Recommendation to declare ordinance amending the Long Beach Municipal Code by adding Chapter 8.98 to temporarily prohibit No-Fault Notices and Evictions through December 31, 2019, for residential real property built prior to January 1, 2005, declaring the urgency thereof; and declaring that this ordinance shall take effect immediately, read and adopted as read.  (Citywide)
With item the the the ordinance with the time certain believe it's 20. The 20. 22, 22. Communication from city attorney recommendation declare ordinance amending the Long Beach Municipal Code to temporarily prohibit no fault notices and evictions through December 31st, 2019, declaring the urgency thereof and declaring that this ordinance shall take effect immediately citywide. Okay. Thank you very much. We have a motion and a second. Councilman Pierce. I don't have any additional comments. I fully support what's in front of us and urge my council colleagues to do the same. Thank you. Vice Mayor Andrews. I'm told you supported him. We can move on with it. Councilman Austin. I support. Ready to vote. Thank you. Before we go to a vote, we we have extensive speakers lists. As you know, the council voted on this unanimously the last time. And so I think folks would like to vote. But if you'd like to speak. Open it up for public comment. I would just let people know what the process is on these emergency declarations and ordinances. The council will vote as soon as the council votes. Per the occurrence conversation with the city attorney, then of course, I will sign the ordinance. I'll take a quick break. I will sign the ordinance quickly. Of course, I'm not going to veto the ordinance. And then it will go into effect immediately. So that's the plan right now. And so I want to make sure that we the quicker we do this, the quicker I'm going to sign it just right outside. All right. So if you have if you want to speak to this item that passed unanimously, you're welcome to do so. I'm going to call you up every one minute, Larry Goodhue. Kenneth West. MC Women. Alicia Flores. Gary Shelton. Please come forward if you want to speak. Janet Foster and control anyone from that group. No. Okay. Moving on. Cafe item. Ross, please. Please. First. Thank you for having me, Mayor. Council Member of Staff. My name is Kenneth West McCrimmon. I live in District three. I mean, I was an active duty soldier. I have been in the reserve component since 2014. I go to Cal State University, Long Beach on vocational rehabilitation. Due to my disability in 2016, someone hit me with their vehicle when I was on my motorcycle. I have a broken body. That's the short explanation. I also have a traumatic brain injury, a broken neck, and my injuries from active duty were exacerbated. A year ago, my family and I notified our landlord about the need for a service dog with a doctor's note from my provider. Just recently, the owner of our building actually saw the dog and verbally informed us that we could not have a dog. I informed him that he was a service dog and that the management company was aware of the dog living in our address. A couple of days later we were issued a 60 day notice with no reason why. After speaking. I'm going to let you finish up. At this location. Time's up. After speaking to the management company, they said it was because of the demeanor of the dog. Our 60 day notice is December 31st. And to expect any family, especially a disabled family with 214 year old teenage girls and one year of son and a wife who is also disabled, that's unreasonable. I think you should thank you for your service. Thank you very much. I was only supposed to speak. With the U.S. forward because Gary Shelton can speak. He is? Nope. Okay. So if I'm going to speak, please come forward. Is Janet Foster speaking or in control? No, please. Alicia. Good afternoon, everyone. Mr. Van Dam. Nice to see you again, Mr. De. Thank you for everything you've done, Robert. See you again. My name is Alicia Flores. And the reason I'm here is because the advocate in me and I stand today here before you, just like many hundreds, if not thousands of people who have been a victim and affected by the city ordinance that came into effect on August 1st of this year, 2019, where a lot of people were evicted of their homes. And we were told that our rent was going to be skyrocketed from $650 to 1500 dollars. And if we didn't like it, tough move. There are so many homeless. There are several agencies fighting against homelessness, but yet landlords are creating more homelessness. And there are two buildings that. Had the same landlord. Those people we are curious and would like to know what's going to be done about it. People sleeping on the streets. Thank you very much for sauce. Thank you. It's a fun exhibition. You're okay. Please come for you. Janet Right. Kathy. Kathy. Got you. Great. Hi. God bless you. My name is Kathy ETIM. And again, I've spoken a few times here. Everyone knows me. I'm a street minister here. I'm an advocate for those who are elderly, disabled and homeless. And I thank you so much for already passing this. And I know you're going to sign it, and I thank God for that. It is an answer to prayer. I would just want to make a few points is that even after we do this, what happens