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From: Charlene Rosales[mailto:charlene@slochamber.org]
Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2015 2:01 PM
To: Johnson, Derek; Gershow, Rebecca
Cc: Murry, Kim
Subject: Follow up to Chamber committee meeting
Rebecca and Derek,
2 3/pm
AUG 18 2015
SLO CITY CLERK
Last night our Executive Committee, acting on behalf of our Board, approved the following
recommendation by the Economic Development Committee:
The San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce supports updating the Downtown's conceptual physical plan
in a manner that reflects its original creation by a small group of design professionals, while
incorporating an infusion of new core participants and ideas and where a consultant acts as a facilitator,
allowing for an organic, neutral process. The Chamber will take an active role in participating in
communitywide opportunities to provide input that reflects the values within our Economic Vision
document which include the addition of housing options, multi -modal enhancements, tourism amenities
and concepts that support economic diversity.
We believe that the Downtown area can best be served by a creative vision team that is composed of
those professionals that originally participated in the original process with the addition of a limited
number of new architectural, planning and design professionals that do not represent any particular
organization, constituency or agenda. We strongly believe in the creation of a framework to the process
that prevents it from being politicized, overly guided or influenced by any individual(s) or groups,
allowing for maximum engagement and creativity which will provide a renewed vision for the
Downtown that is compatible with the needs of the city over the next several years. In addition, we look
forward to offering the Chamber's input when the time comes for opportunities to participate in the
public process.
We will be sharing this newly formed policy during our comments at tonight's City Council meeting.
Please let me know if you have any questions and thank you both, and Kim, again for bringing this topic
forward to the Chamber so we are able to have a better understanding of it. It's an issue that is of high
importance to thousands of Chamber members.
Charlene Rosales
Director of Governmental Affairs
San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce
T: 805.786.2770
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