Public Comment Correspondence – Michelle Baker
From: Michelle Baker [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, February 2, 2023 3:33 PM
To: CityClerk <[email protected]>; Brent Dennis <[email protected]>; City Auditor's Office <[email protected]>; Daryl Supernaw <[email protected]>; Mary Zendejas <[email protected]>; Al Austin <[email protected]>; Council District 3 <[email protected]>; Suely Saro <[email protected]>; Cindy Allen <[email protected]>; Council District 5 <[email protected]>; City Manager <[email protected]>; Council District 8 <[email protected]> Subject: Animal Shelter-crisis
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Good afternoon,
Many of us are very concerned about the crisis at the animal shelter-big dogs are in crates because there is no room. I appreciate the videos and effort of staff to get animals adopted, but this is not sustainable...
We are asking that you create an agenda item on this crisis to discuss. These dogs need to be walked and fed and we need all hands on deck to address this crisis.
Is SPCAla providing additional -space for the dogs? Are we raising our fees from other cities...the staff cannot continue to work under this pressure...lets get homeless at the shelters to help walk and bath the dogs Please do something.
Public Comment Correspondence – Peter Swearingen
From: Pete [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2023 9:19 AM
To: CityClerk <[email protected]>
Subject: comment
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Since homelessness has been become an emergency, every means should be taken to reduce homelessness even if its small.
One easy step would be to post on the emergency vehicle a warning about substance abuse.
Something like; "Alcohol and Drug abuse may lead to homelessness.
Smoking is not the sole cause of cancer but the advertising against smoking has saved many lives and smoking is not nearly as prevalent as it was 50 years ago.
Please start advertising against the use of drugs and alcohol. It just might keep a few people off the street.
Peter Swearingen
district #2 resident
Public Comment Correspondence – Ariana Crockett
From: Ariana Crockett [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, February 7, 2023 2:08 PM
To: CityClerk <[email protected]>
Subject: PUBLIC COMMENT | CITY COUNCIL MEETING 2/7/2023
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PUBLIC COMMENT | CITY COUNCIL MEETING 2/7/2023
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I want to make a public comment regarding a gap in the law for tenant protections for Just Cause in AB 1482 at the city, county, state, and federal level. I was born and raised in Long Beach and love calling this city my home, but as a tenant; I am experiencing wrongful termination of tenancy as result of a gap within the law of AB 1482 - Tenant protections Act. I need to address this to the city council via public comment because I know I can't be the only one in Long Beach experiencing this.
AB 1482 does not give tenant protections to residents renting/enforce landlords to abide by the bill as outlined. AB 1482 only applies to tenants who are able and willing to pay for those protections to apply. AB 1482 is only enforced to a landlord when a tenant is able and willing to pay for it to be enforced to a landlord.
As a tenant of 3 years in the same dwelling in Belmont Heights, paying rent every month, The property management company delivered a termination of tenancy notice without providing “Just Cause” and/or “No Fault Just Cause” and ONLY claimed that tenancy is not subject to Tenant protections as the reason for termination. This invalid termination of tenancy notice was delivered via certified mail on a date that violated the LA County Eviction Extension Moratorium for delivering and listed the date to vacate before 3/31/2023. The landlord served the invalid notice without cause and falsely claimed TPA exemption for the tenancy.
With the terms in AB 1482,
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o Landlords who falsely claim
o a tenancy/residence is exempt from “Just Cause”
o Tenant protections on a month to month, or year term lease agreement do not face any penalty in AB 1482.
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o Landlords who Falsely claim
o exemption from Just Cause Tenant Protections on a Termination of Tenancy notice (of any kind)
o do not face any penalty in AB 1482.
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o Landlords can deliver tenants proper notice on a lease agreement, via mail, of a o false
o claim that tenancy/residence being exempt from TPA because proper notice was executed -- without penalty listed in AB 1482 or remedies/complaint routes for tenants to enforce their rights
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o Tenants do not have a route to file a complaint/report landlords that delivered proper notice of
o the (false) exemption, including the required language in AB 1482 on a lease agreement/rent cap just cause addendum form and check mark the box for the (false)
o exemption -- Also no penalty listed for this either.
