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Council approves joint response to grand jury’s 'Town and Gown' report; city disputes key findings but pledges further action
Summary
The council voted 5-0 to send a joint response to the San Luis Obispo County Civil Grand Jury’s report on off‑campus party problems and enforcement. The city said it disagrees with the grand jury’s six findings but has already implemented several recommendations and will pursue two major city goal tasks to address neighborhood livability.
The San Luis Obispo City Council on Tuesday approved a joint city response to the San Luis Obispo County Civil Grand Jury report titled “Round and Round with Town and Gown.” The response — prepared by an ad hoc council subcommittee and city staff, and reviewed by the planning commission where appropriate — disagreed with all six grand-jury findings while accepting or partially accepting selected recommendations and describing a multi-pronged plan of further work.
City staff and the ad hoc committee emphasized that many issues identified by the grand jury cross jurisdictions and involve shared responsibilities among the city, Cal Poly and the county. Natalie Harnett, policy and project manager, told council that the response follows the statutory format required by Penal Code section 933 and that the city must return its formal responses…
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