McMillan, Acquanette (Netta)
From: Joyce Kristensson
Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2022 12:27 PM
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Subject: City Clerk-Public Comment
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Esteemed members of the City Council:
As a Past-President of the Pasadena-Foothills Association of Realtors, a member of the Board of Directors of California Association of Realtors, and a volunteer in the State Association for Arbitrations, among other positions, I have a major interest in Housing Providers.
I STRONGLY support the City Council's adoption of the proposed ordinance to sunset the eviction moratorium. I appreciate the council's recognition of the need to end the moratorium and allow the small (mom-and-pop, often elderly grandparents, ) housing providers and the rental housing industry to begin resuming normal operations.
Thank you and your staff for being sensitive to EVERY resident in our community.
Sincerely:
Joyce Kristensson
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04/25/2022
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McMillan, Acquanette (Netta)
From: Sarah Moore
Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2022 12:00 PM
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Subject: City Council Agenda Item 18 - Sunset of the Eviction Moratorium CAUTION: This email was delivered from the Internet. Do not click links or open attachments unless you know the content is safe. Report phish using the Phish Alert Button. Learn more....
April 23. 2022
Mayor and City Councilmembers
City of Pasadena
Delivered Via Email
RE: Agenda Item 18
Dear Members of the City Council:
As a member and President of the Pasadena-Foothills Association of Realtors, I STRONGLY SUPPORT the City Council's adoption of the proposed ordinance to sunset the eviction moratorium. We appreciate the council's recognition of the need to end the moratorium and allow mom-and-pop housing providers and the rental housing industry to begin resuming normal operations. We again thank you and the staff for being sensitive to every member of this community.
Sincerely,
Sarah Moore
Estates Director | Sales Manager | 2022 CAR Director | 2022 NAR Director Pasadena Foothills Association of Realtors - President 2022 Dilbeck Real Estate
626.230.6661
www.sarahmoore.dilbeck.com
DRE 01166814
* Not speaking on behalf of any organization unless otherwise stated
SARAH MOORE
Dilb
2022 Pasadena-Foothills President
Estates Director | Sales Manager REAL E S T
2022 CAR Director | 2022 NAR Director | CIPS | SRES
BRE# 01166814
Moore is Bei
[email protected]
626.230.6661
sarahmoore.dilbeck.com
04/25/2022
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McMillan, Acquanette (Netta)
From: Aida Dimejian
Sent: Friday, April 22, 2022 6:11 PM
To: PublicComment-AutoResponse
Subject: Eviction Moratorium
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Mayor and City Councilmembers
City of Pasadena
Delivered Via Email
RE: Agenda Item 18
Dear Members of the City Council:
As a member of the Pasadena-Foothills Association of Realtors I STRONGLY SUPPORT the City Council 's adoption of the proposed ordinance to sunset the eviction moratorium. We appreciate the council's recognition of the need to end the moratorium and allow mom-and-pop housing providers and the rental housing industry to begin resuming normal operations. We again thank you and staff for being sensitive to every member of this community.
Sincerely.
Cheers and all the best!
Aida Dimejian, CRB, GRI, SRES
General Manager, DRE# 01153587
BHHS Golden Properties
482 N Rosemead Blvd.
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Pasadena, CA 91107
BHHS California Properties
115 W Sierra Madre Blvd,
Sierra Madre, CA 91024
www.bhhsgoldenproperties.com
2002 President of Pasadena Foothills Association of Realtors 2003 Realtor of the Year Award, Pasadena Foothills Association of Realtors 2021 Lifetime Realtor Achievement Award, Pasadena Foothills Association of Realtors 2 McMillan, Acquanette (Netta)
From: Ada Ramirez
Sent: Monday, April 25, 2022 8:50 AM
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Subject: Item #18 Pasadena Council Meeting for April 25, 2022 CAUTION: This email was delivered from the Internet. Do not click links or open attachments unless you know the content is safe. Report phish using the Phish Alert Button. Learn more..
Dear Council Members,
I write to you today to ask you to extend the ordinance that has provided so much peace of mind to hundreds of Pasadenans in the last couple of years.
Many, many people who applied for Emergency Rental Assistance are still waiting to hear from the program administrators, in many cases they are waiting to get relief in the thousands of dollars but there is no guarantee they will get all the assistance they requested. If they don't, they will be in a very precarious position, and property owners will very likely begin eviction proceedings against them.
