Board of Examiners, Appeals and Condemnation

CITY OF LONG BEACH MONDAY, JULY 19, 2021 BOARD OF EXAMINERS, 411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD APPEALS AND QUEEN MARY CONFERENCE ROOM, 1:30 PM CONDEMNATION MINUTES Eric Witten, Chairman Steve Gerdes, Member Charles Whitehead, Vice Chairman Ethel Powers, Member Hakim Chambers, Member Jim Thompson, Member Karl Wiegelman, Bureau Manager Art Sanchez, Deputy City Attorney Myeesha Ayala, Secretary Angel Arredondo, Code Enforcement Officer BOARD OF EXAMINERS, APPEALS AND CONDEMNATION MEETING VIA TELECONFERENCE PURSUANT TO EXECUTIVE ORDER N-29-20 ISSUED BY GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM CITY HALL WILL BE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC PUBLIC COMMENTS MAY BE SUBMITTED BY EMAIL TO MYEESHA.AYALA@LONGBEACH.GOV MINUTES CALL TO ORDER Chairman Witten called the meeting to order at 1:34 p.m. ROLL CALL FLAG SALUTE Chairman Witten lead us in the Flag Salute. MINUTES 1 Recommendation to approve the Minutes for May 17, 2021. It was moved by Board Member Gerdes and seconded by Board Member Thompson to approve the minutes as submitted. The motion carried 6-1, Board Member Powers was still attempting to connect through WebEx. DIRECTOR'S REPORT Page 1 of 4 CITY OF LONG BEACH MONDAY, JULY 19, 2021 BOARD OF EXAMINERS, 411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD APPEALS AND QUEEN MARY CONFERENCE ROOM, 1:30 PM CONDEMNATION MINUTES Bureau Manager, Karl Wiegelman had nothing to report. SWEARING OF WITNESSES Chairman Witten referred to Ordinance No. 5232, and Board Secretary, Myeesha Ayala asked for all persons who plant to give to testimony, to stand, raise their right hand and be sworn in. REGULAR AGENDA 2 CASE NO. 7917-05-21: 2259 LONG BEACH BLVD.; JOHN R. CABE/ CABE TOYOTA, BUSINESS OWNER; CE CASE NO. CEWA273065 WEED ABATEMENT CASE Chairman Witten called for the owner or representative to appear on behalf of the case and John Cabe, 10222 Central Ave, Garden Grove, CA, owner, appeared on behalf of the case. It was moved by Board Member Thompson and seconded by Board Member Chambers to conclude the hearing, determine that the cited party is the current owner and responsible party of the subject property located at 2259 Long Beach Blvd and the violations listed did exist on the date the property was cleaned by LAL Services, contracted by the City of Long Beach. In addition the fees associated with the cleaning of the property are reasonable. The motion carried unanimously. Based on the foregoing, the appeal is hereby denied. 3 CASE NO. 7920-06-21: 2959 CHESTNUT AVE; STEVEN CHIO, OWNER; CE CASE NO. CESB274702 SUBSTANDARD BUILDING CASE Chairman Witten called for the owner or representative to appear on behalf of the case and the owner was not present. Several neighbors spoke on behalf of this case expressing their concerns. It was moved by Chairman Witten and seconded by Board Member Thompson to conclude the hearing, adopt the findings of the Building Official as the Board's findings, determine that the One-Story Single Family Dwelling located Page 2 of 4 CITY OF LONG BEACH MONDAY, JULY 19, 2021 BOARD OF EXAMINERS, 411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD APPEALS AND QUEEN MARY CONFERENCE ROOM, 1:30 PM CONDEMNATION MINUTES at 2959 Chestnut Ave, Long Beach, CA 90806 is substandard and a public nuisance, and order the owner to obtain a demo permit by August 6, 2021. Also, order the owner to maintain the structure in a safe, clean and secure manner until the demolition or rehabilitation is completed. The board asked that we continue this case to the next scheduled hearing on August 16, 2021, to provide an update on the progress. The motion carried unanimously. 4 CASE NO. 7921-06-21: 928 LONG BEACH BLVD; THE KAY MENDOZA TRUST/ KAY MENDOZA, TRUSTEE: CE CASE NO. CESB274736 SUBSTANDARD BUILDING CASE Chairman Witten called for the owner or representative to appear before the board and Ricardo Macial 42950 Paramount Blvd, Downey, CA 90242, representative of this property, was present to speak on behalf of this case. It was moved by Board Member Thompson and seconded by Board Member Chambers to conclude the hearing, adopt the findings of the Building Official as the Board's findings, determine that the Two-Story Single Family dwelling located at 928 Long Beach Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90813 is substandard and a public nuisance, and order the owner to demolish or rehabilitate the structure as per findings dated April 6, 2021 by September 19, 2021, giving the owner additional time to obtain permits. Also, order the owner to remove the graffiti in addition to maintaining the structure in a safe, clean and secure manner until the demolition is completed. The motion carried unanimously. 5 CASE NO. 7922-06-21: 1403 LOCUST AVE; JESUS LIM, NEW OWNER, CE CASE NO. CESB274219 SUBSTANDARD BUILDING CASE Chairman Witten called for the owner or representative to appear on behalf of the case and Jesus Lim 450 N. Brand Blvd, Glendale, CA 91203, owner, appeared on behalf of the case. It was moved by Board Member Chambers and seconded by Board Member Gerdes to conclude the hearing, adopt the findings of the Building Official as the Board's findings, determine that the One-Story Duplex located at 1403 Locust Ave, Long Beach, CA, is substandard and a public nuisance, and order the owner to demolish or rehabilitate the structure as per Findings dated March 12, 2021 by August 19, 2021. Also, order the owner to maintain the structure in a safe, clean and secure manner until the demolition or rehabilitations are Page 3 of 4 CITY OF LONG BEACH MONDAY, JULY 19, 2021 BOARD OF EXAMINERS, 411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD APPEALS AND QUEEN MARY CONFERENCE ROOM, 1:30 PM CONDEMNATION MINUTES complete. The motion carried unanimously. PUBLIC COMMENTS NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING: AUGUST 16, 2021 ADJOURNMENT 6 Motion for Adjournment. It was moved by Board Member Thompson and seconded by Board Member Whitehead to adjourn the meeting at 3:02 p.m. The motion carried unanimously. 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 4 of 4