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Special City Council meeting canceled
Special City Council meeting canceled
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Posted by editor Mon Sep 29, 2008 15:34:42 PDT
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A special meeting of the Tehachapi City Council scheduled for today, Sept. 29, at 6 p.m. has been canceled. The sole agenda item was the possible revocation of the business license for the High Mountain Apartments.
"They don't want us to air their dirty laundry," said City Manager Greg Garrett, reporting the property owners' "11th hour" capitulation to all conditions and a fine set by the city.
According to City Manager Greg Garrett, at 2:40 p.m. today, High Mountain's attorney, Steven Glass, informed the city payment and terms would be met. The city had informed the owners, Cherry Mountain, LP/High Mountain Apartments, on Aug. 22, that "You are running a sub-standard business and we are going to pull your business license."
Residents had complained of conditions such as mold and rodent infestations. The city's terms and conditions will be reported in the Oct. 8 edition of the Tehachapi News.
The fine is $3,500, the highest amount allowed by law. Garrett went on to say that Chief of Police Jeff Kermode, the chief code enforcement officer for the city, would have directed the special meeting, with the city council acting as "judge and jury."
"The owners are working toward certification and they've done the right thing," Garrett said.
The city is represented in this matter by outside counsel, Bob Joyce, of LeBeau Thelen of Bakersfield.
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