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Home My WebLink AboutIntergovernmental Relations Committee Review and Recommendat Esparza, Patty From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Friday, October 14, 2011 4:44 PM To: City Clerk Agenda Subject: FW: Thank you for your common sense From: Jodie Wollman [mailto:jodiewoliman@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, October 03, 2011 10:40 PM To: Hansen, Don Cc: Fikes, Cathy Subject: Thank you for your common sense Good evening, Mayor Pro Tern Hansen, My husband and I sat in the first row(staff seats—oops!) of the City Council meeting tonight. We were there,we thought,to show support for the continuation of the Mobile Home Board. Obviously,we don't know much about it... I became so in sync with you as far as the plastic bags! What a waste of$40,000! Thank you very much. And I had no idea that was even happening! Boy, that must get very old very quickly to be voted down 4-3 every time there is disagreement... When we got to the vote of the Mobile Home Board, I was so surprised that before I came there tonight, I thought I was for keeping the Board, but hearing the three (outnumbered) arguments against it, I must agree with you! Since it was voted in favor of, and that's what I went to the Council meeting to do, I am going to get more involved in the Mobile Home Board and see what really happens... All I know as a mobile home resident is that the owners are sticking it to us in every possible way. But if Huntington Beach voters voted down rent control,that is where the problem lies. We live in the Rancho Huntington Mobile Home Estates. I am totally anti-union. We do have a new"big company" owning our park now, since they (IMO) illegally purchased it under the table from our previous mom-n-pop operation and sent residents a flyer after the sale had occurred... Residents have no say in anything, and the manager is absolutely useless. Rents go up almost monthly for incoming new residents, meaning there's no way for people to sell their homes... People can't afford the rents, much less the payment they would make to buy the homes! And these are all seniors, mostly on fixed incomes. I thought the Mobile Home Owners Board was a good thing. By listening to you, I'm not so sure... The owners are going to do whatever they want anyway and this Board does not seem to be residents' friend! Anyway, I am writing simply to tell you I will be voting for you in future elections,along with Mayor Carchio and Mr. Harper. I haven't been involved in local elections up until now, but your willingness to be the "common sense factor" in decisions was so evident during the two times I went to Council meetings(only on September 19th and tonight)that it spurred me to write you. I have never written a councilmember before. Thanks again. Jodie Pete and Jodie Wollman 19361 Brookhurst Street, Space 84 Huntington Beach, CA 92646-2953 (714) 580-7426 Jodie's cell i (949) 794-4881 Jodie's work 2 Espairza, Patty From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Monday, October 17, 2011 12:43 PM To: Boardman, Connie; Bohr, Keith; Carchio, Joe; Dwyer, Devin; Hansen, Don; Harper, Matthew; Shaw, Joe; Connie Boardman; Devin Dwyer; Don Hansen; Joe Shaw; Keith Bohr; Matthew Harper Cc: City Clerk Agenda Subject: FW: 10/17/11 Agenda Item#11 -MH Advisory Board FYI From: Vickie Talley [mailto:vickie@talleyassoc.com] Sent: Monday, October 17, 2011 12:25 PM To: Carchio, Joe Cc: Fikes, Cathy Subject: 10/17/11 Agenda Item #11 -MH Advisory Board Dear Mayor Carchio, The Manufactured Housing Educational Trust (MHET) does not support the continuance of the city's Mobile Home Advisory Board. It is a total waste of taxpayer resources to continue to provide staff support and other city resources to a committee that is dysfunctional, at best. The proposed ordinance keeps the same 9 member make up with one change - allowing park owners to have designees that does not have to live in the city represent them on the Board. Given that the Board has operated with no park owner participation for at least five years,this would seem to be an improvement and is certainly more fair, but only if the "independent" members of the Board are truly independent, which unfortunately has rarely been the case in the past. We understand that this issue has been discussed by the council at previous meetings and that the proposed changes in the ordinance is on tonight's