HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997-10-08 HC Regular Meeting Agenda Packet POSTED AGENDA
HOUSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE
OCTOBER 8, 1997
DECLARATION OF POSTING
I,Diana Leal, Senior Office Assistant of the Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency, do hereby declare
that the foregoing agenda for the Housing Advisory Committee meeting of Wednesday, October 8,
1997 was posted on the bulletin board by the outside entry to the Council Chambers, 73-510 Fred
Waring Drive, Palm Desert, on October 1, 1997.
Dated: October 1, 1997
liana Leal, nior Office Assistant
40 Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency
PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM
DATE: October 1, 1997
TO: HOUSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS
FROM: DIANA LEAL, SENIOR OFFICE ASSISTANT
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF COMMITTEE MEETING
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Housing Advisory Committee will be held on
Wednesday,October 8, 1997 at 3:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers Conference Room. Enclosed
is the agenda packet for your review.
Please call me at 776-6349 and let me know whether or not you will be able to attend the meeting
because we need a quorum in order to conduct business.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
POSTED AGENDA
HOUSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING
OCTOBER 8, 1997, 3:30 P.M.
COUNCIL CHAMBERS CONFERENCE ROOM
I. CALL TO ORDER
II. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
A. Any person wishing to discuss any item not otherwise on the Agenda may
address the Committee at this point by giving his/her name and address
for the record. Remarks shall be limited to maximum of five minutes
unless additional time is authorized by the Committee.
B. This is the time and place for any person who wishes to comment on
nonhearing Agenda items. It should be noted that at Committee discretion,
these comments may be deferred until such time on the Agenda as the item
is discussed. Remarks shall be limited to a maximum of five minutes unless
additional time is authorized by the Committee.
III. APPROVAL OF SEPTEMBER 10, 1997 MEETING MINUTES
IV. CONTINUED BUSINESS
A. Building Horizon's Proposal
B. Mobile Home Park Issues
1. Portola Palms Mobile Home Park - Update
2. Silver Spur Mobile Home Park - Proposed Ordinance
C. Home Improvement Program
D. Housing Authority Negotiations
E. Santa Rosa Apartments Disposition - Update
V. NEW BUSINESS - NONE
VI. REPORTS
A. Desert Rose Update
B. Housing Projects Update
VII. ADJOURNMENT
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CONVENE 3:40 p.m., Wednesday, October 8, 1997
ROLL CALL Members Present: J. Richards, W. Winfield, Carrie Wick, G. Holmes,
J. Benson
Members Absent: None
Others Present: C. Ortega, T. La Rocca, Diana Leal
• Guests: None
ORAL
COMMUNICATIONS Charlene Sumpter, Redevelopment Specialist for the Housing
Improvement Program was introduced by Teresa La Rocca.
MINUTES It was moved by W. Winfield and seconded by J. Richards to approve
New the minutes of the September 10, 1997 meeting (J. Benson abstained).
Motion was carried to approve the minutes.
CONTINUED ITEMS A. BUILDING HORIZONS PROPOSAL
Council approved the acquisition of two parcels. An Affordable
Housing Agreement has been prepared and forwarded to Agency
legal counsel for their review and approval, after which it will be
scheduled for Agency review and action.
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B. MOBILE HOME PARK ISSUES
1. PORTOLA PALMS MOBILE HOME PARK - UPDATE
Ballots were sent to the residents requesting they cast their
vote on whether or not the 37 spaces currently owned by
the Acquisition Association and secured by a note held by
the Redevelopment Agency should be transferred to the
Redevelopment Agency. There has been an overwhelming
response of support for the transfer of the property. Once
the balloting period closes the Grant Deed in Lieu of
Foreclosure will be placed into escrow to consummate the
transaction.
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OCT. 8, 1997
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CONTINUED ITEMS 2. SILVER SPUR MOBILE HOME PARK -
(CONTD) PROPOSED ORDINANCE
Staff was instructed to forward the Westminster Ordinance
to the City Attorney Dave Erwin for his review. Also, that
the City Attorney give clarification of liability and
applicability in relation to the City and provide his
recommendation to the Housing Advisory Committee.
C. HOME IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
Charlene Sumpter has been hired to fill the temporary part-time position
of Rehabilitation Specialist. She has been working on developing program
documents and devising a marketing program for the implementation of
the program. She will be selecting target areas within the City in which
to begin implementing the program.
