@slocity.org> wrote:
Hi Sadie,
I’m happy to talk with you. When’s your deadline?
I have some time around 6pm tonight and tomorrow before 10am or 2-4.
Best,
Erica
Erica A. Stewart
pronouns she/her/hers
Mayor
Office of the City Council
990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3249
estewart@slocity.org
805.540.1154
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From: Dittenber, Sadie <sdittenber@mcclatchyservices.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2024 1:11:33 PM
To: Stewart, Erica A <estewart@slocity.org>
Subject: Tribune Inquiry - Fraternities
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Hi Mayor Stewart,
I am a reporter with The Tribune and I am covering the issue of illegal fraternities/satellite houses
in low-density neighborhoods in SLO. I wondered if you would be willing to speak with me on this
topic, specifically in regard to the relationship between the city and Cal Poly when it comes to
solving this problem. I spoke with Timmi Tway in Planning and she was a great help, but I wanted
to reach out to you as well to get your perspective. If you're willing, please let me know! I will be
out of the office this Thursday-Sunday, but will return next week. I hope you have a great start to
the holiday season!
Best,
--
Sadie Dittenber
she/her
Education Reporter
P 208.249.4941
E sdittenber@thetribunenews.com
W sanluisobispo.com
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From:Elizabeth Aiello-Coppola <eaielloc@calpoly.edu>
Sent:Monday, December 2, 2024 11:24 AM
To:Mezzapesa, John
Subject:Re: Greek Leadership Institute 2025 Invitation
Good to know! Thank you.
Best,
Elizabeth Aiello-Coppola, M.A.
pronouns she/her/hers
Assistant Director, Fraternity & Sorority Life
Leadership & Service | Student Affairs
Cal Poly | San Luis Obispo, CA 93407 | 805-756-7263
Schedule a meeting with me
From: Mezzapesa, John <JMezzape@slocity.org>
Date: Monday, November 25, 2024 at 3:17 PM
To: Elizabeth Aiello-Coppola <eaielloc@calpoly.edu>
Subject: RE: Greek Leadership Institute 2025 Invitation
I can make most any time work really, but if you have any slots in the afternoon, I would prefer it after 1 PM.
John Mezzapesa
Interim Deputy Building Official
Community Development
Building and Safety
919 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3668
E jmezzapesa@slocity.org
T 805.781.7179
From: Elizabeth Aiello-Coppola <eaielloc@calpoly.edu>
Sent: Monday, November 25, 2024 1:51 PM
To: Mezzapesa, John <JMezzape@slocity.org>
Subject: Re: Greek Leadership Institute 2025 Invitation
Hi John,
Great! Do you have a time preference? We are still finalizing the schedule. It will be on campus, in Chumash Auditorium
which is in the University Union (building 65).
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Best,
Elizabeth Aiello-Coppola, M.A.
pronouns she/her/hers
Assistant Director, Fraternity & Sorority Life
Leadership & Service | Student Affairs
Cal Poly | San Luis Obispo, CA 93407 | 805-756-7263
Schedule a meeting with me
From: Mezzapesa, John <JMezzape@slocity.org>
Date: Wednesday, November 20, 2024 at 8:46 AM
To: Elizabeth Aiello-Coppola <eaielloc@calpoly.edu>
Subject: RE: Greek Leadership Institute 2025 Invitation
Hi Elizabeth,
I should be able to attend on January 12th. I may bring another staff member as well. Let me know time and location.
Thanks,
John Mezzapesa
Interim Deputy Building Official
Community Development
Building and Safety
919 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3668
E jmezzapesa@slocity.org
T 805.781.7179
From: Elizabeth Aiello-Coppola <eaielloc@calpoly.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2024 1:29 PM
To: Mezzapesa, John <JMezzape@slocity.org>
Subject: Greek Leadership Institute 2025 Invitation
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Hi John,
I wanted to invite you to come speak to our new student leaders at our Greek Leadership Institute which will happen on
Sunday, January 12th next year. Is that something that you or someone on your team is available to do? Thank you!
Best,
Elizabeth Aiello-Coppola, M.A.
pronouns she/her/hers
Assistant Director, Fraternity & Sorority Life
Leadership & Service | Student Affairs
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Cal Poly | San Luis Obispo, CA 93407 | 805-756-7263
Schedule a meeting with me
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From:Sadie Dittenber <sdittenber@mcclatchyservices.com>
Sent:Monday, December 2, 2024 9:58 AM
To:Stewart, Erica A
Cc:Purrington, Teresa
Subject:Re: Tribune Inquiry - Fraternities
Good morning and thanks for getting back to me! I am free tomorrow before 10 am. Would 9 am work for you?
And do you prefer meeting via phone or in person?
Thanks!
Sadie
On Dec 2, 2024, at 08:31, Stewart, Erica A <estewart@slocity.org> wrote:
Hi Sadie,
I’m happy to talk with you. When’s your deadline?
I have some time around 6pm tonight and tomorrow before 10am or 2-4.
Best,
Erica
Erica A. Stewart
pronouns she/her/hers
Mayor
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From: Dittenber, Sadie <sdittenber@mcclatchyservices.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2024 1:11:33 PM
To: Stewart, Erica A <estewart@slocity.org>
Subject: Tribune Inquiry - Fraternities
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Hi Mayor Stewart,
I am a reporter with The Tribune and I am covering the issue of illegal fraternities/satellite houses
in low-density neighborhoods in SLO. I wondered if you would be willing to speak with me on this
topic, specifically in regard to the relationship between the city and Cal Poly when it comes to
solving this problem. I spoke with Timmi Tway in Planning and she was a great help, but I wanted
to reach out to you as well to get your perspective. If you're willing, please let me know! I will be
out of the office this Thursday-Sunday, but will return next week. I hope you have a great start to
the holiday season!
Best,
--
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From:Oliver Skinner <
Sent:Monday, December 2, 2024 8:42 AM
To:Hyfield, Devin
Subject:Special Event Permit Application
Follow Up Flag:Follow up
Flag Status:Completed
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Hi Devin,
My name is Oliver Skinner and I am representing Sigma Nu Fraternity at Cal Poly SLO. I am emailing you
regarding a Special Event Permit Application on February 16th at the Mission Plaza in downtown SLO. We are
hosting our 10th annual Ducky Derby Philanthropy event, where we pair with Jack's Helping Hand to raise
money for children battling cancer, are medically fragile, or have special needs in our community.
I understand there are a checklist of things that need to be completed including the Special Event Permit
Application linked here:
chrome-
extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.slocity.org/home/showpublisheddocument/2335
4/637508917464830000
I would love to get more information from you regarding the steps to reserve Mission Plaza. Please get back to
me when you get the chance.
Thank you,
Oliver Skinner
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From:Stewart, Erica A
Sent:Monday, December 2, 2024 8:31 AM
To:Dittenber, Sadie
Cc:Purrington, Teresa
Subject:Re: Tribune Inquiry - Fraternities
Follow Up Flag:Follow up
Flag Status:Completed
Hi Sadie,
I’m happy to talk with you. When’s your deadline?
I have some time around 6pm tonight and tomorrow before 10am or 2-4.
Best,
Erica
Erica A. Stewart
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Mayor
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From: Dittenber, Sadie <sdittenber@mcclatchyservices.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2024 1:11:33 PM
To: Stewart, Erica A <estewart@slocity.org>
Subject: Tribune Inquiry - Fraternities
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Hi Mayor Stewart,
I am a reporter with The Tribune and I am covering the issue of illegal fraternities/satellite houses in low-density
neighborhoods in SLO. I wondered if you would be willing to speak with me on this topic, specifically in regard to
the relationship between the city and Cal Poly when it comes to solving this problem. I spoke with Timmi Tway in
Planning and she was a great help, but I wanted to reach out to you as well to get your perspective. If you're
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willing, please let me know! I will be out of the office this Thursday-Sunday, but will return next week. I hope you
have a great start to the holiday season!
Best,
--
Sadie Dittenber
she/her
Education Reporter
P 208.249.4941
E sdittenber@thetribunenews.com
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From:Tway, Timothea (Timmi)
Sent:Monday, December 2, 2024 8:22 AM
To:Mezzapesa, John
Subject:FW: Discussion on Zoning Regulations
Hi John,
Happy Monday!
I spoke with the Tribune last week about code enforcement and Fraternities. I did not know the enforcement structure
off the top of my head, so I told the reporter I would circle back with you, can you send her a brief description of our
code enforcement structure (such as, how much fines are, when we fine people, how they escalate, etc.).
Thank you,
Timmi
From: Dittenber, Sadie <sdittenber@mcclatchyservices.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2024 10:47 AM
To: Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>
Subject: Re: Discussion on Zoning Regulations
Hi Timmi,
Thanks again for meeting with me last week. I was wondering if you had a chance to talk to John Mezzapesa
about the information he might be able to offer me on the code enforcement side of things? If he can send that
over to me early next week after the holiday, I would greatly appreciate it! I hope you enjoy a happy holiday!
Best,
Sadie
On Wed, Nov 20, 2024 at 8:55 PM Dittenber, Sadie <sdittenber@mcclatchyservices.com> wrote:
Sounds great! Thanks!
On Wed, Nov 20, 2024 at 20:46 Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org> wrote:
Hi Sadie,
So sorry, I thought I replied. Yes, tomorrow at 2 works for me.
Meet at my office? 919 palm street, you can tell the front you are there to see me.
Let me know if that works!
Thanks,
Timmi
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From: Sadie Dittenber <sdittenber@mcclatchyservices.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2024 8:25:00 PM
To: Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>
Subject: Re: Discussion on Zoning Regulations
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Hi Timothea,
Just following up with you! Does this time still work for you? If so, where should I plan on meeting you?
Thanks so much,
Sadie
On Nov 15, 2024, at 10:36, Dittenber, Sadie <sdittenber@mcclatchyservices.com> wrote:
Hi Timothea,
Thanks for getting back to me! I'm happy to meet with you on Thursday the 21 at 2 p.m. Let me
know the best place to meet you.
Thanks so much!
Sadie
On Thu, Nov 14, 2024 at 6:55 PM Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org> wrote:
Hi Sadie,
I received an email that you are interested in discussing planning/zoning regulations for
fraternities/sororities. I am happy to set up a time to discuss. Unfortunately, I do not have
availability under late next week or early the week after, I hope this works for you. I could
discuss/meet on Thursday November 21 at 2 pm or Friday the 22 nd at 9 or 10. Please let me
know if either of those times work,
Thanks,
Timothea (Timmi) Tway
Director of Community Development
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919 Palm, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3249
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From:City of San Luis Obispo, CA <slocitywebmaster@enotify.visioninternet.com>
Sent:Friday, November 29, 2024 12:31 PM
To:Buckley, Nick
Subject:possible fraternity/sorority at 313 Patricia?
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Message submitted from the <City of San Luis Obispo, CA> website.
Site Visitor Name:
Hi. I’m not sure who to contact for this inquiry. In the last few weeks, there’s been a large AO Π set of letters on
the roof of 313/315 Patricia Dr. That appears to be a sorority name, though the residents are all guys.
I’m concerned that perhaps a sorority or fraternity is setting itself up at this property, which is being significantly
enlarged. If that is what is happening, it seems incompatible with the R-1 zoning. I have no issue with student
rentals (the current use) if the density is reasonable, as it has been, but fraternities and sororities go well
beyond residential densities.
Anyhow, whatever is going on there seems odd for the area.
Thanks!
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From:Shoresman, Michelle
Sent:Wednesday, November 27, 2024 7:25 PM
To:Sandra Rowley
Subject:RE: Public Comment - I misspoke
Hi Sandra,
Thanks for the clarifications.
I really appreciate your concerns. I want you to know that we have made loud and clear to staff that we would like to
figure out how best to make St. Fratty’s Day “end.” Unfortunately, even though what you say might be true about how
it started, it is still a “spontaneous,” unsanctioned event so it is hard to really stop without explicit messaging to the
contrary and support from Cal Poly (which we are working on). As you likely know, fraternities, although affiliated with
the university, are separate and national entities. To be honest, I even have trouble wrapping my head around and
getting clarity on what Cal Poly’s true authority is over them. But, I am committed to pushing for clarity and
accountability by all appropriate parties.
I appreciate the constructive nature of your approach. I am not sure that prohibiting people on roofs is really the exact
right approach. It might be better to have a more discretionary set of guidelines so as to give PD and others flexibility
to enforce bad behaviors that we haven’t even thought of yet, rather than trying to be explicit about everything we
disallow. But, I am open to continuing the discussion with you and staff to come up with the right balance in our
approach.
Thanks for the ongoing discussion. and that you and yours have a very
nice Thanksgiving holiday.
Michelle
From: Sandra Rowley <
Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2024 2:37 PM
To: Shoresman, Michelle <mshoresm@slocity.org>
Subject: Fw: Public Comment - I misspoke
I erred in my response to you. Corrections are shown below. Sorry for the confusion.
----- Forwarded Message -----
From: Sandra Rowley <
To: Shoresman, Michelle <mshoresm@slocity.org>
Sent: Monday, November 25, 2024 at 12:34:00 AM PST
Subject: Re: Public Comment
Hi Michelle,
I was not expecting Council to discuss a roof ordinance, but I was hopeful that agendizing it would be discussed and staff would
be directed to place it on an upcoming agenda in a timely manner. Getting on someone else's roof is a personal decision, not o ne
that a tenant or a property owner has control over. Currently the only mention of getting on a roof being a violation is in
conjunction with an unruly gathering. This can result in a citation being issued to a tenant of the property (including if the tenant
was not a participant or tried to dissuade the roof climbers) - or, if this is a second or subsequent violation, also to the property
owner. We were looking at it as an individual violation - a personal citation and fine.
Yes, I'm aware that SCLC discusses St Fratty's Day during each meeting. However, so far I'm not confident that much will
change. Cal Poly is understandably concerned about protecting their property, but they have not shown an equal level of concern
for the disruption to nearby neighborhoods and damage done to private property therein. They forget that St Fratty's Day is not
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St. Patrick's Day and that it was conceived by a fraternity member (president?) in order to circumvent the St. Pat double fine - at
the time it was only a Safety Enhancement Zone for one day.
Thanks for your kind thoughts; I
passed them along.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Sandy
On Saturday, November 23, 2024 at 05:02:45 PM PST, Shoresman, Michelle <mshoresm@slocity.org> wrote:
Hi Sandra,
Sorry for the delayed reply. Perhaps staff or Whitney have gotten back you already. But, just in case, I wanted to let
you know that your issue was discussed briefly at the end of the meeting this past Tuesday. So, you might consider
going back and listening to that for more details. We couldn’t discuss it in too much depth however, as it wasn’t
agendized.
I also attended the SCLC meeting this past week where, as I am sure you can guess, similar issues were discussed.
Have a safe and happy holiday this coming week.
Michelle
From: Sandra Rowley <
Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2024 5:52 PM
To: Stewart, Erica A <estewart@slocity.org>; Pease, Andy <apease@slocity.org>; Francis, Emily
<EFrancis@slocity.org>; Marx, Jan <jmarx@slocity.org>; Shoresman, Michelle <mshoresm@slocity.org>; McDonald,
Whitney <WMcDonal@slocity.org>
Subject: Public Comment
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Mayor Stewart and Members of the Council,
My apologies. It was my intent to come tonight in time for Public Comment for items not on the agenda.
all was said and done I looked at my watch and figured I wouldn't be able to get there in time. I even had my speech prepared.
I hope my email, included in Correspondence for this evening, is sufficient to start the process for agendizing RQN's request to add a paragraph to MC 9.13.030 (draft
included) concerning, with some exceptions, individuals congregating on residential roofs.
Thank you - again, my apologies.
Sandra Rowley
Chairperson, RQN
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From:Stowe, Lala
Sent:Wednesday, November 27, 2024 3:50 PM
To:Armas, Sara; Wooten, Eric; Wallace, Christine
Cc:Tway, Timothea (Timmi); CityClerk
Subject:Re: Public Records Request – PRR24328 Dittenber - Records Regarding Fraternities January 2022
to Current
Good afternoon,
CDD has dropped all of their responsive documents in the SharePoint folder.
Thank you,
Lala Stowe
pronouns she/her/hers
Supervising Administrative Assistant
Community Development
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From: Armas, Sara <SArmas@slocity.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2024 11:40 AM
To: Wooten, Eric <ewooten@slocity.org>; Stowe, Lala <lstowe@slocity.org>; Mezzapesa, John <JMezzape@slocity.org>;
Amoroso, Brian <bamoroso@slocity.org>; Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>
Cc: Curry, Krista <kcurry@slocity.org>; Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>; Holcomb, Kelly <kholcomb@slocity.org>;
City_Attorney <City_Attorney@slocity.org>; CityClerk <CityClerk@slocity.org>
Subject: RE: Public Records Request – PRR24328 Dittenber - Records Regarding Fraternities January 2022 to Current
I’ve created a folder in the City Clerk Sharepoint for uploading any responsive documents. It’s located in CityClerk
Documents/Public Records Requests/2024 Records Requests Responsive Documents. Here’s the link to the newly
created folder: PRR24328 Dittenber - Records Regarding Fraternities January 2022 to Current.
Sara Armas
pronouns she/her/hers
Deputy City Clerk I
City Administration
990 Palm, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3218
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From: Wooten, Eric <ewooten@slocity.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2024 10:06 AM
To: Armas, Sara <SArmas@slocity.org>; Stowe, Lala <lstowe@slocity.org>; Mezzapesa, John <JMezzape@slocity.org>; Amoroso,
Brian <bamoroso@slocity.org>; Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>
Cc: Curry, Krista <kcurry@slocity.org>; Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>; Holcomb, Kelly <kholcomb@slocity.org>;
City_Attorney <City_Attorney@slocity.org>; CityClerk <CityClerk@slocity.org>
Subject: RE: Public Records Request – PRR24328 Dittenber - Records Regarding Fraternities January 2022 to Current
We just spoke to the reporter. For non-email records, the request should continue to be processed as laid-out in the
PRR attached.
At Christine’s request, I am also adding-in John Mezzapesa so he is aware and PD, since they are front line in dealing
with these complaints.
Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you!
From: Wooten, Eric <ewooten@slocity.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2024 9:44 AM
To: Armas, Sara <SArmas@slocity.org>; Stowe, Lala <lstowe@slocity.org>
Cc: Curry, Krista <kcurry@slocity.org>; Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>; Holcomb, Kelly <kholcomb@slocity.org>;
City_Attorney <City_Attorney@slocity.org>; CityClerk <CityClerk@slocity.org>
Subject: RE: Public Records Request – PRR24328 Dittenber - Records Regarding Fraternities January 2022 to Current
Thank you, Sara!
I’ve started the email search. There are over 80 gigabytes of emails that are potentially responsive to this request. It
will take some time to go through them all. I imagine a large portion of those are duplicates and some non-responsive
emails, but it will take time to sort all that out.
Christine will be contacting the reporter to see if there are any priority documents/communications that we should be
looking for first, before completing the remainder of the request.
Once I hear back, I will let you know. In the meantime, please plow forward with the request as outlined.
I’ll also update you once Purview has a count on the number of raw emails – I don’t expect that until at least this
afternoon.
From: Armas, Sara <SArmas@slocity.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2024 8:33 AM
To: Stowe, Lala <lstowe@slocity.org>; Wooten, Eric <ewooten@slocity.org>
Cc: Curry, Krista <kcurry@slocity.org>; Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>; Holcomb, Kelly <kholcomb@slocity.org>;
City_Attorney <City_Attorney@slocity.org>; CityClerk <CityClerk@slocity.org>
Subject: Public Records Request – PRR24328 Dittenber - Records Regarding Fraternities January 2022 to Current
Hello everyone,
Attached is a Public Records request from Sadie Dittenber for communications and documents regarding
fraternities from January 2022 to today, due by 11/24/2024. Note that the City Attorney’s office will conduct
the search for emailed communications as opposed to staff. If you are not able to meet that deadline, please
advise. Otherwise, please send the requested responsive documents to cityclerk@slocity.org.
Thanks!
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From:Courtney Leigh Kienow <ckienow@calpoly.edu>
Sent:Wednesday, November 27, 2024 12:44 PM
To:Tway, Timothea (Timmi)
Cc:McDonald, Whitney; Hermann, Greg
Subject:Re: Local reporter: fraternity and sorority questions
Helps so much. Thanks Timmi! Appreciate it.
Sent from my iPhone
On Nov 27, 2024, at 11:16 AM, Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org> wrote:
Hi Courtney,
Happy almost Thanksgiving to you, too!
I spoke with a reporter who had reached out to the City asking for an interview. She mostly had
questions about our zoning regulations and code enforcement processes, which I shared with her. I
pointed her to the recent staff reports that had been written on these issues for more information about
pertinent regulations, etc. I talked about the importance of zoning regulations and enforcement in
maintaining livable neighborhoods for all residents.
I also told her that we have been working both internally between departments and externally with other
stakeholders such as Cal Poly to better understand and address this issue and share information, as
each stakeholder (Police, ComDev, Cal Poly) has different tools that can be used to both educate and
enforce around the issue. She did ask about Cal Poly’s list of addresses that used to be posted for
registered parties, and I talked about how that was a useful tool for us to use when determining if
violations occurred when it was available. I stressed that this a complex issue and an issue that will
require all parties to work together to attempt to address it.
I hope this helps,
Thank you and have a great holiday,
Timmi
From: Courtney Leigh Kienow <ckienow@calpoly.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2024 10:52 AM
To: McDonald, Whitney <WMcDonal@slocity.org>; Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>; Hermann,
Greg <GHermann@slocity.org>
Subject: Re: Local reporter: fraternity and sorority questions
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Hello again,
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Happy almost Thanksgiving!
We continue to respond to the Tribune following up on the questions on houses with fraternity members in
them in R-1/R-2 neighborhoods.
I’m curious if you all would be willing to share how you’ve responded on these issues to make sure we’re
aligned.
Thanks for any insight you can share and let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Courtney
From: Courtney Leigh Kienow <ckienow@calpoly.edu>
Date: Thursday, November 21, 2024 at 2:06 PM
To: McDonald, Whitney <WMcDonal@slocity.org>, Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>,
Hermann, Greg <GHermann@slocity.org>
Subject: Local reporter: fraternity and sorority questions
Hi Whitney, Greg and Timmi,
A local reporter reached out with a series of questions regarding fraternities and sororities. We put together
the below response and I wanted to share it with you as we continue to work together on some of these
issues. Here is the response:
Answers to some of your questions can be found in Cal Poly’s AB 524 Report. This annual report is part of
the requirements of California’s Campus-Recognized Sorority and Fraternity Transparency Act, which
requires an annual report be sent to the campus community with information about members and their
conduct, including grade-point averages, community service hours and sanctioned events.
The 2023-24 report includes a list of recognized fraternities and sororities, as well as the addresses of
affiliated chapter houses. Since this report was published, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. joined the
community in the fall.
Cal Poly does not register or sanction fraternity or sorority houses. They are privately owned and operated.
Fraternities and sororities are required to notify the university about their events off campus, which
includes events with and without alcohol, at a residence or off-site facility (i.e. a restaurant, Vet’s Hall,
etc.) In the notification process, Cal Poly reminds the event organizers about their obligations for safety;
adherence to university policies and federal, state and local laws; and that they must also ensure they are
in compliance with city ordinances around noise and zoning. Cal Poly does not approve or deny parties.
Cal Poly does not submit fraternity/sorority events to cities where they take place, as the university is not
the host of the events. The responsibility for items such as permits falls to the event hosts, as well as for
any other stipulations outlined in their lease agreements, conditional use permits, or contracts with a
venue they are utilizing. Where a fraternity or sorority holds events or parties varies by chapter and by year.
When Cal Poly is notified of violations of the Student Code of Conduct or Recognized Student Organization
Code of Conduct, it investigates such allegations.
Where organizations might operate houses is a matter between the City of SLO and the property owners,
residents and organizations. While the university has offered assistance in connecting city staff with the
appropriate organization contacts to make progress on a resolution when concerns arise, the nature of
these houses and the applicability of City restrictions is not within Cal Poly’s purview.
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Student organization housing (which includes fraternities and sororities as well as other clubs and
organizations) remains in the Cal Poly Master Plan, although the timeline is unknown at this time. Even
with on-campus student organization housing, it is not realistic to expect all fraternity and sorority
chapters, houses, or members to then live on campus. As new chapters continue to join the community,
we do not expect to build a new house on campus for each organization. We also expect there are some
organizations who are excited and willing to support an on-campus facility, and others who will not be
ready to do so for a variety of reasons.
Cal Poly is strongly committed to continued work with the City of San Luis Obispo to address issues of
concern in the neighborhoods. As an active member of the community in which Cal Poly students, staff
and faculty live and learn, the university is committed to being a good neighbor.
Sincerely,
Courtney
Courtney Kienow
pronouns she/hers (why is this important?)
Director of Community Relations and Economic Development
Office of the President
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA
_____
office 805-756-6000
direct 805-756-6098
www.calpoly.edu
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From:Scott, Rick
Sent:Wednesday, November 27, 2024 12:02 PM
To:Hopkins, Tiffany
Subject:Chico and UCSC/SO Training Trip
Attachments:RE: Department Visit; RE: SLOPD Department Visit; RE: Department Visit; Re: SLOPD Department
Visit; Re: SLOPD Department Visit; RE: SLOPD Department Visit
Please see the email threads and see what works.
Thank you,
Rick Scott
Police Chief
Police Department
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From:Christopher B Nicodemus <cnicodemus@csuchico.edu>
Sent:Saturday, November 23, 2024 12:49 PM
To:Billy Aldridge; Scott, Rick
Subject:RE: Department Visit
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Chief Scott,
I responded to the last St. Fratty’s Day event as part of the CSU Critical Response Unit, and we had a chance to
speak. I was very impressed with the command post and the resources you provided. I’d be more than happy to
connect with your team. I did have a few takeaways, particularly regarding the campus side of things.
Looking forward to discussing further.
Regards,
Chris Nicodemus
Chief of Police
California State University, Chico Police
Work phone: (530) 898-5555
cnicodemus@csuchico.edu
From: Billy Aldridge <billy.aldridge@Chicoca.gov>
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2024 4:23 PM
To: Scott, Rick <rscott@slocity.org>
Cc: Christopher B Nicodemus <cnicodemus@csuchico.edu>
Subject: RE: Department Visit
Chief Scott,
Good afternoon, thank you for the interest in visiting Chico, we welcome your visit! I would be more than happy to
accommodate your teams visit and we can have a good discussion on the work that has been done to solve the problems
associated to holidays around Chico. I would also like to invite the Chief from Chico State PD (Chris Nicodemus-CC’d in
this thread) as he will also have some insight. Let me know the dates and we will get it set up!
Looking forward to meeting all of you,
Chief Billy Aldridge
From: Scott, Rick <rscott@slocity.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2024 8:19 AM
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To: Billy Aldridge <billy.aldridge@Chicoca.gov>
Subject: Department Visit
Good Morning Chief Aldridge,
Hoping this email finds you and your team well these days. I wanted to introduce myself and ask for some assistance
from Chico PD. I have been the Chief for San Luis Obispo for about four years now. I think SLO is a bit smaller than
Chico, but similar to you, we have Cal Poly University San Luis Obispo. As I am sure you can relate, our college
neighbor creates issues for law enforcement throughout the school year related to house parties, drinking, noise, and
fraternity shenanigans. However, one event is above all others and growing increasingly worrisome for the department
and community.
Each year around St. Patrick’s Day, the college (off campus) hold St. Fratty’s Day. The amorphous street party saw
approximately 8000 participants from SLO and other college campuses from several states away. Over the years
we’ve increased our efforts to stop is with little impact as it is now growing. In the past there have been riots and a roof
collapse. As I research solutions, I continue to hear that the work done in Chico around Pioneer Days and other
events is the standard for how to curb bad college behavior. My ask is that a small group from my team come to Chico
for a few hours to discuss strategies and learn from your command personnel responsible for planning and executing
the ops plans.
If you are ok helping us out, I will be sending a Deputy Chief, Operations Lieutenant, and probably a Sergeant, and
myself. Ideally, we would hope to come for a visit as soon as mid-December or later in January.
Thank you, sir, for your consideration.
Rick Scott
Police Chief
Police Department
1042 Walnut Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-2729
E rscott@slocity.org
T 805.781.7256
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From:Billy Aldridge <billy.aldridge@Chicoca.gov>
Sent:Wednesday, November 20, 2024 4:23 PM
To:Scott, Rick
Cc:Chris Nicodemus
Subject:RE: Department Visit
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Chief Scott,
Good afternoon, thank you for the interest in visiting Chico, we welcome your visit! I would be more than happy to
accommodate your teams visit and we can have a good discussion on the work that has been done to solve the problems
associated to holidays around Chico. I would also like to invite the Chief from Chico State PD (Chris Nicodemus-CC’d in
this thread) as he will also have some insight. Let me know the dates and we will get it set up!
Looking forward to meeting all of you,
Chief Billy Aldridge
From: Scott, Rick <rscott@slocity.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2024 8:19 AM
To: Billy Aldridge <billy.aldridge@Chicoca.gov>
Subject: Department Visit
Good Morning Chief Aldridge,
Hoping this email finds you and your team well these days. I wanted to introduce myself and ask for some assistance
from Chico PD. I have been the Chief for San Luis Obispo for about four years now. I think SLO is a bit smaller than
Chico, but similar to you, we have Cal Poly University San Luis Obispo. As I am sure you can relate, our college
neighbor creates issues for law enforcement throughout the school year related to house parties, drinking, noise, and
fraternity shenanigans. However, one event is above all others and growing increasingly worrisome for the department
and community.
Each year around St. Patrick’s Day, the college (off campus) hold St. Fratty’s Day. The amorphous street party saw
approximately 8000 participants from SLO and other college campuses from several states away. Over the years
we’ve increased our efforts to stop is with little impact as it is now growing. In the past there have been riots and a roof
collapse. As I research solutions, I continue to hear that the work done in Chico around Pioneer Days and other
events is the standard for how to curb bad college behavior. My ask is that a small group from my team come to Chico
for a few hours to discuss strategies and learn from your command personnel responsible for planning and executing
the ops plans.
If you are ok helping us out, I will be sending a Deputy Chief, Operations Lieutenant, and probably a Sergeant, and
myself. Ideally, we would hope to come for a visit as soon as mid-December or later in January.
Thank you, sir, for your consideration.
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Rick Scott
Police Chief
Police Department
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T 805.781.7256
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From:Plastino, Robert <rrp2803@sbsheriff.org>
Sent:Wednesday, November 20, 2024 6:29 PM
To:Scott, Rick
Subject:RE: SLOPD Department Visit
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Hi Rick,
SheriƯ Brown added me to his response, and I look forward to your visit.
Germane to your discussion, I managed the Isla Vista Foot Patrol Station when we changed the culture of Isla
Vista and ended more than 40 years of Halloween crowds and crazy festivities. Now, 10 years later, Halloween
is still a non-event. We still have some challenging issues in Isla Vista but have some very viable tools which I
think could be helpful to you.
Thanks for reaching out and I look forward to the meeting.
Rob
Rob Plastino
Chief Deputy
Law Enforcement Operations
Santa Barbara County SheriƯ’s OƯice
Desk: 805-681-4295
Cell:
FBINA 258, SMIP 2017
From: Brown, Bill <wfb4029@sbsheriff.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2024 2:12 PM
To: Scott, Rick <rscott@slocity.org>; Yao, Alex <alexyao@ucsb.edu>; kgordon@sbpd.com
Cc: Bonner, Craig <cmb2474@sbsheriff.org>; Plastino, Robert <rrp2803@sbsheriff.org>; Welch, Brad
<bmw2861@sbsheriff.org>; TeSlaa, Garrett <gjt3809@sbsheriff.org>; Morris, Jarrett <jam3768@sbsheriff.org>; Velasco,
Theresa <tmv5467@sbsheriff.org>
Subject: RE: SLOPD Department Visit
Thanks for the email, Rick.
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We’d be happy to meet with you and discuss our approaches to handling non-sanctioned events such as Deltopia. Let us
know some dates that work for you and your team and we can work on coordinating a meeting, which we’d be happy to
host here at the SheriƯ’s OƯice.
Best regards,
BILL BROWN
SheriƯ, Santa Barbara County SheriƯ’s OƯice
President, Major County SheriƯs of America
4434 Calle Real
Santa Barbara, CA 93110
805-681-4290
wfb4029@sbsheriƯ.org
From: Scott, Rick <rscott@slocity.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2024 8:46 AM
To: Yao, Alex <alexyao@ucsb.edu>; kgordon@sbpd.com; Brown, Bill <wfb4029@sbsheriff.org>
Subject: SLOPD Department Visit
Hi Alex and Santa Barbara Friends,
Hoping this email finds you and your teams well these days. I wanted to make good on my pending request to kindly
ask for your help. As I am sure you can relate, our college neighbor (Cal Poly) is creating issues for law enforcement
throughout the school year related to house parties, drinking, noise, and fraternity shenanigans. However, one event
is above all others and growing increasingly worrisome for the department and community.
As I am sure you are aware, each year around St. Patrick’s Day, the college (off campus) hold St. Fratty’s Day. The
amorphous street party saw approximately 8000 participants from SLO and other college campuses including UCSB
and from even several states away. Over the years we’ve increased our efforts to stop is with little impact as it is now
growing. In the past there have been riots and a roof collapse. As I research solutions, I continue to hear that the work
done at UCSB and Isle Vista around Deltopia and other events is the standard for how to curb bad college behavior.
My ask is that a small group from my team come to UCSB for a few hours to discuss strategies and learn from your
command personnel responsible for planning and executing the ops plans. My hope is to also loop in both SBPD or
the SO as I know they play a big role in the collaborative enforcement effort. If you are ok helping us out, I will be
sending a Deputy Chief, Operations Lieutenant, and probably a Sergeant, and myself. Ideally, we would hope to come
for a visit as soon as mid-December or later in January.
Thank you, Alex, Kelly, and Bill for you thoughtful consideration.
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:Kelly Gordon <kgordon@sbpd.com>
Sent:Wednesday, November 20, 2024 3:22 PM
To:Alex Yao; Scott, Rick
Cc:Bonner, Craig; Plastino, Robert; Welch, Brad; TeSlaa, Garrett; Morris, Jarrett; Velasco, Theresa;
Brown, Bill
Subject:Re: SLOPD Department Visit
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Hi Scott,
Thank you for including us and look forward to the discussion. Most of the issues are handled by SBSO and UCSB. The
busloads of students getting dropped off downtown SB at the bars/breweries are our biggest challenge along with loud
house parties. We can also share some of our strategies for Fiesta to curb some of the behaviors I am sure you are seeing.
Kelly
Kelly Gordon
Chief of Police, Chief's Office
City of Santa Barbara, Police Department
Office: 805-897-2396 | kgordon@sbpd.com
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From: Alex Yao <alexyao@ucsb.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2024 2:20 PM
To: Scott, Rick <rscott@slocity.org>
Cc: Kelly Gordon <kgordon@sbpd.com>; Bonner, Craig <cmb2474@sbsheriff.org>; Plastino, Robert <rrp2803@sbsheriff.org>;
Welch, Brad <bmw2861@sbsheriff.org>; TeSlaa, Garrett <gjt3809@sbsheriff.org>; Morris, Jarrett <jam3768@sbsheriff.org>;
Velasco, Theresa <tmv5467@sbsheriff.org>; Brown, Bill <wfb4029@sbsheriff.org>
Subject: Re: SLOPD Department Visit
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Hi Scott,
Bill beat me to it. Please let us know if there are some dates that would work well for you. Between now and
12/17, our schedule is pretty tight due to our last push to get ready for our accreditation on-site. Sometime after
that would work better for us, but if you would like to meet sooner, please let us know.
Thanks!
Alex
Alex Yao
(he/him/his)
Chief of Police
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Police Department
Direct Line: (805) 893-4151
Email: alexyao@ucsb.edu
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On Wed, Nov 20, 2024 at 2:12 PM Brown, Bill <wfb4029@sbsheriff.org> wrote:
Thanks for the email, Rick.
We’d be happy to meet with you and discuss our approaches to handling non-sanctioned events such as
Deltopia. Let us know some dates that work for you and your team and we can work on coordinating a meeting,
which we’d be happy to host here at the Sheriff’s Office.
Best regards,
BILL BROWN
Sheriff, Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office
President, Major County Sheriffs of America
4434 Calle Real
Santa Barbara, CA 93110
805-681-4290
wfb4029@sbsheriff.org
From: Scott, Rick <rscott@slocity.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2024 8:46 AM
To: Yao, Alex <alexyao@ucsb.edu>; kgordon@sbpd.com; Brown, Bill <wfb4029@sbsheriff.org>
Subject: SLOPD Department Visit
Hi Alex and Santa Barbara Friends,
Hoping this email finds you and your teams well these days. I wanted to make good on my pending request
to kindly ask for your help. As I am sure you can relate, our college neighbor (Cal Poly) is creating issues
for law enforcement throughout the school year related to house parties, drinking, noise, and fraternity
shenanigans. However, one event is above all others and growing increasingly worrisome for the
department and community.
As I am sure you are aware, each year around St. Patrick’s Day, the college (off campus) hold St. Fratty’s
Day. The amorphous street party saw approximately 8000 participants from SLO and other college
campuses including UCSB and from even several states away. Over the years we’ve increased our efforts
to stop is with little impact as it is now growing. In the past there have been riots and a roof collapse. As I
research solutions, I continue to hear that the work done at UCSB and Isle Vista around Deltopia and other
events is the standard for how to curb bad college behavior.
My ask is that a small group from my team come to UCSB for a few hours to discuss strategies and learn
from your command personnel responsible for planning and executing the ops plans. My hope is to also
loop in both SBPD or the SO as I know they play a big role in the collaborative enforcement effort. If you
are ok helping us out, I will be sending a Deputy Chief, Operations Lieutenant, and probably a Sergeant,
and myself. Ideally, we would hope to come for a visit as soon as mid-December or later in January.
Thank you, Alex, Kelly, and Bill for you thoughtful consideration.
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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:Alex Yao <alexyao@ucsb.edu>
Sent:Wednesday, November 20, 2024 2:21 PM
To:Scott, Rick
Cc:kgordon@sbpd.com; Bonner, Craig; Plastino, Robert; Welch, Brad; TeSlaa, Garrett; Morris, Jarrett;
Velasco, Theresa; Brown, Bill
Subject:Re: SLOPD Department Visit
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Hi Scott,
Bill beat me to it. Please let us know if there are some dates that would work well for you. Between now and
12/17, our schedule is pretty tight due to our last push to get ready for our accreditation on-site. Sometime after
that would work better for us, but if you would like to meet sooner, please let us know.
Thanks!
Alex
Alex Yao
(he/him/his)
Chief of Police
Police Department
Direct Line: (805) 893-4151
Email: alexyao@ucsb.edu
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On Wed, Nov 20, 2024 at 2:12 PM Brown, Bill <wfb4029@sbsheriff.org> wrote:
Thanks for the email, Rick.
We’d be happy to meet with you and discuss our approaches to handling non-sanctioned events such as
Deltopia. Let us know some dates that work for you and your team and we can work on coordinating a meeting,
which we’d be happy to host here at the Sheriff’s Office.
Best regards,
BILL BROWN
Sheriff, Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office
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President, Major County Sheriffs of America
4434 Calle Real
Santa Barbara, CA 93110
805-681-4290
wfb4029@sbsheriff.org
From: Scott, Rick <rscott@slocity.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2024 8:46 AM
To: Yao, Alex <alexyao@ucsb.edu>; kgordon@sbpd.com; Brown, Bill <wfb4029@sbsheriff.org>
Subject: SLOPD Department Visit
Hi Alex and Santa Barbara Friends,
Hoping this email finds you and your teams well these days. I wanted to make good on my pending request
to kindly ask for your help. As I am sure you can relate, our college neighbor (Cal Poly) is creating issues
for law enforcement throughout the school year related to house parties, drinking, noise, and fraternity
shenanigans. However, one event is above all others and growing increasingly worrisome for the
department and community.
As I am sure you are aware, each year around St. Patrick’s Day, the college (off campus) hold St. Fratty’s
Day. The amorphous street party saw approximately 8000 participants from SLO and other college
campuses including UCSB and from even several states away. Over the years we’ve increased our efforts
to stop is with little impact as it is now growing. In the past there have been riots and a roof collapse. As I
research solutions, I continue to hear that the work done at UCSB and Isle Vista around Deltopia and other
events is the standard for how to curb bad college behavior.
My ask is that a small group from my team come to UCSB for a few hours to discuss strategies and learn
from your command personnel responsible for planning and executing the ops plans. My hope is to also
loop in both SBPD or the SO as I know they play a big role in the collaborative enforcement effort. If you
are ok helping us out, I will be sending a Deputy Chief, Operations Lieutenant, and probably a Sergeant,
and myself. Ideally, we would hope to come for a visit as soon as mid-December or later in January.
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Thank you, Alex, Kelly, and Bill for you thoughtful consideration.
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:Brown, Bill <wfb4029@sbsheriff.org>
Sent:Wednesday, November 20, 2024 2:12 PM
To:Scott, Rick; Yao, Alex; kgordon@sbpd.com
Cc:Bonner, Craig; Plastino, Robert; Welch, Brad; TeSlaa, Garrett; Morris, Jarrett; Velasco, Theresa
Subject:RE: SLOPD Department Visit
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Thanks for the email, Rick.
We’d be happy to meet with you and discuss our approaches to handling non-sanctioned events such as Deltopia. Let us
know some dates that work for you and your team and we can work on coordinating a meeting, which we’d be happy to
host here at the SheriƯ’s OƯice.
Best regards,
BILL BROWN
SheriƯ, Santa Barbara County SheriƯ’s OƯice
President, Major County SheriƯs of America
4434 Calle Real
Santa Barbara, CA 93110
805-681-4290
wfb4029@sbsheriƯ.org
From: Scott, Rick <rscott@slocity.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2024 8:46 AM
To: Yao, Alex <alexyao@ucsb.edu>; kgordon@sbpd.com; Brown, Bill <wfb4029@sbsheriff.org>
Subject: SLOPD Department Visit
Hi Alex and Santa Barbara Friends,
Hoping this email finds you and your teams well these days. I wanted to make good on my pending request to kindly
ask for your help. As I am sure you can relate, our college neighbor (Cal Poly) is creating issues for law enforcement
throughout the school year related to house parties, drinking, noise, and fraternity shenanigans. However, one event
is above all others and growing increasingly worrisome for the department and community.
As I am sure you are aware, each year around St. Patrick’s Day, the college (off campus) hold St. Fratty’s Day. The
amorphous street party saw approximately 8000 participants from SLO and other college campuses including UCSB
and from even several states away. Over the years we’ve increased our efforts to stop is with little impact as it is now
growing. In the past there have been riots and a roof collapse. As I research solutions, I continue to hear that the work
done at UCSB and Isle Vista around Deltopia and other events is the standard for how to curb bad college behavior.
My ask is that a small group from my team come to UCSB for a few hours to discuss strategies and learn from your
command personnel responsible for planning and executing the ops plans. My hope is to also loop in both SBPD or
the SO as I know they play a big role in the collaborative enforcement effort. If you are ok helping us out, I will be
sending a Deputy Chief, Operations Lieutenant, and probably a Sergeant, and myself. Ideally, we would hope to come
for a visit as soon as mid-December or later in January.
2
Thank you, Alex, Kelly, and Bill for you thoughtful consideration.
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:Tway, Timothea (Timmi)
Sent:Wednesday, November 27, 2024 11:16 AM
To:Courtney Leigh Kienow; McDonald, Whitney; Hermann, Greg
Subject:RE: Local reporter: fraternity and sorority questions
Hi Courtney,
Happy almost Thanksgiving to you, too!
I spoke with a reporter who had reached out to the City asking for an interview. She mostly had questions about our
zoning regulations and code enforcement processes, which I shared with her. I pointed her to the recent staff reports
that had been written on these issues for more information about pertinent regulations, etc. I talked about the
importance of zoning regulations and enforcement in maintaining livable neighborhoods for all residents.