consent calendar. We would have to agree that this change is better than no change at all. Thank you for your consideration, Vickie Vickie Talley, Executive Director MHET Manufactured Housing Educational Trust 25241 Paseo de Alicia, Suite 120 Laguna Hills, California 92653 1 Phone: (949)380-3303 Facsimile: (949)380-3310 Email:vickie@mhet.com MHET has been working to protect mobile home park owners'property rights since 1982! If you are not a member, please ask me about joining today! This email is intended for the sole use of the intended recipient(s)and may contain confidential or privileged information. No one is authorized to copy, re-use, disclose,distribute,take action or rely on this email or any information contained in it. If you are not the intended recipient,we request that you please notify us by reply email and destroy all copies of the message and any attachments. Thank you for your prompt attention. 2 J A) Approve the Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule; and, Approved 6-0-1 (Shaw out of room) 10. Escheatment of$12,612.05 of Unclaimed Funds greater than $15.00 to the General Fund per Government Code 50050 Recommended Action: Review and approve the transfer of$12,612.05 of unclaimed funds from the City's Unclaimed Funds Liability Account to the City's Miscellaneous Revenue Account#10000100.48550.10025201 in compliance with Government Code Section 50050. Approved 6-0-1 (Shaw out of room) 11. Adopt Ordinance 3921 amending Chapter 10.12 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code relating to speed limits, adding Brightwater Drive Approved for introduction September 19, 2011 Recommended Action: Adopt Ordinance 3921, "An Ordinance of the City of Huntington Beach Amending Chapter 10.12 of the Municipal Code Relating to Speed Limits." Approved 6-0-1 (Shaw out of room) 12. Adopt Ordinance No. 3922 amending Chapter 10.44 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code by prohibiting taxicabs from standing or parking in twenty-four (24) minute green zones Approved for introduction September 19, 2011 Recommended Action: Adopt Ordinance No. 3922, "An Ordinance of the City of Huntington Beach Amending Chapter 10.44 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code Relating to Parking Time Limits." Approved 6-0-1 (Shaw out of room) ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS r1:13. Intergovernmental Relations Committee review and recommendations for the City's Boards and Commissions Recommended Action: The City Council consider different options for the five Boards and make recommendations for the staff liaisons to return with changes to the applicable ordinances. The options are outlined as follows: �Allied�Arts=Board A. Require that at least one member of the Board be a member of the Art Center Foundation B. Keep the four-year terms with no term limits Approved--7=0s Environmental Bdard- -6- City Council RDA/PFA Meeting October 3, 2011 A. Keep the four-year terms with no term limits ,Approved 7=0J Historic=Resources=Board A. Reduce the number of board members from between seven and eleven, to between seven and nine B. Keep the four-year terms with no term limits Approved-7 0�, Library-Board-, A. Keep the four-year terms with no term limits B. Remove the $15 per meeting stipend ,A&— rove =0 ,=Mobile--Home-Advisory Board R Ghanne the mepvmheFshin requkements from three nark ewnerc, three park n:+rk resirlenits, and one at Iarne member (At large member to he renemmenrlerl C. Change the membership requirements from three park owners, three park residents and three at-large members to three park owners or designees, three park residents, and three at-large members.__— _ Appr-ovadas_am.ende"d-that park-owners or designees go=througFi=theme same-appointm -fit=process=as-aH-other-appointed=mC-mber_s.: Appr_ov_ed-4=3-(Haeper;-Hanseri;�Car_chia np) ORDINANCES FOR INTRODUCTION 14. Approve for Introduction Ordinance Nos. 3919 and 3920 amending the Huntington Beach Municipal Code by separating the Finance and Investment Advisory Board into two separate Boards, as recommended by the City Council's Intergovernmental Relations Committee (IRC) Recommended Action: untingten-Bea h Amendin ter21o0 of the Huntington Ranh Municipal -n > > B) Approve for introduction Ordinance No. 3920, "An Ordinance of the City of Huntington Beach Adding Chapter 2.110 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code Relating to the Investment