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Resident urges city help after repeated denials for stair-lift permit for elderly mother
Summary
During public comment, resident Ronita Thornton said she has tried multiple times to get a permit for a stair lift for her 91-year-old mother in a condo conversion and asked the city to follow up; staff offered a personal follow-up by the sergeant-at-arms.
At the April 7 Inglewood City Council meeting, resident Ronita Thornton told the council she has been trying to obtain a permit for a stair lift for her 91-year-old mother in a condo that was converted from an old apartment building. Thornton said contractors and building-and-safety staff told her she needed a certification related to weight requirements that she cannot obtain.
Thornton said she and her contractor visited Building and Safety several times without resolution. The mayor directed Thornton to provide her name and phone number to the sergeant at arms so staff could contact her and walk through the permit requirements.
The transcript records the mayor instructing staff to arrange a personal follow-up but does not record any formal staff response beyond that in the meeting.
The exchange illustrates an accessibility and permitting problem affecting a senior resident; the council did not take a formal vote in response during the meeting.
