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Residents ask for oversight, resident input on planned hotel-to-housing conversion
Summary
Residents urged the council to require written agreements and resident oversight for a planned conversion of an Extended Stay America hotel to permanent supportive housing (Weingart Primrose), including oversight authority and resident participation in operations.
Residents and homeless-services advocates urged the council to require stronger oversight and resident input for a planned conversion of an Extended Stay America hotel into permanent supportive housing, a Project Homekey-funded proposal the developer calls the Weingart Primrose.
Vivian Hatcher, a longtime Carson resident, told the council she and nearby residents had attended a community meeting with the developer and toured a comparable converted site in Gardena. Hatcher asked the council to ensure resident participation in the conversion, to establish an oversight group that includes residents, city staff and public-safety representatives, and to require a written agreement spelling out responsibilities and accountability.
"We are respectfully asking 1, to have input into the establishment, renovation plans, and ongoing operation of the Weingart Primrose," Hatcher said. "To this end we vigorously support that an oversight group comprised of residents, stakeholders, city personnel and possibly the Carson Sheriffs and the fire department be formed. This group would have the authority and power to take corrective action to improve the operation of the primrose."
Council members said staff and the developer were in communication. Councilmember Jawan Hilton said the council and staff had been meeting with Weingart and that if the developer could not meet community concerns the council would consider formal opposition similar to how Torrance handled a comparable proposal. City staff said the state Homekey rules limit some local controls but agreed community oversight and a written memorandum of understanding would be appropriate to seek.
Why this matters: Conversions funded through Project Homekey can move quickly and raise neighborhood concerns about operations, security and long-term oversight. Residents requested explicit agreements and continuing community review to address those concerns.
What’s next: Staff said they are meeting with the developer and will return with further details; residents asked that the city pursue written agreements and an oversight group with authority to require corrective actions if operations fall short of standards.
