[Calclg-l] Mills Act Information Request

[Winterrowd, Cathy]

The City of San Diego has not cancelled a contract.  I believe the City of Los Angeles may be undertaking this action soon on one of their properties.  The Government Code says the legislative body may cancel the contract, so we would take it to the City Council and hold a noticed public hearing.  A full staff report would be prepared.

Cathy Winterrowd
Senior Planner

-----Original Message-----
From: calclg-l-bounces at ohp.parks.ca.gov [mailto:calclg-l-bounces at ohp.parks.ca.gov] On Behalf Of John Keho
Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 11:47 AM
To: calclg-l at ohp.parks.ca.gov
Subject: Re: [Calclg-l] Mills Act Information Request

I would like to ask a related Mills Act question.

Has anyone ever canceled a contract because the property owner was not
in compliance with the contract?  If so, did you prepare any
report/findings/resolution as to why the contract was cancelled?

Here in West Hollywood we were pressure by tenants of an apartment
building to cancel the Mills Act for their building.  The residents
believed that the property owner was not in full compliance with the
Mills Act Contract.  Ultimately, we did not cancel the contract because
we believed that the owner was in compliance and because we believed
that the penalty would more than likely result in less maintenance of
the building rather than more maintenance.

Thanks

John Keho
Planning Manager
City of West Hollywood
jkeho at weho.org
(323) 848-6393 phone
(3230 848-6569 fax


-----Original Message-----
From: calclg-l-bounces at ohp.parks.ca.gov
[mailto:calclg-l-bounces at ohp.parks.ca.gov] On Behalf Of Soboleske, Hally
Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 11:19 AM
To: calclg-l at ohp.parks.ca.gov
Subject: Re: [Calclg-l] Mills Act Information Request

Just a quick clarification to all CLG's - note that the Mills Act
Contract does NOT expire in 10 years. Rather, it automatically renews
unless one party or the other formally cancels the contract - at that
time, it takes 10 years for the contract to expire once formal notice
given.

-----Original Message-----
From: calclg-l-bounces at ohp.parks.ca.gov
[mailto:calclg-l-bounces at ohp.parks.ca.gov] On Behalf Of Roxanne Tanemori
Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 11:13 AM
To: calclg-l at ohp.parks.ca.gov
Subject: Re: [Calclg-l] Mills Act Information Request

Jennifer,

The City of Santa Monica has been implementing Mills Act Contracts since
1998. All formally designated Landmarks, Structures of Merit, and
Contributing Historic District properties are eligible for a Contract.
So far, we have executed 42 Contracts.

Properties with Mills Act Contracts can add on to the residence through
the regular Cert. of Appropriateness process. There are no special
restrictions in the terms of a Contract re: additions. To the best of my
knowledge, the valuation of an addition is assessed using the
traditional formula.

We require maintenance work items to help ensure that the structural
integrity of the building and its exterior character-defining features
are maintained; however, the final work plan is based on an evaluation
of the property by an architect and based on staff inspection of the
site. Depending on the condition of the structure, a work plan could be
primarily geared toward maintenance or also include a variety of
restoration and/rehabilitation work items.

So far, we have not contemplated the addition of more
requirements/clauses to contracts that are nearing the 10-year
timeframe.

Every other year, the City requires property owners to submit a letter
with photos describing the work that has been done. Staff inspects the
property if necessary.

The City makes an estimate of the revenue lost for a particular year
when a Contract is reviewed for approval by the Council.  However, we do
not track the overall revenue lost over time. In general, the Council
believes that the lost revenue is minor compared to the public benefit
derived from excellent maintenance and restoration of historic
properties in the community.

** I would appreciate a copy of the survey results when completed.

Thank you,

Roxanne Tanemori

*********************************************
Roxanne Tanemori, AICP
Associate Planner
Santa Monica City Planning Division
1685 Main Street Room 212
Santa Monica, CA  90401

(310) 458-8341
(310) 458-3380 fax
roxanne.tanemori at smgov.net










_______________________________________________
Calclg-l mailing list
Calclg-l at ohp.parks.ca.gov
http://lists.cwo.com/mailman/listinfo/calclg-l
_______________________________________________
Calclg-l mailing list
Calclg-l at ohp.parks.ca.gov
http://lists.cwo.com/mailman/listinfo/calclg-l

_______________________________________________
Calclg-l mailing list
Calclg-l at ohp.parks.ca.gov
http://lists.cwo.com/mailman/listinfo/calclg-l