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Home My WebLink AboutCORRESPONDENCE - 85A1 03 City Council Meeting Correspondence A 4/16/2019 DISCUSS OPTIONS REGARDING THE CITY'S ABILITY TO ADDRESS RENT INCREASES IN MOBILE HOME PARKS 85A *RA- Recommended Action Tuesday, April 16, 2019 Page 1 of 2 Date of Name Representative of In Favor In Opposition Comment Correspondence of RA*. of RA.* 1 4/15/2019 Ray Chandos Santa Ana Resident Yes 2 4/1512019 Minh -Tam Nguyen Santa Ana Resident Yes 3 4/16/2019 Ann Nguyen Santa Ana Resident Yes 4 4116/2019 Maomi Nguyen Yes 5 4/1612019 Tri Le & Hoang Lan Santa Ana Resident Yes 6 4/1612019 Linda Tang Kennedy Comission Yes 7 4/16/2019 Mary Jo Baretich GSMOL Zone Yes 8 411612019 Karen Estrada on behalf of OCCORD Yes Shakeel Syed 9 411612019 Mary Jo Baretich GSMOL Zone Yes 10 4116/2019 Duc Nguyen Santa Ana Resident Yes 11 4/16/2019 Qui Voung Santa Ana Resident Yes Yri I `I 11 1 411612019 Vickie Talley Manufactured Housing Yes Education Trust *RA- Recommended Action Tuesday, April 16, 2019 Page 1 of 2 Date of Name Representative of In Favor In Opposition Comment Correspondence of RA*, of RA.* 1 4/16/2019 Julie Paule WMA Yes TOTAL: 13 *RA - Recommended Action Tuesday, April 16, 2019 Page 2 of 2 4/16/19 City Council Meeting IN SUPPORT Orozco, Norma From: Ray Chandos < Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2019 9:34 PM To: eComment Subject: Mobile Home Rent Increases Dear City Councilmembers, Please take action to provide some relief for the the many residents of Bali Hi and other Santa Ana mobile home parks facing large rent increases. Most residents are retired people on fixed incomes who will literally have nowhere to go if they cannot afford the increases. Thank you. Ray Chandos Lopez, Kenia From: Nguyen, Minh -Tam < Sent: Monday, April 15, 2019 10:00 AM To: eComment Subject: Bali Hi Mobile Home Park /Tuesday April 15, 2019 meeting Dear Santa Ana City Council Members, Please provide some relief for the residents of Bali Hi and other Santa Ana mobile home parks facing large rent increases Most of these people are retired and living on fixed incomes, and literally have nowhere to go if they cannot afford the large Rent increases. Thank you very much for your consideration. MINH-TAM NGUYEN 2 Orozco, Norma From: ann nguyen < Sent: Monday, April 15, 2019 9:44 PM To: eComment Subject: RENT INCREASE Categories: Correspondence Dear City Council Members, My uncle is currently living at Bali Hi Mobile Home Park. He is 84, retired, and has been living there for several years. I believe most of the residents of Bali Hi are elderly, retired, and living on fixed incomes. They won't be able to afford a big jump in rent increase. Your supports in this matter are crucial to their survival. Please know that your helps will make a big difference in whether they will have a roof over their heads or not. Thank you. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android 3 Orozco, Norma From: NaomiHomeEmail < Sent: Monday, April 15, 2019 9:09 PM To: eComment Subject: Balihi Mobile Home Rent Increase Categories: Correspondence Dear City Council Members, Balihi Mobile Home park in Santa Ana plans stiff rent increase. Most residents at the mobile home park are retirees with fixed income. The rent increase will adversely affect their quality of life forcing some to move out and losing their independence. Please intervene and help fostering independence and dignity for our senior citizens. Regards, Naomi Nguyen fA Orozco, Norma From: Tri Le < Sent: Monday, April 15, 2019 8:54 PM To: eComment Subject: Subject: Bali -Hi Mobile Home Park/Tuesday April 16,2019 meeting Categories: Correspondence Tri Le <trile1938 gmail.com> to ecornment Dear Santa Ana City Council Members, Please provide some relief for the residents of Bali -Hi and other Santa Ana mobile home parks facing large rent increases. Most of these people are retired living on fixed incomes, and literally have nowhere to go if they cannot afford the largeret increases. Thank you very muc for your consideration. Tri Le & Hoang Lan 5 Orozco, Norma From: Houston, Nicole Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2019 11:02 AM To: eComment Subject: FW: Comments on Santa Ana's Ability to Address Rent Increases Attachments: Ltr_SA Space Rent Stabilization 19.4.16.pdf Kind Regards, Nicole Houston [ Executive Assistant City Manager's Office nhouston@santa-ana.ore 714.647.5200 120 Civic Center Plaza I Santa Ana, CA 92701 This email and any files or attachments transmitted with it may contain privileged or otherwise confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, or believe that you may have received this communication in error, please advise the sender via reply email and immediately delete the email you received. From: Linda T[mailto: Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2019 10:47 AM To: City Council <CityCouncil@santa-ana.org> Cc: Cesar C < ; Isuri Ramos < ; Cynthia Guerra < Subject: RE: Comments on Santa Ana's Ability to Address Rent Increases Dear City Clerk, Please find attached the Kennedy Commission's comments regarding today's City Council Agenda Item #85A: Discuss and Consider Giving Direction to Staff to Provide Options Regarding the City's Ability to Address Rent Increases in Mobile Home Parks. Please reply to confirm receipt of this email. Thank you for your help. Sincerely, Linda Tang 0 April 16, 2019 www.kemedycommission.org 17701 Cowan Ave., Suite 200 Irvine, CA 92614 949 250 0909 Mayor Pulido and City Council Members City of Santa Ana 22 Civic Center Plaza Santa Ana, CA 92701 RE: Agenda Item #83A: Discuss and Consider Giving Direction to Staff to Provide Options Regarding the City's Ability to Address Rent Increases in Mobile Home Parks Dear Mayor Pulido and City Council Members: The Kennedy Commission (the Commission) is a broad based coalition of residents and community organizations that advocates for the production of homes affordable for families earning less than $20,000 annually in Orange County. Formed in 2001, the Commission has been successful in partnering and working with Orange County jurisdictions to create effective housing and land -use policies that has led to the new construction of homes affordable to lower income working families. The Commission urges the City to take action and move forward in directing staff to analyze and provide effective options to protect residents by addressing sky rocketing rent increases at the City's mobile home parks. The City should be proactive and commit to ensuring the mobile home park residents and their livelihood are protected. In addition, the Commission recommends the City to take the following actions: 1) Meaningfully outreach and engage mobile home park residents to thoroughly analyze the impacts of excessive rent increases. Residents should also have an opportunity to address their concerns and be part of the process to identify effective options in addressing excessive rent increases. 