Attachment A - Draft 3.6.23 CCI Minutes_Special Meeting_V3.pdf

Phoenix City Council 
Community and Cultural Investment (CCI) Subcommittee 
Summary Minutes 
Wednesday, March 6, 2023 
City Council Chambers 
200 W. Jefferson St. 
Phoenix, Ariz. 
Subcommittee Members Present     
 Subcommittee Members Absent 
Councilwoman Betty Guardado, Chair 
  Councilwoman Debra Stark 
Vice Mayor Yassamin Ansari 
Councilmember Carlos Garcia 
CALL TO ORDER 
Chairwoman Guardado called the Community and Cultural Investment Subcommittee to 
order at 6:06 p.m. with Councilwoman Yassamin Ansari and Councilmember Carlos 
Garcia present.  
CALL TO THE PUBLIC 
None. 
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION (ITEM 1) 
1. Mobile Home Park Displacement Options
Deputy City Manager Alan Stephenson, Deputy City Manager Gina Montes,
Government Relations Director Frank McCune and Special Projects Administrator Ilse
Contreras gave a presentation on mobile home park displacement options.
Councilmember Garcia asked if the current relocation fund did not cover renters and 
undocumented people. 
Ms. Montes confirmed Councilmember Garcia was correct regarding the State of 
Arizona Mobile Home Relocation Fund.  
Councilmember Garcia asked how other programs could help fill the gaps. 
Ms. Montes listed support options including emergency rental assistance.  
Councilmember Garcia asked how City staff could support. 
Ms. Montes responded the City needed to develop internal capacity for providing 
housing navigation and added the City was thankful to its partners for helping fill this 
gap. 
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Councilmember Garcia asked what the biggest challenge has been to help people find 
resources and a new living arrangement.  
Ms. Montes replied it was difficult for residents to move their homes because of the unit 
age and relocation cost and commented on the communitywide lack of affordable 
housing options.  
Councilmember Garcia asked if there was another trailer space inside City limits. 
Ms. Montes responded the City’s partners had found more potential rental unit options 
than mobile home parks and noted these partners could provide more details.  
Chairwoman Guardado asked if the 23 Periwinkle households who were receiving 
housing navigation services had found a place to stay.  
Ms. Montes replied that this information was reported by Trellis and the 23 Periwinkle 
residents receiving housing navigation services were not yet housed and stabilized.  
Trellis President and Chief Executive Officer Michael Trailor confirmed the 23 Periwinkle 
residents receiving housing navigation services were not housed and were either 
working towards a housing plan or deciding how they wanted to proceed.  
Chairwoman Guardado asked how long it would take the residents to be placed in a 
stabilized home.  
Mr. Trailor responded between 30 to 60 days. 
Vice Mayor Ansari asked why the number of people housed and stabilized was low and 
what the barriers were to accessing resources. 
Anna Maria Maldonado of Helping Families in Need discussed barriers such as the 
many steps and paperwork procedures involved to access benefits.  
Vice Mayor Ansari asked why some families may not qualify for support. 
Ms. Maldonado responded it depended on the resident’s citizenship and status. 
Vice Mayor Ansari asked for elaboration on bureaucratic processes. 
Ms. Maldonado replied with a discussion of various steps in the process to receive 
benefits.    
Vice Mayor Ansari asked what the most impactful action would be to help remove 
barriers to resources. 
Ms. Maldonado replied she believed staff was working on this challenge and 
emphasized the importance of holding peoples’ hand throughout the process.