I also told her that we have been working both internally between departments and externally with other stakeholders
such as Cal Poly to better understand and address this issue and share information, as each stakeholder (Police,
ComDev, Cal Poly) has different tools that can be used to both educate and enforce around the issue. She did ask
about Cal Poly’s list of addresses that used to be posted for registered parties, and I talked about how that was a
useful tool for us to use when determining if violations occurred when it was available. I stressed that this a complex
issue and an issue that will require all parties to work together to attempt to address it.
I hope this helps,
Thank you and have a great holiday,
Timmi
From: Courtney Leigh Kienow <ckienow@calpoly.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2024 10:52 AM
To: McDonald, Whitney <WMcDonal@slocity.org>; Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>; Hermann, Greg
<GHermann@slocity.org>
Subject: Re: Local reporter: fraternity and sorority questions
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Hello again,
Happy almost Thanksgiving!
We continue to respond to the Tribune following up on the questions on houses with fraternity members in them in R-1/R-
2 neighborhoods.
I’m curious if you all would be willing to share how you’ve responded on these issues to make sure we’re aligned.
Thanks for any insight you can share and let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Courtney
From: Courtney Leigh Kienow <ckienow@calpoly.edu>
Date: Thursday, November 21, 2024 at 2:06 PM
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To: McDonald, Whitney <WMcDonal@slocity.org>, Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>, Hermann,
Greg <GHermann@slocity.org>
Subject: Local reporter: fraternity and sorority questions
Hi Whitney, Greg and Timmi,
A local reporter reached out with a series of questions regarding fraternities and sororities. We put together the below
response and I wanted to share it with you as we continue to work together on some of these issues. Here is the response:
Answers to some of your questions can be found in Cal Poly’s AB 524 Report. This annual report is part of the
requirements of California’s Campus-Recognized Sorority and Fraternity Transparency Act, which requires an annual
report be sent to the campus community with information about members and their conduct, including grade-point
averages, community service hours and sanctioned events.
The 2023-24 report includes a list of recognized fraternities and sororities, as well as the addresses of affiliated chapter
houses. Since this report was published, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. joined the community in the fall.
Cal Poly does not register or sanction fraternity or sorority houses. They are privately owned and operated. Fraternities
and sororities are required to notify the university about their events off campus, which includes events with and without
alcohol, at a residence or off-site facility (i.e. a restaurant, Vet’s Hall, etc.) In the notification process, Cal Poly reminds
the event organizers about their obligations for safety; adherence to university policies and federal, state and local laws;
and that they must also ensure they are in compliance with city ordinances around noise and zoning. Cal Poly does not
approve or deny parties.
Cal Poly does not submit fraternity/sorority events to cities where they take place, as the university is not the host of the
events. The responsibility for items such as permits falls to the event hosts, as well as for any other stipulations outlined in
their lease agreements, conditional use permits, or contracts with a venue they are utilizing. Where a fraternity or sorority
holds events or parties varies by chapter and by year.
When Cal Poly is notified of violations of the Student Code of Conduct or Recognized Student Organization Code of
Conduct, it investigates such allegations.
Where organizations might operate houses is a matter between the City of SLO and the property owners, residents and
organizations. While the university has offered assistance in connecting city staff with the appropriate organization
contacts to make progress on a resolution when concerns arise, the nature of these houses and the applicability of City
restrictions is not within Cal Poly’s purview.
Student organization housing (which includes fraternities and sororities as well as other clubs and organizations) remains
in the Cal Poly Master Plan, although the timeline is unknown at this time. Even with on-campus student organization
housing, it is not realistic to expect all fraternity and sorority chapters, houses, or members to then live on campus. As
new chapters continue to join the community, we do not expect to build a new house on campus for each organization.
We also expect there are some organizations who are excited and willing to support an on-campus facility, and others who
will not be ready to do so for a variety of reasons.
Cal Poly is strongly committed to continued work with the City of San Luis Obispo to address issues of concern in the
neighborhoods. As an active member of the community in which Cal Poly students, staff and faculty live and learn, the
university is committed to being a good neighbor.
Sincerely,
Courtney
Courtney Kienow
pronouns she/hers (why is this important?)
Director of Community Relations and Economic Development
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Office of the President
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA
_____
office 805-756-6000
direct 805-756-6098
www.calpoly.edu
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From:Courtney Leigh Kienow <ckienow@calpoly.edu>
Sent:Wednesday, November 27, 2024 10:52 AM
To:McDonald, Whitney; Tway, Timothea (Timmi); Hermann, Greg
Subject:Re: Local reporter: fraternity and sorority questions
This message is from an External Source. Use caution when deciding to open attachments, click links, or respond.
Hello again,
Happy almost Thanksgiving!
We continue to respond to the Tribune following up on the questions on houses with fraternity members in them in R-1/R-
2 neighborhoods.
I’m curious if you all would be willing to share how you’ve responded on these issues to make sure we’re aligned.
Thanks for any insight you can share and let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Courtney
From: Courtney Leigh Kienow <ckienow@calpoly.edu>
Date: Thursday, November 21, 2024 at 2:06 PM
To: McDonald, Whitney <WMcDonal@slocity.org>, Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>, Hermann,
Greg <GHermann@slocity.org>
Subject: Local reporter: fraternity and sorority questions
Hi Whitney, Greg and Timmi,
A local reporter reached out with a series of questions regarding fraternities and sororities. We put together the below
response and I wanted to share it with you as we continue to work together on some of these issues. Here is the response:
Answers to some of your questions can be found in Cal Poly’s AB 524 Report. This annual report is part of the
requirements of California’s Campus-Recognized Sorority and Fraternity Transparency Act, which requires an annual
report be sent to the campus community with information about members and their conduct, including grade-point
averages, community service hours and sanctioned events.
The 2023-24 report includes a list of recognized fraternities and sororities, as well as the addresses of affiliated chapter
houses. Since this report was published, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. joined the community in the fall.
Cal Poly does not register or sanction fraternity or sorority houses. They are privately owned and operated. Fraternities
and sororities are required to notify the university about their events off campus, which includes events with and without
alcohol, at a residence or off-site facility (i.e. a restaurant, Vet’s Hall, etc.) In the notification process, Cal Poly reminds
the event organizers about their obligations for safety; adherence to university policies and federal, state and local laws;
and that they must also ensure they are in compliance with city ordinances around noise and zoning. Cal Poly does not
approve or deny parties.
Cal Poly does not submit fraternity/sorority events to cities where they take place, as the university is not the host of the
events. The responsibility for items such as permits falls to the event hosts, as well as for any other stipulations outlined in
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their lease agreements, conditional use permits, or contracts with a venue they are utilizing. Where a fraternity or sorority
holds events or parties varies by chapter and by year.
When Cal Poly is notified of violations of the Student Code of Conduct or Recognized Student Organization Code of
Conduct, it investigates such allegations.
Where organizations might operate houses is a matter between the City of SLO and the property owners, residents and
organizations. While the university has offered assistance in connecting city staff with the appropriate organization
contacts to make progress on a resolution when concerns arise, the nature of these houses and the applicability of City
restrictions is not within Cal Poly’s purview.
Student organization housing (which includes fraternities and sororities as well as other clubs and organizations) remains
in the Cal Poly Master Plan, although the timeline is unknown at this time. Even with on-campus student organization
housing, it is not realistic to expect all fraternity and sorority chapters, houses, or members to then live on campus. As
new chapters continue to join the community, we do not expect to build a new house on campus for each organization.
We also expect there are some organizations who are excited and willing to support an on-campus facility, and others who
will not be ready to do so for a variety of reasons.
Cal Poly is strongly committed to continued work with the City of San Luis Obispo to address issues of concern in the
neighborhoods. As an active member of the community in which Cal Poly students, staff and faculty live and learn, the
university is committed to being a good neighbor.
Sincerely,
Courtney
Courtney Kienow
pronouns she/hers (why is this important?)
Director of Community Relations and Economic Development
Office of the President
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA
_____
office 805-756-6000
direct 805-756-6098
www.calpoly.edu
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From:Dittenber, Sadie <sdittenber@mcclatchyservices.com>
Sent:Wednesday, November 27, 2024 10:47 AM
To:Tway, Timothea (Timmi)
Subject:Re: Discussion on Zoning Regulations
Hi Timmi,
Thanks again for meeting with me last week. I was wondering if you had a chance to talk to John Mezzapesa
about the information he might be able to offer me on the code enforcement side of things? If he can send that
over to me early next week after the holiday, I would greatly appreciate it! I hope you enjoy a happy holiday!
Best,
Sadie
On Wed, Nov 20, 2024 at 8:55 PM Dittenber, Sadie <sdittenber@mcclatchyservices.com> wrote:
Sounds great! Thanks!
On Wed, Nov 20, 2024 at 20:46 Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org> wrote:
Hi Sadie,
So sorry, I thought I replied. Yes, tomorrow at 2 works for me.
Meet at my office? 919 palm street, you can tell the front you are there to see me.
Let me know if that works!
Thanks,
Timmi
From: Sadie Dittenber <sdittenber@mcclatchyservices.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2024 8:25:00 PM
To: Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>
Subject: Re: Discussion on Zoning Regulations
This message is from an External Source. Use caution when deciding to open attachments, click links, or respond.
Hi Timothea,
Just following up with you! Does this time still work for you? If so, where should I plan on meeting you?
Thanks so much,
Sadie
On Nov 15, 2024, at 10:36, Dittenber, Sadie <sdittenber@mcclatchyservices.com> wrote:
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Hi Timothea,
Thanks for getting back to me! I'm happy to meet with you on Thursday the 21 at 2 p.m. Let me
know the best place to meet you.
Thanks so much!
Sadie
On Thu, Nov 14, 2024 at 6:55 PM Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org> wrote:
Hi Sadie,
I received an email that you are interested in discussing planning/zoning regulations for
fraternities/sororities. I am happy to set up a time to discuss. Unfortunately, I do not have
availability under late next week or early the week after, I hope this works for you. I could
discuss/meet on Thursday November 21 at 2 pm or Friday the 22 nd at 9 or 10. Please let me
know if either of those times work,
Thanks,
Timothea (Timmi) Tway
Director of Community Development
Community Development
919 Palm, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3249
E TTway@slocity.org
T 805.781.7187
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From:Sandra Rowley <
Sent:Tuesday, November 26, 2024 2:37 PM
To:Shoresman, Michelle
Subject:Fw: Public Comment - I misspoke
I erred in my response to you. Corrections are shown below. Sorry for the confusion.
----- Forwarded Message -----
From: Sandra Rowley <
To: Shoresman, Michelle <mshoresm@slocity.org>
Sent: Monday, November 25, 2024 at 12:34:00 AM PST
Subject: Re: Public Comment
Hi Michelle,
I was not expecting Council to discuss a roof ordinance, but I was hopeful that agendizing it would be discussed and staff would
be directed to place it on an upcoming agenda in a timely manner. Getting on someone else's roof is a personal decision, not o ne
that a tenant or a property owner has control over. Currently the only mention of getting on a roof being a violation is in
conjunction with an unruly gathering. This can result in a citation being issued to a tenant of the property (including if the tenant
was not a participant or tried to dissuade the roof climbers) - or, if this is a second or subsequent violation, also to the property
owner. We were looking at it as an individual violation - a personal citation and fine.
Yes, I'm aware that SCLC discusses St Fratty's Day during each meeting. However, so far I'm not confident that much will
change. Cal Poly is understandably concerned about protecting their property, but they have not shown an equal level of concern
for the disruption to nearby neighborhoods and damage done to private property therein. They forget that St Fratty's Day is not
St. Patrick's Day and that it was conceived by a fraternity member (president?) in order to circumvent the St. Pat double fine - at
the time it was only a Safety Enhancement Zone for one day.
Thanks for your kind thoughts; I
passed them along.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Sandy
On Saturday, November 23, 2024 at 05:02:45 PM PST, Shoresman, Michelle <mshoresm@slocity.org> wrote:
Hi Sandra,
Sorry for the delayed reply. Perhaps staff or Whitney have gotten back you already. But, just in case, I wanted to let
you know that your issue was discussed briefly at the end of the meeting this past Tuesday. So, you might consider
going back and listening to that for more details. We couldn’t discuss it in too much depth however, as it wasn’t
agendized.
I also attended the SCLC meeting this past week where, as I am sure you can guess, similar issues were discussed.
Have a safe and happy holiday this coming week.
Michelle
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From: Sandra Rowley <
Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2024 5:52 PM
To: Stewart, Erica A <estewart@slocity.org>; Pease, Andy <apease@slocity.org>; Francis, Emily
<EFrancis@slocity.org>; Marx, Jan <jmarx@slocity.org>; Shoresman, Michelle <mshoresm@slocity.org>; McDonald,
Whitney <WMcDonal@slocity.org>
Subject: Public Comment
This message is from an External Source. Use caution when deciding to open attachments, click links, or respond.
Mayor Stewart and Members of the Council,
My apologies. It was my intent to come tonight in time for Public Comment for items not on the agenda. and by the time
all was said and done I looked at my watch and figured I wouldn't be able to get there in time. I even had my speech prepared.
I hope my email, included in Correspondence for this evening, is sufficient to start the process for agendizing RQN's request to add a paragraph to MC 9.13.030 (draft
included) concerning, with some exceptions, individuals congregating on residential roofs.
Thank you - again, my apologies.
Sandra Rowley
Chairperson, RQN
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From:Marx, Jan
Sent:Tuesday, November 26, 2024 1:15 PM
To:Dittenber, Sadie
Subject:Re: Tribune inquiry - Fraternities
Thank you for your message. Yes I would be happy to talk with you. My cell is (805)541-2716. I am back in town
December first.
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From: Dittenber, Sadie <sdittenber@mcclatchyservices.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2024 2:07:41 PM
To: Marx, Jan <jmarx@slocity.org>
Subject: Tribune inquiry - Fraternities
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Hi Councilmember Marx,
My name is Sadie Dittenber and I am a reporter with The Tribune. I was curious if you'd be interested in speaking
with me about an issue regarding satellite fraternities in the Alta Vista neighborhood of SLO. I heard that you
used to live in this neighborhood and experienced some of the impacts of fraternity life in proximity to Cal Poly.
If this is something you would be willing to talk about, please let me know! I'll be out of the office Thursday-
Sunday, but will return next week.
Best,
--
Sadie Dittenber
she/her
Education Reporter
P 208.249.4941
E sdittenber@thetribunenews.com
W sanluisobispo.com
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From:Dittenber, Sadie <sdittenber@mcclatchyservices.com>
Sent:Tuesday, November 26, 2024 1:08 PM
To:Marx, Jan
Subject:Tribune inquiry - Fraternities
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Hi Councilmember Marx,
My name is Sadie Dittenber and I am a reporter with The Tribune. I was curious if you'd be interested in speaking
with me about an issue regarding satellite fraternities in the Alta Vista neighborhood of SLO. I heard that you
used to live in this neighborhood and experienced some of the impacts of fraternity life in proximity to Cal Poly.
If this is something you would be willing to talk about, please let me know! I'll be out of the office Thursday-
Sunday, but will return next week.
Best,
--
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From:Mezzapesa, John
Sent:Tuesday, November 26, 2024 12:16 PM
To:Stowe, Lala; Wooten, Eric
Cc:Curry, Krista; Tway, Timothea (Timmi)
Subject:RE: Public Records Request – PRR24328 Dittenber - Records Regarding Fraternities January 2022
to Current
I just uploaded all of the files for code enforcement.
John
From: Stowe, Lala <lstowe@slocity.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2024 11:31 AM
To: Wooten, Eric <ewooten@slocity.org>; Mezzapesa, John <JMezzape@slocity.org>
Cc: Curry, Krista <kcurry@slocity.org>; Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>
Subject: Re: Public Records Request – PRR24328 Dittenber - Records Regarding Fraternities January 2022 to Current
Hi all,
Just wanted to check in and confirm we're good on this PRR. Have we provided all possible responsive
documents so we can close this out?
Thank you,
Lala Stowe
pronouns she/her/hers
Supervising Administrative Assistant
Community Development
919 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3218
E lstowe@slocity.org
T 805.783.7870
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From: Wooten, Eric <ewooten@slocity.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2024 1:37 PM
To: Mezzapesa, John <JMezzape@slocity.org>
Cc: Stowe, Lala <lstowe@slocity.org>; Curry, Krista <kcurry@slocity.org>; Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>
Subject: RE: Public Records Request – PRR24328 Dittenber - Records Regarding Fraternities January 2022 to Current
That sounds great! Just create a sub-folder and dump everything here: PRR24328 Dittenber - Records Regarding
Fraternities January 2022 to Current
Thanks John!
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From: Mezzapesa, John <JMezzape@slocity.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2024 12:36 PM
To: Wooten, Eric <ewooten@slocity.org>
Cc: Stowe, Lala <lstowe@slocity.org>; Curry, Krista <kcurry@slocity.org>; Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>
Subject: RE: Public Records Request – PRR24328 Dittenber - Records Regarding Fraternities January 2022 to Current
I’m working on this, and have some files pulled compiled from previous somewhat related PRRs, but would realistically
need until EOD Tuesday to get it all together.
John Mezzapesa
Interim Deputy Building Official
Community Development
Building and Safety
919 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3668
E jmezzapesa@slocity.org
T 805.781.7179
From: Wooten, Eric <ewooten@slocity.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2024 11:46 AM
To: Stowe, Lala <lstowe@slocity.org>; Curry, Krista <kcurry@slocity.org>; Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>
Cc: Mezzapesa, John <JMezzape@slocity.org>
Subject: RE: Public Records Request – PRR24328 Dittenber - Records Regarding Fraternities January 2022 to Current
Good morning!
We discussed this PRR at our staff meeting today and I just wanted to follow-up on the status of the code enforcement
portion.
Please provide an estimated completion date by the end of the day Friday, even if it is just your best guess.
And, as always, if you have any questions, please let me know.
Thank you so much for your assistance!
Eric Wooten
Paralegal
City Attorney's Office
990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3249
E ewooten@slocity.org
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T 805.781.7139
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and/or represents confidential attorney work product. Recipients should not file copies of this email with
publicly accessible records. If you are not the designated addressee named above or the authorized agent
responsible for delivering it to the designated addressee, you received this document through inadvertent
error and any further review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication by you or anyone
else is strictly prohibited. IF YOU RECEIVED THIS COMMUNICATION IN ERROR, PLEASE NOTIFY US
IMMEDIATELY BY TELEPHONING THE SENDER NAMED ABOVE AT (805) 781-7140. Thank you.
From: Armas, Sara <SArmas@slocity.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2024 8:33 AM
To: Stowe, Lala <lstowe@slocity.org>; Wooten, Eric <ewooten@slocity.org>
Cc: Curry, Krista <kcurry@slocity.org>; Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>; Holcomb, Kelly <kholcomb@slocity.org>;
City_Attorney <City_Attorney@slocity.org>; CityClerk <CityClerk@slocity.org>
Subject: Public Records Request – PRR24328 Dittenber - Records Regarding Fraternities January 2022 to Current
Hello everyone,
Attached is a Public Records request from Sadie Dittenber for communications and documents regarding
fraternities from January 2022 to today, due by 11/24/2024. Note that the City Attorney’s office will conduct
the search for emailed communications as opposed to staff. If you are not able to meet that deadline, please
advise. Otherwise, please send the requested responsive documents to cityclerk@slocity.org.
Thanks!
Sara Armas
pronouns she/her/hers
Deputy City Clerk I
City Administration
990 Palm, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3218
E SArmas@slocity.org
T 805.781.7110
slocity.org
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From:Stowe, Lala
Sent:Tuesday, November 26, 2024 11:31 AM
To:Wooten, Eric; Mezzapesa, John
Cc:Curry, Krista; Tway, Timothea (Timmi)
Subject:Re: Public Records Request – PRR24328 Dittenber - Records Regarding Fraternities January 2022
to Current
Hi all,
Just wanted to check in and confirm we're good on this PRR. Have we provided all possible responsive
documents so we can close this out?
Thank you,
Lala Stowe
pronouns she/her/hers
Supervising Administrative Assistant
Community Development
919 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3218
E lstowe@slocity.org
T 805.783.7870
slocity.org
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From: Wooten, Eric <ewooten@slocity.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2024 1:37 PM
To: Mezzapesa, John <JMezzape@slocity.org>
Cc: Stowe, Lala <lstowe@slocity.org>; Curry, Krista <kcurry@slocity.org>; Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>
Subject: RE: Public Records Request – PRR24328 Dittenber - Records Regarding Fraternities January 2022 to Current
That sounds great! Just create a sub-folder and dump everything here: PRR24328 Dittenber - Records Regarding
Fraternities January 2022 to Current
Thanks John!
From: Mezzapesa, John <JMezzape@slocity.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2024 12:36 PM
To: Wooten, Eric <ewooten@slocity.org>
Cc: Stowe, Lala <lstowe@slocity.org>; Curry, Krista <kcurry@slocity.org>; Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>
Subject: RE: Public Records Request – PRR24328 Dittenber - Records Regarding Fraternities January 2022 to Current
I’m working on this, and have some files pulled compiled from previous somewhat related PRRs, but would realistically
need until EOD Tuesday to get it all together.
John Mezzapesa
Interim Deputy Building Official
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Community Development
Building and Safety
919 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3668
E jmezzapesa@slocity.org
T 805.781.7179
From: Wooten, Eric <ewooten@slocity.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2024 11:46 AM
To: Stowe, Lala <lstowe@slocity.org>; Curry, Krista <kcurry@slocity.org>; Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>
Cc: Mezzapesa, John <JMezzape@slocity.org>
Subject: RE: Public Records Request – PRR24328 Dittenber - Records Regarding Fraternities January 2022 to Current
Good morning!
We discussed this PRR at our staff meeting today and I just wanted to follow-up on the status of the code enforcement
portion.
Please provide an estimated completion date by the end of the day Friday, even if it is just your best guess.
And, as always, if you have any questions, please let me know.
Thank you so much for your assistance!
Eric Wooten
Paralegal
City Attorney's Office
990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3249
E ewooten@slocity.org
T 805.781.7139
slocity.org
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publicly accessible records. If you are not the designated addressee named above or the authorized agent
responsible for delivering it to the designated addressee, you received this document through inadvertent
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error and any further review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication by you or anyone
else is strictly prohibited. IF YOU RECEIVED THIS COMMUNICATION IN ERROR, PLEASE NOTIFY US
IMMEDIATELY BY TELEPHONING THE SENDER NAMED ABOVE AT (805) 781-7140. Thank you.
From: Armas, Sara <SArmas@slocity.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2024 8:33 AM
To: Stowe, Lala <lstowe@slocity.org>; Wooten, Eric <ewooten@slocity.org>
Cc: Curry, Krista <kcurry@slocity.org>; Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>; Holcomb, Kelly <kholcomb@slocity.org>;
City_Attorney <City_Attorney@slocity.org>; CityClerk <CityClerk@slocity.org>
Subject: Public Records Request – PRR24328 Dittenber - Records Regarding Fraternities January 2022 to Current
Hello everyone,
Attached is a Public Records request from Sadie Dittenber for communications and documents regarding
fraternities from January 2022 to today, due by 11/24/2024. Note that the City Attorney’s office will conduct
the search for emailed communications as opposed to staff. If you are not able to meet that deadline, please
advise. Otherwise, please send the requested responsive documents to cityclerk@slocity.org.
Thanks!
Sara Armas
pronouns she/her/hers
Deputy City Clerk I
City Administration
990 Palm, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3218
E SArmas@slocity.org
T 805.781.7110
slocity.org
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From:Shoresman, Michelle
Sent:Monday, November 25, 2024 8:33 PM
To:Sandra Rowley
Subject:RE: Public Comment
Shoresman, Michelle reacted to your message:
From: Sandra Rowley <
Sent: Monday, November 25, 2024 8:34:00 AM
To: Shoresman, Michelle <mshoresm@slocity.org>
Subject: Re: Public Comment
Hi Michelle,
I was not expecting Council to discuss a roof ordinance, but I was hopeful that agendizing it would be discussed and staff would
be directed to place it on an upcoming agenda in a timely manner. Getting on someone else's roof is a personal decision, not o ne
that a property owner has control over. Currently the only mention of getting on a roof being a violation is in conjunction with an
unruly gathering - a property owner fine. We were looking at it as an individual violation - a personal fine.
Yes, I'm aware that SCLC discusses St Fratty's Day during each meeting. However, so far I'm not confident that much will
change. Cal Poly is understandably concerned about protecting their property, but they have not shown an equal level of concern
for the disruption to nearby neighborhoods and damage done to private property therein. They forget that St Fratty's Day is not
St. Patrick's Day and that it was conceived by a fraternity member (president?) in order to circumvent the St. Pat double fine - at
the time it was only a Safety Enhancement Zone for one day.
Thanks for your kind thoughts; I
passed them along.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Sandy
On Saturday, November 23, 2024 at 05:02:45 PM PST, Shoresman, Michelle <mshoresm@slocity.org> wrote:
Hi Sandra,
Sorry for the delayed reply. Perhaps staff or Whitney have gotten back you already. But, just in case, I wanted to let
you know that your issue was discussed briefly at the end of the meeting this past Tuesday. So, you might consider
going back and listening to that for more details. We couldn’t discuss it in too much depth however, as it wasn’t
agendized.
I also attended the SCLC meeting this past week where, as I am sure you can guess, similar issues were discussed.
Have a safe and happy holiday this coming week.
Michelle
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From: Sandra Rowley <
Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2024 5:52 PM
To: Stewart, Erica A <estewart@slocity.org>; Pease, Andy <apease@slocity.org>; Francis, Emily
<EFrancis@slocity.org>; Marx, Jan <jmarx@slocity.org>; Shoresman, Michelle <mshoresm@slocity.org>; McDonald,
Whitney <WMcDonal@slocity.org>
Subject: Public Comment
This message is from an External Source. Use caution when deciding to open attachments, click links, or respond.
Mayor Stewart and Members of the Council,
My apologies. It was my intent to come tonight in time for Public Comment for items not on the agenda. by the time
all was said and done I looked at my watch and figured I wouldn't be able to get there in time. I even had my speech prepared.
I hope my email, included in Correspondence for this evening, is sufficient to start the process for agendizing RQN's request to add a paragraph to MC 9.13.030 (draft
included) concerning, with some exceptions, individuals congregating on residential roofs.
Thank you - again, my apologies.
Sandra Rowley
Chairperson, RQN
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From:Mezzapesa, John
Sent:Monday, November 25, 2024 3:17 PM
To:Elizabeth Aiello-Coppola
Subject:RE: Greek Leadership Institute 2025 Invitation
I can make most any time work really, but if you have any slots in the afternoon, I would prefer it after 1 PM.
John Mezzapesa
Interim Deputy Building Official
Community Development
Building and Safety
919 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3668
E jmezzapesa@slocity.org
T 805.781.7179
From: Elizabeth Aiello-Coppola <eaielloc@calpoly.edu>
Sent: Monday, November 25, 2024 1:51 PM
To: Mezzapesa, John <JMezzape@slocity.org>
Subject: Re: Greek Leadership Institute 2025 Invitation
Hi John,
Great! Do you have a time preference? We are still finalizing the schedule. It will be on campus, in Chumash Auditorium
which is in the University Union (building 65).
Best,
Elizabeth Aiello-Coppola, M.A.
pronouns she/her/hers
Assistant Director, Fraternity & Sorority Life
Leadership & Service | Student Affairs
Cal Poly | San Luis Obispo, CA 93407 | 805-756-7263
Schedule a meeting with me
From: Mezzapesa, John <JMezzape@slocity.org>
Date: Wednesday, November 20, 2024 at 8:46 AM
To: Elizabeth Aiello-Coppola <eaielloc@calpoly.edu>
Subject: RE: Greek Leadership Institute 2025 Invitation
Hi Elizabeth,
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I should be able to attend on January 12th. I may bring another staff member as well. Let me know time and location.
Thanks,
John Mezzapesa
Interim Deputy Building Official
Community Development
Building and Safety
919 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3668
E jmezzapesa@slocity.org
T 805.781.7179
From: Elizabeth Aiello-Coppola <eaielloc@calpoly.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2024 1:29 PM
To: Mezzapesa, John <JMezzape@slocity.org>
Subject: Greek Leadership Institute 2025 Invitation
This message is from an External Source. Use caution when deciding to open attachments, click links, or respond.
Hi John,
I wanted to invite you to come speak to our new student leaders at our Greek Leadership Institute which will happen on
Sunday, January 12th next year. Is that something that you or someone on your team is available to do? Thank you!
Best,
Elizabeth Aiello-Coppola, M.A.
pronouns she/her/hers
Assistant Director, Fraternity & Sorority Life
Leadership & Service | Student Affairs
Cal Poly | San Luis Obispo, CA 93407 | 805-756-7263
Schedule a meeting with me
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From:Elizabeth Aiello-Coppola <eaielloc@calpoly.edu>
Sent:Monday, November 25, 2024 1:51 PM
To:Mezzapesa, John
Subject:Re: Greek Leadership Institute 2025 Invitation
Hi John,
Great! Do you have a time preference? We are still finalizing the schedule. It will be on campus, in Chumash Auditorium
which is in the University Union (building 65).
Best,
Elizabeth Aiello-Coppola, M.A.
pronouns she/her/hers
Assistant Director, Fraternity & Sorority Life
Leadership & Service | Student Affairs
Cal Poly | San Luis Obispo, CA 93407 | 805-756-7263
Schedule a meeting with me
From: Mezzapesa, John <JMezzape@slocity.org>
Date: Wednesday, November 20, 2024 at 8:46 AM
To: Elizabeth Aiello-Coppola <eaielloc@calpoly.edu>
Subject: RE: Greek Leadership Institute 2025 Invitation
Hi Elizabeth,
I should be able to attend on January 12th. I may bring another staff member as well. Let me know time and location.
Thanks,
John Mezzapesa
Interim Deputy Building Official
Community Development
Building and Safety
919 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3668
E jmezzapesa@slocity.org
T 805.781.7179
From: Elizabeth Aiello-Coppola <eaielloc@calpoly.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2024 1:29 PM
To: Mezzapesa, John <JMezzape@slocity.org>
Subject: Greek Leadership Institute 2025 Invitation
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This message is from an External Source. Use caution when deciding to open attachments, click links, or respond.
Hi John,
I wanted to invite you to come speak to our new student leaders at our Greek Leadership Institute which will happen on
Sunday, January 12th next year. Is that something that you or someone on your team is available to do? Thank you!
Best,
Elizabeth Aiello-Coppola, M.A.
pronouns she/her/hers
Assistant Director, Fraternity & Sorority Life
Leadership & Service | Student Affairs
Cal Poly | San Luis Obispo, CA 93407 | 805-756-7263
Schedule a meeting with me
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From:Tway, Timothea (Timmi)
Sent:Monday, November 25, 2024 12:38 PM
To:Mezzapesa, John; Sheats, Steven
Subject:FW: cc Walker - Weekly noise report re: SLOPD response to fraternities
Attachments:SLOPD noise to frats 11.14 - 11.16.2024.pdf
With attachment,
Thanks!
From: Wilbanks, Megan <mwilbanks@slocity.org>
Sent: Friday, November 22, 2024 11:35 AM
To: Kathie Walker <
Cc: Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>; Scott, Rick <rscott@slocity.org>
Subject: cc Walker - Weekly noise report re: SLOPD response to fraternities
BCC: Council All
Kathie Walker,
Thank you for providing your comments to City Council, they were provided directly to them. By copy on this note,
Director of Community Development Timmi Tway and Police Chief Rick Scott are being made aware.
City Clerk’s Office
City Administration
City Clerk's Office
990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3218
From: kathie walker <
Sent: Friday, November 22, 2024 11:06 AM
To: E-mail Council Website <emailcouncil@slocity.org>
Cc: Sandra Rowley < ; Carolyn Smith < ; Brett Cross < ;
Stewjenkins Info < ; Mila Vujovich-LaBarre <
Subject: Weekly noise report re: SLOPD response to fraternities
This message is from an External Source. Use caution when deciding to open attachments, click links, or respond.
I have attached my weekly fraternity noise report for last weekend, 11/14 - 11/16/2024. There were sixteen (16)
noise calls for fraternities and fifteen (15) were at documented illegal fraternity houses. The noise kept me
awake every night and it was beyond frustrating. It was difficult to function for the first part of the week because
I was exhausted from being kept awake all weekend by the noisy parties and roving people, screaming past our
home.
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Fraternities register their party locations with Cal Poly, including the number of guests they will have, and the
parties are approved by the Greek Life administration beforehand. Cal Poly knows these parties are illegal in the
neighborhoods but approves them anyway.
Finally, I don't think the noise ordinance is understood by most people. Unfortunately, I've learned it since we
are subjected to extreme noise, mostly from illegal fraternities. The noise ordinance is a 24/7 regulation. The
exterior decibel limit prohibited during the day from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. is only 5 decibels more than the noise
level prohibited at night. Noise that measures 70 dBA is prohibited and isn't that loud. For clarification, I suggest
you speak with the city attorney. SLOPD doesn't use decibel meters so it is impossible to know the exact sound
level but common sense can be used, and when music can be heard a block away, that's an obvious violation.
Thank you,
Kathie
Date Time Call Address Res Fraternity Clearance Code Call Comments on SLOPD log
Received Main Chapter in Bold_________Zone___Chapter____________ by SLOPD_____________________________________
1) 11/14/2024 08:20 pm 1684 Mill St R-2 Delta Sigma Phi DAC (SNAP) Loud bass music unkwn address
2) 11/14/2024 09:00 pm 1220 Fredericks St R-2 Beta Theta Pi Neg Vio (SNAP) Loud music
3) 11/14/2024 09:10 pm 1646 Fredericks St R-1 Zeta Beta Tau DAC (SNAP) Loud party at loc
4) 11/14/2024 09:14 pm 1525 Slack St R-1 Sigma Pi Neg Vio (SNAP & Cox) Loud music at loc
5) 1/14/2024 09:19 pm 299 Albert Dr R-1 Alpha Sigma Pi DAC (SNAP) Loud party at loc
6) 11/14/2024 10:17 pm 1555 Slack Street R-1 Delta Upsilon DAC (SNAP) Loud music and bass
7) 11/14/2024 10:54 pm 1276 Bond St R-1 Phi Kappa Psi DAC (SNAP) Loud party
8) 11/15/2024 12:48 pm 171 Orange R-1 Lambda Chi Alpha Neg Vio (Cutler) Large party at fraternity
9) 11/15/2024 09:29 am 1861 Hope St R-1 Kappa Sigma DAC (SNAP) Loud party at loc
10) 11/15/2024 09:39 pm 1908 Loomis R-1 Phi Sigma Kappa DAC (SNAP) Loud people and music
11) 11/15/2024 10:00 pm 720 Foothill (Permitted - CUP) R-4 Delta Upsilon Neg Vio (Brewer) Frat House
12) 11/15/2024 10:23 pm 385 Chaplin Ln R-1 Phi Gamma Delta FIJI Citation (Perlette) Loud music/bass and people
13) 11/15/2024 10:58 pm 1229 Fredericks St R-2 Phi Gamma Delta FIJI Neg Vio (SNAP) Loud party
14) 11/15/2024 11:37 pm 1275 Stafford #A* R-2 Phi Kappa Psi DAC (SNAP) Loud party
15) 11/16/2024 12:58 pm 1229 Fredericks/Hathway Ally R-2 Phi Gamma Delta FIJI Neg Vio (Cutler) Loud music & carwash - 1229 Fr
16) 11/16/2024 01:30pm Hathway Ally (behind 1229 Fre) R-2 Phi Gamma Delta FIJI Neg Vio (Cutler) Car wash and loud music
*On 10/29/2024, I sent the City Council a weekend report (“Noise Report 10/25 -10/26/2024”) and referred to the Phi Kappa Psi compound at 1275 A/B, 1273,
and 1271 Stafford, which is one parcel with three houses and four addresses.
I explained the strategy used by fraternities with multiple addresses on one APN, and how they game the system by cycling through each address to have a zero-
fine DAC issued before it requires SLOPD response and a potential citation with a fine. The parties are held outside in a central courtyard so essentially, this
property will likely get four DACs before it ever moves to a citation. As predicted, the address at 1275 Stafford received another DAC by shifting the address from
unit B to unit A of the house. A screenshot of the relevant portion of my Noise Report 10/25- 10/26/2024 is below:
Regarding the “Negative Violation” at 1229 Fredericks/Hathway Alley for a car wash with loud music - noted as calls #15 and #16 - this property is five doors
down from our house. I called SLOPD for this at 12:58 pm and don’t know who called the second time. The car wash was blaring music, heard clearly inside our
house, and guys were standing in the street on Fredericks and Kentucky holding signs, so people kept honking at them as they drove by. My husband was working
nightshift and trying to sleep during the day because he had to leave for work at 7 p.m. for a 12-14 hour shift, and the noise made it impossible to rest.
The noise ordinance is a 24/7 regulation. The exterior decibel limit prohibited during the day from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. is only 5 decibels more than the noise level
prohibited during nighttime from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. During the day, noise with music or speech measuring 70 dBA is prohibited according to a “noise standard”
table in SLOMC 9.12.060. (I can’t believe I know this stuff and wish I never had to look it up to understand but have done so because of over-the-top disruptive
noise in our neighborhood since the Fall of 2021.)
I took a screenshot of Phi Gamma Delta’s Instagram post advertising the carwash (below). It happened and unfortunately was not cited.
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From:Mezzapesa, John
Sent:Monday, November 25, 2024 12:25 PM
To:Tway, Timothea (Timmi)
Subject:RE: cc Walker - Weekly noise report re: SLOPD response to fraternities
Are you able to send the attachment that came with Kathie’s email?
From: Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>
Sent: Friday, November 22, 2024 2:31 PM
To: Mezzapesa, John <JMezzape@slocity.org>; Sheats, Steven <ssheats@slocity.org>
Subject: FW: cc Walker - Weekly noise report re: SLOPD response to fraternities
FYI
From: kathie walker <
Sent: Friday, November 22, 2024 1:05 PM
To: Wilbanks, Megan <mwilbanks@slocity.org>; Stewart, Erica A <estewart@slocity.org>; Shoresman, Michelle
<mshoresm@slocity.org>; Pease, Andy <apease@slocity.org>; Marx, Jan <jmarx@slocity.org>; Francis, Emily
<EFrancis@slocity.org>; E-mail Council Website <emailcouncil@slocity.org>
Cc: Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>; Scott, Rick <rscott@slocity.org>
Subject: Re: cc Walker - Weekly noise report re: SLOPD response to fraternities
I forgot an important note in my email this morning:
The previous week, 11/7 - 11/10/2024 there were very few noise calls to fraternities which I celebrated in my
weekly fraternity noise report to you last week. I recently learned that some of Cal Poly's fraternities were placed
on social probation due to alcohol violations, and prohibited from hosting events before the weekend of 11/7 -
11/10/2024. This was also mentioned during the SCLC meeting yesterday.
Also, Lambda Chi Alpha recently received its 3rd citation since the beginning of this academic year, in
violation of its CUP. A Mustang News reporter reached out to RQN two days ago about doing a story on
fraternities in the neighborhood, and specifically said that "Lambda Chi Alpha is on a tight leash lately". They are
likely not holding parties that could potentially prompt SLOPD response.
Additionally, Alpha Epsilon Pi had a hearing at the Planning Commission for a re-review of its CUP on
11/13/2024, and the president of the fraternity said that they have turned over a new leaf and will not be hosting
disruptive parties anymore.
Therefore, I feel the combination of these factors contributed to the lack of noise on 11/7-11/10/2024. Also, it
was Veteran's Day and some students may have left town.
However, during the past weekend, 11/15 - 11/17/2024, one of the fraternities placed on social probation
pending an investigation by Cal Poly, Phi Kappa Psi, did hold two noisy parties in our neighborhood at
documented illegal fraternity houses. One was at 1276 Bond and one was at 1275 Stafford. Unfortunately, the
fraternity members cited in the DACs were not honest about their school information or refused to answer the
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SLOPD officer about what school they went to, lied about not having alcohol at the party, and did not provide an
accurate number of people in attendance at the party. I have previously said that it's not great policy to rely on
the host to tell the officer the number of people at the party, which is often way under the actual amount, and to
rely on them to tell the officer if there is alcohol or not. That DAC or Citaiton becomes a permanent record with
inaccurate information.
Thank you, again, for your work in improving the situation and getting the illegal fraternities out of our
neighborhood.
-Kathie
On Fri, Nov 22, 2024 at 11:35 AM Wilbanks, Megan <mwilbanks@slocity.org> wrote:
BCC: Council All
Kathie Walker,
Thank you for providing your comments to City Council, they were provided directly to them. By copy on this note,
Director of Community Development Timmi Tway and Police Chief Rick Scott are being made aware.
City Clerk’s Office
City Administration
City Clerk's Office
990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3218
From: kathie walker <
Sent: Friday, November 22, 2024 11:06 AM
To: E-mail Council Website <emailcouncil@slocity.org>
Cc: Sandra Rowley < ; Carolyn Smith < ; Brett Cross < ;
Stewjenkins Info < ; Mila Vujovich-LaBarre <
Subject: Weekly noise report re: SLOPD response to fraternities
This message is from an External Source. Use caution when deciding to open attachments, click links, or respond.
I have attached my weekly fraternity noise report for last weekend, 11/14 - 11/16/2024. There were sixteen (16)
noise calls for fraternities and fifteen (15) were at documented illegal fraternity houses. The noise kept me
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awake every night and it was beyond frustrating. It was difficult to function for the first part of the week because
I was exhausted from being kept awake all weekend by the noisy parties and roving people, screaming past our
home.
Fraternities register their party locations with Cal Poly, including the number of guests they will have, and the
parties are approved by the Greek Life administration beforehand. Cal Poly knows these parties are illegal in
the neighborhoods but approves them anyway.
Finally, I don't think the noise ordinance is understood by most people. Unfortunately, I've learned it since we
are subjected to extreme noise, mostly from illegal fraternities. The noise ordinance is a 24/7 regulation. The
exterior decibel limit prohibited during the day from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. is only 5 decibels more than the noise
level prohibited at night. Noise that measures 70 dBA is prohibited and isn't that loud. For clarification, I
suggest you speak with the city attorney. SLOPD doesn't use decibel meters so it is impossible to know the
exact sound level but common sense can be used, and when music can be heard a block away, that's an
obvious violation.
Thank you,
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Kathie
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From:Colunga-Lopez, Andrea
Sent:Monday, November 25, 2024 9:04 AM
To:sdittenber@mcclatchyservices.com
Cc:CityClerk
Subject:Records Request DETERMINATION 11/25/2024: PRR24328 Dittenber - Records Regarding
Fraternities January 2022 to Current
Attachments:PRR24328 Dittenber - Records Regarding Fraternities Jan 2022 to Current.pdf
Sadie Dittenber,
The City of San Luis Obispo (“City”) received your request pursuant to the California Public Records Act delivered via
email on November 14, 2024. We have determined that we do have responsive records for your request and expect
that we will be able to provide you with records soon.
Best,
Andrea Colunga-Lopez
pronouns she/her/hers
Administrative Assistant II
City Administration
E AColunga@slocity.org
T 805.781.7105
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pdated 05/2023
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may require an extension of up to 14 days to provide a Determination, as authorized by the PRA. A notice will be provided to the
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Record Information: List the records you are requesting. Specify relevant information such as:
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Questions may be directed to the City Clerk’s Office at (805) 781-7100.
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From:Colunga-Lopez, Andrea
Sent:Monday, November 25, 2024 9:01 AM
To:Armas, Sara
Subject:RE: Public Records Request – PRR24328 Dittenber - Records Regarding Fraternities January 2022
to Current
Hi Sara!
I’ll send this out shortly. 뇤눎눐눑눒눏
Andrea Colunga-Lopez
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City Administration
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From: Armas, Sara <SArmas@slocity.org>
Sent: Friday, November 22, 2024 3:55 PM
To: Colunga-Lopez, Andrea <AColunga@slocity.org>
Subject: FW: Public Records Request – PRR24328 Dittenber - Records Regarding Fraternities January 2022 to Current
Hello my friend! Can you send out the determination response for this PRR on Monday? Eric didn’t give an eta for
production yet, so standard generic response should suffice. Thank you!