2) Adopt a city-wide ordinance or moratorium to temporarily stop rent increases at mobile home parks and to ensure the impacts of excessive rent increases on residents are properly addressed. 3) Implement effective rent regulations, such as a city-wide Space Rent Stabilization Ordinance, that will not only protect mobile home residents from excessive rent increase but will also allow landlords to increase rent each year by a specific rate/ fair amount. Ranked among the top ten least affordable metropolitan areas in the country', Orange County is suffering from an affordable housing crisis. A resident must earn at least $36.08 per hour to afford a two-bedroom apartment at a fair market rent of $1,876 a month .2 Over the past seven years, Orange County renters have paid an average of $355 more a month and rents are projected to Out of Reach 2018- The High Cost of Housing, National Low Income Housing Coalition, p, 14, 2018. Out of Reach 2018- The High Cost of Housing, National Low Income Housing Coalition, p.38, 2018. Mayor Pulido and City Council Members April 16, 2019 Page 2 of 2 continually rise.3 During 2000 to 2015, Orange County's inflation-adjusted median rent increased by 28 percent while the median renter income decreased by 9 percent .4 Between 2010 and 2016, 2,745 permits (1,195 for single family and 1,550 for multi -family) were issued for residential development in the City.' The majority of these homes were developed to accommodate moderate - to above -moderate income households and do not reflect the needs of lower income households. With high housing costs and the severe lack of affordable homes, many lower income households in the City have relied on mobile homes as an alternative option to living in a stable affordable home. Many of these long-term residents have a desire to continue to live at their mobile home park; however, there are serious concerns regarding the excessive rent increases and the potential negative impacts it will have on mobile home park residents. A majority of the mobile home park residents are comprised of lower income seniors on fixed incomes and lower income working family households who will face great challenges in paying the new excessive rent increases. They may not be able to afford the rent increases and may have no choice but to move elsewhere. Whether they will be able to find alternate affordable housing if they were to be displaced is another major concern that these residents face. Jurisdictions in Los Angeles County have recently taken action to combat the steep rent increases afflicting their residents. On April 9th, the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors approved the extension of a temporary cap on rent increases of 3% annually and "just cause" eviction protections in unincorporated areas through 2019.7 Additionally, on March 5th, the City of Inglewood approved an emergency ordinance that would prevent rent increases for a period of 45 days with the possibility of a year-long extension.8 It is imperative that the Santa Ana City Council take immediate action to address the affordable housing and homelessness crisis the City faces. The Commission looks forward to partnering with the City to increase and preserve affordable homes for lower income households in the City. Please keep us informed of any updates and meetings regarding the City's action to effectively address rent increases in mobile home parks. If you have any questions, please free to contact me at (949) 250-0909 or cesarc@kennedycommission.org. Sincerely, Cesar Covarrubias Executive Director 3 Southern Californians Scrimp to Get By As Average Rents Hit $1,900, Orange County Register, February 15, 2018. 4 California Rents Have Risen to Some of the Nation's Highest, Here's How that Impacts Residents, Orange County Register, February 15, 2018. 'Profile of the City of San Clemente- Local Profiles Report 2017, Southern California Association of Governments, p. 12-14, May 2017. Orozco, Norma From: Houston, Nicole Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2019 11:06 AM To: eComment Subject: FW: MORATORIUM ON MOBILEHOME RENT INCREASES Kind Regards, Nicole Houston I Executive Assistant City Manager's Office) nhouston@santa-ana.ora 714.647.5200 120 Civic Center Plaza I Santa Ana, CA 92701 This email and any files or attachments transmitted with it may contain privileged or otherwise confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, or believe that you may have received this communication in error, please advise the sender via reply email and immediately delete the email you received. From: MJ Baretich [mailto: Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2019 8:36 AM To: Pulido, Miguel <MPulido@santa-ana.org> Subject: MORATORIUM ON MOBILEHOME RENT INCREASES Dear Mayor Pulido, It has come to our attention that seniors, veterans, disabled and other low-income mobilehome homeowners in the City of Santa Ana are being threatened with economical eviction, causing the loss of their homes and everything they have saved and paid for all their lives. They need protection. These are people who have either spent their life -savings on a home or have mortgages on their home and are now facing extreme threats of rent increases for the piece of dirt that their mobilehome sits upon in the mobilehome parks. Many have no family and are facing the horrible prospect of being homeless and living among the habitual druggies and others who prey upon these elderly citizens who are in their 70's, 80's and 90's. Something has to be done! We wish to propose a Moratorium on mobilehome rent increases for a period of 180 days with a maximum increase of 3% while a mobilehome Rent Stabilization Ordinance (RSO) is prepared and reviewed, also capping the rent increases at 3%, and a vacancy control at 3.5% rather than the excessive amounts being forced upon these citizens. There are currently RSO's in 110 