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Subject: FW: Council Correspondence - B1
Attachments: 2015 -17 budget CC 4- 21- 2015.doc
From: Sandra Rowley fmailto:macsar99(&ahoo.com]
Sent: Monday, April 20, 2015 9:44 AM
To: Marx, Jan; Ashbaugh, John; Carpenter, Dan; Christianson, Carlyn; Rivoire, Dan
Cc: Mejia, Anthony
Subject: Council Correspondence - 61
Attached please find a letter from Residents for Quality Neighborhoods for Tuesday's City Council Meeting.
Thank you,
Sandra Rowley
RECEIVED
APR 2 0 2015
SLO CITY CLERK
COUNCIL MEETING:
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ITEM NO.:__ ---
Residents for Quality Neighborhoods
P.O. Box 12604 . San Luis Obispo, CA 93406
April 21, 2015
Re: Item B1, Strategic Budget Direction and Major City Goal Work Programs — Specific to Other
Important Objective Work Programs (Neighborhood Wellness)
Honorable Mayor and Members of the Council,
As part of Neighborhood Wellness, Residents for Quality Neighborhoods asks that you make
nighttime noise a particular focus of yours during the 2015 -17 budget cycle.
The March 2010 modifications to the Noise Ordinance along with the May 2010 Unruly Gathering
Ordinance have had a marked effect on the annual number of noise complaints. Complaints
began to decrease in 2010 and continued to do so through 2012. However, beginning in 2013 and
continuing through 2014, the number of complaints has steadily risen. If this increase continues,
as it currently appears to be doing, our noise and related problems will continue to escalate.
Nighttime noise disturbances, primarily from parties and their aftermath, already pose a
significant problem in many residential neighborhoods. In addition to the vandalism, irritation and
interrupted sleep, it is the cause that residents from impacted neighborhoods give most often as
their reason for moving, always to someplace quieter.
We do not believe the noise - related trend of permanent residents moving away and their homes
being converted into student rentals is good for the long -term health and welfare of the city. We
believe we must all look for new ideas to help reduce the negative noise /party influences in our
neighborhoods. And the sooner the better.
RQN members would welcome the opportunity to be involved in looking for new, different ways
to address this problem as, we are certain, would members of the other neighborhood groups,
especially those in the northern areas of the city. We are willing and able to actively participate
with city staff in adding our ideas to any suggested by the Civility Group in order to come up with
recommendations /potential solutions to reduce the noise impacts to our neighborhoods.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sandra Rowley
Chairperson, RQN
Note: For purposes of this correspondence "nighttime" means the hours between 10:00 pm and
7:00 am.