Jul 17, 2023 La Habra Housing Authority

OR CONSIDERATION ITEMS, ANY MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE MAY REQUEST TO ADDRESS THE CITY.

BEING THEN WE HAVE A SECOND.

CAN WE ALL, UH, VOTE? THAT'S WHERE MINE BRING THEM OVER HERE.

DO YOU WANNA DO AVO VOICE VOTE? NOT REALLY.

YOU KNOW WHAT? WE'LL DO A VOICE VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

ALL THOSE, UH, NOT IN FAVOR, SAY NO.

SEE, NO.

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OH, ANY ABSTENTIONS? NO.

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[1. CONSIDER A RENT INCREASE OF FIVE PERCENT (5%) ANNUALLY FOR FIVE CONSECUTIVE YEARS AND A FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR QUALIFIED RESIDENTS RESIDING IN THE AUTHORITY OWNED VIEW PARK ESTATES AND PARK LA HABRA MOBILE HOME COMMUNITIES LOCATED AT 1750 WEST LAMBERT ROAD AND 1731 WEST LAMBERT ROAD That the Housing Authority: A. Approve a five-year five percent (5%) annual rent increase at the Authority owned View Park Estates and Park La Habra Mobile Home communities, commencing on January 1, 2024; and, B. Approve a Financial Assistance Program for qualified low, very low and extremely low-income households in those parks to help partially off-set the impact of the proposed rent increases. ]

COUNT THE CITY OF LAHABRA HOUSING AUTHORITY ON ANY CONSIDERATION ITEM PRIOR TO THE CITY OF LAHABRA HOUSING AUTHORITY.

TAKING A FINAL VOTE ON THE ITEM, PUBLIC COMMENT SHALL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 30 MINUTES PER CONSIDERATION ITEM, UNLESS OTHERWISE MODIFIED BY THE CHAIR, SPEAKING TIME MAY NOT BE GRANTED AND OR LOAN TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL.

FOR PURPOSES OF EXTENDING AVAILABLE SPEAKING TIME, COMMENTS MUST BE KEPT BRIEF, NON-REPETITIVE, AND PROFESSIONAL IN NATURE.

FIRST ITEM UP.

CONSIDER A RENT INCREASE OF 5% ANNUALLY FOR FIVE CONSECUTIVE YEARS, AND A FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR QUALIFIED RESIDENTS RESIDING IN THE AUTHORITY OWNED VIEW PARK ESTATES AND PARK HOPPER MOBILE HOME COMMUNITIES.

LOCATED AT 1750 WEST LAMBERT ROAD AND 1731 WEST LAMBERT ROAD.

CAN WE GET A STAFF REPORT, PLEASE? GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME IS MIRANDA COLE, CORONA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING MANAGER.

TONIGHT'S ITEM IS A REQUEST FOR THE HOUSING AUTHORITY TO CONSIDER A WRITTEN INCREASE AT VIEW PARK ESTATES AND PARK LA HARBOR MOBILE HOMES, AS WELL AS A REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF A FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM IN 1992.

THE HOUSING AUTHORITY PURCHASED VIEW PARK ESTATES AND PARK LA HARBOR MOBILE HOMES THROUGH CERTIFICATES OF PARTICIPATION FOR 19 MILLION.

THE CERTIFICATES OF PARTICIPATION HAVE BEEN REFINANCED SEVERAL TIMES WITH THE MOST RECENT REFINANCE HAPPENING IN 2020.

THE CURRENT ANNUAL DEBT SERVICES $735,000 PER YEAR SINCE 1992.

IMPROVEMENTS IN MAJOR MAINTENANCE HAVE BEEN COMPLETED IN THE MOBILE HOME COMMUNITIES, TOTALING APPROXIMATELY $3,267,000.

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THERE ARE STILL UPCOMING IMPROVEMENTS AND LONG-TERM MAINTENANCE THAT NEEDS TO BE, UM, COMPLETED IN THE COMMUNITIES.

FOR EXAMPLE, STAFF IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON SPECIFICATIONS FOR REPLACING THE ROOFING ON ALL OF THE COMMON AREA BUILDINGS.