cities and counties in the State. The Golden State Manufactured -home Owners League, Inc. (GSMOL) has been working closely with mobilehome homeowners in Santa Ana, Anaheim, Fullerton and Westminster to help institute a fair Rent Stabilization Ordinance in each of these cities which would allow the park owners a fair return on their investments and also enable the homeowners to be able to afford to live in the homes that they spent their life - savings on. GSMOL is a statewide advocacy that fights for the rights of mobilehome homeowners at the local level and at the Legislative level and has been successful since 1962 in getting laws passed to protect all people living in mobilehome parks. The GSMOL Corporate Attorney Bruce E. Stanton, Esq. is the expert on RSO's in California, having written numerous ones throughout the State. His services will be available to the City. The latest RSO that GSMOL has been supporting is for the unincorporated areas of LA County. We had been working closely with the LA County Board of Supervisors and they consequently placed a Moratorium on the rents at 3% max increases while the RSO is being written and reviewed. The RSO should be completed prior to the end of 2019. This can also be accomplished in Santa Ana. It is unacceptable to see these seniors and other low-income citizens being forced out onto the streets and being robbed when then visit an ATM, or 80 -year-old women being raped as they try to survive on the streets. We do not need to add to any loss of dignity or to the homeless count in the City. Please help. We need your support and voice at the City Council on April 16th to help protect these vulnerable citizens to save their homes and allow them to live their lives in a dignified and safe mobilehome community. Mobilehomes are the only unsubsidized form of affordable housing in the State because these people purchased them without any help from developers or subsidies. Again, they only rent the little piece of dirt that their home sits upon. Santa Ana needs a mobilehome Rent Stabilization Ordinance as soon as possible. Thank you, Mary Jo Baretich GSMOL Zone C Vice President Past GSMOL State President Lopez, Kenia From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Attachments: Here is the letter. Thank you, Karen Karen Romero Estrada < Tuesday, April 16, 2019 11:32 AM eComment Shakeel Syed Re: Agenda Item 85A AgendaItem85A.pdf On Tue, Apr 16, 2019 at 11:31 AM Karen Romero Estrada < wrote: Hello, OCCORD is submitting a letter regarding agenda item 85A. It is attached below. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Respectfully, Karen Karen Romero Estrada Research and Policy Analyst R 1 V Karen Romero Estrada Research and Policy Analyst April 16, 2019 Mayor Pulido and City Council Members City of Santa Ana 22 Civic Center Plaza Santa Ana, CA 92701 RE: Agenda Item 485A: Discuss and Consider Giving Direction to Staff to Provide Options Regarding the City's Ability to Address Rent Increases in Mobile home Parks Dear Mayor Pulido and City Council Members: Orange County Communities Organized for Responsible Development's (OCCORD) mission is to bring workers, families and community partners together to organize and advocate for good jobs, strong neighborhoods and an inclusive democracy in Orange County. OCCORD urges the City to take action and move forward in directing staff to analyze and provide effective options to protect residents by addressing sky rocketing rent increases at the City's mobile home parks. The City should be proactive and commit to ensuring the mobile home park residents and their livelihood are protected. In addition, the Commission recommends the City to take the following actions: 1) Meaningfully outreach and engage mobile home park residents to thoroughly analyze the impacts of excessive rent increases. Residents should also have an opportunity to address their concerns and be part of the.process to identify: effective options in addressing excessive rent increases. 2) Adopt a city-wide ordinance or moratorium to temporarily stop rent increases at mobile home parks and to ensure the impacts of excessive rent increases on residents are properly addressed. 3) Implement effective rent regulations, such as a city-wide Rent Stabilization Ordinance, that will not only protect residents from excessive rent increase but will also allow landlords to increase rent each year by a specific rate/ fair amount. Ranked among the top ten least affordable metropolitan areas in the country', Orange County is suffering from an affordable housing crisis. A resident must earn at least $36.08 per hour to afford a two-bedroom apartment at a fair market rent of $1,876 a month.' Over the past seven years, Orange County renters have paid an average of $355 more a month and rents are projected to 'Out of Reach 2018 -The High Cost of Housing, National Low Income Housine Coalition, p14, 2018. 7 Out of Reach 201 & The High Cost of Housing, National Low Income Housing Coalition, p.39,2018. Mayor Puhdo and City Council Members April 15, 2019 Page 2 of 2 continually rises During 2000 to 2015, Orange County's inflation-adjusted median rent increased by 28 percent while the median renter income decreased by 9 percent,4 Between 2010 and 2016, 2,745 permits (1,195 for single family and 1,550 for multi -family) were issued for residential development in the City.' The majority of these homes were developed to accommodate moderate - to above -moderate income households and do not reflect the needs of lower income households. With high housing costs and the severe lack of affordable homes, many lower income households in the City have relied on mobile homes as an alternative option to living in a stable affordable home. Many of these long-term residents have a desire to continue to live at their mobile home park; however, there are serious concerns regarding the excessive rent increases and the potential negative impacts it will have on mobile home park residents. A majority of the mobile home park residents are comprised of lower income seniors on fixed incomes and lower income working family households who will face great challenges in paying the new excessive rent increases. They may not be able to afford the rent increases and may have no choice but to move elsewhere. Whether they will be able to find alternate affordable housing if they were to be displaced is another major concern that these residents