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Mountain View, CA · July 14, 2016

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CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW THURSDAY, JULY 14, 2016 - 7:30 PM CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES MVCPA, SECONDSTAGE, 500 CASTRO ST. Christopher R. Clark, Councilmember Ken S. Rosenberg, Vice Mayor John M. Inks, Councilmember John McAlister, Councilmember R. Michael Kasperzak, Jr., Councilmember Leonard M. Siegel, Councilmember Daniel H. Rich, City Manager Lorrie Brewer, City Clerk Patricia Showalter, Mayor Jannie L. Quinn, City Attorney July 14, 2016 MVCPA, SecondStage, 500 Castro St. 7:30 P.M.-SPECIAL SESSION 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Showalter called the meeting to order at 7:35 p.m. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Marissa Yanez led the Pledge of Allegiance. 3. ROLL CALL Present: 6- Councilmember Clark, Councilmember Kasperzak, Councilmember McAlister, Vice Mayor Siegel, Mayor Rosenberg, and Councilmember Showalter Absent: 1- Councilmember Inks 4. CONSENT CALENDAR - None. 5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC ON NONAGENDIZED ITEMS Lori Robbins expressed concerns with the El Camino Hospital project, and asked Council to reconsider the project due to lack of a broader notification of the public hearing, and in order to conduct peak time traffic counts on Grant Road. Katarina Blazek requested that, due to safety concerns, Mountain View landscape crews maintain the median on Moffett Blvd, between Middlefield Road and the Highway 85 Northbound offramp, as well as other areas in need of landscaping. Linda Curtis made recommendations regarding transportation issues on Castro Street and Central Expressway. 6. PUBLIC HEARING - None. City of Mountain View Page 1 City Council MEETING MINUTES 7/14/2016 7. ITEMS INITIATED BY COUNCIL 7.1 Consideration of a Council-Initiated Rent Regulation Ballot Measure for the November 2016 Election. Provide clear and specific direction to staff to draft a Council-sponsored measure for the ballot to be brought back for Council consideration on August 9, 2016 that would provide substantive protection to Mountain View renters. Based on the outcome of the election, this makes the possibility of avoiding a Charter amendment and the associated unintended consequences much more likely. Our goal should be to provide a balanced system of renter and landlord protections to help support a healthy rental market in the City of Mountain View. If putting a Council-initiated measure on the ballot is not possible, the recommendation is to direct staff to draft an ordinance for introduction on August 9, 2016 that includes binding arbitration, just-cause eviction, and a trigger provision similar to The Community Stabilization and Fair Rent Act. City Attorney Quinn, Mountain View Tenants Coalition Member Joan MacDonald and Attorney Juliet Brodie presented oral reports and they, Project Sentinel Case Manager Emily Staats, Attorney Melissa Morris, Project Sentinel Dispute Resolution Director Martin Eichner and City Manager Rich, responded to Council's questions. SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR EXPRESSING CONCERNS AND/OR WITH RECOMMENDATIONS: Marissa Yanez Donna Avarol Adrianna Guerrero Steven Goldstein Linda Curtis Deniece Smith Katherine Greene Angela Holman. Ms. Holman also responded to Council's questions. Jim Chen Michael Kahan Angel Santuario Larry Voytilla Barbara Goodwin Mike Fischetti Asha Praver Gabriel Cardenas Sharon Wachaka Amy Jeff Dunn Paula Perez, speaking in English, translated in Spanish. City of Mountain View Page 2 City Council MEETING MINUTES 7/14/2016 John Scarboro Unidentified woman Brooklyn Cook Katerina Blazek Gary Wesley Maria Marroquin Aron Tapia Gail Nyhan Edie Keating Todd Nagengast Steve Chandler. Mr. Chandler also responded to Council's questions. Rob Holbrook Daniel Debolt Council recessed at 10:13 p.m. and reconvened at 10:29 p.m. Staff was directed to prepare an ordinance strengthening the existing Rental Housing Dispute Resolution Program (RHDRP) that could be presented to the voters in November. On August 9, 2016, the Council will review the ordinance and decide whether to adopt a resolution placing it on the ballot. The ordinance being drafted will include the following provisions: • mandatory conciliation, mediation and if those are not successful, mandatory binding arbitration for disputes involving rent increases above a 5% threshold in any 12 month period dating back to July 15, 2016 and service reductions. • In accordance with the Costa Hawkins Act, those rental units defined as three or more dwelling units located in a single structure that received a certificate of occupancy prior to February 1, 1995 would be subject to binding arbitration. Rental units receiving a certificate of occupancy after February 1, 1995 would still be subject to nonbinding arbitration. • The Council further directed a just cause eviction provision based on the proposed charter amendment be included in the ordinance. • The ordinance will be drafted to include a provision allowing landlords to “bank” rent increases for a period of two years but would limit the rent increase to 8% in that 24 month period. • Finally, the ordinance will be drafted in a manner that would prohibit the Council from making any changes to the key provisions of the ordinance, other than technical or clarifying changes required for the implementation of the ordinance, for a period of the two years. After a period of two years, a supermajority (5 votes of the City Council) would be needed to amend the key provisions of the ordinance. 8. COUNCIL, STAFF/COMMITTEE REPORTS - None. 9. CLOSED SESSION REPORT - None City of Mountain View Page 3 City Council MEETING MINUTES 7/14/2016 10. ADJOURNMENT - At 12:30 a.m., Mayor Showalter adjourned the meeting to the next meeting to be held on Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at 6:30 p.m. in Council Chambers, 500 Castro Street. ATTEST: APPROVED: ____________________________ ____________________________ LORRIE BREWER, MMC PATRICIA SHOWALTER CITY CLERK MAYOR City of Mountain View Page 4