THE AIR CONDITIONING AND THE CLUBHOUSE AT PARK LAHABRA NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

THE BANK AND THE, OR THE BARK AND THE PLAYGROUND IN VIEW PARK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WITH A DIFFERENT MATERIAL.

AND THERE IS A HOST OF OTHER, UH, PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS SUCH AS POTENTIALLY ADDING AN ADDITIONAL PLAY AREA IN ONE OF THE, UM, MOBILE HOME PARKS AND ALSO REHABBING THE MAINTENANCE FACILITIES.

THE ESTIMATED OPERATING INCOME FOR FISCAL YEAR 2324 IS APPROXIMATELY $2,887,000.

THE TOTAL ESTIMATED OPERATING EXPENSES, INCLUDING MOBILE HOME PARK OPERATIONS, DEBT SERVICE, AND CITY ADMINISTRATION, UM, INCLUDING ANNUAL MAINTENANCE, IS ESTIMATED TO BE $3,165,000.

THIS WOULD LEAVE A DEFICIT IN CASHFLOW OF APPROXIMATELY $268,000 WITHOUT A RENT INCREASE OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.

NET INCOME, AFTER ALL EXPENSES IS PROJECTED TO INCREASE FROM A DEFICIT OF $268,000 AT THE END OF FISCAL YEAR 2324 TO A DEFICIT OF $537,920 BY THE END OF FISCAL YEAR 27 28.

AS EXPENSES FOR OPERATING AND MAINTAINING THE MOBILE HOME PARKS CONTINUE TO INCREASE, STAFF IS ASKING THE HOUSING AUTHORITY TO CONSIDER APPROVING A FIVE-YEAR, 5% ANNUAL RENT INCREASE BY APPROVING A FIVE YEAR 5% ANNUAL RENT INCREASE.

THE TOTAL ESTIMATED OPERATING EXPENSES IS PROJECTED TO BE A DEFICIT OF CASH OF APPROXIMATELY $163,000 AT THE END OF FISCAL YEAR 2324.

BUT WE WILL REALIZE A POSITIVE CASH FLOW OF APPROXIMATELY $35,000 BY THE END OF FISCAL YEAR 27 28.

THE LAST INCREASE, UM, THAT TOOK PLACE IN THE PARKS WAS 10 YEARS AGO IN, IN 2023, AND RECOGNIZING THAT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS THAT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD A 5% RENT INCREASE.

STAFF IS ALSO RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF A FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM IF APPROVED.

THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE PARTIAL REDUCTIONS IN THE RENT INCREASES FOR HOUSEHOLDS THAT MEET THE DEFINITION OF LOW INCOME, VERY LOW INCOME, AND EXTREMELY LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS.

A LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS RENT INCREASE WOULD BE REDUCED BY 25% OF THE NEW INCREASE.

A VERY LOW INCOMES HOUSEHOLDS RENT WOULD BE REDUCED BY 50% AND AN EXTREMELY LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS, UM, RENT INCREASE WOULD BE REDUCED BY 75%.

AN EXAMPLE OF HOW THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM WILL WORK IS AS FOLLOWS.

THE AVERAGE RENT IS CURRENTLY $850.

THE 5% RENT INCREASE WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL 43, DO $43 A MONTH FOR A TOTAL MONTHLY RENT OF $893.

IF A HOUSEHOLD APPLIES FOR ASSISTANCE AND QUALIFIES FOR VERY LOW INCOME, THEY WILL RECEIVE A 50% REDUCTION ON THEIR RENT INCREASE, BRINGING THE RENT INCREASE DOWN TO $22 A MONTH FOR A TOTAL MONTHLY RENT OF $872.

THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION IS ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA REPORT IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH.

IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, TENANT HOUSEHOLD INCOME WILL NEED TO BE CERTIFIED EACH YEAR WITH A NEW APPLICATION AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION.

RESIDENTS MUST BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH PARK RULES AND REGULATIONS IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

THE INITIAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATIONS ARE PROPOSED TO BE PROVIDED TO ATTENDANCE BY OCTOBER 2ND, 2023, AND WILL BE DUE TO STAFF NO LATER THAN NOVEMBER 2ND, 2023.