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There is not a government agency/department that has jurisdiction over AB 1482 for tenants to file a complaint and report clear violations of AB 1482 at the federal, state, county or city level to enforce the bill or penalty to landlords that make false claims of being exempt to the protections in AB 1482. There is not a government agency at the federal, state, county, or city level where tenants can verify the validity of a TPA Exemption claim.
Landlords in Long Beach are abusing tenants through the loophole in this bill. Without a government agency that has jurisdiction, a formal complaint process, or penalties to landlords that that clearly violate like my circumstance-- It seems that, the tenant protections for Just Cause of AB 1482, only tenants who are willing and able to pay for legal representation have tenant protections.
I am 24, I have been priced out of a 4 year college education, homeownership, and future parenthood, and now my tenant protections. The gap in AB 1482 that gives a loophole for landlords is predatory to not only to tenants like myself but especially predatory to minorities in Long Beach. Please consider a formal complaint process/long beach municipal code for tenants to report false TPA exemption claims and clearly invalid notices to be enforced. Not giving a complaint process route to tenants or penalties to landlords serving an invalid termination of tenancy, not outlining a clear penalty to landlords managing property in Long Beach who serve invalid termination notices that violate LA Eviction Moratorium extension/ falsely claim exemptions claim to Tenant Protections on leases and termination notices only worsens the Homeless crisis in Long Beach.
PC – Correspondence Moustafa Margaret
From: Moustafa, Margaret [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2023 5:51 PM
To: Mayor <[email protected]>; Tom Modica <[email protected]>; Kelly Colopy <[email protected]>; Council District 1 <[email protected]>; Council District 2 <[email protected]>; Council District 3 <[email protected]>; Council District 4 <[email protected]>; Council District 5 <[email protected]>; Council District 6 <[email protected]>; Council District 7 <[email protected]>; Council District 8 <[email protected]>; Council District 9 <[email protected]>; Tasha Day <[email protected]>; Community Relations Carroll <[email protected]> Cc: Wally Hebeish <[email protected]>; Planning Commissioners <[email protected]>; CityClerk <[email protected]> Subject: Urgent. Please protect us
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Dear Mayor Richardson, City Council Members Zendejas, Allen, Duggen, Seupernaw, Kerr, Saro, Ulranga, Austin, and Ricks-Oddie, City Manager Modica, Health and Human Services Director Colopy, Special Events Manager Day, and Community Relations Carroll:
We, the 107 undersigned Long Beach residents, are asking you to act to ensure that by the time the noise from the Cali Vibes Concert this February 17 - 19 reaches our homes in the condominiums and apartments in the high-rise buildings on Ocean Blvd that it will be within the city’s existing noise limits.
The purpose of noise limits is to protect people’s health. The Center for Disease Control and OSHA warn that EXCESSIVE NOISE EFFECTS THE CARDIOVASCULAR, NERVOUS, AND DIGESTIVE SYSTEMS. Long Beach’s own draft Noise Element states that prolonged exposure to noise in excess of 75 decibels affects blood pressure and functions of the heart and the nervous system.
The noise from the Cali Vibes Concert last year was relentless. It went on up to 10 hours a day for 4 days. Many of us were forced to leave our homes to protect ourselves from the noise.
As can be seen in the upper right-hand corner of the attached decibel readings last year when the noise from the Cal Vibes Concert reached nearby homes, the noise averaged 88.3 decibels with the windows open, 79.6 decibels with double pane windows closed, and had a peak of 99.3 decibels whether the windows were open or closed.
On a decibel scale this means when the windows were closed, the average noise from the concert inside homes was 2 times louder than a vacuum cleaner with a peak 8 times louder than a vacuum cleaner. Imagine trying to talk, watch T.V., or rest when a vacuum cleaner is running next to you, much less when the noise is 8 times louder than a vacuum cleaner.
