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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007-8-13 HAC MinutesCITY OF CHULA VISTA MINUTES • HOUSING ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 2007 CITY HALL 3:00 P.M. Council Chambers CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL - 3:15 p.m. PRESENT: Steve Zasueta, Dina Chavez, Gregory Alabado, Aurora Cudal, Earl Jentz, Mark Minas ABSENT: Margie Reese (recused) Armida Martin Del Campo (excused) STAFF: Amanda Mills, Housing Manager Stacey Kurz, Senior Community Development Specialist Nydia Figueroa, Administrative Secretary 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES • June 27, 2007 Member Cudal made a motion to approve the minutes for June 27, 2007. Member Chavez • seconds the motion. All members agreed unanimously. 2. ELECTION OF NEW CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007/2008 • Member Alabado made a motion to nominate Member Zasueta as Chair. Member Chavez seconds the motion. All members agreed unanimously. • Member Cudal made a motion to nominate Member Reese as Vice Chair. Member Minas second the motion. All members agreed unanimously. 3. MOBILEHOME CLOSURE ORDINANCE UPDATE PROCESS Staff Mills and Kurz gave a presentation regarding staff's recommended changes to CVMC 9.40 and 9.60. Member Chavez requested an explanation on how replacement cost is calculated by insurance companies. Staff Kurz explained the process. Member Minas requested cost amount per sq. ft. for mobile home price. Staff Kurz stated that it was approximately $60.00 per sq. ft. Member Alabado asked what types of rental assistance other jurisdictions have in place. Staff isKurz stated that most jurisdictions mirror state law except for approximately 10. Housing Advisory Commission Page 2 of 4 Member Minas asked if there was a notification of intent of park closure in the current ordinance. • Staff Kurz stated that the state requires a 6 month minimum notice; the proposed changes would make it a 1 year notice minimum. Member Chavez requested definition of owner /occupant in the current ordinance. Staff Kurz stated that it is defined as the owners of the coach who have owned /occupied the coach for 6 months or more. Public Comment: 1. Bruce Matthias (Western Manufactured Housing) — Commended the staff for their professionalism throughout their public hearings and the City for it's commitment to this issue. Believes the current staff report reflects a balance between park owners and coach owners. 2. Barbara Nunnelee (Resident) — Gave her time at the podium to Theresa Acerro and thanked the commission for taking the time on this issue. 3. Theresa Acero (SWCVCA) — Supports the residents for long term solutions, believes the staff is simplifying the process for the park owners and trying to get rid of the residents as quickly as possible. Concerned about the value of the mobile homes, depreciated value is not a common practice with mobile homes, they appreciate in value and should get the Fair Market Value to be able to pay off mortgages. Believes the rental assistance is too low for the low income residents and should be modified and calculated on an individual basis. Should have assistance finding an affordable place to live. Believes that staff is not looking at the fact that there are families in the mobile homes and that their calculations on a 1 bed apartments for rental assistance does not make sense. Wants better alternatives. 4. Dolores Dempsey (Resident) — Purchased home at Fair Market Value and does not believe • that she should get any less if they are forced to leave. Believes insurance value is much better than what staff is proposing, believes staff is viewing her home as a used car. Believes what is in the current ordinance gives more protection to the residents than the one staff is proposing. 5. Sheldon Goldie (Resident) — Wants his piece of the profit that the sale of a mobile home park would bring, therefore believes Fair Market Value is the only way. 6. Irene Bourke (Resident) — Cannot find another home comparable to what she has now if she is not given Fair Market Value at the time of a park closure. Believes that she will be homeless if given any less. 7. Edna Irwin (Resident) — Believes that there is no where that they can go with what this ordinance is offering. 8. Miguel Ruiz (Resident) — They believe that the owners have a right to make a profit on their investment, but believes that they should receive Fair Market Value and that there is no place for them to go with what staff is offering them. Believes that anything less would not be fair to the residents. Believes that staff has their prices wrong regarding what a mobile home is selling for. 9. Patricia Lopez (Resident) — Believes that without Fair Market Value they will have nowhere else to go because people in these parks are mostly on fixed incomes. Staff's recommendations regarding basing assistance on a 1 bedroom rental is unacceptable because there are families in these mobile homes. Believes that the only way people can pay off their current mortgages and have money to move is by receiving Fair Market Value. Believes that there is a moral contract for the owners to take care of their residents. Believes the City should help residents to buy their spaces such as at the Orange Tree Mobilehome Park. 10. Jerry Fick (Mobile Home Park Owner) — Owns two trailer parks on Broadway, stated that he has no intention of closing these parks in the near future and he knows of no colleagues that Housing Advisory Commission Page 3 of 4 plan to close. In the current market he believes that there are 700 vacant houses in Chula • Vista that can be rented and therefore not a desirable time to develop. 