THE CITY'S HOUSING STAFF WILL REVIEW AND DETERMINE THE ELIGIBILITY OF EACH HOUSEHOLD THAT APPLIES FOR ASSISTANCE.

COMMUNITY MEETINGS WERE HELD AT PARK LA HABRA ON MAY 24TH AND VIEW PARK ON MAY 25TH TO DISCUSS THE PROPOSED RENT INCREASES AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

APPROXIMATELY SEVEN PEOPLE WERE IN ATTENDANCE.

UM, AT THE COMBINED MEETINGS, ALTHOUGH THERE WERE SOME CONCERNS FOR RESIDENTS ABOUT THE RENT INCREASES, STAFF ATTEMPTED TO ADDRESS THOSE CONCERNS THROUGH THE INTRODUCTION OF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

STAFF EVEN PROPOSED THE CITY'S RESIDENTIAL REHABILITATION PROGRAM AND LOVE LA HARBOR AS OPTIONS FOR TENANTS TO GET ISSUES SUCH AS MISSING SKIRTING NEED FOR EXTERIOR PAINT AND OTHER MAINTENANCE ISSUES ADDRESSED.

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AS LONG AS THE RESIDENTS ARE ON THE WAIT LIST FOR EITHER THE CITY'S REHABILITATION PROGRAM ARE LOVE LA HARBOR AND HAVE NO OTHER PARK RULE VIOLATIONS SUCH AS VISIBLE STORAGE, THE RESIDENTS STILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE APPROVED FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

SHOULD YOU APPROVE THE RENT INCREASE.

PLEASE NOTE THAT ANY TENANTS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LEASE THAT EXPIRES AFTER JANUARY 1ST, 2024 WILL START THEIR FIRST INCREASE UPON THE EXPIRATION OF THEIR FIRST YEAR LEASE.

FOR EXAMPLE, IF THE LEASE TERMINATES AT THE END OF FEBRUARY, 2024, THE RENT INCREASE WILL GO INTO EFFECT ON MARCH 1ST, 2024.

IN ORDER TO KEEP PACE WITH THE MARKET, RENTS STARTING ON JULY 1ST, 2023, NEW MOVE IN RENTS HAVE BEEN IN INCREASED TO $1,150 IN VIEW PARK AND A THOUSAND DOLLARS PER MONTH IN PARK LAHABRA.

AT THIS TIME, STAFF IS ASKING THE AUTHORITY TO APPROVE A FIVE YEAR, 5% RENT INCREASE IN VIEW PARK ESTATES AND PARK LA HARBOR, STARTING ON JANUARY 1ST, 2024, AND APPROVE A FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR QUALIFIED LOW INCOME, VERY LOW INCOME, AND EXTREMELY LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS.

THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT, AND I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.

WE ALSO HAVE OUR, UM, MANAGEMENT AND ASSET, UM, MANAGER, UH, SUZANNE TAYLOR FROM AUGUSTA WITH US HERE TODAY.

UH, A COUPLE QUESTIONS IN THE ASSISTANCE, UH, PROGRAM.

UM, I KNOW ONE THING THAT WE DID WHEN WE HAD THE, KIND OF THE PANDEMIC FUNDS WE HAD, ONE OF THE BIGGEST COMPLAINTS WE HAD IS THE PAPERWORK THAT NEEDED TO BE TURNED IN WAS VERY DAUNTING.

SO MY QUESTION IS, ARE WE GONNA OFFER A PROGRAM TO HELP PEOPLE GET THROUGH THAT PROCESS IN THE EVENT THAT THEY'RE LOOKING TO BE, UM, TO RECEIVE THAT SUBSIDY OR THE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM? UH, IS IT GONNA BE STREAMLINED? HOW ARE WE, HOW HOW'S THAT PROCESS GONNA WORK? WELL, SUSAN, LOUIE AND I, THE HOUSING SPECIALISTS IN THE DEPARTMENT WILL BE WORKING DIRECTLY WITH THE APPLICANTS RECEIVING ALL THE APPLICATIONS AND GOING THROUGH THEM.

UM, WE WILL WORK WITH THEM AS MUCH AS WE CAN TO MAKE SURE THEY GET ALL OF THE INFORMATION THAT WE NEED.

