Dear Friends of UC,
With important San Diego City Council meetings coming up on July 23 and July 30, it's critical that we speak up now! This post has details about both meetings and how to submit feedback for each of them.
On Tuesday, July 23, the San Diego City Council will be asked to adopt the Final Project Environmental Impact Report for the UC Plan Update, released by the City on July 11. As part of this Final PEIR, the City added a “Reduced Density Alternative” as one of the alternative projects that the City was required to consider as part of the EIR process. This Reduced Density Alternative is similar to Scenario B, known as the Community Preferred Scenario or the Community Planning Group Subcommittee Input Scenario. This scenario was submitted by the University City Planning Group during the UC Place Update process and supported by Help Save UC.
Help Save UC asks that you:
a) Email councilmembers Lee and LaCava to ask that the City adopt the Reduced Density Alternative for the UC Plan Update (draft email below). Please submit your email by 11:30 p.m. on July 22.
b) Appear and speak, either in person or remotely, at the July 23 City Council meeting afternoon session starting at 2:00 p.m. to encourage the City Council to adopt the Reduced Density Alternative for the UC Plan Update. Full meeting agenda here (the EIR is Item 333). You may also use this webform to submit comments before 8:00 a.m. on July 23 (select Comment Type: City Council Comment and Agenda Item 333).
The City has also released the proposed Final UC Plan Update document. You can find the document here: https://www.planuniversity.org/materials. The City will be voting on the adoption of the Final UC Plan Update at the City Council meeting scheduled for July 30.
Help Save UC asks that you:
a) Email councilmembers Lee and LaCava to ask that the City adopt the Reduced Density Alternative for the UC Plan Update (draft email below). Please submit your email by 11:30 p.m. on July 29.
b) Appear and speak, either in person or remotely, at the July 30 City Council meeting (afternoon session scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m.) to encourage the City Council to adopt the Reduced Density Alternative for the UC Plan Update. The meeting agenda will be found here.
Proposed draft emails are below. Thank you for your continued support of this effort.
Sample email to submit by 11:30 p.m., July 22 regarding the adoption of the Final EIR.
Send to Kent Lee at kentlee@sandiego.gov and Joe LaCava at joelacava@sandiego.gov:
Dear Councilmembers Lee and LaCava:
I am writing to you about the Final Environmental Impact Report for the UC Community Plan Update. The Final EIR included a Reduced Density Alternative as part of its evaluation and determined that this Reduced Density Alternative was environmentally superior to the proposed Plan Update. This Alternative is similar to Scenario B, known as the Community Planning Group Subcommittee Input Scenario or Community Preferred Scenario, which is supported by the University City Planning Group and large numbers in the community. The Project as proposed by City staff incorporates very little to no input from the community. I urge you to consider the community’s input and adopt the Reduced Density Alternative for the UC Plan Update.
Sample email to submit by 11:30 p.m., July 29 regarding the adoption of the Final UC Plan Update.
Send to Kent Lee at kentlee@sandiego.gov and Joe LaCava at joelacava@sandiego.gov:
Dear Councilmembers Lee and LaCava:
I am writing to you about the University City Community Plan Update. After years of effort, the University City Planning Group submitted a detailed and balanced Community Preferred Scenario for the Plan Update, also known as Scenario B or the Community Planning Group Subcommittee Input Scenario . This Scenario is supported by large numbers in the community. A Reduced Density Alternative, similar to the Community Preferred Scenario, was considered in the Final PEIR and found to be an environmentally superior alternative to the Plan Update proposed by City staff. The Plan Update proposed by City staff incorporates very little to no input from the community. I urge you to consider the community’s input, and direct staff to develop the Community Preferred Scenario / Reduced Density Alternative for the UC Plan Update.