Please protect the most vulnerable families in our community. Please remember that not everyone in the community has recovered from the loss of income and from the past two years.
Thank you.
Ada Ramirez
English / Spanish Interpreter and Translator
Spanish Copy Editor and Proofreader
Website: adalramirez.godaddysites.com
linkedin.com/in/ada-l-ramirez-2b411229/
04/25/2022
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McMillan, Acquanette (Netta)
From: Jessica M Lupian
Sent: Monday, April 25, 2022 9:45 AM
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Subject: Agenda Item 18
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April 25, 2022
Mayor and City Councilmembers
City of Pasadena
Dear Members of the City Council:
As a member of the Pasadena-Foothills Association of Realtors I STRONGLY SUPPORT the City Council 's adoption of the proposed ordinance to sunset the eviction moratorium. We appreciate the council's recognition of the need to end the moratorium and allow mom-and-pop housing providers and the rental housing industry to begin resuming normal operations. We again thank you and staff for being sensitive to every member of this community.
With gratitude,
SA JESSICA LUPIAN
BrokerinTruss-The Elise All Broker Real Estate Network
BrokerInTrust Real Estate - Jessica Lupian
Broker, Owner
Phone/text: (818) 918-0539 | (760) 610-9585
[email protected]
DRE#02006223
www.JessicaLupian.com
www.BrokerInTrust.com
04/25/2022
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McMillan, Acquanette (Netta)
From: Allison Henry
Sent: Monday, April 25, 2022 2:49 PM
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Cc: Kennedy, John J.; Gordo, Victor; Hampton, Tyron; Masuda, Gene; Rivas, Jessica; Wilson, Andy; Madison, Steve; Williams, Felicia; [email protected]; Kurtz, Cynthia Subject: Re: Agenda Item 18 Eviction Moratorium Apr 25, 2022 Comment CAUTION: This email was delivered from the Internet. Do not click links or open attachments unless you know the content is safe. Report phish using the Phish Alert Button. Learn more....
SGVTA
SAN • GABRIEL VALLEY
TENANTS ALLIANCE
Re Agenda Item #18 Sunset of Pasadena Eviction Moratorium Dear Pasadena City Council and Mayor Gordo;
This letter is in strong opposition to sunseting the Pasadena Eviction Moratorium at the end of June. Extend the Pasadena moratorium through 12/31/22-similar to the action taken by the County of Los Angeles). There technically is no reason given for the sunseting of this moratorium. This is the explanation given in the staff report:
This ordinance is needed to sunset the City's moratorium on eviction for non-payment of rent by residential and commercial tenants impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Following the sunsetting of the eviction moratorium, tenants will still have up to six months to repay back rent owed.
This is not a reason for sunsetting an eviction moratorium.
As a resident and someone who interacts with council and staff, I was concerned and disappointed by the April 11 council discussion of this item. It was clear that a walk-through of the eviction process may be useful. I was concerned also because there was no liscussion about the data in the report. It seemed to show a disregard for a stem of homelessness that the end of our city's evictio housing is key funds. There are also people behind on rent that did not apply for Housing is Key because they did not know or did not qualify.
Again, according to the April 11, 2022 staff report:
-23% increase in demand for Housing Rights Center from 2020 to 2021 and during the period January 2020 through December 2021, Housing Rights Center responded to 1,614 Pasadena requests for assistance. --1422 Pasadena households received state Housing is Key funds so far. --275 Pasadena renter households with past due rent relief received the City's Emergency Rental Assistance Program("ERAP"). This program was completed in December 2020. 04/25/2022
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-356 Pasadena renter households received rental assistance from the County of Los Angeles. The County's COVID-19 Rent Relief program was completed in June 2021.
These numbers far exceed any numbers we encountered doing the homeless count this past February. Why are we even considering this? Ending the eviction moratorium now will result in homelessness.
Council, the Mayor, and staff should identify additional funding for a city-based rental assistance program for tenants; and ask for help from the city's Housing Department and real estate lobby to identify small landlords who need assistance. Otherwise, we are contributing to already staggering homeless numbers.
Please READ and use the data to ensure that people stay in their homes.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Allison Henry
District 3 resident and Housing Task Force Member
Co-Founder, San Gabriel Valley Tenants' Alliance
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