Advisory Board." Approve as amended to direct the City Attorney to return with an ordinance repealing Chapter 2.109 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code. Approved 7-0 COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS (Not Agendized) -7- City Council RDA/PFA Meeting October 3, 2011 j� Z. //C, Council/Agency Meeting Held: d 3 Deferred/Continued to: ro ed Conditionally Approved U Denied �86 Cle 's SigOture Council Meeting Date: October 3, 2011 Department ID Number: AD 11-022 CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members SUBMITTED BY: Fred A. Wilson, City Manager PREPARED BY: Laurie Frymire, Public Information Officer SUBJECT: Intergovernmental Relations Committee review and recommendations for the City's Boards and Commissions. Statement of Issue: The City Council Intergovernmental Relations Committee (IRC) (Mayor Carchio, Council Members Dwyer and Harper), has been reviewing the Boards and Commissions. At the September 6, 2011, Study Session, the IRC proposed some changes to five of the Boards/Commissions. The five included: Allied Arts Board, Environmental Board, Historic Resources Board, Library Board, and Mobile Home Advisory Board. Financiallmpact: N/A Recommended Action: Motion to: The City Council consider different options for the five Boards and make recommendations for the staff liaisons to return with changes to the applicable ordinances. The options are outlined as follows: Allied Arts Board A. Require that at least one member of the Board be a member of the Art Center Foundation B. Keep the four-year terms with no term limits Environmental Board A. Keep the four-year terms with no term limits Historic Resources Board A. Reduce the number of board members from between seven and eleven, to between seven and nine B. Keep the four-year terms with no term limits Library Board A. Keep the four-year terms with no term limits B. Remove the $15 per meeting stipend HB -223- Item 13. - 1 REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION MEETING DATE: 10/3/2011 DEPARTMENT ID NUMBER: AD 11-022 Mobile Home Advisory Board A. Transition the Board from a City-staffed board to an independent group, or B. Change the membership requirements from three park owners, three park residents and three at-large members to three park owners or designees, three park residents, and one at-large member (At-large member to be recommended by the six board members for approval by the council liaisons), or C. Change the membership requirements from three park owners, three park residents and three at-large members to three park owners or designees, three park residents, and three at-large members. Alternative Action(s): Make changes to specific boards or make no changes to the five Boards. Analysis: The Intergovernmental Relations Committee will be reviewing the City's 16 Boards and Commissions. On August 2, 2011, the Committee decided to review a few Boards/Commissions at a time. On August 9, 2011, the Committee reviewed the Allied Arts Board, Environmental Board, Historic Resources Board, Library Board, and Mobile Home Advisory Board. The recommendations were presented to the City Council at the September 6, 2011, Study Session. Based on the discussion, the recommendations outlined above are presented to the City Council for direction. Once the Council votes on the different options, the ordinances for the Boards and Commissions will be prepared for adoption. Attached for your reference (Attachment #2), is an informational listing of all Boards and Commissions including number of board members, the board's purpose, and staff contact. Strategic Plan Goal: Maintain financial viability and our reserves Attachment(s): o - 1. PowerPoint presentation 2. Board and Commission Information 3. 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H 0' d staffed, b Boa n Too oar T AV p angp -par ord e th ee, u . -aes-ignece ree parV owne s r r res�dlent&,�Iandl one aNarge me mbe r C o Change the orb' to , haVe, th ree park own I ers(or ,deli gnoes) , three park residents a-nd thre ®far embers MR, ,. T. "'{ 0. 4 f 4 UMM • - .� �" ° � ,r r`.t .� `�"s'"y�t :x=;' -i�@@-� kv� ,sY£�#�"•�;, °i".ofl �r..st' x m T "M .. �. ' a � g� tr� v4p tea, ` t "ww d "?cy, '�s= 32 :''" '` � p .e. •w r. > ' grfa' �' �;;, �..��•' � .-4� � € tr� ;, r .. - n'S3.� -^r`� �`�i,`' �Vsg '� �w. zi r S' b. PINK'-' �_'`• �'t r`�,'� .,rr �' r .,. ,i' x•3;.3 ..�' � `�" 'R'�� r5, � 'S ..,�„ ai~{-.