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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/12/2005, - GOAL-SETTING WORKSHOP NOTEBOOK council mcmoizanbum January 4, 2005 FROM: Ken Hampian, City Administrative Officer Bill Statler,Director of Finance &Information Technology SUBJECT: GOAL-SETTING WORKSHOP NOTEBOOK Included in the attached notebook are your agenda materials for both the January 12 and January 29 budget workshops. As outlined in the Table of Contents, the notebooks are organized into the following twelve sections: Agendas Background Materials 1. Agendas for both the January 12 and 7. Status Reports from November 18, January 29 workshops 2004 Budget Workshop: • General Plan Programs Recommended City Goals • Long-Term CIP 2. Council advisory bodies • Status of 2003-05 Goals. 3. Community budget bulletin • Status of Current CIP Projects. 4. Community groups and others 8. Goal-Setting Process for 2005-07 5. Summary of Results from the January (December 14, 2004 agenda report). 12 Community Forum (to be 9. Five-Year General Fund Fiscal distributed on January 18; see note Forecast: 2005-10 below) 10. August 2003 Citizen Survey 6. Consolidated Listing of Council 11. Other Background Information Member Goals (to be distributed on 12. Notes and Other Materials January 25: see note below) Please note that Sections 5 and 6 – the results from the community forum and consolidated listing of Council member goals–will be distributed later. COUNCIL "HOMEWORK"ASSIGNMENTS: A REMINDER Council member suggested goals for 2005-07 should be provided to Bill Statler by Friday, January 21. (If you can provide them in an electronic format—via email would be fine—that would be very helpful . . . but not certainly not required.) Included in the front cover of the notebook is a "hard copy" form you can use, which will also be emailed to you. As noted above, the consolidated listing will be distributed to the Council by Tuesday,January 25. If you have any questions about the enclosed materials or the upcoming workshops, please call Bill Statler at extension 125. G:Budget Folders/Fivancial Plans/2005-07 Financial Plan/Council Goal-Setting/Workshop Notebook/Transmittal Memorandum.1-4-05 2005-07 Financial plan GOAL-SETTING WORKSHOPS January 12 and January 29, 2005 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.Workshop Agendas BACKGROUND MATERIALS January 12:Community Forum 1 7.Status Reports from November 18,2004 Workshop January 29:Council Goal-Setting Workshop 3 A. Status of General Plan Implementation Programs RECOMMENDED CITY GOALS Introduction A-1 Implementation Program Status by Element A-5 2. Council Advisory Bodies B.Long-Term Capital Improvement Plan(CIP) Introduction 1 Overview B-1 Architectural Review Commission 2 CIP Project Summary by Function B-4 Bicycle Committee 3 Railroad Historic District and Mid-Higuera Area B-13 Cultural Heritage Committee 4 Downtown Association 5 C.Status of 2003-05 Goals and Objectives Housing Authority 8 Introduction C-1 Human Relations Commission 9 Major City Goals C-4 Jack Residence Advisory Committee 10 Other Council Objectives C-20 Joint Recreational Use Committee 11 Mass Transportation Committee 12 D.Status of Current CIP Projects Parks and Recreation Commission 13 Introduction D-1 Planning Commission 14 Status Report:Major CIP Projects D-5 Promotional Coordinating Committee 15 Status Report:All CIP Projects D-6 Tree Committee 16 8.Goal-Setting Process for 2005.07 3.Community Budget Bulletin December 14,2004 Council Agenda Report Items received after January 4 wiU be disvibured as they are received Goal-Setting Process for 2005-07 1 Overview 1 Responses 2 9.Fiscal Outlook: December 14,2004 Forecast Five-Year General Fund Fiscal Forecast:2005-10 1 4. Community Groups/Others items received after January 4 will be distributed as they are received 10.Results from August 2003 Citizen Survey John Dunn I Public Opinion Survey by Faitbank,Maslin, Anne Cruilahanks 3 Maullin&.Associates:August 2003 1 John and Judy Shakley 4 San Luis Obispo County Bicycle Coalition 5 11.Other Background Information San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum 7 2005-07 Financial Plan Schedule 1 Don Dollar 8 San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce 9 Budge Prot and the Budget Process 2 Residents for Quality Neighborhoods 11 Budget Process Overview 3 Griswold 18 