Board of Examiners, Appeals and Condemnation

City of Long Beach 333 West Ocean Boulevard Long Beach, CA 90802 Meeting Minutes Monday, April 16, 2018 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 Michael Hamilton, Member Michael McCarthy, Member Ethel Powers, Member Charles Whitehead, Member Eric Witten, Member CITY OF LONG BEACH MONDAY, APRIL 16, 2018 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. ROLL CALL CALL TO ORDER Chairman Thompson opened the meeting at 1:37 p.m. in the Code Enforcement Conference Room. SWEARING OF WITNESSES Chairman Thompson referred to Ordinance No. C-5232, asked for all persons who planned to give testimony, to stand, raise their right hand, and they were sworn in by Elbert Dubose. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM FEBRUARY 12, 2018 It was moved by Vice-Chairwoman Arnold and seconded by Board Member Hamilton to approve the minutes as submitted. CASE NO. 7884-04-18: 4644 GRAYWOOD AVENUE; CHARLES HOKANSON, OWNER, CE CASE NO. CEAC243405, COUNCIL DIST. 5 ADMINISTRATIVE CITATION APPEAL CASE Chairman Thompson called for the owner or representative to appear before the Board and Charles Hokanson, owner of the property, appeared. It was moved by Board Member Whitehead and seconded by Board Member Witten to dismiss the case. The request to appeal was granted. CASE NO. 7885-04-18: 1212 MYRTLE AVENUE; JAMES HENG, OWNER, CE CASE NO. CEPH244399, COUNCIL DIST. 6, ADMINISTRATIVE CITATION APPEAL CASE Chairman Thompson called for the owner or representative to appear before the Board and James Heng, owner of the property, appeared. Page 1 of 2 CITY OF LONG BEACH MONDAY, APRIL 16, 2018 BOARD OF EXAMINERS, CODE ENFORCEMENT CONFERENCE ROOM APPEALS AND 100 W. BROADWAY, STE. 400 CONDEMNATION MINUTES LONG BEACH, CA 90802, 1:30 PM It was moved by Board Member Witten and seconded by Vice-Chairwoman Arnold to conclude the hearing, determine that the appellant is the "Responsible Party" and the cited violations did exist on the date the citation was issued at the property located at 1212 Myrtle Avenue. OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS Jeff Dawson and Philip Martin, both residents in the City of Long Beach, spoke about their concerns regarding a neighbor harassing and wasting Code Enforcement resources with false complaints. NEW OR UNFINISHED BUSINESS DATE SET FOR THE NEXT HEARING: MAY 21, 2018 MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT It was moved by Vice-Chairwoman Arnold and seconded by Board Member Powers to adjourn the meeting at 2:20 p.m. Note: A digital recording of this meeting will be available in the Code Enforcement Bureau. 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 Bureau, 48 hours prior to the meeting at (562) 570-6796 or (562) 570-3807 (telecommunications device for the deaf). Page 2 of 2