D. HOUSING AUTHORITY NEGOTIATIONS
Outcome of negotiations will be submitted to City Council at closed
session on 10/9/97. A copy of the staff report to Council which outlines
• the facts and figures of the settlement will be provided to the Housing
Advisory Committee when it becomes available.
E. SANTA ROSA APARTMENTS DISPOSITION - UPDATE
Scope of work and plans completed. Request for bids will be advertised
for 3 weeks beginning on 10/16/97. Closing date is October 31, 1997 to
submit bid proposals. Targeting rehabilitation completion by the end of
January.
REPORTS A. DESERT ROSE UPDATE
129 units out of 161 units have been sold to date, 32 units left. Sales have
continued at an average of 7 sales per month. The Annual HOA meeting
was held with good participation and interest by the homeowners. New
fall campaign was kicked off and is generating heavy in office visitors.
B. HOUSING PROJECTS UPDATE
Committee was provided with a copy of the status report.
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OCT. 8, 1997
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NEW BUSINESS None.
ADJOURNMENT Motion was made by J. Richards and seconded by G. Holmes to adjourn
the meeting. Meeting was adjourned at 4:11 p.m.
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Carlos L. Ortega
Secretary
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ORDINANCE NO. 2222
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WE DING CHAPTER 17.59
OF THE WESTMINSTER MUN1C CODE , PERTAINING TO THE
CONVERSION MOBILE HOME PARKS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE 0:7_52i0F_WESTIER DOES HEREBY
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: • ,
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Chapter..1:75 of Title12.89-Of the ter Municipal Code is
hereby deleted in its entirety.
SECTION 2
A new Chapter4liglis hereby added to T itle't7of the ' —
Chap_,M?irciparCodeter 7 59"--'
CONVERSION OF MOBILE HOME PARKS
111 Sections:
17.59.010 Definitions
17.59.020 Conversion of existing mobile home parks
17.59.0 Notice of conversion
17.59.0 ' Conversion impact report
17.59.g• I Availability of conversion impact report
17.5•.045 Conversion schedule requirements
17. •.050 Relocation compensation
17,,9.0;0 Comparable relocation »ravailable
1 .59.070 Relocation to a specific park not required
59.080 Findings of fact required for approval of a conditional use permit
for a mobile home park conversion
7.59.090 Notice of effect of this chapter
; S):112 Definitions
A. "Applicant" means person(s), firm(s), entity(ies) or corporation(s)
applying for a conversion permit for the purpose of converting, changing to another
use, closing or ceasing to use land as a mobile home park.
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B. "Appraised Value" means the value of the mobile home being
appraised and all improvements made to such unit. For the purpose of
"Appraised Appraised Value," the following home owner installed
improvements shall be included: all skirting. around the home, patio covers and
fixtures, porches, landings, decks, appurtenant structures, decorative lamp posts or
yard lighting, home owner installed landscaping, pads or hardscape, sheds, cabinets,
carports and awnings.
The appraised value shall not include permanent non-movable accessory
structures and appurtenances or concrete foundations and landscaping installed by
the mobile home park. It shall not include the value e���ene~' e for
hich the
home rests, or value attributable to park location
the appraisal shall be that of the park owner. The selection of the appraiser shall be
made by the home owner from an accredited list of appraisers presented by the park
owner.
C "Comparable Mobile .Home Park" means any mobile home park -
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within a 50 mile radius of the mobilehome park to be converted, when supported
converting mobile home park with
by findings, is substantially comparable to
respect to the following guidelines:
1. Rent
2. Amenities
3. Availability of and proximity to public transportation
4 4. Availability of and proximity to personal and public service facilities,
including medical services 1
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5. Similar classification and park rules regarding tenancy
6. A wailability of and proximity to schools
D. "Conversion Impact Report (CIR)" means the report that is filed with
the city in accordance with sections ] 0, 1 "and 1_7 of this
ordinance.
E "Conversion Permit" means the permit issued by the Planning
Commission to the park owner authorizing the park owner to discontinue the
• mobile home park use after required hearings and findings by the Planning
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Commission.
F. "Immediate Family Member" means a spouse and any minor child of a
mobile home owner currently residing with such owner.