Budget-in-Brief:2004-05 4 Rick Rick G 19 Financial Plan Policies 8 EcoJena Anderson 21 Public Notification Display Ads 28 San Luis Obispo Arts Council 23 News News Release 29 5. Results from Community ForumNotice to Community Groups 30 Community Budget Bulletin and Survey 31 To be distributed on January 18 Memorandum to Advisory Bodies 33 Council Requested Reminders for Goal Setting 35 6.Council Member Goals To be distributed on January 25 12.Notes and Other Materials Provides the Council with a place for notes and other supplemental materials received by them. Community Forum 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM, Wednesday, January 12, 2005 Ludwick Community Center a AGENDA 6:30 Welcome Mayor 6:35 Process, Current Goals and Fiscal Outlook CAO 7:00 Public Comment—Members of public who desire to speak complete public comment card indicating topic. Mayor calls upon a speaker and identifies topic. Department Head in the budget area for the topic steps up to write the idea on a flip chart sheet and then posts it in the budget discussion area. 8:10 Group Discussions by Budget Topics— 1) Department Heads and staff facilitate a discussion of proposed goals in their respective areas, 2) City staff discusses links with current programs, and 3)participants explore alternatives and potential funding possibilities. 8:40 Brief Report from Each Group (with individual comments where desired for clarification) 9:10 Participants Vote on Top Priorities with Dots 9:20 Participants Complete Summary Feedback Form(which includes potential revenue enhancements and expense reductions) 930 Participation Prizes and Close Community Forum Guidelines for Staff RecorderslFacilitators Don Maruska will meet with facilitators at 5:15 PM at the Ludwick Center on January 12,2005 to review facilitator responsibilities and cover logistics. We'll bring in dinner. A. When recording Public Comment: Please print clearly and boldly(3" letters) and provide 6"between different comments or goal suggestions. This will give space for attendees to affix their adhesive dots on their priorities at the end of the evening. A When facilitating Group Discussion by Budget Topic: Since we won't know the amount of time available and the number of participants in advance, we will need to be flexible. Please check in with Don as the public comment period winds down for any updated instructions. This is a great opportunity for participants to discuss and develop potential goals further. Your role is to facilitate the discussion and encourage citizen initiative. L Discuss links with current programs How do the goals relate to current programs? [These will be posted on the wall.] What do participants want to see as changes? If needed, tap the expertise of the department personnel to clarify current programs. ii. Clarify goal statements If the statements are unclear,work with the participants to make them more specific. A "SMART"goal is Specific—it's clear to the reader Measurable—we can tell whether we have achieved it Achievable—the community can accomplish it Responsibility—it's clear who would do it Time-specific—fits with the two-year timeframe. iii. Be sure that you have a clear final list of potential goals The output from your group needs to be a numbered list on flip chart sheet(s) of potential goals written in 3"bold letters with 6"between goal statements. C. When reporting discussion from your group Bring your summary flip chart sheet(s)to the main hall and post them on the wall. Use the mobile microphone to summarize the results, focusing on any updates or additions to the goal statements from those offered in public comment. [Be available near the flip charts to answer questions as attendees affix their dots on their priorities.] OF Community • Break-Out Groups and Facilitators We've identified the following"break-out"groups (and flip-chart:reporting responsibilities) based on the"Community Budget Bulletin"responses we've received: Lead Support Affordable Housing Mike Draze Doug Davidson Monica Moloney Growth Management John Mandeville Jeff Hook Pam Ricci Neighborhoods/Cal Poly Dan Blanke Rob Bryn Peggy Mandeville Streets, Traffic and Transportation Jay Walter Tim Bochum Ian Parkinson Downtown/Tourism Wendy George Shelly Stanwyck Tom Baasch Rick Crocker Parks &Recreation/Open Space Paul LeSage Neil Havhk Linda Fitzgerald Other(Who knows? Based on interests