Sara Armas
pronouns she/her/hers
Deputy City Clerk I
City Administration
990 Palm, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3218
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From: Armas, Sara <SArmas@slocity.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2024 11:40 AM
To: Wooten, Eric <ewooten@slocity.org>; Stowe, Lala <lstowe@slocity.org>; Mezzapesa, John <JMezzape@slocity.org>;
Amoroso, Brian <bamoroso@slocity.org>; Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>
Cc: Curry, Krista <kcurry@slocity.org>; Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>; Holcomb, Kelly <kholcomb@slocity.org>;
City_Attorney <City_Attorney@slocity.org>; CityClerk <CityClerk@slocity.org>
Subject: RE: Public Records Request – PRR24328 Dittenber - Records Regarding Fraternities January 2022 to Current
I’ve created a folder in the City Clerk Sharepoint for uploading any responsive documents. It’s located in CityClerk
Documents/Public Records Requests/2024 Records Requests Responsive Documents. Here’s the link to the newly
created folder: PRR24328 Dittenber - Records Regarding Fraternities January 2022 to Current.
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Sara Armas
pronouns she/her/hers
Deputy City Clerk I
City Administration
990 Palm, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3218
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From: Wooten, Eric <ewooten@slocity.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2024 10:06 AM
To: Armas, Sara <SArmas@slocity.org>; Stowe, Lala <lstowe@slocity.org>; Mezzapesa, John <JMezzape@slocity.org>; Amoroso,
Brian <bamoroso@slocity.org>; Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>
Cc: Curry, Krista <kcurry@slocity.org>; Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>; Holcomb, Kelly <kholcomb@slocity.org>;
City_Attorney <City_Attorney@slocity.org>; CityClerk <CityClerk@slocity.org>
Subject: RE: Public Records Request – PRR24328 Dittenber - Records Regarding Fraternities January 2022 to Current
We just spoke to the reporter. For non-email records, the request should continue to be processed as laid-out in the
PRR attached.
At Christine’s request, I am also adding-in John Mezzapesa so he is aware and PD, since they are front line in dealing
with these complaints.
Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you!
From: Wooten, Eric <ewooten@slocity.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2024 9:44 AM
To: Armas, Sara <SArmas@slocity.org>; Stowe, Lala <lstowe@slocity.org>
Cc: Curry, Krista <kcurry@slocity.org>; Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>; Holcomb, Kelly <kholcomb@slocity.org>;
City_Attorney <City_Attorney@slocity.org>; CityClerk <CityClerk@slocity.org>
Subject: RE: Public Records Request – PRR24328 Dittenber - Records Regarding Fraternities January 2022 to Current
Thank you, Sara!
I’ve started the email search. There are over 80 gigabytes of emails that are potentially responsive to this request. It
will take some time to go through them all. I imagine a large portion of those are duplicates and some non-responsive
emails, but it will take time to sort all that out.
Christine will be contacting the reporter to see if there are any priority documents/communications that we should be
looking for first, before completing the remainder of the request.
Once I hear back, I will let you know. In the meantime, please plow forward with the request as outlined.
I’ll also update you once Purview has a count on the number of raw emails – I don’t expect that until at least this
afternoon.
From: Armas, Sara <SArmas@slocity.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2024 8:33 AM
To: Stowe, Lala <lstowe@slocity.org>; Wooten, Eric <ewooten@slocity.org>
Cc: Curry, Krista <kcurry@slocity.org>; Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>; Holcomb, Kelly <kholcomb@slocity.org>;
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City_Attorney <City_Attorney@slocity.org>; CityClerk <CityClerk@slocity.org>
Subject: Public Records Request – PRR24328 Dittenber - Records Regarding Fraternities January 2022 to Current
Hello everyone,
Attached is a Public Records request from Sadie Dittenber for communications and documents regarding
fraternities from January 2022 to today, due by 11/24/2024. Note that the City Attorney’s office will conduct
the search for emailed communications as opposed to staff. If you are not able to meet that deadline, please
advise. Otherwise, please send the requested responsive documents to cityclerk@slocity.org.
Thanks!
Sara Armas
pronouns she/her/hers
Deputy City Clerk I
City Administration
990 Palm, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3218
E SArmas@slocity.org
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From:Sandra Rowley <
Sent:Monday, November 25, 2024 12:34 AM
To:Shoresman, Michelle
Subject:Re: Public Comment
Hi Michelle,
I was not expecting Council to discuss a roof ordinance, but I was hopeful that agendizing it would be discussed and staff would
be directed to place it on an upcoming agenda in a timely manner. Getting on someone else's roof is a personal decision, not o ne
that a property owner has control over. Currently the only mention of getting on a roof being a violation is in conjunction with an
unruly gathering - a property owner fine. We were looking at it as an individual violation - a personal fine.
Yes, I'm aware that SCLC discusses St Fratty's Day during each meeting. However, so far I'm not confident that much will
change. Cal Poly is understandably concerned about protecting their property, but they have not shown an equal level of concern
for the disruption to nearby neighborhoods and damage done to private property therein. They forget that St Fratty's Day is not
St. Patrick's Day and that it was conceived by a fraternity member (president?) in order to circumvent the St. Pat double fine - at
the time it was only a Safety Enhancement Zone for one day.
Thanks for your kind thoughts; I
passed them along.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Sandy
On Saturday, November 23, 2024 at 05:02:45 PM PST, Shoresman, Michelle <mshoresm@slocity.org> wrote:
Hi Sandra,
Sorry for the delayed reply. Perhaps staff or Whitney have gotten back you already. But, just in case, I wanted to let
you know that your issue was discussed briefly at the end of the meeting this past Tuesday. So, you might consider
going back and listening to that for more details. We couldn’t discuss it in too much depth however, as it wasn’t
agendized.
I also attended the SCLC meeting this past week where, as I am sure you can guess, similar issues were discussed.
Have a safe and happy holiday this coming week.
Michelle
From: Sandra Rowley <
Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2024 5:52 PM
To: Stewart, Erica A <estewart@slocity.org>; Pease, Andy <apease@slocity.org>; Francis, Emily
<EFrancis@slocity.org>; Marx, Jan <jmarx@slocity.org>; Shoresman, Michelle <mshoresm@slocity.org>; McDonald,
Whitney <WMcDonal@slocity.org>
Subject: Public Comment
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Mayor Stewart and Members of the Council,
My apologies. It was my intent to come tonight in time for Public Comment for items not on the agenda. by the time
all was said and done I looked at my watch and figured I wouldn't be able to get there in time. I even had my speech prepared.
I hope my email, included in Correspondence for this evening, is sufficient to start the process for agendizing RQN's request to add a paragraph to MC 9.13.030 (draft
included) concerning, with some exceptions, individuals congregating on residential roofs.
Thank you - again, my apologies.
Sandra Rowley
Chairperson, RQN
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From:Christopher B Nicodemus <cnicodemus@csuchico.edu>
Sent:Saturday, November 23, 2024 12:49 PM
To:Billy Aldridge; Scott, Rick
Subject:RE: Department Visit
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Chief Scott,
I responded to the last St. Fratty’s Day event as part of the CSU Critical Response Unit, and we had a chance to
speak. I was very impressed with the command post and the resources you provided. I’d be more than happy to
connect with your team. I did have a few takeaways, particularly regarding the campus side of things.
Looking forward to discussing further.
Regards,
Chris Nicodemus
Chief of Police
California State University, Chico Police
Work phone: (530) 898-5555
cnicodemus@csuchico.edu
From: Billy Aldridge <billy.aldridge@Chicoca.gov>
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2024 4:23 PM
To: Scott, Rick <rscott@slocity.org>
Cc: Christopher B Nicodemus <cnicodemus@csuchico.edu>
Subject: RE: Department Visit
Chief Scott,
Good afternoon, thank you for the interest in visiting Chico, we welcome your visit! I would be more than happy to
accommodate your teams visit and we can have a good discussion on the work that has been done to solve the problems
associated to holidays around Chico. I would also like to invite the Chief from Chico State PD (Chris Nicodemus-CC’d in
this thread) as he will also have some insight. Let me know the dates and we will get it set up!
Looking forward to meeting all of you,
Chief Billy Aldridge
From: Scott, Rick <rscott@slocity.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2024 8:19 AM
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To: Billy Aldridge <billy.aldridge@Chicoca.gov>
Subject: Department Visit
Good Morning Chief Aldridge,
Hoping this email finds you and your team well these days. I wanted to introduce myself and ask for some assistance
from Chico PD. I have been the Chief for San Luis Obispo for about four years now. I think SLO is a bit smaller than
Chico, but similar to you, we have Cal Poly University San Luis Obispo. As I am sure you can relate, our college
neighbor creates issues for law enforcement throughout the school year related to house parties, drinking, noise, and
fraternity shenanigans. However, one event is above all others and growing increasingly worrisome for the department
and community.
Each year around St. Patrick’s Day, the college (off campus) hold St. Fratty’s Day. The amorphous street party saw
approximately 8000 participants from SLO and other college campuses from several states away. Over the years
we’ve increased our efforts to stop is with little impact as it is now growing. In the past there have been riots and a roof
collapse. As I research solutions, I continue to hear that the work done in Chico around Pioneer Days and other
events is the standard for how to curb bad college behavior. My ask is that a small group from my team come to Chico
for a few hours to discuss strategies and learn from your command personnel responsible for planning and executing
the ops plans.
If you are ok helping us out, I will be sending a Deputy Chief, Operations Lieutenant, and probably a Sergeant, and
myself. Ideally, we would hope to come for a visit as soon as mid-December or later in January.
Thank you, sir, for your consideration.
Rick Scott
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From:McDonald, Whitney
Sent:Friday, November 22, 2024 6:39 PM
To:Dietrick, Christine; Hermann, Greg
Subject:Weekly Update
Attachments:Local reporter: fraternity and sorority questions; FW: CA Wastewater Surveillance - COVID-19
Full Report Updates (Week of July 08, 2024); Rate Setting and Franchise Agreement Update
Memo_11.20.24.docx
Good evening, Mayor and Council.
Solid Waste – After some additional thought and internal discussion, we have decided to make a few
modifications to the process that we will use for the solid waste franchise agreement amendments and rate
adjustments. We are now proposing to make the December 10th item a discussion item so that we can provide
a presentation to Council and the public regarding the proposed terms for the new franchise agreement, as
well as the proposed rate adjustments. We will also seek direction from Council to have the Proposition 218
notices mailed out in early January, rather than our prior plan of early December. This will require a later public
hearing date, and we will work with San Luis Garbage to find the preferred date in either February or March
2025. This will also provide us with more time to conduct outreach, including targeted outreach to the
commercial customers that will, under the proposed new rates, now be required to pay for recycling service, as
described in the memo that Aaron sent out late Wednesday (attached here for ease of reference). We are also
happy to schedule individual or 2-2-1 meetings for you and Aaron’s team to discuss the details of the
agreement and/or rate adjustments. Please don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns
regarding the process or the substance of the changes.
HASLO 1422 Monterey Street Project – Construction of this important affordable housing project will begin
soon! Over the course of the past few weeks, Economic Development staff have worked with HASLO to
provide contact information for nearby businesses, and HASLO has reached out to them and their neighbors
via email as well as provided hard copy notices of the construction. We are excited to see this project break
ground and begin!
Cal Poly response to Tribue reporter re fraternities – Attached is an email from Courtney Kienow with an
update on a response they provided to a local reporter concerning fraternities. Timmi was also contacted by
the same reporter and provided a summery of her discussion in an email to you all yesterday.
Fire Marshal – It is with sadness that I report that Kim Rapp, our most recent Fire Marshal, resigned from the
City earlier this week. Chief Tuggle is already working on a potential candidate to replace her and Nickole’s
team is assisting the Department throughout the transition.
COVID Update – Our most recent data, included in the attached email, is continuing to show that COVID levels
are “low” in the City and decreasing. The reported data is from a sample date of November 4 th.
Welcome to Dillon James! – Yesterday, we welcomed our new Executive Assistant in the City Manager’s
office, Dillon James, who will be assisting you all and me full time. Dillon joins us from Atascadero, where he
worked in the City Manager’s Office, as well as with the City Clerk’s Office. He is incredibly excited to join our
team, and we are incredibly excited that he is here! Michelle Karpovich will continue to assist Emily Jackson
and Scott Collins, when he comes on board in a couple of weeks.
Upcoming Schedule –
o Monday, November 25 – Coffee with Assemblymember Addis (introductory meeting)
o Monday, November 25 – Introductory meeting with SLO City Firefighters Local 3523 leadership
o Tuesday, November 26 – Good Morning SLO
o Wednesday, November 27 – Out of Office (I am planning to be out of the office, but will be available for
any emergencies)
o Friday, November 29 – Light Up the Plaza
o Thursday, December 5 – Emily Jackson and I will present to the Chamber regarding the City’s
upcoming budget process
o Thursday, Dember 5 – Scott Collins’ First Day!
o December 6 – Regular Meeting with Matt Pontes
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o December 6 – Meeting with Leann Standish (to discuss their potential discussions about moving
locations)
o December 6 – Holiday Parade!
o January 5-9 – Vacation to Yosemite (Greg Hermann will be available to be Acting City Manager, with
support from Scott)
Thanksgiving Week – Many of our staff and Directors are off next week for the Thanksgiving holiday, but they
will have out of office replies that identify who is acting director while they are out. I will be in town all week and
available to assist in addressing any emergent needs.
Thank you, all, and I hope you have a wonderful fall weekend!
Cheers,
Whitney
Whitney McDonald
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City Manager
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From:Courtney Leigh Kienow
Sent:Thursday, November 21, 2024 2:06 PM
To:McDonald, Whitney; Tway, Timothea (Timmi); Hermann, Greg
Subject:Local reporter: fraternity and sorority questions
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Hi Whitney, Greg and Timmi,
A local reporter reached out with a series of questions regarding fraternities and sororities. We put together the below
response and I wanted to share it with you as we continue to work together on some of these issues. Here is the response:
Answers to some of your questions can be found in Cal Poly’s AB 524 Report. This annual report is part of the
requirements of California’s Campus-Recognized Sorority and Fraternity Transparency Act, which requires an annual
report be sent to the campus community with information about members and their conduct, including grade-point
averages, community service hours and sanctioned events.
The 2023-24 report includes a list of recognized fraternities and sororities, as well as the addresses of affiliated chapter
houses. Since this report was published, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. joined the community in the fall.
Cal Poly does not register or sanction fraternity or sorority houses. They are privately owned and operated. Fraternities
and sororities are required to notify the university about their events off campus, which includes events with and without
alcohol, at a residence or off-site facility (i.e. a restaurant, Vet’s Hall, etc.) In the notification process, Cal Poly reminds
the event organizers about their obligations for safety; adherence to university policies and federal, state and local laws;
and that they must also ensure they are in compliance with city ordinances around noise and zoning. Cal Poly does not
approve or deny parties.
Cal Poly does not submit fraternity/sorority events to cities where they take place, as the university is not the host of the
events. The responsibility for items such as permits falls to the event hosts, as well as for any other stipulations outlined in
their lease agreements, conditional use permits, or contracts with a venue they are utilizing. Where a fraternity or sorority
holds events or parties varies by chapter and by year.
When Cal Poly is notified of violations of the Student Code of Conduct or Recognized Student Organization Code of
Conduct, it investigates such allegations.
Where organizations might operate houses is a matter between the City of SLO and the property owners, residents and
organizations. While the university has offered assistance in connecting city staff with the appropriate organization
contacts to make progress on a resolution when concerns arise, the nature of these houses and the applicability of City
restrictions is not within Cal Poly’s purview.
Student organization housing (which includes fraternities and sororities as well as other clubs and organizations) remains
in the Cal Poly Master Plan, although the timeline is unknown at this time. Even with on-campus student organization
housing, it is not realistic to expect all fraternity and sorority chapters, houses, or members to then live on campus. As
new chapters continue to join the community, we do not expect to build a new house on campus for each organization.
We also expect there are some organizations who are excited and willing to support an on-campus facility, and others who
will not be ready to do so for a variety of reasons.
Cal Poly is strongly committed to continued work with the City of San Luis Obispo to address issues of concern in the
neighborhoods. As an active member of the community in which Cal Poly students, staff and faculty live and learn, the
university is committed to being a good neighbor.
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Sincerely,
Courtney
Courtney Kienow
pronouns she/hers (why is this important?)
Director of Community Relations and Economic Development
Office of the President
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA
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office 805-756-6000
direct 805-756-6098
www.calpoly.edu
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From:Armas, Sara
Sent:Friday, November 22, 2024 3:55 PM
To:Colunga-Lopez, Andrea
Subject:FW: Public Records Request – PRR24328 Dittenber - Records Regarding Fraternities January
2022 to Current
Hello my friend! Can you send out the determination response for this PRR on Monday? Eric didn’t give an eta for
production yet, so standard generic response should suffice. Thank you!
Sara Armas
pronouns she/her/hers
Deputy City Clerk I
City Administration
990 Palm, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3218
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From: Armas, Sara <SArmas@slocity.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2024 11:40 AM
To: Wooten, Eric <ewooten@slocity.org>; Stowe, Lala <lstowe@slocity.org>; Mezzapesa, John <JMezzape@slocity.org>;
Amoroso, Brian <bamoroso@slocity.org>; Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>
Cc: Curry, Krista <kcurry@slocity.org>; Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>; Holcomb, Kelly <kholcomb@slocity.org>;
City_Attorney <City_Attorney@slocity.org>; CityClerk <CityClerk@slocity.org>
Subject: RE: Public Records Request – PRR24328 Dittenber - Records Regarding Fraternities January 2022 to Current
I’ve created a folder in the City Clerk Sharepoint for uploading any responsive documents. It’s located in CityClerk
Documents/Public Records Requests/2024 Records Requests Responsive Documents. Here’s the link to the newly
created folder: PRR24328 Dittenber - Records Regarding Fraternities January 2022 to Current.
Sara Armas
pronouns she/her/hers
Deputy City Clerk I
City Administration
990 Palm, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3218
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From: Wooten, Eric <ewooten@slocity.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2024 10:06 AM
To: Armas, Sara <SArmas@slocity.org>; Stowe, Lala <lstowe@slocity.org>; Mezzapesa, John <JMezzape@slocity.org>; Amoroso,
Brian <bamoroso@slocity.org>; Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>
Cc: Curry, Krista <kcurry@slocity.org>; Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>; Holcomb, Kelly <kholcomb@slocity.org>;
City_Attorney <City_Attorney@slocity.org>; CityClerk <CityClerk@slocity.org>
Subject: RE: Public Records Request – PRR24328 Dittenber - Records Regarding Fraternities January 2022 to Current
We just spoke to the reporter. For non-email records, the request should continue to be processed as laid-out in the
PRR attached.
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At Christine’s request, I am also adding-in John Mezzapesa so he is aware and PD, since they are front line in dealing
with these complaints.
Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you!
From: Wooten, Eric <ewooten@slocity.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2024 9:44 AM
To: Armas, Sara <SArmas@slocity.org>; Stowe, Lala <lstowe@slocity.org>
Cc: Curry, Krista <kcurry@slocity.org>; Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>; Holcomb, Kelly <kholcomb@slocity.org>;
City_Attorney <City_Attorney@slocity.org>; CityClerk <CityClerk@slocity.org>
Subject: RE: Public Records Request – PRR24328 Dittenber - Records Regarding Fraternities January 2022 to Current
Thank you, Sara!
I’ve started the email search. There are over 80 gigabytes of emails that are potentially responsive to this request. It
will take some time to go through them all. I imagine a large portion of those are duplicates and some non-responsive
emails, but it will take time to sort all that out.
Christine will be contacting the reporter to see if there are any priority documents/communications that we should be
looking for first, before completing the remainder of the request.
Once I hear back, I will let you know. In the meantime, please plow forward with the request as outlined.
I’ll also update you once Purview has a count on the number of raw emails – I don’t expect that until at least this
afternoon.
From: Armas, Sara <SArmas@slocity.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2024 8:33 AM
To: Stowe, Lala <lstowe@slocity.org>; Wooten, Eric <ewooten@slocity.org>
Cc: Curry, Krista <kcurry@slocity.org>; Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>; Holcomb, Kelly <kholcomb@slocity.org>;
City_Attorney <City_Attorney@slocity.org>; CityClerk <CityClerk@slocity.org>
Subject: Public Records Request – PRR24328 Dittenber - Records Regarding Fraternities January 2022 to Current
Hello everyone,
Attached is a Public Records request from Sadie Dittenber for communications and documents regarding
fraternities from January 2022 to today, due by 11/24/2024. Note that the City Attorney’s office will conduct
the search for emailed communications as opposed to staff. If you are not able to meet that deadline, please
advise. Otherwise, please send the requested responsive documents to cityclerk@slocity.org.
Thanks!
Sara Armas
pronouns she/her/hers
Deputy City Clerk I
City Administration
990 Palm, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3218
E SArmas@slocity.org
T 805.781.7110
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From:Scott, Rick
Sent:Friday, November 22, 2024 3:20 PM
To:Mickel, Fred
Subject:Fwd: cc Walker - Weekly noise report re: SLOPD response to fraternities
Fred,
Just for awareness only, but we will need to make sure that we have adequately sent over information to code,
especially on the house with the CUP.
Thank you,
R. Scott
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From: kathie walker <
Date: November 22, 2024 at 13:05:30 PST
To: "Wilbanks, Megan" <mwilbanks@slocity.org>, "Stewart, Erica A" <estewart@slocity.org>,
"Shoresman, Michelle" <mshoresm@slocity.org>, "Pease, Andy" <apease@slocity.org>, "Marx,
Jan" <jmarx@slocity.org>, "Francis, Emily" <EFrancis@slocity.org>, E-mail Council Website
<emailcouncil@slocity.org>
Cc: "Tway, Timothea (Timmi)" <TTway@slocity.org>, "Scott, Rick" <rscott@slocity.org>
Subject: Re: cc Walker - Weekly noise report re: SLOPD response to fraternities
I forgot an important note in my email this morning:
The previous week, 11/7 - 11/10/2024 there were very few noise calls to fraternities which I
celebrated in my weekly fraternity noise report to you last week. I recently learned that some of
Cal Poly's fraternities were placed on social probation due to alcohol violations, and prohibited
from hosting events before the weekend of 11/7 - 11/10/2024. This was also mentioned during the
SCLC meeting yesterday.
Also, Lambda Chi Alpha recently received its 3rd citation since the beginning of this academic
year, in violation of its CUP. A Mustang News reporter reached out to RQN two days ago about
doing a story on fraternities in the neighborhood, and specifically said that "Lambda Chi Alpha is
on a tight leash lately". They are likely not holding parties that could potentially prompt SLOPD
response.
Additionally, Alpha Epsilon Pi had a hearing at the Planning Commission for a re-review of its CUP
on 11/13/2024, and the president of the fraternity said that they have turned over a new leaf and
will not be hosting disruptive parties anymore.
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Therefore, I feel the combination of these factors contributed to the lack of noise on 11/7-
11/10/2024. Also, it was Veteran's Day and some students may have left town.
However, during the past weekend, 11/15 - 11/17/2024, one of the fraternities placed on social
probation pending an investigation by Cal Poly, Phi Kappa Psi, did hold two noisy parties in our
neighborhood at documented illegal fraternity houses. One was at 1276 Bond and one was at
1275 Stafford. Unfortunately, the fraternity members cited in the DACs were not honest about
their school information or refused to answer the SLOPD officer about what school they went to,
lied about not having alcohol at the party, and did not provide an accurate number of people in
attendance at the party. I have previously said that it's not great policy to rely on the host to tell
the officer the number of people at the party, which is often way under the actual amount, and to
rely on them to tell the officer if there is alcohol or not. That DAC or Citaiton becomes a
permanent record with inaccurate information.
Thank you, again, for your work in improving the situation and getting the illegal fraternities out of
our neighborhood.
-Kathie
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Kathie Walker,
Thank you for providing your comments to City Council, they were provided directly to them. By copy
on this note, Director of Community Development Timmi Tway and Police Chief Rick Scott are being
made aware.
City Clerk’s Office
City Administration
City Clerk's Office
990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3218
From: kathie walker <
Sent: Friday, November 22, 2024 11:06 AM
To: E-mail Council Website <emailcouncil@slocity.org>
Cc: Sandra Rowley < ; Carolyn Smith < ; Brett Cross
< ; Stewjenkins Info < ; Mila Vujovich-LaBarre
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Subject: Weekly noise report re: SLOPD response to fraternities
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I have attached my weekly fraternity noise report for last weekend, 11/14 - 11/16/2024. There
were sixteen (16) noise calls for fraternities and fifteen (15) were at documented illegal fraternity
houses. The noise kept me awake every night and it was beyond frustrating. It was difficult to
function for the first part of the week because I was exhausted from being kept awake all
weekend by the noisy parties and roving people, screaming past our home.
Fraternities register their party locations with Cal Poly, including the number of guests they will
have, and the parties are approved by the Greek Life administration beforehand. Cal Poly knows
these parties are illegal in the neighborhoods but approves them anyway.
Finally, I don't think the noise ordinance is understood by most people. Unfortunately, I've
learned it since we are subjected to extreme noise, mostly from illegal fraternities. The noise
ordinance is a 24/7 regulation. The exterior decibel limit prohibited during the day from 7 a.m. to
10 p.m. is only 5 decibels more than the noise level prohibited at night. Noise that measures 70
dBA is prohibited and isn't that loud. For clarification, I suggest you speak with the city attorney.
SLOPD doesn't use decibel meters so it is impossible to know the exact sound level but common
sense can be used, and when music can be heard a block away, that's an obvious violation.
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Thank you,
Kathie
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From:Armas, Sara
Sent:Friday, November 22, 2024 3:09 PM
To:Wooten, Eric
Subject:RE: Public Records Request – PRR24328 Dittenber - Records Regarding Fraternities January 2022
to Current
It was discussed in the City Clerks Association of California webinar I just participated in, and they were insistent on
that determination responses be provided before the weekend date. Maybe you guys in the Attorney’s office know
different? They didn’t provide a government code when I asked for clarification.
Sara Armas
pronouns she/her/hers
Deputy City Clerk I
City Administration
990 Palm, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3218
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From: Wooten, Eric <ewooten@slocity.org>
Sent: Friday, November 22, 2024 2:59 PM
To: Armas, Sara <SArmas@slocity.org>
Subject: RE: Public Records Request – PRR24328 Dittenber - Records Regarding Fraternities January 2022 to Current
Nothing to produce yet. None of those records have been reviewed. I’m working on the nearly 3,000 pages of emails.
Who told you that we should be providing determination notifications prior to the 10-day period if it lands on a Sunday?
Thanks!
From: Armas, Sara <SArmas@slocity.org>
Sent: Friday, November 22, 2024 2:56 PM
To: Wooten, Eric <ewooten@slocity.org>
Subject: RE: Public Records Request – PRR24328 Dittenber - Records Regarding Fraternities January 2022 to Current
Hi Eric!
Just checking to see if there will be any responsive records that I can produce to this requestor? I do see that some
documents have been uploaded to the SharePoint folder, so checking to see if I can produce a batch and maybe give
an ETA for the next response.
I just got recent clarification that if determination is on Sunday then I should be sending out my determination
responses the Friday before instead of the Monday after, so apologies if I was providing inaccurate response dates.
Sara Armas
pronouns she/her/hers
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From: Armas, Sara <SArmas@slocity.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2024 11:40 AM
To: Wooten, Eric <ewooten@slocity.org>; Stowe, Lala <lstowe@slocity.org>; Mezzapesa, John <JMezzape@slocity.org>;
Amoroso, Brian <bamoroso@slocity.org>; Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>
Cc: Curry, Krista <kcurry@slocity.org>; Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>; Holcomb, Kelly <kholcomb@slocity.org>;
City_Attorney <City_Attorney@slocity.org>; CityClerk <CityClerk@slocity.org>
Subject: RE: Public Records Request – PRR24328 Dittenber - Records Regarding Fraternities January 2022 to Current
I’ve created a folder in the City Clerk Sharepoint for uploading any responsive documents. It’s located in CityClerk
Documents/Public Records Requests/2024 Records Requests Responsive Documents. Here’s the link to the newly
created folder: PRR24328 Dittenber - Records Regarding Fraternities January 2022 to Current.
Sara Armas
pronouns she/her/hers
Deputy City Clerk I
City Administration
990 Palm, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3218
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From: Wooten, Eric <ewooten@slocity.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2024 10:06 AM
To: Armas, Sara <SArmas@slocity.org>; Stowe, Lala <lstowe@slocity.org>; Mezzapesa, John <JMezzape@slocity.org>; Amoroso,
Brian <bamoroso@slocity.org>; Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>
Cc: Curry, Krista <kcurry@slocity.org>; Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>; Holcomb, Kelly <kholcomb@slocity.org>;
City_Attorney <City_Attorney@slocity.org>; CityClerk <CityClerk@slocity.org>
Subject: RE: Public Records Request – PRR24328 Dittenber - Records Regarding Fraternities January 2022 to Current
We just spoke to the reporter. For non-email records, the request should continue to be processed as laid-out in the
PRR attached.
At Christine’s request, I am also adding-in John Mezzapesa so he is aware and PD, since they are front line in dealing
with these complaints.
Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you!
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From: Wooten, Eric <ewooten@slocity.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2024 9:44 AM
To: Armas, Sara <SArmas@slocity.org>; Stowe, Lala <lstowe@slocity.org>
Cc: Curry, Krista <kcurry@slocity.org>; Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>; Holcomb, Kelly <kholcomb@slocity.org>;
City_Attorney <City_Attorney@slocity.org>; CityClerk <CityClerk@slocity.org>
Subject: RE: Public Records Request – PRR24328 Dittenber - Records Regarding Fraternities January 2022 to Current
Thank you, Sara!
I’ve started the email search. There are over 80 gigabytes of emails that are potentially responsive to this request. It
will take some time to go through them all. I imagine a large portion of those are duplicates and some non-responsive
emails, but it will take time to sort all that out.
Christine will be contacting the reporter to see if there are any priority documents/communications that we should be
looking for first, before completing the remainder of the request.
Once I hear back, I will let you know. In the meantime, please plow forward with the request as outlined.
I’ll also update you once Purview has a count on the number of raw emails – I don’t expect that until at least this
afternoon.
From: Armas, Sara <SArmas@slocity.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2024 8:33 AM
To: Stowe, Lala <lstowe@slocity.org>; Wooten, Eric <ewooten@slocity.org>
Cc: Curry, Krista <kcurry@slocity.org>; Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>; Holcomb, Kelly <kholcomb@slocity.org>;
City_Attorney <City_Attorney@slocity.org>; CityClerk <CityClerk@slocity.org>
Subject: Public Records Request – PRR24328 Dittenber - Records Regarding Fraternities January 2022 to Current
Hello everyone,
Attached is a Public Records request from Sadie Dittenber for communications and documents regarding
fraternities from January 2022 to today, due by 11/24/2024. Note that the City Attorney’s office will conduct
the search for emailed communications as opposed to staff. If you are not able to meet that deadline, please
advise. Otherwise, please send the requested responsive documents to cityclerk@slocity.org.
Thanks!
Sara Armas
pronouns she/her/hers
Deputy City Clerk I
City Administration
990 Palm, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3218
E SArmas@slocity.org
T 805.781.7110
slocity.org
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From:Wooten, Eric
Sent:Friday, November 22, 2024 2:59 PM
To:Armas, Sara
Subject:RE: Public Records Request – PRR24328 Dittenber - Records Regarding Fraternities January 2022
to Current
Nothing to produce yet. None of those records have been reviewed. I’m working on the nearly 3,000 pages of emails.
Who told you that we should be providing determination notifications prior to the 10-day period if it lands on a Sunday?
Thanks!
From: Armas, Sara <SArmas@slocity.org>
Sent: Friday, November 22, 2024 2:56 PM
To: Wooten, Eric <ewooten@slocity.org>
Subject: RE: Public Records Request – PRR24328 Dittenber - Records Regarding Fraternities January 2022 to Current
Hi Eric!
Just checking to see if there will be any responsive records that I can produce to this requestor? I do see that some
documents have been uploaded to the SharePoint folder, so checking to see if I can produce a batch and maybe give
an ETA for the next response.
I just got recent clarification that if determination is on Sunday then I should be sending out my determination
responses the Friday before instead of the Monday after, so apologies if I was providing inaccurate response dates.
Sara Armas
pronouns she/her/hers
Deputy City Clerk I
City Administration
990 Palm, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3218
E SArmas@slocity.org
T 805.781.7110
slocity.org
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From: Armas, Sara <SArmas@slocity.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2024 11:40 AM
To: Wooten, Eric <ewooten@slocity.org>; Stowe, Lala <lstowe@slocity.org>; Mezzapesa, John <JMezzape@slocity.org>;
Amoroso, Brian <bamoroso@slocity.org>; Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>
Cc: Curry, Krista <kcurry@slocity.org>; Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>; Holcomb, Kelly <kholcomb@slocity.org>;
City_Attorney <City_Attorney@slocity.org>; CityClerk <CityClerk@slocity.org>
Subject: RE: Public Records Request – PRR24328 Dittenber - Records Regarding Fraternities January 2022 to Current
I’ve created a folder in the City Clerk Sharepoint for uploading any responsive documents. It’s located in CityClerk
Documents/Public Records Requests/2024 Records Requests Responsive Documents. Here’s the link to the newly
created folder: PRR24328 Dittenber - Records Regarding Fraternities January 2022 to Current.
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Sara Armas
pronouns she/her/hers
Deputy City Clerk I
City Administration
990 Palm, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3218
E SArmas@slocity.org
T 805.781.7110
slocity.org
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From: Wooten, Eric <ewooten@slocity.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2024 10:06 AM
To: Armas, Sara <SArmas@slocity.org>; Stowe, Lala <lstowe@slocity.org>; Mezzapesa, John <JMezzape@slocity.org>; Amoroso,
Brian <bamoroso@slocity.org>; Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>
Cc: Curry, Krista <kcurry@slocity.org>; Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>; Holcomb, Kelly <kholcomb@slocity.org>;
City_Attorney <City_Attorney@slocity.org>; CityClerk <CityClerk@slocity.org>
Subject: RE: Public Records Request – PRR24328 Dittenber - Records Regarding Fraternities January 2022 to Current
We just spoke to the reporter. For non-email records, the request should continue to be processed as laid-out in the
PRR attached.
At Christine’s request, I am also adding-in John Mezzapesa so he is aware and PD, since they are front line in dealing
with these complaints.
Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you!
From: Wooten, Eric <ewooten@slocity.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2024 9:44 AM
To: Armas, Sara <SArmas@slocity.org>; Stowe, Lala <lstowe@slocity.org>
Cc: Curry, Krista <kcurry@slocity.org>; Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>; Holcomb, Kelly <kholcomb@slocity.org>;
City_Attorney <City_Attorney@slocity.org>; CityClerk <CityClerk@slocity.org>
Subject: RE: Public Records Request – PRR24328 Dittenber - Records Regarding Fraternities January 2022 to Current
Thank you, Sara!
I’ve started the email search. There are over 80 gigabytes of emails that are potentially responsive to this request. It
will take some time to go through them all. I imagine a large portion of those are duplicates and some non-responsive
emails, but it will take time to sort all that out.
Christine will be contacting the reporter to see if there are any priority documents/communications that we should be
looking for first, before completing the remainder of the request.
Once I hear back, I will let you know. In the meantime, please plow forward with the request as outlined.
I’ll also update you once Purview has a count on the number of raw emails – I don’t expect that until at least this
afternoon.
From: Armas, Sara <SArmas@slocity.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2024 8:33 AM
To: Stowe, Lala <lstowe@slocity.org>; Wooten, Eric <ewooten@slocity.org>
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Cc: Curry, Krista <kcurry@slocity.org>; Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>; Holcomb, Kelly <kholcomb@slocity.org>;
City_Attorney <City_Attorney@slocity.org>; CityClerk <CityClerk@slocity.org>
Subject: Public Records Request – PRR24328 Dittenber - Records Regarding Fraternities January 2022 to Current
Hello everyone,
Attached is a Public Records request from Sadie Dittenber for communications and documents regarding
fraternities from January 2022 to today, due by 11/24/2024. Note that the City Attorney’s office will conduct
the search for emailed communications as opposed to staff. If you are not able to meet that deadline, please
advise. Otherwise, please send the requested responsive documents to cityclerk@slocity.org.
Thanks!
Sara Armas
pronouns she/her/hers
Deputy City Clerk I
City Administration
990 Palm, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3218
E SArmas@slocity.org
T 805.781.7110
slocity.org
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From:Armas, Sara
Sent:Friday, November 22, 2024 2:56 PM
To:Wooten, Eric
Subject:RE: Public Records Request – PRR24328 Dittenber - Records Regarding Fraternities January 2022
to Current
Hi Eric!
Just checking to see if there will be any responsive records that I can produce to this requestor? I do see that some
documents have been uploaded to the SharePoint folder, so checking to see if I can produce a batch and maybe give an
ETA for the next response.
I just got recent clarification that if determination is on Sunday then I should be sending out my determination responses
the Friday before instead of the Monday after, so apologies if I was providing inaccurate response dates.
Sara Armas
pronouns she/her/hers
Deputy City Clerk I
City Administration
990 Palm, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3218
E SArmas@slocity.org
T 805.781.7110
slocity.org
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From: Armas, Sara
Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2024 11:40 AM
To: Wooten, Eric ; Stowe, Lala ; Mezzapesa, John ; Amoroso, Brian ; Wallace, Christine
Cc: Curry, Krista ; Tway, Timothea (Timmi) ; Holcomb, Kelly ; City_Attorney ; CityClerk
Subject: RE: Public Records Request – PRR24328 Dittenber - Records Regarding Fraternities January 2022 to Current
I’ve created a folder in the City Clerk Sharepoint for uploading any responsive documents. It’s located in CityClerk
Documents/Public Records Requests/2024 Records Requests Responsive Documents. Here’s the link to the newly
created folder: PRR24328 Dittenber - Records Regarding Fraternities January 2022 to Current.
Sara Armas
pronouns she/her/hers
Deputy City Clerk I
City Administration
990 Palm, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3218
E SArmas@slocity.org
126
T 805.781.7110
slocity.org
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From: Wooten, Eric <ewooten@slocity.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2024 10:06 AM
To: Armas, Sara <SArmas@slocity.org>; Stowe, Lala <lstowe@slocity.org>; Mezzapesa, John <JMezzape@slocity.org>;
Amoroso, Brian <bamoroso@slocity.org>; Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>
Cc: Curry, Krista <kcurry@slocity.org>; Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>; Holcomb, Kelly
<kholcomb@slocity.org>; City_Attorney <City_Attorney@slocity.org>; CityClerk <CityClerk@slocity.org>
Subject: RE: Public Records Request – PRR24328 Dittenber - Records Regarding Fraternities January 2022 to Current
We just spoke to the reporter. For non-email records, the request should continue to be processed as laid-out in the PRR
attached.
At Christine’s request, I am also adding-in John Mezzapesa so he is aware and PD, since they are front line in dealing with
these complaints.
Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you!
From: Wooten, Eric <ewooten@slocity.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2024 9:44 AM
To: Armas, Sara <SArmas@slocity.org>; Stowe, Lala <lstowe@slocity.org>
Cc: Curry, Krista <kcurry@slocity.org>; Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>; Holcomb, Kelly
<kholcomb@slocity.org>; City_Attorney <City_Attorney@slocity.org>; CityClerk <CityClerk@slocity.org>
Subject: RE: Public Records Request – PRR24328 Dittenber - Records Regarding Fraternities January 2022 to Current
Thank you, Sara!
I’ve started the email search. There are over 80 gigabytes of emails that are potentially responsive to this request. It will
take some time to go through them all. I imagine a large portion of those are duplicates and some non-responsive emails,
but it will take time to sort all that out.
Christine will be contacting the reporter to see if there are any priority documents/communications that we should be
looking for first, before completing the remainder of the request.
Once I hear back, I will let you know. In the meantime, please plow forward with the request as outlined.
I’ll also update you once Purview has a count on the number of raw emails – I don’t expect that until at least this
afternoon.
From: Armas, Sara <SArmas@slocity.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2024 8:33 AM
To: Stowe, Lala <lstowe@slocity.org>; Wooten, Eric <ewooten@slocity.org>
Cc: Curry, Krista <kcurry@slocity.org>; Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>; Holcomb, Kelly
<kholcomb@slocity.org>; City_Attorney <City_Attorney@slocity.org>; CityClerk <CityClerk@slocity.org>
Subject: Public Records Request – PRR24328 Dittenber - Records Regarding Fraternities January 2022 to Current
Hello everyone,
Attached is a Public Records request from Sadie Dittenber for communications and documents regarding fraternities from
January 2022 to today, due by 11/24/2024. Note that the City Attorney’s office will conduct the search for emailed
communications as opposed to staff. If you are not able to meet that deadline, please advise. Otherwise, please send the
requested responsive documents to cityclerk@slocity.org.
127
Thanks!
Sara Armas
pronouns she/her/hers
Deputy City Clerk I
City Administration
990 Palm, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3218
E SArmas@slocity.org
T 805.781.7110
slocity.org
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From:Tway, Timothea (Timmi)
Sent:Friday, November 22, 2024 2:31 PM
To:Mezzapesa, John; Sheats, Steven
Subject:FW: cc Walker - Weekly noise report re: SLOPD response to fraternities
FYI
From: kathie walker <
Sent: Friday, November 22, 2024 1:05 PM
To: Wilbanks, Megan <mwilbanks@slocity.org>; Stewart, Erica A <estewart@slocity.org>; Shoresman, Michelle
<mshoresm@slocity.org>; Pease, Andy <apease@slocity.org>; Marx, Jan <jmarx@slocity.org>; Francis, Emily
<EFrancis@slocity.org>; E-mail Council Website <emailcouncil@slocity.org>
Cc: Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>; Scott, Rick <rscott@slocity.org>
Subject: Re: cc Walker - Weekly noise report re: SLOPD response to fraternities
I forgot an important note in my email this morning:
The previous week, 11/7 - 11/10/2024 there were very few noise calls to fraternities which I celebrated in my
weekly fraternity noise report to you last week. I recently learned that some of Cal Poly's fraternities were placed
on social probation due to alcohol violations, and prohibited from hosting events before the weekend of 11/7 -
11/10/2024. This was also mentioned during the SCLC meeting yesterday.
Also, Lambda Chi Alpha recently received its 3rd citation since the beginning of this academic year, in
violation of its CUP. A Mustang News reporter reached out to RQN two days ago about doing a story on
fraternities in the neighborhood, and specifically said that "Lambda Chi Alpha is on a tight leash lately". They are
likely not holding parties that could potentially prompt SLOPD response.
Additionally, Alpha Epsilon Pi had a hearing at the Planning Commission for a re-review of its CUP on
11/13/2024, and the president of the fraternity said that they have turned over a new leaf and will not be hosting
disruptive parties anymore.
Therefore, I feel the combination of these factors contributed to the lack of noise on 11/7-11/10/2024. Also, it
was Veteran's Day and some students may have left town.
However, during the past weekend, 11/15 - 11/17/2024, one of the fraternities placed on social probation
pending an investigation by Cal Poly, Phi Kappa Psi, did hold two noisy parties in our neighborhood at
documented illegal fraternity houses. One was at 1276 Bond and one was at 1275 Stafford. Unfortunately, the
fraternity members cited in the DACs were not honest about their school information or refused to answer the
SLOPD officer about what school they went to, lied about not having alcohol at the party, and did not provide an
accurate number of people in attendance at the party. I have previously said that it's not great policy to rely on
the host to tell the officer the number of people at the party, which is often way under the actual amount, and to
rely on them to tell the officer if there is alcohol or not. That DAC or Citaiton becomes a permanent record with
inaccurate information.
Thank you, again, for your work in improving the situation and getting the illegal fraternities out of our
neighborhood.
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-Kathie
On Fri, Nov 22, 2024 at 11:35 AM Wilbanks, Megan <mwilbanks@slocity.org> wrote:
BCC: Council All
Kathie Walker,
Thank you for providing your comments to City Council, they were provided directly to them. By copy on this note,
Director of Community Development Timmi Tway and Police Chief Rick Scott are being made aware.
City Clerk’s Office
City Administration
City Clerk's Office
990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3218
From: kathie walker <
Sent: Friday, November 22, 2024 11:06 AM
To: E-mail Council Website <emailcouncil@slocity.org>
Cc: Sandra Rowley < ; Carolyn Smith < ; Brett Cross < ;
Stewjenkins Info < ; Mila Vujovich-LaBarre <
Subject: Weekly noise report re: SLOPD response to fraternities
This message is from an External Source. Use caution when deciding to open attachments, click links, or respond.
