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Subject: FW: Amendments to the Municipal Code to improve parking en orcemen
From: Ashbaugh, John
Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2012 5:00 PM
To: greg(�bhindproperties.com
Cc: Lichtig, Katie; Schroeder, Sheryll; Marx, Jan; Gesell, Steve; Horch, Robert; Johnson, Derek; Dietrick, Christine;
courtney@slochamber.org
Subject: RE: Amendments to the Municipal Code to improve parking enforcement
Dear Jane and Greg,
I appreciate your input on this issue. Your business has obviously experienced the effects of an increased population of
homeless persons in recent years, loitering or sleeping on our public streets, and (unfortunately) on private property.
It's helpful to know that people such as yourselves are keeping close track of this issue as it works its way through the
staff and Council. Please be assured that the Council is studying this issue thoroughly. It's complicated. Addressing the
needs of our homeless population requires a long -term commitment from a variety of agencies and organizations
including, but not limited to, the City of San Luis Obispo. We'll do what we can, in concert with concerned citizens such
as yourselves, to maintain public safety and the security of homes and businesses in proximity to facilities that are
designed to accommodate the sheltering or feeding of homeless persons.
Again, thanks for writing and for your comments. Please feel to contact me on my cell phone, too, if you'd like to discuss
this further— or you may look for me in the Black Horse Coffee Shop (Foothill @ Chorro) on Monday at about 10:30
during my "coffee house office hours." Thanks!
John Ashbaugh, SLO City Council
550 -7713
From: Marx, Jan
Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2012 3:05 PM
To: gregg1hind properties. com; Carpenter, Dan; Carter, Andrew; Smith, Kathy; Ashbaugh, John; Gesell, Steve; Horch,
Robert; Johnson, Derek; Dietrick, Christine; courtney@slochamber.org
Cc: Lichtig, Katie; Schroeder, Sheryll
Subject: RE: Amendments to the Municipal Code to improve parking enforcement
Thank you so much for your input on this important issue. I am including our city manager and city clerk in this reply, so
that your letter can become part of the record and posted on the city website as Agenda Correspondence.
All the best,
Jan
Jan Howell Marx
Mayor of San Luis Obispo
(805) 781 -7120 or (805) 541 -2716
From: greg(&hindproperties.com [greg @hindproperties.com]
Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2012 2:34 PM
To: Marx, Jan; Carpenter, Dan; Carter, Andrew; Smith, Kathy; Ashbaugh, John; Gesell, Steve; Horch, Robert; Johnson,
Derek; Dietrick, Christine; courtney@slocnamber.orci
Subject: Amendments to the Municipal Code to improve parking enforcement
28 april 2012
City of San Luis Obispo
Attn: Mayor Jan Marx, Vice Mayor Dan Carpenter, Council Members Andrew Carter, Kathy Smith and John Ashbaugh,
Police Chief Steve Gesell, Parking Manager Robert Horch, Community Development Director Derek Johnson, City Attorney Christine Dietrick and
SLO Chamber of Commerce Director of Governmental Affairs Courtney Kienow.
Via email
Dear Sirs and Madams,
I am writing to report the increasing problems that our business has had to deal with the past four years as a result of the increased extended
illegal overnight parking in our business district within the city of San Luis Obispo.
The problems include:
1. Property Damage and theft- Damage and theft of tenant personal property. Individuals taking water unauthorized from tenants' water
faucets into buckets and carrying them into RVs. Broken water hose bibs. Electricity theft - extension cords from RVs tapping
unauthorized into tenant electrical sockets. Destruction of landscape being used as a bathroom.
2. Trespassing /Dumping- We have had to clean up and dispose of bags of human feces, bottles of urine, and kitchen trash from our parking
lot and dumpsters.
3. Loitering- Individuals living in vehicles and loitering on the sidewalks, street and in our parking lot during the day as well as the
threatening presence of their dogs left unattended and tied to their RVs have created an intimidating and unsafe atmosphere for our
staff, tenants and customers.
4. Suspicious Activity- On four occasions a swarm of vehicles and individuals arrived, entered and left an RV within a few minute's time,
picking up small parcels while cash exchanged hands in the middle of the day when our tenants' businesses were open. Our tenants have
also reported to us loud parties, public urination, defecation, drunkenness, fighting, camping and destruction of landscaping taking place
in front of their businesses in the evenings.
In order to mitigate the above we regularly monitor the presence of vehicles parked on the street in our business area and it has been our
experience that those who park illegally for more than 72 hours once notified by the police simply move 500 feet down the street and continue
with their activities.
We have installed extensive fencing surrounding our commercial rental property. We also have increased lighting in the parking lots, installed
video surveillance cameras, have posted "no trespassing" signs, "no dumping" signs and "premises under video under surveillance" signs. We
have installed locks on dumpsters. We have installed hose bib locks on all water faucets.
Even after these actions we have needed to repair locks on dumpsters and repair locks on water faucets that have been tampered with.
We appreciate the responsiveness of the San Luis Obispo Police department.
Yet the problems continue.
We urge you to assist the San Luis Obispo Police Department and amend the municipal code addressing persons sleeping in vehicles that are
not participating in an authorized safe parking program and ban overnight parking of RVs and unauthorized camping in vehicles within business
districts of the city of San Luis Obispo.
Thank you very much for your consideration,
Jane Hind
Hind Properties, LLC., 3765 S, Higuera -144 Hind Lane, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
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