next? What's going to happen to the people? The rent is still going to be hard for them to pay. They're in limited incomes. They're homeless, they're elderly. They have like I said, minimum income, rent control is definitely needed in this town. I can remember that I lived in Lancaster. My rent for mobile home park was $250. My rent here now is 600 for a studio apartment and my rent has not been rent raised in seven years. I thank God for people like my manager and owner. God bless you. Thank you very much. Stephen Moore, since you're a Democratic Socialists of America, Long Beach Branch resident of the Second District, a city is made of people and people who need safe homes in order to live. This ordinance is necessary to preserve the basic standard of living for the majority of the people in the city who are renters. Please vote for this moratorium to support your constituents and their families and to demonstrate that you believe that housing is a human right. Additionally, send a message to the corporate donor class of this city and their lapdog, Mike Murchison, that their day of gouging, days of gouging people for rent in the city, for substandard housing are over . Our next speakers are Rosalba and Myra. Vilma or Jennifer going to speak? Anybody from that group? No one person to be seen forward. Is Antonio Zavala going to speak? It's okay. His way is way more. Can I speak? Yeah. Brando. Velasquez, please come forward, everyone. Just as a reminder, it's the second vote of of a unanimous vote last time. So I think council is ready to vote so that I understand if folks want to speak, come forward. Please come forward. Who's speaking. In. My office? Okay. Please come forward. Mirror my nursing when I'm noticed. Good evening and welcome to La La Nina. And here to ask you that, I will let you know that I'm hoping that this will pass. And is here. Then, in the problem of Ontario's Ontario, Canada, said, look, I mean, I'm actually a multilateral and that is Canadian. I'm still having problems with my landlord and they're still trying to evict me just because of the issues that I told you that I had. Imogen Solomon think you've broken with her hand. And all I have left is 14 days before I. Come under the entertainment. That thing only her condition says, is capacity. That is. As I told you before, I have a son who has six different disabilities. He will this year. China's Vivien Leigh. And I lived in this place for 18 years. Naomi Barasa, who still considers Hinduism. Solomon You know, in this year, Chinese, I don't know. Neither I don't feel is fair that they're doing this specially because they haven't fixed the unit in 18 years. You've been there L.A. you percent. I painted last year. Yeah, really? To me. Apartamento. I fixed my whole apartment problem. I think I'm. Still having the issue with rats and not just. LA in the LA. I'm asking you for help. You think he has. Is resolved here? Stephen Lester. No, no, it will. We're going to speak. No. Okay. Vilma Silva. No. Jennifer Milan. Are you speaking for Jennifer? Is Antonia. Please come for Antonio. You'll be next. Oh. Fishing with the sea. Go ahead, Antonio. Your next. But. And you want to transmit very fluid. It doesn't. And this is. When I started this. Good afternoon. My name is Antonia Ibn Ghafoor. Yet. And more in one more oratorio that is on a horse, Yanis, which I am Historia. So then Apartamento lady, sit on my way, you know, get me number to say going to go study homeless. The nicest person for you about a month and I know sinners so bad is one of those years festivals pharmacy going up again going to see dentist. Which is going to yes I'm here to in support of moratorium for. For the for this item. And I know you've already heard my. Sorry, I just leave it up. I live in District nine, and I don't want to become one more homeless person. Thank you for helping us in keeping our homes around this upcoming holidays. Thank you for your help and assistance. Jennifer. Hi. My name is Jennifer. Me and I live in Salem is with my family and I'm here to ask for your support to pass any eviction moratorium. We've lived in our building for ten years and I received eviction notices. I have been evicted before with my family in 2010 and it was a difficult time. The families and I are very distressed for having to look for a new home, especially during this time. We shouldn't be looking for a new home, especially during the holidays are no time of the year. I ask for your support on this moratorium. