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CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
City Council Interoffice Communication
To: Honorable Mayor Pro Tem and City Council Members
From: Dave Sullivan, Mayor aJS
Date: November 15, 2006
Subject: H-ITEM FOR NOVEMBER 20, 2006, CITY COUNCIL MEETING —
PLANNING AND DESIGN FOR THE SENIOR CENTER
STATEMENT OF ISSUE:
As the senior center project moves forward, it will be important to properly plan for the
design of the facility, keeping the needs of our seniors in mind.
Given the role of the city's Council on Aging, I am proposing that the Council on Aging
be designated as the body to work with staff on the design and features of the project.
The Council on Aging would provide input and feedback to staff and would serve in an
advisory capacity regarding the design of the senior center. It is my understanding that
the final design of the senior center would still be forwarded to the Community Services
Commission for its input. Normal project reviews throughout the entitlement process
will be followed.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Designate the Council on Aging as the designated advisory body to provide input and
feedback to staff on the design and planning of the senior center.
xc: Penny Culbreth-Graft, City Administrator
Paul Emery, Deputy City Administrator
Bob Hall, Deputy City Administrator
Joan Flynn, City Clerk
Jim Engle, Director of Community Services
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information and answers. Recent complaints on the lack of responsiveness by HCD
might also reflect that they have a limitednumberof office locations and sparse
staffing. Many people believe that HCD cannot handle the enforcement of current
mobile home regulations in Huntington Beach.
Mobile home residents are appearing at City Hall more and more often with complaints
about enforcement of the Mobile Home Residency Law. While HCD, at this time, is the
designated place for such residents to lodge most of their complaints, it would be
beneficial to our residents if they could access the assistance they need from a local
agency. The city currently offers many of its services to mobile home residents and is
already capable of accomplishing many of the additional regulatory duties associated with
mobile homes. Regulatory oversight of mobile home parks can be delegated to cities that
are willing to take on such responsibilities. I believe we should initiate a study as to the
various impacts to the city of Huntington Beach if we were to assume regulatory oversight
of mobile home parks within the city.
Recommended Action: Motion to:
Direct city staff to hire a consultant to conduct a study as to the impact on the city of
Huntington Beach if we were to assume the responsibilities associated with regulatory
oversight of the mobile home parks within the city and return the findings of this study
back to the City Council at the soonest feasible time.
Motion to approve as amended to direct staff to conduct the study and to report
back to Council on HCD-s status and response times.
Approved 5-2 (Green, Hansen No)
H=1d. (City Council); Submitted By Mayor Sullivan — Planning and Design for the
Senior Center
Communication from Mayor Sullivan transmitting the following
Statement of Issue: As the senior center project moves forward, it will be important to
properly plan for the design of the facility, keeping the needs of our seniors in mind.
Given the role of the city's Council on Aging, I am proposing that the Council on Aging be
designated as the body to work with staff on the design and features of the project. The
Council on Aging would provide input and feedback to staff and would serve in an advisory
capacity regarding the design of the senior center. It is my understanding that the final
design of the senior center would still be forwarded to the Community Services Commission
for its input. Normal project reviews throughout the entitlement process will be followed.
Recommended Action: Motion to:
Designate the Council on Aging as the designated advisory body to provide input and
feedback to staff on the design and planning of the senior center.
Motion to approve as amended to also direct Council on Aging to agendize and
notice, according to the same requirements as the Brown Act, for meetings
pertaining to design and planning of the proposed new senior center and locate
meetings in a room large enough to allow public participation.
Approved 7-0