I have attached my weekly fraternity noise report for last weekend, 11/14 - 11/16/2024. There were sixteen (16)
noise calls for fraternities and fifteen (15) were at documented illegal fraternity houses. The noise kept me
awake every night and it was beyond frustrating. It was difficult to function for the first part of the week because
I was exhausted from being kept awake all weekend by the noisy parties and roving people, screaming past our
home.
Fraternities register their party locations with Cal Poly, including the number of guests they will have, and the
parties are approved by the Greek Life administration beforehand. Cal Poly knows these parties are illegal in
the neighborhoods but approves them anyway.
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Finally, I don't think the noise ordinance is understood by most people. Unfortunately, I've learned it since we
are subjected to extreme noise, mostly from illegal fraternities. The noise ordinance is a 24/7 regulation. The
exterior decibel limit prohibited during the day from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. is only 5 decibels more than the noise
level prohibited at night. Noise that measures 70 dBA is prohibited and isn't that loud. For clarification, I
suggest you speak with the city attorney. SLOPD doesn't use decibel meters so it is impossible to know the
exact sound level but common sense can be used, and when music can be heard a block away, that's an
obvious violation.
Thank you,
Kathie
131
From:kathie walker <
Sent:Friday, November 22, 2024 1:05 PM
To:Wilbanks, Megan; Stewart, Erica A; Shoresman, Michelle; Pease, Andy; Marx, Jan; Francis, Emily;
E-mail Council Website
Cc:Tway, Timothea (Timmi); Scott, Rick
Subject:Re: cc Walker - Weekly noise report re: SLOPD response to fraternities
I forgot an important note in my email this morning:
The previous week, 11/7 - 11/10/2024 there were very few noise calls to fraternities which I celebrated in my
weekly fraternity noise report to you last week. I recently learned that some of Cal Poly's fraternities were placed
on social probation due to alcohol violations, and prohibited from hosting events before the weekend of 11/7 -
11/10/2024. This was also mentioned during the SCLC meeting yesterday.
Also, Lambda Chi Alpha recently received its 3rd citation since the beginning of this academic year, in
violation of its CUP. A Mustang News reporter reached out to RQN two days ago about doing a story on
fraternities in the neighborhood, and specifically said that "Lambda Chi Alpha is on a tight leash lately". They are
likely not holding parties that could potentially prompt SLOPD response.
Additionally, Alpha Epsilon Pi had a hearing at the Planning Commission for a re-review of its CUP on
11/13/2024, and the president of the fraternity said that they have turned over a new leaf and will not be hosting
disruptive parties anymore.
Therefore, I feel the combination of these factors contributed to the lack of noise on 11/7-11/10/2024. Also, it
was Veteran's Day and some students may have left town.
However, during the past weekend, 11/15 - 11/17/2024, one of the fraternities placed on social probation
pending an investigation by Cal Poly, Phi Kappa Psi, did hold two noisy parties in our neighborhood at
documented illegal fraternity houses. One was at 1276 Bond and one was at 1275 Stafford. Unfortunately, the
fraternity members cited in the DACs were not honest about their school information or refused to answer the
SLOPD officer about what school they went to, lied about not having alcohol at the party, and did not provide an
accurate number of people in attendance at the party. I have previously said that it's not great policy to rely on
the host to tell the officer the number of people at the party, which is often way under the actual amount, and to
rely on them to tell the officer if there is alcohol or not. That DAC or Citaiton becomes a permanent record with
inaccurate information.
Thank you, again, for your work in improving the situation and getting the illegal fraternities out of our
neighborhood.
-Kathie
On Fri, Nov 22, 2024 at 11:35 AM Wilbanks, Megan <mwilbanks@slocity.org> wrote:
BCC: Council All
Kathie Walker,
132
Thank you for providing your comments to City Council, they were provided directly to them. By copy on this note,
Director of Community Development Timmi Tway and Police Chief Rick Scott are being made aware.
City Clerk’s Office
City Administration
City Clerk's Office
990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3218
From: kathie walker <
Sent: Friday, November 22, 2024 11:06 AM
To: E-mail Council Website <emailcouncil@slocity.org>
Cc: Sandra Rowley < ; Carolyn Smith < ; Brett Cross < ;
Stewjenkins Info < ; Mila Vujovich-LaBarre <
Subject: Weekly noise report re: SLOPD response to fraternities
This message is from an External Source. Use caution when deciding to open attachments, click links, or respond.
I have attached my weekly fraternity noise report for last weekend, 11/14 - 11/16/2024. There were sixteen (16)
noise calls for fraternities and fifteen (15) were at documented illegal fraternity houses. The noise kept me
awake every night and it was beyond frustrating. It was difficult to function for the first part of the week because
I was exhausted from being kept awake all weekend by the noisy parties and roving people, screaming past our
home.
Fraternities register their party locations with Cal Poly, including the number of guests they will have, and the
parties are approved by the Greek Life administration beforehand. Cal Poly knows these parties are illegal in
the neighborhoods but approves them anyway.
Finally, I don't think the noise ordinance is understood by most people. Unfortunately, I've learned it since we
are subjected to extreme noise, mostly from illegal fraternities. The noise ordinance is a 24/7 regulation. The
exterior decibel limit prohibited during the day from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. is only 5 decibels more than the noise
level prohibited at night. Noise that measures 70 dBA is prohibited and isn't that loud. For clarification, I
suggest you speak with the city attorney. SLOPD doesn't use decibel meters so it is impossible to know the
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exact sound level but common sense can be used, and when music can be heard a block away, that's an
obvious violation.
Thank you,
Kathie
134
From:Wilbanks, Megan
Sent:Friday, November 22, 2024 11:35 AM
To:Kathie Walker
Cc:Tway, Timothea (Timmi); Scott, Rick
Subject:cc Walker - Weekly noise report re: SLOPD response to fraternities
Attachments:SLOPD noise to frats 11.14 - 11.16.2024.pdf
BCC: Council All
Kathie Walker,
Thank you for providing your comments to City Council, they were provided directly to them. By copy on this note,
Director of Community Development Timmi Tway and Police Chief Rick Scott are being made aware.
City Clerk’s Office
City Administration
City Clerk's Office
990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3218
From: kathie walker <
Sent: Friday, November 22, 2024 11:06 AM
To: E-mail Council Website <emailcouncil@slocity.org>
Cc: Sandra Rowley < ; Carolyn Smith < ; Brett Cross < ;
Stewjenkins Info < ; Mila Vujovich-LaBarre <
Subject: Weekly noise report re: SLOPD response to fraternities
This message is from an External Source. Use caution when deciding to open attachments, click links, or respond.
I have attached my weekly fraternity noise report for last weekend, 11/14 - 11/16/2024. There were sixteen (16)
noise calls for fraternities and fifteen (15) were at documented illegal fraternity houses. The noise kept me
awake every night and it was beyond frustrating. It was difficult to function for the first part of the week because
I was exhausted from being kept awake all weekend by the noisy parties and roving people, screaming past our
home.
Fraternities register their party locations with Cal Poly, including the number of guests they will have, and the
parties are approved by the Greek Life administration beforehand. Cal Poly knows these parties are illegal in the
neighborhoods but approves them anyway.
Finally, I don't think the noise ordinance is understood by most people. Unfortunately, I've learned it since we
are subjected to extreme noise, mostly from illegal fraternities. The noise ordinance is a 24/7 regulation. The
exterior decibel limit prohibited during the day from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. is only 5 decibels more than the noise
level prohibited at night. Noise that measures 70 dBA is prohibited and isn't that loud. For clarification, I suggest
135
you speak with the city attorney. SLOPD doesn't use decibel meters so it is impossible to know the exact sound
level but common sense can be used, and when music can be heard a block away, that's an obvious violation.
Thank you,
Kathie
Date Time Call Address Res Fraternity Clearance Code Call Comments on SLOPD log
Received Main Chapter in Bold_________Zone___Chapter____________ by SLOPD_____________________________________
1) 11/14/2024 08:20 pm 1684 Mill St R-2 Delta Sigma Phi DAC (SNAP) Loud bass music unkwn address
2) 11/14/2024 09:00 pm 1220 Fredericks St R-2 Beta Theta Pi Neg Vio (SNAP) Loud music
3) 11/14/2024 09:10 pm 1646 Fredericks St R-1 Zeta Beta Tau DAC (SNAP) Loud party at loc
4) 11/14/2024 09:14 pm 1525 Slack St R-1 Sigma Pi Neg Vio (SNAP & Cox) Loud music at loc
5) 1/14/2024 09:19 pm 299 Albert Dr R-1 Alpha Sigma Pi DAC (SNAP) Loud party at loc
6) 11/14/2024 10:17 pm 1555 Slack Street R-1 Delta Upsilon DAC (SNAP) Loud music and bass
7) 11/14/2024 10:54 pm 1276 Bond St R-1 Phi Kappa Psi DAC (SNAP) Loud party
8) 11/15/2024 12:48 pm 171 Orange R-1 Lambda Chi Alpha Neg Vio (Cutler) Large party at fraternity
9) 11/15/2024 09:29 am 1861 Hope St R-1 Kappa Sigma DAC (SNAP) Loud party at loc
10) 11/15/2024 09:39 pm 1908 Loomis R-1 Phi Sigma Kappa DAC (SNAP) Loud people and music
11) 11/15/2024 10:00 pm 720 Foothill (Permitted - CUP) R-4 Delta Upsilon Neg Vio (Brewer) Frat House
12) 11/15/2024 10:23 pm 385 Chaplin Ln R-1 Phi Gamma Delta FIJI Citation (Perlette) Loud music/bass and people
13) 11/15/2024 10:58 pm 1229 Fredericks St R-2 Phi Gamma Delta FIJI Neg Vio (SNAP) Loud party
14) 11/15/2024 11:37 pm 1275 Stafford #A* R-2 Phi Kappa Psi DAC (SNAP) Loud party
15) 11/16/2024 12:58 pm 1229 Fredericks/Hathway Ally R-2 Phi Gamma Delta FIJI Neg Vio (Cutler) Loud music & carwash - 1229 Fr
16) 11/16/2024 01:30pm Hathway Ally (behind 1229 Fre) R-2 Phi Gamma Delta FIJI Neg Vio (Cutler) Car wash and loud music
*On 10/29/2024, I sent the City Council a weekend report (“Noise Report 10/25 -10/26/2024”) and referred to the Phi Kappa Psi compound at 1275 A/B, 1273,
and 1271 Stafford, which is one parcel with three houses and four addresses.
I explained the strategy used by fraternities with multiple addresses on one APN, and how they game the system by cycling through each address to have a zero-
fine DAC issued before it requires SLOPD response and a potential citation with a fine. The parties are held outside in a central courtyard so essentially, this
property will likely get four DACs before it ever moves to a citation. As predicted, the address at 1275 Stafford received another DAC by shifting the address from
unit B to unit A of the house. A screenshot of the relevant portion of my Noise Report 10/25- 10/26/2024 is below:
Regarding the “Negative Violation” at 1229 Fredericks/Hathway Alley for a car wash with loud music - noted as calls #15 and #16 - this property is five doors
down from our house. I called SLOPD for this at 12:58 pm and don’t know who called the second time. The car wash was blaring music, heard clearly inside our
house, and guys were standing in the street on Fredericks and Kentucky holding signs, so people kept honking at them as they drove by. My husband was working
nightshift and trying to sleep during the day because he had to leave for work at 7 p.m. for a 12-14 hour shift, and the noise made it impossible to rest.
The noise ordinance is a 24/7 regulation. The exterior decibel limit prohibited during the day from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. is only 5 decibels more than the noise level
prohibited during nighttime from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. During the day, noise with music or speech measuring 70 dBA is prohibited according to a “noise standard”
table in SLOMC 9.12.060. (I can’t believe I know this stuff and wish I never had to look it up to understand but have done so because of over-the-top disruptive
noise in our neighborhood since the Fall of 2021.)
I took a screenshot of Phi Gamma Delta’s Instagram post advertising the carwash (below). It happened and unfortunately was not cited.
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From:kathie walker <
Sent:Friday, November 22, 2024 11:06 AM
To:E-mail Council Website
Cc:Sandra Rowley; Carolyn Smith; Brett Cross; Stewjenkins Info; Mila Vujovich-LaBarre
Subject:Weekly noise report re: SLOPD response to fraternities
Attachments:SLOPD noise to frats 11.14 - 11.16.2024.pdf
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I have attached my weekly fraternity noise report for last weekend, 11/14 - 11/16/2024. There were sixteen (16)
noise calls for fraternities and fifteen (15) were at documented illegal fraternity houses. The noise kept me
awake every night and it was beyond frustrating. It was difficult to function for the first part of the week because
I was exhausted from being kept awake all weekend by the noisy parties and roving people, screaming past our
home.
Fraternities register their party locations with Cal Poly, including the number of guests they will have, and the
parties are approved by the Greek Life administration beforehand. Cal Poly knows these parties are illegal in the
neighborhoods but approves them anyway.
Finally, I don't think the noise ordinance is understood by most people. Unfortunately, I've learned it since we
are subjected to extreme noise, mostly from illegal fraternities. The noise ordinance is a 24/7 regulation. The
exterior decibel limit prohibited during the day from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. is only 5 decibels more than the noise
level prohibited at night. Noise that measures 70 dBA is prohibited and isn't that loud. For clarification, I suggest
you speak with the city attorney. SLOPD doesn't use decibel meters so it is impossible to know the exact sound
level but common sense can be used, and when music can be heard a block away, that's an obvious violation.
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Thank you,
Kathie
Date Time Call Address Res Fraternity Clearance Code Call Comments on SLOPD log
Received Main Chapter in Bold_________Zone___Chapter____________ by SLOPD_____________________________________
1) 11/14/2024 08:20 pm 1684 Mill St R-2 Delta Sigma Phi DAC (SNAP) Loud bass music unkwn address
2) 11/14/2024 09:00 pm 1220 Fredericks St R-2 Beta Theta Pi Neg Vio (SNAP) Loud music
3) 11/14/2024 09:10 pm 1646 Fredericks St R-1 Zeta Beta Tau DAC (SNAP) Loud party at loc
4) 11/14/2024 09:14 pm 1525 Slack St R-1 Sigma Pi Neg Vio (SNAP & Cox) Loud music at loc
5) 1/14/2024 09:19 pm 299 Albert Dr R-1 Alpha Sigma Pi DAC (SNAP) Loud party at loc
6) 11/14/2024 10:17 pm 1555 Slack Street R-1 Delta Upsilon DAC (SNAP) Loud music and bass
7) 11/14/2024 10:54 pm 1276 Bond St R-1 Phi Kappa Psi DAC (SNAP) Loud party
8) 11/15/2024 12:48 pm 171 Orange R-1 Lambda Chi Alpha Neg Vio (Cutler) Large party at fraternity
9) 11/15/2024 09:29 am 1861 Hope St R-1 Kappa Sigma DAC (SNAP) Loud party at loc
10) 11/15/2024 09:39 pm 1908 Loomis R-1 Phi Sigma Kappa DAC (SNAP) Loud people and music
11) 11/15/2024 10:00 pm 720 Foothill (Permitted - CUP) R-4 Delta Upsilon Neg Vio (Brewer) Frat House
12) 11/15/2024 10:23 pm 385 Chaplin Ln R-1 Phi Gamma Delta FIJI Citation (Perlette) Loud music/bass and people
13) 11/15/2024 10:58 pm 1229 Fredericks St R-2 Phi Gamma Delta FIJI Neg Vio (SNAP) Loud party
14) 11/15/2024 11:37 pm 1275 Stafford #A* R-2 Phi Kappa Psi DAC (SNAP) Loud party
15) 11/16/2024 12:58 pm 1229 Fredericks/Hathway Ally R-2 Phi Gamma Delta FIJI Neg Vio (Cutler) Loud music & carwash - 1229 Fr
16) 11/16/2024 01:30pm Hathway Ally (behind 1229 Fre) R-2 Phi Gamma Delta FIJI Neg Vio (Cutler) Car wash and loud music
*On 10/29/2024, I sent the City Council a weekend report (“Noise Report 10/25 -10/26/2024”) and referred to the Phi Kappa Psi compound at 1275 A/B, 1273,
and 1271 Stafford, which is one parcel with three houses and four addresses.
I explained the strategy used by fraternities with multiple addresses on one APN, and how they game the system by cycling through each address to have a zero-
fine DAC issued before it requires SLOPD response and a potential citation with a fine. The parties are held outside in a central courtyard so essentially, this
property will likely get four DACs before it ever moves to a citation. As predicted, the address at 1275 Stafford received another DAC by shifting the address from
unit B to unit A of the house. A screenshot of the relevant portion of my Noise Report 10/25- 10/26/2024 is below:
Regarding the “Negative Violation” at 1229 Fredericks/Hathway Alley for a car wash with loud music - noted as calls #15 and #16 - this property is five doors
down from our house. I called SLOPD for this at 12:58 pm and don’t know who called the second time. The car wash was blaring music, heard clearly inside our
house, and guys were standing in the street on Fredericks and Kentucky holding signs, so people kept honking at them as they drove by. My husband was working
nightshift and trying to sleep during the day because he had to leave for work at 7 p.m. for a 12-14 hour shift, and the noise made it impossible to rest.
The noise ordinance is a 24/7 regulation. The exterior decibel limit prohibited during the day from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. is only 5 decibels more than the noise level
prohibited during nighttime from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. During the day, noise with music or speech measuring 70 dBA is prohibited according to a “noise standard”
table in SLOMC 9.12.060. (I can’t believe I know this stuff and wish I never had to look it up to understand but have done so because of over-the-top disruptive
noise in our neighborhood since the Fall of 2021.)
I took a screenshot of Phi Gamma Delta’s Instagram post advertising the carwash (below). It happened and unfortunately was not cited.
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From:Zion, Sarah
Sent:Thursday, November 21, 2024 3:58 PM
To:Hanh, Hannah; Corey, Tyler
Subject:RE: Scheduling Meeting re Fraternities
Hi Hannah,
Thank you for letting me know. I’m still waiting to hear back from a few more people, but I’ll make sure to include you
both on the invite/any updates that come from that.
Thank you,
Sarah Zion
pronouns she/her/hers
Legal Assistant II
City Attorney's Office
990 Palm, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3249
E szion@slocity.org
T 805.783.7856
From: Hanh, Hannah <hhanh@slocity.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2024 11:45 AM
To: Zion, Sarah <SZion@slocity.org>; Corey, Tyler <tcorey@slocity.org>
Subject: RE: Scheduling Meeting re Fraternities
Hi Sarah,
I am out of the office and unable to attend if the meeting is on December 2nd. I also wanted to loop in Tyler for this
CDD/City Attorney coordination meeting to discuss the broader enforcement issue.
Sincerely,
Hannah Hanh
Associate Planner
Community Development
919 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3218
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From: Zion, Sarah <SZion@slocity.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2024 11:23 AM
To: Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>; Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>; Mezzapesa, John
<JMezzape@slocity.org>; Hanh, Hannah <hhanh@slocity.org>; Szentesi, Whit <wszentes@slocity.org>
Cc: Kersten, Markie <mkersten@slocity.org>; Wooten, Eric <ewooten@slocity.org>; Griggs, Adria <AGriggs@slocity.org>;
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Dietrick, Christine <cdietric@slocity.org>; Stowe, Lala <lstowe@slocity.org>
Subject: Scheduling Meeting re Fraternities
Hi everyone,
Our office would like to set up a meeting regarding fraternity/sorority neighborhood nuisance enforcement.
I briefly
looked at everyone’s schedules, and it looks like December 2nd from 2-3 would work for most schedules. If this works,
please let me know and I can set up the invite. If there are other days or times that would work better, please let me
know as well.
@Wallace, Christine- Please let me know if there is someone else from PD that should be invited.
Thank you,
Sarah Zion
pronouns she/her/hers
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City Attorney's Office
990 Palm, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3249
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From:Tway, Timothea (Timmi)
Sent:Thursday, November 21, 2024 2:38 PM
To:Department Heads
Cc:City Communications; Corey, Tyler; Mezzapesa, John; Loew, Michael
Subject:Tribune Interview Regarding Fraternities and Sororities
BCC: Council_All
Hello Team,
This afternoon I was interviewed by a reporter with the Tribune who had questions about Fraternity/Sorority
regulations and enforcement. I shared the following main points:
Explained the basics of zoning regulations in the code for Fraternities/Sororities as well as noise regulations,
and unruly gatherings
Explained the basics surrounding enforcement of the municipal code through code enforcement
Discussed the ways in which we are attempting to educate and enforce to address the issue
Discussed the purpose of code regulations and enforcement to maintain neighborhoods that are livable and
enjoyable for all community members
Discussed the importance of all stakeholders working together and coming to the table to help address the
issue of illegal fraternities/sororities and CUP violations including our internal team as well as external partners
like Cal Poly. I highlighted some of the positive ways in which code enforcement and PD are working together
on education and enforcement.
The reporter did not have an estimated date for release of the story, if I hear more, I will let you know. Please let me
know if you have questions,
Thank you!
Timothea (Timmi) Tway
Director of Community Development
Community Development
919 Palm, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3249
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From:Courtney Leigh Kienow <ckienow@calpoly.edu>
Sent:Thursday, November 21, 2024 2:06 PM
To:McDonald, Whitney; Tway, Timothea (Timmi); Hermann, Greg
Subject:Local reporter: fraternity and sorority questions
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Hi Whitney, Greg and Timmi,
A local reporter reached out with a series of questions regarding fraternities and sororities. We put together the below
response and I wanted to share it with you as we continue to work together on some of these issues. Here is the response:
Answers to some of your questions can be found in Cal Poly’s AB 524 Report. This annual report is part of the
requirements of California’s Campus-Recognized Sorority and Fraternity Transparency Act, which requires an annual
report be sent to the campus community with information about members and their conduct, including grade-point
averages, community service hours and sanctioned events.
The 2023-24 report includes a list of recognized fraternities and sororities, as well as the addresses of affiliated chapter
houses. Since this report was published, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. joined the community in the fall.
Cal Poly does not register or sanction fraternity or sorority houses. They are privately owned and operated. Fraternities
and sororities are required to notify the university about their events off campus, which includes events with and without
alcohol, at a residence or off-site facility (i.e. a restaurant, Vet’s Hall, etc.) In the notification process, Cal Poly reminds
the event organizers about their obligations for safety; adherence to university policies and federal, state and local laws;
and that they must also ensure they are in compliance with city ordinances around noise and zoning. Cal Poly does not
approve or deny parties.
Cal Poly does not submit fraternity/sorority events to cities where they take place, as the university is not the host of the
events. The responsibility for items such as permits falls to the event hosts, as well as for any other stipulations outlined in
their lease agreements, conditional use permits, or contracts with a venue they are utilizing. Where a fraternity or sorority
holds events or parties varies by chapter and by year.
When Cal Poly is notified of violations of the Student Code of Conduct or Recognized Student Organization Code of
Conduct, it investigates such allegations.
Where organizations might operate houses is a matter between the City of SLO and the property owners, residents and
organizations. While the university has offered assistance in connecting city staff with the appropriate organization
contacts to make progress on a resolution when concerns arise, the nature of these houses and the applicability of City
restrictions is not within Cal Poly’s purview.
Student organization housing (which includes fraternities and sororities as well as other clubs and organizations) remains
in the Cal Poly Master Plan, although the timeline is unknown at this time. Even with on-campus student organization
housing, it is not realistic to expect all fraternity and sorority chapters, houses, or members to then live on campus. As
new chapters continue to join the community, we do not expect to build a new house on campus for each organization.
We also expect there are some organizations who are excited and willing to support an on-campus facility, and others who
will not be ready to do so for a variety of reasons.
Cal Poly is strongly committed to continued work with the City of San Luis Obispo to address issues of concern in the
neighborhoods. As an active member of the community in which Cal Poly students, staff and faculty live and learn, the
university is committed to being a good neighbor.
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Sincerely,
Courtney
Courtney Kienow
pronouns she/hers (why is this important?)
Director of Community Relations and Economic Development
Office of the President
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA
_____
office 805-756-6000
direct 805-756-6098
www.calpoly.edu
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From:Wooten, Eric
Sent:Thursday, November 21, 2024 1:37 PM
To:Mezzapesa, John
Cc:Stowe, Lala; Curry, Krista; Tway, Timothea (Timmi)
Subject:RE: Public Records Request – PRR24328 Dittenber - Records Regarding Fraternities January 2022
to Current
That sounds great! Just create a sub-folder and dump everything here: PRR24328 Dittenber - Records Regarding
Fraternities January 2022 to Current
Thanks John!
From: Mezzapesa, John <JMezzape@slocity.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2024 12:36 PM
To: Wooten, Eric <ewooten@slocity.org>
Cc: Stowe, Lala <lstowe@slocity.org>; Curry, Krista <kcurry@slocity.org>; Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>
Subject: RE: Public Records Request – PRR24328 Dittenber - Records Regarding Fraternities January 2022 to Current
I’m working on this, and have some files pulled compiled from previous somewhat related PRRs, but would realistically
need until EOD Tuesday to get it all together.
John Mezzapesa
Interim Deputy Building Official
Community Development
Building and Safety
919 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3668
E jmezzapesa@slocity.org
T 805.781.7179
From: Wooten, Eric <ewooten@slocity.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2024 11:46 AM
To: Stowe, Lala <lstowe@slocity.org>; Curry, Krista <kcurry@slocity.org>; Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>
Cc: Mezzapesa, John <JMezzape@slocity.org>
Subject: RE: Public Records Request – PRR24328 Dittenber - Records Regarding Fraternities January 2022 to Current
Good morning!
We discussed this PRR at our staff meeting today and I just wanted to follow-up on the status of the code enforcement
portion.
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Please provide an estimated completion date by the end of the day Friday, even if it is just your best guess.
And, as always, if you have any questions, please let me know.
Thank you so much for your assistance!
Eric Wooten
Paralegal
City Attorney's Office
990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3249
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From: Armas, Sara <SArmas@slocity.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2024 8:33 AM
To: Stowe, Lala <lstowe@slocity.org>; Wooten, Eric <ewooten@slocity.org>
Cc: Curry, Krista <kcurry@slocity.org>; Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>; Holcomb, Kelly <kholcomb@slocity.org>;
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Subject: Public Records Request – PRR24328 Dittenber - Records Regarding Fraternities January 2022 to Current
Hello everyone,
Attached is a Public Records request from Sadie Dittenber for communications and documents regarding
fraternities from January 2022 to today, due by 11/24/2024. Note that the City Attorney’s office will conduct
the search for emailed communications as opposed to staff. If you are not able to meet that deadline, please
advise. Otherwise, please send the requested responsive documents to cityclerk@slocity.org.
Thanks!
Sara Armas
pronouns she/her/hers
Deputy City Clerk I
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From:Diepenbrock, Arlen
Sent:Thursday, November 21, 2024 1:27 PM
To:Ella Captain
Subject:RE: Frats and Sororities Re-Inspect
Wed Dec 4th at 430 works for me.
From: Ella Captain <kkg.president.calpoly@gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2024 12:17 PM
To: Diepenbrock, Arlen <adiepenb@slocity.org>
Subject: Re: Frats and Sororities Re-Inspect
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Hi!
Would anytime after 4:30pm on, Wednesday, December 4th work for Kappa Kappa Gamma?
Thank you!
Ella Captain
President, Eta Rho Chapter
Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
kkg.president.calpoly@gmail.com
On Tue, Nov 19, 2024 at 2:00 PM Diepenbrock, Arlen <adiepenb@slocity.org> wrote:
If you are receiving this message, you either had one or multiple fire code violations that were in need of
repair. It has been approx. 30 days since the initial inspection and all the properties in violation are dur for a
re-inspection. I am reaching out schedule your re-inspection. Please reply to me individually with a date and
time that works for you. My schedule is as follows:
My work hours are from 0800hrs-1200hrs and 1300hrs-1800hrs
Dates available are:
Wed 19th
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Thur 20th
Fri 21st
Mon 25th
Tue 26th
Wed 27th
Tues 3rd
Wed 4th
Please reach out to me to schedule your reinspection on one of these dates.
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From:Mezzapesa, John
Sent:Thursday, November 21, 2024 12:45 PM
To:Salem, Rami; Sheats, Steven; Buckley, Nick; Green, Harriet
Subject:Public Records Request
Hi Team.
I am working on a PRR requesting the following information:
Any communications, complaints and city documents dated January 2022 or later related to fraternities,
fraternity houses, fraternity parties, satellite houses, illegal fraternities, or fraternity parties. Additionally,
include any communications between any Cal Poly officials and city officials on the topic of fraternities
and any of the topics outlined above.
If you have a case or request open regarding a fraternity please make sure all notes and files are up to date. I an
shooting to have this completed by end of day Tuesday.
Thanks
John Mezzapesa
Code Enforcement Supervisor
Community Development
Building and Safety
919 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3668
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From:Mezzapesa, John
Sent:Thursday, November 21, 2024 12:36 PM
To:Wooten, Eric
Cc:Stowe, Lala; Curry, Krista; Tway, Timothea (Timmi)
Subject:RE: Public Records Request – PRR24328 Dittenber - Records Regarding Fraternities January 2022
to Current
I’m working on this, and have some files pulled compiled from previous somewhat related PRRs, but would realistically
need until EOD Tuesday to get it all together.
John Mezzapesa
Interim Deputy Building Official
Community Development
Building and Safety
919 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3668
E jmezzapesa@slocity.org
T 805.781.7179
From: Wooten, Eric <ewooten@slocity.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2024 11:46 AM
To: Stowe, Lala <lstowe@slocity.org>; Curry, Krista <kcurry@slocity.org>; Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>
Cc: Mezzapesa, John <JMezzape@slocity.org>
Subject: RE: Public Records Request – PRR24328 Dittenber - Records Regarding Fraternities January 2022 to Current
Good morning!
We discussed this PRR at our staff meeting today and I just wanted to follow-up on the status of the code enforcement
portion.
Please provide an estimated completion date by the end of the day Friday, even if it is just your best guess.
And, as always, if you have any questions, please let me know.
Thank you so much for your assistance!
Eric Wooten
Paralegal
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Cc: Curry, Krista <kcurry@slocity.org>; Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>; Holcomb, Kelly <kholcomb@slocity.org>;
City_Attorney <City_Attorney@slocity.org>; CityClerk <CityClerk@slocity.org>
Subject: Public Records Request – PRR24328 Dittenber - Records Regarding Fraternities January 2022 to Current
Hello everyone,
Attached is a Public Records request from Sadie Dittenber for communications and documents regarding
fraternities from January 2022 to today, due by 11/24/2024. Note that the City Attorney’s office will conduct
the search for emailed communications as opposed to staff. If you are not able to meet that deadline, please
advise. Otherwise, please send the requested responsive documents to cityclerk@slocity.org.
Thanks!
Sara Armas
pronouns she/her/hers
Deputy City Clerk I
City Administration
990 Palm, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3218
E SArmas@slocity.org
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From:Ella Captain <kkg.president.calpoly@gmail.com>
Sent:Thursday, November 21, 2024 12:17 PM
To:Diepenbrock, Arlen
Subject:Re: Frats and Sororities Re-Inspect
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Hi!
Would anytime after 4:30pm on, Wednesday, December 4th work for Kappa Kappa Gamma?
Thank you!
Ella Captain
President, Eta Rho Chapter
Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
kkg.president.calpoly@gmail.com
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On Tue, Nov 19, 2024 at 2:00 PM Diepenbrock, Arlen <adiepenb@slocity.org> wrote:
If you are receiving this message, you either had one or multiple fire code violations that were in need of
repair. It has been approx. 30 days since the initial inspection and all the properties in violation are dur for a
re-inspection. I am reaching out schedule your re-inspection. Please reply to me individually with a date and
time that works for you. My schedule is as follows:
My work hours are from 0800hrs-1200hrs and 1300hrs-1800hrs
Dates available are:
Wed 19th
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Wed 27th
Tues 3rd
Wed 4th
Please reach out to me to schedule your reinspection on one of these dates.
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From:Tracy L. Watson <twatson@calpoly.edu>
Sent:Thursday, November 21, 2024 12:12 PM
To:Wilbanks, Megan; Purrington, Teresa
Cc:CityClerk
Subject:Re: SCLC Meeting Packet
Attachments:SCLC Slides Cuesta College.pptx; SCLCPacket_25-04_11-21-24.pdf
I just received them, and 2 are attached, there is now an additional one in the link below. Thank you for your support.
SCLC Presentation - Darius
Tracy Watson
She/Her
Administrative Assistant II, Student Government
Associated Students, Inc.
California Polytechnic State University
1 Grand Ave. San Luis Obispo, CA 93407-0675
P: 805-756-1292 | F: 805-756-6166
asi.calpoly.edu
Cal Poly sits on the traditional lands of the yak titʸu titʸu yak tiłhini Northern Chumash Tribe of San Luis Obispo County and Region. The yak titʸu titʸu yak
tiłhini have a documented presence in this area for over 10,000 years. The tiłhini peoples have stewarded their ancestral and unceded homelands which
include all of the cities, communities, federal and state open spaces within the San Luis Obispo County region. These homelands extend East into the
Carrizo Plains toward Kern County, South to the Santa Maria River, North to Ragged Point, and West beyond the ocean’s shoreli ne in an unbroken chain of
lineage, kinship, and culture.
From: Wilbanks, Megan <mwilbanks@slocity.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2024 11:44 AM
To: Tracy L. Watson <twatson@calpoly.edu>; Purrington, Teresa <TPurring@slocity.org>
Cc: CityClerk <CityClerk@slocity.org>
Subject: RE: SCLC Meeting Packet
Hi Tracy,
Please send the presentations to us. As we have to log into the computer in the Hearing Room with our personal user
profiles, I do not want the Teams app launched and displaying chats sent to us from other employees during your
meeting.
Megan Wilbanks
Deputy City Clerk
City Administration
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From: Tracy L. Watson <twatson@calpoly.edu>
Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2024 11:41 AM
To: Wilbanks, Megan <mwilbanks@slocity.org>; Purrington, Teresa <TPurring@slocity.org>
Cc: CityClerk <CityClerk@slocity.org>
Subject: Re: SCLC Meeting Packet
Hello,
I have just been informed that there are 2 presentations that will be sent to me shortly. Is it better to send them to
you or can we open Teams from the meeting with the files?
Sorry, these last-minute changes are out of my control. 덕덖던덗덙덚
Tracy Watson
She/Her
Administrative Assistant II, Student Government
Associated Students, Inc.
California Polytechnic State University
1 Grand Ave. San Luis Obispo, CA 93407-0675
P: 805-756-1292 | F: 805-756-6166
asi.calpoly.edu
Cal Poly sits on the traditional lands of the yak titʸu titʸu yak tiłhini Northern Chumash Tribe of San Luis Obispo County and Region. The yak titʸu titʸu yak
tiłhini have a documented presence in this area for over 10,000 years. The tiłhini peoples have stewarded their ancestral and unceded homelands which
include all of the cities, communities, federal and state open spaces within the San Luis Obispo County region. These homelands extend East into the
Carrizo Plains toward Kern County, South to the Santa Maria River, North to Ragged Point, and West beyond the ocean’s shoreli ne in an unbroken chain of
lineage, kinship, and culture.
From: Wilbanks, Megan <mwilbanks@slocity.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2024 8:50 AM
To: Tracy L. Watson <twatson@calpoly.edu>; Purrington, Teresa <TPurring@slocity.org>
Cc: CityClerk <CityClerk@slocity.org>
Subject: RE: SCLC Meeting Packet
Thanks, Tracy. It might be a good idea to start sending these notifications to cityclerk@slocity.org so the whole team
is aware of your request, just in case Teresa and I are unavailable. Could you also confirm the SCLC’s meeting
schedule for the next few months?
For the team’s awareness, I created a new SCLC folder on the T Drive and saved the packet. This way, it’s not
dependent on launching the presentation material from a particular user’s email.
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Deputy City Clerk
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From: Tracy L. Watson <twatson@calpoly.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2024 8:24 AM
To: Purrington, Teresa <TPurring@slocity.org>; Wilbanks, Megan <mwilbanks@slocity.org>
Subject: SCLC Meeting Packet
This message is from an External Source. Use caution when deciding to open attachments, click links, or respond.
Good morning, Teresa & Megan,
The SCLC meeting packet is attached, I appreciate you putting it on the screen for us tomorrow. There should not be
any additional items, but you know how that goes.
Thanks again and I'll see you tomorrow.
Tracy Watson
She/Her
Administrative Assistant II, Student Government
Associated Students, Inc.
California Polytechnic State University
1 Grand Ave. San Luis Obispo, CA 93407-0675
P: 805-756-1292 | F: 805-756-6166
asi.calpoly.edu
Cal Poly sits on the traditional lands of the yak titʸu titʸu yak tiłhini Northern Chumash Tribe of San Luis Obispo County and Region. The yak titʸu titʸu yak
tiłhini have a documented presence in this area for over 10,000 years. The tiłhini peoples have stewarded their ancestral and unceded homelands which
include all of the cities, communities, federal and state open spaces within the San Luis Obispo County region. These homelands extend East into the
Carrizo Plains toward Kern County, South to the Santa Maria River, North to Ragged Point, and West beyond the ocean’s shoreli ne in an unbroken chain of
lineage, kinship, and culture.
Student Success & Support Programs
Student Success & Support Programs
SLL & ASCC Events
•Connect at Cuesta / Ballot Bowl (August 27th & 28th)
•ASCC Constitution Day & Campus PD BBQ (September
17th)
•Salsa y Salsa / Student Activism Workshop (September
25th)
•Cuesta College Civic Engagement Fair (October 9th)
Student Contacts (Ballot Bowl Events)
•We logged nearly 700 student contacts, 74% of which were
unduplicated
Ballot Bowl Data
•Cuesta College increased voter registrations by 225%
SCLC Agenda
Meeting #25-04 November 21, 2024
3:10 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
City Hall Hearing Room
990 Palm Street
A. Call to Order
B. Introductions
C. Approval of Meeting Minutes
a) #25-03, October 17, 2024
D. Open Forum
E. Reports
a) Chair/Vice Chair – Ashleigh Spragins/Lucia Landeros
b) San Luis Obispo City Manager – Whitney McDonald
c) Neighborhood Wellness Civility Report – Christine Wallace
d) Residents for Quality Neighborhoods – Brett Cross
e) Community Representative Reports – Abe Lincoln & Mila Vujovich-LaBarre
F. Old Business
a) None
G. New Business
a) Student Civic Engagement Efforts – Fall 2024
i) Cal Poly: Maya McClain & Weston Patrick
ii) Cuesta College: Roy Murphy
iii) Special Report: Darius Rogness
b) Proposal for Outreach & Engagement – Lucia Landeros & Roy Murphy
c) St. Patrick’s Day Updates
H. Voting Members Reports (1 minute)
I. Announcements
J. Adjournment
K. Next meeting: January 16, 2025
SCLC Meeting #25-03, October 17, 2024
Location: San Luis Obispo, City Hall Hearing Room
3:10-5:00 p.m.
Voting Members Present
Ashleigh Spragins - Cal Poly - ASI President, SCLC Chair
Taylor Brandenburg – Cal Poly - Panhellenic Council President
Mason Cleek – Cuesta College – Director of Student Engagement Designee
Brett Cross – City of SLO - Residents for Quality Neighborhoods (RQN)
Michelle Crawford - Cal Poly-ASI Executive Director
Nicolina Galante - Creative Mediation-SLO Solutions
Greg Hermann - City of SLO - City Manager Designee
Abe Lincoln – City of SLO – Community Member-at-Large
Jason Mockford - Cal Poly – Dean of Students Designee
Roy Murphy – Cuesta - Student-at-Large
Anders Ruud - Cal Poly – Interfraternity Council Representative
Rick Scott – City of SLO – SLOPD Chief of Police
Colin Shea – Cal Poly – Student-at-Large
Mila Vujovich-LaBarre – City of SLO – Geographic Neighborhoods Association
Voting Members Absent
Lucia Landeros - Cuesta-ASCC President, SCLC Vice Chair
Debbie Arnold – County of SLO – Board of Supervisors
Elizabeth Coria - Cuesta College – Vice President of Student Success and Support Programs
Evelyn Gutierrez – Cal Poly – United Fraternity & Sorority Council Representative
Christopher Mutshnick – Cuesta College – Director of Student Engagement
Erica A. Stewart - City of SLO –Mayor
Christine Wallace – City of SLO – SLOPD - Public Affairs Manager
Non-Voting Members Present
Matthew Armas – Cal Poly – Student Rights & Responsibilities
Meghan Schuler-Jones – Cal Poly, Assistant Director, PR, Leadership & DEI
Tracy Watson - Cal Poly-ASI Administrative Assistant II, Note taker
Non-Voting Members Absent
George Hughes – Cal Poly - University Police Department, Chief of Police
Elizabeth Aiello-Coppola – Cal Poly – Greek Life Coordinator
City Council Member
Guests
Nicole Aichele – Cal Poly, Leadership & Service
Kathie Walker – City of SLO – Resident
Steve Walker – City of SLO – Resident
Sarah Rudd – City of SLO - Creative Mediation
Miranda McShea – City of SLO - Creative Mediation
A. Call to Order
a. Ashleigh called the meeting to order at 3:10 p.m.
b. Silent roll call was taken and with 13 voting members in attendance, quorum was
met.
B. Approval of Meeting Minutes - #25-02, September 19, 2024
a. Minutes stand approved by consent.
C. Open Forum
a. None
D. Reports
a. Chair/Vice Chair, Ashleigh Spragins, Lucia Landeros
1. Ashleigh reported that Cal Poly is in full swing and there is a positive
sentiment on campus.
2. Lucia - Absent
b. City Manager – Greg Hermann, Designee
1. Greg mentioned that the City Manager is at a conference.
2. City Counsel Updates
a. Conditional Use Permit – Proposed Fraternity.
b. People Self Help Housing Shelter – Motel 6.
c. Grant received to expand broadband.
c. Neighborhood Wellness Civility Report – Christine Wallace
i. Absent
d. Residents for Quality Neighborhoods – Brett Cross
i. Brett reported on the Conditional Use Permit for a proposed fraternity that was
appealed by RQN holding the fraternity to the same standard as everyone else
in the neighborhood.
ii. He shared that RQN had guest speakers at the RQN dinner.
e. Community Representatives Reports – Abe Lincoln & Mila Vujovich-LaBarre
i. Mila applauded the City Council for adopting the amended Conditional Use
Permit.
ii. Abe – No report
E. Old Business
a. None
F. New Business
A. Presentation: SLO Solutions – Nicolina Galante
a. Nicolina gave a presentation on Creative Mediation, San Luis Obispo County’s
Community Mediation Center for over 30 years. She explained why mediation
works by providing free and low-cost conflict resolutions services for SLO
County residents. SLO Solutions was created in 2004 in a partnership with
City of SLO, Cal Poly, Cuesta College, and Creative Mediation. This service
provides free mediation, conflict coaching, and referral services for neighbor,
roommate, and landlord/tenant disputes. SLO Solutions works through
outreach, mediation & facilitation, coaching & referrals, and training &
workshops.
B. Proposal: Meet Your Neighbors Campaign – Colin Shea
a. Colin introduced a proposal for the Meet Your Neighbor Competition
requesting $500 for the purchase of prizes for the winners. Prizes would be an
incentive for neighbors and members of the community to meet their
neighbor. The goal is to encourage both students and full-time residents to
meet their neighbors, strengthen community ties, and create a more inclusive
atmosphere. The competition would be to submit a selfie or fun fact with their
neighbor and submit through a form. The competition will end on November 6
and will be announced on November 8. Marketing would include digital
marketing, and all partners social media platforms. Mila recommended a press
release and notifying the New Times.
b. Motion #1 (Lincoln/Scott) “Move to approve the proposal to provide $500 in
funding for the Meet Your Neighbors Competition.”
c. Motion passed unanimous voice vote.
d. Move Discussion Item C, Discussion: Outreach/Engagement to after Item D,
St. Patrick’s Day 2025 Updates.
