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July 11" 1989 'JUL 1 3 1989
CITY CLERK
TO: City Council SAN LUIS OBISPO,CA
VIA: John Dunn, City Administrative Officer
FROM: Terry Sanville, Principal Planner '. ,.. ,
SUBJECT: Status Report on the Crossroads Project (County LUE Amendment G880035P)
On May 16, 1989, the Board of Supervisors authorized the processing of a general plan
amendment affecting a 2.5-acre parcel on Foothill Boulevard, across the street and cast
of This Old House Restaurant. If approved, the amendment would allow the construction of
the "Crossroads Project": a proposal to provide meeting space, shared offices, reading
rooms and other facilities for public and nonprofit organizations whose activities center
on human services and environmental education. The amendment was submitted by Mr. Cliff
Branch on behalf of the Support Group Network. However, the Board of Supervisors acted
to process this proposal as a county-initiated application. The board has directed its
staff to access the potential benefits and limitations of county ownership and management
of the property.
While the concept of creating a center for nonprofit organizations is a good one,
locating a public assemble building in a rural area is not. The location of the proposal
could compromise the city's efforts to maintain the rural character of areas surrounding
San Luis Obispo. City staff feels that there are alternative sites that should be
considered first before an agricultural area is converted to community use.
i The Board of Supervisors is scheduled to discuss the proposal on August 1, 1989. Some
board members have suggested that the city should come up with an alternative if it
objects to the center being located on Foothill Boulevard. City and county staff and the
applicants have met to discuss alternative sites for the project including city and
county-owned properties. In the near future, the City Council will be faced with the
following options in responding to this proposal:
1. Indicate a willingness to consider the use of city-owned land (eg. Laguna Lake
Park) to accommodate the project and city-management of the project.
2. Suggest some other Publicly-owned site (eg. county property on Johnson Avenue,
Sunny Acres).
3. Recommend that the general plan amendment not be approved because it is a poor
precedent-setting decision and take no position on alternative sites.
4. Support the general plan amendment based on social benefits outweighing land use
limitations.
5. Take no position.
6. Some combination of the above.
If' the council feels that it wants to establish a city position prior to the Board's
August Ist meeting, members should contact John Dunn and it will be placed on a council
agenda.
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BOARD OF, SUPERVISORS
COL NTY GOVERNMENT CENTER • SAN LUIS OBISPO. CALIFORNIA 91 U)8
DAVID BLAKELY
DISTRICT FIVE
July 13, 1989
Honorable Ron Ounin
Mayor, City of San Luis Obi.spo
P. 0. Box 8100
San Luis Obispo, CA 93403
Dear Mayor Dunin:
I have recently received a letter from Vic Montgomery from RRM
Design Group regarding the Community Crossroads Project, which was
proposed .to be constructed on Foothill Blvd. outside the city limits.
At our recent Board of Supervisors meeting, we discussed this
proposal and wanted the City to become involved in the
decision-making process on that proposal . The City could be
involved in one of two ways - either endorsing the location on
Foothill Blvd. or becoming involved in locating another site for
this very worthwhile project. Could you please see about getting
this on the agenda for a City Council meeting to give your staff
direction in helping the county solve this problem.
If I can be of any assistance on this issue, please don't hesitate
to contact me. I am looking forward to working with you or your
staff on this issue.
Sincerely,
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DAVID BLAKELY
Supervisor, District 5
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San Luis Obispo City Council Members
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C)-re CLERK
SAN LUIS OBISPO CA
July 6, 1989
Vicki Carter Hotaling
Executive Director
Support Group Network
P.O. Box 14208
San Luis Obispo, CA 93406
Dear Vicki:
We offered our support for the concept of a community center for nonprofit groups
in our letter to Mr. Paul Crawford dated March 27, 1989. Since then our Board of
Trustees has re-considered the locational aspects of the proposed site on Foothill
lBoulevard outside San Luis Obispo. At this time we do not support this site or
anysite in a rural area away from the urban services and facilities that should be
: associated with this project and convenient to it. Also, we cannot support the
use of this scenic area for large buildings' located outside areas of existing de-
velopment.
We wish to extend our support for a dialogue with city and county officials for
the use of public land, or the purchase of public land for the use of nonprofit
community organizations. In particular, sites within San Luis Obispo such as the
Court Street Center should receive highest priority in these discussions. There
should be much greater attention given to energy efficiency and solar orientation
in the design of the building as well.
We appreciate your willingness to consider our input during this process and we
look forward to working with you in whatever capacity is appropriate. If you
have any questions or comments, please don't hesitate to contact me at 544-1777.
Sincerely,
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Nancy Wood
Director
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c: Judy Neuhauser, Chair, ECOSLO Board of Trustees
Members of the County Board of Supervisors
Paul Crawford, Director of Planning & Building, County of San Luis Obispo
---John Dunn, City Administrative Officer, City of San Luis Obispo±
Mike Multari, Planning Director, City of San Luis Obispo
Environmental Center RECEIVED
of San Luis Obispo
P.O. Box 1014 JUL 2 Q fin;o
San Luis Obispo, CA 93406
(SOS) 544-1777 CIT`!CLERK
SAN LUIS OBISPO.CA