G. "Mobile Home Owner" means the registered owner or registered
owners of a mobile home, regardless of the number of such owners or regardless of
the form of ownership. Any notice.to a mobile home owner or resident required
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hereunder, need be given to only one such owner in the case of multiple owners of
a mobile home. Any relocation compensation payable to a mobile home owner
shall be deemed paid to all owners of that mobile home when paid to any one of
them.
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H. "Mobile Home Park Conversion" shall include, but is not limited to, a
change to any other use of land, including vacant land or a change in the form of
ownership of all or any portion � the mobile
form of ownership wherdeingthe
condominium, stock cooperative, or y Conversion
mobile home spaces are sold or the park is subdivided for that purpose•
does not include the sale of a park as a whole when the use is to be continued as a
mobile home park. •
L "Non-resident Mobile Home Owner" means an owner who does not
reside in the owned mobile home.
J. "Unrelocatable" means a home that cannot be relocated to a
comparable park because of any of the following factors:
1. The unavailability of spaces in a comparable park within a fifty
(50) mile radius of the park to be converted.
2. The overall structural condition of the home is in such
condition that it cannot feasibly be repaired or safely relocated.
3. That comparable parks are unwilling or unable to accept the
C home.
__ ( 4' Conversion existing mobile home parks. Prior to the
conversion of any property upon which a mobile home park is situated on the
effective date of this ordinance, an application for co version permit shall be
submitted in accordance with the provisions of Chapter of this code.
No conversion shall be made until a conversion permit is approved, and all other
applicable permits are issued by the City. Any application for a mobile home park
• conversion shall be deemed an application for a "change of use" for the purposes of
section 798.56(f) of the Civil Code of the state of California or any successor
provision thereto.
Notice of Conversion. Each home owner shall given written
notice of the submission of an application for a conversion permit .
date it is submitted for filing by the applicant with the City. The applicant shall
furnish proof of service of such notice with the Conversion Permit application filed
with the City.
If the applicant sends a written notice of intent to submit an a lication for
partial or full conversion pursuant to Section- . . -to the home
owners prior to filing an application for a conversion permit, the applicant shall file
the application within thirty (30) calendar days of sending such notice of intent.
With the exception of the notices required by this ordinance and
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correspondence directly related to the preparation of the Conversion Impact Report
(CIR), the applicant shall not issue any arbitrary notices or letters to the residents
concerning the intention to convert or close the uafiled with the t�°� shall 30
considered arbitrary if no application for conveys
calendar days thereafter. In the case of such arbitrary action, the City shall notify the
applicant that a fine of$200 per day shall be imposed. Unless an application is filed
or a withdrawal of the arbitrary notice��awe for a e City and
of 60 calendar
within the next 15 calendar days, the fine s time byeither submitting
days. The applicant can stop the fine from accruing at any
the application for conversion or withdrawing the arbitrary notice as prescribed
herein. Payment of such fines shall be due deed with
the City after thefor
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conversion, withdrawal of the notice, or upon
calendar days have passed.
)7e„:030--" Conversion Impact Repoli.
A. The City shall not be required to take any action to hold public hearings
to consider a proposed mobile home conversion
sand application
complete in accordance
nversion
Impact Report (CIR) has been prepared, filed,
with this chapter.
B. Upon written notification by the City that the original application has
cr been accepted as completed pending submission of a OR, the applicant shall, within
120 calendar days from the date of such notification, file a CIR with the City which
contains all of the information required by this Section.
C A Conversion Impact Report shall contain the following information:
1. Mobile Home Occupant Information
a. The names and addresses of all persons owning or
occupying mobile homes within the park.
za.al arum or fri mobile home residents, categorized
on a space by space basis identifying the following
categories:
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L If the residents are owners or renters.
2. Residents under the age of 18 (school age children).
3. Residents who are physically disabled, including
the chronically ill.
• 4. Residents who use public transportation and the
routes used.
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2. Converting Park Information
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a. A description of the amenities provided for the park 3 1/ W` i�
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residents. . L J�
b. A legal description of the property. fir' ,
c The age of the mobile home park. ✓'�
d. The proposed timetable for conversion, closure, or
cessation of use of the land as a mobile home park.
e. The number of mobile homes existing in the park, length
of occupancy by the current occupant of each space, and
the current lease rate for each space.
f. The age, including date of manufacture, of each mobile
home, an inventory of all accessory buildings or
structures, and number identifying the mobile home
space being occupied.