face. Jurisdictions in Los Angeles County have recently taken action to combat the steep rent increases afflicting their residents. On April 9th, the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors approved the extension of a temporary cap on rent increases of 3% annually and "just cause" eviction protections in unincorporated areas through 2019.7 Additionally, on March Sth, the City of Inglewood approved an emergency ordinance that would prevent rent increases for a period of 45 days with the possibility of a year-long extension.8 It is imperative that the Santa Ana City Council take immediate action to address the affordable housing and homelessness crisis the City faces. We look forward to partnering with the City to increase and preserve affordable homes for lower income households in the City. Please keep us informed of any updates and meetings regarding the City's action to effectively address rent increases in mobile home parks. Sincer ly, Shakee ' Southern Califomitms Scrimp to Get By As Average Rents Hit $1,900, Orange County Register, February 15, 2018, 'California Rents Have Risen to Some of the Nation's Highest. Here's How that Impacts Residents, Orange Comity Register, February 15, 2018. Profile of the City of San Clemente- Local Profiles Report 2017, Southern California Association of Governments, p. 12-14, May 2017. Lopez, Kenia From: MJ Baretich < Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2019 12:33 PM To: eComment Subject: 2019-04-16 SPEECH BY MARY JO BARETICH Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: Flagged April 16, 2019 Good Evening Mayor and Council Members, My name is Mary Jo Baretich. I am the Golden State Manufactured -home Owners League (GSMOL) Zone C Vice President for LA Orange and San Bernardino Counties, and a former GSMOL State President. GSMOL is a statewide advocacy that fights for the rights of mobilehome homeowners at the local level and at the Legislative level and has been successful since 1962 in getting laws passed to protect all people living in mobilehome parks. It has come to our attention that seniors, veterans, disabled and other low-income mobilehome homeowners in the City of Santa Ana are being threatened with economic eviction, causing the loss of their homes and everything they have saved and paid for all their lives. Many still have mortgage. They need protection. Many have no family and are facing the horrible prospect of being homeless and living among the habitual druggies and others who prey upon these citizens, especially the elderly citizens who are in their 70's, 80's and 90's. Something has to be done! We would like to work with you to address these serious problems by suggesting that a study be started regarding these extreme rent increases. A Moratorium on mobilehome rent increases is one option that has worked successfully throughout State while a mobilehome Rent Stabilization Ordinance (RSO) is prepared and reviewed. There are currently 110 cities and counties in the State that have RSO's. GSMOL has been working closely with mobilehome homeowners in Anaheim, Fullerton and Westminster to help institute a fair Rent Stabilization Ordinance in each of these cities which would allow the park owners a fair return on their investments and also enable the homeowners to be able to afford to live in the homes that they spent their life -savings on. The GSMOL Corporate Attorney Bruce E. Stanton, Esq. is the expert on RSO's in California, having written numerous ones throughout the State. His advisory services will be available to the City. The latest RSO that GSMOL has been supporting is for the unincorporated areas of LA County. We had been working closely with the LA County Board of Supervisors and they consequently placed a Moratorium on the rents at 3% max increases while the RSO is being written and reviewed. The Rent Stabilization Ordinance should be completed prior to the end of 2019. This can also be accomplished in Santa Ana. Please protect these vulnerable citizens to save their homes and allow them to live their lives in a dignified and safe mobilehome community. Thank you for listening to me this evening, I Mary Jo Baretich Orozco, Norma From: Duc Ho < Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2019 1:39 PM To: eComment Subject: Rental increase To whom it may concern, I am, Duc Nguyen, a tenant of Bali Hi, space 116. Please help us from being homeless due to the space rental has been increased too much. Regards, Duc Nguyen �C) Orozco, Norma From: Qui Vuong < Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2019 3:35 PM To: eComment Subject: Mr. Qui Vuong's prepared comments for item #85A on the 20190416 public meeting agenda. Attachments: 20190416 QTV prepared remarks to the Santa Ana City Council.pdf Dear Clerk of the City of Santa Ana: Please find attached Mr. Qui Vuong's prepared comments for item #85A on the 20190416 public meeting agenda, on be half of Bali Hi residents. I understand that he will be given a 3 minutes allotment to address the dais. Please find attached my prepared comments for today's meeting agenda item #85A. Please print out and make one copy available to mayor Pulido, and all attending city council members. so that all this information can be referred to, and submitted for the public record.. Thank you very much for your prompt attention and response. Mary Minh -Thu Nguyen Office of Mr. Qui Vuong ( April 16, 2019 The City Council of Santa Ana, CA 22 Civic Center Drive, Santa Ana, Ca 92701 RE: Santa Ana City Council Meeting of April 16, 2019, Agenda Item #85A Honorable Mayor, and members of the City Council of Santa Ana: I am the "junior most" senior currently living at Bali Hi Senior Park and Mobile Lodge in Santa Ana, CA. Our 154 residents range from age 60 to 102, with the vast majority over age 70. My research reveals that there are 2 kinds of seniors currently residing at Bali Hi: those who are RETIRED living on fixed income streams, and those who are still working because they simply could not make ends meet, at their age, and with their declining health conditions. I am enclosing today two exhibits: 1. The signed petition of almost all Bali Hi residents who is jointly protesting the upcoming exorbitant "Space Rent" raise ranging from 7% - 35%, devastating our oldest, and longest living residents the most! 2. Our earnest request for a citywide moratorium on all upcoming "Space Rent" increase for Bali H! residents, beginning with June 1, 2019, so that both sides has ample time to negotiate and affordable and acceptable "Rent Stabilization Agreement" for the next 3-5 years. We shall endeavor to work out the details with the owner, not the conflicted park manager. 