C. St. Patrick’s Day 2025 Updates
a. Jason Mockford, designee for Dean of Students Office, Joy Pedersen, gave an
update on high-risk weekend efforts. He spoke about the high-risk
collaboration for weekends including Halloween, UCSB v. Cal Poly Soccer, St.
Patrick’s Day and others as the need arises. This group is chaired by Joy
Pedersen and includes partners from both on-and-off campus including UPD,
SLO PD, Students Rights & Responsibilities, Campus Health & Wellbeing,
University Housing, ASI, Fraternity & Sorority life and others. He shared plans
for mitigating Halloween incidents including a no-guest policy in University
Housing, Safety Enhancement Zone period, on campus events, and specific
messaging.
b. The St. Patrick’s Day Working Group is focusing on the acts of violence in
University Housing and various locations on campus. An internal working
group was formed including Student Affairs, Public Safety, University Housing,
and ASI student leaders to address the behavior and make recommendations
to campus administration on how to mitigate the vandalism. The group has
since expanded to include a city representative, Chief Scott, to consider off-
campus behavior as well. Further discussion will include additional
recommendations brought forward from the various areas and the financial,
physical, and personal resources needed to implement them.
c. Members reiterated the importance of messaging on how these events impact
neighbors. Continuing to work together will help mitigate past incidents.
D. Discussion: Outreach/Engagement – Roy Murphy
a. Roy Murphy introduced himself as the SCLC Student-at-Large. He shared ideas
for more student engagement to engage with the community in student efforts
on and off campus. Potentially having student representatives at Farmers
Market, providing giveaways to build relationships with the community.
Members liked the idea and recommended opening it to other community
events than just Farmers Market. Roy stated that the next step will be to create
a proposal with a plan.
A. Voting Member Reports
a. Voting members gave their reports.
b. Noise report. See attached.
B. Announcements
C. Adjournment - Meeting adjourned at 5:05 p.m.
Memorandum
TO: SCLC Voting Members DATE: November 21st, 2024
FROM: Lucia Landeros & Roy Murphy (Cuesta College) COPIES: T. Watson
SUBJECT: Proposal for up to $575 to fund SCLC outreach and engagement strategies.
PROPOSAL:
• To seek $200 in funding for the purchase of the survey incentive.
• To seek $375 in funding for the payment of Good Morning SLO fees.
o $225 “Soapbox” fee (presentation)
▪ Physical and digital e-flyer distribution permission.
o $150 – Non-member fees (five additional SCLC members to attend)
▪ 1 table included for free, per Michelle Axberg.
RATIONALE:
As members of SCLC, we are tasked with bringing forth ideas and projects that enhance
community and student relations. The investments outlined above will help us better
understand actionable strategies we can implement while simultaneously expanding our
membership.
BACKGROUND & DETAILS:
On the fourth Thursday of every month, nearly 200 local business and community leaders
come together to join Good Morning SLO, a networking breakfast . Good Morning SLO
serves as a platform for community leaders, business owners, and non -profit executives to
engage and learn from one another.
One of SCLC’s goals is to promote positive relations and improve the quality of life for all
citizens of San Luis Obispo. Similarly, Good Morning SLO provides a forum for community
activities that can enhance our community as a whole. Here are some examples of past
presentations given at Good Morning SLO.
SCLC representatives, including student leadership, will attend Good Morning SLO on
January 23rd, 2025. While networking, SCLC representatives will share information about
SCLC, and our goal of enhancing student and community relations. SCLC representatives
will share a flier with a QR code that will link to a survey (draft included below):
The Student Community Liaison Committee (SCLC) is comprised of members from
Cal Poly, Cuesta College, the City and County of San Luis Obispo, and community
organizations.
The mission of SCLC is to proactively engage in discussions to promote positive
relations, mutual respect, and improved quality of life for all citizens of San Luis
Obispo.
SCLC wants to hear from you!
1. What key issues should be addressed to improve relations between college
students and community members in our area?
2. Please check this box (a checkbox will be added to the survey ) if you are
interested in learning more about joining SCLC.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
• Approve the survey to be distributed at Good Morning SLO and shared on SCLC
member social media accounts.
• Approve expenditures of $200 to acquire Apple AirPods 4 as the survey incentive
and $375 in Good Morning SLO fees.
IMPACT:
SCLC has a current available funding balance of $11,760
• This proposed expenditure, if approved, would result in an available funding
balance of $11,185.
COMMUNICATION PLAN:
The ASI Marketing team will lead the development of the flier, in partnership with the
subcommittee led by Cuesta College. SCLC member social media accounts will be
leveraged to share promotional materials and the survey link, including but not limited to:
ASI, City of SLO, Cuesta College and SLOPD. A respondent will be chosen at random as the
incentive winner.
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From:Mezzapesa, John
Sent:Thursday, November 21, 2024 12:09 PM
To:Zion, Sarah
Subject:RE: Scheduling Meeting re Fraternities
That date and time works for me.
John Mezzapesa
Interim Deputy Building Official
Community Development
Building and Safety
919 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3668
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From: Zion, Sarah <SZion@slocity.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2024 11:23 AM
To: Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>; Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>; Mezzapesa, John
<JMezzape@slocity.org>; Hanh, Hannah <hhanh@slocity.org>; Szentesi, Whit <wszentes@slocity.org>
Cc: Kersten, Markie <mkersten@slocity.org>; Wooten, Eric <ewooten@slocity.org>; Griggs, Adria <AGriggs@slocity.org>;
Dietrick, Christine <cdietric@slocity.org>; Stowe, Lala <lstowe@slocity.org>
Subject: Scheduling Meeting re Fraternities
Hi everyone,
Our office would like to set up a meeting regarding fraternity/sorority neighborhood nuisance enforcement.
I briefly
looked at everyone’s schedules, and it looks like December 2nd from 2-3 would work for most schedules. If this works,
please let me know and I can set up the invite. If there are other days or times that would work better, please let me
know as well.
@Wallace, Christine- Please let me know if there is someone else from PD that should be invited.
Thank you,
Sarah Zion
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City Attorney's Office
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Sent:Thursday, November 21, 2024 11:46 AM
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Subject:RE: Public Records Request – PRR24328 Dittenber - Records Regarding Fraternities January 2022
to Current
Attachments:PRR24328 Dittenber - Records Regarding Fraternities Jan 2022 to Current.pdf
Good morning!
We discussed this PRR at our staff meeting today and I just wanted to follow-up on the status of the code enforcement
portion.
Please provide an estimated completion date by the end of the day Friday, even if it is just your best guess.
And, as always, if you have any questions, please let me know.
Thank you so much for your assistance!
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City Attorney's Office
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Cc: Curry, Krista <kcurry@slocity.org>; Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>; Holcomb, Kelly <kholcomb@slocity.org>;
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Subject: Public Records Request – PRR24328 Dittenber - Records Regarding Fraternities January 2022 to Current
Hello everyone,
Attached is a Public Records request from Sadie Dittenber for communications and documents regarding
fraternities from January 2022 to today, due by 11/24/2024. Note that the City Attorney’s office will conduct
the search for emailed communications as opposed to staff. If you are not able to meet that deadline, please
advise. Otherwise, please send the requested responsive documents to cityclerk@slocity.org.
Thanks!
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From:Hanh, Hannah
Sent:Thursday, November 21, 2024 11:45 AM
To:Zion, Sarah; Corey, Tyler
Subject:RE: Scheduling Meeting re Fraternities
Hi Sarah,
I am out of the office and unable to attend if the meeting is on December 2 nd. I also wanted to loop in Tyler for this
CDD/City Attorney coordination meeting to discuss the broader enforcement issue.
Sincerely,
Hannah Hanh
Associate Planner
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To: Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>; Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>; Mezzapesa, John
<JMezzape@slocity.org>; Hanh, Hannah <hhanh@slocity.org>; Szentesi, Whit <wszentes@slocity.org>
Cc: Kersten, Markie <mkersten@slocity.org>; Wooten, Eric <ewooten@slocity.org>; Griggs, Adria <AGriggs@slocity.org>;
Dietrick, Christine <cdietric@slocity.org>; Stowe, Lala <lstowe@slocity.org>
Subject: Scheduling Meeting re Fraternities
Hi everyone,
Our office would like to set up a meeting regarding fraternity/sorority neighborhood nuisance enforcement.
I briefly
looked at everyone’s schedules, and it looks like December 2nd from 2-3 would work for most schedules. If this works,
please let me know and I can set up the invite. If there are other days or times that would work better, please let me
know as well.
@Wallace, Christine- Please let me know if there is someone else from PD that should be invited.
Thank you,
Sarah Zion
pronouns she/her/hers
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From:Szentesi, Whit
Sent:Thursday, November 21, 2024 11:29 AM
To:Zion, Sarah
Subject:RE: Scheduling Meeting re Fraternities
That works for me. Thanks, Sarah!
Whit
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Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2024 11:23 AM
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Subject: Scheduling Meeting re Fraternities
Hi everyone,
Our office would like to set up a meeting regarding fraternity/sorority neighborhood nuisance enforcement.
I briefly
looked at everyone’s schedules, and it looks like December 2nd from 2-3 would work for most schedules. If this works,
please let me know and I can set up the invite. If there are other days or times that would work better, please let me
know as well.
@Wallace, Christine- Please let me know if there is someone else from PD that should be invited.
Thank you,
Sarah Zion
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Sent:Thursday, November 21, 2024 11:23 AM
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Cc:Kersten, Markie; Wooten, Eric; Griggs, Adria; Dietrick, Christine; Stowe, Lala
Subject:Scheduling Meeting re Fraternities
Hi everyone,
Our office would like to set up a meeting regarding fraternity/sorority neighborhood nuisance enforcement.
I briefly
looked at everyone’s schedules, and it looks like December 2nd from 2-3 would work for most schedules. If this works,
please let me know and I can set up the invite. If there are other days or times that would work better, please let me
know as well.
@Wallace, Christine- Please let me know if there is someone else from PD that should be invited.
Thank you,
Sarah Zion
pronouns she/her/hers
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990 Palm, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3249
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From:Stowe, Lala
Sent:Thursday, November 21, 2024 11:17 AM
To:Zion, Sarah; Hopkins, Tiffany; Karpovich, Michelle
Subject:Re: Meeting scheduling needed
Thanks all! Invite incoming shortly.
Tiffany - I'll invite Chief and Mickel.
Lala Stowe
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Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2024 11:12 AM
To: Hopkins, Tiffany <thopkins@slocity.org>; Karpovich, Michelle <mkarpovi@slocity.org>; Stowe, Lala <lstowe@slocity.org>
Subject: RE: Meeting scheduling needed
Hello,
Christine can make 12/11 from 3-5.
Sarah Zion
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City Attorney's Office
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E szion@slocity.org
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From: Hopkins, Tiffany <thopkins@slocity.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2024 11:12 AM
To: Karpovich, Michelle <mkarpovi@slocity.org>; Stowe, Lala <lstowe@slocity.org>; Zion, Sarah <SZion@slocity.org>
Subject: RE: Meeting scheduling needed
Hi,
12/11 from 3-5 works on this end. It will likely be DC Mickel and not Chief attending.
166
Tiffany
From: Karpovich, Michelle <mkarpovi@slocity.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2024 9:47 AM
To: Stowe, Lala <lstowe@slocity.org>; Hopkins, Tiffany <thopkins@slocity.org>; Zion, Sarah <SZion@slocity.org>
Subject: RE: Meeting scheduling needed
Morning!
From those dates, Whitney can make:
12/10 – 3:30-430 pm
12/11 - 3-5 pm
Thank you,
Michelle
Michelle Karpovich
Administrative Assistant III
Community Services Group & Finance
919 Palm, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3249
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From: Stowe, Lala <lstowe@slocity.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2024 9:42 AM
To: Hopkins, Tiffany <thopkins@slocity.org>; Zion, Sarah <SZion@slocity.org>; Karpovich, Michelle <mkarpovi@slocity.org>
Subject: Re: Meeting scheduling needed
Good morning,
We are looking to schedule this meeting with Chief Scott, Whitney, Christine and Timmi for an hour and a half in
early December.
Timmi currently has the following dates and times open:
12/4 - 9-11 am
12/10 - 3-430 pm
12/11 - 930-12, or 2-5 pm
Thank you,
Lala Stowe
pronouns she/her/hers
Supervising Administrative Assistant
167
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919 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3218
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From: Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2024 8:31 AM
To: Hopkins, Tiffany <thopkins@slocity.org>; Zion, Sarah <SZion@slocity.org>; Karpovich, Michelle <mkarpovi@slocity.org>;
Stowe, Lala <lstowe@slocity.org>
Subject: RE: Meeting scheduling needed
Thanks, Tiffany!
We will need a follow up meeting that includes Whitney and Christine but we will know more after our meeting this
week,
Thanks!
timmi
From: Hopkins, Tiffany <thopkins@slocity.org>
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2024 8:31 AM
To: Zion, Sarah <SZion@slocity.org>; Karpovich, Michelle <mkarpovi@slocity.org>; Tway, Timothea (Timmi)
<TTway@slocity.org>; Stowe, Lala <lstowe@slocity.org>
Subject: RE: Meeting scheduling needed
Good morning,
I just checked in with Chief Scott on this. He and Timmi are meeting tomorrow afternoon. He said neither Christine nor
Whitney needs to attend the meeting. Therefore, I’m dropping out of further scheduling on this end. : )
Have a great week everyone!
Tiff
Tiffany Hopkins
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From: Zion, Sarah <SZion@slocity.org>
Sent: Friday, November 15, 2024 10:36 AM
To: Karpovich, Michelle <mkarpovi@slocity.org>; Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>; Stowe, Lala
<lstowe@slocity.org>; Hopkins, Tiffany <thopkins@slocity.org>
Subject: RE: Meeting scheduling needed
Hello all,
Here’s what Christine can do:
11/20: 1-2 or 4-5
11/22: anytime after 2
11/26: 1-2 or 3-5
Sarah Zion
pronouns she/her/hers
Legal Assistant II
City Attorney's Office
990 Palm, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3249
E szion@slocity.org
T 805.783.7856
From: Karpovich, Michelle <mkarpovi@slocity.org>
Sent: Friday, November 15, 2024 10:20 AM
To: Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>; Zion, Sarah <SZion@slocity.org>; Stowe, Lala <lstowe@slocity.org>; Hopkins,
Tiffany <thopkins@slocity.org>
Subject: RE: Meeting scheduling needed
Hi all,
Whitney can do:
11/20 anytime after 1pm (I can move her conflicts)
11/22 anytime after 2pm
11/26 anytime before 1pm
Hopefully one of these will work!
Michelle Karpovich
Administrative Assistant III
Community Services Group & Finance
919 Palm, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3249
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From: Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>
Sent: Friday, November 15, 2024 10:08 AM
To: Zion, Sarah <SZion@slocity.org>; Karpovich, Michelle <mkarpovi@slocity.org>; Stowe, Lala <lstowe@slocity.org>
Subject: Meeting scheduling needed
Hi Team,
Whitney has asked for a meeting between the following folks regarding fraternities:
Whitney
Timmi
Chief Scott
John Mezzapesa
Christine Wallace
Christinne Dietrich
This meeting should be an hour or hour and a half as soon as we can accommodate it. I know this one may be a little
difficult given who is involved and scheduling, but if you can find a time that would be wonderful, thank you!
Thanks!
Timothea (Timmi) Tway
Director of Community Development
Community Development
919 Palm, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3249
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From:Zion, Sarah
Sent:Thursday, November 21, 2024 11:12 AM
To:Hopkins, Tiffany; Karpovich, Michelle; Stowe, Lala
Subject:RE: Meeting scheduling needed
Hello,
Christine can make 12/11 from 3-5.
Sarah Zion
pronouns she/her/hers
Legal Assistant II
City Attorney's Office
990 Palm, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3249
E szion@slocity.org
T 805.783.7856
From: Hopkins, Tiffany <thopkins@slocity.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2024 11:12 AM
To: Karpovich, Michelle <mkarpovi@slocity.org>; Stowe, Lala <lstowe@slocity.org>; Zion, Sarah <SZion@slocity.org>
Subject: RE: Meeting scheduling needed
Hi,
12/11 from 3-5 works on this end. It will likely be DC Mickel and not Chief attending.
Tiffany
From: Karpovich, Michelle <mkarpovi@slocity.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2024 9:47 AM
To: Stowe, Lala <lstowe@slocity.org>; Hopkins, Tiffany <thopkins@slocity.org>; Zion, Sarah <SZion@slocity.org>
Subject: RE: Meeting scheduling needed
Morning!
From those dates, Whitney can make:
12/10 – 3:30-430 pm
12/11 - 3-5 pm
Thank you,
Michelle
Michelle Karpovich
Administrative Assistant III
Community Services Group & Finance
919 Palm, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3249
E mkarpovi@slocity.org
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From: Stowe, Lala <lstowe@slocity.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2024 9:42 AM
To: Hopkins, Tiffany <thopkins@slocity.org>; Zion, Sarah <SZion@slocity.org>; Karpovich, Michelle <mkarpovi@slocity.org>
Subject: Re: Meeting scheduling needed
Good morning,
We are looking to schedule this meeting with Chief Scott, Whitney, Christine and Timmi for an hour and a half in
early December.
Timmi currently has the following dates and times open:
12/4 - 9-11 am
12/10 - 3-430 pm
12/11 - 930-12, or 2-5 pm
Thank you,
Lala Stowe
pronouns she/her/hers
Supervising Administrative Assistant
Community Development
919 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3218
E lstowe@slocity.org
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From: Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2024 8:31 AM
To: Hopkins, Tiffany <thopkins@slocity.org>; Zion, Sarah <SZion@slocity.org>; Karpovich, Michelle <mkarpovi@slocity.org>;
Stowe, Lala <lstowe@slocity.org>
Subject: RE: Meeting scheduling needed
Thanks, Tiffany!
We will need a follow up meeting that includes Whitney and Christine but we will know more after our meeting this
week,
Thanks!
timmi
172
From: Hopkins, Tiffany <thopkins@slocity.org>
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2024 8:31 AM
To: Zion, Sarah <SZion@slocity.org>; Karpovich, Michelle <mkarpovi@slocity.org>; Tway, Timothea (Timmi)
<TTway@slocity.org>; Stowe, Lala <lstowe@slocity.org>
Subject: RE: Meeting scheduling needed
Good morning,
I just checked in with Chief Scott on this. He and Timmi are meeting tomorrow afternoon. He said neither Christine nor
Whitney needs to attend the meeting. Therefore, I’m dropping out of further scheduling on this end. : )
Have a great week everyone!
Tiff
Tiffany Hopkins
Executive Assistant to the Police Chief
Police Department
1042 Walnut Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-2729
E thopkins@slocity.org
T 805.781.7020
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From: Zion, Sarah <SZion@slocity.org>
Sent: Friday, November 15, 2024 10:36 AM
To: Karpovich, Michelle <mkarpovi@slocity.org>; Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>; Stowe, Lala
<lstowe@slocity.org>; Hopkins, Tiffany <thopkins@slocity.org>
Subject: RE: Meeting scheduling needed
Hello all,
Here’s what Christine can do:
11/20: 1-2 or 4-5
11/22: anytime after 2
11/26: 1-2 or 3-5
Sarah Zion
pronouns she/her/hers
Legal Assistant II
City Attorney's Office
173
990 Palm, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3249
E szion@slocity.org
T 805.783.7856
From: Karpovich, Michelle <mkarpovi@slocity.org>
Sent: Friday, November 15, 2024 10:20 AM
To: Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>; Zion, Sarah <SZion@slocity.org>; Stowe, Lala <lstowe@slocity.org>; Hopkins,
Tiffany <thopkins@slocity.org>
Subject: RE: Meeting scheduling needed
Hi all,
Whitney can do:
11/20 anytime after 1pm (I can move her conflicts)
11/22 anytime after 2pm
11/26 anytime before 1pm
Hopefully one of these will work!
Michelle Karpovich
Administrative Assistant III
Community Services Group & Finance
919 Palm, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3249
E mkarpovi@slocity.org
T 805.781.7177
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From: Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>
Sent: Friday, November 15, 2024 10:08 AM
To: Zion, Sarah <SZion@slocity.org>; Karpovich, Michelle <mkarpovi@slocity.org>; Stowe, Lala <lstowe@slocity.org>
Subject: Meeting scheduling needed
Hi Team,
Whitney has asked for a meeting between the following folks regarding fraternities:
Whitney
Timmi
Chief Scott
John Mezzapesa
Christine Wallace
Christinne Dietrich
This meeting should be an hour or hour and a half as soon as we can accommodate it. I know this one may be a little
difficult given who is involved and scheduling, but if you can find a time that would be wonderful, thank you!
Thanks!
Timothea (Timmi) Tway
Director of Community Development
174
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From:Hopkins, Tiffany
Sent:Thursday, November 21, 2024 11:12 AM
To:Karpovich, Michelle; Stowe, Lala; Zion, Sarah
Subject:RE: Meeting scheduling needed
Hi,
12/11 from 3-5 works on this end. It will likely be DC Mickel and not Chief attending.
Tiffany
From: Karpovich, Michelle <mkarpovi@slocity.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2024 9:47 AM
To: Stowe, Lala <lstowe@slocity.org>; Hopkins, Tiffany <thopkins@slocity.org>; Zion, Sarah <SZion@slocity.org>
Subject: RE: Meeting scheduling needed
Morning!
From those dates, Whitney can make:
12/10 – 3:30-430 pm
12/11 - 3-5 pm
Thank you,
Michelle
Michelle Karpovich
Administrative Assistant III
Community Services Group & Finance
919 Palm, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3249
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From: Stowe, Lala <lstowe@slocity.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2024 9:42 AM
To: Hopkins, Tiffany <thopkins@slocity.org>; Zion, Sarah <SZion@slocity.org>; Karpovich, Michelle <mkarpovi@slocity.org>
Subject: Re: Meeting scheduling needed
Good morning,
We are looking to schedule this meeting with Chief Scott, Whitney, Christine and Timmi for an hour and a half in
early December.
176
Timmi currently has the following dates and times open:
12/4 - 9-11 am
12/10 - 3-430 pm
12/11 - 930-12, or 2-5 pm
Thank you,
Lala Stowe
pronouns she/her/hers
Supervising Administrative Assistant
Community Development
919 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3218
E lstowe@slocity.org
T 805.783.7870
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From: Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2024 8:31 AM
To: Hopkins, Tiffany <thopkins@slocity.org>; Zion, Sarah <SZion@slocity.org>; Karpovich, Michelle <mkarpovi@slocity.org>;
Stowe, Lala <lstowe@slocity.org>
Subject: RE: Meeting scheduling needed
Thanks, Tiffany!
We will need a follow up meeting that includes Whitney and Christine but we will know more after our meeting this
week,
Thanks!
timmi
From: Hopkins, Tiffany <thopkins@slocity.org>
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2024 8:31 AM
To: Zion, Sarah <SZion@slocity.org>; Karpovich, Michelle <mkarpovi@slocity.org>; Tway, Timothea (Timmi)
<TTway@slocity.org>; Stowe, Lala <lstowe@slocity.org>
Subject: RE: Meeting scheduling needed
Good morning,
I just checked in with Chief Scott on this. He and Timmi are meeting tomorrow afternoon. He said neither Christine nor
Whitney needs to attend the meeting. Therefore, I’m dropping out of further scheduling on this end. : )
Have a great week everyone!
Tiff
177
Tiffany Hopkins
Executive Assistant to the Police Chief
Police Department
1042 Walnut Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-2729
E thopkins@slocity.org
T 805.781.7020
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From: Zion, Sarah <SZion@slocity.org>
Sent: Friday, November 15, 2024 10:36 AM
To: Karpovich, Michelle <mkarpovi@slocity.org>; Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>; Stowe, Lala
<lstowe@slocity.org>; Hopkins, Tiffany <thopkins@slocity.org>
Subject: RE: Meeting scheduling needed
Hello all,
Here’s what Christine can do:
11/20: 1-2 or 4-5
11/22: anytime after 2
11/26: 1-2 or 3-5
Sarah Zion
pronouns she/her/hers
Legal Assistant II
City Attorney's Office
990 Palm, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3249
E szion@slocity.org
T 805.783.7856
From: Karpovich, Michelle <mkarpovi@slocity.org>
Sent: Friday, November 15, 2024 10:20 AM
To: Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>; Zion, Sarah <SZion@slocity.org>; Stowe, Lala <lstowe@slocity.org>; Hopkins,
Tiffany <thopkins@slocity.org>
Subject: RE: Meeting scheduling needed
Hi all,
Whitney can do:
11/20 anytime after 1pm (I can move her conflicts)
11/22 anytime after 2pm
11/26 anytime before 1pm
178
Hopefully one of these will work!
Michelle Karpovich
Administrative Assistant III
Community Services Group & Finance
919 Palm, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3249
E mkarpovi@slocity.org
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From: Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>
Sent: Friday, November 15, 2024 10:08 AM
To: Zion, Sarah <SZion@slocity.org>; Karpovich, Michelle <mkarpovi@slocity.org>; Stowe, Lala <lstowe@slocity.org>
Subject: Meeting scheduling needed
Hi Team,
Whitney has asked for a meeting between the following folks regarding fraternities:
Whitney
Timmi
Chief Scott
John Mezzapesa
Christine Wallace
Christinne Dietrich
This meeting should be an hour or hour and a half as soon as we can accommodate it. I know this one may be a little
difficult given who is involved and scheduling, but if you can find a time that would be wonderful, thank you!
Thanks!
Timothea (Timmi) Tway
Director of Community Development
Community Development
919 Palm, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3249
E TTway@slocity.org
T 805.781.7187
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From:Karpovich, Michelle
Sent:Thursday, November 21, 2024 9:47 AM
To:Stowe, Lala; Hopkins, Tiffany; Zion, Sarah
Subject:RE: Meeting scheduling needed
Morning!
From those dates, Whitney can make:
12/10 – 3:30-430 pm
12/11 - 3-5 pm
Thank you,
Michelle
Michelle Karpovich
Administrative Assistant III
Community Services Group & Finance
919 Palm, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3249
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From: Stowe, Lala <lstowe@slocity.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2024 9:42 AM
To: Hopkins, Tiffany <thopkins@slocity.org>; Zion, Sarah <SZion@slocity.org>; Karpovich, Michelle <mkarpovi@slocity.org>
Subject: Re: Meeting scheduling needed
Good morning,
We are looking to schedule this meeting with Chief Scott, Whitney, Christine and Timmi for an hour and a half in
early December.
Timmi currently has the following dates and times open:
12/4 - 9-11 am
12/10 - 3-430 pm
12/11 - 930-12, or 2-5 pm
Thank you,
Lala Stowe
pronouns she/her/hers
Supervising Administrative Assistant
180
Community Development
919 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3218
E lstowe@slocity.org
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From: Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2024 8:31 AM
To: Hopkins, Tiffany <thopkins@slocity.org>; Zion, Sarah <SZion@slocity.org>; Karpovich, Michelle <mkarpovi@slocity.org>;
Stowe, Lala <lstowe@slocity.org>
Subject: RE: Meeting scheduling needed
Thanks, Tiffany!
We will need a follow up meeting that includes Whitney and Christine but we will know more after our meeting this
week,
Thanks!
timmi
From: Hopkins, Tiffany <thopkins@slocity.org>
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2024 8:31 AM
To: Zion, Sarah <SZion@slocity.org>; Karpovich, Michelle <mkarpovi@slocity.org>; Tway, Timothea (Timmi)
<TTway@slocity.org>; Stowe, Lala <lstowe@slocity.org>
Subject: RE: Meeting scheduling needed
Good morning,
I just checked in with Chief Scott on this. He and Timmi are meeting tomorrow afternoon. He said neither Christine nor
Whitney needs to attend the meeting. Therefore, I’m dropping out of further scheduling on this end. : )
Have a great week everyone!
Tiff
Tiffany Hopkins
Executive Assistant to the Police Chief
Police Department
1042 Walnut Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-2729
E thopkins@slocity.org
T 805.781.7020
slocity.org
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From: Zion, Sarah <SZion@slocity.org>
Sent: Friday, November 15, 2024 10:36 AM
To: Karpovich, Michelle <mkarpovi@slocity.org>; Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>; Stowe, Lala
<lstowe@slocity.org>; Hopkins, Tiffany <thopkins@slocity.org>
Subject: RE: Meeting scheduling needed
Hello all,
Here’s what Christine can do:
11/20: 1-2 or 4-5
11/22: anytime after 2
11/26: 1-2 or 3-5
Sarah Zion
pronouns she/her/hers
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City Attorney's Office
990 Palm, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3249
E szion@slocity.org
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From: Karpovich, Michelle <mkarpovi@slocity.org>
Sent: Friday, November 15, 2024 10:20 AM
To: Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>; Zion, Sarah <SZion@slocity.org>; Stowe, Lala <lstowe@slocity.org>; Hopkins,
Tiffany <thopkins@slocity.org>
Subject: RE: Meeting scheduling needed
Hi all,
Whitney can do:
11/20 anytime after 1pm (I can move her conflicts)
11/22 anytime after 2pm
11/26 anytime before 1pm
Hopefully one of these will work!
Michelle Karpovich
Administrative Assistant III
Community Services Group & Finance
919 Palm, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3249
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From: Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>
Sent: Friday, November 15, 2024 10:08 AM
To: Zion, Sarah <SZion@slocity.org>; Karpovich, Michelle <mkarpovi@slocity.org>; Stowe, Lala <lstowe@slocity.org>
Subject: Meeting scheduling needed
Hi Team,
Whitney has asked for a meeting between the following folks regarding fraternities:
Whitney
Timmi
Chief Scott
John Mezzapesa
Christine Wallace
Christinne Dietrich
This meeting should be an hour or hour and a half as soon as we can accommodate it. I know this one may be a little
difficult given who is involved and scheduling, but if you can find a time that would be wonderful, thank you!
Thanks!
Timothea (Timmi) Tway
Director of Community Development
Community Development
919 Palm, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3249
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From:Stowe, Lala
Sent:Thursday, November 21, 2024 9:42 AM
To:Hopkins, Tiffany; Zion, Sarah; Karpovich, Michelle
Subject:Re: Meeting scheduling needed
Good morning,
We are looking to schedule this meeting with Chief Scott, Whitney, Christine and Timmi for an hour and a half in
early December.
Timmi currently has the following dates and times open:
12/4 - 9-11 am
12/10 - 3-430 pm
12/11 - 930-12, or 2-5 pm
Thank you,
Lala Stowe
pronouns she/her/hers
Supervising Administrative Assistant
Community Development
919 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3218
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From: Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2024 8:31 AM
To: Hopkins, Tiffany <thopkins@slocity.org>; Zion, Sarah <SZion@slocity.org>; Karpovich, Michelle <mkarpovi@slocity.org>;
Stowe, Lala <lstowe@slocity.org>
Subject: RE: Meeting scheduling needed
Thanks, Tiffany!
We will need a follow up meeting that includes Whitney and Christine but we will know more after our meeting this
week,
Thanks!
timmi
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From: Hopkins, Tiffany <thopkins@slocity.org>
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2024 8:31 AM
To: Zion, Sarah <SZion@slocity.org>; Karpovich, Michelle <mkarpovi@slocity.org>; Tway, Timothea (Timmi)
<TTway@slocity.org>; Stowe, Lala <lstowe@slocity.org>
Subject: RE: Meeting scheduling needed
Good morning,
I just checked in with Chief Scott on this. He and Timmi are meeting tomorrow afternoon. He said neither Christine nor
Whitney needs to attend the meeting. Therefore, I’m dropping out of further scheduling on this end. : )
Have a great week everyone!
Tiff
Tiffany Hopkins
Executive Assistant to the Police Chief
Police Department
1042 Walnut Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-2729
E thopkins@slocity.org
T 805.781.7020
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From: Zion, Sarah <SZion@slocity.org>
Sent: Friday, November 15, 2024 10:36 AM
To: Karpovich, Michelle <mkarpovi@slocity.org>; Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>; Stowe, Lala
<lstowe@slocity.org>; Hopkins, Tiffany <thopkins@slocity.org>
Subject: RE: Meeting scheduling needed
Hello all,
Here’s what Christine can do:
11/20: 1-2 or 4-5
11/22: anytime after 2
11/26: 1-2 or 3-5
Sarah Zion
pronouns she/her/hers
Legal Assistant II
City Attorney's Office
990 Palm, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3249
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T 805.783.7856
From: Karpovich, Michelle <mkarpovi@slocity.org>
Sent: Friday, November 15, 2024 10:20 AM
To: Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>; Zion, Sarah <SZion@slocity.org>; Stowe, Lala <lstowe@slocity.org>; Hopkins,
Tiffany <thopkins@slocity.org>
Subject: RE: Meeting scheduling needed
Hi all,
Whitney can do:
11/20 anytime after 1pm (I can move her conflicts)
11/22 anytime after 2pm
11/26 anytime before 1pm
Hopefully one of these will work!
Michelle Karpovich
Administrative Assistant III
Community Services Group & Finance
919 Palm, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3249
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From: Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>
Sent: Friday, November 15, 2024 10:08 AM
To: Zion, Sarah <SZion@slocity.org>; Karpovich, Michelle <mkarpovi@slocity.org>; Stowe, Lala <lstowe@slocity.org>
Subject: Meeting scheduling needed
Hi Team,
Whitney has asked for a meeting between the following folks regarding fraternities:
Whitney
Timmi
Chief Scott
John Mezzapesa
Christine Wallace
Christinne Dietrich
This meeting should be an hour or hour and a half as soon as we can accommodate it. I know this one may be a little
difficult given who is involved and scheduling, but if you can find a time that would be wonderful, thank you!
Thanks!
Timothea (Timmi) Tway
Director of Community Development
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From:Plastino, Robert <rrp2803@sbsheriff.org>
Sent:Wednesday, November 20, 2024 6:29 PM
To:Scott, Rick
Subject:RE: SLOPD Department Visit
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Hi Rick,
SheriƯ Brown added me to his response, and I look forward to your visit.
Germane to your discussion, I managed the Isla Vista Foot Patrol Station when we changed the culture of Isla
Vista and ended more than 40 years of Halloween crowds and crazy festivities. Now, 10 years later, Halloween
is still a non-event. We still have some challenging issues in Isla Vista but have some very viable tools which I
think could be helpful to you.
Thanks for reaching out and I look forward to the meeting.
Rob
Rob Plastino
Chief Deputy
Law Enforcement Operations
Santa Barbara County SheriƯ’s OƯice
Desk: 805-681-4295
Cell:
FBINA 258, SMIP 2017
From: Brown, Bill <wfb4029@sbsheriff.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2024 2:12 PM
To: Scott, Rick <rscott@slocity.org>; Yao, Alex <alexyao@ucsb.edu>; kgordon@sbpd.com
Cc: Bonner, Craig <cmb2474@sbsheriff.org>; Plastino, Robert <rrp2803@sbsheriff.org>; Welch, Brad
<bmw2861@sbsheriff.org>; TeSlaa, Garrett <gjt3809@sbsheriff.org>; Morris, Jarrett <jam3768@sbsheriff.org>; Velasco,
Theresa <tmv5467@sbsheriff.org>
Subject: RE: SLOPD Department Visit
Thanks for the email, Rick.
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We’d be happy to meet with you and discuss our approaches to handling non-sanctioned events such as Deltopia. Let us
know some dates that work for you and your team and we can work on coordinating a meeting, which we’d be happy to
host here at the SheriƯ’s OƯice.
Best regards,
BILL BROWN
SheriƯ, Santa Barbara County SheriƯ’s OƯice
President, Major County SheriƯs of America
4434 Calle Real
Santa Barbara, CA 93110
805-681-4290
wfb4029@sbsheriƯ.org
From: Scott, Rick <rscott@slocity.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2024 8:46 AM
To: Yao, Alex <alexyao@ucsb.edu>; kgordon@sbpd.com; Brown, Bill <wfb4029@sbsheriff.org>
Subject: SLOPD Department Visit
Hi Alex and Santa Barbara Friends,
Hoping this email finds you and your teams well these days. I wanted to make good on my pending request to kindly
ask for your help. As I am sure you can relate, our college neighbor (Cal Poly) is creating issues for law enforcement
throughout the school year related to house parties, drinking, noise, and fraternity shenanigans. However, one event
is above all others and growing increasingly worrisome for the department and community.
As I am sure you are aware, each year around St. Patrick’s Day, the college (off campus) hold St. Fratty’s Day. The
amorphous street party saw approximately 8000 participants from SLO and other college campuses including UCSB
and from even several states away. Over the years we’ve increased our efforts to stop is with little impact as it is now
growing. In the past there have been riots and a roof collapse. As I research solutions, I continue to hear that the work
done at UCSB and Isle Vista around Deltopia and other events is the standard for how to curb bad college behavior.
My ask is that a small group from my team come to UCSB for a few hours to discuss strategies and learn from your
command personnel responsible for planning and executing the ops plans. My hope is to also loop in both SBPD or
the SO as I know they play a big role in the collaborative enforcement effort. If you are ok helping us out, I will be
sending a Deputy Chief, Operations Lieutenant, and probably a Sergeant, and myself. Ideally, we would hope to come
for a visit as soon as mid-December or later in January.
Thank you, Alex, Kelly, and Bill for you thoughtful consideration.
Rick Scott
Police Chief
Police Department
1042 Walnut Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-2729
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From:Diepenbrock, Arlen
Sent:Thursday, November 21, 2024 8:32 AM
To:Kyan Parker Ellis
Subject:RE: Delta Upsilon fraternity fire re-inspection
Sounds good.
From: Kyan Parker Ellis <
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2024 6:39 PM
To: Diepenbrock, Arlen <adiepenb@slocity.org>
Subject: Re: Delta Upsilon fraternity fire re-inspection
11 am Friday will work. Thanks.
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Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2024 5:13:01 PM
To: Kyan Parker Ellis <
Subject: RE: Delta Upsilon fraternity fire re-inspection
Looks like I double booked on Friday at 10am could we do this Friday at 1100?
From: Kyan Parker Ellis <
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2024 11:18 AM
To: Diepenbrock, Arlen <adiepenb@slocity.org>
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I didn’t see any missed calls on my phone but I am free tomorrow and Friday if either of those days work for you.
Pick a time.
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Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2024 10:25:16 AM
To: Diepenbrock, Arlen <adiepenb@slocity.org>
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Hello Arlen,
I tried calling your number two times and left a message as well. I am looking to schedule a fire re-inspection for
Delta Upsilon fraternity at 720 E Foothill blvd. What is your availability?
Thanks,
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From:Dittenber, Sadie <sdittenber@mcclatchyservices.com>
Sent:Wednesday, November 20, 2024 8:55 PM
To:Tway, Timothea (Timmi)
Subject:Re: Discussion on Zoning Regulations
Sounds great! Thanks!
On Wed, Nov 20, 2024 at 20:46 Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org> wrote:
Hi Sadie,
So sorry, I thought I replied. Yes, tomorrow at 2 works for me.
Meet at my office? 919 palm street, you can tell the front you are there to see me.
Let me know if that works!
Thanks,
Timmi
From: Sadie Dittenber <sdittenber@mcclatchyservices.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2024 8:25:00 PM
To: Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>
Subject: Re: Discussion on Zoning Regulations
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Hi Timothea,
Just following up with you! Does this time still work for you? If so, where should I plan on meeting you?
Thanks so much,
Sadie
On Nov 15, 2024, at 10:36, Dittenber, Sadie <sdittenber@mcclatchyservices.com> wrote:
Hi Timothea,
Thanks for getting back to me! I'm happy to meet with you on Thursday the 21 at 2 p.m. Let me
know the best place to meet you.
Thanks so much!
Sadie
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On Thu, Nov 14, 2024 at 6:55 PM Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org> wrote:
Hi Sadie,
I received an email that you are interested in discussing planning/zoning regulations for
fraternities/sororities. I am happy to set up a time to discuss. Unfortunately, I do not have
availability under late next week or early the week after, I hope this works for you. I could
discuss/meet on Thursday November 21 at 2 pm or Friday the 22 nd at 9 or 10. Please let me
know if either of those times work,
Thanks,
Timothea (Timmi) Tway
Director of Community Development
Community Development
919 Palm, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3249
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From:Tway, Timothea (Timmi)
Sent:Wednesday, November 20, 2024 8:46 PM
To:Sadie Dittenber
Subject:Re: Discussion on Zoning Regulations
Hi Sadie,
So sorry, I thought I replied. Yes, tomorrow at 2 works for me.
Meet at my office? 919 palm street, you can tell the front you are there to see me.
Let me know if that works!
Thanks,
Timmi
From: Sadie Dittenber <sdittenber@mcclatchyservices.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2024 8:25:00 PM
To: Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org>
Subject: Re: Discussion on Zoning Regulations
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Hi Timothea,
Just following up with you! Does this time still work for you? If so, where should I plan on meeting you?
Thanks so much,
Sadie
On Nov 15, 2024, at 10:36, Dittenber, Sadie <sdittenber@mcclatchyservices.com> wrote:
Hi Timothea,
Thanks for getting back to me! I'm happy to meet with you on Thursday the 21 at 2 p.m. Let me
know the best place to meet you.
Thanks so much!
Sadie
On Thu, Nov 14, 2024 at 6:55 PM Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org> wrote:
Hi Sadie,
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I received an email that you are interested in discussing planning/zoning regulations for
fraternities/sororities. I am happy to set up a time to discuss. Unfortunately, I do not have
availability under late next week or early the week after, I hope this works for you. I could
discuss/meet on Thursday November 21 at 2 pm or Friday the 22 nd at 9 or 10. Please let me
know if either of those times work,
Thanks,
Timothea (Timmi) Tway
Director of Community Development
Community Development
919 Palm, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3249
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From:Sadie Dittenber <sdittenber@mcclatchyservices.com>
Sent:Wednesday, November 20, 2024 8:25 PM
To:Tway, Timothea (Timmi)
Subject:Re: Discussion on Zoning Regulations
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Hi Timothea,
Just following up with you! Does this time still work for you? If so, where should I plan on meeting you?
Thanks so much,
Sadie
On Nov 15, 2024, at 10:36, Dittenber, Sadie <sdittenber@mcclatchyservices.com> wrote:
Hi Timothea,
Thanks for getting back to me! I'm happy to meet with you on Thursday the 21 at 2 p.m. Let me
know the best place to meet you.
Thanks so much!
Sadie
On Thu, Nov 14, 2024 at 6:55 PM Tway, Timothea (Timmi) <TTway@slocity.org> wrote:
Hi Sadie,
I received an email that you are interested in discussing planning/zoning regulations for
fraternities/sororities. I am happy to set up a time to discuss. Unfortunately, I do not have
availability under late next week or early the week after, I hope this works for you. I could
discuss/meet on Thursday November 21 at 2 pm or Friday the 22 nd at 9 or 10. Please let me
know if either of those times work,
Thanks,
Timothea (Timmi) Tway
Director of Community Development
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From:Kyan Parker Ellis <
Sent:Wednesday, November 20, 2024 6:39 PM
To:Diepenbrock, Arlen
Subject:Re: Delta Upsilon fraternity fire re-inspection
11 am Friday will work. Thanks.
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From: Diepenbrock, Arlen <adiepenb@slocity.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2024 5:13:01 PM
To: Kyan Parker Ellis <
Subject: RE: Delta Upsilon fraternity fire re-inspection
Looks like I double booked on Friday at 10am could we do this Friday at 1100?
From: Kyan Parker Ellis <kpellis@calpoly.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2024 11:18 AM
To: Diepenbrock, Arlen <adiepenb@slocity.org>
Subject: Re: Delta Upsilon fraternity fire re-inspection
How about 10am on Friday?
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From: Diepenbrock, Arlen <adiepenb@slocity.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2024 10:45:03 AM
To: Kyan Parker Ellis <
Subject: Re: Delta Upsilon fraternity fire re-inspection
I didn’t see any missed calls on my phone but I am free tomorrow and Friday if either of those days work for you.
Pick a time.
Thanks
Arlen
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From: Kyan Parker Ellis <
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2024 10:25:16 AM
To: Diepenbrock, Arlen <adiepenb@slocity.org>
Subject: Delta Upsilon fraternity fire re-inspection
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Hello Arlen,
I tried calling your number two times and left a message as well. I am looking to schedule a fire re-inspection for
Delta Upsilon fraternity at 720 E Foothill blvd. What is your availability?