The applicant shall be required to make a reasonable and good faith effort in
obtaining the information required in this subsection. In the event that the
residents of a park fail to cooperate with the applicant in providing the information
specified in this subsection, the City may determine that such information is not
required to complete the Cat.
3. Comparable Mobile Home Park Information
a. The applicant shall provide information regarding the
availability of adequate replacement housing in
comparable parks within a fifty (50) mile radius
of the park to be converted. Each comparable park shall be
identified by (1)name and address; (2) age; (3) lease or
rental rates; (4) terms, policies, and restrictions on the
types of homes and residents accepted; and (5) an estimate
of probable number of replacement spaces within each
park as of the date of survey.
b. The applicant shall determine the availability and
proximity of public transportation to each comparable
park.
• c The applicant shall provide information on the
availability and proximity to each comparable park of
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medical and dental services, senior services, personal
service facilities, and public service facilities.
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4. Relocation Impact Information
The applicant shall state how a relocation compensation
lma�sshall include thepark
lan will be
implemented to comply with this ordinance- p
owner's or applicant's procedure to accommodate the home owners of
unrelocatable homes and the specific relocation compensation benefits and options
available to each home owner. The specific relocation benefits and options
proposed shall be provided to each home owner by certified or registered mail before 6
filing the CIR. )4'4
a. Upon filing of a conversion impam report, the City mlendar
have a reasonable time, not to exceed fdays,
within which to verify that the CIR is complete and contains all
of the information required by this section.
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b. Within the calendar day period, the City shall
notify the applicant in writing whether the CIR has been
satisfactorily completed pending Planning Commission review.
If the City determines that the OR does not contain all of the
IDinformation required by this section, it shall set forth in writing
the specific deficiencies.
1759.040' Availability of Conversion Impact Report. The person or entity
proposing such conversion shall furnish a copy of the conversion Impact Report to
owners and residents of all mobile homes within the mobile home park at least
thirty (30) calendar days prior to any hearing on the report by the Planning
Commission. The applicant shall give notice with proof of service by U.S. mail to
each park resident and mobile home owner of the place and time of hearing of the
matter. •
17 945 Conversion Schedule_Requirements_ When any application for
a Conversion Permit is received by the city, the following schedule requirements
shall apply: .
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1. Within calendar days after the receipt of an application or
an amended application, the City shall notify the applicant in writing whether the
application is complete or incomplete.
2. If an application or amended application cannot be determined to be
complete by the City within 90 calendar days after the application was first 1
submitted, that application shall be deemed to be withdrawn.
3. Within 120 calendar days after notification from the city that an
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application is complete, the applicant shall submit a Conversion Impact Report to
the city.
4. During the Conversion Impact Report preparation period, the
cause. Such requests must be
applicant may request extensions of time for good
Commission. The total of all
submitted in writing and approved by
theapproved extensions shall not exceed 90 calendar days.
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5. If a Conversion Impact Report be determined to be complete by extensions, after notice of a
the City within 120 calendar days, plus any approved
complete application, the application shall be deemed to be withdrawn.
6. Within fourteen (14) calendar days after an application is deemed to be
;e written notice to all owners of mobile homes
withdrawn, the applicant shall give
and residents in the affected park that the application ad no be�O and that
another application for a Conversion Permit for that p ),
submitted for a period of one year.7 $elocationC'ompe Satifl /
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Prior to the approval of any Conversion Permit, but only after the City has
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accepted the Conversion Permit application and Pat Report
complete, the Planning Commission shall conduct a duly noticed public hearing.
Such public hearing shall be held within sixty (60) cale darsdays all beof t eco submission
dsion
or resubmission of the completed CIR The hearing
in
accordance with the procedures set forth in Chapterl review 17.54
of thise ode.r D Impact
uring the
public hearing, the Planning Commission shall
Report and hear testimony and evidence relating to it.
The Planning Commission shall require (as a ofcondition approval
apll reasonable
of the
proposed conversion) that the park owner and/or applicant shall
. measures to mitigate the adverse effects createdby the change in use. These
home owners to find adequate
measures shall be based on the ability of the displaced
replacement space in another comparable mobile home park.
