CC 2020-04-28_07 Public Comment_Supplemental No 1MEMORANDUM
TO: CITY COUNCIL
FROM: KELLY WETMORE, CITY CLERK
SUBJECT: SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
AGENDA ITEM 7. – APRIL 28, 2020 CITY COUNCIL MEETING
COMMUNITY COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS
DATE: APRIL 28, 2020
Attached is correspondence received for tonight’s meeting.
cc: City Attorney
City Clerk
From:
To:public comment
Subject:Tonight’s City Council Meeting Comment
Date:Tuesday, April 28, 2020 2:44:19 PM
Dear Arroyo Grande City Council Members:
Please urge Governor Newsom, California state legislators, and our U.S. Senators and Representatives to enact
comprehensive legislation to protect all residents, tenants, homeowners, and small businesses from the adverse
health, safety, and economic impacts of this coronavirus pandemic. This includes, but is not limited to, the
following:
● Creation of emergency direct assistance programs for rent and mortgage payments and other housing-related
expenses such as utilities, property taxes, and insurance;
● Requiring banks and financial institutions, many who are receiving Federal assistance, to suspend rent and
mortgage collections;
● Creation of emergency grant programs to small businesses and nonprofits; and
● Creation of emergency programs that provide homes and expanded services for people experiencing
homelessness.
Please encourage Governor Newsom, California state legislators, and our U.S. Senators and Representatives to
demand that banks and other financial institutions suspend mortgage payments, foreclosures, and late fees for low-
income homeowners and landlords, with immediate forgiveness, and to provide zero-interest emergency unsecured
loans and grants to small businesses and non-profits that are unable to meet rent, mortgage, or other fixed operating
costs. Finally, credit rating agencies must be prohibited from downgrading ratings based on inability to pay bills
during the pandemic.
Thank you,
Stephanie Allen,
Cayucos
Sent from my iPhone, please excuse typos and brevity.
From:RACE Matters SLO
To:Caren Ray Russom; Jimmy Paulding; Kristen Barneich; Keith Storton; Lan George; public comment
Subject:Rent Relief
Date:Tuesday, April 28, 2020 1:52:02 PM
Attachments:agfinalletter.docx
Dear AG City Council Members:
R.A.C.E. Matters SLO County is pleased to be part of this effort to address the health and welfare of all residents,
renters, mortgage holders and small business owners in Arroyo Grande. Please see the attached letter to which
we’ve signed on.
Thank you,
Courtney Haile on behalf of R.A.C.E. Matters SLO County
Dear Arroyo Grande Council Members,
Please write a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom or pass a Resolution to enact a comprehensive Rent and Mortgage
Relief Program immediately. Under our current conditions, we need a comprehensive approach that meets the needs of
renters, mortgage holders, and small business owners alike. We are not asking for a one size fits all approach such as
rent cancellation, but urge you to contact the Governor to enact an emergency order to address these issues holistically
and immediately. Waiting for the legislation that the California Apartment Association recommends does not address
the crisis many are already facing, and many more will face on May 1st. The plan outlined below has been vetted by the
Western Center on Law and Poverty and meets constitutional tests.
Please urge Governor Newsom, California state legislators, and our U.S. Senators and Representatives to
enact comprehensive legislation to protect all residents, tenants, homeowners, and small businesses from
the adverse health, safety, and economic impacts of this coronavirus pandemic. This includes, but is not
limited to, the following:
● Creation of emergency direct assistance programs for rent and mortgage payments and other
housing-related expenses such as utilities, property taxes, and insurance;
● Requiring banks and financial institutions to suspend rent and mortgage collections;
● Creation of emergency grant programs to small businesses and nonprofits; and
● Creation of emergency programs that provide homes and expanded services for people experiencing
homelessness.
Please encourage Governor Newsom, California state legislators, and our U.S. Senators and Representatives
to demand that banks and other financial institutions suspend mortgage payments, foreclosures, and late
fees for low-income homeowners and landlords, with immediate forgiveness, and to provide zero-interest
emergency unsecured loans and grants to small businesses and non-profits that are unable to meet rent,
mortgage, or other fixed operating costs. Finally, credit rating agencies must be prohibited from downgrading
ratings based on inability to pay bills during the pandemic.
Thank you.
