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HomeMy WebLinkAbout7/16/2018 Item 2, Scott Goodwin, Heather From:Cohen, Rachel Sent:Monday, July 16, 2018 7:39 AM To:Advisory Bodies Subject:FW: Meeting at 5 Pm today Rachel Cohen Associate Planner Community Development 919 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3218 E rcohen@slocity.org T 805.781.7574 slocity.org -----Original Message- ---- From: Cynthia < Sent: Friday, July 13, 2018 8:37 PM To: Cohen, Rachel <rcohen@slocity.org> Subject: Meeting at 5 Pm today Rachel, I was unable to attend the 5PM meeting as I am still at work… seems like an unusual time for community meeting as most people work until at least 5PM— Which seems most likely there will be limited input. There is great concern regarding allowing the current trend of the larger than usual projects known to SLO. These projects are unseemly and frankly out of place for this town. - This is place for vistas not jammed up buildings that are less than desirable. For us on the north side of town the years of dealing with the students and the traffic a nightmare. There have been several attempts by Cal Poly to sneak in large projects of housing which should be on their property since they have plenty of room. We have had numerous meeting with community members and the Police dept over continued issues. It behoves the CITY Planner to take care of those who actually LIVE here and work there. Not the fleeting populations of students who will forever be here temporary basis. When the prints projects are just thrown in with our proper consideration of the “regular SLO People “ but more to placate the Cal Poly folks who are not managing the student populations much less the student behaviors out side their designated and well designed policies to manage behaviors that should have consequences. It creates more and more frustration for the Regular people as well I believe more problems for the emergency fire crews and police as the street will be packed. This city did not consider growth for a long long time. And now with these thrown together messes.. it will not benefit anyone but the pockets of whom ever has developed these places. They will leave the mess to you and your folks to mend. I know nothing about you and where you come from but if you have lived outside SLO such as I , there are cities that have large Universities in California and they do not place the burden onto those cities to mange the student housing and issues of neighborhoods. I for one lived in Santa Clara and the City would bill The U. Of Santa Clara for any infractions placed on the site residents. Here we pander and hover at their whims. 1 I can only hope that you do not turn this City into a nightmare. Sincerely Cynthia Scott 2