• The mitigation measures shall be limited to the payment of relocation
compensation as established herein to a displaced home owner by the park owner
and/or applicant proposing such conversion. In addition, each home owner shall
reserve the right to be relocated to a choice of any one of the available le mobile hoof
home -
parks identified in the CIR as a comparable park. Compensation
fpens
mobile homes shall indude the following:
A. Disassembly and Reassembly. The cost of disassembly d reassembly
of the displaced home by a licensed, bonded contractor, shalle: e-inss acement cost
llation
of awnings, skirting, porches, storage structures, leveling, and full P
SY' of any items damaged during the move.
B. Transportation. The cost of transporting the home (up to fifty (50)
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miles) to a comparable park shall include physically moving the home and its
associated fixtures by a licensed, bonded and insured mover, disconnecting and
reconnecting all utilities, and obtaining all of the required permits.
C Improvements. In order to meet the
comparablet ark's lawful
shall
requirements for acceptance of the relocated home, theimprovements
include new steel supporting piers and any necessary preparation including
landscaping (comparable to the receiving park) of the new home space.
D. Personal Belongings. All costs for moving and storage, including any
packing and unpacking of the furniture, 'furnishings, and personal effects of the
home owner, to the reassembled home in the comparable park.
E. Daily Living Allowance. For each day a home owner and cohabitants ,/ /
are without a'home due to relocation, the park owner or applicant shall adva,-'ce a ��
daily living allowance for food and lodging, as specified in the CIR. 0J4
The allowance.shall be $100.00 for each single adult resident and $145.00 for
each married couple. An additional $40.00 per day shall be paid for each person
permanently residing in the home that is being relocated. (20) ��v '
The daily living allowance is payable far a period of up to twenty
consecutive days. The time starts from the date the movers begin to prepare the LJr
home for relocation and ends when the residents can resume living in their home. ?. ; C't''
This time is evidenced by issuance of a certificate of occupancy or the connection of 44, i`
uti""' services for the relocated home, whichever occurs first.
The home owner shall receive an initial payment for the first ten (10) days of ` �F,�
d-�ily living allowance on the day the movers are scheduled to begin preparing j ,,
home for removal.
Additional payments for the daily living allowance will be provided upon
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reasonable request of the home owner. Any refund due the park owner shall be
refunded within seven (7) calendar days of the date the home owners move into/
their relocated home.
The daily living allowance shall be adjusted annually using.04 as the base
year, t : .flea ah Cor5unkr IIcz >J►dkx1fvk dtt Lis r:ti�4
areas as provided by the United States government, Bureau of Statistics or any
equivalent standard if the Consumer Price Index is not rvailable.
F. If requested by any low income mobile home park resident (defined as )' U
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havin a annual household income of less than 80% of the County's median u)
income, adjusted for household size) the applicant shall provide the services of a
consultant to assist in the selection of a relocation park or suitable alternative
housing.
G. Home owners and park owners may agree to a mutually satisfactory fa
NI.. relocation assistance package. To be valid, such an agreement shall be g
, shall include a provision stating that the home
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owner is aware of the provisions of this ordinance, and shall be drafted in form and
content as regtured by applicable state law.
H. Each mobile home owner, aged 62 or older and having an
for
annual
household income of 80% or less of th ����toincome relocatable, as
household size), relocatable another park defined by section of this chapter, shall receive a rent differential, ifthe
monthly rental rate in the comparable mobile home park or alternative living
situation is greater than the current rental rate.th�differplicant and/or ence between tphek owner
current
shall pay the displaced mobile home owner _
rental rate and the rental rate of the new mtwelve (12)e home
a oaths oark or f alternative living
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situation, up to $100 per month for the first
monthly rent differential payment shall be paid no less than five (5) calendar days
prior to the date in which the displaced mobile home owner's rent is due. In
addition, the total payment, as descibed in this section, shall not exceed $1200 for
any one home. I�
I. Non-resident Mobile Home Owners, relocatable to a comparable park,
shall not receive the relocation compensation, as specified in this section, with the jd ''ilm'1/
exception that the applicant and/or park owner shall pay for all moving costs as to , t�
described in 1 ,P17 _ , and -050 C"of this chapter.(ity C' �,.� �,
Comparable relocation unavailable.