at the John Moss Wolf Knabe Forum,this is a placeholder for topics we didn't Dave Hix anticipate. We'll just need to be flexible to see Joe Hazouri what else emerges.) Seven flip chart easels will be set-up front in the Center. The "lead facilitator"has the responsibility for recording the "what, why and how"idea presented. After public comment, the facilitators will relocate the easel to the break-out area (which will be 'pre-designate') and post the sheets on the wall. city of san tuts owspo 2005-07 Financial Plan COMMUNITY FORUM January 12, 2005 6:30 p.m. Welcome Dave Romero, Mayor 6:35 p.m. Introduction Overview of the Goal-Setting and Budget Process, Ken Hampian, CAO Current Goals and Fiscal Outlook for 2003-05 Approach to Tonight's Forum Don Maruska, Facilitator 7:00 p.m. Public Comment. Participants who want to do so present their recommended goals, identifying on the speaker card what they are proposing,why it's important and ideas on how to accomplish it. The department head responsible for the topic area will record the ideas on a flip chart. 8:10 p.m. "Break-Out"Group Discussions by Topic Area. Department Heads and other support staff will facilitate group discussions by topic of the ideas presented under public comment;discuss links to current programs; and help participants explore alternatives and potential funding possibilities. 8:40 p.m. Brief Report from Each Group(with individual comments where desired for clarification) 9:10 P.M. Participants Vote on Top Priorities(each participant will be given 7'dot"stickers) 9:20 p.m. Participants Complete Summary Feedback Form 9:30 p.m. Participation Prizes and Close Goal-Setting and the Budget Process The purpose of the City's budget is to link what we want to accomplish for the community over Advisory BoNes Letters from community croups the next two years with the resources necessary to do so. For this reason, one of the first steps Community Surveys GoalSeWng Input in the budget process is Council goal-setting. Letters from lodivlduals In setting goals, the Council is genuinely FlsealForecast•• interested in knowing what the community Council Goal flrrrant2-Year Setting long-Tenn Plana, believes are the most important, highest priority• whop Goals a Pondes things for the City to do over the next two years. November evening's Community 18,2004 'Sed/n9 January 29,2005 »Dseeiii6arU,� This is the purpose 9 ty fbe Table Worlrarrop 'Budael Foum►edoe-Ktrksken Forum. Major City Goal Work Programs and-Strategic Budget Directionn-Ap1112 Preliminary Budget May 19 And since the City is facing another tough fiscal Budget Wafthop&May 25,31,.lune z T outlook, with the need to close a projected Adopted 9udget rune 21.2005 General Fund budget gap of $2.4 million annually (even with a very limited capital improvement program), getting the City's top priorities straight will be especially important this budget season. The Council wants this Community Forum to be a meaningful, interactive opportunity for you to share what you believe are the most important things for the City to do. Following this forum, and based on all the other information that they have received, the Council will hold a goal-setting workshop on January 29, 2005, where they will set priorities for the next two years and provide direction for preparation of the 2005-07 Preliminary Financial Plan. t Long-Term Water Supply Neighborhood Wellness = Continue aggressive efforts to -, Improve neighborhoods and develop permanent,reliable water neighborhood involvement by sources to meet General Plan N' woof continuing to implement the needs,including all options under neighborhood wellness program, current Council policy. including consideration of a rental inspection ordinance. Street and South Broad Sidewalk Maintenance Street Corridor Plan Continue maintenance of streets Adopt General Plan and zoning and sidewalks at a moderate level. amendments to create a mixed- use residential neighborhood along �1 the South Broad Street corridor from South Street to Orcutt Road and seek grant funding to create a neighborhood concept plan for the area. Los Osos Valley ,; . Monterey Plaza Interchange E Pursue the creation of a"Monterey Continue working towards Plaza'for civic gatherings and improvements at the Los Osos ;Y = ` passive recreation,dependent One of seven options Valley Road/Highway 101 upon the start-up of the