Allies For Immigration Justice Bend the Arc: SLO
Cal Poly College Democrats Democratic Socialists of America-SLO
Indivisible SLO Rapid Response Team RACE Matters SLO
SLO County YIMBY SLO Progressives
Sunrise Movement SLO Women’s March SLO
From:Courtney Haile
To:public comment
Subject:Rent Relief
Date:Tuesday, April 28, 2020 1:33:25 PM
Dear Arroyo Grande City Council Members:
Please urge Governor Newsom, California state legislators, and our U.S. Senators and Representatives to enact
comprehensive legislation to protect all residents, tenants, homeowners, and small businesses from the adverse
health, safety, and economic impacts of this coronavirus pandemic. This includes, but is not limited to, the
following:
● Creation of emergency direct assistance programs for rent and mortgage payments and
other housing-related expenses such as utilities, property taxes, and insurance;
● Requiring banks and financial institutions to suspend rent and mortgage collections;
● Creation of emergency grant programs to small businesses and nonprofits; and
● Creation of emergency programs that provide homes and expanded services for people experiencing
homelessness.
Please encourage Governor Newsom, California state legislators, and our U.S. Senators and Representatives to
demand that banks and other financial institutions suspend mortgage payments, foreclosures, and late fees for low-
income homeowners and landlords, with immediate forgiveness, and to provide zero-interest emergency unsecured
loans and grants to small businesses and non-profits that are unable to meet rent, mortgage, or other fixed operating
costs. Finally, credit rating agencies must be prohibited from downgrading ratings based on inability to pay bills
during the pandemic.
Thank you,
Courtney Haile,
San Luis Obispo
From:Annie Aquino
To:public comment
Date:Tuesday, April 28, 2020 10:35:55 AM
Esteemed AG City Coucilmemebers:
Please urge Governor Newsom, California state legislators, and our U.S. Senators and Representatives to enact
comprehensive legislation to protect all residents, tenants, homeowners, and small businesses from the adverse
health, safety, and economic impacts of this coronavirus pandemic. This includes, but is not limited to, the
following:
* Creation of emergency direct assistance programs for rent and mortgage payments and other housing-related
expenses such as utilities, property taxes, and insurance;
* Requiring banks and financial institutions to suspend rent and mortgage collections;
* Creation of emergency grant programs to small businesses and nonprofits; and
* Creation of emergency programs that provide homes and expanded services for people experiencing
homelessness.
Please encourage Governor Newsom, California state legislators, and our U.S. Senators and Representatives to
demand that banks and other financial institutions suspend mortgage payments, foreclosures, and late fees for low-
income homeowners and landlords, with immediate forgiveness, and to provide zero-interest emergency unsecured
loans and grants to small businesses and non-profits that are unable to meet rent, mortgage, or other fixed operating
costs. Finally, credit rating agencies must be prohibited from downgrading ratings based on inability to pay bills
during the pandemic.
Thank you.
Annie and Barbara Aquino
Arroyo Grande residents
Let's get some *real* relief for Californians in this unprecedented time!
From:nicole deleon
To:public comment
Subject:In Support of emergency direct assistance
Date:Monday, April 27, 2020 8:37:16 PM
Dear Arroyo Grande City Council,
Please urge Governor Newsom, California state legislators, and our U.S. Senators and Representatives to enact
comprehensive legislation to protect all residents, tenants,
homeowners, and small businesses from the adverse health, safety, and economic
impacts of this coronavirus pandemic. This includes, but is not limited to, the following:
Creation of emergency direct assistance programs for rent and mortgage payments and other housing-related
expenses such as utilities, property taxes, and insurance;
Requiring banks and financial institutions to suspend rent and mortgage collections;
Creation of emergency grant programs to small businesses and nonprofits;
and Creation of emergency programs that provide homes and expanded services for
people experiencing homelessness.
Please encourage Governor Newsom, California state legislators, and our U.S.
Senators and Representatives to demand that banks and other financial institutions
suspend mortgage payments, foreclosures, and late fees for low-income homeowners and landlords, with immediate
forgiveness, and to provide zero-interest emergency unsecured loans and grants to small businesses and non-profits
that are unable to meet rent, mortgage, or other fixed operating costs. Finally, credit rating agencies must be
prohibited from downgrading ratings based on inability to pay bills during the pandemic.
Thank you for your consideration,
Nicole De Leon, Arroyo Grande