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A. If the Planning Commission finds, based onn thei �le, h
CIRandinfor happlicant
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presented at the public hearing, that a mobile home
shall pay the home owner a lump sum payment determined by the "appraised
value" of the mobile home unit, as defined in section mobilehome.
which the
park owner shall have the option to assume
title of the B. The following terms/guidelines shall be followed when comparable
relocation is unavailable:
1. The appraised value shall be determined by a certified member
of a nationally recognized appraisal associations). who is qualified to appraise
mobile homes, accessory structures, and appurtenances as herein noted.
2. The appraisal shall be conducted no more than sixty (60)
calendar days prior to the submittal of the appraisal.
3. Nothing herein shall preclude the parties from entering into a
good faith agreement as to the value of the home at any time.
Relocation to a specific park not required. A mobile home owner
shall not be required to locate to a specific park or location as a condition of payment
of relocation compensation. The compensation payable to any mobile home owner
shall be as specified herein regardless of the location or park to which the mobile
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home is actually removed or the availability of any ation shall be limited to such relocation space, except
the cost
the park owner's obligation to pay cost of transportation
of transportation for 50 miles.
}- g4380 din Fm of f_uired for approval of a conditional use permit
for a mobile home park conversion. Prior to approv�e ile home Commission
ark
conversion pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, Planning
shall make a'finding of fact that the evidence presented at the public hearing
establishes that the conversion will not have an adverse effect upon the goals and „�
the Housing Element policies for preservation of housing within the City of 0, as set forth in
of the er Comprehensive General Plan, and that ��t
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one or more of the following facts are present �y
1. That the conversion is necessitated by the underlying site conditions jJ
which posea threat it., the health, safety, Cr general welfare of thelnobile home %ti
park residents; or
2. That the proposed conversion is necessitated by circumstances beyond v,
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the reasonable control of the owner of the Property or j
3. That denial of said conversion would deprive the owner of reasonable
or economically viable use of the property; or Jl
4. That said conversion is required by public necessity and convenience
and general welfare.
• 3.7 0 Notice of effect of this chapter. All park owners in the City
of
tmi shall notify in writing all mobile home owners residing in their parks
(present and future) (hereinafter referred to collectively as "Households") of the
rights and obligations of the park owners and mobile home owners under this
chapter. Delivery,of a copy of this chapter shall be deemed sufficient notification in
lieu of any other notice required pursuant hereto. Each notice shall be signed by the
park owner and the affected mobile home owner, as having been delivered and
received by each park owner and any mobile home owner. Said notice may include,
at the park owner's option, additional information related to the procedures and
effects of a change of use. Existing households shall n���� ninety n90)
or
days of the effective date of this chap � If the new household commenced
before the date of wmmencement of occupancy
occupancy without first notifying the mobile home park owner and without signing
the mobile home park's rental documents, then notice Islay be given to such
household within ninety days of the date of execution and delivery to the mobile
home park of such rental documents.
SECTION 3
Inconsistencies. Any provision of the stet Municipal Code or
appendices inconsistent with the provisions of this ordinance, (to the extent
such
inconsistencies and no further) are hereby repealed
necessary to,effect the provisions of this ordinance).
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SECTION 4
Severability. Should any provision of this ordinance be determined to
be invalid or unconstitutional, all other provisions of this ordinance shall remain
in full force and effect as approved. The City Council hereby declares that it would
have passed and adopted this ordinance, and each and all provisions hereof,
irrespective of the fact that one or more provisions may be declared invalid.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 2 2 nd DAY
of August • , 1995,by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBER: SMITH, BOHMAN, FRY, LAM, E
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBER: NONE
ABSENT COUNCIL MEMBER: NONE
MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO CONK' ' sc • D AS " ORM:
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• MANA ' • CITY • • ' Y
STATE OF CALIF•RNIA )
COUNTY OF O' • GE ) SS. .