WE TRY TO LIMIT IT AS MUCH AS WE COULD TO JUST THE INFORMATION THAT WE WOULD ABSOLUTELY NEED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE, DETERMINE THEIR HOUSEHOLD ELIGIBILITY.

UM, IF WE CAN GET THE APPLICATIONS OUT EARLIER THAN OCTOBER, WE CAN TRY TO DO THAT, BUT IT IS NECESSARY THAT WE GET THEM BACK BY NOVEMBER SO THAT WE CAN, UM, MAKE SURE THAT PARK MANAGEMENT UNDERSTANDS WHO'S ELIGIBLE FOR THE, UH, REDUCTION IN RENT BEFORE THEY SUBMIT THE INVOICES FOR THE JANUARY RENT.

BUT SUSAN AND I WILL PERSONALLY BE WORKING WITH ALL OF THE APPLICANTS TO TRY TO TAKE CARE OF ANY NEEDS OR CONCERNS THEY HAVE AS THEY GO THROUGH THE APPLICATIONS.

AND SUSAN IS A SPANISH SPEAKER, SO SHE'LL BE ABLE TO HELP OUT ANY RESIDENTS THAT ARE SPANISH SPEAKING ONLY.

MY NEXT QUESTION IS, UM, FROM A STANDPOINT, FROM A FINANCIAL STANDPOINT, WHAT IS THE BIGGEST EXPENSE THAT YOU FACE OVER THERE AT, AT THE PARK? WELL, THE BIGGEST EXPENSE IS THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS, OUR PARK MANAGEMENT, AND MAKING SURE THAT WE PAY ALL OF OUR UTILITY BILLS.

SO THOSE ARE THE BIG EXPENSES THAT WE HAVE AT THE MOBILE HOME PARKS RIGHT NOW.

THE SECOND EXPENSE WOULD BE THE CITY'S EXPENSES, INCLUDING THE DEBT SERVICE, THE DEBT SERVICE.

YES.

UH, IN FIGURING OUT THE BUDGET, IS THERE MONEY SET ASIDE FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT'S BEEN DONE ON THE ROADWAY? WE'VE ALREADY COMPLETED THE IMPROVEMENTS AND PAID FOR THE ROAD CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS.

WE HAVE SOME MONEY SET ASIDE FOR SOME OF THE PROJECTS I MENTIONED SUCH AS THE UPCOMING ROOFING.

WE HAVE SOME MONEY TO DO SOME OF THE, UM, DESIGNING FOR SOME OF THE OTHER PROJECTS, BUT OVER TIME, WE NEED TO BUILD UP OUR RESERVES TO DO ANY OTHER MAJOR PROJECTS IN THE SO PARK.

SO MY QUESTION IS, IS THAT WHEN FIGURING OUT THE BUDGETS, IS THE STREETS FIGURED INTO THAT BUDGET? YEAH.

FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE STREETS? YES.

YES.

IS THAT CONSIDERED A PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY? IS THAT A PUBLIC STREET? IT IS NOT CONSIDERED A PUBLIC STREET.

THAT'S WHAT I WAS GETTING AT.

IF, IF, YOU KNOW, IF IT WAS INDEED A PUBLIC STREET, I WOULD ASK THAT WE BACK OUT THAT OUT OF THE BUDGET AND TAKE THAT OUT OUT OF THIS FOR THE INCREASE.

SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE, BECAUSE THEY DO PAY TAXES, THAT, THAT WAS MY, MY CONCERN, SO.

THAT MAKES NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.

NO, ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES, NO, NO FURTHER, TWO, TWO QUICK THINGS ACTUALLY.

UM, YOU WANT YOUR NOTES JUST TO BE CLEAR.

I'M ON, I'M ON, I'M GREEN WORKING NOW.

I AM, UH, WE ARE RUNNING AT A STRUCTURAL DEFICIT RIGHT NOW.

MEANING MORE MONEY IS GOING OUT TOWARDS THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF THESE, THESE PARKS THEN IS COMING IN.

THAT'S CORRECT.

CORRECT.

