HomeMy WebLinkAbout9/3/2019 Item 18, Vowell
Purrington, Teresa
From:Patrick Vowell <pvowell805@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, September 3, 2019 12:48 PM
To:E-mail Council Website
Subject:Item 18, 09/03/2019 Council Meeting
Item 18 on the agenda for the City of San Luis Obispo Council Meeting should not be titled, "CONSIDERATION OF A
RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A CLEAN ENERGY CHOICE...", but rather, " CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION FORCING THE
USE OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE AND UNRELIABLE ENERGY CHOICE". The City Council has no business mandating which
energy option people use in their private residences. And to mandate the most expensive option when living in SLO is
already so expensive is ridiculous and against all the affordable housing discussions had by the current council; the
economic studies presented in support of this resolution are flawed and biased in regard to the affordability
issue. Additionally, no matter where our power is sourced, it will still be delivered on PG&E transmission lines, a
company in bankruptcy due to the alleged failure of PG&E to maintain their transmission lines and the resulting
conflagrations that destroyed so many homes and lives. Please vote no on the passage of this resolution. Any council
member who does vote yes, whether the resolution passes or not, should commit to converting their entire primary
residence as well as any other properties they own to 100% electric within 90 days from today.
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Patrick Vowell
SLO City resident
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