HomeMy WebLinkAboutRPT 4 CALIFORNIA APTS 02-04-85REPORTS
NO. 4
Status Report
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danuary 28, 1985
HONORABLE RAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
CDIII~IIITY DEVELOPlqEKr DEPARTilEKI*
STATUS R~PORT CONCERNING CALIFORNIAN APARTHENTS
14882 NEWPORT AVENUE
DISCUSSION:
Last fall, tenants from the Californian Apartment project approached City
Council requesting assistance. On December 18, 1984, the City Council confirmed
it was improper for the property owner to charge for parking spaces that are
required by City code. Following the Council hearing on December 27th, notice
was mailed to the property owner, L'ABRI Properties, reflecting Council's
opinion.
On January 7, 1985, Mayor Kennedy and City staff met with representatives from
L'ABRI Properties to discuss issues raised by tenants. Resulting from that
meeting L'ABRI Properties agreed to the following:
1. Provide a list of improvements made to date and a schedule for future
improvement of the apartment complex.
2. Work with staff to resolve how parking spaces could be assigned per unit in
relation to unit size and. location.
3. L'ABRI would relocate tenants from units with severe problems to newly
refurbished units when available rather than effect repairs in an occupied
unit occupied by a tenant.
Following the January 7th meeting, staff received a letter dated January 11,
1985 from L'ABRI Properties outlining their property improvement schedule from
August 1984 to June 1, 1985. At the Council meeting on January 21, 1985, again
tenants of the Californian voiced concern that L'ABRI Properties was still
charging for parking spaces and had not complied with Council's request.
Additionally, new issues were raised including individual utility meters and the
reliability of said meters managed by MC Electric. The tenants further
complained that their notices posted on the apartment grounds were being removed
by management. On January 25, 1985, L'ABRI management responded with its
position permitting notices to be posted in the main laundry room and mailbox
area if notices were not derogatory concerning the property or management team.
Community Development Department
City Council
Californian Status
page ~o
As of this staff report date, L'ABRI Properties is attempting to comply with
City requests including resolving assignment of open parking and new garages
and how to equitably charge those tenants receiving garages rather than
carports.
Concerning the balance o[ the issues, the majority are civil in nature
concerning landlord/tenant disputes over quality of property maintenance. Staff
will continue to investigate tenant complaints where possible. However, Council
should realize this is the only apartment project in Tustin generating on-going
complaints regardless of property ownership.
RECOI~ENDATIO#:
Receive and file.
DONAL1) D. LRMM,TM '~/
Dtrector of Community Development
DDL:do
Community Development Department
L BR! PROPERTIES
January 11, 1985
Donald D. La~mLl
Director of Community Development
300 Centennial Way
Tustin,. CA 92680
Dear Mr. Lamm:
It was certainly a pleasure mee'ting with you, Mr. Davis,
and Mayor Kennedy the other afternoon. It is rewarding to know
that we will be working together as a team to improve the
Californian and make it one of Tustin's finest apartment
addresses~ ~ . .
Following is the list of major improvements by completion
date, which were requested by Mayor Kennedy:
1984
ReKey/Masterlock Complex
Install Evening Security
Repair All Apt. Electrical
Repair Fountains/Benches, etc.
Tree Trimming
Drapery Replacement (75 units)
Security Clock & Key System for Guards
Roofs Replaced
Hot/Cold Water Valve Replacements
Wall Heater Installation (Phase I)
Asphalt Repait/Parking Lots
350 New Appliances
Front Landscape
Submeter All Utilities
August 1
August 15
September 1
September 1
September 15
October 10
October 15
October 15
November 10
November 15
November 15
November 15
December 1
December 1
8141 East 2nd Street · Suite 500 · Downey, California 90241 · Telephone (213) 861-9294
January 11, 1985
Page 2
1985
Rear Landscape
Automatic Parking Lot Gates
125 Units Recarpeted/New Linoleum
Volleyball Area Restored
Redo Steps and Decks
Pool/Spa Replaster
Carport Renovation
Interior Landscape
Exterior Painting (approx. 25%)
Tennis Court Area Landscaped
Wall Heater Installation (Phase II)
79 Garages Installed with automatic garage
door openers (plans just approved by city)
Interior Concrete Repair
New Rental Office
Recreation Room/Weight Room
New Mailbox Area
New Exterior Lighting
New Pool Furniture
Cable Television
January 1
January 8
January 10
January 15
February 1
February 15
February 15
February 15
February 28
March 1
March 10
March 15
March 15
March 25
March 31
April 1
April 1
April 15
June 1
Please do not hesitate to call if you have any questions.
We have appreciated your consistence in the past six months and
look forward to your help in the future,
Sincerely,
Vice President
Ph. D.
BRL/csr
L'ABR! PROPERTIES
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January 25, 1985
Mr. Donald D. La~
Director of Community DeveIopment
300 Centennial Way
Tustln, CA 92680
Dear Mr. Lamm:
This letter is in regards to your request that we provide
a written policy regarding notices to be posted by residents at
the Californian.
We will allow these to be POsted in the main laundry room
and the mailbox area. Such notices must be typewritten, neat and
brief. They must not have any illustrations and must not say
anything derogatory about the property or the management team.
They certainly may be announcements of meetings, etc.
I hope this will satisfy your request. Again, it has been
a pleasure working with you to make the Californian a better
place for the residents in the community.
BRL/csr
Sincerely,
B. Richard r. ively, PhoDo
Property Supervisor
8141 East 2nd Street · Suite 500 · Downey, California 90241 · Telephone (213) 861-9294
L'ABRI PROPERTIES
January 31, 1985
Donald D. Lamm
Director of Community Development
300 Centennial Way
Tustin, CA 92680
Re: Parking Policy, Californian Apartments
Dear Mr. Lamm:
It has been a pleasure working with you, the mayor, and the Council
over recent months to make the Californian one of Tustin's finest
addresses. In many ways it has been a challenging battle, but your
cooperation is definitely helping us win the victory.
Pursuant to the Council's recommendation and our discussion of
Wednesday, January 30th, we would like to submit the following plan to
govern parking at the Californian Apartments:
1. Each unit will be assigned a carport, or an open space if
there are not enough carports available. However, we expect
enough residents will give up their assigned carport for a
credit on their garage charge.
2. 79 carports will be converted into garages with electronic
opening devices. This amenity will be compensated for by an
additional charge for those using garages.
3. Open spaces, unless we have to assign a few, will remain
open on a first come first serve basis.
4. Deposits will be required on the remote control gate
operators. Residents may put a deposit on a second remote
control unit to use the open spaces and the extra rented
garages. We will allow enough gate operators to be issued
to insure that all the available parking in the complex is
being used.
We hope this will provide the best possible situation for everyone
involved. Thank you once again for your cooperation.
BRL/csr
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Property Supervisor
8141 East 2nd Street · Suite 500 · Downey, California 90241 * Telephone (213) 861-9294