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CITY COUNCIL MEETING
MAY 7, 2024
J.1 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS
• PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
From: Stop BCHD
To: CityClerk; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; info; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING Beach Cities Health District (formed by Hermosa, Manhattan and Redondo Beach) Date: Monday, May 6, 2024 6:50:35 PM
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Public Comment to Public Agencies and Electeds, including but not limited to, Mayors, City Councils, City Counsels, Boards, Supervisors, Executive Directors, Executive Officers
Dear Public Officials and Electeds:
We seek to engage all possible agencies in our efforts to regain control over the service area expenditures of the BCHD Board.
BCHD is planning a Healthy Living Campus consisting of:
an assisted living (100% privately owned) with 80% non-residents of the District, also called residential care for the elderly (RCFE);
a PACE facility with 95% non-residents of the District; and the allcove facility with an LA County Service Area of SPA8 (1.4M population) that is 91% non-resident of the District.
We believe that BCHD was restricted by voters to servicing the "residents who reside within the District". While BCHD cannot produce the original ballot language, we were able to locate the District's pleading to the Superior Court in 1957 as it condemned private land. The pleading very clearly states that the reason for the taking was to provide a facility for the "residents who reside" within the "District." As such, it is the most contemporaneous documentation available of the voters' intent.
Please use whatever powers you have to stop BCHD's reckless expansion and to require BCHD to service a minimum of 51% residents of the District in every facility and with every service it provides.
Thank you.
$152M = allcove Beach Cities 30 Year Cost & Risk
Obligation to District Taxpayers for a $6.3M State Grant Updated: 3 days ago
(all key assumptions and findings of the analysis are footnoted and appears at the end of the text) $152,290,170 is the estimated combined direct cost
and 30-year risk assumed by District Taxpayers as a
result of BCHD's $6.3M allcove building's
construction grant
BCHD didn't even bother to conduct an analysis! (FN1)
SO WE DID!
$4M District Taxpayer contribution to development
of the allcove Building (FN2)
In its recent Strategic Development Half Day Meeting, BCHD presented the costs of the allcove Beach Cities building and the amount that is unfunded. BCHD is currently exploring a bond measure to force taxpayers to fund it. $9.6M District Taxpayer contribution of Free Land
Rent to the allcove Building (FN3)
In a Public Records response, BCHD stated that it was not going to charge allcove Beach Cities (a 91% non-resident service area (FN4)) any rent for the 30 years of land use. The free rent amounts to nearly $10M of funding for services lost to district residents and transferred to the allcove 91% non-resident service area. $24.7M District Taxpayer Contribution Due to
BCHD-Predicted Shortfalls in allcove Annual
Operating Budget Funding (FN5)
BCHD is forecasting $500,000+ annual excess expenses to the allcove Program. In that absence of 30 years of $500,000 or more annual funding to the allcove Program from non-resident sources, District Resident Taxpayers will be forced to make up the shortfall to assure 30-year operation.
$9.9M District Taxpayer Risk Obligation for
Required 30-year allcove Building Operations (FN6)
BCHD is required to operate the allcove building for 30 years as part of its acceptance of the $6.3M BHCIP State grant. In the event of any funding shortfalls, BCHD "commits to the provision of services and building use restrictions." That obligation falls squarely on taxpayers as a backstop should BCHD be unable to secure 30 years of grant funding. BCHD currently has no funding beyond 2026 according to its current budget documents. $104M District Taxpayer Risk Obligation for
Required 30-year allcove Program Operations (FN7)
BCHD is required to operate the allcove program along with the allcove building for 30 years as part of its acceptance of the $6.3M BHCIP State grant. In the event of any funding shortfalls, BCHD "commits to the provision of services and building use restrictions." That obligation falls squarely on taxpayers as a backstop should BCHD be unable to secure 30 years of grant funding. BCHD currently has no funding beyond 2026 according to its current budget documents.
WHY DID BCHD PUT DISTRICT
TAXPAYERS AT RISK FOR $150M+
IN TRADE FOR ONLY $6.3M IN
GRANT FUNDING?