CITY OF II STER )
I. MARY LOU MOREY, hereby certify that I am the duly appointed City
Clerk a City of Westminster, California; and that the foregoing ordinance was
intr d on the 8th day of August • 1995 and
was y adopted at a meeting of the City Council of the City of Westminster held
o e 22nd day of August ,1995
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. City Clek of the City es ter
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PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
• INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM
DATE: October 1, 1997
TO: CARLOS ORTEGA, Executive Director RDA
FROM: TERESA L. LA ROCCA, Housing Programs Coordin.to
SUBJECT: DESERT ROSE UPDATE -As of September 19, 199
Sales: 124 units (Phase 1, 2 and 3)
Average to date subsidies (exclusive of sales price reduction)
Average mortgage subsidy $10,998
Average closing costs $ 2,321
Average interest buy down $ 3,096
"I* Escrows: 104 Closed
20 Open Escrows
Income Breakdown: 8 Family of very low income
73 Families of low income
43 Families of moderate income
Phase I: 4 Units available
Phase II: 9 Units available
i„o Phase III: 15 Units available
Average Sales Rate: 7 sales per month
Traffic: 49 Walk-ins (average per week)
57% Mature prospective buyers (average)
43% Family prospective buyers (average)
Summary of the Media Campaign:
Have kicked off the Fall Campaign with radio, television and newsprint. Created a new
ad that is doing extremely well. 17 walk-thrus the first week. The current campaign will
run through February.
Projection:
If we continue at this pace the Desert Rose Team predicts sell out by February 1998.
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LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
DATE: • September 19, 1997
TO: Terre La Rocca, Palm Desert Redevelopment RECEIVED
Agency
SEP301997
FROM: Loren Bloch
L',, ," `E RE: Desert Rose PALM DESERT
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
Si2TE 205 Sales Status Report #15
SANTAMONICA Period Ending: August 29, 1997
CALIFORNIA 90405
1039 .72E2 cf- ENCLOSED PLEASE FIND:
- Exhibit A, DSN's Month End Report for August
Sales: As of August 29, 1997 the Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency had entered into
a net total, after cancellations of 121 sales contracts for phases 1 thorugh 3. This
• constitutes a net increase of 3 sales for the month of August. Net sales have averaged
just under 7 per month since the project's inception in April. 1996.
Phase 1:
Plan Bds/Bths Price Range Total Sold Rem
A 3/2 $78,950 - $83,950 7 7 0
B 3/2 $73,950 9 5 4
C 3/2 $78,950 8 8 0
D 3/2 $81,950 9 9 0
E 3/2 $83,950 - $88,950 2 2 0
F 4/2 $85,950 2 2 0
G 4/2 $89,950 2 2 0
39 35 4
Phase 2:
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Plan Bds/Bths Price Range Total Sold Rem
A 3/2 $78,950 7 6 1
_B 3/2 $73,950 - $78,950 11 8 3
C 3/2 $78,950 10 10 0
D 3/2 $81,950 9 8 1
E 3/2 $83,950 3 3 0
F 4/2 $85,950 - $90,950 11 7 4
G 4/2 $89,950 10 8 2
61 50 11
Phase 3:
Plan Bds/Bths Price Range Total Sold Rem
40 A 3/2 $78,950 - $83,950 12 10 2
B 3/2 $73,950 - $78,950 9 6 3
C 3/2 $78,950 12 9 3
D 3/2 $81,950 8 6 2
E 3/2 $83,950 2 2 0
F 4/2 $85,950 - $90,950 6 2 4
G 4/2 $89,950 3 1 2
52 36 16
Weekly sales traffic for August averaged 42.
Marketing: With the exception of two weeks' print ads and accompanying advertorials,
we eliminated all print media for the month of August.
