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Oakridge Updates 5/21/10 Important New May 17 Update from Oakridge
3/5/10 Important New March 5 Update from Oakridge
1/18/10 Important New Update from Oakridge
12/18/09 Correcting rumors regarding the Long Term Lease
12/14/09 An Oakridge Update from the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
11/12/2009 Residents, please post your flag in front of your unit on November 15th. Click HERE for info.
11/9/09 Sayer Fire Commemoration Event on Sunday, November 15th. Click HERE for Flyer.
11/2/2009 An important update from Oakridge
10/9/2009 An important note regarding the Oakridge Fire Fund
9/21/09 Updated September 18 information from DWP regarding water and power services. Click HERE.
9/4/09 Updated September information from DWP regarding water and power services. Click HERE.
8/12/09 Updated August information from DWP regarding water and power services. Click HERE.
7/27/09 Updated information from DWP regarding water and power services. Check HERE.
7/15/09 - Residents bringing new homes into Oakridge, please read this latest update from DWP.
7/6/09 Clarification of Dealer Sales Activity in Oakridge. Click HERE for important information.
7/2/09 The HCD On-site office will be closed until Monday, July 6th. If you need attention from HCD, you may go to their Winnetka office. Click Here for Map.
6/16/09 HCD Program Technician
On-Site (FOR RETURNING RESIDENTS ONLY) An HCD Program Technician will be on-site to assist returning residents in streamlining the permit process. The Technician will be available every Tuesday and Thursday from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM. HCD has requested that any returning resident or contractor assisting the resident provide the following documentation:
The HCD Technician will be assisting walk-ins on a first come first serve basis. HCD will be waiving permit fees for returning residents who sustained damage to or lost their home as a result of the Sayre fire. All other permit applications will need to be submitted to the HCD Riverside office: Housing and Community Development *All dealers must have their plans approved
by the park prior to submitting the forms to HCD. Please refer
to the Oakridge Submittal Requirements.
6/5/09 Residents preparing for new homes, please read this letter from C.L.Kip Construction Services regarding his work to clear and re-grade lots.
6/4/09 Lot Clearing and Contractor Update. Click HERE
6/1/09 Check out the new updated "Frequently Asked Questions" Page
5/29/09 Who is selling homes in Oakridge? We are hearing a lot of misleading comments, rumors and untruthful representation by various members (and wannabe members) of the manufactured-housing industry outside of Oakridge. To clarify one aspect of misleading information out there, only the following retailers are presently authorized by Oakridge to carry multiple display homes inside Oakridge and to sell inside Oakridge. Click HERE for more information. 5/14/09 Property oversight has been returned to Oakridge Mobile Home Park management and their designated staff. Control and access to structures still standing, including status to occupy, is subject to State of California Housing and Community Development inspection and authorization. Click HERE for full bulletin.
5/5/09 Returning residents who have lost homes: Click here for detailed information on remaining concrete and masonry debris removal, lot preparation and home ordering and delivery requirements.
5/3/09 Notices of vacating tenancy. Our records show that there are still 35 lots for which we have not yet received formal notice of that from the tenant. Click HERE for Full List of Lots and More Info
5/1/09 Important Resident Letter regarding reopening of park. Click HERE
4/10/09 Destroyed Cars. There are over 70 burned cars left behind from the fire. If one of those cars belongs to you, please take a moment and fill out the attached REG - 256 form and submit it to Councilmember Alarcon's office by April 23rd.
3/24/09 Oakridge folks moving back in or not?: There are still a number of you who have told Oakridge staff that you will not be returning to the park, but have not yet confirmed that in writing. It’s possible that there are also a few who have just recently decided not to return who may have not informed us at all. On March 6, a “60 days’ Notice of Vacating Tenancy” form was posted on this site (click here for the form) and mailed to all who had indicated that they would not be returning. Now that the debris-removal project is well under way, Oakridge needs to know for sure (in writing) which spaces will not be re-occupied by their present tenants. Even though we don’t yet have a firm date for the park’s re-opening, that knowledge can greatly assist others who are trying to plan ahead.
There are many prospective tenants who want to reserve an available space, as well as some existing tenants who would like to choose another space from those which are available. We do not want to commit a space to someone else unless we know for sure that the current tenant will not re-occupy it. So that the re-population of Oakridge can proceed in an orderly manner, please sign and return by April 15 the signed “60 Days’ Notice” form. Your courtesy in providing this information in writing now is much appreciated and helpful, and may prevent an otherwise-avoidable misunderstanding which could be very unpleasant for all concerned later on. If we do not receive your signed “60 Days’ Notice” form we will consider your obligations under your lease as remaining in full force and effect
Important: If you previously indicated that you were not coming back to the park and have since changed your mind and do wish to come back, please so inform the park in writing by not later than April 15 that you do wish to continue with your tenancy and that you intend to arrange for a new home through a licensed dealer of your choice if you have not already done so. Please click here for a form for that purpose. This will ensure that your tenancy remains in effect and that your space will not appear on the “available” list after April 15.
