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Residents urge firmer enforcement, and call for mobile‑home rent stabilization during public comment
Summary
During the public comment period on Nov. 4 residents voiced frustration about fragmented law‑enforcement jurisdiction and called for action to protect children and public safety; a representative of manufactured‑home residents asked the council to add rent stabilization and senior‑park conversion prevention to a near‑term agenda.
Two public speakers at the Nov. 4 council meeting urged stronger law‑enforcement coordination and requested policy action on mobile‑home rent stabilization.
Guinevere Cannon told the council she was concerned that multiple agencies and jurisdictional compartments — local police, county sheriff and other agencies — inhibit an effective public‑safety response. “As a citizen, that concerns me because my perspective on crime is that if I call 911, it doesn't matter to me if the sheriff comes, the ICE comes, highway patrol,” Cannon said. She urged enforcement when crimes occur and expressed concern for children living in encampments.
Gary Hall, representing the North Santa Barbara County Manufactured Homeowners Team (NESBMT), urged the council to adopt a mobile‑home rent stabilization program similar to those used in nearby cities and county efforts. Hall said the 2020 model lease and enforcement agreement has not maintained affordability for seniors on fixed incomes and that the city should prevent senior mobile‑home parks from converting to all‑age parks. “It's time — no, it's past time — to add both mobile home rent stabilization and senior mobile home park conversion prevention to a near term future meetings agenda,” Hall said.
Council members did not take immediate action on either matter at the Nov. 4 meeting. Staff acknowledged receiving public feedback and said they are researching mobile‑home park conversion issues and related ordinances; councilmembers encouraged continued dialogue and staff follow‑up.
