Moore, Tania
From: Yoon-Taylor, Grace
Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 2:21 PM
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Subject: Item 12--Opposition to additional funding and rent study by MHAB Attachments: 23_04_04 Huntington Beach pdf
From: Julie Paule <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 1:15 PM
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<[email protected]>; Yoon-Taylor, Grace <[email protected]> Cc: Vickie Talley <[email protected]>; Robert Evans <[email protected]> Subject: Item 12--Opposition to additional funding and rent study by MHAB Good Afternoon,
Please see WMA's opposition to Item 12-request to fund outreach and a rent study by the Mobilehome Advisory Board
Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Julie Paule
Contracted Regional Representative, WMA
Paule Consulting, Inc.
40335 Winchester Rd. #E-165
Temecula, CA 92591
(951) 704-2427
[email protected]
SUPPLEMENTAL
COMMUNICATION
Meating Date: 4/4/2023
Agendallem No: 12 (23-274)
1 Western
Manufactured Housing Communities
Association
April 3, 2023
Mayor Tony Strickland
City of Huntington Beach
2000 Main Street
Huntington Beach, CA 92648
Item 12: Approval of the Mobile Home Advisory Board (MHAB) Annual Report and Request for a Mobile Home Market Space Rent Study by the MHAB
Mayor Strickland,
WMA is opposed to item #12, Approval of the Mobile Advisory Board (MHAB) Annual Report and Request for a Mobile Home Market Space Rent Study by the MHAB.
The existence of this board should be thoroughly examined by the City Council to determine if it is even needed. It is consistently being manipulated to promote rent control by the residents and some activists who have filled some of the "at-large" seats giving the residents the needed majority to use the board for advocacy. Advocacy should be done at election time. City and taxpayer resources should not be used to promote and campaign for rent control.
Most jurisdictions in California do not have a mobilehome advisory board and these communities lack the discontent that Huntington Beach's mobilehome park residents drum up.
Just last year, the residents used a vacancy on the board and a false sense of urgency to appoint an advocate of the residents to the "at-large" seat on the board-Tim Geddes. Mr. Geddes was never added to the City Council's agenda allowing for a review of his application or to review his qualifications.
Instead, the council took a nomination "from the floor" in a sense. Mr. Geddes is a tireless spokesperson of rent control for Huntington Beach's mobilehome parks and not an unbiased voice. The "at-large" seats are intended to be board members who can see both sides and work to bridge the divide that Huntington Beach has between the owners and residents of their mobilehome park communities.
One week after Mr. Geddes' appointment by the City Council, he voted to advise the city to put rent control on the ballot through the charter amendment process. This is one example of their manipulation of the board for their political gain.
It is important to note that currently the Mobile Home Advisory Board's page on the City's webpage hosts links to the following resources:
Western Manufactured Housing Communities Association
40335 Winchester Rd. #E165, Temecula, CA 92591
List of the Board Members
City Staff contact
Board Agendas and Minutes
Disaster Preparedness for Mobile Homes by HBFD
Community Preparedness by the Red Cross
Emergency Preparedness in a MHP & How to Create a Neighborhood Team Mobilehome Residency Law Protection Program (MRLPP)
Huntington Beach Resource Guide for Mobile Home Park Community and Seniors Huntington Beach Mobile Home Park Dispute Resolution Procedure FAQ for Mobile Homes
CA HCD Mobilehome Assistance Center
Senate Select Committee on Manufactured Home Communities Mobilehome Residency Law Handbook
Tenant, Homeowner, and Small Landlord Relief and Stabilization Act of 2020 In addition to all these linked resources, last year the city created a rental assistance program and held a resource fair for seniors and veterans in Huntington Beach's mobilehome communities. As you can see, the City of Huntington Beach goes above and beyond any jurisdiction in Orange County to support mobilehome park residents.
Now the resident majority want more taxpayer funds to continue to power build through this committee. Perhaps most residents in your mobilehome parks are content and not interested in the strife the board creates? Not only should you not allocate more funds for this nonsense, but you should take a long, hard look at the outcomes of this board and if it is worth continuing to waste staff's time with the quarterly meetings.
Thank you for your consideration of my points.
Sincerely,
jun paule
Julie Paule, Regional Representative
Western Manufactured Housing Communities Association
CC Mayor Pro Tem Gracey Van Der Mark
Council Member Rhonda Bolton
Council Member Pat Burns
Council Member Dan Kalmick
Council Member Casey McKeon
Council Member Natalie Moser
Grace Yoon-Taylor, Office of the City Manager
Western Manufactured Housing Communities Association
40335 Winchester Rd. #E165, Temecula, CA 92591