Board of Examiners, Appeals and Condemnation

City of Long Beach 333 West Ocean Boulevard Long Beach, CA 90802 Meeting Minutes Monday, February 22, 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 CITY OF LONG BEACH MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 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 1:35 p.m. ROLL CALL 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 Jocelyn Edillor. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM JANUARY 25, 2016 It was moved by Vice-Chairwoman Arnold and seconded by Board Member Witten to approve the minutes as submitted. The motion carried 4-2. Board Member Fitzpatrick was excused absent and Board Member Hamilton was absent, as well. 1 CASE NO. C-7861-01-16: 4644 GRAYWOOD AVENUE, CHARLES W. HOKANSON, Owner, Proj. No. CEAC223868, Council Dist. 5 Abandoned Vehicle Notice Appeal Case Chairman Thompson called for owner or representative to appear before the board and owner Charles Hokanson 4644 Graywood Avenue appeared. It was moved by Board Member McCarthy and seconded by Vice-Chairwoman Arnold to determine that the Single Family Dwelling with a Detached Garage located at 4644 Graywood Avenue is a public nuisance due to the fact that numerous inoperative vehicles and miscellaneous vehicle parts are being stored within public view. Also, order the owner to maintain the property in a safe and clean manner free of all inperative, unregistered, and dismantles vehicles and related vehicle parts. The Board's derermination is effective immediately. Based on the foregoing, the appeal is hereby denied. Page 1 of 2 CITY OF LONG BEACH MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2016 BOARD OF EXAMINERS, CODE ENFORCEMENT CONFERENCE ROOM APPEALS AND 100 W. BROADWAY, STE. 400 CONDEMNATION MINUTES LONG BEACH, CA 90802, 1:30 PM 2 CASE NO. C-7864-02-16: 1040 APPLETON STREET, PAULA ELIAS, Owner, Proj. No. CEAC224128, Council Dist. 2 Administrative Citation Appeal Case Chairman Thompson called for owner or representative to appear before the Board and owner Paula Elias, 627 Pine Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90802 and owner's representative Jerome Stark, 540 N. Golden Circle #203, Santa Ana, CA 92705, appeared. It was moved by Vice-Chairwoman Arnold and seconded Board Member Witten to determine that the cited party is the current owner and responsible party of the subject property located at 1040 Appleton Street and the violations listed did exist the date the citation was issued. Based on the foregoing, the appeal is hereby denied. OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS NEW OR UNFINISHED BUSINESS DATE SET FOR NEXT HEARING: MARCH 21, 2016 MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT It was moved by Board Member McCarthy and seconded by Board Member Witten that the hearing be adjourned at 3:35 p.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) 570-3807 or (562) 570-6796 (telecommunications device for the deaf). Page 2 of 2