Concert noise can be managed. It needs to be managed in real time (not just by an unmonitored telephone answering machine) to protect everyone, not just concert goers.
Be aware that decibel measurements taken at ground level where trees and other things mitigate sound do not reflect our experience in our homes. For many of us, especially those of us who live above the ground floor, the sound reaches our homes unmitigated.
PC – Correspondence Moustafa Margaret
Prolonged, excessive noise is harmful. Please act to ensure that the noise from the Cali Vibes Concert this February is within the city’s existing noise limits by the time it reaches our homes.
For further information contact Dr. Jim Goodin at [email protected], Dr. Linda Scholl at [email protected], or Dr. Margaret Moustafa at [email protected].
Respectfully,
1. Nelson Arnstein, 850 East Ocean Blvd., Medical Doctor
2. Belainesh Belatchew, 700 East Ocean Blvd.
3. Christine Bigot, 850 East Ocean Blvd.
4. Christophe Bigot, 850 East Ocean Blvd.
5. Marta Blaloc, 488 East Ocean Blvd.
6. Brad Blood, 1101 East Ocean Blvd.
7. Diane Carson, 600 East Ocean Blvd.
8. Amy Chambers, 388 East Ocean Blvd.
9. Barry Citron, 1750 East Ocean Blvd.
10. Nadia Dimo, 850 East Ocean Blvd.
11. Bhagyavati Dasari, 850 East Ocean Blvd.
12. Dorayya Dasari, 850 East Ocean Blvd.
13. Lumarys Diaz, 400 West Ocean Blvd.
14. Belinda Drolet, 700 East Ocean Blvd.
15. Scott Drolet, 700 East Ocean Blvd.
16. Mike Dunfee, 401 West Ocean Blvd, Realtor
17. Priscilla Fiedler, 1000 East Ocean Blvd.
18. Nancy Figel, 455 East Ocean Blvd.
19. Tom Figel, 455 East Ocean Blvd.
20. Dedra Fulcher, 700 East Ocean Blvd.
21. Debra Gabaldon, 411 West Seaside Way
22. Richard Gabaldon, 411 West Seaside Way
23. Anne Gallo, 700 East Ocean Blvd.
24. Oscar Gallo, 700 East Ocean Blvd.
25. Jim Galutza, 850 East Ocean Blvd.
26. Mayra Galutza, 850 East Ocean Blvd.
27. Jim Goodin, 600 East Ocean Blvd.
28. Yvonne Goodin, 1101 East Ocean Blvd.
29. Ray Griffin, 488 East Ocean Blvd.
30. Manorama Gupta, 850 East Ocean Blvd., Medical Doctor
31. Robert Guzman, 700 East Ocean Blvd.
32. Michael Hausknost, 850 East Ocean Blvd.
33. Gerry Hasson, 850 East Ocean Blvd.
34. Sallie Hasson, 850 East Ocean Blvd.
35. Mary Hester, 850 East Ocean Blvd.
36. Lynn Hickerson, West 411 Seaside Way
37. Quinn Higgins, 388 East Ocean Blvd.
38. Ameera Ismail, 850 East Ocean Blvd.
39. Terry James, 525 East Seaside Way
PC – Correspondence Moustafa Margaret
40. Ann Johannsen, 700 East Ocean Blvd.
41. Jess Johannsen, 700 East Ocean Blvd.
42. Ashok Kar, 850 East Ocean Blvd., Medical Doctor
43. Ava Kar, 850 East Ocean Blvd.
44. Dion Kelley, 525 East Seaside Way
45. Bob Kelton, 488 East Ocean Blvd.
