Board of Examiners, Appeals and Condemnation

City of Long Beach 333 West Ocean Boulevard Long Beach, CA 90802 Meeting Minutes - Draft Wednesday, May 20, 2015 10:30 AM Code Enforcement Conference Room 100 W. Broadway, Ste. 400 Long Beach, CA 90802 Board of Examiners, Appeals and Condemnation Jim Thompson, Chairman Diane Arnold, Vice-Chairman Jo Anne Fitzpatrick, Member Michael Hamilton, Member Michael McCarthy, Member Eric Witten, Member Julian DelGaudio, Member Angela Reynolds, Board Secretary CITY OF LONG BEACH WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2015 BOARD OF EXAMINERS, CODE ENFORCEMENT CONFERENCE ROOM APPEALS AND 100 W. BROADWAY, STE. 400 CONDEMNATION MINUTES LONG BEACH, CA 90802, 10:30 AM REGULAR MEETING - 10:30 A.M. CALL TO ORDER Chairman Thompson opened the meeting at 10:35 a.m. ROLL CALL Commissioners Michael W. McCarthy, Jim Thompson, Eric Witten and Julian Present: DelGaudio Commissioners Diane L. Arnold, Jo Anne Fitzpatrick and Michael Hamilton Excused: SWEARING OF WITNESSES Chairman Thompson referred to Ordinance No. C-5232, asked for all the people in the audience who planned to give testimony, to stand, and they were sworn in by Myeesha Ayala. APPROVAL OF MINUTES It was moved by Board Member Witten and seconded by Board Member DelGaudio to approve the minutes as submitted. The motion carried 3-1. Board Member McCarthy abstained. Board Members Hamilton, Arnold and Fitzpatrick were excused absent. Page 1 of 3 CITY OF LONG BEACH WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2015 BOARD OF EXAMINERS, CODE ENFORCEMENT CONFERENCE ROOM APPEALS AND 100 W. BROADWAY, STE. 400 CONDEMNATION MINUTES LONG BEACH, CA 90802, 10:30 AM 1 CASE NO. A15-119223-05-15: 5214 E. Conant Street, Tanisha Walker, Owner, Council Dist. 5 ADMINISTRATIVE CITATION APPEAL CASE- HARDSHIP WAIVER Chairman Thompson called for the owner or representative to appear before the Board and Tanisha Walker, 5214 E. Conant Street, Long Beach, CA 90808, appeared. It was moved by Board Member McCarthy and seconded by Board Member DelGaudio to adopt the findings as follows: The witnesses presented by the City, were in fact, credible. The cited party submitted a statement under penalty of perjury, together with supporting documents or materials, demonstrating to the satisfaction of the Board, the cited party’s actual financial inability to deposit with the City the full amount of the fine and late charge(s) in advance of the hearing. The request for hardship waiver is granted. 2 CASE NO. A15-119224-05-15: 5214 E. Conant Street, Tanisha Walker, Owner, Council Dist. 5 ADMINISTRATIVE CITATION APPEAL CASE Chairman Thompson called for the owner or representative to appear before the Board and Tanisha Walker, 5214 E. Conant Street, Long Beach, CA 90808, appeared. It was moved by Board Member McCarthy and seconded by Board Member Witten to adopt the findings as follows: The witnesses presented by the City were, in fact, credible. Appellant, as the property owner of record is the responsible party for the cited violations. The cited violation(s) did exist on the date the citation was issued. That the Appellant violated section(s) 6.08.010, 6.16.100(A) of the Long Beach Municipal Code, because on February 23, 2015, two dogs belonging to Appellant, were found to be loose and without current dog licenses. The Appeal is denied. OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS Page 2 of 3 CITY OF LONG BEACH WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2015 BOARD OF EXAMINERS, CODE ENFORCEMENT CONFERENCE ROOM APPEALS AND 100 W. BROADWAY, STE. 400 CONDEMNATION MINUTES LONG BEACH, CA 90802, 10:30 AM NEW OR UNFINISHED BUSINESS Angela Reynolds explained the various types of Appeals that may be presented before the Board. She also informed the members of the Board that the Code Enforcement Division will soon have a new Code Enforcement Division Officer. SET DATE FOR NEXT HEARING: JUNE 17, 2015 MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT It was moved by Board Member McCarthy and seconded by Board Member DelGaudio that the hearing be adjourned at 11:18 a.m. The motion carried unanimously. 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) 570-3807(telecommunications device for the deaf). Page 3 of 3