from the 2003 Project interchange. Copeland's Court Street retail- Stud,Rept commercial and the Palm-Morro pig projects- Bikeway Improvements: -==; Economic Development: Railroad Safety Trail = Transient Occupancy Tax Acquire right-of-way and property = Encourage and promote projects for extension of the Railroad Safety — that will increase lodging and Trail from the Jennifer Street conference facilities in order to Bridge to Cal Poly. generate additional transient occupancy tax revenues. Therapy Pool Economic Development: Pursue development of a warts Sales Tax water therapy pool at the Swim Encourage and promote retail Center through a financing program projects that will increase sales for its construction and ongoing tax revenues. operation that does not use general-purpose revenues. Housing Long Term Fiscal Health: Adopt a housing element that Preservation of expands housing opportunities for Essential Services very low,low and moderate income Develop a comprehensive strategy households,preserves and for preserving essential services, enhances residential neighbor- adequately maintaining existing hoods and complies with state laws facilities and infrastructure,and including CEQA;and encourage protecting the City's fiscal health. and support Cal Poly's efforts to provide more on-campus housing consistent with their adopted master plan for housing and enrollment. 2 BACKGROUND library services are now in the"top 15" (they weren't "on the radar" at all in 2003); and "beautification" We inserted a "community budget bulletin" in our (while still a concern) is no longer among the 'Top utility bills from November to December 2004 15." informing our customers about the City's goal-setting process, and inviting them to the Community Forum Concerns with affordable housing, traffic, street on January 12, 2005 and the Council goal-setting maintenance and student impacts in neighborhoods workshop on January 29, 2005. This reached all continue to be among the top five concems. 14,000 of our customers. August 2003 Scientfic Survey. These results are In addition to encouraging participation in these also similar with those from a scientific public opinion workshops, this bulletin asked our customers to survey the City completed in August 2003. It share with us what they believe are the three to five showed affordable housing, growth and most important things for the City to do over the next development, and traffic congestion as top two years. concerns. SURVEY PARTICIPATION TOP 15 THEMES Participation in this survey was very high: by Based on 265 Responses January 4, 2005, we received 265 replies. This ponses response is especially notable since this was an 1. Affordable housing 61 "open-ended" survey instrument (it did not provide pre-determined "check-off" answers), so it required 2. Reduce/mitigate traffic 60 extra thought and effort on the part of respondents 3. Maintain/repair streets 58 to complete and return the survey. 4. Address student housing impacts 52 SURVEY RESULTS in neighborhoods/build more housing on campus Caveat: Not a Scientific Survey 5. box,"discount shopping pportunities: It is important to stress that this is not a "scientific • Discourage them 45 survey," and great caution should be used in • Encourage them 38 interpreting the results. Nonetheless, we believe the 6. Limit/control/stop growth 42 results are useful—especially when viewed in 7. Protect/enhance downtown 37 conjunction with the other forms of feedback the Council will receive in this process—in gaining 8. Support library services 30 additional insight into the concerns of our 9. Preserve open space 29 community. 10. Improve intersections and 27 interchanges/widen streets But There Are "Themes" 11. Maintaintiimprove public safety 24 Since these are "open-ended" responses, it is not 12. Develop more bikeways 22 possible to provide a simple, analytical summary of 13. Improve recreational opportunities 21 the results. Nonetheless, dear themes emerged. (includes parks and sports fields) The sidebar summarizes the "Top 15 Themes," 14. Develop long-term water supply 20 presented in order of the most common responses. 