` s . x :yaz IfW � ' "r w �; ad ;rt� ug -,�, O t , - ,, Fl, /V 4 S' t: e J r t Y ATTACHMENT #2 Item 13. - 12 nu -_,4- Board & Commission Information CITIZEN BOARDS, COMMISSIONS (Citizen Members Appointed to Four-Year Terms) Citizen Group No. of Created Purpose Staff Contact Members Allied Arts Board 9 1979 by To guide, encourage, and promote Com Services, Kate Ordinance cultural activities & events in the City Hoffman, 374-1658 Children's Needs Task 13 Resolution 2000- Identify the needs of the children of Com Services, Janeen Force 78 the city and develop provide Laudenback, recommendations for meeting those 536-5496 needs. Citizen Participation Up to 15 1979 by To provide citizen input into the Econ. Dev Advisory Board Ordinance planning for the CDBG program. Community Services 11 1960 by Advisory on all matters pertaining to Com. Svs., Dave Commission Ordinance harbors and beaches facilities, park Dominguez 374-5309 acquisition, development, and maintenance. Design Review Board 5 1968 by To encourage, insure, and maintain Planning, Andrew Ordinance the harmonious and aesthetic Gonzales, 374-1547 development of civic structures w Environmental Board 9 1979 by Study the environment of the city Aaron Klemm x5537 Ordinance and investigate all actual & potential threats to a clean environment. Finance Board 6 1993 by Prepare an annual report on the city Finance, Lori Ann Farrell Ordinance budget and annual financial audits, 536-5225 capital improvement plans,other,:, financial information as determined LL v bythe board to be`applicable"to its annual report. Fourth of July Executive 9 1979 by Executive Board Coordinates Laurie Frymire x5577 Board Ordinance planning and fund raising for 4th of July Parade and fireworks. Historic Resources Board 11 1987 by Advise Council on matters pertaining Planning— Ricky Ramos Ordinance to historic issues and services. x5624 Cooperate with Planning Commission to insure that historic preservation is considered. Human Relations Task 9 1997 by Minute Reconstituted to their current Com. Services, Elaine Force Action configuration of 9 members on Kuhnke, 374-5307 October7, 2002 by resolution w 'investment Advisory Board 4 1995 by Advise the Council on matters City Treas, Alisa Cutchen,", pert ., to all the Cit s. 536-52001 Ordinance p, 9 Y' investments::: W Updated 9/27/2011 9:26 AM Library Board 7 1909 by Advise the Council on matters Library, Stephanie Ordinance pertaining to the library except those Beverage, 960-8835 W dealing with administrative functions. Also the board shall cooperate with other civic groups in the advancement of library planning under the direction of the City Council. The board may study, report and interpret the needs of the public to the City Council and may assist in securing financial support from the community for library needs. The board may review the annual budget as presented to the City Council and advise it on the current operational needs and long-range plans for capital improvement. Mobile Home Advisory 9 1996 by Ensure quality of life in mobile home Econ. Dev Board Ordinance parks and to review matters concerning mobile home parks in the city through healthy communication x with park owners, manufactured home owners and the city N Personnel Commission 7 1966 by Advise Council in personnel matters, Michele Carr(714) 536- Ordinance Hear appeals on grievances, 5586 disability retirements, employer- employee relations, etc. Planning Commission 7 1946 by Originally in the Ordinance Code Planning, Herb Fauland, Ordinance moved to Muni Code in 1994 when 536-5438 Ordinance code became the Zoning Code. Public Works Commission 7 1996 by Annual review of the capital Public Works—Travis Ordinance improvement projects and programs. Hopkins Review.and make recommendations 536-5437 other enumerated public works related activities. Youth Board 9 By Reso in 1983 To promote and encourage Com Services, Dave and in 1987 by increased interest and participation Dominguez x5309 Ordinance among the city's young people in community affairs. 2 of 2 Revised 9/26/2011 5:14 ATTACWMENT #3------,, COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVED REGARDING AGENDA ITEM: INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REVIEW/ AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE CITY'S BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS Item 13. - 16 xB -238- Esparza, Patty From: Fikes, Cathy Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2011 6:47 PM To: City Clerk Agenda Subject: FW: Upcoming vote for Mobile Home Owners -----Original Message----- From: Barbara Wilson [mailto:bsgilbert@me.