Board of Examiners, Appeals and Condemnation

City of Long Beach 333 West Ocean Boulevard Long Beach, CA 90802 Meeting Minutes Monday, January 25, 2016 1:30 PM 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 MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 2016 BOARD OF EXAMINERS, CODE ENFORCEMENT CONFERENCE ROOM APPEALS AND 100 W. BROADWAY, STE. 400 CONDEMNATION MINUTES LONG BEACH, CA 90802, 1:30 PM REGULAR MEETING - 1:30 P.M. CALL TO ORDER Chairman Thompson opened the meeting at 1:37 p.m. ROLL CALL Commissioners Diane L. Arnold, Michael W. McCarthy, Jim Thompson and Eric Present: Witten Commissioners Michael Hamilton and Julian DelGaudio Excused: SWEARING OF WITNESSES Chairman Thompson referred to Ordinance No. 5232, asked for all people in the audience who planned to give testimony, to stand, and they were sworn in by Myeesha Ayala. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM OCTOBER 19, 2015 It was moved by Board Member Arnold and seconded by Board Member Witten to approve the minutes as submitted. The motion carried 5-1. Board Member Hamilton was excused absent. 1 AGENDA ITEM NO. 1: CASE NO. C-7859-10-15: 1454 MAGNOLIA AVENUE, TCA ASSOCIATES, INC., Attn: THOMAS ADAMS, Owners, Case No. CEGC14544, Council Dist. 1 Administrative Citation Appeal Case Chairman Thompson called for the owner or representative to appear before the Board and the owner’s Mary Adams and Toliver Adams 149 Alderwood St, Orange CA, appeared. Staff indicated that as per recent inspection, the property remains in violation. It was moved by Board Member Arnold and seconded by Board Member McCarthy to conclude the hearing, determine that the cited party is the current owner and responsible party of the subject property located at 1454 Magnolia Avenue, Long Beach, CA, and the violations listed did exist on the date the Page 1 of 4 CITY OF LONG BEACH MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 2016 BOARD OF EXAMINERS, CODE ENFORCEMENT CONFERENCE ROOM APPEALS AND 100 W. BROADWAY, STE. 400 CONDEMNATION MINUTES LONG BEACH, CA 90802, 1:30 PM citation was issued. The motion carried unanimously. 2 AGENDA ITEM NO. 2: CASE NO. C - 7861-01-16: 4644 GRAYWOOD AVENUE, CHARLES W. HOKANSON, Owner, Proj. No. CEAV223868, Council Dist. 5 Abandoned Vehicle Notice Appeal Case Chairman Thompson called for the owner or representative to appear before the Board and owner Charles Hokanson, 140 Linden Ave, Long Beach, CA 90802, appeared. Staff indicated that as per recent inspection, the property remains in violation. It was moved by Board Member Fitzpatrick and seconded by Board Member McCarthy to continue the hearing to the next schedule meeting. The motion carried 2-2, Board Member Arnold and Board Member Witten opposed and request to resume the case at today’s meeting. Chairman Thompson moved to continue the hearing to the next scheduled meeting of February 22, 2016. The motion carried 3-2, Board Member Witten and Board Member Arnold opposed. 3 AGENDA ITEM NO. 3: CASE NO. C - 7862-01-16: 169 E. ELDRIDGE STREET, TOMLIN THOMPKINS & GEORGE T. KELLY, Owners, Proj. No. CESB224014, Council Dist. 7 Substandard Building Case Chairman Thompson called for the owner or representative to appear before the Board and owner’s George T. Kelly 333 W. Broadway, Ste. 214, Long Beach, CA 90802, Alfonso Ponce De Leon 169 E. Eldridge St, Long Beach, CA 90807 and Samuel Salmon 333 W. Ocean Blvd, Ste. 214, Long Beach, CA 90802, appeared. Staff indicated that as per recent inspection, the property remains in violation. It was moved by Board Member McCarthy and seconded by Board Member Fitzpatrick to conclude the Hearing, adopt the findings of the Building Official as the Board’s findings, determine that the Two Story Single Family Dwelling with Detached Garage located at 169 Eldridge Street, Long Beach, CA, is substandard and a public nuisance, and order the owner to demolish or rehabilitate the structures as per Findings dated January 15, 2016 by March 25, 2016. Also, order the owner’s to maintain the structures in a safe, clean and secure manner until the demolitions or rehabilitations are complete. The motion Page 2 of 4 CITY OF LONG BEACH MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 2016 BOARD OF EXAMINERS, CODE ENFORCEMENT CONFERENCE ROOM APPEALS AND 100 W. BROADWAY, STE. 400 CONDEMNATION MINUTES LONG BEACH, CA 90802, 1:30 PM carried unanimously. 4 AGENDA ITEM NO. 4: CASE NO. - 7863-01-16: 1491 ATLANTIC AVENUE, REGINA CHANEY, Owner, Proj. No. CESB223449, Council Dist. 1 Substandard Building Case Chairman Thompson called for the owner or representative to appear before the Board and no owner that appeared before the board to represent the property. Staff indicated that as per recent inspection, the property remains in violation. It was moved by Board Member McCarthy and seconded by Board Member Witten to conclude the Hearing, adopt the findings of the Building Official as the Board’s findings, determine that the Two Story Single Family Dwelling with Basement and Detached Garage located at 1491 Atlantic Avenue, Long Beach, CA, is substandard and a public nuisance, and order the owner to demolish or rehabilitate the structures as per Findings dated January 15, 2016 by February 25, 2016. Also, order the owner to maintain the structures in a safe, clean, fenced and secured manner until the demolitions or rehabilitations are complete. The motion carried unanimously. OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS NEW OR UNFINISHED BUSINESS Kurt Keating addressed the loss of one of our members of the Board. In addition, he discussed the change in the time for the hearings to 1:30 p.m. SET DATE FOR NEXT HEARING: FEBRUARY 22, 2016 MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT It was moved by Board Member McCarthy and seconded by Board Member Fitzpatrick that the hearing be adjourned at 3:38 p.m. The motion carried unanimously. Page 3 of 4 CITY OF LONG BEACH MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 2016 BOARD OF EXAMINERS, CODE ENFORCEMENT CONFERENCE ROOM APPEALS AND 100 W. BROADWAY, STE. 400 CONDEMNATION MINUTES LONG BEACH, CA 90802, 1:30 PM 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 4 of 4