AND DID I HEAR CORRECTLY THAT RENTS HAVE NOT COME UP BY SO MUCH AS $1 IN A DECADE? IT'S BEEN 10 YEARS? THAT'S

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I DUNNO IF YOU CAN ANSWER THIS, BUT MAYBE OUR CITY MANAGER, UH, AND, UH, SO IF, UH, ANY ONE OF THESE, UH, MOBILE HOME PARKS, IF THE CITY WAS TO, UH, WAS TO SELL THEM AT ONE POINT IN TIME BECAUSE THEY GOT TOO EXPENSIVE FOR US TO INCUR THESE COSTS, WHAT HAPPENS? UH, OR WHAT, AND, AND THIS IS THE, WHAT IF, I GUESS IF SOMEBODY WAS A PRIVATE ENTITY WAS TO BUY THEM, UH, YOU KNOW, AND TAKE THEM OFF OF THE CITY'S, UH, LEDGER, FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM.

WHAT, WHAT COULD HAPPEN? I, YEAH, I DON'T WANT TO SPECULATE.

UM, BUT GENERALLY, IF, UH, A MOBILE HOME PARK WERE TO BE SOLD, UH, LIKE A PUBLIC PUBLICLY OWNED MOBILE HOME PARK, GENERALLY THE TWO THINGS THAT HAPPEN WITH PARKS IS THAT EITHER THEY WILL CONTINUE TO BE RUN AS A MOBILE HOME PARK SUBJECT TO WHATEVER THAT PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNER'S RULES AND REGULATIONS ARE, OR HOWEVER THEY WANNA OPERATE THE PARKS.

OR, UH, CONVERSELY, AN OWNER COULD COME IN AND LOOK TO TRY TO, UH, EVENTUALLY RELOCATE FOLKS AND TRY TO REZONE THE PROPERTY TO PUT IN, FOR INSTANCE, UM, UH, HIGHER DENSITY HOUSING, FOR INSTANCE, YOU KNOW, DEPENDING ON WHAT THE ZONING IS.

BUT IN EITHER CASE, IT REALLY DEPENDS ON WHAT AN INVESTMENT GROUP OR A PROPERTY OWNER WOULD WANT TO DO, SHOULD THEY PURCHASE THAT, THAT KIND OF PROPERTY.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR ME? NO.

IF I CAN INVITE THE PUBLIC TO TESTIFY, PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.

ANY ANYBODY WISHING TO TESTIFY? YOU'RE UP, LAUREN.

OF COURSE.

HELLO, MY NAME IS LAUREN STEWART.

I LIVE IN LOT PARK, VIEW PARK, UM, 1 7 50 WEST LAMBERT ROAD, SPACE 1 35.

UM, I HAVE LIVED IN VIEW PARK FOR 11 YEARS NOW.

THE 5% RENT ANNUAL INCREASE THAT IS BEING PROPOSED OVER FIVE YEAR PERIOD IS EXCESSIVE AND UNREASONABLE.

AT THE END OF THE FIVE YEAR PERIOD, OUR RENT WILL BE 25% MORE THAN IT IS TODAY.

OUR BASE RENT TODAY IS EIGHT $867, BUT BY THE YEAR 2028, IT'LL INCREASE TO 1080 $3 AND 75 CENTS.

WE HAVE ALL BEEN DEALING WITH INFLATION FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW, OR SEVERAL MONTHS NOW, AND WILL, AND THIS WILL ONLY INCREASE OUR BURDEN.

YOU STATE THAT THE LOW INCOME RESIDENTS CAN APPLY FOR REDUCTIONS, BUT NOT ALL RESIDENTS ARE IN THE THAT CATEGORY YET.

AND WE STILL HAVE FAMILIES WHO SUPPORT AND BILLS TO PAY.

HE STATED THAT THE STREET IMPROVEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE.

THOSE IMPROVEMENTS TOOK MUCH LONGER THAN STATED, WHICH CREATED HUGE INCONVENIENCES FOR US, LEFT US WITHOUT POWER AND WATER AT TIMES AND WITHOUT STREET LIGHTS FOR THREE MONTHS.

WE WILL NEVER, WE WERE NEVER COMPENSATED FOR THOSE LOSSES.

I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT PORTION OF THE MONTHLY RENT GOES TO THE STREET IMPROVEMENTS.