46. Kathy Kelton, 488 East Ocean Blvd.
47. Fred Kowalsky, 850 East Ocean Blvd.
48. Lovette Kramer, 600 East Ocean Blvd.
49. David Krautter, 388 East Ocean Blvd.
50. Robert Kruse, 1000 East Ocean Blvd.
51. Hemlata Lepkowski, 850 East Ocean Blvd., Medical Doctor
52. Andrew Luetgens, 850 East Ocean Blvd.
53. Carole Maenpa, 1000 East Ocean Blvd.
54. Jon Maenpa, 1000 East Ocean Blvd.
55. Arun Mahtani, 850 East Ocean Blvd.
56. Mihika Mahtani. 850 East Ocean Blvd.
57. Shiksha Mahtani, 850 East Ocean Blvd.
58. Simran Mahtani, 850 East Ocean Blvd.
59. Nancy Markley, 700 East Ocean Blvd.
60. Manuel Mendozo, 850 East Ocean Blvd.
61. Pat Mills, 600 East Ocean Blvd.
62. Margaret Moustafa, 850 East Ocean Blvd.
63. Art Myers, 1000 East Ocean Blvd.
64. Adrienne Myers, 1000 East Ocean Blvd.
65. Craig Naylor, 488 East Ocean Blvd.
66. Michael Nelson, 700 East Ocean Blvd.
67. Karen Nguyen, 488 East Ocean Blvd.
68. Jim Nista, 800 East Ocean Blvd.
69. Minh Chau Pham, 850 East Ocean Blvd.
70. Tuoc Kim Pham, 850 East Ocean Blvd.
71. Cristinna Pipoli, 850 East Ocean Blvd.
72. Joaquim Pipoli, 850 East Ocean Blvd.
73. Angel Rodriguez, 455 East Ocean Blvd.
74. Greg Samaras, 700 East Ocean Blvd.
75. Randy Schafer, 850 East Ocean Blvd.
76. Robin Schafer, 850 East Ocean Blvd.
77. John Scheiner, 1000 East Ocean Blvd.
78. Judy Scheiner, 1000 East Ocean Blvd.
79. Lesley Scheller, 411 West Seaside Way
80. Linda Scholl, 700 East Ocean Blvd.
81. Feeruza Shah, 850 East Ocean Blvd.
82. Anjum Sharma, 850 East Ocean Blvd.
83. Sabhyasanchi Sharma, 850 East Ocean Blvd.
84. Vatsala Sharma, 850 East Ocean Blvd.
85. Amber Shopp, 488 East Ocean Blvd.
86. Ruth Smith, 488 East Ocean Blvd.
87. Sandra Stanton, 850 East Ocean Blvd.
PC – Correspondence Moustafa Margaret
88. Michael Staude, 700 East Ocean Blvd.
89. Solange Staude, 700 East Ocean Blvd.
90. Dolly Stein, 850 East Ocean Blvd.
91. Elizabeth Stepan, 525 East Seaside Way
92. Dennis Stone, 850 East Ocean Blvd., Medical Doctor
93. Peter Swearingon, 850 East Ocean Blvd.
94. Sima Sweringon, 850 East Ocean Blvd.
95. Hop Tarrant, 488 East Ocean Blvd.
96. Armare Teferi, 700 East Ocean Blvd.
97. Alice Terrell, 850 East Ocean Blvd.
98. Mary Turner, 400 West Ocean Blvd.
99. Tom Vegors, 488 East Ocean Blvd.
100. JoAnne Waller, 850 East Ocean Blvd.
101. Lynn Wainfan, 700 East Ocean Blvd.
102. Jodi Weber, 1000 East Ocean Blvd.
103. Larry Weber, 1000 East Ocean Blvd.
104. Linda Wise, 700 East Ocean Blvd.
105. Gerald Wong, 1000 East Ocean Blvd.
106. Vivian Yee, 1000 East Ocean Blvd.
107. Betty Zamost, 850 East Ocean Blvd.
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Decibel Readings from the
Cali Vibes Concert in 2022
taken at 700 East Ocean Blvd. taken at 600 East Ocean Blvd.