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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/17/1996, COMM.5 - CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO O� N 444 o city of sAn MIS OBISPO l %. OFFICE OF THE CITY COUNCIL Ills 0� 990 Palm Street■San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3249 is 805/781-7119■ FAX 805/781-7109 MEETINGA2z AGENDA DATE - 'Q� (TEM # .� September 17, 1996 /COUNCIL ❑ CDO DIR Z/CA0 ❑ FIN DIR I 'ACAO ❑ FIRE CHIEF Mr. Marlin Vix �TTORNEY ❑ PW DIR Alta Vista Neighborhood Association CLERWORIG ❑PUCE CHFi, f ❑ MGMT TEAM REC DIR Post Office Box 5412 i San Luis Obispo, CA 93406 R FILE ❑ PER DiR S DR Dear Mr. Vix: Thank you for your correspondence of September 10th concerning a suggested monitoring program during the grand opening of the Performing Arts Center. Your request is based on a goal of feeding any data gathered during the grand opening period into the Environmental Impact Report being prepared by Cal Poly for the proposed parking structure. In terms of City involvement in this matter, as you know City staff has already attended one meeting with the Association and Cal Poly staff to discuss traffic concerns in the Slack Street area. Further meetings are anticipated after the Center is opened and operating in a more routine way than what can be expected during the grand opening. In the meantime, City staff will be asking Cal Poly to include in the scope of work for the EIR measurement and monitoring programs similar to those outlined in your letter. In terms of your specific request for City studies during the grand opening period, as you know the EIR is being prepared under the authority of Cal Poly. Given their lead role in completing the EIR, the level of technical resources you have requested of the City, and the legal issues now surrounding the parking structure, it would be more appropriate to have University staff consider the scope of studies you are suggesting. By copy of this memorandum, I have taken the liberty of forwarding your suggestion to Cal Poly administrators for their consideration. Cal Poly may independently wish to consider monitoring some of the areas you have noted. Our only caution would be that the nature and level of activity during the grand opening period is likely to differ considerably from the more routine operation of the Center. The City of San Luis Obispo is committed to include the disabled in all of its services,programs and activities. Telecommunications Device for the Deal(805)781-7410 CJ my of W lues OBISPO Marlin Vix Page 2 September 17, 1996 We look forward to the resolution of parking and other issues related to the Performing Arts Center at the earliest possible time and in a way that addresses the best interests of all parties involved. Thank you for expressing your concerns. Sincerely, Allen K. Settle Mayor AKS:ss c: City Council President Warren Baker, Cal Poly Bob Kitamura, Project Manager John Dunn, City Administrative Officer Jeff Jorgensen, City Attorney Mike McCluskey, Public Works Director Arnold Jonas, Community Development Director T r r • ALTA VISTA NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION P.O.Box 5412 San Luis Obispo,CA 93406 September 10, 1996 Allen K. Settle, Mayor City of San Luis Obispo 990 Palm Street San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3249 Dear Mayor Settle, At the general meeting of the Alta Vista.Neighborhood Association (AVNA) on September 5, 1996, concerns were raised about the up-coming Performing Arts Center Grand Opening Festival. The problems in our neighborhood created by the Hard Hat Ball were vividly recounted by many members. I have, therefore, been directed by our members to respectfully request that the City of San Luis Obispo conduct the appropriate studies necessary to accurately monitor noise, traffic circulation, traffic flow, parking availability, and public safety during the activities at the Performing Arts Center between September 27 through October 6, 1996. During this time period, AVNA feels an ideal window of opportunity exists for Cal Poly, the City of San Luis Obispo and AVNA to begin working together to establish current and objective data that will prove useful in the creation of an environmental impact report that accurately characterizes the conditions in the Cal Poly/San Luis Obispo community. The specific location of the devices that count the number of cars that pass along a street and all other methodology required to conduct the various studies should be left to the experts in your Engineering and Public Works departments. We certainly hope that in addition to data generated on Grand and Highland Avenues, surface streets such as Slack, Longview and Hathway would also be monitored. AVNA will be conducting its own surveys during the Grand Opening Festival as well. RECEIVED $EP 13 1996 CITY COUNCIL "N ' n41Con_S;4 In addition, during the hearing of August 26, 1996 (AVNA v. CSU Board of Trustees, Cal Poly, et. al.) the general counsel for the Trustees of the CSU, Ron Ceccia, stated that the "parking management plan" called for in the agreement creating the Performing Arts Center will be completed before the September 27, 1996 Grand Opening Festival of the Performing Arts Center. As you noted in a letter to Alice Loh dated June 18, 1996, "the plan was included by the City to avoid the inevitable spillover of parking into the surrounding neighborhoods, if additional on-campus parking were not provided." Since additional parking is not available it is imperative that the City and the University have an established, coordinated plan to deal with the over-flow parking problem. The absence of such a plan may have detrimental effects upon our neighborhood. AVNA would appreciate receiving a copy of that plan as soon as it is available. AVNA appreciates any assistance the City of San Luis Obispo is able to provide in addressing parking related problems at Cal Poly. We hope that the opening week of festivities at the Performing Arts Center will be successful and with your help, we are sure that there will not be any negative impacts on our neighborhood. Yours truly, Marlin D. Vix, President Alta Vista Neighborhood Association