Councilwoman Guardado announced there were more headsets available and 
interpretation services for those who needed them.   
Councilmember Garcia asked if there was another location with a similar price point to 
mobile home parks where residents could go.  
Mr. Trailor replied there was not because the mobile homes could not be relocated due 
to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) codes.   
Councilmember Garcia asked what would need to happen to move forward. 
Mr. Trailor responded financial assistance would be needed and converting mobile 
home parks to cooperative ownership with residents was a long-term solution to 
explore. 
Councilmember Garcia asked about community dynamics in the mobile home parks. 
Ms. Maldonado commented on the deep sense of community and togetherness. 
Alan Stephenson continued the presentation with an overview of Planning and 
Development Department options.  
Councilmember Garcia asked when the last mobile home park was established. 
Mr. Stephenson replied there have been expansions and redevelopments, but he was 
not aware of a new mobile home park that had been built in the last 20 years. 
Councilmember Garcia asked how many mobile home parks were in the City. 
Mr. Stephenson responded there were about 425 mobile home parks throughout the 
City and staff could discuss particular sites if requested.  
Councilmember Garcia commented on text amendment language and asked about 
zoning overlays for historic homes and golf courses.  
Mr. Stephenson provided details on zoning overlay cases. 
Councilmember Garcia asked how the City could identify good partners to purchase 
mobile home parks and how fast this process could move forward. 
Mr. Stephenson replied staff was working on advancing this process. 
Councilmember Garcia asked about the timeframe on when partnerships could be 
established.  
Ms. Montes responded this would be a longer-term solution and could not be 
guaranteed in the immediate future.

Vice Mayor Ansari asked why using City-owned property was not a viable option and 
asked about relocation funds.   
Mr. Stephenson replied this option did not provide as much affordable housing units for 
residents as other affordable housing developments provided.  
Ms. Montes added the lots were not of sufficient size for this situation. 
Vice Mayor Ansari asked if the 35th Avenue and Lower Buckeye piece of land could be 
a viable option.  
Ms. Montes discussed challenges associated with the proposed piece of land. 
Vice Mayor Ansari requested staff explore City-owned parcels for immediate relief and 
asked if the lack of safe infrastructure could help justify reasoning behind a moratorium. 
Mr. Stephenson responded with an overview of the moratorium case law in Arizona. 
Chief Counsel David Benton added commentary on examples of justifiable reasons to 
stop development.  
Vice Mayor Ansari asked if staff had gone to mobile home parks to conduct an 
assessment and see if a case could be made.  
Mr. Benton provided his legal opinion on the matter. 
Mr. Stephenson added examples of when moratoriums had been successfully 
defended.  
Vice Mayor Ansari asked if issues with the sewer system on the mobile home park sites 
could be used as an argument for a moratorium.  
Mr. Stephenson replied staff could look at sewer systems for the three parcels, but it 
would depend on multiple factors.   
Chairwoman Guardado asked for clarification on the Biltmore area golf course and why 
an overlay could be executed there.   
Mr. Stephenson responded with an explanation of the court order and zoning in this 
case that required property owner consent to the zoning change. 
Chairwoman Guardado asked if the historic home case was still in court. 
Mr. Stephenson replied the case was still in court. 
Chairwoman Guardado asked if the overlay was still active.

Mr. Stephenson provided details on the overlay status.  
Chairwoman Guardado invited Councilwoman Pastor to provide commentary. 
Councilwoman Pastor announced Weldon Court could not be discussed because 
negotiations were underway and there would be a special meeting on March 7 for 
Weldon Court residents at Devonshire Senior Center.  
Chairwoman Guardado opened the floor for public comment. 
Steven Montoya discussed suggestions to help mobile home residents cope with 
displacement including changing zoning laws, providing funds to help with moving 
expenses and purchasing a hotel or apartment to create housing. 
Dr. Sylvia Herrera advocated for property rights of mobile homeowners and advocated 
for a moratorium.  
Maxana Goettl expressed concern about recommendations in the staff report.  
Carmen Terrell advocated for mobile home residents to stay where they were. 
Tammy Nguyen discussed mental and physical challenges mobile homeowners had 
experienced and requested to zone land as mobile home zoning.  
Alyssa Clift expressed concern about mobile home displacement and commented on 
the affordable housing and homelessness crisis.  
Cecilia Nguyen expressed solidarity for mobile homeowners and advocated for their 
needs.   
Gerald Suter expressed concern about mobile home resident displacement. 
Corey Dillier spoke in solidarity with mobile home residents and expressed concern 
about processes, paperwork and qualifications to receive benefits.  
Alondra Ruiz discussed stress and anxiety impacts on mobile home park residents. 
Hana Hehman advocated for mobile home zoning and a moratorium.  
Kathleen Martin advocated for keeping mobile home families in their homes and 
advocated for affordable, safe housing.  
Claudio Cerrillo expressed support for mobile home zoning.

