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Subject:Written comments re. 4.21.2026 item (7b)
Attachments:City Council Letter 4.21.2026.pdf
Hello,
Attached please find a letter from Ryan Ashlock, Network President for Adventist Health, related to item
number (7b) for the April 21, 2026 City Council Meeting.
Thank you,
Lauren
Lauren Lynch | Execu?ve Assistant to:
Ryan Ashlock, Network President
Teddy Combis, Network Finance Execu?ve
Jason Krupp, MD, Network Medical Officer
Adven?st Health Sierra Vista| 1010 Murray Ave. | San Luis Obispo, CA 93405
805-546-7696 | lynchl@ah.org | Adven?stHealth.org
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Adventist Health Sierra Vista
1010 Murray Ave.
San Luis Obispo, CA 93405
805-546-7600
AdventistHealth.org
April 21, 2026
To: San Luis Obispo City Council, emailcouncil@slocity.org
Re: April 21, 2026 City Council Meeting, item number (7b)
Dear Members of the San Luis Obispo City Council,
As a healthcare provider deeply connected to the wellbeing of San Luis Obispo’s workforce and
residents, Adventist Health recognizes how infrastructure decisions directly influence housing
availability and community stability.
Adventist Health supports City staff’s recommendation to dissolve the sewer lateral offset
program and to require replacement of sewer laterals identified as poor or failed within the
capacity-constrained area through the inspection-upon-sale process, with a 180-day completion
window. The current offset program has created unnecessary barriers to housing production
and affordability, and it has been difficult for the development community to navigate.
Streamlining this requirement will remove a significant obstacle to building much -needed
housing while ensuring that failing infrastructure is addressed in a timely and cost-effective way.
As a major healthcare provider and employer, we see every day how housing availability affects
our workforce and the broader community. We encourage the Council to support staff’s
informed recommendation to discontinue the offset program.
Thank you for your continued leadership and for considering policies that strengthen housing
access, support essential workers, and improve the overall health of our community.
Respectfully,
Ryan Ashlock
Network President
Adventist Health