Renters Commission

City of Ann Arbor 301 E. Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 http://a2gov.legistar.com/ Formal Minutes Calendar.aspx Renters Commission Thursday, August 18, 2022 7:30 PM Electronic Meeting Broadcast live on CTN Cable Channel 16, ATT Channel 99, and online at a2gov.org/watchCTN Public comment can be made by calling 877-853-5247 Meeting ID: 935 8080 1941 or via Zoom by joining the meeting at: a2gov.org/RentersCommissionMeeting 1 CALL TO ORDER Meeting called to order at 7:30 PM 2 ROLL CALL Commissioner Chen attended the meeting from Romulus, MI All other members present attended the meeting from Ann Arbor, MI. Staff Present: John Reiser, City of Ann Arbor Senior Assistant City Attorney Kristen Vander Lugt, City of Ann Arbor Clerk's Office Staff Present 10 - Robert P Kelly, Richa Mukerjee, Hannah Cohen Smith, Arthur J Redmond, Zackariah Farah, Dandan Chen, Elizabeth Nelson, Travis Radina, Gayle Rosen, and Nicholas Roumel Absent 3- Kristen Cato, Cozine A Welch Jr., and Lucy Peterson 3 APPROVAL OF AGENDA Moved by Roumel, secondedby Farah, approved unanimously. 4 APPROVAL OF MINUTES 4-A 22-1362 Minutes of the July 26, 2022 Renters Commission Meeting Attachments: 7-26-2022 Renters Commission Minutes.pdf Moved by Farah, seconded by Kelly, approved unanimously as presented and forwarded to the City Council. City of Ann Arbor Page 1 Renters Commission Formal Minutes August 18, 2022 5 PUBLIC COMMENT Seeing no callers Kristen Vander Lugt closed Public Comment. 6 BUSINESS 6-A 22-1398 Election of Officers Moved by Roumel, seconded by Redmond, to nominate Zackariah Farah to serve as Chair. Yeas: 7- P Kelly, Mukerjee, Cohen Smith, J Redmond, Farah, Chen, and Roumel Nays: 0 Absent: 3- Cato, A Welch, and Peterson Moved by Roumel, seconded by Redmond, to nominate Lucy Peterson to serve as Vice Chair. Yeas: 7- P Kelly, Mukerjee, Cohen Smith, J Redmond, Farah, Chen, and Roumel Nays: 0 Absent: 3- Cato, A Welch, and Peterson 6-B 22-1399 Right to Renew Update Attachments: Right to Renew Resolution- Approved by the Renters Commission 8-10-2022.pdf, Right to Renew Communication.pdf 6-C 22-1400 Discussion of Tenants Town Hall Planning Committee 6-D 22-1401 Rental Housing Services Communication Attachments: Rental Housing Complaints Process.pdf 6-E 22-1402 Work Plan Update Attachments: Work Plan 8-5-2022.pdf 6-F 22-1403 Plan for September 15, 2022 Renters Commission Meeting City of Ann Arbor Page 2 Renters Commission Formal Minutes August 18, 2022 7 COMMUNICATIONS 7-A 22-1404 Various Communication to the Renters Commission Attachments: FINAL-Understanding-the-Rental-Landscape.pdf Received and Filed 8 ADJOURNMENT Moved by Roumel, seconded by Redmond, to adjourn the meeting at 9:14 PM. Unanimously adjourned. Commission public meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month. These meetings provide opportunities for the public to address the Commission. All persons are encouraged to participate in public meetings. Citizens requiring translation or sign language services or other reasonable accommodations may contact the City Clerk's office at 734.794.6140; via e-mail to: cityclerk@a2gov.org; or by written request addressed and mailed to: City Clerk's Office, 301 E. Huron St., Ann Arbor, MI 48104. Requests need to be received at least two (2) business days in advance of the meeting. Renters Commission meeting agendas and packets are available from the Legislative Information Center on the City Clerk's page of the City's website (http://a2gov.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx ). These meetings are typically broadcast on Ann Arbor Community Television Network Comcast 16 / AT&T 99 live at 7:30 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month at 7:30 PM. City of Ann Arbor Page 3