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DATE: May 29, 2008 RED FILE RECEIVED
TO: City Council MEETING AGEND t MAY 2 9 1008
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FROM: Christine Mulholland � K
SUBJECT: Communications Item for June 3, 2008 Meeting
As I'm sure you will remember, over the last year or two we have had several people come to
Council meetings to speak to us about businesses in the downtown that keep their doors open.
I have also had e-mails and phone calls, and there have been letters in the Tribune. The issue is
the huge waste of energy when doors are open and the heating or air conditioning is on. The
Council asked the Chamber of Commerce and the Downtown Association to help address this
issue with business owners.
It appears that there is more problem with corporately owned businesses. When the Integrated
Waste Management Authority organized the take-back program for household hazardous waste,
the retailers who refused to participate were Target, Home Depot and Walmart. So the IWMA
passed an ordinance, and now they have to comply.
San Luis Obispo has signed on to ICLEI, is preparing its greenhouse gas inventory in preparation
for writing a reduction plan, and will require the help of everyone to meet the goals of AB 32 and
beyond.
I suggest that the Council direct staff to bring forward an ordinance that would prohibit
businesses from having doors open when either the heat or air conditioning is on.
Thank you for your consideration. /cl flAl
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