3. A copy of U.S. Representative Lou Correa's letter addressing the exact same problem at Rancho LaPaz, a senior park bordering Anaheim and Fullerton. Space rents have risen for some of us at Bali Hi as much as 25% over the last 3 years, after J&H Asset Property Management,. Incorporated of Yorba Linda, CA (www.JANDHMGT.com) took over managing he park. This company has raised prices without discussing the actions with us behorehand, thus breaking their promises, over the past 4 years. Because, J& H manage a large portfolio of Family Mobile Home Parks, and they earn a % of the total revenues collected, they wanted to price us out of our Senior park with predatory tactics they currently use elsewhere, while block Bali Hi residents from communicating directly with the park's owner. I am here today to "CRY FOULI" and to "CRY FOR HELPI" on behalf of my fellow Space Renters and Senior Residents of Bali Hi. PLEASE HELP STOP J&H'S PREDATORY PRACTICES ON VULNERABLE SENIORS LIKE USI Please STABILIZE my SPACE RENT at 3% A YEAR, or index it to the CPI. We can no longer afford unexpected willful predatory increases of as high as 35%, due to our proven lack of any matching income. Here is a sample of the same laments I am hearing everywhere nowadays, not just at Bali Hi, but all over Santa Ana, all over Orange County: - I have no more money to KEEP UP! - I am stuck, with MO WAY OUT! - I don't want to go HOMELESSI - I don't want to suffer a stroke, a heart attack, or both, from constantly worrying about it. - I don't want to suffer any more MENTAL pain and anguish! - I don't want to die early! - I have nowhere to gol - PLEASE HELP MEI Thank you for your consideration, and prompt action to save so many vulnerable senior Santa Anans. Respectfully submitted, Qui Vuong Resident #112 and elected representative spokesman Bali Hi Senior Park & Mobile Lodge PS "All it takes for EVIL to TRIUMPH, is for GOOD MEN and WOMEN to DO NOTHINGI Please DO SOMETHING! DO the RIGHT THING for our future together, and a better tomorrow of Santa Ana for all constituents. 4/16/19 City Council Meeting .K� t : YZ� ►7�IT�1►C�Tl IN OPPOSITION Orozco, Norma From: Vickie Talley <vickie@talleyassoc.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2019 2:37 PM To: eComment Subject: City Council Agenda Item 85A Comment - OPPOSE Attachments: 041619SACCLetterOpposeAgendaItem85A.pdf; RAP Info Flyer 2015.pdf; EnglishOC19.pdf; SpanishOC19.pdf Importance: High Please see attached communication and attachments for the City Council Meeting tonight. Thank you, Vickie Talley, Executive Director MHET Manufactured Housing Educational Trust 25241 Paseo de Alicia, Suite 120 Laguna Hills, California 92653 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 19821 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. MHST Ftm April 16, 2019 Sent by email to: ecomment@santaana.com BOARD OF DIRECTORS E.xecudve Bourd RE: City Council Agenda Item 85A - OPPOSE Proollest Mayor Miguel Pulido Rod Anderson viveprasidett Members of the City Council Mee. Will. City of Santa Ana 1Ynnn"et 22 Civic Center Plaza Keith Catechiser AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPTIONS WITHIN MOBILE HOME PARKS - Councilmember Recrela9 Santa Ana, California Lauren Fischer Past P)-,,id ,,id.lio "a' RE: City Council Agenda Item 85A - OPPOSE Nat`lCoa Ed Dram DISCUSS AND CONSIDER GIVING DIRECTION TO STAFF TO PROVIDE OPTIONS Jerry Jacobson REGARDING THE CITY'S ABILITY TO ADDRESS RENT INCREASE IN MOBILE HOME star Magma Jr. Lae: McAdso PARKS WITHIN THE CITY AND / OR OTHER OPTIONS REGARDING PRESERVING Lea Miller John Splenia AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPTIONS WITHIN MOBILE HOME PARKS - Councilmember Board Members Sartniento Bob Bendettl 'Toni EIBct-Brand Jay Greening Honorable Mayor Pulido and Members of the City Council Bill Hacks Bead HBI Craig House, Clint Lau Clnt The Manufactured Housing Educational Trust (MEET) represents Southern California Rebecca Rebeb Earn Bemhext mobile home community owners in the Counties of Orange, Riverside and San Advisort, Committee Bernardino including the City of Santa Ana. For the past 37 years MHET has been a Julie Rimm resource to the City of Santa Ana as well as its mobile home community owners and Dave'Phomas Lany'Al.. park residents on all issues dealing with mobile home parks. Past Presidents Ed cans Whenever mobile home issues arise, we respond with factual background J. B. Phuhpa park w. Lee Miller information and resources to assist in the resolution of issues. We numerous Bobert Olander Sr. provide Gerry Rougher, Sr. services including an Issues Resolution Program, a 24-hour resident hot line, a monthly Paul Bosbviclk Janet Gilbert Mobile Home Park Newsletter and a Resident Rent Subsidy Program to assist low- Clmke Palrbrother Boyce Jones income residents of Santa Ana mobile home parks. Chelu 1luvleso Emhatt Lars McAdoo hdomes Jones I have had an opportunity to discuss with Council Member Sarmiento some issues that eir tmoa 1a0e Craig Houser have come to his attention in two mobile home arks — the Bali Hi and Koni Kai arks Robert olander It P 1� Stan Magill, located in Ward 6. Residents of those met with Councilman Sarmiento about rent il Eileen lo parks Conim'g increases at the parks that they felt were excessive. I assured Councilman Sarmiento and Natalie Cotlaget Rancho I want to assure the entire City Council, that MHET will work with the owners of these LL imeAchievement A,eardltecipients Parks and the residents to address the issues raised. Dean McAdoo John Crean R I ert N. West You are hearing some outrageous things from some mobile home park residents and the Ed Enxu Golden State Mobile Home Owners League (GSMOL) - like being forced out of Logon A. Boggs people JerryGeden their homes onto the streets. MHET provides a rent subsidy program for qualified low - Barry E. Karsten Jost Moacy income park residents to make sure this doesn't happen. I have attached information on OMPA WNIA the program. It has successfully helped hundreds of genuinely needy mobile home Above o,duegio,d owners over the past 35 plus years. Amard Becipienls Mille Dan' a J Dan Jacobs We understand why mobile home park residents and other renters