DON'T THEOR DOESN'T APPORTION OF OUR PROPERTY TAXES ALSO GO TO THE STREET IMPROVEMENTS.

I THINK SHE ANSWERED THAT QUESTION THOUGH, CUZ THEY'RE NOT PUBLIC STREETS.

IT SEEMS TO ME THAT 2% ANNUAL INCREASE OVER A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS IS MUCH MORE REASONABLE.

I TAKE IT, IT YOU HAVE THE POWER TO RENEGOTIATE THESE TERMS AFTER THAT FIVE YEAR PERIOD.

WE ARE HARDWORKING FAMILIES WHO CONTRIBUTE TO THIS COMMUNITY, AND NOW WE LOOK TO YOUR HELP TO HELP US LIVE WITHOUT A FEAR OF HUGE INCREASES, RENT INCREASES.

TO THE RESIDENTS OUT IN THAT AREA.

ANYONE ELSE? ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK? ALRIGHT, SCENE.

NO ONE CALL FOR COUNSEL DISCUSSION AND OR ACTION? UH, I'LL, I'LL JUST MAKE A COMMENT.

THIS IS, UH, ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT THINGS TO DO, AND I WAS, I WAS, YOU KNOW, IF IT WAS GONNA BE A A PUBLIC STREET OUT THERE, I WAS GONNA LOOK TO, TO BACK THAT OUT, THE, THAT, THAT THOSE FUNDS OUTTA THAT BUDGET AND SEE WHAT ELSE WE CAN DO WITH IT.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S VERY DIFFICULT.

UH, IF YOU GO BACK TO THE MOBILE HOME PARKS, THE WAY THEY LOOKED, UH, MANY YEARS AGO, I HAVE GONE DOWN THERE AND THERE HAS BEEN A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN THE QUALITY THAT IT LOOKS OVER THERE.

UH, WE'VE MADE A NUMBER OF IMPROVEMENTS OUT THERE.

UH, I, I AM, UH, YOU KNOW, WE HAD, WE BROUGHT IN A BRAND NEW MANAGEMENT COMPANY.

I THINK WE'VE BEEN VERY RECEPTIVE, UM,

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UH, I, I FOR ONE, DO NOT LIKE THE IDEA OF AN INCREASE, BUT AGAIN, WE HAVE TO FIND, UM, THE FUNDS TO, TO PAY THE DEBT DOWN AND ALSO TO MAINTAIN THEM TO A QUALITY LEVEL.

SO WE WON'T, WE WON'T BECOME, SO TO SPEAK, LIKE SLUMLORDS IN THAT AREA, YOU KNOW? AND, AND THAT'S, UH, THE REASON WHY I I, YOU KNOW, I FEEL FOR THE RESIDENTS, BUT I, I, YOU KNOW, UM, HAVE TO SUPPORT THIS IN ORDER TO BE, YOU KNOW, FINANCIALLY.

IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE MAKING MONEY.

IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE GETTING DEEP POCKETS IN THIS.

THAT'S, THAT'S NOT THE CASE.

JUST A MANAGER, MANAGER OF BEING GOOD STEWARDS WITH THAT MONEY AND MAINTAINING THE PROPERTY.

ANYONE ELSE? THREE.

THAT IS, WELL, I WILL, UH, I WILL CONCUR WITH MY, UH, COLLEAGUE, UH, UH, MAYOR GOMEZ.

IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT I WANT TO DO.

UM, YOU KNOW, AND HAVING LABORED OVER THIS FOR, UH, FOR QUITE A FEW WEEKS, UNDERSTANDING THAT, UH, VARIOUS MEETINGS WERE HAD WITH THE, UH, WITH THE RESIDENTS THERE, UH, AND, UH, AND GOING OVER THE, UH, THE RENT, NOT ONLY THE RENT INCREASE, BUT THE, UH, THE FINANCIAL AID PACKAGE, FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM, UH, THAT, UH, THAT THE CITY IS ABLE TO PUT OUT THERE.

IT DOES CONCERN ME, UH, AND YES, UH, INFLATION AND, AND THE COST OF LIVING AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

UM, I, I CAN TELL YOU THAT, THAT THE CITY CANNOT CONTINUE ON, UH, CONTINUE TO SUBSIDIZE, UH, THE, UH, THE PARKS AS THEY HAVE BEEN, UH, FOR, I MEAN, WELL OVER 10 YEARS.

