Just... wow..
Now im sure im reading it with a bias since im pretty much fanboying the Steem Blockchain (much like yourself i can say). But even so i must commend you on how you are able to boil the whole concept of SMT down to only the useful parts and "the stuff that works". IMO more people should learn to convey ideas and concepts the way you do, more people like myself definitely.
I really do hope that the letter gets received and read by those in the City of Berkeley and the idea behind this proposal gets planted into the Committee. The victory here will be exposure of the SMT Tech to the masses via the open letter - if not the the committee in charge of planning the ICO itself.
Also, talking on a tangent of this topic. IMO the public at large still fail to grasp the full concept of Smart Contract, or even plain ol' regular contracts itself. Which i feel may be a hindrance to the acceptance of SMT itself. Because what i surmise is that the media, "experts" and/or influencers will grossly misrepresent SMT as "Another way to do ICO".
I really wish i can think, write and convey ideas in a way that you do. No doubt I have much to catch up with since Steemit is literally the first platform i do longform posts..