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From:Duque, Alan
Sent:Wednesday, November 20, 2024 6:04 PM
To:Tuggle, Todd
Subject:State Mandated Inspection 2024 Report
Attachments:State Mandated Inspections 2024.xlsx
Hi Chief,
Here is the current data pull from ImageTrend for all state mandated inspections. There are a few occupants and
inspections that I want to double check on when I’m in on Friday, but this list should be accurate.
There are three tabs: incomplete, complete (with or without open violations) and the full list of all state mandated
inspections.
Thank you,
Alan Duque
Administrative Assistant
Fire Department
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Inspection Assigned To Inspector Full Name List Inspection Completed Date Inspection Open Violations Count Inspection Scheduled Date
Arlen Diepenbrock 10/14/2024 2 1/4/2024
Arlen Diepenbrock 10/14/2024 0 1/4/2024
Arlen Diepenbrock 10/14/2024 5 1/4/2024
Arlen Diepenbrock 10/15/2024 0 1/4/2024
Arlen Diepenbrock 10/15/2024 0 1/4/2024
Arlen Diepenbrock 10/16/2024 2 1/17/2024
Arlen Diepenbrock 10/16/2024 5 1/4/2024
Arlen Diepenbrock 10/16/2024 2
Arlen Diepenbrock 10/17/2024 3 1/4/2024
Arlen Diepenbrock 10/17/2024 3 1/17/2024
Arlen Diepenbrock 10/18/2024 1 1/4/2024
Arlen Diepenbrock 10/18/2024 1 1/4/2024
Arlen Diepenbrock 10/18/2024 2 1/4/2024
Arlen Diepenbrock 10/22/2024 3 1/4/2024
Arlen Diepenbrock 10/28/2024 0
Arlen Diepenbrock 11/8/2024 0 1/4/2024
Inspection Staff Hours Inspection Status Inspection Type Occupant Address Street Name Occupant Address Street Number
0.71 Completed Annual California 280
0.75 Completed Annual Foothill 1290
0.86 Completed Annual Higuera 1326
1.02 Completed Annual Foothill 1335
1.1 Completed Annual Foothill 1304
0.98 Completed Annual Foothill 1464
1.11 Completed Annual Monte Vista 1236
0.79 Completed Annual Foothill 1264
0.74 Completed Annual Stenner 190
0.64 Completed Annual California 244
0.7 Completed Annual Foothill 1328
0.85 Completed Annual California 180
0.58 Completed Annual Grand 615
1 Completed Annual Foothill 720
0.99 Completed Annual Upham 844
1 Completed Annual Grand 700
Occupant Address Suite Occupant Inspection Schedule List Occupant Name Occupant Property Use
Nau - Annuals ALPHA EPSILON PHI Sorority house, fraternity house
Nau - Annuals ALPHA PHI SORORITY Sorority house, fraternity house
Nau - Annuals GAMMA PHI BETA SORORITY Sorority house, fraternity house
Nau - Annuals PHI KAPPA PSI FRATERNITY Sorority house, fraternity house
Nau - Annuals SIGMA NU FRATERNITY Sorority house, fraternity house
Diepenbrock - Annuals ALPHA CHI OMEGA SORORITY Sorority house, fraternity house
Nau - Annuals DELTA CHI Sorority house, fraternity house
Diepenbrock - Annuals Lamda Chi Alpha Fraternity Sorority house, fraternity house
Nau - Annuals Alpha Omicron Pi Sorority house, fraternity house
Diepenbrock - Annuals Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority Sorority house, fraternity house
Nau - Annuals Delta Gamma Sorority Sorority house, fraternity house
Nau - Annuals KAPPA ALPHA THETA (KAO) SORORITY Sorority house, fraternity house
Nau - Annuals SIGMA KAPPA SORORITY Sorority house, fraternity house
Nau - Annuals DELTA UPSILON FRATERNITY Sorority house, fraternity house
Nau - Annuals 5 BEDRM BOARDING HOUSE Sorority house, fraternity house
Nau - Annuals CHI OMEGA SORORITY HOUSE Sorority house, fraternity house
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From:Diepenbrock, Arlen
Sent:Wednesday, November 20, 2024 5:13 PM
To:Kyan Parker Ellis
Subject:RE: Delta Upsilon fraternity fire re-inspection
Looks like I double booked on Friday at 10am could we do this Friday at 1100?
From: Kyan Parker Ellis <
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2024 11:18 AM
To: Diepenbrock, Arlen <adiepenb@slocity.org>
Subject: Re: Delta Upsilon fraternity fire re-inspection
How about 10am on Friday?
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From: Diepenbrock, Arlen <adiepenb@slocity.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2024 10:45:03 AM
To: Kyan Parker Ellis <
Subject: Re: Delta Upsilon fraternity fire re-inspection
I didn’t see any missed calls on my phone but I am free tomorrow and Friday if either of those days work for you.
Pick a time.
Thanks
Arlen
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From: Kyan Parker Ellis <
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2024 10:25:16 AM
To: Diepenbrock, Arlen <adiepenb@slocity.org>
Subject: Delta Upsilon fraternity fire re-inspection
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Hello Arlen,
I tried calling your number two times and left a message as well. I am looking to schedule a fire re-inspection for
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From:Tway, Timothea (Timmi)
Sent:Wednesday, November 20, 2024 4:46 PM
To:Stowe, Lala
Subject:Frat meeting
Hi,
Ok so we had our internal meeting on fraternities this week – thank you for helping with the scheduling
Now we need to schedule something (for early/mid dec?) not a huge rush, with:
- Timmi
- Rick
- Whitney
- Christine D.
Can you work with their admin to get an hour or hour and a half sometime in Dec?
Thanks!
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From:Billy Aldridge <billy.aldridge@Chicoca.gov>
Sent:Wednesday, November 20, 2024 4:23 PM
To:Scott, Rick
Cc:Chris Nicodemus
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Chief Scott,
Good afternoon, thank you for the interest in visiting Chico, we welcome your visit! I would be more than happy to
accommodate your teams visit and we can have a good discussion on the work that has been done to solve the problems
associated to holidays around Chico. I would also like to invite the Chief from Chico State PD (Chris Nicodemus-CC’d in
this thread) as he will also have some insight. Let me know the dates and we will get it set up!
Looking forward to meeting all of you,
Chief Billy Aldridge
From: Scott, Rick <rscott@slocity.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2024 8:19 AM
To: Billy Aldridge <billy.aldridge@Chicoca.gov>
Subject: Department Visit
Good Morning Chief Aldridge,
Hoping this email finds you and your team well these days. I wanted to introduce myself and ask for some assistance
from Chico PD. I have been the Chief for San Luis Obispo for about four years now. I think SLO is a bit smaller than
Chico, but similar to you, we have Cal Poly University San Luis Obispo. As I am sure you can relate, our college
neighbor creates issues for law enforcement throughout the school year related to house parties, drinking, noise, and
fraternity shenanigans. However, one event is above all others and growing increasingly worrisome for the department
and community.
Each year around St. Patrick’s Day, the college (off campus) hold St. Fratty’s Day. The amorphous street party saw
approximately 8000 participants from SLO and other college campuses from several states away. Over the years
we’ve increased our efforts to stop is with little impact as it is now growing. In the past there have been riots and a roof
collapse. As I research solutions, I continue to hear that the work done in Chico around Pioneer Days and other
events is the standard for how to curb bad college behavior. My ask is that a small group from my team come to Chico
for a few hours to discuss strategies and learn from your command personnel responsible for planning and executing
the ops plans.
If you are ok helping us out, I will be sending a Deputy Chief, Operations Lieutenant, and probably a Sergeant, and
myself. Ideally, we would hope to come for a visit as soon as mid-December or later in January.
Thank you, sir, for your consideration.
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From:Kelly Gordon <kgordon@sbpd.com>
Sent:Wednesday, November 20, 2024 3:22 PM
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Hi Scott,
Thank you for including us and look forward to the discussion. Most of the issues are handled by SBSO and UCSB. The
busloads of students getting dropped off downtown SB at the bars/breweries are our biggest challenge along with loud
house parties. We can also share some of our strategies for Fiesta to curb some of the behaviors I am sure you are seeing.
Kelly
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Hi Scott,
Bill beat me to it. Please let us know if there are some dates that would work well for you. Between now and
12/17, our schedule is pretty tight due to our last push to get ready for our accreditation on-site. Sometime after
that would work better for us, but if you would like to meet sooner, please let us know.
Thanks!
Alex
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Direct Line: (805) 893-4151
Email: alexyao@ucsb.edu
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On Wed, Nov 20, 2024 at 2:12 PM Brown, Bill <wfb4029@sbsheriff.org> wrote:
Thanks for the email, Rick.
We’d be happy to meet with you and discuss our approaches to handling non-sanctioned events such as
Deltopia. Let us know some dates that work for you and your team and we can work on coordinating a meeting,
which we’d be happy to host here at the Sheriff’s Office.
Best regards,
BILL BROWN
Sheriff, Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office
President, Major County Sheriffs of America
4434 Calle Real
Santa Barbara, CA 93110
805-681-4290
wfb4029@sbsheriff.org
From: Scott, Rick <rscott@slocity.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2024 8:46 AM
To: Yao, Alex <alexyao@ucsb.edu>; kgordon@sbpd.com; Brown, Bill <wfb4029@sbsheriff.org>
Subject: SLOPD Department Visit
Hi Alex and Santa Barbara Friends,
Hoping this email finds you and your teams well these days. I wanted to make good on my pending request
to kindly ask for your help. As I am sure you can relate, our college neighbor (Cal Poly) is creating issues
for law enforcement throughout the school year related to house parties, drinking, noise, and fraternity
shenanigans. However, one event is above all others and growing increasingly worrisome for the
department and community.
As I am sure you are aware, each year around St. Patrick’s Day, the college (off campus) hold St. Fratty’s
Day. The amorphous street party saw approximately 8000 participants from SLO and other college
campuses including UCSB and from even several states away. Over the years we’ve increased our efforts
to stop is with little impact as it is now growing. In the past there have been riots and a roof collapse. As I
research solutions, I continue to hear that the work done at UCSB and Isle Vista around Deltopia and other
events is the standard for how to curb bad college behavior.
My ask is that a small group from my team come to UCSB for a few hours to discuss strategies and learn
from your command personnel responsible for planning and executing the ops plans. My hope is to also
loop in both SBPD or the SO as I know they play a big role in the collaborative enforcement effort. If you
are ok helping us out, I will be sending a Deputy Chief, Operations Lieutenant, and probably a Sergeant,
and myself. Ideally, we would hope to come for a visit as soon as mid-December or later in January.
Thank you, Alex, Kelly, and Bill for you thoughtful consideration.
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Sent:Wednesday, November 20, 2024 2:21 PM
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Hi Scott,
Bill beat me to it. Please let us know if there are some dates that would work well for you. Between now and
12/17, our schedule is pretty tight due to our last push to get ready for our accreditation on-site. Sometime after
that would work better for us, but if you would like to meet sooner, please let us know.
Thanks!
Alex
Alex Yao
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Chief of Police
Police Department
Direct Line: (805) 893-4151
Email: alexyao@ucsb.edu
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On Wed, Nov 20, 2024 at 2:12 PM Brown, Bill <wfb4029@sbsheriff.org> wrote:
Thanks for the email, Rick.
We’d be happy to meet with you and discuss our approaches to handling non-sanctioned events such as
Deltopia. Let us know some dates that work for you and your team and we can work on coordinating a meeting,
which we’d be happy to host here at the Sheriff’s Office.
Best regards,
BILL BROWN
Sheriff, Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office
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4434 Calle Real
Santa Barbara, CA 93110
805-681-4290
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From: Scott, Rick <rscott@slocity.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2024 8:46 AM
To: Yao, Alex <alexyao@ucsb.edu>; kgordon@sbpd.com; Brown, Bill <wfb4029@sbsheriff.org>
Subject: SLOPD Department Visit
Hi Alex and Santa Barbara Friends,
Hoping this email finds you and your teams well these days. I wanted to make good on my pending request
to kindly ask for your help. As I am sure you can relate, our college neighbor (Cal Poly) is creating issues
for law enforcement throughout the school year related to house parties, drinking, noise, and fraternity
shenanigans. However, one event is above all others and growing increasingly worrisome for the
department and community.
As I am sure you are aware, each year around St. Patrick’s Day, the college (off campus) hold St. Fratty’s
Day. The amorphous street party saw approximately 8000 participants from SLO and other college
campuses including UCSB and from even several states away. Over the years we’ve increased our efforts
to stop is with little impact as it is now growing. In the past there have been riots and a roof collapse. As I
research solutions, I continue to hear that the work done at UCSB and Isle Vista around Deltopia and other
events is the standard for how to curb bad college behavior.
My ask is that a small group from my team come to UCSB for a few hours to discuss strategies and learn
from your command personnel responsible for planning and executing the ops plans. My hope is to also
loop in both SBPD or the SO as I know they play a big role in the collaborative enforcement effort. If you
are ok helping us out, I will be sending a Deputy Chief, Operations Lieutenant, and probably a Sergeant,
and myself. Ideally, we would hope to come for a visit as soon as mid-December or later in January.
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Thank you, Alex, Kelly, and Bill for you thoughtful consideration.
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Police Chief
Police Department
1042 Walnut Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-2729
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From:Brown, Bill <wfb4029@sbsheriff.org>
Sent:Wednesday, November 20, 2024 2:12 PM
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Thanks for the email, Rick.
We’d be happy to meet with you and discuss our approaches to handling non-sanctioned events such as Deltopia. Let us
know some dates that work for you and your team and we can work on coordinating a meeting, which we’d be happy to
host here at the SheriƯ’s OƯice.
Best regards,
BILL BROWN
SheriƯ, Santa Barbara County SheriƯ’s OƯice
President, Major County SheriƯs of America
4434 Calle Real
Santa Barbara, CA 93110
805-681-4290
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From: Scott, Rick <rscott@slocity.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2024 8:46 AM
To: Yao, Alex <alexyao@ucsb.edu>; kgordon@sbpd.com; Brown, Bill <wfb4029@sbsheriff.org>
Subject: SLOPD Department Visit
Hi Alex and Santa Barbara Friends,
Hoping this email finds you and your teams well these days. I wanted to make good on my pending request to kindly
ask for your help. As I am sure you can relate, our college neighbor (Cal Poly) is creating issues for law enforcement
throughout the school year related to house parties, drinking, noise, and fraternity shenanigans. However, one event
is above all others and growing increasingly worrisome for the department and community.
As I am sure you are aware, each year around St. Patrick’s Day, the college (off campus) hold St. Fratty’s Day. The
amorphous street party saw approximately 8000 participants from SLO and other college campuses including UCSB
and from even several states away. Over the years we’ve increased our efforts to stop is with little impact as it is now
growing. In the past there have been riots and a roof collapse. As I research solutions, I continue to hear that the work
done at UCSB and Isle Vista around Deltopia and other events is the standard for how to curb bad college behavior.
My ask is that a small group from my team come to UCSB for a few hours to discuss strategies and learn from your
command personnel responsible for planning and executing the ops plans. My hope is to also loop in both SBPD or
the SO as I know they play a big role in the collaborative enforcement effort. If you are ok helping us out, I will be
sending a Deputy Chief, Operations Lieutenant, and probably a Sergeant, and myself. Ideally, we would hope to come
for a visit as soon as mid-December or later in January.
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Thank you, Alex, Kelly, and Bill for you thoughtful consideration.
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Police Department
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Sent:Wednesday, November 20, 2024 1:51 PM
To:Stowe, Lala; Corey, Tyler; Public Record Requests
Subject:RE: Comments on task "PRR24328 Dittenber - Records Regarding Fraternities January 2022 to
Current"
The final documents for two fraternity applications have been uploaded.
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Thanks Tyler. I'll send out an email shortly to ensure we all know the needs and expectations for this request.
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Planning will have responsive documents.
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John and Steve - I assume Code will have responsive documents to this request.
Tyler - Not sure if Planning will, please let me know.
Timmi - Let me know if you have documents and if you can think of other staff who might.
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I didn’t see any missed calls on my phone but I am free tomorrow and Friday if either of those days work for you.
Pick a time.
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Hello Arlen,
I tried calling your number two times and left a message as well. I am looking to schedule a fire re-inspection for
Delta Upsilon fraternity at 720 E Foothill blvd. What is your availability?
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From:Diepenbrock, Arlen
Sent:Wednesday, November 20, 2024 10:45 AM
To:Kyan Parker Ellis
Subject:Re: Delta Upsilon fraternity fire re-inspection
I didn’t see any missed calls on my phone but I am free tomorrow and Friday if either of those days work for you.
Pick a time.
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Hello Arlen,
I tried calling your number two times and left a message as well. I am looking to schedule a fire re-inspection for
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From:Adam Wechsler <aepi.presidentcalpoly@gmail.com>
Sent:Wednesday, November 20, 2024 10:41 AM
To:Hanh, Hannah
Subject:Re: Alpha Epsilon Pi - CUP Re-review
Hi Hannah,
Thank you for forwarding this to me. I appreciate your communication with me throughout this process.
Happy Holidays.
Best,
Adam Wechsler
Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity
President | ΣΩ Chapter
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo | Psychology
On Tue, Nov 19, 2024 at 11:36 AM Hanh, Hannah <hhanh@slocity.org> wrote:
Hi Adam,
To follow up from the hearing last week, please see attached letter and resolution, which contains the finalized
conditions that apply to your fraternity moving forward. As noted during the hearing, the only change made was to
Condition No. 13 to correct a minor error and clarify that it is one bike space per resident.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Hannah Hanh
Associate Planner
Community Development
919 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3218
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From: Adam Wechsler <aepi.presidentcalpoly@gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2024 11:51 AM
To: Hanh, Hannah <hhanh@slocity.org>
Subject: Re: Alpha Epsilon Pi - CUP Re-review
Hi Hannah,
Thank you for providing me with the link to the correspondence relative to the re-review. I appreciate the
opportunity to introduce myself and address the Planning Commission, and I’ll be prepared to answer any
questions they may have. See you this evening.
Best,
Adam Wechsler
Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity
President | ΣΩ Chapter
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo | Psychology
On Wed, Nov 13, 2024 at 10:51 AM Hanh, Hannah <hhanh@slocity.org> wrote:
Hi Adam,
In case you are not aware, here is a direct link to any correspondence received on the re-review (item 4a):
https://opengov.slocity.org/WebLink/Browse.aspx?id=201428&dbid=0&repo=CityClerk
This webpage will be updated if any other letters are received from now until 3:00 pm today.
The re-review is the only hearing item, so it will get started fairly quickly. After my staff presentation on the proposed
revisions, you will have an opportunity to introduce yourself and address the Planning Commission. They may ask
you questions to better understand your fraternity.
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Let me know if you have any questions.
See you later tonight,
Hannah Hanh
Associate Planner
Community Development
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From: Adam Wechsler <aepi.presidentcalpoly@gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, November 8, 2024 2:53 PM
To: Hanh, Hannah <hhanh@slocity.org>
Subject: Re: Alpha Epsilon Pi - CUP Re-review
Hi Hannah,
Thank you for forwarding this to me. If I have any questions, I’ll be sure to let you know.
Best,
Adam Wechsler
Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity
President | ΣΩ Chapter
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo | Psychology
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Hi Adam,
For your reference, here is the agenda that was posted yesterday for the 11/13 Planning Commission hearing:
https://pub-slocity.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=17a83a5c-589f-4803-857a-
671fdc5447e7&Agenda=Agenda&lang=English
The fraternity re-review is Item 4a. Let me know if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Hannah Hanh
Associate Planner
Community Development
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From: Adam Wechsler <aepi.presidentcalpoly@gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2024 12:45 PM
To: Hanh, Hannah <hhanh@slocity.org>
Subject: Re: Alpha Epsilon Pi - CUP Re-review
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Hi Adam,
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Great, thank you for confirming. I will provide more details on the agenda as the date approaches.
Sincerely,
Hannah Hanh
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From: Adam Wechsler <aepi.presidentcalpoly@gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 8, 2024 1:02 PM
To: Hanh, Hannah <hhanh@slocity.org>
Subject: Re: Alpha Epsilon Pi - CUP Re-review
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Hi Hannah,
Thank you for reaching out, and I apologize for the delayed response. Yes, November 13th,2024 at 6
P.M. works for me. Thank you once again.
Best,
Adam Wechsler
Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity
President | ΣΩ Chapter
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo | Psychology
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On Fri, Oct 4, 2024 at 3:52 PM Hanh, Hannah <hhanh@slocity.org> wrote:
Hi Adam,
Hope you are doing well. I received your contact information from Community Development – Deputy
Director, Tyler Corey.
I wanted to follow up on City staff’s conversations with you regarding the violations of Alpha Epsilon Pi’s
Conditional Use Permit (CUP) at 280 California Blvd. Due to these violations, City staff is initiating a re-
review of the CUP with the Planning Commission. I am looking to schedule the Planning Commission
hearing for the re-review on Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at 6:00 pm at City Hall.
Please let me know if you are able to attend that date and time.
Sincerely,
Hannah Hanh
Associate Planner
Community Development
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Sent:Wednesday, November 20, 2024 10:25 AM
To:Diepenbrock, Arlen
Subject:Delta Upsilon fraternity fire re-inspection
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Hello Arlen,
I tried calling your number two times and left a message as well. I am looking to schedule a fire re-inspection for
Delta Upsilon fraternity at 720 E Foothill blvd. What is your availability?
Thanks,
Kyan Ellis
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From:Wilbanks, Megan
Sent:Wednesday, November 20, 2024 8:51 AM
To:Tracy L. Watson; Purrington, Teresa
Cc:CityClerk
Subject:RE: SCLC Meeting Packet
Attachments:SCLCPacket_25-04_11-21-24.pdf
Thanks, Tracy. It might be a good idea to start sending these notifications to cityclerk@slocity.org so the whole team
is aware of your request, just in case Teresa and I are unavailable. Could you also confirm the SCLC’s meeting
schedule for the next few months?
For the team’s awareness, I created a new SCLC folder on the T Drive and saved the packet. This way, it’s not
dependent on launching the presentation material from a particular user’s email.
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City Administration
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From: Tracy L. Watson <twatson@calpoly.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2024 8:24 AM
To: Purrington, Teresa <TPurring@slocity.org>; Wilbanks, Megan <mwilbanks@slocity.org>
Subject: SCLC Meeting Packet
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Good morning, Teresa & Megan,
The SCLC meeting packet is attached, I appreciate you putting it on the screen for us tomorrow. There should not be
any additional items, but you know how that goes.
Thanks again and I'll see you tomorrow.
Tracy Watson
She/Her
Administrative Assistant II, Student Government
Associated Students, Inc.
California Polytechnic State University
1 Grand Ave. San Luis Obispo, CA 93407-0675
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asi.calpoly.edu
Cal Poly sits on the traditional lands of the yak titʸu titʸu yak tiłhini Northern Chumash Tribe of San Luis Obispo County and Region. The yak titʸu titʸu yak
tiłhini have a documented presence in this area for over 10,000 years. The tiłhini peoples have stewarded their ancestral and unceded homelands which
include all of the cities, communities, federal and state open spaces within the San Luis Obispo County region. These homelands extend East into the
Carrizo Plains toward Kern County, South to the Santa Maria River, North to Ragged Point, and West beyond the ocean’s shoreli ne in an unbroken chain of
lineage, kinship, and culture.
SCLC Agenda
Meeting #25-04 November 21, 2024
3:10 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
City Hall Hearing Room
990 Palm Street
A. Call to Order
B. Introductions
C. Approval of Meeting Minutes
a) #25-03, October 17, 2024
D. Open Forum
E. Reports
a) Chair/Vice Chair – Ashleigh Spragins/Lucia Landeros
b) San Luis Obispo City Manager – Whitney McDonald
c) Neighborhood Wellness Civility Report – Christine Wallace
d) Residents for Quality Neighborhoods – Brett Cross
e) Community Representative Reports – Abe Lincoln & Mila Vujovich-LaBarre
F. Old Business
a) None
G. New Business
a) Student Civic Engagement Efforts – Fall 2024
i) Cal Poly: Maya McClain & Weston Patrick
ii) Cuesta College: Roy Murphy
iii) Special Report: Darius Rogness
b) Proposal for Outreach & Engagement – Lucia Landeros & Roy Murphy
c) St. Patrick’s Day Updates
H. Voting Members Reports (1 minute)
I. Announcements
J. Adjournment
K. Next meeting: January 16, 2025
SCLC Meeting #25-03, October 17, 2024
Location: San Luis Obispo, City Hall Hearing Room
3:10-5:00 p.m.
Voting Members Present
Ashleigh Spragins - Cal Poly - ASI President, SCLC Chair
Taylor Brandenburg – Cal Poly - Panhellenic Council President
Mason Cleek – Cuesta College – Director of Student Engagement Designee
Brett Cross – City of SLO - Residents for Quality Neighborhoods (RQN)
Michelle Crawford - Cal Poly-ASI Executive Director
Nicolina Galante - Creative Mediation-SLO Solutions
Greg Hermann - City of SLO - City Manager Designee
Abe Lincoln – City of SLO – Community Member-at-Large
Jason Mockford - Cal Poly – Dean of Students Designee
Roy Murphy – Cuesta - Student-at-Large
Anders Ruud - Cal Poly – Interfraternity Council Representative
Rick Scott – City of SLO – SLOPD Chief of Police
Colin Shea – Cal Poly – Student-at-Large
Mila Vujovich-LaBarre – City of SLO – Geographic Neighborhoods Association
Voting Members Absent
Lucia Landeros - Cuesta-ASCC President, SCLC Vice Chair
Debbie Arnold – County of SLO – Board of Supervisors
Elizabeth Coria - Cuesta College – Vice President of Student Success and Support Programs
Evelyn Gutierrez – Cal Poly – United Fraternity & Sorority Council Representative
Christopher Mutshnick – Cuesta College – Director of Student Engagement
Erica A. Stewart - City of SLO –Mayor
Christine Wallace – City of SLO – SLOPD - Public Affairs Manager
Non-Voting Members Present
Matthew Armas – Cal Poly – Student Rights & Responsibilities
Meghan Schuler-Jones – Cal Poly, Assistant Director, PR, Leadership & DEI
Tracy Watson - Cal Poly-ASI Administrative Assistant II, Note taker
Non-Voting Members Absent
George Hughes – Cal Poly - University Police Department, Chief of Police
Elizabeth Aiello-Coppola – Cal Poly – Greek Life Coordinator
City Council Member
Guests
Nicole Aichele – Cal Poly, Leadership & Service
Kathie Walker – City of SLO – Resident
Steve Walker – City of SLO – Resident
Sarah Rudd – City of SLO - Creative Mediation
Miranda McShea – City of SLO - Creative Mediation
A. Call to Order
a. Ashleigh called the meeting to order at 3:10 p.m.
b. Silent roll call was taken and with 13 voting members in attendance, quorum was
met.
B. Approval of Meeting Minutes - #25-02, September 19, 2024
a. Minutes stand approved by consent.
C. Open Forum
a. None
D. Reports
a. Chair/Vice Chair, Ashleigh Spragins, Lucia Landeros
1. Ashleigh reported that Cal Poly is in full swing and there is a positive
sentiment on campus.
2. Lucia - Absent
b. City Manager – Greg Hermann, Designee
1. Greg mentioned that the City Manager is at a conference.
2. City Counsel Updates
a. Conditional Use Permit – Proposed Fraternity.
b. People Self Help Housing Shelter – Motel 6.
c. Grant received to expand broadband.
c. Neighborhood Wellness Civility Report – Christine Wallace
i. Absent
d. Residents for Quality Neighborhoods – Brett Cross
i. Brett reported on the Conditional Use Permit for a proposed fraternity that was
appealed by RQN holding the fraternity to the same standard as everyone else
in the neighborhood.
ii. He shared that RQN had guest speakers at the RQN dinner.
e. Community Representatives Reports – Abe Lincoln & Mila Vujovich-LaBarre
i. Mila applauded the City Council for adopting the amended Conditional Use
Permit.
ii. Abe – No report
E. Old Business
a. None
F. New Business
A. Presentation: SLO Solutions – Nicolina Galante
a. Nicolina gave a presentation on Creative Mediation, San Luis Obispo County’s
Community Mediation Center for over 30 years. She explained why mediation
works by providing free and low-cost conflict resolutions services for SLO
County residents. SLO Solutions was created in 2004 in a partnership with
City of SLO, Cal Poly, Cuesta College, and Creative Mediation. This service
provides free mediation, conflict coaching, and referral services for neighbor,
roommate, and landlord/tenant disputes. SLO Solutions works through
outreach, mediation & facilitation, coaching & referrals, and training &
workshops.
B. Proposal: Meet Your Neighbors Campaign – Colin Shea
a. Colin introduced a proposal for the Meet Your Neighbor Competition
requesting $500 for the purchase of prizes for the winners. Prizes would be an
incentive for neighbors and members of the community to meet their
neighbor. The goal is to encourage both students and full-time residents to
meet their neighbors, strengthen community ties, and create a more inclusive
atmosphere. The competition would be to submit a selfie or fun fact with their
neighbor and submit through a form. The competition will end on November 6
and will be announced on November 8. Marketing would include digital
marketing, and all partners social media platforms. Mila recommended a press
release and notifying the New Times.
b. Motion #1 (Lincoln/Scott) “Move to approve the proposal to provide $500 in
funding for the Meet Your Neighbors Competition.”
c. Motion passed unanimous voice vote.
d. Move Discussion Item C, Discussion: Outreach/Engagement to after Item D,
St. Patrick’s Day 2025 Updates.
C. St. Patrick’s Day 2025 Updates
a. Jason Mockford, designee for Dean of Students Office, Joy Pedersen, gave an
update on high-risk weekend efforts. He spoke about the high-risk
collaboration for weekends including Halloween, UCSB v. Cal Poly Soccer, St.
Patrick’s Day and others as the need arises. This group is chaired by Joy
Pedersen and includes partners from both on-and-off campus including UPD,
SLO PD, Students Rights & Responsibilities, Campus Health & Wellbeing,
University Housing, ASI, Fraternity & Sorority life and others. He shared plans
for mitigating Halloween incidents including a no-guest policy in University
Housing, Safety Enhancement Zone period, on campus events, and specific
messaging.
b. The St. Patrick’s Day Working Group is focusing on the acts of violence in
University Housing and various locations on campus. An internal working
group was formed including Student Affairs, Public Safety, University Housing,
and ASI student leaders to address the behavior and make recommendations
to campus administration on how to mitigate the vandalism. The group has
since expanded to include a city representative, Chief Scott, to consider off-
campus behavior as well. Further discussion will include additional
recommendations brought forward from the various areas and the financial,
physical, and personal resources needed to implement them.
c. Members reiterated the importance of messaging on how these events impact
neighbors. Continuing to work together will help mitigate past incidents.
D. Discussion: Outreach/Engagement – Roy Murphy
a. Roy Murphy introduced himself as the SCLC Student-at-Large. He shared ideas
for more student engagement to engage with the community in student efforts
on and off campus. Potentially having student representatives at Farmers
Market, providing giveaways to build relationships with the community.
Members liked the idea and recommended opening it to other community
events than just Farmers Market. Roy stated that the next step will be to create
a proposal with a plan.
A. Voting Member Reports
a. Voting members gave their reports.
b. Noise report. See attached.
B. Announcements
C. Adjournment - Meeting adjourned at 5:05 p.m.
Memorandum
TO: SCLC Voting Members DATE: November 21st, 2024
FROM: Lucia Landeros & Roy Murphy (Cuesta College) COPIES: T. Watson
SUBJECT: Proposal for up to $575 to fund SCLC outreach and engagement strategies.
PROPOSAL:
• To seek $200 in funding for the purchase of the survey incentive.
• To seek $375 in funding for the payment of Good Morning SLO fees.
o $225 “Soapbox” fee (presentation)
▪ Physical and digital e-flyer distribution permission.
o $150 – Non-member fees (five additional SCLC members to attend)
▪ 1 table included for free, per Michelle Axberg.
RATIONALE:
As members of SCLC, we are tasked with bringing forth ideas and projects that enhance
community and student relations. The investments outlined above will help us better
understand actionable strategies we can implement while simultaneously expanding our
membership.
BACKGROUND & DETAILS:
On the fourth Thursday of every month, nearly 200 local business and community leaders
come together to join Good Morning SLO, a networking breakfast . Good Morning SLO
serves as a platform for community leaders, business owners, and non -profit executives to
engage and learn from one another.
One of SCLC’s goals is to promote positive relations and improve the quality of life for all
citizens of San Luis Obispo. Similarly, Good Morning SLO provides a forum for community
activities that can enhance our community as a whole. Here are some examples of past
presentations given at Good Morning SLO.
SCLC representatives, including student leadership, will attend Good Morning SLO on
January 23rd, 2025. While networking, SCLC representatives will share information about
SCLC, and our goal of enhancing student and community relations. SCLC representatives
will share a flier with a QR code that will link to a survey (draft included below):
The Student Community Liaison Committee (SCLC) is comprised of members from
Cal Poly, Cuesta College, the City and County of San Luis Obispo, and community
organizations.
The mission of SCLC is to proactively engage in discussions to promote positive
relations, mutual respect, and improved quality of life for all citizens of San Luis
Obispo.
SCLC wants to hear from you!
1. What key issues should be addressed to improve relations between college
students and community members in our area?
2. Please check this box (a checkbox will be added to the survey ) if you are
interested in learning more about joining SCLC.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
• Approve the survey to be distributed at Good Morning SLO and shared on SCLC
member social media accounts.
• Approve expenditures of $200 to acquire Apple AirPods 4 as the survey incentive
and $375 in Good Morning SLO fees.
IMPACT:
SCLC has a current available funding balance of $11,760
• This proposed expenditure, if approved, would result in an available funding
balance of $11,185.
COMMUNICATION PLAN:
The ASI Marketing team will lead the development of the flier, in partnership with the
subcommittee led by Cuesta College. SCLC member social media accounts will be
leveraged to share promotional materials and the survey link, including but not limited to:
ASI, City of SLO, Cuesta College and SLOPD. A respondent will be chosen at random as the
incentive winner.
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From:Mezzapesa, John
Sent:Wednesday, November 20, 2024 8:47 AM
To:Elizabeth Aiello-Coppola
Subject:RE: Greek Leadership Institute 2025 Invitation
Hi Elizabeth,
I should be able to attend on January 12th. I may bring another staff member as well. Let me know time and location.
Thanks,
John Mezzapesa
Interim Deputy Building Official
Community Development
Building and Safety
919 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3668
E jmezzapesa@slocity.org
T 805.781.7179
From: Elizabeth Aiello-Coppola <eaielloc@calpoly.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2024 1:29 PM
To: Mezzapesa, John <JMezzape@slocity.org>
Subject: Greek Leadership Institute 2025 Invitation
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Hi John,
I wanted to invite you to come speak to our new student leaders at our Greek Leadership Institute which will happen on
Sunday, January 12th next year. Is that something that you or someone on your team is available to do? Thank you!
Best,
Elizabeth Aiello-Coppola, M.A.
pronouns she/her/hers
Assistant Director, Fraternity & Sorority Life
Leadership & Service | Student Affairs
Cal Poly | San Luis Obispo, CA 93407 | 805-756-7263
Schedule a meeting with me
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From:Scott, Rick
Sent:Wednesday, November 20, 2024 8:46 AM
To:alexyao@ucsb.edu; kgordon@sbpd.com; wfb4029@sbsheriff.org
Subject:SLOPD Department Visit
Hi Alex and Santa Barbara Friends,
Hoping this email finds you and your teams well these days. I wanted to make good on my pending request to kindly
ask for your help. As I am sure you can relate, our college neighbor (Cal Poly) is creating issues for law enforcement
throughout the school year related to house parties, drinking, noise, and fraternity shenanigans. However, one event
is above all others and growing increasingly worrisome for the department and community.
As I am sure you are aware, each year around St. Patrick’s Day, the college (off campus) hold St. Fratty’s Day. The
amorphous street party saw approximately 8000 participants from SLO and other college campuses including UCSB
and from even several states away. Over the years we’ve increased our efforts to stop is with little impact as it is now
growing. In the past there have been riots and a roof collapse. As I research solutions, I continue to hear that the work
done at UCSB and Isle Vista around Deltopia and other events is the standard for how to curb bad college behavior.
My ask is that a small group from my team come to UCSB for a few hours to discuss strategies and learn from your
command personnel responsible for planning and executing the ops plans. My hope is to also loop in both SBPD or
the SO as I know they play a big role in the collaborative enforcement effort. If you are ok helping us out, I will be
sending a Deputy Chief, Operations Lieutenant, and probably a Sergeant, and myself. Ideally, we would hope to come
for a visit as soon as mid-December or later in January.
Thank you, Alex, Kelly, and Bill for you thoughtful consideration.
Rick Scott
Police Chief
Police Department
1042 Walnut Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-2729
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From:Tracy L. Watson <twatson@calpoly.edu>
Sent:Wednesday, November 20, 2024 8:24 AM
To:Purrington, Teresa; Wilbanks, Megan
Subject:SCLC Meeting Packet
Attachments:SCLCPacket_25-04_11-21-24.pdf
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Good morning, Teresa & Megan,
The SCLC meeting packet is attached, I appreciate you putting it on the screen for us tomorrow. There should not be
any additional items, but you know how that goes.
Thanks again and I'll see you tomorrow.
Tracy Watson
She/Her
Administrative Assistant II, Student Government
Associated Students, Inc.
California Polytechnic State University
1 Grand Ave. San Luis Obispo, CA 93407-0675
P: 805-756-1292 | F: 805-756-6166
asi.calpoly.edu
Cal Poly sits on the traditional lands of the yak titʸu titʸu yak tiłhini Northern Chumash Tribe of San Luis Obispo County and Region. The yak titʸu titʸu yak
tiłhini have a documented presence in this area for over 10,000 years. The tiłhini peoples have stewarded their ancestral and unceded homelands which
include all of the cities, communities, federal and state open spaces within the San Luis Obispo County region. These homelands extend East into the
Carrizo Plains toward Kern County, South to the Santa Maria River, North to Ragged Point, and West beyond the ocean’s shoreli ne in an unbroken chain of
lineage, kinship, and culture.
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From:Scott, Rick
Sent:Wednesday, November 20, 2024 8:19 AM
To:billy.aldridge@chicoca.gov
Subject:Department Visit
Good Morning Chief Aldridge,
Hoping this email finds you and your team well these days. I wanted to introduce myself and ask for some assistance
from Chico PD. I have been the Chief for San Luis Obispo for about four years now. I think SLO is a bit smaller than
Chico, but similar to you, we have Cal Poly University San Luis Obispo. As I am sure you can relate, our college
neighbor creates issues for law enforcement throughout the school year related to house parties, drinking, noise, and
fraternity shenanigans. However, one event is above all others and growing increasingly worrisome for the department
and community.
Each year around St. Patrick’s Day, the college (off campus) hold St. Fratty’s Day. The amorphous street party saw
approximately 8000 participants from SLO and other college campuses from several states away. Over the years
we’ve increased our efforts to stop is with little impact as it is now growing. In the past there have been riots and a roof
collapse. As I research solutions, I continue to hear that the work done in Chico around Pioneer Days and other
events is the standard for how to curb bad college behavior. My ask is that a small group from my team come to Chico
for a few hours to discuss strategies and learn from your command personnel responsible for planning and executing
the ops plans.
If you are ok helping us out, I will be sending a Deputy Chief, Operations Lieutenant, and probably a Sergeant, and
myself. Ideally, we would hope to come for a visit as soon as mid-December or later in January.
Thank you, sir, for your consideration.
Rick Scott
Police Chief
Police Department
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From:Wallace, Christine
Sent:Tuesday, November 19, 2024 3:59 PM
To:Camillia Lanham
Subject:RE: FW: Journalism Class Project
Hi Camillia,
Thank you very much, I sure appreciate your help on this.
Best,
Christine Wallace
Police Public Affairs Manager
Police Department
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From: Camillia Lanham <
Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2024 2:42 PM
To: Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>
Subject: Re: FW: Journalism Class Project
Hi Christine,
We appreciate all the help that you provide to students at the journalism school. I know your time is valuable
and do appreciate you taking that time to work with students.
I'm sorry about what happened earlier today and am glad that the student apologized and showed up at 1:15
p.m. to complete the interview. Thanks for giving him another opportunity. The education students receive by
working on real stories and interacting with professionals like you is invaluable for their learning experience.
I'm relatively new at the journalism school, and this is my first quarter teaching the news and reporting class. I
was unaware that this was increasingly becoming an issue, and I will be sure to incorporate what I learned today
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into my lessons/curriculum, as students should value the time and resources of the sources and departments
that they interact with and behave appropriately/professionally.
Please reach out with any further or future concerns you may have about students, professionalism, etc. It's
good for us to know about and incorporate into the lessons/curriculum we're teaching.
I appreciate your willingness to work with them and us and for reaching out about the issue!
Thanks,
Camillia
On Tue, Nov 19, 2024 at 1:38 PM Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org> wrote:
Hi Camilla,
This is the entirety of my email thread with Seth. For your knowledge, I field dozens of calls and emails every quarter
from students and I am very diligent in responding to them, providing time for interviews and generally speaking,
helping them be successful in their assignments. I appreciate his apology; he was here before 1:15pm and we
completed the interview.
What I’m finding is that this is becoming the norm for students and it’s becoming more difficult for me and my
colleagues to honor their requests. We know the value of the assignments and we take very seriously how our
interaction with students can help shape how they perceive and interact with law enforcement and public safety. We
want to continue to participate with students in this manner, but not at the expense of the time and work the public
has entrusted us to do.
Best,
Christine Wallace
Police Public Affairs Manager
Police Department
1042 Walnut Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-2729
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From: Seth Joseph Pintar <
Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2024 11:06 AM
To: Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>
Subject: Re: Journalism Class Project
Hello,
You're right, and I apologize. I'd be happy to come down to the station to talk to you today.
Sincerely,
Seth Joseph Pintar
From: Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2024 10:04 AM
To: Seth Joseph Pintar <
Subject: RE: Journalism Class Project
Seth,
Your lack of follow through is disheartening. When you commit to a time, there is an expectation that you meet that
deadline. I have 15 minutes between 1:15 and 1:30 but I’m not meeting with you on Zoom. I will meet with you at the
station. If you can’t make that time, I can meet with you when I return from my vacation.
Christine
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From: Seth Joseph Pintar <
Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2024 9:24 AM
To: Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>
Subject: Re: Journalism Class Project
Hello, sorry fir missing our scheduled time, I overslept. Any chance we could talk later today?
Sincerely,
Seth Joseph Pintar
From: Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2024 3:35 PM
To: Seth Joseph Pintar <
Subject: RE: Journalism Class Project
Great, thanks so much.
CW
From: Seth Joseph Pintar <
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2024 3:34 PM
To: Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>
Subject: Re: Journalism Class Project
Hello,
Yes, I did mean 8 a.m., my mistake.
Tonight I'll send you the zoom link we'll use for tomorrow.
Sincerely,
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Seth Joseph Pintar
From: Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2024 3:32 PM
To: Seth Joseph Pintar <
Subject: RE: Journalism Class Project
Hi Seth,
I’m guessing you meant 8am tomorrow?
After we speak tomorrow morning, I will have a better idea of what you are writing and can provide some suggestions
for additional people to contact.
Are we doing a phone call or a Zoom?
Best,
Christine
From: Seth Joseph Pintar <
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2024 3:27 PM
To: Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>
Subject: Re: Journalism Class Project
Hello,
Let's plan for 8 p.m. Tomorrow. If something comes up and you're unavailable, then we can chat at 1 p.m.
Also, do you know anyone else who would be worth talking to about this topic? I've already contacted the
fraternities and some sororities.
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Sincerely,
Seth Joseph Pintar
From: Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2024 8:55 AM
To: Seth Joseph Pintar <
Subject: RE: Journalism Class Project
Hi Seth,
Thanks for reaching out. I would be happy to chat with you, but I have limited time as I’m leaving Wednesday for 10
days. I’m available today from 10am to 11:30, then 3pm to 5pm. Tuesday, I’m available from 8am to 10am, and 1pm
to 1:30pm. Tuesdays are rough, I’m in meetings almost all day. If those times don’t work for you, I will be back in the
office on Monday, December 2nd and I have big chunks of time available that week.
