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Home My WebLink About7/16/2019 Item 15, Hansen y � 1 �"" �� luly Sth"', 2019 "" ;F .. �� 4 ,, . t�.fv Dear City Council&City Manager& City A�torney, � � ., �� _.._� f am writing in protest of the proposed PBID by the Downtown SLO Assaciation. P�s a praperty owner in this district, my opposition is based on the#ollowing reasons: We are a small family owned corporation who own the prop�rty at 698 Higuera Stre�t My gr�nd�ather came ta this area in the 1890's and we have awned property in the downtown core sin�e that time. In all thes�years we,ourselves, have taken excelaent care of our properties and made�v�ery Offart to keep them c�ean, inviting and attractive ta the general public, We do not need the eityJasses�ment district t� keep a�r properties weil cared for. We also do not need an additional agency to get the hom�less off the streeXs of downtown as current law does nat ailaw lasnr enfc�r��ment to re�nc��e th�ese people . If the police department and properiy trained social workers cannot get these p�op�e a�nray from our businesses how do yau aexpect an untrained minimum wage employee to know how to �ra�dle th+ese setuations? 1'm sure these people will be terrific greeters and capable of giving taurists dir�ctions to whate�er they are looking for—a pamphlet would have the same benefit. Unfartunat�ly because af the high costs af owning older properties in the downtown area, a�l of the property�wners are cantinualiy subject to making upgrade�and repairs to existing buildings. Theref�sr� we must ch�rge high rents in vrder to mai�rtain aur buildings, This additi�nal assessm�nt wil� in��rea�e the already high rents and be of na value to the individual businesses. �his increased assessment wiil i�aci to more vacancies in th� downtown area ancf rrrore depreciation for ernpty buildir�gs. ,4t this point in time,the City of 5an Luis Obispa is sa ineffici�nt in processing permits for n�v+r businesses to make changes t�a existing properties that many praspective tenants have t��-ned away from d�ing business in the city. If y�u are lucky enaugh to find a prospective tenant,you have to negotiate�r�e rent for th�em for the time it takes the city ta approve their plans for a new b�siness and then rr�ake those renovatians. This can lead ta aver a year with no income coming from the property. The t�wn�er is still required to maintain the building and pay all costs associated with the building. Anc�ther fee w��nld just add tc�this burden. Pi�ase corrsider thoughtfully as I and numera�s ather property own�rs in the Dov�rntawn core strot�gly oppase this tax. The city is receiving considerable financial resourees from additianal Me�s�re t�s�les tax, hatel bed tax,and increased praperty vaiues. The City's cleanliness in Dawntown and�sther cora�m�ercial districts in the city shauld be paid for writh th�current tax dollars in the general fiund_ i encourage you to delay the acceptance of this resolution until yau cansider other options that da nnt divide our doverntown community,the City,and numerous small property owners. Please ta�e so�e ti �,f��us c�r� iti ��r�c� � i g�rr r�cc� ni��t �t s �II� ��in��s�s�r�t � �� r��af��ar �i r�nt�� c� y�r� s o I �t �i �r� , Sir��r�{Y� �� 4 � N F d �. �a�a�ri�.n.m��,,.�� ....� ��s�lir�d f�t H�r�s�r�,Pr�si��nt L 1 �r��r�t� �caa P ��x 359 S� L is asp�g CA 934 2 9�931-4221 E- �iBm r�z h �� c�st.rr�t