Please take the appropriate signed form to the temporary office at the park, or mail it to Oakridge Ltd., P.O. Box 4098, Fullerton, CA 92834. If you are planning to return and have any doubt about whether the park knows that, please write a note to the Fullerton office in that regard, or drop by the park to confirm your plans. The more we communicate, the less chance there is for a mistake or misunderstanding. Thanks for your help in all of this.
3/10/09 The Rumor Mill We've seen copies of e-mails regarding the "Resident Right-of-Entry Permit", some of which blatantly mischaracterize its origin and/or purpose. In order for City of Los Angeles to agree to the cleanup process now ongoing, the City required Oakridge to sign a "Right-of-Entry Permit", a document developed by the City for the purpose of defining the duties and responsibilities of the City and of Oakridge in this process. As part of that Permit, Oakridge had to agree to use its best effort to obtain copies of insurance policies and related information and documents from the individual Oakridge homeowners, and to provide those documents and/or information to the City. The City asked us to develop an appropriate document for that purpose. Our legal counsel did just that, based on the "Right-of-Entry Permit" agreement between the City and Oakridge. The City approved the "Resident Right-of-Entry Permit" document, then it was sent out via U.S. Mail and this website. Whomever is saying that this is an Oakridge document which the city did not know about is either uninformed or misinformed. One message says "Alarcon says do not sign", which is simply not true. The City needs the individual insurance information to be sure, among other things, that duplicate payments are not erroneously made by the City and/or FEMA. Money is tight enough without having that going on. There is certainly no advantage here for Oakridge. Signing and returning the document and providing the insurance information is merely assistance to the City and FEMA and, ultimately, the effort to get people back into the park.
3/6/09
Notice of Vacating Tenancy
3/2/09
Initial FEMA rental-assistance grant program has not ended.
FEMA made initial rental assistance grants for two months temporary
housing to eligible applicants who had no insurance or whose
insurance coverage ended. Applicants that received this initial
rental assistance must re-qualify every three months. Total
household income and household expenses will be considered. Grant
rental insurance continues for qualified applicants through the 18
month time period from the November 18, 2008 declaration date. For
more information please call the FEMA Helpline at 1-800 621-3362 or
1-800-462-7585 (TTY) hearing/speech impaired only.
2/27/09 Click here for the Right-of-Entry Permit which City of L.A. and Oakridge need for the the start of the debris-clearing project. Click here for Oakridge's letter of explanation regarding the need for the Right-of-Entry Permit. As it may be inconvenient for some to print out the Permit document, it is also being mailed to each homeowner whose home was destroyed.
2/25/09 A community prayer service and lunch is being held for all those affected by the fall 2008 fires. Please click here to view the flyer.
2/24/09 Special Update from Oakridge Management. Click HERE
2/10/09 For those residents not returning to Oakridge, we ask that you please download this form, fill it out and mail or bring it to the community office at your earliest convenience. Click HERE
2/3/09 The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is making sure that eligible residents of Oakridge Mobile Home Park have temporary housing while they wait for the park to reopen.http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=47396
1/29/09 Senator Lou Correa (D-Santa Ana) has announced a second hearing of the Senate Select Committee on Manufactured Homes and Communities to look at fire and safety issues arising from recent wildfires in Southern California that have destroyed hundreds of homes in a half a dozen mobilehome parks in the past two years alone. The hearing will take place on:
Friday, February 6, 2009
from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Los Angeles Mission College
Auditorium, 13356 Eldridge Ave., Sylmar, CA 91342.
1/23/09 Today we approved preliminary drawings of the new recreation building. The architectural-design process is ongoing and we're very comfortable in saying that the new building will be a big improvement over the original one. We're confident that the new building will serve everyone better than the original and that it will quickly become the park's "signature". You're gonna like it! When available (hopefully by early March), we'll post drawings at the park's temporary office.
1/23/09 The City, FEMA, the State Office of Emergency Services , and the State Dept. of HCD are working aggressively toward implementing the debris-removal effort. Click HERE for full Story.
1/15/09 OAKRIDGE RESIDENTS- We want to be sure that all who wish to apply for assistance from the Oakridge Fire Victims Fund do so by visiting http://www.associatesgroup.org/Oakridge-Fire-Fund.asp to fill out the requested form and submit the application.
Click HERE for all Oakridge Updates
1/15/09 OAKRIDGE RESIDENTS- We want to be sure that all who wish to apply for assistance from the Oakridge Fire Victims Fund do so by visiting http://www.associatesgroup.org/Oakridge-Fire-Fund.asp to fill out the requested form and submit the application.
1/13/09 Californians who suffered losses from the November wildfires have just one week left to apply for federal and state disaster assistance. Tuesday, January 20, 2009, is the last day to call the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) toll-free number 1-800-621-3362 (FEMA)
1/6/09 Firefighters Appreciation BBQ
FRIDAY
12/31/08 - Free Legal Assistance Hotline Opens. Click HERE to see FEMA letter.
12/31/08 - The last day to apply for an SBA loan is January 21. SBA will be setting up a Disaster Loan Outreach center. The center will be in the Susan B Anthony room at 13109 Borden, Sylmar. SBA is also setting up a customer service line at 800.659.2955.