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you for doing this. Is when actually when. Your next. Move. Is. Brenda. Brenda. Perfect. And then the next speaker is Alman. Selah here? Let's not speak. Is Dora? No. Go here. The Speaker of the House for Dora Maryville. Yes. No. Joshua Smith speaking. Joshua, come on. A swing, please. Hi. Yeah. Wayne from Second District. And it sounds like you guys are kind of on board with it. It's a good thing that you're doing because it's not the good landlords that are going to be doing this. It's the the the investors and the speculators who don't care. And they're going to make homeless people. The city is going to have to deal with. So hopefully we'll have a unanimous vote in favor of this. Thank you. Thank you very much for the. Good evening, council members and Mayor. My name is Brenda. I'm a resident of the First District and I live in 10th Street and Alimentos. I've been there for 39 years. I feel very emotional because this moratorium will protect me and my two girls. Milagros four and Genesis five. Housing has been hard for me and I hope that, yes, as you have acted on this emergency temporarily to protect families, we need to we need long term solutions, more tenants protection. Thank you. Thank you very much. We're not. Not just concealing numbers, Dorothy. No. So you're not leader of the. I could be one, not the Long Beach implicit as Helen Mirren waving. So Lady got up again, though I familiarize some yourself out of this the moratorium your leader the lacking many than scintilla responsibility ourselves Sabra Costello's difficulties problems then with the hint the person as Wayne asked Trevor honey Lucienne Parakeet Damian why don't you the landlords compromise Tito's marathon rispetto mucho they use our references and who hadn't? Is it your kind of country with a military base that your state is on the style compromise? So come on, Mr. Representante, please. Let's be on record. The most familiar is noise Prozac euthanasia is a specialist battery, surveillance, theo sequels, etc. It was that. Yeah. Values correlated to the guard. Don't they reveal ascendant or miss terrorists? No. Vamos. I can be another necesitamos citizen commentary la mort instead of Ethiopia. No, they promise that they campagna see no connection is whose death was illusory from the rage of fundamental para la vida. The devido to that personas could be be more sinister to that many symbols, then it would mean that opportunities that was going to give me that equal. Respeto is also said part of this to calm you down. They don't say Ms. youneedto congregation is no same with community leaders aimlessly chocolates. You only say you must presume Nando but unless it completely to spit out of the richest woman was done with that most solo so Muslim Pueblo near the. Good evening council members my name is Dorothy no go and I'm a leader of I call I live in Long Beach in District nine. I'm here in support of my friends and family and in favor of this item. As a leader of the community, I feel a responsibility to let you know the painful difficulties and problems that our people face. They are good people who have worked hard to be good citizens. Many of those who are facing evictions are not elderly, who have contributed to this, contributed to this city for many years. As council members, you have the responsibility to support those who need you. We ask you to think about our families, those with special needs parents, grandparents, uncles and children. We don't want them to feel uncertain as to whether they will have a place to call home. Stop making changes, but changes by making mistakes. We need to grow and fellow feeling and grow in love with actions. Our home is a fundamental need right for all, and we all deserve better places to live. I'm proud to be part of this change. We're not alone. We are a united people. And. Somebody tell me how long it's been. Joshua Right. And then after Joshua is is Marie Lopez going to speak? Now Jordan is Jordan going to speak? Jordan confirmed in last month that the battle is not about the Lopez speaking. No. Oh, yes. Yes. And Laura and Laura munoz. Yes or no? Okay. Just. And those are the last speaker. So please line up in that order and continue. Go ahead and bring up one. I'm not Gonzalez. I'm going to this kooky, same person. I told you you are so looking over the atlas can also look at Key in all of this and get them in and protect Hong Kong and control the rain. Tacoma in. Los Angeles. Good evening, council members. I want to thank you for passing this moratorium and I ask it for it not to stop here, but also to keep going and game control and rent control in the. Meantime, which has graciously as bedrock. Is steaming. And once again, thank you very much. And I hope you're well. Because I think you, Dr. Smith. Hi, my name is Joshua Smith and the communications director with Housing is a human right, the Housing Advocacy Division of the AIDS Health Care Foundation. I'm also the communications director with the Rental Affordability Act campaign, which you'll be hearing more about in the coming year. I want to applaud you on behalf of HIV and HHR counsel in advance of voting unanimously to pass the eviction moratorium. I'm kind of just taking this opportunity to let everyone in the room know and also counsel know that due to the state of emergency currently under effect from the attorney general and Governor Newsom. The entire state of. California currently has vacancy control on every single rental unit, so it is illegal to charge more than 10% in between units currently throughout the entire state of California. So if you are looking for an apartment right now, you should make sure that it's not 10% more than the one that than the folks who were just paying for it. That's that's currently true. Now, more evictions that are no fault are currently illegal. Now, tell the whole state thanks. Thank you very much, Jordan. Hi there. Jordan Winn, second district resident member of the