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 6:53 AM To: Dwyer, Devin Cc: Fikes, Cathy Subject: RE: Upcoming vote for Mobile Home Owners Mr. Dwyer, I am a native Californian and now a mobile home resident. I understand that you are undecided on the upcoming issue of allowing the Mobile Home Advisory Board to continue. I urge you, as a resident and working R.N., to vote for the board to continue. This board is critical to give us a voice in our residency. Otherwise, without this resource, we have no voice. Both my husband and I are senior, but working full time. We chose the mobile home lifestyle after relocating here due to the fact that my husband was out of a job for over a year and subsequently found work in O.C. We could not afford to purchase a home here and living in the mobile home was a lower cost to us over renting. We feel it is critical for us and others who have chosen this lifestyle to have a voice both locally and state wide. And we will continue to actively participate in city council elections (upcoming in 2010, 1 understand) and state elections to ensure that our voice is heard. I again urge you to support the vote for the Mobile Home Advisory Board. Thank you. We will be watching the results and will vote accordingly at the next election. Barbara Wilson i HB -239- Item 13. - 17 X Recommendations from the Intergovernmental Relations Committee October 3, 2011 City Council Meeting . . �acigro`unl IRC has been reviewing the City's 16 Boards.l. sand Comrissions 0' 'August 2 the""tommitte (Mayor Carcl o, 771 Councilmembers! Dwyer and Harper) met and decidedito--review�a few-.Boards/Commissions at , ... ,a time • On August 9 the Committee reviewed Allied Arts Board, Environmental Board, Historic Resources Board, Library Board and Mobile Home Advisory Board At the September 6 t" Study Session, the City Council-discussed the options . �;. a. SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION t 96mg Dale: Z±� 1 Agw4a Item No. L3 Recommendations Allied Arts Board Recommend that at least one member'(outf of nine) be am 6mberbf the Art Center Foundation Recommend that the terms be four years =: with no term limits ti w,-V w Recommendations Environmental Board : Recommend four year terms with no term limits 4 ell Recornn�rendati®n Hist®ric Res'ources Board Reduce the number of Board members to' y nine Recommend four year terms with,, no„term w �I'n11tS t Re'co en at o a -� Library Board Remove,Stipend ($15 per meeting) , 4 e RecornMer d f;our�year terms Withfno term limits 3 ` Reco nmendations Mobile Home Advisory Board f A. Transition Board from City, staffed board to independent group • B. Change ordinance to have three park y�f Owners (or designees), three park residents and one at-large member • C. Change the ordinance to have three park owners(or designees), three park residents and three at-large members I Questions, Comments, Next Steps. . ,a .e 4 ='jPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION Es arza, Pa From: Stephenson, Johanna ,j; a Date: Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2011 8:08 AM To: Esparza, Patty Subject: FW: IRC Review and Recommendations for the MAe Home A From: Tim Geddes [mailto:timgeddes3@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2011 11:34 PM To: CITY COUNCIL Subject: IRC Review and Recommendations for the Mobile Home Advisory Board Dear City Council Members, If the purpose of the IRC review is to recommend improvements to the operation of this board in serving both the mobile home community (park residents and park owners) and the interests of the general public,then only Option C merits any worthwhile consideration by the full City Council. The Mobile Home Advisory Board (MHAB) is a two-way street line of communication between the mobile home community and the City. It brings together the shared perspectives of the mobile home community,the City, and the general public in discussing mobile home issues and concerns that have the potential to affect thousands of our residents and, indeed, all of Huntington Beach. It also brings these issues and concerns to the attention of the City staff and the City Council and provides informed input and advice into the decision-making process. The three member Resident-At-Large