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Goodwin, Heather JAN 2 3 201 3
Lichtig, Katie
SLO CITY CLER K
Tuesday, January 22, 2013 8 :53 P M
To :
Grimes, Maeve ; Goodwin, Heathe r
Cc :
Grigsby, Daryl ; Lynch, Barbara ; Dietrick, Christine COUNCIL MEETING : 'JR 0 /1 'Th
Subject:
FW: Pismo Street hillside between Morro and ChorrdTEM NO .:
Attachments :
Pismo Street hillside 2013 .pd f
Please distribute to the city council .
Katie E . Lichti g
City Manage r
City of San Luis Obispo, C A
990 Palm Stree t
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-324 9
805-781-711 4
www .slocity .orq
From :Carlyn Christianson fmailto :carlvnvg@a)gmail .coml
Sent :Tuesday, January 22, 2013 3 :31 P M
To:Lichtig, Kati e
Cc : Grigsby, Daryl ; Dietrick, Christin e
,sect:Pismo Street hillside between Morro and Chorr o
I have cc'd the Council and the Vista Grande Board via written mail .
Thank you ,
Carlyn
Carlyn Christianso n
1415 Mono St . #1 6
San Luis Obispo, CA 9340 1
carlynvg nu,gmail .com
805-550-932 0
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ar Ms . Lichtig,
Attached please find a letter regarding the above project . Please let me know if there is a problem reading it .
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January 22, 201 3
Katie Lichti g
City Manage r
990 Palm Stree t
San Luis Obispo, CA 9340 1
Re : CIP 2013-15 Budget
Pismo Street hillside between Morro and Chorro Street s
Dear Ms. Lichtig,
I am writing for myself and on behalf of the residents of the 16 other housing units located at Vista Grande, a t
1415 Morro Street, to strongly urge the City to appropriate the funds necessary to repair the hillside locate d
between Morro and Chorro Streets during this budget cycle .
Our main building of 15 units stands high above Pismo Street, with the back patios of most of those units directl y
overlooking the eroding hillside . Several years ago after a citizen complaint, the City paid for an engineering repor t
by Earth Systems Pacific, a much respected local soils engineering firm, to evaluate the hillside . The report state d
that the hillside was dangerous and advised the fencing of the street and repair of the eroding hillside . The City
stated to us then that the repair would be done, but budget issues have kept the project from being performed .
The residents of Vista Grande are concerned that the City may once again pass over the job of repairing thi s
hillside, to the detriment of safety and legal concerns . It is a public safety concern in that if a boulder or tree cam e
tumbling down and killed someone, the financial repercussions to the City would be significant, especially since th e
City has been aware of the problem for so long . It is also unsafe in that people coming to the barricade on the
sidewalk then cross Pismo Street in the middle of the block, and often barely avoid being hit by traffic .
It is also a disgrace that this eyesore has continued so long, on a downtown street where many people includin g
tourists see it every day . In addition to the unsightly mess the barricade has created with the periodic collection o f
debris behind the fence and cones, the area continues to attract vagrants . Residents (including me) climbing th e
stairs on the Pismo side have had to threaten vagrants who were squatting in the area that the police would b e
summoned if they continued to stay there . And of course there is a loss of parking and sidewalks in the downtown
area where every space is needed .
It has been pointed out to several City employees that the cut made to level Pismo Street was apparently made i n
the 1920s-30s judging by the age of the structures across the street . At that time supporting the dynamited roc k
perhaps was not funded or deemed necessary, but it really is time for the City to complete this project . The hillside
continues to erode and threatens the safety of our city and our homes . We very strongly urge you to recommen d
to the City Council that this project be fully funded for completion during this current 2013-2015 budget cycle .
Sincerely,
Carlyn Christianson
Secretary, Vista Grande Inc .
1415 Morro St . #1 6
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Cc : C . Dietrick, D . Grigsby, City Council, VG Inc . Board of Director s
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