11. Jack Doyle (Mobile Home Park Owner) - Believes that we should follow state and federal law and should be careful not to cause the taxpayers extreme costs. Believes that charging the park owners excessive fees to close the parks would create a domino effect and bring up housing and that the ordinance just needs to be fair for both parties. 12. Tamara Cross (Mobile Home Park Owner Representative) — Believes that the residents need to understand that they are just renting the spaces and that their coaches are not increasing in value, that in their contact it states that. Believes that the coach price is not attached to the land rate and believes that Fair Market Value is not reasonable for the owners. 13. Chip Crandall (Mobile Home Park Owner) — Supports the staff's recommendations, however believes that the low income housing crisis in Chula Vista is the city's responsibility not that of a few private property owners. The City has failed to address and take action on this responsibility. Property owners cannot be responsible for the lack of alternative housing for low income residents; his deed does not state that. 14. John Baldwin (Mobile Home Park Owner) — Supports staff's recommendations, he believe that it is fair, balanced and legal. Far more generous than City of San Diego and County of San Diego. Residents need to understand that they did not purchase the land; the owners purchased the land once and should not have to pay for it again. 15. Randy Terry (Mobile Home Park Owner) — Supports the staff's proposal, believes that it is well balanced. 16. Virginia Terry Jensen (Mobile Home Park Owner) — Supports staff's proposal, believes that it is a private business being a park owner, which has not received any benefits from the City because of rent control. Does not believe that they should continue subsidizing the low income housing for the City of Chula Vista and should not be expected to give the residents anymore than what is already stated. 17. Peter Jensen (Mobile Home Park Owner Representative) — Supports the staff's recommendations but nothing more. Believes that the City needs to spend some time developing alternative housing. Believes that this is an unintended consequence, that if owners will be forced to pay more at the end they will discourage owners from keeping a nice park and would then only do the bare minimum to keep their parks active. 18. Emilia Perez (Resident) — Does not want to be left homeless, if she was told that she was going to loose the value of her home she would of never moved in. The parks are not even properly maintained by the owners and at the least should pay them for the money they have invested. Park owners need to live up to their responsibilities. 19. Maria Torres (Resident) — Does not want to be left homeless, asks for some compassion for them. Has seen many residents forced out of her park, but there are only a few left wanting to hold on to their homes. They are poor and need assistance, park owners have stopped taking care of the park and they are now forced to live in these conditions. (Translated by Theresa Acerro) 20. Yolanda Cordero (Resident) — Park owners have never posted the meeting notices for residents to come and voice their opinions. Concerned for those residents who are on fixed incomes and would have nowhere else to go. Willing to move because it is not their land, but there is nowhere to move to in Chula Vista for the same cost. Requests Fair Market Value. 21. Juana Morales (Resident) — Requests Fair Market Value, they are not just trailers they are their homes. There is nowhere to go at the same cost, especially for those residents on fixed incomes. Asks the commission to protect those citizens. 22. Maria Calderon (Resident) — We need a place to live, we are mostly retired and on fixed income. If we are forced to move from our parks we will have no place to live with what staff is offering. They don't want to loose the American dream of having their own home, don't make them loose their dreams. Housing Advisory Commission Paqe 4 of 4 Chair Zasueta, reminded audience that the ordinance is just to prepare for the possibility of a park • closing, and that he does not believe the City is planning to close any parks. The owners would be the ones to close them, and that none are currently in the process of doing so. • • Chair Zasueta said that they received a lot of information regarding this issue, and stated that another board member received an unannounced visit at her home last week and Chair Zasueta received a package in his backyard. Stated that he considers this is an invasion of privacy and would prefer that if the public has the need to communicate with them to please do so through the Community Development staff. All members stated that they would like to bring this back to the HAC after staff has been able to research the monetary difference between Fair Market Value and staff's current recommendation. Chair Zasueta motioned to discuss this further and bring it back to the September 26, 2007 meeting. Member Chavez seconds the motion. All members agreed unanimously. 4. STAFF REPORTS The Landings (92 units at Otay Ranch Village 11, Windingwalk) - Staff Mills reported that Chelsea received their state Multifamily Housing Program (MHP) Award and are now moving forward. Construction is expected to begin in December 2007 or January 2008. Los Vecinos (41 rental units on Broadway) - Staff Mills reported that Wakeland received their local commitment from the Council and submitted their tax credit application. They should hear back in September about their application and staff will keep members posted on project status. 5. MEMBER'S COMMENTS None. 6. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS None. 7. ADJOURNMENT - Meeting was adjourned at 5:14 p.m. To the next meeting of September 26, 2007, cor r, Stacey I Kurz