are upset when the rent star Magill Pae Bosteoclk increases — especially when the increase is $100 or more. I was able to obtain 0. Brent Swanson boy" Jones information on the increases at the subject parks that I would like to share with you. Jim Mahtbh James Jones Chela'1'rar"'o Keith Casenhltee dames B. Bostock 25241 Pasco de Alicia, Suite 120 • Laguna Hills, CalVornia 92653 - Phone.949.380.3303 • Fax: 949.380.3310 Executive Director Etnail:vryjoumheLcom • Website. wweo.mhetcom vmida'Pauoy Southern California MHET Serving Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties since 1982 Page Two In the Kona Kai mobile home park, the initial information on the rent increase at the park that I have received is as follows. This appears to be a fair increase. • The annual rent increase noticed to go into effect May 1, 2019 was a 6% increase. • The current low rent at the park is $639 and the high rent is $925. • The average current rent is $817 and the average rent increase is $49. Some of the residents of the Bali Hi mobile home park received a substantial increase and to, again, assure you that if they are not able to afford the increase, they may apply for a rent subsidy from the MHET Rental Assistance Program. By way of a brief overview of the facts in this park: • 14 received $39 increases to bring their rents up between $912 and $964. The current rents on these spaces range from $873 top $925. • 105 received a $52 increase bringing their rents to $799. The current rents on these spaces are all $747. • 33 received increases ranging from $107. The lowest rents received the higher increases. The other low rents range from $622 to $692 - and the noticed increases brought their rents up to $799. • 1 received an increase of to $205. This one space is currently paying $594 and the increase will bring the rent to $799. There is probably other information to be reviewed in these parks, but the bottom line is that rents of between $799 and $925 are affordable rents. Most of the mobile home owners in parks own their homes free and clear and the only monthly housing costs they incur are the space rent and utilities. Santa Ana mobile home parks provide a unique lifestyle for their residents. There is no other place in the City of Santa Ana where they can live this affordably with two parking spaces immediately adjacent to their homes and enjoy the other amenities provided by the Parks. MHET is committed to working with the City to address mobile home park issues. We respectfully recommend that the Council take no action on the proposed recommendation this evening and allow MHET to work with the Park Owners and Residents to address the issues privately without government involvement. Thank you for your time, your service and your dedication to the residents and business owners who provide affordable housing in your City. Sincerely U.u'-�w l ut'" Vickie Talley, Executive Director Attachments: MHET Rental Assistance Program Information MHET Rental Assistance Program Eligibility Guidelines — English and Spanish Manufactured Housing Educational Trust (MHET) Mobile Home Rental Assistance Program What is the Program? The MHET Rental Assistance Program provides monthly rent subsidies to qualified mobile home park residents. It has been serving low-income mobile home owners for ovr twenty-five years. The program was designed to provide temporary assistance for qualified mobile home owners who are on the waiting list for government rent subsidy programs (Section 8, etc.). The program has been a tremendous success as a completely privately funded and supported program. Who administers the program? The program is administered by the Manufactured Housing Educational Trust (MHET), a non-profit mobile home park owners trade association. Applications are reviewed by an objective and independent third party and approved based on established criteria with annual reviews to verify continued eligibility and need. How does the program work? Once an applicant is approved, a "rent credit" in the amount of the rent subsidy is given each month on the recipient's monthly rent statement. Typical subsidies are 10% of the rent. However, in some cases, where the need exists, mobile home park owners may approve higher subsides. How long does it take to be approved for the program? Applications are generally processed within one month with the subsidy beginning within one to two months after receipt of the application. Who pays the monthly rent subsidy? The owner of the mobile home park community where the applicant lives pays the subsidy. Does the rent subsidy have to be refunded or paid back? No. The subsidy is a gift that does not have to be paid back. Why was this program established? MHET established this program because the waiting list for government rent subsidy programs (Section 8) was typically several years long. Since many mobile home park owners were already helping their residents on an informal basis while they waited for Section 8, MHET decided to formalize a park owner funded program and make rental assistance available to all qualified mobile home park residents in the MHET tri -county service area — Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties. How many mobile home owners (mobile home owner/park residents) have been helped by this privately funded program? Hundreds have been helped by the program over the past twenty-five plus years the program has been serving mobile home owners. For an Application or More Information Contact: Mobile Home Rental Assistance Program 25241 Paseo de Alicia • Suite 120 • Laguna Hills • California • 92653 (949) 380-3311 Revised 111215 Mobile 25241 Paseo de Alicia 380-3311 Orange County Eligibility Guidelines To qualify for temporary rental assistance sponsored by MHET, all of the following guidelines need to be met. If you meet these criteria, you may be eligible to receive a subsidy equal to 10% of your monthly space rent. To request an application to apply for rental assistance call (949) 380-3311 or write to the address above. 1. The applicant needs to be a homeowner who has owned and lived in the mobile home and community they are currently residing in for at least the past three consecutive years. 2. Applicants need to meet the very low-income guidelines* used by the local Housing Authority for the Section 8 rental assistance program (Gross annual income from all sources is 50% of the median income or less). 