HomeMy WebLinkAbout06_28-29_2017 PC Correspondence - Avila Ranch (Los Verdes Parks 1&2 HOA - Flickinger)Los Verdes Park 1 Homeowners’ Association, Inc.
Los Verdes Park 2 Homeowners’ Association, Inc.
attn: Sarah Flickinger, Los Verdes Park 1 Homeowners’ Association, Inc.
c/o: Farrell Smyth
21 Santa Rosa Street, Ste. 250
San Luis Obispo, CA 93405
June 28, 2017
re: Planning Commission Hearing, Avila Ranch FEIR
To the City of San Luis Obispo Planning Commissioners:
The Los Verdes Parks 1 & 2 neighborhoods do not support certification of the current FEIR for Avila
Ranch, as we believe it to be inconsistent with CEQA requirements relating to traffic impacts, as well as
noise and air quality impacts. Furthermore, the FEIR contains errors and omissions that should be
corrected prior to certification.
There are flaws in the traffic study contained herein, as echoed in the letter submitted by Melissa
Streder, Caltrans District 5, dated June 28, 2017. These flaws relate to direct impacts to our existing
residential neighborhoods, particularly with respect to traffic counts relating to the LOVR interchange
project and other adjacent freeway and interchange operations. These flaws cause a misrepresentation
of significant adverse impacts to the safety and quality of life in our existing neighborhoods.
With regard to errors in the document, there are circular references within the responses to comments
that never actually address the comment. One such example occurs in Commenter 13 – Comment
Response SF-3, which redirects to Commenter 45 – Comment Response SF-13. Commenter 45 is Violet
Cavanaugh, Northern Chumash Tribal Council. There is no Comment Response SF-13 under this
commenter. Understanding that the reference was likely meant to be to see Commenter 44 – Comment
Response SF-13, this is just one of several such errors throughout the FEIR’s documentation. Similarly,
Commenter 33 – Comment Response SF-1 is to refer to Commenter 13 – Comment Response SF-2,
which is not on the same subject (roadway segment). The actual reference would be to Commenter 13 –
Comment Response SF-3, which refers to Commenter 45 – Comment Response SF-13 which, again, is in
error. This document needs significant revision prior to any certification.
Additionally, there are still references to our neighborhoods as condominiums, which they are not. In
the responses to comments, the error is acknowledged and correction is stated to have been completed.
However, not all references were corrected.
Furthermore, in Commenter 44 – Comment Response SF-11, the FEIR reads, “The commenter states
their opinion of the scope and authority of the Settlement Agreement. Although subject to review and
discussion with the homeowners association, the City retains all rights and responsibilities to manage
traffic operations that it deems necessary for public safety and growth per Section 4 of the Settlement
Agreement.” There has not been review and discussion with the homeowners’ associations as suggested
is necessary in this response. As for Section 4 of the Settlement Agreement, it details the requirement
for Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), and says nothing of what is described in the response to
comments. If the reference was in error, Section 3, subparagraph 4 does not explicitly discuss such an
arrangement either.
We urge the Planning Commission to direct staff to go back to the DEIR process, and conduct a proper
traffic analysis, complete with the required recirculation for public input, and appropriate responses to
comments prior to moving this project further.
Sincerely,
Los Verdes Park 1 Homeowners’ Association, Inc.
Special Board Member
Sarah Flickinger
and
Los Verdes Park 2 Homeowners’ Association, Inc.
Special Board Member
Darrell Goo