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Monday, January 14, 2013 10 :28 A M
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FW: Homelessness Worksho p
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Please post this correspondence from David Brodie to the Homelessness workshop correspondence .
Thank you .
Maeve Kennedy Grime s
City Cler k
City of San Luis Obisp o
990 Palm Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 9340 1
Phone : (805) 781-710 2
Email :mgrimes@slocitv .org
Original Message
From : Lichtig, Kati e
Sent : Monday, January 14, 2013 9 :22 A M
Grimes, Maev e
epartment Head s
ject : FW : Homelessness Worksho p
Please distribute as requested . Thanks .
Katie E . Lichti g
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Original Message
From : Allan Cooper Jmailto :allancoope@gmail .com l
Sent : Friday, January 11, 2013 07 :44 PM Pacific Standard Tim e
To :Dan Carpenter; Ashbaugh, John ; Carpenter, Dan ; Marx, Jan ; Carter, Andrew ; Smith, Kathy ; Lichtig, Kati e
Subject :Homelessness Worksho p
Dear Katie - Could kindly forward this to the Council? Thanks !
arding : Homelessness Worksho p
urday, January 12, 2013
Dear Mayor and fellow Council Members :
e City's community forum on City goals held on Tuesday January 8, 2013 we were introduced to two major point s
presented by Chamber of Commerce representatives . We would now like to question these two statements . Havin g
frequented the Mission Plaza area daily and often up to four times a day we reject the idea that the condition of th e
Plaza area is "blighted". In its present form, the area is a good background for the variety of activities scheduled there al l
year round . Additional expenditures by the City are unnecessary . Any changes to the area on the southeast side of th e
Creek should be the responsibility of the individual property owners and in accordance with a newly developed Cree k
specific plan .
The concern for the homeless also seems unwarranted . These people are not intimidating . We would suggest that a
portion of the Plaza area be used to accommodate the homeless . This concept could apply as well to the so-called par k
that is located near the corner of South Higuera and Pacific Streets . Elements that are welcoming to the homeless, suc h
as signs, could be integrated into these locations . An informal survey of the homeless would also shed more light o n
what qualities would be attractive to them . This would be a better and more appropriate investment than providin g
overall lighting to Mission Plaza and the creekwalk . Hopefully, we would then stop seeing the homeless as a scourge i n
our midst .
Respectfully Submitted ,
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David Brodi e
873 Chorro Street
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