15. Improve bus system/enhance 17 How Does this Compare with Other I alternative transportation Surveys? Two Years Ago. We conducted the same survey two years ago as part of the 2003-07 Financial Plan, and the results are very similar. In fact, 14 of the top 15 "themes" are the same: the only change is that 3 Break-Out • • Discussion LUDWICK COMMUNITY CENTER C of t 1{ It I1 ! IS 1 Ill I Ir I It a cm t !f o e 114 I f t IJ t It l 8 _ ;1 0 0 0 d � o i 1 I Santa Rosa Street Entrance 4 COMMUNITY FORUM FEEDBACK , Thank you for participating in the Community Forum for the City of San Luis Obispo goal- setting process. Please take a few minutes to answer the following three questions. 1. How would you suggest prioritizing the City's activities? For each budget issue below, please indicate what level of attention would be desirable for it compared to the current situation, any suggestions about specific changes or potential goals and ideas about possible ways to achieve them. Budget. Level of Attention Suggested Changes or Possible Ways to Category (Compared to current) Potential Goals Accomplish Them Less same More Affordable Housing Growth Management Neighborhoods/ Cal Poly Streets& Traffic Transit& Bikeways Downtown Tourism Open Spacel Natural Resources Parks& Recreation Public Safety Other Services Possible Measures to Achieve the Goals and Balance the Budget 2. Potential Revenue Enhancements for Further Consideration. Please check or list any revenue enhancement opportunities that you would like the Council to discuss at the January 29 goal-setting workshop. (Please note that tax or assessment measures require voter approval). Fees and Assessments Taxes ❑ Development Permit Applications ❑ Parcel Tax(Flat amount per property)' ❑ Recreation Programs ❑ Sales Tax 0 Paramedic Services' 0 Property Transfer Tax ❑ Fire Business Inspections0 Transient Occupancy Tax ❑. Flood and Creek Protection Fees" ❑ Business Tax ❑ Street Lighting Assessment' ❑ Utility Users Tax ❑ Landscape Maintenance Assessment" Note: The City does not have these in place in today,these would be new revenue sources. The other measures would be an increase in current fees or taxes. Other Revenue Enhancement Ideas 3. Potential General Fund Cost or Service Reductions for Further Consideration. In the event that cost reductions become necessary to balance the budget,where would you like the staff to assess the possibilities? Please check or list any potential reductions you'd like considered. Public Safety Community Development 0 Neighborhood Services/Crime Prevention ❑ Planning: Development Review O Police Investigations O Planning: Long-Range Planning 0 Police Traffic Safety 0 Building and Safety 0 Police Patrol 0 Engineering: Development Review 0 Fire Emergency Response ❑ Engineering: Capital Projects 0 Fire Hazard Prevention Cl Natural Resource Protection 0 Disaster Preparedness 0 Tourism Promotion Transportation ❑ Economic Development 0 Traffic Safety/Neighborhood Traffic Mgt General Government O Pavement Maintenance 0 Human Resources/Risk Management 0 Sidewalks 0 Financial Management 0 Traffic Signals and Signs ❑ Information Technology 0 Street Lights ❑ Building Maintenance ❑ Creek and Flood Protection 0 Fleet Management Leisure,Cultural&Social Services Other Services ❑ Recreation Programs ❑ 0 Park and Tree Maintenance 0 0 Swim Center ❑ 0 Cultural Services ❑ 0 Social Services O ,....Page 1 From: <kate@doredavisdesign.com> To: <bstatler@slocity.org> Date: 1/12/05 11:12AM Good morning, Bill. I would like to put in my request that both soccer fields and tennis courts be priorities for the City of SLO. Even with Damon Garcia, the number of AYSO, club and recreational leagues (not including the adult leagues) puts the community many fields short.The expense is great but so is the payoff.There are so many people involved in soccer! It would also allow local teams to sponsor tournaments with fields in SLO.This brings in enormous numbers of families who stay at hotels, shop in our stores and eat at our restaraunts. As for tennis courts...we have a shortage of those, too. I have heard rumors that one concept was to eliminate the.sand volleyball court at Islay and replace it with a tennis court. I would encourage the city to rethink that concept. As a former employee of the rec dept. as the Laguna 8th grade girls volleyball coach, we do not want.to give up existing facilities for volleyball. Eliminating one recreation source for another is illogical and short-sided. Let's build more tennis Courts without losing the recreation that currently exists. Many thanks, Kate Dore RECEIVED jDore Davis Design JAN 13 2C10.) 