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From: Mejia, Anthony
Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2014 3:49 PM
To: Kremke, Kate
Subject: FW: Chevron council item
Attachments: Chevron EIR and Finance plan.pdf
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Anthony J. Mejia, MMC I City Clerk
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From: Tim Williams [ mailto :tim.williams @digitalwest.com]
Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2014 3:26 PM
To: Ashbaugh, John; Mejia, Anthony; Smith, Kathy; Marx, ]an; Carpenter, Dan; Christianson, Carlyn; Codron, Michael;
Dietrick, Christine; Lichtig, Katie
Subject: Chevron council item
Good Afternoon,
I'm out of town, but wanted to submit these comments on the Chevron EIR.
Thank you,
Tim
Tim Williams I Founder /CEO
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Digital West http: / /www.digitalwest.net
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DIGITALWEST
SLO City Council
San Luis Obispo, CA
RE: Chevron /Tank Farm EIR
Dear Mayor Marx and Council Members,
Digital West Networks. Inc. 3620 Sacramento Dr. #102 888.781.9378
www.digitalwest.net San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 805.781.9379 - 'J
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I'm writing in support of the Certification of Chevron's EIR, as well as whatever steps are
necessary to put a financing plan in place that allows development in the AASP using a more
reasonable fee structure.
Having first -hand knowledge of the area and the project itself, I encourage the Council to move
forward with Chevron's EIR. There are limited amounts of commercial lots available currently,
and the addition of these commercial lots within the Chevron plan will help drive the economic
development that we've been seeing in the past 5 years. Our project next door (Digital West)
will be able to support the businesses that will occupy the adjacent lots, and our city will see a
return in the way of higher paying technology focused jobs, as well as the list of other public
benefits that this business park will bring.
Additionally, I would like to stress the need to adopt a financing plan to enhance this vital
arterial route to both residents and businesses. Digital West recently assessed the fees under
the proposed structure, as well as the AASP fees. The end result was over $1.3million just in
City fees to build a business. This is an example of one of the lower traffic usage businesses, yet
the fees are dramatically above what most businesses would consider reasonable.
The Chevron project will be a critical piece to the financing plan for this part of town.
Considering the capital improvements needed in the coming years, working to complete the
Chevron project and the infrastructure that's been proposed, I'd had to see where our financing
will come from if the project isn't developed.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Tim Williams
CEO — Digital West Networks, Inc.
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