FN1 - In a Public Records response, BCHD was unable to provide any 30-year analysis FN2 - BCHD's Presentation - $552K BCHD "match" + $3.5M Building Improvements From: Stop BCHD
To: CityClerk; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Cc: Kevin Cody; [email protected]
Subject: Public Comment: BCHD District Cities"s $150M allcove obligation Date: Wednesday, May 1, 2024 5:49:11 PM
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Public Comment: Mayors, Councils, Legal Counsels of the BCHD District Cities:
We are very concerned about BCHD's failure to analyze the financial risk that it has saddled our property holders with. allcove Beach Cities is 9% district residents and 91% non-residents based on LA County SPA8 - the contracted service area. However, as part of accepting a $6M grant, BCHD agreed to a 30 year deed restriction on both land building with an obligation to operate the building and services. As you can see below, between cost commitments and risk obligations, BCHD has agreed to over $150M in debt equivalent.
As the Cities of the District, residents look to you to exercise discipline over the District's antics. Please investigate this large debt.
$152M = allcove Beach Cities 30 Year Cost & Risk
Obligation to District Taxpayers for a $6.3M State Grant (all key assumptions and findings of the analysis are footnoted and appears at the end of the text) $152,290,170 is the estimated combined direct cost
and 30-year risk assumed by District Taxpayers as a
result of BCHD's $6.3M construction grant
BCHD didn't even bother to conduct an analysis! (FN1)
SO WE DID!
$4M District Taxpayer contribution to development
of the allcove Building (FN2)
In its recent Strategic Development Half Day Meeting, BCHD presented the costs of the allcove Beach Cities building and the amount that is unfunded. BCHD is currently exploring a bond measure to force taxpayers to fund it. $9.6M District Taxpayer contribution of Free Land
Rent to the allcove Building (FN3)
In a Public Records response, BCHD stated that it was not going to charge allcove Beach Cities (a 91% non-resident service area (FN4)) any rent for the 30 years of land use. The free rent amounts to nearly $10M of funding for services lost to district residents and transferred to the allcove 91% non-resident service area. $24.7M District Taxpayer Contribution Due to
BCHD-Predicted Shortfalls in allcove Annual
Operating Budget Funding (FN5)
BCHD is forecasting $500,000+ annual excess expenses to the allcove Program. In that absence of 30 years of $500,000 or more annual funding to the allcove Program from non-resident sources, District Resident Taxpayers will be forced to make up the shortfall to assure 30-year operation.
$9.9M District Taxpayer Risk Obligation for
Required 30-year allcove Building Operations (FN6)
BCHD is required to operate the allcove building for 30 years as part of its acceptance of the $6.3M BHCIP State grant. In the event of any funding shortfalls, BCHD "commits to the provision of services and building use restrictions." That obligation falls squarely on taxpayers as a backstop should BCHD be unable to secure 30 years of grant funding. BCHD currently has no funding beyond 2026 according to its current budget documents. $104M District Taxpayer Risk Obligation for
Required 30-year allcove Program Operations (FN7)
BCHD is required to operate the allcove program along with the allcove building for 30 years as part of its acceptance of the $6.3M BHCIP State grant. In the event of any funding shortfalls, BCHD "commits to the provision of services and building use restrictions." That obligation falls squarely on taxpayers as a backstop should BCHD be unable to secure 30 years of grant funding. BCHD currently has no funding beyond 2026 according to its current budget documents.
WHY DID BCHD PUT DISTRICT
TAXPAYERS AT RISK FOR $150M+
IN TRADE FOR ONLY $6.3M IN
GRANT FUNDING?
FN1 - In a Public Records response, BCHD was unable to provide any 30-year analysis FN2 - BCHD's Presentation - $552K BCHD "match" + $3.5M Building Improvements FN3 - Computation of Free Rent Subsidy to allcove from District Taxpayers From: Richard Loeffler
To: CityClerk; [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Please stop Metro Greenline from Adding Tracks next to Houses Date: Wednesday, April 24, 2024 10:30:40 AM
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This is a great video that I just found online. It shows the current track and where Metro wants to add two more tracks with 24-7 trains. Please weigh in with Metro and get this project moved to Hawthorne Blvd. Thank you.
Stop Metro Damages to Neighborhoods.mp4
https://www.facebook.com/chelsea.sektnan/videos/1461886598070500