HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-16-2013 C2 CooperGoodwin, Heather
RECIE
APR 16 2013
- gym: Grimes, Maeve SLO CITY CLERK �
t: Tuesday, April 16, 2013 9:06 AM
o: Goodwin, Heather
Subject: FW: ) Economic Development Strategic Plan Implementation: Infrastructure Financing
Analysis. (Codron /Clark)
AGENDA
Heather, CORRESPONDENCE
Please post as Agenda Correspondence for Item C2. Date � ,/ ' Ftem# .L.
Thank you,
macvc, kenncc >y c,nlmcs
City Clerk
City Or san Lull OBISPO
990 Palm Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
phone.: (805) 781 -7102
email.: mgrimes @siocity.org
From: Marx, Jan
Sent: Monday, April 15, 2013 7:49 PM
Grimes, Maeve
aIlancoope@gmaiI.com
oubject: FW: ) Economic Development Strategic Plan Implementation: Infrastructure Financing Analysis. (Codron /Clark)
Please post this message as agenda correspondence.
Thanks,
Jan
Jan Howell Marx
Mayor of San Luis Obispo
(805) 781 -7120 or (805) 541 -2716
From: Allan Cooper [allancoope @gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, April 15, 2013 3:30 PM
To: Marx, Jan; Carpenter, Dan; Smith, Kathy; Ashbaugh, John
Subject: ) Economic Development Strategic Plan Implementation: Infrastructure Financing Analysis. (Codron /Clark)
Dear Honorable Mayor Marx and Council Members —
I have recently become concerned with Claire Clark's recent focus on attracting more high -
paying "head of household" jobs by way of reducing the infrastructure costs for prospective
business park developers who want to place their businesses within the Santa Margarita
annexation area. This item (C -2) is coming up before you tomorrow night as a consent
agenda item (i.e., approval of a $60,000 appropriation to hire a consultant to help expedite
+his type of development). The reason for my concern is as follows: (1) 1 don't think that this
help SLO's job housing imbalance but will only exacerbate the current situation; (2) 1 don't
Wink we should be moving office parks out into the hinterlands as many "dotcom" company
I
employees prefer to be locatea within the "downtown core" where there are 24 -7 activities
and cultural opportunities available to this well- educated and sophisticated demographic; and
(3) 1 don't think we should be encouraging "urban sprawl ". Some of you may be familiar with
RP Professor Gregg Doyle's "SLO Smart Growth Housing Solutions" Powerpoint
�sentation that he did in conjunction with his CRP 411 class, now almost a decade ago. I
would hope that you might take some of these "smart growth" principals to heart!
Sincerely, Allan Cooper, Chair Save Our Downtown
z