component not only provides valuable community perspectives and input, but it provides direction.and leadership on a broader basis than just the two sides of park resident and park owner(or the more passive role of City staff). In the past, Resident-At-Large members have brought a wealth of civic experience and insight to their positions, and have made significant contributions to the progress of the board's work. It is important that this component contain the variety of viewpoints that three members bring to the board. The current Resident-At-Large members exemplify this diversity, including one with a wealth of experience in mobile home park management and connections to both park owners and their allied organizations (MHET and WMA). This component needs a continuous transfusion of new blood (new ideas, qualities, capacities,viewpoints) to keep a fresh community perspective on the board. For a board that only meets quarterly, the idea of altering the current four year term of service (either shortening it to two years or suspending term limits) is a bad one. Term limits would already be suspended for board members if no qualified applicants were waiting to serve and replace them at the completion of their two terms. I support the goal of Option C (broadening the membership requirements of the park owner component to attract more participation). However, the language should read "Change the membership requirements from three park owners, three park residents and three at-large members to three park owners or approved representatives,three park residents, and three at-large members. The term designee suggests that the representatives would be selected (designated) by the park owners and forwarded directly to the City Council for appointment instead of the going through the current approval process involving the Council Liaisons and/or City Staff. The park owner representatives need to be full-time managers or on-site employees (connected with the parks themselves and fully aware of 1 park operations; issues;and`6deerns) and not outsiders such as lawyers, lobbyists, or consultants. This clarification is key to building a constructive, cooperative, and cohesive board that works together for the good of all. Final guidelines;for:_the expanded Park Owner component of the MHAB can spell out the parameters of the "approved" park owner representation. With the increase in the number of mobile home-related issues in the city, a robust Mobile Home Advisory Board is needed now more than ever. A sustained effort should be made to increase the board to its original and full complement of nine members working together to improve interaction between the the City and the mobile home community (park residents and park owners). This fully functioning board will be a great asset to both local government and the citizenry in Huntington Beach. Sincerely, Tim Geddes Huntington Beach Resident since 1983 2 Esparza, Patty From: Stephenson, Johanna Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2011 12:14 PM To: Esparza, Patty Subject: FW: MHAB From: Betsy Crimi [mailto:betsycrimi@yahoo.com] Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2011 11:06 AM To: CITY COUNCIL Subject: MHAB To All HB City Council Members: Having worked on behalf of seniors in this community I have personally seen how boards supported by the City Council create a successful two-way communication for both park residents and park owners. I ask you to please consider the following: support by your vote to retain the MHAB and support the MHAB position of maintaining the composition of the board. This Board has been effective in representing the needs of HB citizens. Please continue to work with us. Thousands of HB citizens in special circumstances financially, physically and emotionally will be at risk without this Board and the presence of Council liasons. I realize times are tough and you need to make tough decisions financially for all residents. Thank you for your attention and the great job that you have been doing! I have lived in HB for 40yrs. currently, I live in Ranch Huntington Mobile Home Park. My rent keeps going up - another $42.00 this month. What will next month bring????? PLEASE vote to keep the MHAB. Thanks again. Betsy Crimi SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION 101m ing Date:_ZQ L L Agenda Item No. 1 Esparza, Patty From: Flynn, Joan Sent: Saturday, October 01, 2011 9:22 PM To: Esparza, Patty Subject: Fw: 10-03-2011 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM 13 - MHAB SUPPLEMENTAL Joan L. Flynn, CIVIC COMMUNICATION Huntington Beach City Clerk R?4ig Date: From: MJ Baretich [mailto:mjbaretich@hotmail.com] Sent: Saturday, October 01, 2011 09:19 PM Agwids"am No.