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Subject: FW: Sierra Club comment on Item C6, Jan. 6 SLO City Council meeting
From: Santa Lucia Chapter of the Sierra Club
JAN 0 6 2015
Sent: 1/5/2015 8:58 PM
To: Council ALL
January 5, 2015
SIERRA
CLUB
rOUNDED 1892
Honorable Councilmembers,
Subject: Sierra Club comment on Item C6, Jan. 6 SLO City Council meeting
Santa Lucia Chapter
P.O. Box 15755
San Luis Obispo, CA 93406
(805) 543 -8717
www.santalucia.sierraclub.ore
We are pleased to see that negotiations for the acquisition of the Miossi Brothers La Cuesta Ranch and the
Ahearn Family Ranch have progressed to the point of a staff request for authorization from the Council to
secure appraisal services for these 841 acres of potential public open space. These properties will serve the
essential purpose of protecting wildlife habitat and providing recreational opportunities as the city grows.
By authorizing the expenditure of up to $50,000 toward this end, the Council will in effect be making a down
payment on promises made during the campaign to pass Measure G — open space protection being the first item
in that measure's ballot description — and upholding the first priority of residents as expressed in the 2012
LUCE Update Survey: Protect the City's peaks, hillsides, creeks and marshes, and acquire and maintain more
open space for the greenbelt.
Authorizing an RFP for appraisal services and issuing a consultant services agreement toward the acquisition of
this land in furtherance of the City's Greenbelt Protection Program will honor the historical and ongoing desire
of San Luis Obispo's residents to protect the natural environment. We strongly urge the city to authorize the
requested actions in order to move forward with this acquisition opportunity and the creation of the Cuesta
Canyon Natural Reserve.
Best regards,
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Andrew Christie, Director
Santa Lucia Chapter of the Sierra Club
P.O. Box 15755
San Luis Obispo, CA 93406