SR-400-004-07 (2)
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Santa Monlca, California, July II, 1978
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The Mayor and Clty Councll
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JUl 2 5 1978
FROM: The Clty Staff
SUBJECT: Recommended Co-operatlve Ordinance
Introductlon
ThlS report transmlts a proposed ordlnance from the Plannlng
CommlSSlon establlshing the same standards and procedures for
co~operatlves as condominlllns.
Background
A recent change In the State law (permlttlng loans on the se-
curlty of lndlvldual shares or membershlp certlficates) has
made stock co-operatlve apartments more flnancl.ally attractlve
and a viable alternatlve to condomlnlUffi development.
Inasmuch
as the development or converSlon of rental unlts to stock co-
operatlveshas essentlally the same affects as converSlon to con-
dOffilnlUffiS, the Plannlng Commlsslon belleves the same procedures
and condltions should be requlred. The proposed ordlnance would
accompllsh this purpose.
In approving the recommendatlon, the Plannlng CommlSSlon expressed
ltS concern that the rlgld l~ parklng space requlrement for con-
verSlons not be establlshed as a permanent lmpedlment to consld-
eratlon of posslble plans lnvolvlng low or moderate cost or
slmllar proJects where a hlgher level of parklng ffil.ght not be
needed and the provlslon of such would be fiscally detrlmental
to the proJect. The Comrnlsslon lS currently reviewlng the parklng
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requlrements for condominlums and co-operatives and wlll be
submlttlng addltlonal recommendatlons In approxlmately 90 days.
In the lnterlm, the proposed ordlnance lS necessary Slnce the
present moratorlUffi wlll be explrlng In early August.
Alternatlves
Not appllcable.
Recommendation
It 1S respectfully recommended that the Council act favorably on
the Plann1ng Commiss1on's recommendat1ons by dlrectlng the City
Attorney to prepare the ordinance and return lt for formal Counc1l
actlon ln the usual course of procedures.
Prepared by: James Lunsford
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gOOPERATlVE HOUSING TENETS
The purpose of the Unitarian Cooperative Housing Association
(UCHA) is to promote the ideals of true Rcdbdale cooperat1QD (ex-
plained below), and to foste~ the development of env1ronments in
which those 1deals and principles can be lived out.
Specifically, the UCHA plans to be an umbrella organization,
assisting groups of its members to establish nonprofit, coopera-
tively-owned and operated housing for themselves and their
families. We anticipate a number of different buildings, each
owned and managed exclusively by the people who live in that
buIld1ng. with UCHA p~oviding advisory services, education. end a
regular meeting place tor all.
The principles ot organization and operation to be followed are
the R~dale pr1nlcples (named tor the English town where this
tora of cooperatl~ was developed 134 Jears ago). Brlef17,
these include.
1. Production (in this case. production of houslng) tor use and
not for profitJ
2. All officers, directors. chairpersons and committee members
give their services without any remuneration ot any sort,
3. Decisions are democratically made by voting. Each member has
an equal say regardless ot how much or how little money the member
has contributed to the Association or pays for occupancy rights.
No proxy voting i8 permitted~
4. Membersh1p is restricted to persons who share the same ideals
and act upon the cooperative princ1ples4
5. However. membership 1s completely nond1scr1m1nator1 on demo-
graphic grounds. such as race. sex. age, rel1gion. etc. ~ooperat1ve5
were insisting upon open membership long before nondiscrim1nation
became public po11cY4
6. continuous education of the membership is another principle
that d1stinguished true cooperatives from other forms of organl-
zations.r ' -~.
In Sl1rnmg,ry. the Unitarian Cooperative HOUSing Associat1on seeks
to be a community ot friends that combines the best traditions
of independence and self-help w1th ~~ighborly joint effort and
mutual support tor the happ1nes6 ~~ welfare of all the members and
the good ot the larger commwrl ty
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