Police Take Action On Issues At Residence Inn in Manhattan Beach

MANHATTAN BEACH, CA — On the heels of a meeting between the Manhattan Beach Police Department and an official of the Residence Inn after a shooting occurred at the hotel last Tuesday morning, the Manhattan Beach City Attorney has sent a letter to confirm the agreements that were made.

The letter offers a lengthy list of actions the hotel has agreed to and is signed by Quinn Barrow, city attorney. Here is the list

• The length of stay will be increased to a two-day minimum. Third-party internet sales websites will be updated with this information.
• No same-day bookings will be accepted by the hotel.
• No walk-in reservations or bookings will be accepted by the hotel.
• Room rates will be increased on all rooms.
• The hotel will assign three security guards during each shift.
• All hotel guests will be required to sign a waiver regarding the
• $1,000 security deposit indicating that the security deposit is forfeited if there is a call to the Manhattan Beach Police Department complaining about a disturbance involving that hotel guest.
• A parking control system will be implemented in which a contracted security group will make contact with all incoming hotel traffic, including checking identification and verifying room guests. The number of room guests will be closely monitored.
• A permanent parking gate will be installed that restricts entry to hotel guests with room keys only and which is also supervised by security.

The letter is attached to an agenda item on tomorrow night's City Council meeting agenda, in which Mayor Richard Montgomery has called for an update on the status on recent police activity at the hotel. The agenda item reads, "Police Department personnel and records indicate that this property has historically experienced heightened criminal activity. The City has received numerous complaints about the property from nearby residents. The Police Department also commonly observes behavior inconsistent with temporary visitor lodging on the property."

In the letter, City Attorney Barrow asks for "a performance schedule with dates indicating when the above measures have or will be accomplished..." Other issues the letter notes are impacts to the residential neighbors east of the property and smoking.

The Manhattan Beach City Council meeting for tomorrow [Tuesday, Sept. 15] begins at 6 p.m. and is available online. Meeting access details are on a page on the city's website. The page also provides information on making public comments to city council ahead of the meeting.

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