HomeMy WebLinkAbout20260629_PRR26319 Schrager - Records & communications related to Loew v City of SLOFrom:Holcomb, Kelly
To:Shrager, Chloe
Cc:City_Attorney; CityClerk
Subject:PRR26319 Schrager - Records & communications related to Loew v City of SLO
Date:Monday, June 29, 2026 4:48:00 PM
Attachments:PRR26319 Schrager - Records & communications related to Loew v City of SLO.pdf
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Chloe,
As previously acknowledged by the City Clerk, the City of San Luis Obispo received your
request for public records (copy attached and enumerated below) as of June 18th. It was
reviewed by me, Kelly Holcomb, City Senior Legal Analyst, and responsive records do
exist. Some records are linked below while others require clarification before staff can
proceed with collection and review.
Requested Records:
Fee Study & Financial Documents
1. (a) The complete 2024 user fee study, including (b) all drafts and (c) the consultant’s
original findings recommending a 35% fee reduction
2. All communications directing alteration of the fee study methodology (December
2023 onward)
3. Building and Safety Division (a) budget and (b) expenditure records, fiscal years
2019-2025
4. All adopted Financial Plans reflecting Building and Safety Division revenues and
expenditures, 2019-2025
5. (a) Budget change requests submitted by Michael Loew in May 2024 and (b) all
responses
6. Records reflecting Building and Safety Division fee revenues versus actual
expenditures, 2019-2025
Communications
7. Communications to Michael Loew by Timothea Tway on May 16, 2025
8. Communications by City Attorney Christine Dietrick to Loew on May 16, 2025
9. All Human Resources complaints or reports filed by Loew, including his December
2024 disclosure
10. Communications between Loew and the City’s Finance Department regarding
Building and Safety Division budget surplus and fee revenue structure (May-June
2024)
Responsive Records or Requests for Clarification:
For general clarification and mutual understanding, the reference to “fiscal years 2019-
2025” means the six City fiscal years within the July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2025, timeframe.
Also, that if only a year is listed (as in parts 4 and 6 above), it is still understood to refer to
the same six City fiscal years.
Please see below for links to responsive records and requests for clarification.
1. (a) City website for user fee information: site. Posted on that site are the consultant’s
final report and the proposed fee schedule that went to City Council July 2, 2024.
Additionally, there are also:
User and Regulatory Fees Staff Report for the City Council meeting of July 2, 2024
City Council Resolution 11507 – amending the City’s Comprehensive Fee Schedule
(b) the user fee study process that lead to the July 2, 2024, City Council meeting
was long and included many drafts of data and reports. Between the multiple drafts
of the consultant’s report, the proposed fee schedule, the staff report for the City
Council meeting, and all the numerous spreadsheets of supporting calculations,
there are easily 80 spreadsheets and documents that could be responsive. If you
are just seeking the drafts of the consultant’s report, please clarify and those
will be collected for review.
(c) the City does not have enough information to determine which record or records
are being requested. The City had many drafts of the data, supporting documents,
and reports for the user fee study brought to City Council in 2024, but even within
those drafts there is no data yet found that aligns with, “findings recommending a
35% fee reduction.” If you can clarify which records are being sought, staff will
conduct a search for responsive records.
2. A search for responsive email or other communications is being conducted.
3. (a) the budget records for the Building and Safety division are contained in the
adopted Financial Plans requested in part 4. If you need additional budget
records, please clarify.
(b) final expenditure records for the Building and Safety division are contained in the
year-end reports requested in part 6. If you need additional expenditure records,
please clarify.
4. All City budget documents are available online: Budget Documents. Specifically, the
responsive Financial Plans and Supplemental budgets are:
2019-21 Financial Plan
2020-21 Supplemental Budget
2021-23 Financial Plan
2022-23 Supplemental Budget
2023-25 Financial Plan
2024-25 Supplemental Budget
5. A search for responsive records is being conducted. Upon first review, it appears the
“responses” to budget change requests are whether the requests were either
included or not in staff’s recommendation for the FY 2024-25 budget. If you are
seeking records other than that, please clarify.
6. Fiscal year-end reports capture the final revenue and expenditure data for the year. If
you are seeking additional records, please clarify. Otherwise, responsive records
are linked below.
2019-20 Year End Report
2020-21 Year End Report
2021-22 Year End Report
2022-23 Year End Report
2023-24 Year End Report
2024-25 Year End Report
7. A search for responsive email or other communications is being conducted.
8. A search for responsive email or other communications is being conducted.
9. A search for responsive email or other communications is being conducted.
10. A search for responsive email or other communications is being conducted.
Staff will proceed with review of records that are identifiable, but if you have any
clarifications or corrections to provide, please let me know as soon as possible. An update
on this request will be sent on or before July 20, 2026.
Thank you,
Kelly Holcomb
Senior Legal Analyst
City Attorney's Office
990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3249
E kholcomb@slocity.org
T 805.781.7060
slocity.org
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