3. Applicants must meet one or more of the following criteria: (1) be at least 62 years of age or older; (2) be a family of two or more; (3) or be disabled. 4. Monthly housing costs (rent, mortgage and utilities: gas, water, electric, trash, sewer) need to exceed 40% of the total monthly income of all residents in the home. 5. Real property (land, rental property, second home, etc.) may not exceed $10,000. 6. Personal property (bank accounts, automobiles, stocks and bonds, jewelry, etc.), except for the mobile home in which the applicant lives, may not exceed $20,000. 7. The applicant does not receive assistance from any other rental assistance program. 8. The space on which the applicant resides is not regulated by rent control and not more than 10% of the residents in the Park are already receiving assistance. 9. All of the forms provided in the Rental Assistance Application packet must be completed with every question answered. 10. The applicant must be in compliance with the park rules and regulations and the mobile home or manufactured home may not be in foreclosure by any financial institution or in bankruptcy proceedings. * Qualification guidelines for Section 8 very low-income limits. Current gross annual income from all sources within the following limits for family size: 1 person $38,300 5 people $59,050 2 people $43,750 6 people $63,400 3 people $49,200 7 people $67,800 4 people $54,650 8+ people $72,150 This assistance program is strictly voluntary on the part of the park owners and may be changed, revised, or discontinued at any time with or without notice. _`.� .+. -. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. Contact MHET Mobile Home Rental Assistance Program at (949) 380-3311. eT mH Rev. 04/18""'" MHT ManllfFnCtUCCxi Hoaxing E(luuuionat Programa de Asistencia para la Renta 25241 Paseo de la Alicia • Suite 120 • Laguna Hills, CA 92653 • (949) 380-3311 Orange County Requisitos de Elegibilidad Para calificar a la asistencia temporal para la renta patrocinados por el MHET, todas las siguientes pautas deben ser cumplidas. Si usted reOne estos requisitos puede ser elegible para recibir un subsidio equivalente al 10% de su renta mensual del espacio. Para solicitar Una aplicacion para asistencia para la renta Ilame al (949) 380-3311 o escriba a la direccion que esta arriba. EI solicitante necesita ser un dueho de casa, haber poseido y vivido en la case movil que estan residiendo actualmente por to menos durante el transcurso de tres anos consecutivos. 2. Los solicitantes necesitan encontrarse dentro de las pautas de bajos ingresos` utilizadas por la Autoridad de Vivienda (HUD) local para la Seccion 8 del programa de asistencia para la renta. (EI ingreso bruto anual de todas las fuentes es el 50% o menor del ingreso medic). 3. Los solicitantes deben cumplir uno o mas de los siguiente requisitos: (1) tener al menos 62 anos de edad o mas; (2) ser una famila de dos o mas personas; (3) o estar discapacitado. 4. Los costos de vivienda mensual (renta, hipoteca y servicios pOblicos: gas, ague, electricidad, basura, drenaje) necesitan exceder el 40% del ingreso total mensual de todos los residentes de la vivlenda. 5. Propiedades Inmuebles (terreno, propiedad en renta, segunda case, etc.) no pueden exceder de $10,000. 6. Propiedades Personales (cuentas bancarias, automobiles, acciones y bonos, joyas, etc.) excepto la case movible en la cual el aplicante vive, no puede exceder de $20,000. 7. EI aplicante no puede recibir ayuda de cualquier otro programa de asistencia para la renta. 8. EI espacio en el cual el solicitante reside no esta regulado por control de la renta y no mas del 10% de los residentes del parque estan ya recibiendo asistencia. 9. Todas las formas proporcionadas en el paquete de Aplicacion de Asistencia para la Renta debe completarse con todas sus preguntas contestadas. 10. EI aplicante debe ester en cumplimiento con las reglas y regulaciones del parque, y la casa movible o manufacturada no puede ester en venta forzosa por ninguna institucion financiera o en proceso de bancarrota. *pautas de la calificacidn para Seccion 8 muy bajos-ingresos limites. Ingreso anual bruto de todas las Fuentes dentro de los siguientes rangos para el tamano de la unidad familiar: 1 person $38.300 5 people $59,050 2 people $43,750 6 people $63,400 3 people $49,200 7 people $67,800 4 people $54,650 8+ people $72,150 Este programa de asistencia es estrictamente voluntario por parte de los propietarios del parque y puede cambiarse, revisarse, o discontinuarse en cualquier momento sin previo aviso. di ft Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. Contact MHET Mobile Home Rental Assistance Program at (949) 380-3311. I T, Rev. 04/18 / 4/16/19 City Council Meeting CK� :: Y7� ►7�7 �1►[N y GENERAL COMMENT Orozco, Norma From: Julie Paule < Sent: Monday, April 15, 2019 8:24 PM To: eComment Subject: Council Comments Attachments: 19_04_16 Santa Ana City Council Meeting.pdf Categories: Correspondence Please see attached communication for April 16th Council meeting. Thank you, Julie Paule, Regional Representative WMA Western Manufactured housing Communities Association April 15, 2019 Mayor Miguel Pulido City of Santa Ana PO Box 1988, M31 Santa Ana, CA 92701 85A. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER GIVING DIRECTION TO STAFF TO PROVIDE OPTIONS REGARDING THE CITY'S ABILITY TO ADDRESS RENT INCREASES IN MOBILE HOME PARKS WITHIN THE CITY AND / OR OTHER OPTIONS REGARDING PRESERVING AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPTIONS WITHIN MOBILE HOME PARKS - Councilmember Sarmiento Dear Mayor Pulido, The Western Manufactured Community Housing Association (WMA) is a statewide trade association which represents mobile home park owners throughout California. WMA is always against government fixed price housing and rent control policies. I have attached a letter that was submitted for your consideration in February 2018 when the Santa Ana City Council studied rent control for all citywide rental housing. To summarize, rent control is inherently unfair, erodes affordable housing, is divisive to your community and costly to administer. These reasons are salient a year later. Since the last time this issue was studied, there has been much discussion about rent control. Supporters spearheaded a citizen's initiative to give Santa Ana voters an opportunity to vote directly on the subject of rent control. It failed to secure community support to