Report to Mayor and City Council
Thursday, July 15, 2021
Special Orders of the Day
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CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING ON APPEAL OF CARSON PLANNING COMMISSION DECISION ADOPTING PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 21-2708, CONDITIONALLY APPROVING RELOCATION IMPACT REPORT NO. 04-19 FOR MITIGATION OF RELOCATION IMPACTS OF CLOSURE OF RANCHO DOMINGUEZ MOBILE ESTATES
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I. SUMMARY
This matter is an appeal by Mayor Pro Tem Jim Dear from a decision of the Planning Commission dated April 27, 2021, conditionally approving RIR No. 04-19 (the "RIR") related to the determination of relocation impact mitigation measures required to be taken by Carter-Spencer Enterprises, LLC ("Park Owner") in connection with closure of the Rancho Dominguez Mobile Estates mobilehome park, an 81-space mobilehome park located at 425-435 E. Gardena Blvd ("Park"). This appeal relates solely to the determination of what relocation impact mitigation benefits the Park owner must pay to Park residents in closing the Park.
The City Council opened the public hearing on June 1, 2021, heard extensive public testimony, and voted unanimously to continue the public hearing to June 16, 2021, with direction to staff to obtain additional information and propose a modified relocation benefit plan that was more specifically tailored to mitigating the adverse impacts of the closure on all Park residents' ability to find replacement housing, based on assessment of their specific needs and circumstances. Most notably, City Council asked staff to consider and account for any outstanding coach mortgage, to ensure that no resident experiences negative impacts to his or her benefits resulting from such a debt that would operate to preclude him or her from being able to obtain replacement housing. The City Council also expressed interest in requiring an additional year beyond what the Planning Commission required, for a total of two years, before the Park can close.
On June 16, 2021, the continued public hear...
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