Best,
Christine Wallace
Police Public Affairs Manager
Police Department
1042 Walnut Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-2729
E cwallace@slocity.org
T 805.781.7186
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From: Seth Joseph Pintar <
Sent: Saturday, November 16, 2024 8:00 AM
To: Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>
Subject: Journalism Class Project
This message is from an External Source. Use caution when deciding to open attachments, click links, or respond.
Hello,
My name is Seth Pintar, and I’m a first-year journalism student here at Cal Poly.
I wanted to reach out because I’ve been assigned an enterprise story for my news reporting and writing class,
and the topic I chose was how the police patrol and manage the Greek-life parties during the weekends. Seeing
as how you are the public affairs manager for the San Luis Obispo Police Department, I feel your input would be
valuable to my piece.
I would love to set up an interview whenever is best for you. I hope we can talk about how the police coordinate
with fraternities on their parties, how they patrol frat row and how you deal with crimes that occur at frat parties
(especially when it comes to sexual misconduct).
I do want to preface that this story is not meant to be published in the mustang news and is just an assignment.
However, depending on how this story turns out, I may want to submit it to the Mustang News for publishing.
If you want to reach me, you can either email me back or call my number (858-203-5076) anywhere between 10
a.m. and 4 p.m. If you are interested in helping, please contact me soon.
Sincerely,
Seth Joseph Pintar
238
From:Camillia Lanham <
Sent:Tuesday, November 19, 2024 2:42 PM
To:Wallace, Christine
Subject:Re: FW: Journalism Class Project
Hi Christine,
We appreciate all the help that you provide to students at the journalism school. I know your time is valuable
and do appreciate you taking that time to work with students.
I'm sorry about what happened earlier today and am glad that the student apologized and showed up at 1:15
p.m. to complete the interview. Thanks for giving him another opportunity. The education students receive by
working on real stories and interacting with professionals like you is invaluable for their learning experience.
I'm relatively new at the journalism school, and this is my first quarter teaching the news and reporting class. I
was unaware that this was increasingly becoming an issue, and I will be sure to incorporate what I learned today
into my lessons/curriculum, as students should value the time and resources of the sources and departments
that they interact with and behave appropriately/professionally.
Please reach out with any further or future concerns you may have about students, professionalism, etc. It's
good for us to know about and incorporate into the lessons/curriculum we're teaching.
I appreciate your willingness to work with them and us and for reaching out about the issue!
Thanks,
Camillia
On Tue, Nov 19, 2024 at 1:38 PM Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org> wrote:
Hi Camilla,
This is the entirety of my email thread with Seth. For your knowledge, I field dozens of calls and emails every quarter
from students and I am very diligent in responding to them, providing time for interviews and generally speaking,
helping them be successful in their assignments. I appreciate his apology; he was here before 1:15pm and we
completed the interview.
What I’m finding is that this is becoming the norm for students and it’s becoming more difficult for me and my
colleagues to honor their requests. We know the value of the assignments and we take very seriously how our
interaction with students can help shape how they perceive and interact with law enforcement and public safety. We
want to continue to participate with students in this manner, but not at the expense of the time and work the public
has entrusted us to do.
Best,
239
Christine Wallace
Police Public Affairs Manager
Police Department
1042 Walnut Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-2729
E cwallace@slocity.org
T 805.781.7186
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From: Seth Joseph Pintar <
Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2024 11:06 AM
To: Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>
Subject: Re: Journalism Class Project
Hello,
You're right, and I apologize. I'd be happy to come down to the station to talk to you today.
Sincerely,
Seth Joseph Pintar
From: Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2024 10:04 AM
240
To: Seth Joseph Pintar <
Subject: RE: Journalism Class Project
Seth,
Your lack of follow through is disheartening. When you commit to a time, there is an expectation that you meet that
deadline. I have 15 minutes between 1:15 and 1:30 but I’m not meeting with you on Zoom. I will meet with you at the
station. If you can’t make that time, I can meet with you when I return from my vacation.
Christine
From: Seth Joseph Pintar <
Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2024 9:24 AM
To: Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>
Subject: Re: Journalism Class Project
Hello, sorry fir missing our scheduled time, I overslept. Any chance we could talk later today?
Sincerely,
Seth Joseph Pintar
From: Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2024 3:35 PM
To: Seth Joseph Pintar <
Subject: RE: Journalism Class Project
Great, thanks so much.
CW
From: Seth Joseph Pintar <
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2024 3:34 PM
241
To: Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>
Subject: Re: Journalism Class Project
Hello,
Yes, I did mean 8 a.m., my mistake.
Tonight I'll send you the zoom link we'll use for tomorrow.
Sincerely,
Seth Joseph Pintar
From: Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2024 3:32 PM
To: Seth Joseph Pintar <
Subject: RE: Journalism Class Project
Hi Seth,
I’m guessing you meant 8am tomorrow?
After we speak tomorrow morning, I will have a better idea of what you are writing and can provide some suggestions
for additional people to contact.
Are we doing a phone call or a Zoom?
Best,
Christine
242
From: Seth Joseph Pintar <
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2024 3:27 PM
To: Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>
Subject: Re: Journalism Class Project
Hello,
Let's plan for 8 p.m. Tomorrow. If something comes up and you're unavailable, then we can chat at 1 p.m.
Also, do you know anyone else who would be worth talking to about this topic? I've already contacted the
fraternities and some sororities.
Sincerely,
Seth Joseph Pintar
From: Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2024 8:55 AM
To: Seth Joseph Pintar <
Subject: RE: Journalism Class Project
Hi Seth,
Thanks for reaching out. I would be happy to chat with you, but I have limited time as I’m leaving Wednesday for 10
days. I’m available today from 10am to 11:30, then 3pm to 5pm. Tuesday, I’m available from 8am to 10am, and 1pm
to 1:30pm. Tuesdays are rough, I’m in meetings almost all day. If those times don’t work for you, I will be back in the
office on Monday, December 2nd and I have big chunks of time available that week.
Best,
Christine Wallace
Police Public Affairs Manager
243
Police Department
1042 Walnut Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-2729
E cwallace@slocity.org
T 805.781.7186
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From: Seth Joseph Pintar <
Sent: Saturday, November 16, 2024 8:00 AM
To: Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>
Subject: Journalism Class Project
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Hello,
My name is Seth Pintar, and I’m a first-year journalism student here at Cal Poly.
I wanted to reach out because I’ve been assigned an enterprise story for my news reporting and writing class,
and the topic I chose was how the police patrol and manage the Greek-life parties during the weekends. Seeing
as how you are the public affairs manager for the San Luis Obispo Police Department, I feel your input would be
valuable to my piece.
244
I would love to set up an interview whenever is best for you. I hope we can talk about how the police coordinate
with fraternities on their parties, how they patrol frat row and how you deal with crimes that occur at frat parties
(especially when it comes to sexual misconduct).
I do want to preface that this story is not meant to be published in the mustang news and is just an assignment.
However, depending on how this story turns out, I may want to submit it to the Mustang News for publishing.
If you want to reach me, you can either email me back or call my number (858-203-5076) anywhere between 10
a.m. and 4 p.m. If you are interested in helping, please contact me soon.
Sincerely,
Seth Joseph Pintar
245
From:Wallace, Christine
Sent:Tuesday, November 19, 2024 1:38 PM
To:cslanham@calpoly.edu
Subject:FW: Journalism Class Project
Hi Camilla,
This is the entirety of my email thread with Seth. For your knowledge, I field dozens of calls and emails every quarter
from students and I am very diligent in responding to them, providing time for interviews and generally speaking,
helping them be successful in their assignments. I appreciate his apology; he was here before 1:15pm and we
completed the interview.
What I’m finding is that this is becoming the norm for students and it’s becoming more difficult for me and my
colleagues to honor their requests. We know the value of the assignments and we take very seriously how our
interaction with students can help shape how they perceive and interact with law enforcement and public safety. We
want to continue to participate with students in this manner, but not at the expense of the time and work the public has
entrusted us to do.
Best,
Christine Wallace
Police Public Affairs Manager
Police Department
1042 Walnut Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-2729
E cwallace@slocity.org
T 805.781.7186
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From: Seth Joseph Pintar <
Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2024 11:06 AM
To: Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>
Subject: Re: Journalism Class Project
Hello,
You're right, and I apologize. I'd be happy to come down to the station to talk to you today.
246
Sincerely,
Seth Joseph Pintar
From: Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2024 10:04 AM
To: Seth Joseph Pintar <
Subject: RE: Journalism Class Project
Seth,
Your lack of follow through is disheartening. When you commit to a time, there is an expectation that you meet that
deadline. I have 15 minutes between 1:15 and 1:30 but I’m not meeting with you on Zoom. I will meet with you at the
station. If you can’t make that time, I can meet with you when I return from my vacation.
Christine
From: Seth Joseph Pintar <
Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2024 9:24 AM
To: Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>
Subject: Re: Journalism Class Project
Hello, sorry fir missing our scheduled time, I overslept. Any chance we could talk later today?
Sincerely,
Seth Joseph Pintar
From: Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2024 3:35 PM
To: Seth Joseph Pintar <
Subject: RE: Journalism Class Project
Great, thanks so much.
CW
From: Seth Joseph Pintar <
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2024 3:34 PM
To: Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>
Subject: Re: Journalism Class Project
Hello,
Yes, I did mean 8 a.m., my mistake.
Tonight I'll send you the zoom link we'll use for tomorrow.
Sincerely,
Seth Joseph Pintar
From: Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2024 3:32 PM
To: Seth Joseph Pintar <
Subject: RE: Journalism Class Project
247
Hi Seth,
I’m guessing you meant 8am tomorrow?
After we speak tomorrow morning, I will have a better idea of what you are writing and can provide some suggestions
for additional people to contact.
Are we doing a phone call or a Zoom?
Best,
Christine
From: Seth Joseph Pintar <
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2024 3:27 PM
To: Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>
Subject: Re: Journalism Class Project
Hello,
Let's plan for 8 p.m. Tomorrow. If something comes up and you're unavailable, then we can chat at 1 p.m.
Also, do you know anyone else who would be worth talking to about this topic? I've already contacted the
fraternities and some sororities.
Sincerely,
Seth Joseph Pintar
From: Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2024 8:55 AM
To: Seth Joseph Pintar <
Subject: RE: Journalism Class Project
Hi Seth,
Thanks for reaching out. I would be happy to chat with you, but I have limited time as I’m leaving Wednesday for 10
days. I’m available today from 10am to 11:30, then 3pm to 5pm. Tuesday, I’m available from 8am to 10am, and 1pm
to 1:30pm. Tuesdays are rough, I’m in meetings almost all day. If those times don’t work for you, I will be back in the
office on Monday, December 2nd and I have big chunks of time available that week.
Best,
Christine Wallace
Police Public Affairs Manager
Police Department
1042 Walnut Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-2729
E cwallace@slocity.org
T 805.781.7186
slocity.org
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From: Seth Joseph Pintar <
Sent: Saturday, November 16, 2024 8:00 AM
To: Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>
Subject: Journalism Class Project
This message is from an External Source. Use caution when deciding to open attachments, click links, or respond.
Hello,
My name is Seth Pintar, and I’m a first-year journalism student here at Cal Poly.
I wanted to reach out because I’ve been assigned an enterprise story for my news reporting and writing class,
and the topic I chose was how the police patrol and manage the Greek-life parties during the weekends. Seeing
as how you are the public affairs manager for the San Luis Obispo Police Department, I feel your input would be
valuable to my piece.
I would love to set up an interview whenever is best for you. I hope we can talk about how the police coordinate
with fraternities on their parties, how they patrol frat row and how you deal with crimes that occur at frat parties
(especially when it comes to sexual misconduct).
I do want to preface that this story is not meant to be published in the mustang news and is just an assignment.
However, depending on how this story turns out, I may want to submit it to the Mustang News for publishing.
If you want to reach me, you can either email me back or call my number (858-203-5076) anywhere between 10
a.m. and 4 p.m. If you are interested in helping, please contact me soon.
Sincerely,
Seth Joseph Pintar
249
From:Wallace, Christine
Sent:Tuesday, November 19, 2024 1:35 PM
To:Camille Silvera Marcelino
Subject:RE: Journalism Class Project
Hi, I am so sorry! Thanks for letting me know I got this wrong, I have the correct address.
Thanks,
Christine
From: Camille Silvera Marcelino <csilvera@calpoly.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2024 1:10 PM
To: Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>
Subject: Re: Journalism Class Project
Hi Christine,
I’m not sure if you meant to send this to me or someone within the journalism department. I work in Student Affairs which
is less on the academic side of Cal Poly. However, happy to help in any way I can!
Best,
Camille S. Marcelino
Pronouns she/her/hers
Educational Communications Specialist
Student Affairs
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA
_____
office 805-756-0720
www.studentaffairs.calpoly.edu
From: Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>
Date: Tuesday, November 19, 2024 at 11:23 AM
To: Camille Silvera Marcelino <csilvera@calpoly.edu>
Subject: FW: Journalism Class Project
Hi Camille,
This is the entirety of my email thread with Seth. For your knowledge, I field dozens of calls and emails every quarter
from students and I am very diligent in responding to them, providing time for interviews and generally speaking,
helping them be successful in their assignments. I appreciate his apology, and I trust he’ll be here at 1:15. What I’m
finding is that this is becoming the norm for students and it’s becoming more difficult for me and my colleagues to
honor their requests. We know the value of the assignments and we take very seriously how our interaction with
students can help shape how they perceive and interact with law enforcement and public safety. We want to continue
to participate with students in this manner, but not at the expense of the time and work the public has entrusted us to
do.
Best,
Christine Wallace
Police Public Affairs Manager
250
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E cwallace@slocity.org
T 805.781.7186
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From: Seth Joseph Pintar <
Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2024 11:06 AM
To: Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>
Subject: Re: Journalism Class Project
Hello,
You're right, and I apologize. I'd be happy to come down to the station to talk to you today.
Sincerely,
Seth Joseph Pintar
From: Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2024 10:04 AM
To: Seth Joseph Pintar <
Subject: RE: Journalism Class Project
Seth,
Your lack of follow through is disheartening. When you commit to a time, there is an expectation that you meet that
deadline. I have 15 minutes between 1:15 and 1:30 but I’m not meeting with you on Zoom. I will meet with you at the
station. If you can’t make that time, I can meet with you when I return from my vacation.
Christine
From: Seth Joseph Pintar <
Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2024 9:24 AM
To: Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>
Subject: Re: Journalism Class Project
Hello, sorry fir missing our scheduled time, I overslept. Any chance we could talk later today?
Sincerely,
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Seth Joseph Pintar
From: Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2024 3:35 PM
To: Seth Joseph Pintar <
Subject: RE: Journalism Class Project
Great, thanks so much.
CW
From: Seth Joseph Pintar <
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2024 3:34 PM
To: Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>
Subject: Re: Journalism Class Project
Hello,
Yes, I did mean 8 a.m., my mistake.
Tonight I'll send you the zoom link we'll use for tomorrow.
Sincerely,
Seth Joseph Pintar
From: Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2024 3:32 PM
To: Seth Joseph Pintar <
Subject: RE: Journalism Class Project
Hi Seth,
I’m guessing you meant 8am tomorrow?
After we speak tomorrow morning, I will have a better idea of what you are writing and can provide some suggestions
for additional people to contact.
Are we doing a phone call or a Zoom?
Best,
Christine
From: Seth Joseph Pintar <
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2024 3:27 PM
To: Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>
Subject: Re: Journalism Class Project
Hello,
Let's plan for 8 p.m. Tomorrow. If something comes up and you're unavailable, then we can chat at 1 p.m.
Also, do you know anyone else who would be worth talking to about this topic? I've already contacted the
fraternities and some sororities.
252
Sincerely,
Seth Joseph Pintar
From: Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2024 8:55 AM
To: Seth Joseph Pintar <
Subject: RE: Journalism Class Project
Hi Seth,
Thanks for reaching out. I would be happy to chat with you, but I have limited time as I’m leaving Wednesday for 10
days. I’m available today from 10am to 11:30, then 3pm to 5pm. Tuesday, I’m available from 8am to 10am, and 1pm
to 1:30pm. Tuesdays are rough, I’m in meetings almost all day. If those times don’t work for you, I will be back in the
office on Monday, December 2nd and I have big chunks of time available that week.
Best,
Christine Wallace
Police Public Affairs Manager
Police Department
1042 Walnut Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-2729
E cwallace@slocity.org
T 805.781.7186
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From: Seth Joseph Pintar <
Sent: Saturday, November 16, 2024 8:00 AM
To: Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>
Subject: Journalism Class Project
This message is from an External Source. Use caution when deciding to open attachments, click links, or respond.
Hello,
My name is Seth Pintar, and I’m a first-year journalism student here at Cal Poly.
I wanted to reach out because I’ve been assigned an enterprise story for my news reporting and writing class,
and the topic I chose was how the police patrol and manage the Greek-life parties during the weekends. Seeing
253
as how you are the public affairs manager for the San Luis Obispo Police Department, I feel your input would be
valuable to my piece.
I would love to set up an interview whenever is best for you. I hope we can talk about how the police coordinate
with fraternities on their parties, how they patrol frat row and how you deal with crimes that occur at frat parties
(especially when it comes to sexual misconduct).
I do want to preface that this story is not meant to be published in the mustang news and is just an assignment.
However, depending on how this story turns out, I may want to submit it to the Mustang News for publishing.
If you want to reach me, you can either email me back or call my number (858-203-5076) anywhere between 10
a.m. and 4 p.m. If you are interested in helping, please contact me soon.
Sincerely,
Seth Joseph Pintar
254
From:Hanh, Hannah
Sent:Tuesday, November 19, 2024 11:37 AM
To:Adam Wechsler
Subject:RE: Alpha Epsilon Pi - CUP Re-review
Attachments:USE-0625-2024 (280 California Blvd.).pdf; PC-1092-24 (USE-0625-2024 -- 280 California
Blvd.).pdf
Hi Adam,
To follow up from the hearing last week, please see attached letter and resolution, which contains the finalized
conditions that apply to your fraternity moving forward. As noted during the hearing, the only change made was to
Condition No. 13 to correct a minor error and clarify that it is one bike space per resident.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Hannah Hanh
Associate Planner
Community Development
919 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3218
E hhanh@slocity.org
T 805.781.7432
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From: Adam Wechsler <aepi.presidentcalpoly@gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2024 11:51 AM
To: Hanh, Hannah <hhanh@slocity.org>
Subject: Re: Alpha Epsilon Pi - CUP Re-review
Hi Hannah,
Thank you for providing me with the link to the correspondence relative to the re-review. I appreciate the
opportunity to introduce myself and address the Planning Commission, and I’ll be prepared to answer any
questions they may have. See you this evening.
Best,
Adam Wechsler
Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity
President | ΣΩ Chapter
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo | Psychology
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On Wed, Nov 13, 2024 at 10:51 AM Hanh, Hannah <hhanh@slocity.org> wrote:
Hi Adam,
In case you are not aware, here is a direct link to any correspondence received on the re-review (item 4a):
https://opengov.slocity.org/WebLink/Browse.aspx?id=201428&dbid=0&repo=CityClerk
This webpage will be updated if any other letters are received from now until 3:00 pm today.
The re-review is the only hearing item, so it will get started fairly quickly. After my staff presentation on the proposed
revisions, you will have an opportunity to introduce yourself and address the Planning Commission. They may ask
you questions to better understand your fraternity.
Let me know if you have any questions.
See you later tonight,
Hannah Hanh
Associate Planner
Community Development
919 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3218
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From: Adam Wechsler <aepi.presidentcalpoly@gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, November 8, 2024 2:53 PM
To: Hanh, Hannah <hhanh@slocity.org>
Subject: Re: Alpha Epsilon Pi - CUP Re-review
Hi Hannah,
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Thank you for forwarding this to me. If I have any questions, I’ll be sure to let you know.
Best,
Adam Wechsler
Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity
President | ΣΩ Chapter
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo | Psychology
On Thu, Nov 7, 2024 at 3:12 PM Hanh, Hannah <hhanh@slocity.org> wrote:
Hi Adam,
For your reference, here is the agenda that was posted yesterday for the 11/13 Planning Commission hearing:
https://pub-slocity.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=17a83a5c-589f-4803-857a-
671fdc5447e7&Agenda=Agenda&lang=English
The fraternity re-review is Item 4a. Let me know if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Hannah Hanh
Associate Planner
Community Development
919 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3218
E hhanh@slocity.org
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From: Adam Wechsler <aepi.presidentcalpoly@gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2024 12:45 PM
To: Hanh, Hannah <hhanh@slocity.org>
Subject: Re: Alpha Epsilon Pi - CUP Re-review
蹖蹗
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On Wed, Oct 9, 2024 at 8:31 AM Hanh, Hannah <hhanh@slocity.org> wrote:
Hi Adam,
Great, thank you for confirming. I will provide more details on the agenda as the date approaches.
Sincerely,
Hannah Hanh
Associate Planner
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From: Adam Wechsler <aepi.presidentcalpoly@gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 8, 2024 1:02 PM
To: Hanh, Hannah <hhanh@slocity.org>
Subject: Re: Alpha Epsilon Pi - CUP Re-review
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Hi Hannah,
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Thank you for reaching out, and I apologize for the delayed response. Yes, November 13th,2024 at 6
P.M. works for me. Thank you once again.
Best,
Adam Wechsler
Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity
President | ΣΩ Chapter
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo | Psychology
On Fri, Oct 4, 2024 at 3:52 PM Hanh, Hannah <hhanh@slocity.org> wrote:
Hi Adam,
Hope you are doing well. I received your contact information from Community Development – Deputy
Director, Tyler Corey.
I wanted to follow up on City staff’s conversations with you regarding the violations of Alpha Epsilon Pi’s
Conditional Use Permit (CUP) at 280 California Blvd. Due to these violations, City staff is initiating a re-
review of the CUP with the Planning Commission. I am looking to schedule the Planning Commission
hearing for the re-review on Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at 6:00 pm at City Hall.
Please let me know if you are able to attend that date and time.
Sincerely,
Hannah Hanh
Associate Planner
Community Development
919 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3218
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RESOLUTION NO. PC-1092-24
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
SAN LUIS OBISPO APPROVING MODIFICATIONS TO AN EXISTING
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW THE CONTINUATION OF THE
FRATERNITY AT 280 CALIFORNIA BOULEVARD. THE PROJECT IS
EXEMPT FROM ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW UNDER SECTION 15301
(EXISTING FACILITIES) OF THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY ACT (CEQA) GUIDELINES AS REPRESENTED IN THE STAFF
REPORT AND ATTACHMENTS DATED NOVEMBER 13, 2024 (USE-
0625-2024)
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo conducted a public
hearing in the Council Chamber of City Hall, 990 Palm Street, on August 2, 1983, to
review an appeal of the Planning Commission’s approval of a Use Permit to allow a
fraternity at 280 California Boulevard, pursuant to a proceeding instituted under U1099;
Alpha Epsilon Pi, applicant; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo denied the appeal and
upheld the Planning Commission’s approval of the Use Permit, U1099, on August 2,
1983, after duly considering all evidence, including testimony of the applicant and general
public and evaluation, and recommendations by staff presented at said hearing; and
WHEREAS, the City received complaints and issued citations for multiple, verified
noise violations in 2023 and 2024; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of San Luis Obispo conducted a
public hearing in the Council Chamber of City Hall, 990 Palm Street, on November 13,
2024, for a re-review of the existing Conditional Use Permit to allow the continuation of
the fraternity at 280 California Boulevard, pursuant to a proceeding instituted under USE-
0625-2024; Alpha Epsilon Pi, applicant; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of San Luis Obispo approved
modifications to the Conditional Use Permit, USE-0625-2024, after duly considering all
evidence, including the documented noise violations, testimony of the applicant and
general public, and evaluation and recommendations by staff presented at said hearing;
and
WHEREAS, notices of said public hearings were made at the time and in the
manner required by law; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Planning Commission of the City
of San Luis Obispo as follows:
Resolution No. PC-1092-24 Page 2
280 California Blvd., USE-0625-2024
SECTION 1. Findings. The Planning Commission hereby approves modifications
to the Conditional Use Permit to allow the continuation of the fraternity (USE-0625-2024),
based on the following revised findings:
Conditional Use Permit / Fraternity Use
1. The project is consistent with the General Plan because the proposed fraternity is
an allowable use as dense group housing in the High Density Residential (HDR)
land use designation. In addition, the project would facilitate Land Use Element
Policy 2.6.5 and Housing Element Policy 8.6 by locating a fraternity in proximity to
the Cal Poly SLO campus and other student-oriented uses and housing.
2. The proposed fraternity is conditionally allowed within the High-Density Residential
(R-4) zone. As conditioned, the project complies with applicable provisions of the
Zoning Regulations because (a) the maximum number of 19 residents complies
with the group housing maximum occupancy limits and (b) the revised parking
configuration would provide 19 required spaces for 19 residents and comply with
the City’s Parking and Driveway Standards to improve the property.
3. The design, location, size, and operating characteristics of the project will be
compatible with the existing and future land uses in the vicinity because the
proposed fraternity would (a) be established in proximity to other dense group
housing (i.e., other fraternities, sororities, multi-family, etc.), (b) located within
walking distance (i.e., within 0.3-mile) of the Cal Poly campus, and (c) utilize an
existing developed property with minor site improvements (i.e., parking and
landscaping improvements).
4. The site is physically suitable in terms of (a) its design, location, shape, size, and
operating characteristics of the project; (b) traffic generation and the provision of
public and emergency vehicle (e.g., fire and medical) access; (c) public protection
services (e.g., fire protection, police protection, etc.); and (d) the provision of
utilities (e.g., potable water, schools, solid waste collection and disposal, storm
drainage, wastewater collection, treatment, and disposal, etc.). The project is
surrounded by other developed properties with compatible dense housing uses,
has access to the City’s circulation system, and would be served by City utilities.
The project utilizes an existing developed property and does not include activities
that would generate service or utility demands beyond those anticipated with uses
permitted in the vicinity.
5. As conditioned, the project will not be detrimental to the health, safety, and welfare
of persons living or working at the site or in the vicinity because conditions have
been included that place limits on the number of persons allowed on site, restrict
activities, provide adequate parking, and limit potential disturbances to neighboring
properties. The project will be compatible with the existing site constraints and the
character of the neighborhood.
Resolution No. PC-1092-24 Page 3
280 California Blvd., USE-0625-2024
6. As conditioned, the establishment and subsequent operation or conduct of the
project will not, because of the circumstances and conditions applied in the
particular case, be detrimental to the health, safety or welfare of the general public
or persons residing or working in the neighborhood of the use, or be detrimental
or injurious to property or improvements in the vicinity of the use because the
project includes conditions that (a) place limits on the number of persons allowed
on site, (b) restrict activities, (c) provide adequate parking, and (d) limit potential
disturbances to neighboring properties. The project would be compatible with the
existing site constraints and the character of the neighborhood.
SECTION 2. Environmental Review. The project is exempt from environmental
review under Section 15301 (Existing Facilities) of the CEQA Guidelines because it
includes the continued operation and permitting of an existing residential use (i.e.,
fraternity) with revised findings and conditions of approval. The project does not include
construction of a new building or additional building square footage. Therefore, the project
involves no expansion of the existing residential use.
SECTION 3. Action. The Planning Commission hereby approves modifications to
the Conditional Use Permit to allow the continuation of the fraternity (USE-0625-2024),
based on the following revised conditions:
Planning Division – Community Development Department
1. The Conditional Use Permit shall be reviewed by the Community Development
Director for compliance with the conditions of approval, or to determine whether a
modification of the Conditional Use Permit is necessary upon significant change
to the project as represented in the Staff Report dated November 13, 2024, or in
the event of a change in ownership which may result in deviation from the project
description or approved plans.
2. The Conditional Use Permit shall be reviewed by the Planning Commission as
soon as practical if: 1) conduct on the permitted premises results in three (3)
citations within any 12-month period for a violation of law or permit condition, 2)
that citation is not contested or is upheld on appeal, and 3) the conduct for which
the citation was issued resulted in adverse impacts to, or complaints from,
residents or occupants of the surrounding neighborhood. At the time of the
Conditional Use Permit review, to ensure ongoing compatibility with nearby uses,
the conditions of approval may be added, modified, and/or removed, or the
Conditional Use Permit may be revoked. The City shall notify Cal Poly if the Use
Permit is revoked. A re-review by the Planning Commission shall be accompanied
by the appropriate fee.
3. The fraternity shall be limited to a maximum of 19 residents for the property. The
property owner shall allow the City to verify the maximum occupancy by allowing
an inspection of records or visual inspection of the premises. Any inspection shall
be scheduled at a reasonable time with at least 24-hour notice to the residents.
Resolution No. PC-1092-24 Page 4
280 California Blvd., USE-0625-2024
4. Routine meetings and gatherings for the fraternity shall be limited to a maximum
of 25 people (rounded up from 24.75 = 16.5 people x 1.5), except as otherwise
approved by the Community Development Director for special events. If the
fraternity hosts special events involving more than 25 people, a transportation
management plan to reduce impacts to the surrounding neighborhood shall be
submitted to the Community Development Department, at least 30 days prior to
the event taking place, for review and approval. No exception from the Noise
Ordinance shall be approved by the Director as part of the special event.
5. For the life of the organization, the fraternity shall remain affiliated and in good
standing with the Interfraternity Council of Student Life and Leadership at
California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo. If the fraternity becomes
unaffiliated or is no longer in good standing, the Conditional Use Permit shall be
revoked.
6. For the life of the organization, the fraternity shall provide the name and contact
information (i.e., phone number and email address) of all responsible parties to
the Community Development Department and Neighborhood Services Manager
of the Police Department on an annual basis. If there is a change to the name
and/or contact information of any responsible parties, the Community
Development Department and Neighborhood Services Manager shall be notified
immediately.
7. For the life of the organization, the property shall be maintained in a clean and
orderly manner. All landscaping shall be replaced as necessary and maintained
(e.g., trimmed, pruned, etc.) to the satisfaction of the Community Development
Director.
8. A minimum of 19 parking spaces shall be provided and maintained at all times.
These spaces shall remain available to residents of the fraternity and not
designated for any individuals not residing on the property.
9. The fraternity use shall comply with Table 1 (Exterior Noise Limits) of Section
9.12.060 (Exterior Noise Limits) between the extended hours of 10:00 p.m. and
9:00 a.m.
10. Prior to a special event approved by the Community Development Director
pursuant to Condition No. 4, the fraternity shall provide written notification of the
event to occupants within 300 feet of the site. The written notification shall include
the date, hours, and contact information for the responsible party for the special
event. No exception from the Noise Ordinance shall be approved by the Director
as part of the special event.
11. Live entertainment, bands, and/or amplified sounds are prohibited, unless
otherwise approved through a special event by the Community Development
Department. No exception from the Noise Ordinance shall be approved by the
Resolution No. PC-1092-24 Page 5
280 California Blvd., USE-0625-2024
Director as part of the special event.
12. Failure to comply with any of the above conditions or code requirements, or the
conduct of the use so as to constitute a violation of Federal, State, or local law, or
so as to constitute a public nuisance or so as to cause adverse impacts on the
health, safety, or welfare of persons in the vicinity of this use is prohibited and may
constitute grounds for the revocation of this permit.
13. Within 60 days of the re-review hearing with the Planning Commission on
November 13, 2024, the fraternity shall install a minimum of 19 bicycle spaces
(one space for each resident) and contact the City for a follow-up inspection to
verify that all required bicycle spaces have been installed.
Indemnification
14. The applicant shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the City and/or its
agents, officers and employees from any claim, action or proceeding against the
City and/or its agents, officers, or employees to attack, set aside, void or annul,
the approval by the City of this project, and all actions relating thereto, including
but not limited to environmental review (“Indemnified Claims”). The City shall
promptly notify the applicant of any Indemnified Claim upon being presented with
the Indemnified Claim and the City shall fully cooperate in the defense against an
Indemnified Claim.
On motion by Commissioner Juan Munoz-Morris, seconded by Commissioner Bob
Jorgensen, and on the following roll call vote:
AYES: Commissioners Bob Jorgensen, Steve Kahn, and Juan Munoz-
Morris, and Chair Justin Cooley
NOES: Commissioner Eric Tolle and Vice Chair Dave Houghton
RECUSED: None
ABSENT: Commissioner Sheryl Flores
The foregoing resolution was passed and adopted this 13th day of November 2024.
_______ __________
Tyler Corey, Secretary
Planning Commission
City of San Luis Obispo, Community Development, 919 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA, 93401-3218, 805.781.7170, slocity.org
November 18, 2024 Sent via email
Adam Wechsler
Alpha Epsilon Pi
280 California Boulevard
San Luis Obispo, CA 93420
aepi.presidentcalpoly@gmail.com
SUBJECT: USE-0625-2024 (280 California Boulevard) – Planning Commission re-
review of the existing Conditional Use Permit for a fraternity at 280
California. The project is categorically exempt from environmental review
under Section 15301 (Existing Facilities) of the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.
Dear Adam Wechsler:
At the Planning Commission Hearing on November 13, 2024, the Commission re-reviewed
and approved modifications to the existing Conditional Use Permit to allow continuation of
the fraternity at 280 California Boulevard, based on revised findings and subject to revised
conditions of approval as noted in the attached Resolution No. PC-1092-24.
The decision is final unless appealed within ten (10) calendar days of the hearing date. Anyone
may appeal the action by submitting a letter to the City Clerk within the time specified. The
appropriate appeal fee must accompany the appeal documentation. Appeals will be scheduled
for the first available City Council Hearing date. If an appeal is filed, you will be notified of
the date and time of the hearing.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Hannah Hanh at (805)
781-7432 or hhanh@slocity.org.
Sincerely,
Tyler Corey
Deputy Director
Community Development
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From:Wallace, Christine
Sent:Tuesday, November 19, 2024 11:26 AM
To:Courtney Kienow
Subject:FW: Journalism Class Project
Hi Court, FYI ONLY. For reals. Wanted you to see the interactions I’m having with students and now instructors. I think
I’m getting salty in my aging career. I’m probably going to continue this kind of outreach when I encounter challenges
with students. Is that a good idea or a bad idea?
CW
From: Wallace, Christine
Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2024 11:23 AM
To: Camille Silvera Marcelino <csilvera@calpoly.edu>
Subject: FW: Journalism Class Project
Hi Camille,
This is the entirety of my email thread with Seth. For your knowledge, I field dozens of calls and emails every quarter
from students and I am very diligent in responding to them, providing time for interviews and generally speaking,
helping them be successful in their assignments. I appreciate his apology, and I trust he’ll be here at 1:15. What I’m
finding is that this is becoming the norm for students and it’s becoming more difficult for me and my colleagues to
honor their requests. We know the value of the assignments and we take very seriously how our interaction with
students can help shape how they perceive and interact with law enforcement and public safety. We want to continue
to participate with students in this manner, but not at the expense of the time and work the public has entrusted us to
do.
Best,
Christine Wallace
Police Public Affairs Manager
Police Department
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From: Seth Joseph Pintar <
Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2024 11:06 AM
To: Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>
Subject: Re: Journalism Class Project
Hello,
You're right, and I apologize. I'd be happy to come down to the station to talk to you today.
Sincerely,
Seth Joseph Pintar
From: Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2024 10:04 AM
To: Seth Joseph Pintar <
Subject: RE: Journalism Class Project
Seth,
Your lack of follow through is disheartening. When you commit to a time, there is an expectation that you meet that
deadline. I have 15 minutes between 1:15 and 1:30 but I’m not meeting with you on Zoom. I will meet with you at the
station. If you can’t make that time, I can meet with you when I return from my vacation.
Christine
From: Seth Joseph Pintar <
Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2024 9:24 AM
To: Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>
Subject: Re: Journalism Class Project
Hello, sorry fir missing our scheduled time, I overslept. Any chance we could talk later today?
Sincerely,
Seth Joseph Pintar
From: Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2024 3:35 PM
To: Seth Joseph Pintar <
Subject: RE: Journalism Class Project
Great, thanks so much.
CW
From: Seth Joseph Pintar <
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2024 3:34 PM
To: Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>
Subject: Re: Journalism Class Project
Hello,
Yes, I did mean 8 a.m., my mistake.
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Tonight I'll send you the zoom link we'll use for tomorrow.
Sincerely,
Seth Joseph Pintar
From: Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2024 3:32 PM
To: Seth Joseph Pintar <
Subject: RE: Journalism Class Project
Hi Seth,
I’m guessing you meant 8am tomorrow?
After we speak tomorrow morning, I will have a better idea of what you are writing and can provide some suggestions
for additional people to contact.
Are we doing a phone call or a Zoom?
Best,
Christine
From: Seth Joseph Pintar <
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2024 3:27 PM
To: Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>
Subject: Re: Journalism Class Project
Hello,
Let's plan for 8 p.m. Tomorrow. If something comes up and you're unavailable, then we can chat at 1 p.m.
Also, do you know anyone else who would be worth talking to about this topic? I've already contacted the
fraternities and some sororities.
Sincerely,
Seth Joseph Pintar
From: Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2024 8:55 AM
To: Seth Joseph Pintar <
Subject: RE: Journalism Class Project
Hi Seth,
Thanks for reaching out. I would be happy to chat with you, but I have limited time as I’m leaving Wednesday for 10
days. I’m available today from 10am to 11:30, then 3pm to 5pm. Tuesday, I’m available from 8am to 10am, and 1pm
to 1:30pm. Tuesdays are rough, I’m in meetings almost all day. If those times don’t work for you, I will be back in the
office on Monday, December 2nd and I have big chunks of time available that week.
Best,
Christine Wallace
Police Public Affairs Manager
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From: Seth Joseph Pintar <
Sent: Saturday, November 16, 2024 8:00 AM
To: Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>
Subject: Journalism Class Project
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Hello,
My name is Seth Pintar, and I’m a first-year journalism student here at Cal Poly.
I wanted to reach out because I’ve been assigned an enterprise story for my news reporting and writing class,
and the topic I chose was how the police patrol and manage the Greek-life parties during the weekends. Seeing
as how you are the public affairs manager for the San Luis Obispo Police Department, I feel your input would be
valuable to my piece.
I would love to set up an interview whenever is best for you. I hope we can talk about how the police coordinate
with fraternities on their parties, how they patrol frat row and how you deal with crimes that occur at frat parties
(especially when it comes to sexual misconduct).
I do want to preface that this story is not meant to be published in the mustang news and is just an assignment.
However, depending on how this story turns out, I may want to submit it to the Mustang News for publishing.
If you want to reach me, you can either email me back or call my number (858-203-5076) anywhere between 10
a.m. and 4 p.m. If you are interested in helping, please contact me soon.
Sincerely,
Seth Joseph Pintar
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From:Webb, Donré
Sent:Tuesday, November 19, 2024 10:14 AM
To:Hanh, Hannah
Subject:RE: 11/13 PC - Post-Hearing Docs
No worries 뇤눎눐눑눒눏 just didn’t want to catch you off guard.
From: Hanh, Hannah <hhanh@slocity.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2024 10:12 AM
To: Webb, Donré <DWebb@slocity.org>
Subject: RE: 11/13 PC - Post-Hearing Docs
Thank you Donré! Will be on the lookout for your email 뇤눎눐눑눒눏
From: Webb, Donré <DWebb@slocity.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2024 10:09 AM
To: Hanh, Hannah <hhanh@slocity.org>
Subject: RE: 11/13 PC - Post-Hearing Docs
Thank you Hannah – the letter and reso are attached. The reso is uploaded to the website and both documents are in
EnerGov.
Just a heads up, I will be sending out an email soon that will be directing planners to continue to process both, and I
will assist with a few things. This is the direction I was given 뇤눎눐눑눒눏. Let me know if you have any other questions.
Thank you!
Donré
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Sent: Monday, November 18, 2024 3:56 PM
To: Hanh, Hannah <hhanh@slocity.org>
Cc: Webb, Donré <DWebb@slocity.org>
Subject: RE: 11/13 PC - Post-Hearing Docs
Signed – thanks!
From: Hanh, Hannah <hhanh@slocity.org>
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2024 10:18 AM
To: Corey, Tyler <tcorey@slocity.org>
Cc: Webb, Donré <DWebb@slocity.org>
Subject: 11/13 PC - Post-Hearing Docs
Hi Tyler,
For your final sign-off, here are the follow-up letter and reso for the fraternity re-review: USE-0625-2024 (280
California) - Fraternity Re-review
There is a minor correction in COA 13 to clarify that it is one space per resident. Let me know if you have any
questions.
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Hi Donré – Please let me know after you’ve determined the reso number and uploaded it to the website. I will email
the applicant the letter and reso once available. No need for a hard copy in the mail, and no invoice for this one.
Thank you!
Sincerely,
Hannah Hanh
Associate Planner
Community Development
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From:Hanh, Hannah
Sent:Tuesday, November 19, 2024 10:12 AM
To:Webb, Donré
Subject:RE: 11/13 PC - Post-Hearing Docs
Thank you Donré! Will be on the lookout for your email 뇤눎눐눑눒눏
From: Webb, Donré <DWebb@slocity.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2024 10:09 AM
To: Hanh, Hannah <hhanh@slocity.org>
Subject: RE: 11/13 PC - Post-Hearing Docs
Thank you Hannah – the letter and reso are attached. The reso is uploaded to the website and both documents are in
EnerGov.
Just a heads up, I will be sending out an email soon that will be directing planners to continue to process both, and I
will assist with a few things. This is the direction I was given 뇤눎눐눑눒눏. Let me know if you have any other questions.
Thank you!
Donré
From: Corey, Tyler <tcorey@slocity.org>
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2024 3:56 PM
To: Hanh, Hannah <hhanh@slocity.org>
Cc: Webb, Donré <DWebb@slocity.org>
Subject: RE: 11/13 PC - Post-Hearing Docs
Signed – thanks!
From: Hanh, Hannah <hhanh@slocity.org>
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2024 10:18 AM
To: Corey, Tyler <tcorey@slocity.org>
Cc: Webb, Donré <DWebb@slocity.org>
Subject: 11/13 PC - Post-Hearing Docs
Hi Tyler,
For your final sign-off, here are the follow-up letter and reso for the fraternity re-review: USE-0625-2024 (280
California) - Fraternity Re-review
There is a minor correction in COA 13 to clarify that it is one space per resident. Let me know if you have any
questions.
Hi Donré – Please let me know after you’ve determined the reso number and uploaded it to the website. I will email
the applicant the letter and reso once available. No need for a hard copy in the mail, and no invoice for this one.
Thank you!
Sincerely,
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Hannah Hanh
Associate Planner
Community Development
919 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3218
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From:Webb, Donré
Sent:Tuesday, November 19, 2024 10:09 AM
To:Hanh, Hannah
Subject:RE: 11/13 PC - Post-Hearing Docs
Attachments:USE-0625-2024 (280 California Blvd.).pdf; PC-1092-24 (USE-0625-2024 -- 280 California
Blvd.).pdf
Thank you Hannah – the letter and reso are attached. The reso is uploaded to the website and both documents are in
EnerGov.
Just a heads up, I will be sending out an email soon that will be directing planners to continue to process both, and I
will assist with a few things. This is the direction I was given 뇤눎눐눑눒눏. Let me know if you have any other questions.
Thank you!
Donré
From: Corey, Tyler <tcorey@slocity.org>
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2024 3:56 PM
To: Hanh, Hannah <hhanh@slocity.org>
Cc: Webb, Donré <DWebb@slocity.org>
Subject: RE: 11/13 PC - Post-Hearing Docs
Signed – thanks!
From: Hanh, Hannah <hhanh@slocity.org>
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2024 10:18 AM
To: Corey, Tyler <tcorey@slocity.org>
Cc: Webb, Donré <DWebb@slocity.org>
Subject: 11/13 PC - Post-Hearing Docs
Hi Tyler,
For your final sign-off, here are the follow-up letter and reso for the fraternity re-review: USE-0625-2024 (280
California) - Fraternity Re-review
There is a minor correction in COA 13 to clarify that it is one space per resident. Let me know if you have any
questions.
Hi Donré – Please let me know after you’ve determined the reso number and uploaded it to the website. I will email
the applicant the letter and reso once available. No need for a hard copy in the mail, and no invoice for this one.
Thank you!
