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Council reopens San Pedro item for more analysis after residents raise safety and displacement concerns
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Councilmember Tim McCosker called for further analysis of a proposed conversion of a San Pedro convalescent facility into a large treatment center, citing traffic, fire-safety, eviction risk for existing residents and the use of ULA bond funds; council approved McCosker’s motion to study the proposal.
Councilmember Tim McCosker reopened Item 15 for comment and urged an independent analysis before the council approves a proposed conversion of a San Pedro convalescent and memory-care facility into a large drug- and alcohol-treatment center.
McCosker said the property was sold with bond money and that the proposed nonprofit operator had little experience managing facilities at the scale described in the application. He asked the city to examine land-use authority, traffic and public-safety impacts, and whether the public funds sought would displace existing seniors in convalescent care.
Public commenters from San Pedro told the council the project — described in filings at various sizes (110–116 beds) — would dramatically increase daily trips, ambulance calls and neighborhood disruption. A resident said the existing site houses roughly 70 elderly residents and warned that conversions could force vulnerable seniors from long-term care.
Supporters of careful review cited potential violations of covenants that run with the land and flagged the scale of the operator’s proposed intake and the lack of a recent environmental/traffic study. Councilmember McCosker said the city should not spend large bond sums without a full vetting of community impacts.
The council voted to adopt McCosker’s request for analysis and to include a technical amendment to unit counts where appropriate; clerks recorded the item as adopted by the roll call.
