HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-04-07 Written CommunicationLUANNE HULSIZER
420 Stonehedge Place, San Marcos, CA 92069 1 C: (760) 580 -3434 1 luanne.hulsizer @gmail.com
April 6, 2016
Mayor Casillas Salas & Chula Vista City Council
City of Chula Vista
276 Fourth Avenue
Chula Vista, CA 91910
Re: City of Chula Vista Infrastructure Funding
Dear Mayor and Councilmembers,
As a member of the Asset Management Program Advisory Committee (AMPAC) I have become very aware
of Chula Vista's city -wide infrastructure needs and the monumental lack of funding to address the
challenges faced by the City. During the time I have served as a committee member of AMPAC, city staff
and consultants have done an outstanding job of identifying city assets, assessing their vulnerability and
life span and then establishing a management system that provides information and transparency to staff
and the public.
Throughout this informative and educational process it was quite apparent that Chula Vista along with
the majority of cities throughout the nation is behind in addressing infrastructure maintenance and
repairs. With Chula Vista currently facing an estimated $600 million dollar need to address current
issues, it became apparent that an additional funding source would need to be proposed if the City is to
have any hope of resolving this immense problem.
Although it is never a popular topic to propose an additional funding source that falls upon the shoulders
of the community, the consultant's survey demonstrates that there is greater chance of Chula Vista voters
supporting a half -cent sales tax measure versus a general bond issue to jump start the financing of
infrastructure repairs. As a business professional that has the privilege of working in Chula Vista, I
encourage you to consider supporting a half -cent sales tax measure for the 2016 ballot as the alternative
funding source to address the infrastructure challenges that are impacting our city.
R ectfully submitted,
Luanne Hulsizer, Executive Dire for
Third Avenue Village Association, ula Vista CA.