ACTUALLY.

IF, IF I GO BACK, UH, TO WHAT MY NOTES HERE SAY, UH, 2009, UH, IN THE SPAN OF WHAT, UH, 14 YEARS, THERE'S BEEN ONE RENT INCREASE, A 1.6% RENT INCREASE IN 2013, IT'S A RENT INCREASE.

AND I'M NOT, UH, I AM, I AM NOT, UH, UH, DIMINISHING THAT.

UH, BUT, UH, IN 14 YEARS, UH, WE REALLY, WE'VE, WE'VE HAD TO, UH, SUBSIDIZE QUITE A BIT IN BOTH OF THE PARKS.

AND, UH, I DO, I CONCUR WITH MY COLLEAGUES, UH, ON THIS.

IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT I'M, THAT I, I WANNA DO.

IT'S A TOUGH DECISION, UNFORTUNATELY.

BUT, UH, THAT'S, UH, THAT'S SOMETHING WE HAVE TO, BECAUSE I WILL TELL YOU THIS, IF WE DON'T, UH, ARE WE GONNA, ARE WE AS A CITY GONNA BE FORCED TO, UH, SELL THESE PROPERTIES, UH, AND TO, UH, YOU KNOW, TO, TO LOOK, UH, AN INVESTMENT GROUP THAT WANTS TO BUY THESE AND WANTS TO CHANGE THE, UH, MAKEUP OF WHAT THESE PARKS ARE? I DON'T KNOW.

I CAN'T ANSWER THAT.

UH, I, I DON'T WANT TO, I DON'T WANT TO BE THERE, UH, 7, 8, 9 YEARS DOWN THE LINE AND, AND, YOU KNOW, NO RENT INCREASE AND THE CITY ABSOLUTELY CANNOT AFFORD IT, UH, BECAUSE OF THE SITUATION.

AND THEN, UH, WE HAVE PEOPLE BEING DISPLACED.

AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT IS WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN, BUT IT'S, IT'S A, IT'S A POSSIBILITY, A PROBABILITY, UH, WHENEVER, UH, LAND GOES FOR SALE, THIS IS WHAT THE STATE IS LOOKING TO DO IN MANY INSTANCES, IS, UH, UH, YOU KNOW, PROVIDE HIGH DENSITY HOUSING.

THAT'S, THAT'S AN OPTION.

I DON'T KNOW, WHATEVER ZONING ALLOWS, MAYBE NOT.

MAYBE SOMEBODY, UH, TAKES 'EM OVER AND, UH, MAYBE RUNS 'EM BETTER THAN THE CITY EVER WOULD.

I DON'T KNOW.

I WOULD HOPE FOR THAT, BUT I DON'T WANNA LEAVE IT IN SOMEBODY ELSE'S HANDS.

UH, SO THOSE ARE, UH, THOSE ARE MY REASONS ANYWAY.

WITH THAT, MR. CHAIRMAN, I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE A FIVE YEAR, A FIVE YEAR, 5% ANNUAL RENT INCREASE AT THE AUTHORITY OWNED VIEW PARK ESTATES AND PARK LAHABRA MOBILE HOME COMMUNITIES, COMMENCING JANUARY 1ST, 2020 14, AND APPROVE A FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

THAT WAS 2024.

2024.

24.

YES, I'M SORRY, 2024.

AND APPROVE A FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR QUALIFIED LOW, VERY LOW AND EXTREMELY LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS.

AND THOSE PARKS TO HELP PARTIALLY SET OFF THE IMPACT OF THE PROPOSED RENT INCREASES, AND ASK STAFF TO WORK CLOSELY WITH THOSE INDIVIDUALS.

GET THROUGH THAT PAPERWORK.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? VERY WELL.

CAN WE HAVE A VOTE? WE'LL DO A VERBAL VOTE.

UH, ANY, ALL THOSE WISHING TO APPROVE SAY AYE.

AYE.

ANY NOS, ANY ABSTENTIONS? MOTION PASSES.

FOUR ZERO.