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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 05131997 - P1 P.1 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Adopted this Order on May 13, 1997 by the following vote: AYES: Supervisors Rogers, Uilkema, Gerber, Canciamilla, and DeSaulmer NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ SUBJECT: Presentation by the Mobile Home Advisory Committee Following comments by Reva Clark and Stan Hansen IT IS BY THE BOARD ORDERED that the presentation by the Mobile Home Advisory Committee is accepted and that the recommendations of the Committee are referred to the Internal Operations Committee for review and subsequent report to the Board of Supervisors. I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. ATTESTED % 1& Phil Batchelor,Cler6 f the Board of Supervisors and County Administrator By �j . Deputy P `991 May 12, 1997 oPaa cps P° Ra C9700A W cvr� Mike Sullivan, Western Mobilehome Association(WMA)President 1201 Monument Boulevard Newport Pacific Capital Company Inc.' Concord,California 94520 17300 Red Hill Avenue, Suite 280 - (510)682 0433 Irvine, CA 92714 Dear Mike, We certainly did enjoy your talk at the Delta Bay Chapter WMA meeting on April 17 at Sylvia's Country Kitchen in Antioch. Your views are a refresWag change from some neglectful park owner's bottom line mentality and run very much parallel to my own thoughts and concerns on the subject of a declining industry. What steps do you think can be taken at this time to create incentive for other park owners in Contra Costa County to follow your lead? (Other than the dismal future of eventually owning "Ghost Town" communities with 50%non-income earning vacant spaces.) I have been in personal contact with Dave Hennessy and brought up the concerns you expressed. Mr. Hennessy also expressed hia concerns and, in turn, contacted Mayor Susan Hammer of San Jose, Bob Brownstein, Jori Tilson, and Fran Hirsch concerning what can be done about the number of mobile home that are vacant, for sale or abandoned and the deterioration occurring in some mobile home park facilities(and park homes). Mr. Hennessy agrees that, as you say,we do have a maior problem in the industry and we W1 must face up to it. He indicated that Bob Brownstein would set up a task force to look into these issues. Perhaps we could arrange a meeting with you, Hennessy, and other bay area and Contra Costa County principles to brainstorm solutions for the looming decline we are facing in the mobile home industry.....Like kind of an "Ad Hoc.Committee North" so to speak..... I look forward to hearing from you. Sincerely, Stan K. Hansen, Member Contra Costa County Mobile Home Advisory Committee cc: Gary Willson, President Delta Bay Chapter WMA Dave Hennessy, President CMRAA Ken Brans, Attorney-at-Law Concord Park Owners Joe Duarte, Chairman Contra Costa County Mobile Home Advisory Committee All Members Contra Costa County Mobile Home Advisory Committee lT\1\i TTI.IT\\Tll FROG; MPA ILYN#Y#SMITH#*. PHONE NO. 5104392405 May. 13 1997 07:32AM P1 991 SVQERVIS��S 1`gOPRO COS�PCO• Board of Ysors Meeting Tuesday, May 13, 1. 99" The Contra Costa County Mobile Horne Advisory Committee would like to again take an active role in the interview process and. selection of applicants to recommend to the Board. Applicants we feel would best serve on the committee. E We wish. to again have applicants attend. meetings before final appointments are made to determine if they would be willing to commit to attend meetings and work hard toward the best interests of the industry. Newv members must be active participants; willing to .attend all monthly meetings and serve on sub-committees. FROM MARILYN#Y#SMITH#* PHONE NO. 5104392405 May. 13 1997 07:33AM P2 rp �. page- We would ask that consideration be shown to select members from applications received. regardless of district orientation. _ We wish to end the vacancy factor that has prevailed for 2 years and maintain a full complement of members to ensure a quorum needed at monthly meetings to conduct committee business. Because of the problems in the mobile home community - the need for this committee to be << up and running at full speed and functional is more important than ever The mobile home industry in Contra Costa. is I { 1 FRO,'I MARILYN#Y#SMITH#* PHONE NO. 5104392405 May. 13 1997 07:33AM P3 page -3- suffering 3-suffering serious decline. We have empty spaces; many homes for sale; home owners unable to sell; homes selling below market value; sometimes selling for half what occupants paid for them or less. Homes are being abandoned as escalating rents no longer make this affordable housing; the County rent control ordinance has slowed the rate of increase but, in turn, park facility maintenance is being neglected by many bottom line oriented park owners, thus, there is little incentive for home owners to maintain or even improve their homes. This leads to further de-valuation in both the park owner's property as well as home value for the park's home owners. FROM MAR I LYN#Y#SM I THU* PHONE NO. 5104392405 May. 13 1997 07:34AM~P4 page -4. We need the help and, full cooperation of each: Board member if we are to preserve and: enhance this unique form of Contra Costa County's stock of truly...............low cost housing. Stan K. Hansen, Member Contra Costa. County Mobile Home Advisory Committee 1.979-1997.