1530 Monterey St. SLO CITY CLERK Suite A San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 (805) 786-4756 fax: (805) 786-4803 kate@doredavisdesign.com http://www.doredavisdesign.com COUNCIL RED FILE SAO r- FI Z F!RE CHIEF M I G AGENDA +I J ATTORNEY ,cPw DIR DAT �.¢I I EM # IDI hOP CLERKORIG ,C°OLICECHF D T HE4D3REC DIR ..... -- -- ._.......... _........... Page 1 From: "Nicole Hoffman" <slomincs@charter.net> To: <bstatler@slocity.org> Date: 1/12/05 12:11 PM Subject: central coast tennis Dear Mr. Statler, I am a tennis playing resident of San Luis Obispo. I heard there was a possibility that the volleyball court at Islay Park could be made into a tennis court. I think that's a brilliant idea. The court at that park is used so often when the weather is good and we are often waiting to use that court. It would be very useful and could take some pressure off of the Sinsheimer courts. Perhaps another could be added to French Park somewhere? If so, there would be four courts for the league to reserve by splitting up the foursome and we wouldn't have to reserve four courts at Sinsheimer for our league play. Sincerely, Nicole Hoffman RECEIVED JAN 13 M-) SLO CITY CLERK RED FILE M ETING AGENDA ;ccouNCILJEF ' � ' TEM #!GIN DIZ'CAO PIPE CDATZ-1 O �W DI�"�TTORNEY oOLICCLERKIORIG F' C D❑ DEPT HEf DS «TIL D'+R DI _ Page 1 From: Lisa Woske<Iwoske@calpoly.edu> To: <bstatler@slocity.org> Date: 1/12/05 12:55PM Subject: More tennis courts Bill -- I cannot make the Forum today, but wanted you to know that I feel this community could use more public tennis courts. There are limited places to play, especially.since some of Poly's went away,the High School ones have restricted availability, AND there is a large group of seniors who seem to monopolize the Sinsheimer courts for most mornings until after noon. Then there are the lessons scheduled through Parks/Rec which reserve the courts. Weekends are very competitive (pun intended!) Please consider more tennis courts for community use.. P.S. AND I support keeping/extendingAmproving the Dog Park at Laguna Lake Park. RECEIVED ! Lisa Woske, Public Relations JAN 13 2CT) Cal Poly Arts Mailing: Spanos Theatre gip CITY CLERK ; One Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo, CA 93407 VM 805/756-7110 FAX 805/756-5656 RED FILE MEETING AGENDA iCOU JCIL ,5 CDD DIR DATF� +� EM # ICAO FIN DIR �G ACA0 .a FIRE CHIEF LZ�Ai fORNEY .L`FW DIR ;?-CLERKlORIG Imo!-'OLICE CHF El DE.PT HEADS . . PEC DIR rl'b/iU-Lv UTIL DIR �� / -1i D I �1 e� vcd. 7t Dear Council Members, January 12'h, 2005 My wife, Marie Foley submitted a written statement that echos my sentiments exactly. Please Help us make the implementation of the Laguna Lake Plan, complete with dredging a major city goal. We have seen drastic improvements to the Parks within San Luis Obispo as well as many beautification projects over the years, and San Luis Obispo is looking great, and is a great place to live. It is now Laguna Lake's turn to get the help it deserves. Help us finish the park that our citizens designed many years ago. I'd like to see the sailboats and wind surfers return along with disc golf. And I'd hate to see events like the concrete boat races and other events go elsewhere as the lake slowly deteriorates. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Jim Foley. 1502 Oceanaire Dr. 541-2715 �� COUNCIL ,Z CDD DIR w "C P'FIN DIF �cACAC Jc�'FIRE CHIEF �2 AT?CRN-+ �'PW DIR CLERKOFIG ;�MR CLICECHF DErT-9EgDS EC DIR ❑ -- TDIR R c� cf City Goals The Council establishes goals that will lead to"the kind of community we want to become." I want San Luis Obispo to be a financially and physically safe and healthy community. The Bob Jones City to Sea Bike Trail is an almost realized dream that will help accomplish this vision. Completion of this project should be a 2005/07 goal for the following reasons: • Project is partially complete. • Trail will benefit all members of the community: young and old as well as rich and poor. • Trail will attract 236,000 annual users resulting in fitter citizens and increase tourism. • Trail will encourage safe bicycle transportation thereby reducing commute traffic. • Project meets multiple city objectives including parks, recreation, transportation and tourism. In closing,the American Academy of Family Physician's #1 recommendation is, "Take the whole family on walks and bike rides". Let's make San Luis Obispo a safe place for this to happen. ' COUNCIL TCDD DIR -- _ fd1CAO f2'FIN DIR �^ACAO AFIRE CHIEF ATTORNEY ZP`N DIR 2-CLERKORIG ;C�?OLICE CHF ❑ DEPT HEADS ;2 EC DIR C) Z UTIL DIR ❑ ZHR DIR � - (!:I-- .