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Consent Agenda Item #12: SUBJECT: REVIEW AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE 2015 GENERAL
PLAN ANNUAL REPORT
Honorable Mayor and Council Members
My name is Allan Cooper and I reside in San Luis Obispo
Your staff report states that "...the City is planning for full build -out by ensuring that development
proceeds in a manner that can be supported by available resources, and all appropriate measures to
ensure that City goals and objectives for affordable housing, jobs -to -housing balance and air
quality are met through the implementation of the General Plan."
However, what is critically missing from this staff report is an estimate of the number of jobs
generated by the projected growth in non-residential square footage. Our concern is that build -out,
based on the number of jobs generated relative to housing, will actually exacerbate the unmet
demand for affordable housing and job -to -housing balance, resulting in more commutes. This will
further compromise our air quality.
If we are truly serious about addressing our unmet demand for affordable housing and jobs/housing
imbalance then I ask you to recommend to Council that they not only consider establishing limits for
the rate of non-residential development but that Council should also consider the annual growth in
jobs and the types of jobs created relative to the annual growth in housing. Thank you.