��l� To: Flynn, Joan Subject: FW: 10-03-2011 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM 13 - MHAB Hi Joan, I sent in a similar email on Pipeline, but I didn't see an ackowledgement, so I sent this to the Mayor and City Council members regarding Item 13, specifically, the MHAB. This email is in better order and forma,t if you are publishing it in Communications. Thanks, Mary Jo From: mjbaretich@hotmail.com To: jcarchio@surfcity-hb.org; dhansen@surfcity-hb.org;joeesha@yahoo.com; connieb07@gmaii.com; matthewharper@verizon.net; kbohr@surfcity-hb.org; j.devindwyer@verizon.net Subject: 10-03-2011 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM 13 - MHAB Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2011 21:13:14 -0700 Dear Mayor Carchio and Council Members, This email is in regards to Item 13 on the October 3, 2011 City Council Agenda, the IRC Recommendations for Boards and Commissions, specifically the Mobile Home Advisory Board (MHAB). The IRC has worked hard on this issue to bring forth three Options for Council to vote upon. I am in favor of Option C with modification as shown below: We are not asking for many changes in the Mobile Home Advisory Board,just reasonable and workable items. Primarily, we agree with the IRC Option C where they recommend keeping the three distinct branches of this Board: the three Mobilehome Homeowners, three Residents At Large, and the only change we recommend in these participants for Option C , is to expand the three Park Owners to three "Park Owners or approved Park Management." Since our Park Owners live out of the City, and in the majority of cases, out of California, it does make more sense to change the third group to a more meaningful branch of the Board. Managers at the Park level handle all the day-to-day administration and maintenance of the Parks. Their supervisory Property Managers usually supervise more than one Park, and make the final decisions on operational issues within their Parks. Either level would help with mediation between the homeowners and the Park Owners. I have spoken to some of the HB Park Managers already, and they welcome the chance to contribute their advise, and work with the both the City and homeowners towards solving mobilehome park issues here in Huntington Beach. 1 Interface at a City Board level is extremely important for the mobilehome community. It was with the support of the City in Court, that we were able to keep the Mobilehome Park Ordinance in place. When you take into account around 2865 mobilehome spaces in the 18 mobilehome parks in the City, you can see a significant number of citizens affected by City actions. They have unique issues and problems associated with this type of community. Having City Council Liaisons and an able City Staff group to intercede with the City Attorney, Fire Department, CERT, Planning Department, and other Departments helps mediate matters �before they escalate into undesirable situations. The MHAB is many things: First`of all, it is an official two-way street in communications between our local government (City Council and staff)`artd,the`mb(�#e home community (encompassing both park residents and park owners/managers). Issues, infrastructure, operational concerns, legislation, services, and a myriad number of other matters are brought to the MHAB at each quarterly meeting. These matters are deliberated and often solutions, positions, or advice comes from the MHAB and is submitted to staff and the City Council. Often;:these matters have a significant and collateral impact on the surrounding residential community and affect the entire city as well. Hopefully, with the expansion of the Park Owner position to that of"Park Owner or approved Park Management," we can rebuild the MHAB into the model advisory board it is intended to be. Thank you for your concerns with this Board, Mary Jo Baretich Golden State Manufactured-home Owners League, Inc. (GSMOL) Region Manager for Orange County Mobile Home Advisory Board Member Cabrillo Wetland Village HOA, Inc.(Cabrillo Mobile Home Park) President Huntington Beach Mobilehome Owners Association (HBMOA)Treasurer (714) 960-9507 2