HAC Minutes-1998-01-15O&llVDUl’Vl January 29, 1998
TO: George Scarborough, City Manager
FROM: Thomas Tomlinson, Planning Director
SUBJECT: Housing Advisory Committee Actions of January 15, 1998
This report summarizes actions taken by the Housing Advisory Committee on January 15, 1998
No action is required unless Council wishes to hold special review of an item
Present Jessica Dean Joann de Guevara, Maryrose Winkler, Marie Buckner, Richard Collins
(arrived at 7:Ol p.m.), Janice Palermo, Sheldon Cohen (arrived at 7 37 p m )
Absent: None
1. Call to Or& - Chairperson Dean called the meeting to order at 7:00 p m
2 . . Oral C:ommunlcatlons - None.
3 Minutes of w 1997 - The action minutes of May 21, 1997 were unanimously
approved, subject to spelling corrections for Maryrose Winkler on Page 1 and Joann
deGuevara on Page 2, Item 5.
4 . wBum.w
. . ew - Received and filed
2 ] - The Committee expressed concern with
how occupancy limits are to be regulated as a part of this program. Staff
advised that occupancy would be limited to two persons per bedroom plus
one. Questions arose regarding how this would be implemented if a family
had another child through natural birth or adoption or if a grown child moved
back into the house. Staff agreed to present the proposed program
regulations, including the occupancy restrictions, to the Committee for
consideration at their next meeting
Discussed ensued regarding the maintenance of the Agency-owned units
Member De Guevara indicated that one of the units on Calle San Juan had an
unsecured window Staff agreed to secure the window and advised that
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weekly monitoring and maintenance of the units will be conducted by the
City until such time as a new management firm has been selected to oversee
this responsibility Received and filed.
3 rogram- Staff advised that the City submitted
a HOME grant application to the state for allocation of state HOME program
funding. A portion of the grant application requested $250,000 for mobile
home rehabilitation, and we are awaiting a decision from the state on whether
this program will be funded through the HOME grant application Staff
advised that at the present time no further funds are available and interested
persons are being put on a waiting list Received and filed
4. -yHomebuyer Proom - Staff clarified that this program cannot be
used for mobile homes as the homes must be on a permanent foundation
Received and filed
(Sheldon Cohen arrived at 7 37 p.m.)
5 Subs& Progrm - The Committee expressed concern with the
procedures for checking the progress made by tenants to determine (1) if
they are progressing, (2) if they still qualify based upon their income level,
and (3) whether they should remain in the program or be moved out to make
room for new people They reached consensus that this program was
intended to assist tenants in getting back on their feet Staff indicated that the
City requested tenant progress reports from Mary Erickson Community
Housing no later than January 31, 1998 Staff will agendize the tenant
education and progress report information for the next Committee meeting
in February. Received and filed.
6 . . . Little Hollvwood v - Received and filed
7 . . CDRG &&a&n - St&advised that the proposed CDBG grant application
will be brought to the Committee for their consideration at their next meeting
in February Received and filed
8. . . HOME a - Staff advised that we have not yet heard from the state
regarding our application for funding. Received and filed
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9. Title 25 Mobile Home Par-r Repair Prom - Staff advised that prior
to any inspections of the mobile home parks, the City intends to schedule
meetings with the homeowners to inform them as to the process Received
and filed
B. n of west bv Capl&ano Terrace Mobrle Home m
by J JNC Housing Corpe - Member Cohen moved,
Member Palermo seconded to forward a recommendation to the City Council to
approve the request of the Capistrano Terrace Homeowners Association for City
assistance in the purchase of the park by LINC Housing Corporation to (1) fund
$25,000 - $30,000 from Community Redevelopment Agency housing set aside funds
for the geotechnical study; and (2) lend the City’s tax exempt status for issuance of
bonds. Member Winkler advised that she would abstain from voting on this item
because she lived in this mobile home park and, therefore, had a conflict of interest.
The motion passed 6-O- 1, Member Winkler abstaining.
C. of M Momt Control - Received and filed
D Q&cer Next Door Program - Received and filed.
5. ee/Sw Co- - The Committee requested a listing of all the committee
members phone numbers. Staff advised that the next meeting of the committee will be
scheduled in mid-February The Committee agreed that Mondays would be a better meeting
date for them, subject to availability of the City Council Chambers
6 . Adjournment - The meeting was adjourned at 8 40 p m
son, Housii!g Advisory Committee Secretary
DATE APPROVED.
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