Sincerely,
Hannah Hanh
Associate Planner
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RESOLUTION NO. PC-1092-24
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
SAN LUIS OBISPO APPROVING MODIFICATIONS TO AN EXISTING
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW THE CONTINUATION OF THE
FRATERNITY AT 280 CALIFORNIA BOULEVARD. THE PROJECT IS
EXEMPT FROM ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW UNDER SECTION 15301
(EXISTING FACILITIES) OF THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY ACT (CEQA) GUIDELINES AS REPRESENTED IN THE STAFF
REPORT AND ATTACHMENTS DATED NOVEMBER 13, 2024 (USE-
0625-2024)
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo conducted a public
hearing in the Council Chamber of City Hall, 990 Palm Street, on August 2, 1983, to
review an appeal of the Planning Commission’s approval of a Use Permit to allow a
fraternity at 280 California Boulevard, pursuant to a proceeding instituted under U1099;
Alpha Epsilon Pi, applicant; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of San Luis Obispo denied the appeal and
upheld the Planning Commission’s approval of the Use Permit, U1099, on August 2,
1983, after duly considering all evidence, including testimony of the applicant and general
public and evaluation, and recommendations by staff presented at said hearing; and
WHEREAS, the City received complaints and issued citations for multiple, verified
noise violations in 2023 and 2024; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of San Luis Obispo conducted a
public hearing in the Council Chamber of City Hall, 990 Palm Street, on November 13,
2024, for a re-review of the existing Conditional Use Permit to allow the continuation of
the fraternity at 280 California Boulevard, pursuant to a proceeding instituted under USE-
0625-2024; Alpha Epsilon Pi, applicant; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of San Luis Obispo approved
modifications to the Conditional Use Permit, USE-0625-2024, after duly considering all
evidence, including the documented noise violations, testimony of the applicant and
general public, and evaluation and recommendations by staff presented at said hearing;
and
WHEREAS, notices of said public hearings were made at the time and in the
manner required by law; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Planning Commission of the City
of San Luis Obispo as follows:
Resolution No. PC-1092-24 Page 2
280 California Blvd., USE-0625-2024
SECTION 1. Findings. The Planning Commission hereby approves modifications
to the Conditional Use Permit to allow the continuation of the fraternity (USE-0625-2024),
based on the following revised findings:
Conditional Use Permit / Fraternity Use
1. The project is consistent with the General Plan because the proposed fraternity is
an allowable use as dense group housing in the High Density Residential (HDR)
land use designation. In addition, the project would facilitate Land Use Element
Policy 2.6.5 and Housing Element Policy 8.6 by locating a fraternity in proximity to
the Cal Poly SLO campus and other student-oriented uses and housing.
2. The proposed fraternity is conditionally allowed within the High-Density Residential
(R-4) zone. As conditioned, the project complies with applicable provisions of the
Zoning Regulations because (a) the maximum number of 19 residents complies
with the group housing maximum occupancy limits and (b) the revised parking
configuration would provide 19 required spaces for 19 residents and comply with
the City’s Parking and Driveway Standards to improve the property.
3. The design, location, size, and operating characteristics of the project will be
compatible with the existing and future land uses in the vicinity because the
proposed fraternity would (a) be established in proximity to other dense group
housing (i.e., other fraternities, sororities, multi-family, etc.), (b) located within
walking distance (i.e., within 0.3-mile) of the Cal Poly campus, and (c) utilize an
existing developed property with minor site improvements (i.e., parking and
landscaping improvements).
4. The site is physically suitable in terms of (a) its design, location, shape, size, and
operating characteristics of the project; (b) traffic generation and the provision of
public and emergency vehicle (e.g., fire and medical) access; (c) public protection
services (e.g., fire protection, police protection, etc.); and (d) the provision of
utilities (e.g., potable water, schools, solid waste collection and disposal, storm
drainage, wastewater collection, treatment, and disposal, etc.). The project is
surrounded by other developed properties with compatible dense housing uses,
has access to the City’s circulation system, and would be served by City utilities.
The project utilizes an existing developed property and does not include activities
that would generate service or utility demands beyond those anticipated with uses
permitted in the vicinity.
5. As conditioned, the project will not be detrimental to the health, safety, and welfare
of persons living or working at the site or in the vicinity because conditions have
been included that place limits on the number of persons allowed on site, restrict
activities, provide adequate parking, and limit potential disturbances to neighboring
properties. The project will be compatible with the existing site constraints and the
character of the neighborhood.
Resolution No. PC-1092-24 Page 3
280 California Blvd., USE-0625-2024
6. As conditioned, the establishment and subsequent operation or conduct of the
project will not, because of the circumstances and conditions applied in the
particular case, be detrimental to the health, safety or welfare of the general public
or persons residing or working in the neighborhood of the use, or be detrimental
or injurious to property or improvements in the vicinity of the use because the
project includes conditions that (a) place limits on the number of persons allowed
on site, (b) restrict activities, (c) provide adequate parking, and (d) limit potential
disturbances to neighboring properties. The project would be compatible with the
existing site constraints and the character of the neighborhood.
SECTION 2. Environmental Review. The project is exempt from environmental
review under Section 15301 (Existing Facilities) of the CEQA Guidelines because it
includes the continued operation and permitting of an existing residential use (i.e.,
fraternity) with revised findings and conditions of approval. The project does not include
construction of a new building or additional building square footage. Therefore, the project
involves no expansion of the existing residential use.
SECTION 3. Action. The Planning Commission hereby approves modifications to
the Conditional Use Permit to allow the continuation of the fraternity (USE-0625-2024),
based on the following revised conditions:
Planning Division – Community Development Department
1. The Conditional Use Permit shall be reviewed by the Community Development
Director for compliance with the conditions of approval, or to determine whether a
modification of the Conditional Use Permit is necessary upon significant change
to the project as represented in the Staff Report dated November 13, 2024, or in
the event of a change in ownership which may result in deviation from the project
description or approved plans.
2. The Conditional Use Permit shall be reviewed by the Planning Commission as
soon as practical if: 1) conduct on the permitted premises results in three (3)
citations within any 12-month period for a violation of law or permit condition, 2)
that citation is not contested or is upheld on appeal, and 3) the conduct for which
the citation was issued resulted in adverse impacts to, or complaints from,
residents or occupants of the surrounding neighborhood. At the time of the
Conditional Use Permit review, to ensure ongoing compatibility with nearby uses,
the conditions of approval may be added, modified, and/or removed, or the
Conditional Use Permit may be revoked. The City shall notify Cal Poly if the Use
Permit is revoked. A re-review by the Planning Commission shall be accompanied
by the appropriate fee.
3. The fraternity shall be limited to a maximum of 19 residents for the property. The
property owner shall allow the City to verify the maximum occupancy by allowing
an inspection of records or visual inspection of the premises. Any inspection shall
be scheduled at a reasonable time with at least 24-hour notice to the residents.
Resolution No. PC-1092-24 Page 4
280 California Blvd., USE-0625-2024
4. Routine meetings and gatherings for the fraternity shall be limited to a maximum
of 25 people (rounded up from 24.75 = 16.5 people x 1.5), except as otherwise
approved by the Community Development Director for special events. If the
fraternity hosts special events involving more than 25 people, a transportation
management plan to reduce impacts to the surrounding neighborhood shall be
submitted to the Community Development Department, at least 30 days prior to
the event taking place, for review and approval. No exception from the Noise
Ordinance shall be approved by the Director as part of the special event.
5. For the life of the organization, the fraternity shall remain affiliated and in good
standing with the Interfraternity Council of Student Life and Leadership at
California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo. If the fraternity becomes
unaffiliated or is no longer in good standing, the Conditional Use Permit shall be
revoked.
6. For the life of the organization, the fraternity shall provide the name and contact
information (i.e., phone number and email address) of all responsible parties to
the Community Development Department and Neighborhood Services Manager
of the Police Department on an annual basis. If there is a change to the name
and/or contact information of any responsible parties, the Community
Development Department and Neighborhood Services Manager shall be notified
immediately.
7. For the life of the organization, the property shall be maintained in a clean and
orderly manner. All landscaping shall be replaced as necessary and maintained
(e.g., trimmed, pruned, etc.) to the satisfaction of the Community Development
Director.
8. A minimum of 19 parking spaces shall be provided and maintained at all times.
These spaces shall remain available to residents of the fraternity and not
designated for any individuals not residing on the property.
9. The fraternity use shall comply with Table 1 (Exterior Noise Limits) of Section
9.12.060 (Exterior Noise Limits) between the extended hours of 10:00 p.m. and
9:00 a.m.
10. Prior to a special event approved by the Community Development Director
pursuant to Condition No. 4, the fraternity shall provide written notification of the
event to occupants within 300 feet of the site. The written notification shall include
the date, hours, and contact information for the responsible party for the special
event. No exception from the Noise Ordinance shall be approved by the Director
as part of the special event.
11. Live entertainment, bands, and/or amplified sounds are prohibited, unless
otherwise approved through a special event by the Community Development
Department. No exception from the Noise Ordinance shall be approved by the
Resolution No. PC-1092-24 Page 5
280 California Blvd., USE-0625-2024
Director as part of the special event.
12. Failure to comply with any of the above conditions or code requirements, or the
conduct of the use so as to constitute a violation of Federal, State, or local law, or
so as to constitute a public nuisance or so as to cause adverse impacts on the
health, safety, or welfare of persons in the vicinity of this use is prohibited and may
constitute grounds for the revocation of this permit.
13. Within 60 days of the re-review hearing with the Planning Commission on
November 13, 2024, the fraternity shall install a minimum of 19 bicycle spaces
(one space for each resident) and contact the City for a follow-up inspection to
verify that all required bicycle spaces have been installed.
Indemnification
14. The applicant shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the City and/or its
agents, officers and employees from any claim, action or proceeding against the
City and/or its agents, officers, or employees to attack, set aside, void or annul,
the approval by the City of this project, and all actions relating thereto, including
but not limited to environmental review (“Indemnified Claims”). The City shall
promptly notify the applicant of any Indemnified Claim upon being presented with
the Indemnified Claim and the City shall fully cooperate in the defense against an
Indemnified Claim.
On motion by Commissioner Juan Munoz-Morris, seconded by Commissioner Bob
Jorgensen, and on the following roll call vote:
AYES: Commissioners Bob Jorgensen, Steve Kahn, and Juan Munoz-
Morris, and Chair Justin Cooley
NOES: Commissioner Eric Tolle and Vice Chair Dave Houghton
RECUSED: None
ABSENT: Commissioner Sheryl Flores
The foregoing resolution was passed and adopted this 13th day of November 2024.
_______ __________
Tyler Corey, Secretary
Planning Commission
City of San Luis Obispo, Community Development, 919 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA, 93401-3218, 805.781.7170, slocity.org
November 18, 2024 Sent via email
Adam Wechsler
Alpha Epsilon Pi
280 California Boulevard
San Luis Obispo, CA 93420
aepi.presidentcalpoly@gmail.com
SUBJECT: USE-0625-2024 (280 California Boulevard) – Planning Commission re-
review of the existing Conditional Use Permit for a fraternity at 280
California. The project is categorically exempt from environmental review
under Section 15301 (Existing Facilities) of the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.
Dear Adam Wechsler:
At the Planning Commission Hearing on November 13, 2024, the Commission re-reviewed
and approved modifications to the existing Conditional Use Permit to allow continuation of
the fraternity at 280 California Boulevard, based on revised findings and subject to revised
conditions of approval as noted in the attached Resolution No. PC-1092-24.
The decision is final unless appealed within ten (10) calendar days of the hearing date. Anyone
may appeal the action by submitting a letter to the City Clerk within the time specified. The
appropriate appeal fee must accompany the appeal documentation. Appeals will be scheduled
for the first available City Council Hearing date. If an appeal is filed, you will be notified of
the date and time of the hearing.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Hannah Hanh at (805)
781-7432 or hhanh@slocity.org.
Sincerely,
Tyler Corey
Deputy Director
Community Development
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From:Wallace, Christine
Sent:Tuesday, November 19, 2024 10:06 AM
To:Kim Lisagor Bisheff
Subject:FW: Journalism Class Project
Hi Kim,
Is Seth a student in your class? I’m looping you in on this for knowledge. I do try hard to get student requests met but
this is ridiculous.
Thanks,
Christine
From: Wallace, Christine
Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2024 10:04 AM
To: Seth Joseph Pintar <sjpintar@calpoly.edu>
Subject: RE: Journalism Class Project
Seth,
Your lack of follow through is disheartening. When you commit to a time, there is an expectation that you meet that
deadline. I have 15 minutes between 1:15 and 1:30 but I’m not meeting with you on Zoom. I will meet with you at the
station. If you can’t make that time, I can meet with you when I return from my vacation.
Christine
From: Seth Joseph Pintar <
Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2024 9:24 AM
To: Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>
Subject: Re: Journalism Class Project
Hello, sorry fir missing our scheduled time, I overslept. Any chance we could talk later today?
Sincerely,
Seth Joseph Pintar
From: Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2024 3:35 PM
To: Seth Joseph Pintar <
Subject: RE: Journalism Class Project
Great, thanks so much.
CW
From: Seth Joseph Pintar <
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2024 3:34 PM
To: Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>
Subject: Re: Journalism Class Project
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Hello,
Yes, I did mean 8 a.m., my mistake.
Tonight I'll send you the zoom link we'll use for tomorrow.
Sincerely,
Seth Joseph Pintar
From: Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2024 3:32 PM
To: Seth Joseph Pintar <
Subject: RE: Journalism Class Project
Hi Seth,
I’m guessing you meant 8am tomorrow?
After we speak tomorrow morning, I will have a better idea of what you are writing and can provide some suggestions
for additional people to contact.
Are we doing a phone call or a Zoom?
Best,
Christine
From: Seth Joseph Pintar <
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2024 3:27 PM
To: Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>
Subject: Re: Journalism Class Project
Hello,
Let's plan for 8 p.m. Tomorrow. If something comes up and you're unavailable, then we can chat at 1 p.m.
Also, do you know anyone else who would be worth talking to about this topic? I've already contacted the
fraternities and some sororities.
Sincerely,
Seth Joseph Pintar
From: Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2024 8:55 AM
To: Seth Joseph Pintar <
Subject: RE: Journalism Class Project
Hi Seth,
Thanks for reaching out. I would be happy to chat with you, but I have limited time as I’m leaving Wednesday for 10
days. I’m available today from 10am to 11:30, then 3pm to 5pm. Tuesday, I’m available from 8am to 10am, and 1pm
to 1:30pm. Tuesdays are rough, I’m in meetings almost all day. If those times don’t work for you, I will be back in the
office on Monday, December 2nd and I have big chunks of time available that week.
Best,
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Sent: Saturday, November 16, 2024 8:00 AM
To: Wallace, Christine <cwallace@slocity.org>
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Hello,
My name is Seth Pintar, and I’m a first-year journalism student here at Cal Poly.
I wanted to reach out because I’ve been assigned an enterprise story for my news reporting and writing class,
and the topic I chose was how the police patrol and manage the Greek-life parties during the weekends. Seeing
as how you are the public affairs manager for the San Luis Obispo Police Department, I feel your input would be
valuable to my piece.
I would love to set up an interview whenever is best for you. I hope we can talk about how the police coordinate
with fraternities on their parties, how they patrol frat row and how you deal with crimes that occur at frat parties
(especially when it comes to sexual misconduct).
I do want to preface that this story is not meant to be published in the mustang news and is just an assignment.
However, depending on how this story turns out, I may want to submit it to the Mustang News for publishing.
If you want to reach me, you can either email me back or call my number (858-203-5076) anywhere between 10
a.m. and 4 p.m. If you are interested in helping, please contact me soon.
Sincerely,
Seth Joseph Pintar
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From:Pease, Andy
Sent:Tuesday, November 19, 2024 9:34 AM
To:kathie walker
Subject:RE: Election System Proposal
Katie –
Thank you for writing and sharing your ideas and feedback on changes to the city electoral system. As you know, the
city council did not initiate this action, and I am frustrated that the state-wide goal of increasing representation for
marginalized communities has led to non-sensical applications of the voting rights act.
When the city was first sued, our options appeared to be: go straight to district elections or fight the suit and risk
millions of dollars in fees. Although districts can be beneficial in some communities, our demographic analysis,
combined with feedback from local Latinae and Hispanic community leaders indicated that districts would not increase
diversity or representation in City government here and may instead have unintended adverse impacts.
We have received comments from several residents who would prefer district elections in any case, and I appreciate
hearing the reasoning for that approach. Regardless of the outcome of the settlement being considered tonight, city
residents are allowed to implement district elections at any time in the future. It would require a change to the city
charter so would have to be enabled through a ballot measure.
From my research, I do not favor districts for this settlement. I believe our elected leaders are accessible and
responsive to community concerns throughout the entire city. Leaders from other similarly sized communities who
opted for district election have shared with me many drawbacks, including lack of interested candidates, narrow
interests of district representation and funding decisions that don’t address the broad needs of the entire community.
I have been interested in rank-choice voting and would love to explore that approach more in the future, but
unfortunately it is not a viable option for this settlement. Citywide single vote, the proposed method in the tentative
settlement, is a reasonable compromise. In fact, 40% - 50% of our voters already opt to cast just one vote when two
seats are open. By implementing that practice across all voters, the pool is opened up for the 2nd seat to emerge from
outside of the majority voters.
At this time, I believe that the citywide single vote, combined with community outreach, resources and education, is a
reasonable approach to a difficult situation.
Thanks again for your feedback and involvement.
Andy
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From: kathie walker <
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2024 11:42 AM
To: E-mail Council Website <emailcouncil@slocity.org>
Subject: Election System Proposal
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Dear Councilmembers,
I believe district elections will are the best solution for San Luis Obispo for the following reasons:
1. It will allow specific neighborhoods to be represented by someone who lives there and understands the
unique circumstances of that district.
We live in the northern part of the city and do not have a representative who lives here. Over the past three
years, the residents in our neighborhood have been unable to have peace from Thursday to Sunday due to
extreme noise generated at illegal fraternity houses in our neighborhood. I have sent video and
correspondence to SLOPD and to the Council related to the lack of enforcement of noisy parties and, most
importantly, the illegal fraternity houses located in Alta Vista, Monterey Heights, and spreading to
neighborhoods west of Santa Rosa near Foothill. One Council member wrote to me after viewing a video and
said they didn't know what they would do if they lived here. It's been three years and the problem has not been
solved.
Each district in the city has unique situations (i.e. Laguna Lake, the airport area, etc.) The constituents need and
deserve to have representation in those districts.
2. It will be more inclusive because candidates can run a more affordable campaign.
I was involved in running an election campaign for a SLO mayor several years ago and was privy to the inner
workings of a campaign. It is expensive and special interest groups can contribute significant amounts by having
themselves, their family, and their friends give the maximum contribution, which was limited to $300 per
person. It adds up when many related people are each contributing $300. I also witnessed back-room deals
where a council person who wanted an endorsement "convinced" another well-known person in politics not to
run against the mayoral candidate and in exchange, the city council candidate received an endorsement from
the political party and won the election. I became disenchanted and lost faith in the fairness of politics, even on
a local level. Money and endorsements by a political party are the primary factors that determine the winner of
elections in SLO. Districts allow a more focused approach and are more affordable for potential candidates
because they only need to reach those in their district. They would represent the specific needs of the residents
in their district.
The argument that the district voters can only vote for their representative once every four years is not
consequential because the constituents have direct representation. If the City feels they should be able to vote
every two years, then change the process to align with the mayoral election and have voting every two years for
all candidates.
Thank you for your consideration,
Kathie Walker
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From:kathie walker <
Sent:Tuesday, November 19, 2024 7:48 AM
To:Shoresman, Michelle
Subject:Re: Election System Proposal
Yeah, I am not a proponent of ranked choice. I was just communicating that I'd heard from some people who
like ranked choice, and the vast majority of others who prefer the district model. My preference is districts.
Thank you again for your time.
On Tue, Nov 19, 2024 at 7:31 AM Shoresman, Michelle <mshoresm@slocity.org> wrote:
Ranked choice is not only financially infeasible…it’s actually not allowed by the state Secretary of State and
our Clerk Recorder has said they would not be able to run an election of that type. So we, as a city, would have
to run our own election, which we are not experts in. So, expensive and probably not realistically feasible. So,
unfortunately, it has several things going against it.
Thanks again.
From: kathie walker <
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2024 10:52:49 PM
To: Shoresman, Michelle <mshoresm@slocity.org>
Subject: Re: Election System Proposal
Yes, I realize that the neighborhoods around Cal Poly would be diluted because of the total population of the
city. Our neighborhood's district in San Luis Coastal Unified also dips down to include the San Luis Drive
neighborhood and some of the neighborhood east of Johnson Avenue. The school board member for our
district lives in that area east of Johnson.
I feel the district model is more inclusive because it allows folks to campaign to a smaller segment of people
which is more affordable. The district representatives are likely familiar with issues in their district and more
accessible to those in their district who wish to bring issues to their attention.
I can see both sides of the argument. It would be great for the constituents to be able to decide what they want.
I have heard there is a movement toward bringing an initiative forward but have been more preoccupied with
solving the fraternity issue so am not super clear about the details. But I have heard from many people who
prefer the district model or ranked voting, which I understand is not financially feasible.
On Mon, Nov 18, 2024 at 8:42 PM Shoresman, Michelle <mshoresm@slocity.org> wrote:
Thank you Kathie.
I wish we had more options in this situation. Did you get a chance to look at the proposed map?
Thank you again,
Michelle
From: kathie walker <
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2024 11:42:19 AM
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Dear Councilmembers,
I believe district elections will are the best solution for San Luis Obispo for the following reasons:
1. It will allow specific neighborhoods to be represented by someone who lives there and understands the
unique circumstances of that district.
We live in the northern part of the city and do not have a representative who lives here. Over the past three
years, the residents in our neighborhood have been unable to have peace from Thursday to Sunday due to
extreme noise generated at illegal fraternity houses in our neighborhood. I have sent video and
correspondence to SLOPD and to the Council related to the lack of enforcement of noisy parties and, most
importantly, the illegal fraternity houses located in Alta Vista, Monterey Heights, and spreading to
neighborhoods west of Santa Rosa near Foothill. One Council member wrote to me after viewing a video and
said they didn't know what they would do if they lived here. It's been three years and the problem has not been
solved.
Each district in the city has unique situations (i.e. Laguna Lake, the airport area, etc.) The constituents need
and deserve to have representation in those districts.
2. It will be more inclusive because candidates can run a more affordable campaign.
I was involved in running an election campaign for a SLO mayor several years ago and was privy to the inner
workings of a campaign. It is expensive and special interest groups can contribute significant amounts by
having themselves, their family, and their friends give the maximum contribution, which was limited to $300
per person. It adds up when many related people are each contributing $300. I also witnessed back-room
deals where a council person who wanted an endorsement "convinced" another well-known p erson in politics
not to run against the mayoral candidate and in exchange, the city council candidate received an
endorsement from the political party and won the election. I became disenchanted and lost faith in the
fairness of politics, even on a local level. Money and endorsements by a political party are the primary factors
that determine the winner of elections in SLO. Districts allow a more focused approach and are more
affordable for potential candidates because they only need to reach those in their district. They would
represent the specific needs of the residents in their district.
The argument that the district voters can only vote for their representative once every four years is not
consequential because the constituents have direct representation. If the City feels they should be able to
vote every two years, then change the process to align with the mayoral election and have voting every two
years for all candidates.
Thank you for your consideration,
Kathie Walker
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From:Shoresman, Michelle
Sent:Monday, November 18, 2024 8:43 PM
To:kathie walker
Subject:Re: Election System Proposal
Thank you Kathie.
I wish we had more options in this situation. Did you get a chance to look at the proposed map?
Thank you again,
Michelle
From: kathie walker <
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2024 11:42:19 AM
To: E-mail Council Website <emailcouncil@slocity.org>
Subject: Election System Proposal
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Dear Councilmembers,
I believe district elections will are the best solution for San Luis Obispo for the following reasons:
1. It will allow specific neighborhoods to be represented by someone who lives there and understands the
unique circumstances of that district.
We live in the northern part of the city and do not have a representative who lives here. Over the past three
years, the residents in our neighborhood have been unable to have peace from Thursday to Sunday due to
extreme noise generated at illegal fraternity houses in our neighborhood. I have sent video and
correspondence to SLOPD and to the Council related to the lack of enforcement of noisy parties and, most
importantly, the illegal fraternity houses located in Alta Vista, Monterey Heights, and spreading to
neighborhoods west of Santa Rosa near Foothill. One Council member wrote to me after viewing a video and
said they didn't know what they would do if they lived here. It's been three years and the problem has not been
solved.
Each district in the city has unique situations (i.e. Laguna Lake, the airport area, etc.) The constituents need and
deserve to have representation in those districts.
2. It will be more inclusive because candidates can run a more affordable campaign.
I was involved in running an election campaign for a SLO mayor several years ago and was privy to the inner
workings of a campaign. It is expensive and special interest groups can contribute significant amounts by having
themselves, their family, and their friends give the maximum contribution, which was limited to $300 per
person. It adds up when many related people are each contributing $300. I also witnessed back-room deals
where a council person who wanted an endorsement "convinced" another well-known person in politics not to
run against the mayoral candidate and in exchange, the city council candidate received an endorsement from
the political party and won the election. I became disenchanted and lost faith in the fairness of politics, even on
a local level. Money and endorsements by a political party are the primary factors that determine the winner of
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elections in SLO. Districts allow a more focused approach and are more affordable for potential candidates
because they only need to reach those in their district. They would represent the specific needs of the residents
in their district.
The argument that the district voters can only vote for their representative once every four years is not
consequential because the constituents have direct representation. If the City feels they should be able to vote
every two years, then change the process to align with the mayoral election and have voting every two years for
all candidates.
Thank you for your consideration,
Kathie Walker
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From:Hanh, Hannah
Sent:Monday, November 18, 2024 2:39 PM
To:Ben Hamik
Subject:RE: USE-0587-2024 (1327 Foothill) - Application Review
Hi Ben,
That’s no problem. I have also been in contact with Celeste Wayne from Urban Arena, who is assisting with revising
the plans and addressing these comments.
Sincerely,
Hannah Hanh
Associate Planner
Community Development
919 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3218
E hhanh@slocity.org
T 805.781.7432
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From: Ben Hamik <
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2024 2:21 PM
To: Hanh, Hannah <hhanh@slocity.org>
Subject: Re: USE-0587-2024 (1327 Foothill) - Application Review
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Hi Hannah,
I deeply apologize, I thought I had responded to you earlier this month. After reviewing your recommendations
our Alumni measured the basement and are in the processing of sending me over the plans. For the rest of the
application I will be sending over the desired information later this week.
Thanks,
Ben
Ben Hamik (he/him/his)
Denver, Colorado, USA
Cal Poly Class of 2025
B.A. Political Science/ M.P.P.
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On Mon, Oct 21, 2024 at 08:14 Hanh, Hannah <hhanh@slocity.org> wrote:
Good morning Ben,
I wanted to follow up on your Conditional Use Permit (CUP) application to allow a fraternity at 1327 Foothill.
Attached is a letter containing staff’s comments after the initial completeness review of your submittal.
Please take a look and let me know if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Hannah Hanh
Associate Planner
Community Development
919 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3218
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From:Green, Harriet
Sent:Monday, November 18, 2024 1:59 PM
To:Salem, Rami
Cc:Mezzapesa, John
Subject:1688 Mills St Photos
1688 Mill- YITBOS Frat
Harriet Green
pronouns she/her/hers
Code Enforcement Technician I
Community Development
Neighborhood Services Specialist
919 Palm St, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3218
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From:Courtney Leigh Kienow <ckienow@calpoly.edu>
Sent:Monday, November 18, 2024 12:29 PM
To:Purrington, Teresa
Cc:Karpovich, Michelle
Subject:Re: Follow up and Meeting with President Armstrong
Perfect. We’ll send a calendar invite. Thank you!
Courtney
From: Purrington, Teresa <TPurring@slocity.org>
Date: Monday, November 18, 2024 at 12:13 PM
To: Courtney Leigh Kienow <ckienow@calpoly.edu>, McDonald, Whitney <WMcDonal@slocity.org>
Cc: Karpovich, Michelle <mkarpovi@slocity.org>
Subject: RE: Follow up and Meeting with President Armstrong
Hi Courtney,
1/9/2025 at 1:00 PM works on Whitney’s calendar.
Teresa Purrington
City Clerk
From: Courtney Leigh Kienow <ckienow@calpoly.edu>
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2024 12:05 PM
To: McDonald, Whitney <WMcDonal@slocity.org>
Cc: Purrington, Teresa <TPurring@slocity.org>; Karpovich, Michelle <mkarpovi@slocity.org>
Subject: Follow up and Meeting with President Armstrong
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Hi Whitney,
The President is looking forward to meeting at his office on one of the following dates/times:
1/7/25: 1:30 pm – 2:15 pm
1/9/25: 1:00 pm – 1:45 pm or 2:00 pm – 2:45 pm
1/13/25: 3:00 pm – 3:45 pm
If those don’t work for you, please let me know and we’ll propose other options. We will reserve a parking space for you in
the A-1 lot (next to the admin building) at the time that works best.
I also wanted to follow up with you on the items I promised from our recent lunch with Jen and Allison Baird-James as well
as other follow up items. Apologies for the delay.
Saint Patrick’s Day Planning
We’re really glad that Chief Scott is now on the task force. We’ll meet again before the end of the year.
I attached more information on all the planning around this. I will share some of the plans with my neighbor contact list as
well. That was a great suggestion.
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Because we talked through it specifically, I wanted to highlight the communication plans we’re evaluating that could
include:
Media outreach and story/interview pitching with police chiefs and others
Opinion piece placements in local and out-of-area media (particularly student media at key universities in
California) to spread the word that the party is canceled in SLO, etc.
Social media outreach out of area to discourage visitors and spread the party is canceled message
Working with sister CSU and UC campuses’ communications departments and student government to help
spread the word
Robust on-campus and local social media messaging centered around celebrating responsibly and calling
attention to alternative events and to enforcement measures that will be in place.
More on this in the months to come.
Halloween: messaging and campus impacts
I know I shared the pre-Halloween communication that we sent to students with you on Oct. 24th. Here is a summary of
impacts from our High-Risk Events Task Force:
ASI - Late night Halloween event at the Rec center the Saturday before Halloween - 1200 students showed up, almost
double the attendance of the year before.
The event ended at 1AM, and many students were still in attendance all the way to the end.
UH - UH had staff and CPPD, CSO, and CSL (other roles providing eyes and ears) completing walks and providing a
presence both weekends. This seemed to be helpful. Lots of awareness around no overnight guests- seem to have less
people around the communities. We had some damage but nothing "out of the normal.”
OSRR - Pre Halloween weekend had 22 cases with 74 students, overall, 37 reports with 91 students. 3 transports over
both weekends. Working on a year over year Halloween report.
FSL - All hydration boxes were utilized with no leftovers and have not heard any negative response from OSRR or the
students.
L&S - City has decided not to partner with Cal Poly in the future. Community clean up event with 40 student volunteers.
DOS - There were instances of vandalism on campus on Halloween night, and facilities worked quickly to get it cleaned up
and President Armstrong met with the impacted student communities.
City of SLO - City/community had brought up a question on why Cal Poly did not have an event on Halloween itself
- mainly due to the time frame of Halloween falling on a weekday. Next year, Halloween falls on a Friday.
Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities
The email is OSRR@calpoly.edu
Here’s a link to the Standards for Student Conduct: https://content-calpoly-
edu.s3.amazonaws.com/osrr/1/documents/ExecutiveOrders/CP%20Title%205.pdf
Information about Cal Poly’s conduct process can be found here: https://osrr.calpoly.edu/home
Cal Poly’s Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities acts swiftly on any reports it receives of Cal Poly students whose
behavior violates university policies – including off-campus behavior. Likewise, any reports of criminal activity — by our
own students or by any campus visitor — shared with our Cal Poly Police Department will be fully investigated and
individuals will be held accountable.
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Citizens can report any instances they believe to be violating university policies here: OSRR online.
Fraternities and Sororities: Conditional Use Permits and R1/R2 Neighborhoods
Thank you for the meeting last week. Please let me know if we can set up another meeting on this. I think we said January
would be a good goal. We’re committed to working through this issue with you. Here are other action steps I have from
that meeting:
*City of SLO to utilize the IFC process
*Elizabeth: Education process at January (new leadership) IFC leadership meeting. Welcome back to school – “here are
ten things you need to do…”
*Timmi will share a map of R3, R4 to share with all orgs.
*Plans starting for Greek row – more information on this.
Please let me know if I forgot anything. I look forward to the meeting Tuesday morning re: University Square. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Courtney
Courtney Kienow
pronouns she/hers (why is this important?)
Director of Community Relations and Economic Development
Office of the President
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA
_____
office 805-756-6000
direct 805-756-6098
www.calpoly.edu
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From:Courtney Leigh Kienow <ckienow@calpoly.edu>
Sent:Monday, November 18, 2024 12:05 PM
To:McDonald, Whitney
Cc:Purrington, Teresa; Karpovich, Michelle
Subject:Follow up and Meeting with President Armstrong
Attachments:241117 Cal Poly St Patrick's Summary.docx
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Hi Whitney,
The President is looking forward to meeting at his office on one of the following dates/times:
1/7/25: 1:30 pm – 2:15 pm
1/9/25: 1:00 pm – 1:45 pm or 2:00 pm – 2:45 pm
1/13/25: 3:00 pm – 3:45 pm
If those don’t work for you, please let me know and we’ll propose other options. We will reserve a parking space for you in
the A-1 lot (next to the admin building) at the time that works best.
I also wanted to follow up with you on the items I promised from our recent lunch with Jen and Allison Baird-James as well
as other follow up items. Apologies for the delay.
Saint Patrick’s Day Planning
We’re really glad that Chief Scott is now on the task force. We’ll meet again before the end of the year.
I attached more information on all the planning around this. I will share some of the plans with my neighbor contact list as
well. That was a great suggestion.
Because we talked through it specifically, I wanted to highlight the communication plans we’re evaluating that could
include:
Media outreach and story/interview pitching with police chiefs and others
Opinion piece placements in local and out-of-area media (particularly student media at key universities in
California) to spread the word that the party is canceled in SLO, etc.
Social media outreach out of area to discourage visitors and spread the party is canceled message
Working with sister CSU and UC campuses’ communications departments and student government to help
spread the word
Robust on-campus and local social media messaging centered around celebrating responsibly and calling
attention to alternative events and to enforcement measures that will be in place.
More on this in the months to come.
Halloween: messaging and campus impacts
I know I shared the pre-Halloween communication that we sent to students with you on Oct. 24th. Here is a summary of
impacts from our High-Risk Events Task Force:
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ASI - Late night Halloween event at the Rec center the Saturday before Halloween - 1200 students showed up, almost
double the attendance of the year before.
The event ended at 1AM, and many students were still in attendance all the way to the end.
UH - UH had staff and CPPD, CSO, and CSL (other roles providing eyes and ears) completing walks and providing a
presence both weekends. This seemed to be helpful. Lots of awareness around no overnight guests- seem to have less
people around the communities. We had some damage but nothing "out of the normal.”
OSRR - Pre Halloween weekend had 22 cases with 74 students, overall, 37 reports with 91 students. 3 transports over
both weekends. Working on a year over year Halloween report.
FSL - All hydration boxes were utilized with no leftovers and have not heard any negative response from OSRR or the
students.
L&S - City has decided not to partner with Cal Poly in the future. Community clean up event with 40 student volunteers.
DOS - There were instances of vandalism on campus on Halloween night, and facilities worked quickly to get it cleaned up
and President Armstrong met with the impacted student communities.
City of SLO - City/community had brought up a question on why Cal Poly did not have an event on Halloween itself
- mainly due to the time frame of Halloween falling on a weekday. Next year, Halloween falls on a Friday.
Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities
The email is OSRR@calpoly.edu
Here’s a link to the Standards for Student Conduct: https://content-calpoly-
edu.s3.amazonaws.com/osrr/1/documents/ExecutiveOrders/CP%20Title%205.pdf
Information about Cal Poly’s conduct process can be found here: https://osrr.calpoly.edu/home
Cal Poly’s Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities acts swiftly on any reports it receives of Cal Poly students whose
behavior violates university policies – including off-campus behavior. Likewise, any reports of criminal activity — by our
own students or by any campus visitor — shared with our Cal Poly Police Department will be fully investigated and
individuals will be held accountable.
Citizens can report any instances they believe to be violating university policies here: OSRR online.
Fraternities and Sororities: Conditional Use Permits and R1/R2 Neighborhoods
Thank you for the meeting last week. Please let me know if we can set up another meeting on this. I think we said January
would be a good goal. We’re committed to working through this issue with you. Here are other action steps I have from
that meeting:
*City of SLO to utilize the IFC process
*Elizabeth: Education process at January (new leadership) IFC leadership meeting. Welcome back to school – “here are
ten things you need to do…”
*Timmi will share a map of R3, R4 to share with all orgs.
*Plans starting for Greek row – more information on this.
Please let me know if I forgot anything. I look forward to the meeting Tuesday morning re: University Square. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Courtney
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Courtney Kienow
pronouns she/hers (why is this important?)
Director of Community Relations and Economic Development
Office of the President
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA
_____
office 805-756-6000
direct 805-756-6098
www.calpoly.edu
Cal Poly St. Patrick’s Day Working Group
History
Last year the campus suƯered acts of vandalism in residential areas and various locations
on campus that we have not experienced in years past. The damage was so extensive in
one residence hall that it was evacuated for health and safety concerns and tenants were
not permitted to return for several hours until the environment was made safe. As a result,
an internal working group from student aƯairs, public safety, housing, and ASI student
leader was created to address the behavior and make recommendations to campus
administration on how to mitigate the vandalism
What was learned
1. Due to extension of the safety enhancement zone along with increased enforcement
in the neighborhood, students and guests “pre partied” in the residence halls with
excessive amounts of alcohol which In previous years they drank at the house
parties in the neighborhood
2. This year more non cal poly students traveled to SLO than we have seen in years
past
3. There is/was a no guest policy in place for that weekend however housing did not
possess the proper resources to enforce the larger than anticipated influx of guests
that arrived
4. On campus police attempted to enforce alcohol violations but were overwhelmed
with various alarms and the number of parties while the majority of our police
resources were assisting in the city
What is currently being considered
1. Housing resources increased to properly address and enforce no guest policies
Additional police (Cal Poly and SLO) on campus to address “pre-party”
activities before shifting to the neighborhood as needed. Additional security
presence monitoring the entrances the night/day before to enforce no guest
policy
Housing has implemented new student leadership positions that provide
additional community walks and reporting in the late night/early morning
hours – an ongoing measure to change culture and increase responsiveness.
2. Changes/upgrades in housing physical infrastructure to include new security
measures
3. Alternative on campus event (this may require our resources, more specifically
CPPD to remain on campus and not assist in the neighborhood).
4. Communication plan. We are considering plans that could include:
Media outreach and story/interview pitching with police chiefs and others
Opinion piece placements in local and out-of-area media (particularly
student media at key universities in California) to spread the word that the
party is canceled in SLO, etc.
Social media outreach out of area to discourage visitors and spread the party
is canceled message
Working with sister CSU and UC campuses’ communications departments
and student government to help spread the word
Robust on-campus and local social media messaging centered around
celebrating responsibly and calling attention to alternative events and to
enforcement measures that will be in place.
Next steps
We have expanded the working group to include a city representative (Rick Scott) to begin
considering oƯ campus behavior as well. At the next meeting, we will discuss these and
any additional recommendations brought forward from the various areas and the financial,
physical, and personal resources needed to implement them along with any required
policy changes and potential barriers.
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From:Colunga-Lopez, Andrea
Sent:Monday, November 18, 2024 11:56 AM
To:kathie walker
Cc:CityClerk
Subject:RE: Election System Proposal
Hi Kathie,
Thank you for your input, it has been sent to the City Council members. It is now placed in the public archive for the
upcoming meeting.
Best,
Andrea Colunga-Lopez
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Administrative Assistant II
City Administration
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From: kathie walker <
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2024 11:42 AM
To: E-mail Council Website <emailcouncil@slocity.org>
Subject: Election System Proposal
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Dear Councilmembers,
I believe district elections will are the best solution for San Luis Obispo for the following reasons:
1. It will allow specific neighborhoods to be represented by someone who lives there and understands the
unique circumstances of that district.
We live in the northern part of the city and do not have a representative who lives here. Over the past three
years, the residents in our neighborhood have been unable to have peace from Thursday to Sunday due to
extreme noise generated at illegal fraternity houses in our neighborhood. I have sent video and
correspondence to SLOPD and to the Council related to the lack of enforcement of noisy parties and, most
importantly, the illegal fraternity houses located in Alta Vista, Monterey Heights, and spreading to
neighborhoods west of Santa Rosa near Foothill. One Council member wrote to me after viewing a video and
said they didn't know what they would do if they lived here. It's been three years and the problem has not been
solved.
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Each district in the city has unique situations (i.e. Laguna Lake, the airport area, etc.) The constituents need and
deserve to have representation in those districts.
2. It will be more inclusive because candidates can run a more affordable campaign.
I was involved in running an election campaign for a SLO mayor several years ago and was privy to the inner
workings of a campaign. It is expensive and special interest groups can contribute significant amounts by having
themselves, their family, and their friends give the maximum contribution, which was limited to $300 per
person. It adds up when many related people are each contributing $300. I also witnessed back-room deals
where a council person who wanted an endorsement "convinced" another well-known person in politics not to
run against the mayoral candidate and in exchange, the city council candidate received an endorsement from
the political party and won the election. I became disenchanted and lost faith in the fairness of politics, even on
a local level. Money and endorsements by a political party are the primary factors that determine the winner of
elections in SLO. Districts allow a more focused approach and are more affordable for potential candidates
because they only need to reach those in their district. They would represent the specific needs of the residents
in their district.
The argument that the district voters can only vote for their representative once every four years is not
consequential because the constituents have direct representation. If the City feels they should be able to vote
every two years, then change the process to align with the mayoral election and have voting every two years for
all candidates.
Thank you for your consideration,
Kathie Walker
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Sent:Monday, November 18, 2024 11:42 AM
To:E-mail Council Website
Subject:Election System Proposal
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Dear Councilmembers,
I believe district elections will are the best solution for San Luis Obispo for the following reasons:
1. It will allow specific neighborhoods to be represented by someone who lives there and understands the
unique circumstances of that district.
We live in the northern part of the city and do not have a representative who lives here. Over the past three
years, the residents in our neighborhood have been unable to have peace from Thursday to Sunday due to
extreme noise generated at illegal fraternity houses in our neighborhood. I have sent video and
correspondence to SLOPD and to the Council related to the lack of enforcement of noisy parties and, most
importantly, the illegal fraternity houses located in Alta Vista, Monterey Heights, and spreading to
neighborhoods west of Santa Rosa near Foothill. One Council member wrote to me after viewing a video and
said they didn't know what they would do if they lived here. It's been three years and the problem has not been
solved.
Each district in the city has unique situations (i.e. Laguna Lake, the airport area, etc.) The constituents need and
deserve to have representation in those districts.
2. It will be more inclusive because candidates can run a more affordable campaign.
I was involved in running an election campaign for a SLO mayor several years ago and was privy to the inner
workings of a campaign. It is expensive and special interest groups can contribute significant amounts by having
themselves, their family, and their friends give the maximum contribution, which was limited to $300 per
person. It adds up when many related people are each contributing $300. I also witnessed back-room deals
where a council person who wanted an endorsement "convinced" another well-known person in politics not to
run against the mayoral candidate and in exchange, the city council candidate received an endorsement from
the political party and won the election. I became disenchanted and lost faith in the fairness of politics, even on
a local level. Money and endorsements by a political party are the primary factors that determine the winner of
elections in SLO. Districts allow a more focused approach and are more affordable for potential candidates
because they only need to reach those in their district. They would represent the specific needs of the residents
in their district.
The argument that the district voters can only vote for their representative once every four years is not
consequential because the constituents have direct representation. If the City feels they should be able to vote
every two years, then change the process to align with the mayoral election and have voting every two years for
all candidates.
Thank you for your consideration,
Kathie Walker