receive enough signatures to place rent control on the ballot. Also, Proposition 10 was on California's statewide ballot in the Fall of 2018 which would have put mobilehome-type rent control restrictions on apartment rentals statewide. Santa Ana voters rejected those rent control expansions as well 54%-46%. In fact, it failed 55%-45% in Councilman Sarmiento's Ward 1. Mobile home park owner's associations have always been available to assist when differences arise between mobilehome park tenants and parkowners. We strongly believe this relationship is a private one and best handled outside the heavy hand of governmental regulation. In fact, in the most recent publicized rent increase at Rancho La Paz, a mobilehome park located in both Anaheim and Fullerton, the parkowner rescinded the increase, met with his residents and they are currently working through the issues surrounding the parkowner's recent acquisition of their community. I would urge you and your fellow council members not to waste staff's valuable time researching a housing policy that your constituents do not support. Nor has there been a problem identified, If a problem arises in one of Santa Ana's mobile home communities, give parkowners an opportunity to resolve them privately. Thank you in advance for your thoughtful consideration of this issue. Please feel free to contact me directly with any questions at julie@pauleconsulting.com or (951) 704-2427. Sincerely, i Julie Paule, Regional Representative cc: Council Member Miguel Pulido Council Member David Penaloza Council Member Jose Solorio Council Member Juan Vargas Council Member Cecilia Iglesias Western Manufactured Housing COMMUnities AssocJDflon February 1, 2018 Mayor Miguel Pulido City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza PO Box 1988, M31 Santa Ana, CA 92701 Re: 2-6-18 Workshop Study on Rent Control Dear Mayor Pulido: Western Manufactured Housing Communities Association (WMA) is the oldest and largest statewide association of mobile home community owners and operators throughout California. We represent many communities in Santa Ana. We are pleased to submit our concerns about rent control, which the city council is studying and seeking input. WMA is always opposed to rent control or any government manipulation of rental housing pricing. We believe the free market is the only way to promote robust housing markets. Rent control is inherently unfair, erodes affordable housing, is divisive to your community and costly to administer. This housing policy should be soundly rejected. Rent control is inherently unfair. First, there is no means testing. When a city is administering a program for low-income residents and families, it requires an applicant to submit evidence or proof that income standards have been met and that the applicant is eligible to participate in the program. However, rent control is given to anyone who lives in a designated unit. They do not have to demonstrate need. And therefore, a millionaire would receive the same rent subsidy as a single mother with three children, who works two jobs just to make ends meet. Lack of affordable housing is a societal problem. As is public transportation, public education or meals and nutritional assistance. Programs to provide this aid are shouldered by all citizens across the tax base. Yet rent control places the burden to provide housing aid on the back of a single business owner, the property owner. We don't require restaurant owners, grocers or bus manufacturers to give away their product or service directly to a low-income consumer; this is an unjust treatment of property owners. Rent control erodes affordable housing. As a governing body considering a rent control housing policy, make no mistake, this will have a chilling effect on investment in Santa Ana. The current state of your rental units will remain the same and slowly begin to deteriorate. Without market incentives to improve properties, deferred maintenance will spread. Even if the owner wants to make improvements and be proactive with maintenance, over time, the lack of capital and cash flow will hinder property owners' ability to maintain high standards. The residents who live in these deteriorating units aren't the only ones that suffer the consequences of rent control. The city is encumbered with blight and decreased property values which lead to lower property tax revenues. Any hopes of securing new units will be lost when investors know the property will be under rent control. It is a lose -lose proposition. Rent control is costly to administer. Our association has dealt with jurisdictions that have enacted rent control and it is extraordinary expensive to administer. In a 2012 study by the San Diego Taxpayer Advocate, Oceanside Rent Control—Costly to Oceanside Taxpayers, An Analysis of the Fiscal Impacts of Rent Control in the City of Oceanside concluded that between 1999-2011 Oceanside Taxpayers have spent and lost $7.5 million as a result of their ordinance and were trending to spend or lose $8 million in the next ten years. Finally, rent control destroys harmony. It is an intangible effect of rent control that is impossible to put a price on, but it is important. Rent control fights can destroy any sense of community and always pits tenant against property owners. It impacts the quality of life tenants want in their rental communities. It also strips any incentive to work together to find balanced outcomes between the two parities. There are many alternatives to rent control that have been presented by the California Apartment Association. Subsidy programs, housing task force and educational programs can bring together all stakeholders and address pressing housing issues. Disagreements are often worked out between parties privately and do not require government intervention or a costly program to administer. Thank you in advance for your thoughtful consideration of this issue and for considering all sides of those who will be impacted if the City of Santa Ana moves forward to implement rent control. Please feel free to contact me directly with any questions at julie@pauleconsulting.com or (951) 704-2427. Sincerely, Julie Paule, Regional Representative cc: Council Member Vicente Sarmiento, Ward 2 Council Member Michele Martinez, Mayor Pro Tem Council Member Jose Solorio, Ward 3 Council Member David Benavides, Ward 4 Council Member Juan Villegas, Ward 5 Council Member Sal Tinajero, Ward 6