William Meister advocated for listening to residents and expressed support for mobile 
home zoning.  
 
Representative Cesar Aguilar advocated for a permanent sense of housing security for 
mobile home residents and expressed support for affordable housing. 
 
Finn Howe expressed concern about homelessness, lack of affordable housing and 
expressed support for zoning of mobile homes.  
 
Leah Terry expressed concern about mobile home resident displacement and 
advocated for listening to resident requests. 
 
Lucas Theriault spoke in solidarity with mobile home residents and supported mobile 
home zoning.   
 
Lyth Shahin spoke in solidarity with mobile home residents and advocated for their 
requests.  
 
Mary Johnson expressed support for mobile home zoning and advocated for residents 
to stay in their homes.   
 
Gregory Johnloz discussed a down payment program to help residents move to another 
mobile home park.    
 
Susan Brenton discussed processes for supporting displaced residents in manufactured 
home communities.  
 
Councilmember Garcia asked what could be provided when a resident did not qualify for 
relocation funds.  
 
Ms. Brenton commented on her experiences working with mobile home residents to get 
the titles to their homes in order.  
 
Councilmember Garcia asked what happened to mobile homes that got left behind after 
displacement.  
 
Ms. Brenton responded many of the mobile homes were destroyed.  
 
Jeovany Yanez expressed concern about losing his home. 
 
David Ochoa expressed concern about losing his home.  
 
Daniel Ochoa requested assistance for mobile home families facing displacement. 
 
Luis Jimenez expressed concern about losing his home.

Liam Huggins commented on equity and advocated for mobile home residents to stay in 
their communities.  
 
Salvador Reza discussed mobile home park displacement solutions and urged 
councilmembers to make the right decision.  
 
Chairwoman Guardado paused the public comment period to share some important 
information.  
 
Chairwoman Guardado made a motion to recommend to City Council to enter into an 
intergovernmental agreement with the Arizona State University School of Geographical 
Sciences and Urban Planning, or a similar agency, to produce a study of mobile home 
parks within the City and propose concrete policy recommendations. Vice Mayor Ansari 
seconded the motion which passed unanimously, 3-0.  
 
Vice Mayor Ansari made a motion to recommend to City Council to reallocate the 
remaining $2.5 million of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds set aside for the 
Landlord Incentive Program to create a new emergency fund, specifically for individuals 
affected by mobile home park displacement, and noted District 7 would like to request 
the City work with a nonprofit partner to implement the new fund. Chairwoman 
Guardado seconded the motion which passed unanimously, 3-0.  
 
Deputy City Manager Inger Erickson clarified all motions would go to the full City 
Council.    
 
Councilmember Garcia made a motion to recommend to City Council to initiate a mobile 
home park zoning overlay on the Las Casitas, Periwinkle and Weldon Court mobile 
home parks. Chairwoman Guardado seconded the motion which passed unanimously, 
3-0.  
Chairwoman Guardado reiterated all recommendations would need five votes by the full 
City Council to pass.  
Chairwoman Guardado made a motion to recommend to City Council to institute an 18-
month moratorium on all development at the Las Casitas, Periwinkle and Weldon Court 
mobile home parks and noted the moratorium should be in accordance with the Arizona 
Revised Statutes (A.R.S.) chapter 9-463.06 section C. Councilmember Garcia second 
the motion which passed unanimously, 3-0.  
Chairwoman Guardado opened the floor back up for public comment.  
 
Veronica Monge requested the public have access to see where money was spent if 
$2.5 million was allocated toward this issue and requested the zoning overlay and 
moratorium be approved.

Thomas Lobato discussed homelessness and advocated for mobile home residents 
facing displacement.  
 
Fancine Disaia discussed sustainable living solutions including tiny and container 
homes.  
 
Carmen Prieto expressed appreciation for the recommendations proposed.  
 
CALL TO THE PUBLIC  
None.  
 
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS 
None. 
 
ADJOURNMENT 
Chairwoman Guardado adjourned the meeting at 9:40 p.m. 
 
Respectfully submitted, 
 
Danielle Vermeer 
Management Fellow