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Subject: FW: Palm and Nipomo Structure
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From: Aaron Gomez
Date:05 /05/2015 3:27 PM (GMT- 08:00)
To: "Marx, Jan", "Ashbaugh, John" , "Carpenter, Dan" , "Christianson, Carlyn" , "Rivoire, Dan"
Subject: Palm and Nipomo Structure
Hello to all our wonderful City Council Members,
I am writing you to show my support of placing the Palm and Nipomo Parking structure as a high priority for
out Downtown. I realize that it would take several years until completion. Which makes it very necessary to
start the process now. Getting the EIR for this project should be done as soon ASAP. Being a downtown
business owner, Downtown Association Board member, and on the Paking committee I see this parking need
played out every day. Add on to that the loss of parking with the China town project as well as the several
mixed use projects planned for our downtown area, parking demand is only going to get higher. As a city we
need to get ahead of that growth with planned parking. A parking structure like this fits in perfect with the long
term goal of our Downtown, Parking on the boarder and foot traffic in the central corridor. Looking to other
Downtown's you will see similar structures to accommodate parking needs. I understand our town is a not as
accustom to having to resort to structures, but as our population grows the smart expansion is multiple levels of
parking in designated areas.
The only argument I have heard against this structure is that it will not be utilized. I think this is a fairly short
sited perspective. We need to plan long term. Once upon a time we didn't need a parking structure, now we have
3. With more more mixed use comes more Downtown residence, more areas for businesses, and more parking
stress. You can already see parking issues with the neighborhoods surrounding the Downtown area. This will
have to be addressed sooner or later. If we plan to grow then we need to accommodate that growth or we will
push shoppers elsewhere. With Downtown being such a large tax base for SLO it would be in all our best
interest to keep shoppers and patrons localized and not sprawling.
Okay, okay I will let it be. I think you get my point;)
Thank you all for you hard work and service. Being on the Board has given me a whole new respect for you all
do. A lot of opinions in this little town.
See you all soon I'm sure,
Aaron Gomez
www.siblin s�jewelr
San Luis Obispo, Ca
93401
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