S.O.S. Board of Long Beach and the Everyone in Campaign. I know you all are about to pass us, and I'm very grateful for that. I just wanted to speak a little bit about what happens next. Actions speak louder than words, and as 1482 does come into effect, it is going to be up to the cities to enforce that state policy. We don't want to see the courts backlogged with people who don't know their rights, who are facing more than 10% rent increases by landlords who think they can sneak in by. So we need to make sure that we're able to enforce those laws. And secondly, pushing this further from protecting tenants is a great first step. But now we can move into helping get more affordable housing into the city, get more supportive housing into the city, and help both our people who are facing homelessness and people who are currently experiencing it by adding a funding mechanism of some sort to the city. So thank you so much. Please pass this unanimously and I thank you for your time. Thank you, Novato. Hello. Council and mayor. My name is not Roberta Lopez. I'm the new project. Director at Libra. And happy to be here. And, you know, thank you so much for your support. Council members who I've talked to. I appreciate you for. Standing strong with tenants here in the city. And I appreciate your leadership right, as we. Keep people home for the holidays. But what's next? Right. Next year is a new year. And as 1482 comes into play, we're going to need. A strong. Mechanism that will enforce this new law. And thank you for your support and continue supporting tenants here in the city of Long Beach. Thank you. Last week was warming up. When I'm not just in your room. Garcia Good evening, Mr. Roberto. You know this whole stuff. It's not fair game. You know. Ryan, I said, look, I lost families. That the families really nosotros. Because it's really not Jose cos. Those, those houses belong to our. Product losses. Those families focused on this aloha loyal. We end up with girl evicted and. Palermo's seniors are miserable. They know when they're going. To go to sleep underneath the freeway overpasses with our children. I went up a wrote and thought, well, I'm. Very. Poor. Those who are. In this for the kids and the young. Fatherless, but principalmente the parallel meuhedet. And mainly for the women. Yourself. And those worked. For in the man in the. Morning la tuna sandwich and minimal rent that. You make a minimum wage to be able to pay the rent. In those schools that is inevitably. Evicted during the holidays. Well, let's do this. And then I see in those promotional pierogi what they must do. When you listen to vote, we all vote for you. You know who's talking. And if not in so house. That we be evicted. Let's be located talking to and. Asking you to use your heart. As destiny. Nikos Tambien. You have children also. Being sent in a transit house as a commuter commuters is dumping something too. But I just like you think about your children during the holidays. Because your Lisbon did not. Bless each one of you. At the back of the courtroom. It evening, mayor and council. My name is Maria. And in a time when everyone's living in fear, I say I'm undocumented, unafraid and unapologetic. On the day DOCA has gone to the Supreme Court. 25 years in Long Beach. And now I'm the director of Community Organizing for Housing, Long Beach and the Long Beach Tenants Union. This is a no brainer. Like you've all said it. But more or less, it's intended for us to continue talking. Right? Continue talking about the real impacts of displacement. Continue talking about what tenant protections really look like. And how we can support communities. Self-determination to really create vibrant communities. I want to finish off again to remind you all that housing is a human right. The net debt. Better than net. That's. Then head on that. Thank you so much for your. Thank you very much. Okay. We have we have a motion in a second on the floor. Please go ahead, members, and cast your votes. Motion carries. Thank you. We're going to. We need it. I like I said before, I know normally we would do this within ten days. I'm going to just very quickly, we take a one minute recess and it has to be very fast. One where we need the votes. We need the emergency vote, which just occurred now. We need to vote. On the substance. And okay, let's do that to the second vote. Then when I would public comment was all conclusive in one once. We're not doing that. So please motion in a second, please. Ocean carries. Okay. Thank you. We're good. Thank you. We're going to be working this very fast. I'm going to just go right outside of the lobby, sign the ordinance, and we're going to come back. We're going to recess for literally one minute. We have a very long agenda. Okay. We're going to call the council meeting back to order in just, just a minute. So if I can have everyone that's going to remain here for the council. We're going to come back to order in just a minute. Okay. I'm going to have we're going to go back into the council meeting. Madam Clerk, can I get the roll call, please? Councilmember Pearce. Councilwoman Price Councilmember. Councilwoman Mongo. Vice Mayor. Andrew's Councilmember. Urunga. Councilman. Your Compton member Richardson. Mayor Garcia.