Board of Examiners, Appeals and Condemnation

City of Long Beach 333 West Ocean Boulevard Long Beach, CA 90802 Meeting Minutes Monday, April 21, 2014 2:30 PM Code Enforcement Conference Room 100 W. Broadway, Ste. 400 Long Beach, CA 90802 Board of Examiners, Appeals and Condemnation Jo Anne Fitzpatrick, Chairman Jim Thompson, Vice-Chairman Michael McCarthy, Member Diane Arnold, Member Michael Hamilton, Member Angela Reynolds, Board Secretary CITY OF LONG BEACH MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014 BOARD OF EXAMINERS, CODE ENFORCEMENT CONFERENCE ROOM APPEALS AND 100 W. BROADWAY, STE. 400 CONDEMNATION MINUTES LONG BEACH, CA 90802, 2:30 PM REGULAR MEETING - 2:30 P.M. Chairwoman Fitzpatrick opened the hearing at 2:38 p.m. CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL Commissioners Diane L. Arnold, Michael W. McCarthy, Jo Anne Fitzpatrick and Present: Michael Hamilton Commissioners Jim Thompson Excused: SWEARING OF WITNESSES Chairwoman Fitzpatrick asked for all people in the audience who plan to give testimony to please stand, raise their right hand and they were sworn in by Myeesha Ayala. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MARCH 17, 2014 It was moved by Board Member Arnold and seconded by Board Member Hamilton to approve the minutes as submitted. The motion carried 3-1. Board Member McCarthy abstained. Page 1 of 3 CITY OF LONG BEACH MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014 BOARD OF EXAMINERS, CODE ENFORCEMENT CONFERENCE ROOM APPEALS AND 100 W. BROADWAY, STE. 400 CONDEMNATION MINUTES LONG BEACH, CA 90802, 2:30 PM CASE NO. C - 7843-01-14: 2090 KNOXVILLE AVENUE, MICHAEL AND LINDA FERRERA, Owners, Proj. No. CESB203417, Council Dist. 4 Substandard Building Case Chairmwoman Fitzpatrick called for the owner or owner’s representative to appear before the Board and Michael Ferrera, 2090 Knoxville Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90815, Owner and Al Gapik, P.O. Box 908, Yorba Linda, CA 92885 appeared. Staff indicated that as per recent inspection, the property remains in violation. It was moved by Board Member Hamilton and seconded by Board Member Arnold to continue the case to May 19, 2014 to allow the owner to continue to seek funding for the repairs. Also, order the owner to maintain the structures in a safe, clean and secure manner until the demolitions or rehabilitations are complete and to provide Code Enforcement Staff access to verify existing conditions. The motion carried unanimously. OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS NEW OR UNFINISHED BUSINESS - 17 ELLIS STREET Staff presented an updated on 17 Ellis Street and introduced Deputy City Attorney, Art Sanchez. DATE SET FOR NEXT HEARING: MAY 19, 2014 MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT It was moved by Chairwoman Fitzpatrick and seconded by Board Member Arnold that the hearing be adjourned at 3:09 p.m. The motion carried 4-0. Note: A digital recording of this meeting will be available in the Code Enforcement Division . The City of Long Beach provides reasonable accommodations in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. If a special accommodation is desired, or if an agenda is needed in an alternative format, please call the Code Enforcement Division, 48 hours prior to the meeting at (562) 570-6796 or (562) 570-6793 (telecommunications device for the deaf). Page 2 of 3 CITY OF LONG BEACH MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014 BOARD OF EXAMINERS, CODE ENFORCEMENT CONFERENCE ROOM APPEALS AND 100 W. BROADWAY, STE. 400 CONDEMNATION MINUTES LONG BEACH, CA 90802, 2:30 PM Page 3 of 3