Public Comment Report - Oral Communications — Torrance City Council, July 21, 2026

7. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS #1 (Limited up to a 30minute period) This portion of the meeting is reserved for comment
on items under the Consent Calendar or items that are not on the agenda . Under
the Ralph M. Brown Act, City Council cannot act on items raised during public comment but may respond briefly to statements made or questions posed; request clarification; or refer the item to staff. Speakers under Orals are limited to either Oral Communications #1 or Oral Communications #2 and no longer than 1 minute per speaker. If presenting handout material to Council, please provide 11 copies to the City Clerk before speaking.

Name
Mark Nelson
Comment 07/20/2026 11:47 AM : (No Vote)
Q. How much of BCHD's $3M annual cost of Executive compensation will be paid by the $1.25M sunrise rent?
Q. Where are the benchmark studies that show 20% of revenue is a reasonable payment for executives?
Q. How many of the Silverado residents will survive the transfer trauma of eviction? Q. Why does BCHD refuse to allow 2 years of transition time to Silverado patients? Q. Why does BCHD not heed "best practice" and 25 years continued use of the taxpayer owned hospital?
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ORAL COMMUNICATIONS #1 (Limited up to a 30minute period) This portion of the meeting is reserved for comment
on items under the Consent Calendar or items that are not on the agenda . Under
the Ralph M. Brown Act, City Council cannot act on items raised during public comment but may respond briefly to statements made or questions posed; request clarification; or refer the item to staff. Speakers under Orals are limited to either Oral Communications #1 or Oral Communications #2 and no longer than 1 minute per speaker. If presenting handout material to Council, please provide 11 copies to the City Clerk before speaking.

Name
Cynthia &
Deborah Cundy
Comment 07/20/2026 04:21 PM : (No Vote)
Dear Councilmember Kartsonis,
Congratulations on taking office to represent District 1. My sister, Deborah Cundy (72), and I, Cynthia Cundy (68, disabled), are fixedincome homeowners in District 1, residing in our 1968 mobile home at Royal Western MHP (17705 S. Western Ave, Space 65). We are writing to bring urgent focus to an ongoing economic crisis facing North Torrance seniors.

Our fixed annual household income is $48,328.00 (pension & Social Security). Our lot rent is $2,838.00/month—reaching $3,050.00/month with utilities. That comes to $36,600.00 every year, consuming over 75% of our entire fixed income just for the lot beneath our home.

After lot rent, we are left with just $977.33/month for food, vehicle insurance, transportation, and medical care. Annual 8% to 10% space rent hikes add $2,700 to $3,400 every year, completely wiping out our 2.5% to 3% Social Security COLAs and forcing impossible choices between housing and prescription medications.

This crisis is compounded by three critical issues:

1. Destroyed Home Equity & 3x Rent Rule: Management requires prospective buyers to prove gross income equal to 3 times space rent ($108,000/year at $3,000 rent).

This disqualifies lowincome buyers, leaving our homes unsellable and destroying our life savings.

2. Closed HUD Waitlists: HUD voucher lists in our area have been closed for over 8 years with no sight of reopening, leaving seniors with zero federal safety net.

3. Senior Home Improvement Program (HIP) Deficits: Seniors inquiring about the CDBGfunded Home Improvement Program for safety modifications are being told there are "no funds available."
As our District 1 representative, we respectfully request a meeting with you to discuss:
• Enacting a Local Mobilehome Rent Stabilization Ordinance (RSO) capped at 3% to 4% (matching fixedincome reality, unlike ineffective 5%+ caps) with vacancy control. • City Council public endorsement of AB 1128 (statewide 3% + CPI cap). • Coordinating with City Treasurer Aurelio Mattucci to ensure adequate federal CDBG funds are released for the Home Improvement Program for Seniors & Disabled Residents.

Thank you for your leadership and service to District 1. We look forward to working with you.

Sincerely,
Cynthia Cundy & Deborah Cundy
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This crisis is compounded by three critical issues:

1. Destroyed Home Equity & 3x Rent Rule: Management requires prospective buyers to prove gross income equal to 3 times space rent ($108,000/year at $3,000 rent).

This disqualifies lowincome buyers, leaving our homes unsellable and destroying our life savings.