Loan processing: As of the period ending date, 115 buyers had submitted loan
applications to Wells Fargo / PHH and Sierra Financial, 105 sales had been loan
approved and 97 homes closed escrow as follows:
Entity Loan apps Approved Closed
Wells/ PHH 109 99 90
Sierra Fin 6 6 6
Cash sale 1
115 105 97
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RECEIVE DiEP 2 4 1997 MONTH-END REPORT ° 1
n OVERALL SUMMARY OF TRAFFIC DC-feRT
DEVELOPER SALES NETWORK %i(lij,
AUGUST,1997
Total Gross '1$ Net 'Z Gross Per Week: 2.66 1
(IIIIPrSummary Traffic: 6365 Sales: 199 Cans: 7T Sales Net Per War: 1.62 Closings ��
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AUGUST Gross Net -"a
« creee Pcr Week: 3.25
Totals: Traffic: 168 Sales: 5 Cans: ,. Sales Net Per Weds: 225 Closings 4
Source of Sales C \
Media Source of All Sales
SOURCE # Desert Su,-PR Signs/Dive-by
1
18% 8%
Desert Sun-Ad 15
Desert Sun-PR 22
Referral-
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Referral- Friend 37
Referral-Employer I Desert Sun-Ad
12% Referral-Employer
Radio 9 Television Radio I%
13% 7%
Television 16
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Source of Traffic
Source Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thr Fri Total
g T T 0 r 0 T 2 g T g r e ' e
Desert Sun 32 36 37 47 21 12 23 25 14 17 21 16 21 25 347 11% 25 15% 783 12%
• Billboards/Signs 107 118 104 108 66 63 95 69 92 75 89 70 65 67 1188 38% 96 57% 2499 39%
Referrals 26 32 18 30 16 32 15 27 13 32 17 19 10 17 304 10% 13 8% 829 13%
Nearby Project 0 1 I 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 2 1 1 1 13 0% 1 1% 24 0%
Be-Back 24 37 23 42 23- 31 26 39 19 35 11 22 _ 8 26 366 12% 27 16% 934 15%
Radio 16 39 22 42 10 17 10 22 8 19 12 27 12 16 272 9% 0 0% 540 8%
Television 51 82 33 45 25 28 33 51 45 55 40 43 41 41 613 20% 6 4% 723 11%
Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 0% 0 0% 23 0%
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0% 10 0%
TOTAL 256 345 238 314 162 184 204 235 192 233 192 198 161 193 3107 100% 168 100% 6365 100%
Active Interest 0 12 2 9 4 6 1 6 1 7 3 13 6 9 79 3% 5 3% 303 5%
Sit Downs 6 40 9 35 12 18 3 15 3 21 5 33 10 19 229 7% 13 8% 494 8%
Sales 2 9 4 11 5 11 2 8 I 7 1 12 3 7 83 3% 5 3% 199 3%
Mature= 45% Families= 55%
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PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM
DATE: September 30, 1997
TO: HOUSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMB S
FROM: Teresa La Rocca, Housing Programs or inator
SUBJECT: Housing Projects Update
+ Building Horizon's Proposal
On September 11, 1997, staff, in closed session, presented the Building Horizons'
Proposal to acquire two properties located on Royal Palms Drive to the Agency. The
Agency concurred with the proposal and Building Horizons has moved forward with their
acquisition of the two sites. Building Horizons will fund the acquisition. The Agency will
be acquiring 30 year restrictive affordability covenants on each of the units at a cost of
$32,000/unit, as well as providing interim construction financing in the amount of
$75,000 per unit to Building Horizons during the course of construction. The Agency
will be reimbursed out of escrow for construction costs.
Building Horizons has received initial acceptance of their offer from the sellers, but are
waiting the return of one of the sellers who is out of the country in order to open escrow.
Staff is preparing the Affordable Housing Agreement to be forwarded to the Agency's
attorneys for review. Review and action of the agent by the Agency will follow.
+ Portola Palms Mobile Home Park
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Ballots have been mailed to all residents by the Acquisition Association attorney
regarding transfer of lots to Redevelopment Agency. Return deadline October 3.
Responses to date have been favorable. Once settlement agreements are received,
escrow will be opened and transfer of title accomplished.
+ Silver Spur Mobile Home Park - Proposed Ordinance
Ordinance to be returned to Housing Advisory Committee for further review.
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+ Home Improvement Program
Hired a part-time employee, Charlene Sumpter, she began work on September 29, 1997
and will be responsible for the application and implementation of the Home
Improvement Program. Charlene will spend the first few weeks developing forms and
documents to be used by applicants along with setting up procedures and developing
brochures in order to implement the program.
+ Housing Authority Negotiations
The Agency has directed staff to continue negotiations with the Housing Authority to
resolve the legal matters at hand.
+ Santa Rosa Apartments
Staff has been authorized to go out to bid on the rehab of Santa Rosa. The Building
Department is currently reviewing the scope of work and bid packages and preparing
for their release. The notification of bids will be published in the local newspaper as is
routine for City projects.
+ Desert Rose
1111 As of September 19, 1997
124 Units have been sold today
104 Escrows have closed
20 Escrows currently open
TERESA L. LA ROCCA
Housing Programs Coordinator
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