HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-17-2017 Item 15, RowleyCOUNCIL MEETING:
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JAN 17 2017
From: "Sandra Rowley" <
Date: Sun, Jan 15, 2017 at 3:30 PM -0800
Subject: Item 15, Study Session - Voluntary Party Registration
To: "Harmon, Heidi" <hharmon@slocity.ar >, "Rivoire, Dan" <DRivoirc@slocity.org>, "Christianson, Carlyn"
<cchristianson _,slocity.or >, "Gomez, Aaron" cagomez cc,slocity.org>, "Pease, Andy" <apease cr,slocity.org>
Cc: "Cantrell, Deanna" <DCantrell(@,slocity.org>, "Gallagher, Carrie" <CGallagherQa_.,slocity.org>, "Goodwin,
Heather" <hf-roodwinaslocity.org>, "Christian, Kevin" <kchristianslocity.org>
Heather/Kevin, please add to Council Correspondence for January 17, 2017. Thank you.
Residents for Quality Neighborhoods
P.O. Box 12604 . San Luis Obispo, CA 93406
January 17, 2017
Re: Item 15, Study Session — Voluntary Party Registration
Dear Mayor Harmon and Members of the Council,
Residents for Quality Neighborhoods has some reservations about the benefits versus the
monetary and man-hour costs of a party registration program. However, we are willing to
support staff's proposal to implement a 9 -month Trial Party Registration Program in order for
staff and the community to determine if this is or is not a valuable program for San Luis Obispo.
Although we support SLOPD's recommendation, we do have a few concerns about the benefits
versus the costs of such a program. Our concerns include the following:
1. Unlike other cities and schools in the study, San Luis Obispo already has a robust warning
system. We are curious if the additional time and effort expended in administration of the
program will result in a sufficiently significant increase in compliance to justify the costs.
2. Officers may not be available to respond if the party has not quieted after the warning call
from Dispatch has been made and a second call is received.
3. Dispatchers may not have time to make the call.
4. What happens if Dispatch makes the call, but no one answers. Do the 20 minutes begin
when the call is made whether it is answered or not?
Despite the above concerns, RQN supports the recommended trial period of no fewer than nine
(9) months. Additionally, if the trial is successful and such a program is instituted, we hope that
regular monitoring will occur to verify that it continues to result in lowering both the number of
noise complaints and the adverse behaviors that can accompany large parties.
Thank you for your time and your consideration.
Sincerely,
Sandra Rowley
Chairperson, RQN