�-cv�'_ - eE Dear Council Members, January 12"',2005 I moved to SLO over 20 yrs. ago. I came from a small(pop. 13)mountain resort community to the "Big City"to attend Cal Poly. I have lived in several different places in my lifetime, Mississippi, Ireland, So.Califomia, Huntington Lake, and now here. SLO is one of the nicest communities I have ever experienced. I discovered Laguna Lake Park during my second year of school. It was love at first sight,(at least for me...). Coming from the mountains I felt somewhat"claustrophobic"in a city environment. The openness of LLP(Laguna Lake Park)was soothing to me and it has become my favorite part of town. My husband and I saved our money and bought an old,beat up house on the Lake in 1995. It had been a rental for over 20yrs.,was in horrible condition and needed a new foundation. We have fixed the foundation and remodeled and I plan on living here `till I die(my husband says that can be arranged!) My family(I have 2 children(3 &5) and 2 dogs and a husband who is a big kid as well) and I have used the park in several different ways over the years: fishing, windsurfing,walking, kite flying,launching rockets, parties, bike riding, canoeing,bird watching, the playground,hiking, and the dog park. As you can see we love"our"park. It is a wonderful place and the amount of wildlife you can see there is remarkable. Recently the P&R Comm. revised and updated the LLP Masterplan. During this process there was some discussion about possibly having tennis courts or soccer fields at the park. Several of us thought that was a horrible idea and we voiced our opinions at the P&R Comm. meetings. My husband and I started a petition against the "sports fields"just in case we needed it. Gathering signatures gave us an opportunity-to talk to a wide variety of people about LLP. We were astonished at the number of people who lived in SLO and didn't know anything about the park. I really feel that this beautiful park is under appreciated by this community and I don't understand why?There are a lot of people who do love LLP but they feel its has become quite run down over the years and desperately needs to be better maintained. Also, I feel that every couple of years it seems the P &R dept. considers putting in a"sports field"or some other more "active" use because they feel the park is under utilized. There is a terrific Masterplan for this park that has never really been implemented. A lot of people sacrificed their time and energy in creating this Masterplan and it has been very frustrating to see year after year go by without any significant part of the Masterplan carried out. From what my husband and I have learned from gathering signatures we could pretty much guarantee you that the use of the park would increase dramatically if the park was fixed up. Nobody Windsurfs there anymore because it is too shallow and dangerous.The banks of the lake are eroding very quickly. The lake desperately needs to be dredged. The traffic needs to be diverted from along the lake so pedestrians and bicyclists aren't competing with cars. The entrance needs to be fixed up so people will know it's there!! Please,I think it is LLP's tum to get fixed up. It can be done in phases as funds are available. It is very unusual to have a wildlife preserve so close to the heart of a city and it could become a tourist attraction. It already draws a lot of people from out of town here,mainly South county residents. This park could become a focal point for this city. So, after all this,please add the LLP Masterplan and dredging the lake to your Major City Goals. Sincerely, COUNCIL TCDD DIR, Marie, Jim,Aidan,Alyssa,Willow and Maggie Foley. CAO .,z'FIN D I R 1502 Oceanaire Dr. .CACAO AFIRE CHIEF I--3"ATTORNEY LPW D I R 541-2715 LERK/ORIG ;t POLICE CHF ❑ DEPT HEADS -? a E C D ❑ ;C UTIL DiR ❑ HR DIR Page 1 of 1 Y, Audrey Hooper - Budget hearings From: <dduerk@calpoly.edu> To: <khampian@slocity.org>, <bstatler@slocity:org> RED FILE Date: 1/12/2005 12:24 PM MEETING AGENDA Subject: Budget hearings 1._e-_____._DAT . rIt 0 ITEM # I saw on the website thast the provision of water to SLO is in the number one slot. That's