2. Closed HUD Waitlists: HUD voucher lists in our area have been closed for over 8 years with no sight of reopening, leaving seniors with zero federal safety net.

Thank you for your leadership and service to District 1. We look forward to working with you.

Sincerely,
Cynthia Cundy & Deborah Cundy
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Name
Cynthia &
Deborah Cundy
Comment 07/20/2026 04:36 PM : (No Vote)
Honorable Mayor KALANI and Members of the Torrance City Council, First of all congratulations With your new position.

We are reiterating and are writing on behalf of fixedincome seniors and working families living in mobile home communities across Torrance, including Royal Western MHP.

For years, local leaders have shifted responsibility between City, County, and State jurisdictions while corporate park owners impose annual 8% to 10% space rent increases. A 10% annual rent hike on fixedincome seniors receiving 2.5% Social Security COLAs is a slow, guaranteed eviction. Surrounding jurisdictions—including the City of Carson, Los Angeles, and unincorporated LA County—already enforce local Mobilehome Rent Stabilization Ordinances capping increases at 3%. Torrance has the full legal authority under the California Mobilehome Residency Law (MRL) to protect its residents today.

In our home (Cynthia, 68 disabled; Deborah, 72), space rent consumes over 75% of our $48,328.00 fixed income ($2,838/mo rent; $3,050/mo with utilities). We are left with under $978/month for basic living and medical costs.

Worse, corporate landlords enforce rules requiring prospective buyers to prove income equal to 3 times monthly rent ($108,000/year). This disqualifies lowincome buyers, making our homes unsellable and stripping away 100% of our equity. With local HUD Section 8 waitlists closed for over eight years, seniors have nowhere to go.

We call on the Mayor and City Council to immediately end the jurisdictional blame game and take three concrete actions:

1. Agendize a Local Mobilehome Rent Stabilization Ordinance (RSO) capping annual space rent hikes at a maximum of 3% to 4% (or 100% CPI, whichever is lower).

2. Include Vacancy Control so corporate owners cannot double space rents upon resale, protecting senior home equity.

3. Pass an Emergency Moratorium freezing space rent increases above 4% while the permanent ordinance is drafted and voted on.

California cannot address homelessness while cities allow corporate landlords to price fixedincome seniors out of homes they own outright. would appreciate if I may get a return receipt so that I will know this did not land in the junk mail or spam folders.

Sincerely,
Cynthia Cundy & Deborah Cundy
4 From: Mark Nelson (Home Gmail) <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, July 17, 2026 6:05 PM
To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Cc: Robert W. Lundy <[email protected]>; [email protected]; Garth Meyer <[email protected]>; Eleanor Manzano <[email protected]>; [email protected]; [email protected]; City Clerk <[email protected]>
Subject: BCHD Errors Ignored by Public Auditors and GFOA

Below is a page from the Beach Cities Heath District FY 2025-26 financial summary. BCHD makes claims about providing an ROI on property tax revenues. While the claim itself is false, the math behind the claim is incorrect. Using BCHD's math, if I invested $100 and received $10 interest in a year, I would have received a 110% return on investment. Clearly that fails any Finance or Accounting class definition. It is troubling that no one in BCHD Executive Management or Board knows the formula for ROI. The CEO is an MBA. Don't MBAs learn rudimentary finance? Surely the CFO holds a finance or accounting degree.

Both BCHD's auditors and GFOA are negligent for failing to catch and correct such a high school level error in an "award winning" GFOA financial report. Further such simple errors are clearly worthy of being audit findings and worthy of much deeper records examination.

This is a basic, finance failure or an outright misrepresentation of fact. Either way, the auditor failed the public.

7.ORAL COMMUNICATIONS #1 (Limited up to a 30minute period) This portion of the meeting is reserved for comment on items under the Consent Calendar or items that are not on the agenda. Under the Ralph M. Brown Act, City Council cannot act on items raised during public comment but may respond briefly to statements made or questions posed; request clarification; or refer the item to staff. Speakers under Orals are limited to either Oral Communic ations # 1or Oral Communications #2 and no longer than 1 minute per speaker. If presenting handout material to Council, please provide 11 copies to the City Clerk before speaking.
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Torrance City CouncilJuly 21, 2026

Torrance City Council
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