12/30/08 -To all Oakridge Homeowners whose homes were not destroyed in the Sayre Fire. Most of you know that State of California, Department of Housing and Community Development, is in the process of inspecting existing homes and their lots for possible hazards (electrical, gas, etc.), trying to see that these homes can be occupied as soon as the debris-removal process is far enough along for the State to grant permission for that. Click Here to see entire letter.
12/29/08 Debris Removal Update - Continental Mobile Housing, working on behalf of Oakridge, has been meeting on a regular basis with many City, State and Federal agencies and representatives on the subject of removing the debris from individual homes that were destroyed. The most recent of these meetings was held yesterday at FEMA's regional office in Pasadena. This was the third such meeting to include representatives from Oakridge, FEMA, the Mayor's office, Councilman Alarcon's office, State Housing and Community Development, Senators and State Representatives offices, State Office of Emergency Services, Air Quality Management District, and the County Public Health Office. The focus of this series of meetings has been to address the shortage of funds required to accomplish the demolition and clearing of debris on individual spaces throughout the park. Residents' insurance policies have funds allocated for this purpose, but in most cases the funds available are much less than what will actually be required to get the job done. On average, funds from these policies are only covering about 15% of actual costs, and furthermore, there are many that have no coverage. FEMA has a mechanism for State or local governments to seek reimbursement for the majority of funds necessary to cleanup debris after a disaster, and that is what all the above-mentioned parties are working on right now. There are numerous legal processes and permission requirements that need to be addressed before work can begin, and much progress has already been made to that end. All involved will be meeting again on Monday of next week, and we hope to be able to update you with more specifics then. As for work completed in the field to date, all the different utilities repairs are well under way; homes still existing are currently being inspected by HCD (all those whose homes were saved, please refer to the most recent communication to you regarding these inspections); and the entire remains of the clubhouse have been cleared and hauled away.
12/29/08 FEMA Oakridge Outreach Hotline
Toll-free 1-877-390-1994
Monday – Friday: 7:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Saturday:
8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Sunday:
Closed
Note: Closed New Year’s Day
12/22/08- FEMA has setup a phone number specifically for Oakridge residents to call with any questions they may have. The number is (877) 390-1994, and calls will be answered by local FEMA staff between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
12/18/08- Price Waterhouse Coopers has donated $25 gift cards to all the Oakridge residents. Please come by the temporary office behind the clubhouse area during our current business hours of 11:30 - 4:00 to pick them up. If you are unable to do so, please email us at info@projectoakridge.com or call the office at 818-367-1128 to give us your current forwarding information so that we may send it to you.
12/15/08 FEMA DRC - As
of end of business Friday 12/19 6:00 PM the FEMA DRC -
Any resident from
The
deadline for individuals to apply with FEMA is January 20, 2009.
12/12/08 Authorities target phony contractors preying on
Sylmar fire victims
In the last few days however, information has surfaced that leads us to believe that Oakridge cannot contract directly for this work on behalf of our residents, so we are currently formulating a new plan in conjunction with a number of City and State officials and agencies who have expressed their desire to assist with the necessary permits, legal concerns and funding still required. We should have a better idea of how all this will work by sometime next week, and we will update you with any new information as soon as possible. We understand your concerns about when this process will get started and the tremendous inconveniences you are all experiencing, and we’re doing everything we can to expedite things for the community and its residents.
12/12/08- The American Legion is donating 20 turkeys and 20 hams to Oakridge residents. They will be frozen and available at the park office on a first come first serve basis.
12/11/08- Price Waterhouse will be giving $25 Wal-Mart gift certificates to all 600 Oakridge households.
12/9/09 WMA Foundation offers monetary assistance to Oakridge residents that lost their homes. Click HERE
12/8/08- For everyone’s safety, the park is now officially closed per an earlier communication from Continental Mobile Housing. Since it is still unclear as to when demolition and lot clearing work will begin, we will not restrict access to those residents still needing to get in for appointments at our temporary offices, get into their homes, etc.
11/29/08- Church Everyday of Northridge has donated $104,899.00 to the Oakridge fire victims. This check along with all other monetary donations will be routed to The Associates Group for Affordable Housing (www.associatesgroup.org - 949-492-9970), a non-profit organization who has established the Oakridge Fire Victims Fund.
11/25/08- A meeting was held at Oakridge with management, our contractors, HCD representatives, and representatives from all the utility companies that serve Oakridge. Status of all utilities, work that has been done to date, and coordination for future work was discussed.
11/24/08- Temporary office trailers have been delivered and setup behind the clubhouse area.
11/20/08- Los Angeles Department of Water and Power crews are in the Park working to repair what they can and setup temporary services to homes still standing. The gas company is also onsite surveying their system and beginning the repair process. These efforts, along with the phone and cable companies’ efforts, will be ongoing.
11/17/08- Oakridge has contracted with H&H Builders, a local company with a great deal of experience in disaster recovery and renovation projects, to quarterback our onsite reconstruction efforts.
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