great, but I do want to insist that the QUALITY of that water supply is also of critical importance. For the last several years, the water report has indicated that the..pollutants in our water are.at the MAXIMUM allowed!! The levels of these pollutants have been increasiing every year for a long time and I wonder just how the level is maintained at the EXACT maximum for each listed pollutant. Please put enough money in the budget to clean up our water supply—we have no real idea what that. "allowable" level of pollution is doingto our community health —given the other sources that compound the problem, form farm chemicals, to air pollution by cars, trucks, and planes, to household and industrial chemicals. SLO has one of the highest breast cancer rates in teh state— pollution of this sort can only exacerbate this statistic. Thanks for your attention to this matter, Donna P Duerk COUNCIL _ CDD DIR CAO FIN DIR ACAO FIRE CHIEF ATTORNEY PW DIR CLERK ORiG POLICE CHF DEP pS REC DIR UTIL DIR HR DIR RECEIVED JAN 12 1005 s�OCinCourvcii file:HC:\Documents%20and%2OSettings\slouser\Local%20Settings\Temp\GW I00002.HTM 1/12/2005 Bill Statler - Upcoming Budget Hearing RED FILE _ From: <carpfam@earthlink.net> MEETING AGENDA To: <bstatler@slocity.org> DA ITEM # Date: 1/6/2005 10:29 AM Subject: Upcoming Budget Hearing Hi Bill, Sorry I'm late with my suggestions. I won't be able to make the meeting and have been out of town. I have been in contact last year with Tim Bochum regarding the excessive speed of traffic on Johnson Avenue.. More specifically at the intersection of Ella and Johnson. He has two developers who are contributing to the signalization of that intersection. I have discussed with Tim the idea of the city budgeting the remainder of the money to complete the signalization of Ella and Johnson: Please encourage him to put this into the next two year budget. Please pass this onto him as a reminder. Thanks, Dan Carpenter 2030 Johnson Ave. San Luis Obispo COUNtIL.J CDD 01 CAO FIN DiP ACAO FIRE CHIEF ATTORNEY PW DIR CLERK/ORIG POLICE CHF DEPRF C019 C DIR P rs J711- DiR ✓I ❑❑ hr, DIR RED FILE December 25, 2004 MEETING AGENDA Dear San Luis Obispo City CouncilSantas, DA /// 6i' ITEM #-:::::::— /%o/ps- First, we must thank the City CouncilSantas for all the wonderful gifts that have been delivered to the children of our fair city in the past few years. There were the lights at Rancho EI Chorro and the new softball field, the support for the new baseball batting cages, and finally the grandest gift of all, the soon to be opened Damon-Garcia Sports complex. Thank you for looking out for our young people and insuring that they have spaces to run and play. We know it's going to be a tough job choosing who's naughty and nice this goal- setting season. We're certain you must be terribly busy looking out for all of the deserving children in our small city. With tough choices ahead of you, we thought it might be helpful to pass along the hopes and wishes from some of the families in our community. We hope you can find time to review the following wish list gathered by your loyal helpers. Our little elves have been busy surveying 1200 families in San Luis Obispo this past summer and fall. Here are some thoughts and desires...75% of respondents think existing playing fields need improving. 80% of respondents believe additional playing fields are needed. 55% of responses to questions about needed improvements explained that existing fields needed better maintenance. With this information in mind, our 2005/2006 Wish List would include: 1. Increased financial support to the Joint Use Commission for field maintenance. 2. Maximum funding and staffing for Damon-Garcia sports complex. 3. Free city staff to explore a joint use Holt Field/Pool renovation project. Please, CouncilSantas, would you please make room in your goodie bag this season for gifts of safe and pleasant playing spaces for the children of our city? Thank you again, City CouncilSantas, for always being so thoughtful towards your loyal followers. P/AxQ IT COUNCIL CDD DIR CAO 7 FIN DIR Sincerely, 13 ACAO L FIRE CHIEF ATTORNEY E PW DIR Jeff Whitener— Board Member I I CLERK/ORIG 7 POLICE CHF SLO Youth Sports Association M DEPT ' EADS 7 REC DIR UTIL DIR HR DIR PS If you have questions regarding our surrey please feel free to contact me at ieffw@digitalputty.com. Thanks for your time!