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CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW THURSDAY, JULY 14, 2016 - 7:30 PM CITY COUNCIL AGENDA AND NOTICE MVCPA, SECONDSTAGE, 500 CASTRO ST. Christopher R. Clark, Councilmember Ken S. Rosenberg, Vice Mayor John M. Inks, Councilmember John McAlister, Councilmember R. Michael Kasperzak, Jr., Councilmember Leonard M. Siegel, Councilmember Daniel H. Rich, City Manager Lorrie Brewer, City Clerk Jannie L. Quinn, City Attorney Patricia Showalter, Mayor MVCPA, SecondStage, 500 Castro St. 7:30 PM Thursday, July 14, 2016 7:30 P.M.-SPECIAL SESSION 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. ROLL CALL Councilmembers Clark, Inks, Kasperzak, McAlister, Siegel, Vice Mayor Rosenberg, and Mayor Showalter. 4. CONSENT CALENDAR - None. 5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC ON NONAGENDIZED ITEMS This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons wishing to address the Council on any matter not on the agenda. Speakers are allowed to speak on any number of topics for one three-minute period during the meeting. State law prohibits the Council from acting on nonagenda items. 6. PUBLIC HEARING - None. 7. ITEMS INITIATED BY COUNCIL 7.1 Consideration of a Council-Initiated Rent Regulation Ballot Measure for the November 2016 Election. Recommendation(s): Provide clear and specific direction to staff to draft a Council-sponsored measure for the ballot to be brought back for Council consideration on August 9, 2016 that would provide substantive protection to Mountain View renters. Based on the outcome of the election, this makes the possibility of avoiding a Charter amendment and the associated unintended consequences much more likely. Our goal should be to provide a balanced system of renter and landlord protections to help support a healthy rental market in the City of Mountain View. If putting a Council-initiated measure on the ballot is not possible, the City of Mountain View Page 1 of 3 City Council AGENDA AND NOTICE THURSDAY, JULY 14, 2016 - 7:30 PM recommendation is to direct staff to draft an ordinance for introduction on August 9, 2016 that includes binding arbitration, just-cause eviction, and a trigger provision similar to The Community Stabilization and Fair Rent Act. Attachment(s): Council Report ATT 1 - Right-to-Lease Ordinance adopted 12-8-15 & in force ATT 2 - RHDR Ordinance adopted 4-26-16 ATT 3 - Tenant Relocation Assistance Ordinance amended 6-24-14 ATT 4 - Proposed Community Stabilization and Fair Rent Act ATT 5 - Attributes of Various Rent Stabilization Efforts ATT 6 - RHDR Ordinance with Binding Arbitration 8. COUNCIL, STAFF/COMMITTEE REPORTS No action will be taken on any questions raised by the Council at this time. 9. CLOSED SESSION REPORT 10. ADJOURNMENT The next Council Meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 6, 2016, at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers, 500 Castro Street. NOTICE There is a 90-day limit for the filing of a challenge in Superior Court to certain City administrative decisions and orders which require a hearing by law, the receipt of evidence and the exercise of discretion. The 90-day limit begins on the date the decision is final (Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.6). Further, if you challenge an action taken by the City Council in court, you may be limited, by California law, including but not limited to Government Code Section 65009, to raising only those issues you or someone else raised in the public hearing, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Council prior to or at the public hearing. The City Council may be requested to reconsider a decision if the request is made prior to the next City Council meeting, regardless of whether it is a regular or special meeting. For information on the next regular or special City Council meeting, please call (650) 903-6304. Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the City Council regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection in the City Clerk's Office, 500 Castro Street, Third Floor, during normal business hours and at the Council Chambers at City Hall, Second Floor, during the meeting. In addition, such writings and documents will be posted on the City's web site at www.mountainview.gov. City of Mountain View Page 2 of 3 City Council AGENDA AND NOTICE THURSDAY, JULY 14, 2016 - 7:30 PM COUNCIL MEETINGS AND AGENDA The City Council meets regularly on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 500 Castro Street, Second Floor. Special meetings are called as necessary by the Mayor and noticed at least 24 hours in advance. Interested parties may review the agenda, minutes and staff reports at the Mountain View Library, 585 Franklin Street, beginning the Thursday evening before each meeting and at the City Clerk's Office, 500 Castro Street, Third Floor, beginning Friday morning. Agenda materials may also be viewed electronically at www.mountainview.gov. Staff reports are also available at the Council Chambers during the meeting. SPECIAL NOTICE—Reference: Americans with Disabilities Act, 1990. Anyone who is planning to attend the next City Council meeting who is visually or hearing-impaired or has any disability that needs special assistance should call the City Clerk's Office at 903-6304 48 hours in advance of the Council meeting to arrange for assistance. Upon request, in advance, by a person with a disability, City Council meeting agendas and writings distributed during the meeting that are public records will be made available in the appropriate alternative format. Also upon request, in advance, an assistive listening device can be made available for use during the meeting. The Council meetings are cablecast live on Channel 26 on the Mountain View Comcast cable system and are replayed on Thursday at 6:30 p.m., Saturday at 10:00 a.m., and Sunday at 5:00 p.m. following that week's Council meeting. In addition, Council Regular meetings are webcasted, and interested persons may visit the City's web site at www.mountainview.gov to watch the meetings live on their computer, laptop or PDA device. Archived broadcasts of previous meetings may also be accessed and watched on-line. The Council may take action on any matter noticed herein, and their consideration and action on the matters noticed herein is not limited by the recommendations indicated in the Agenda or staff report(s). The Council may consider and act on items listed on the agenda in any order and thus all those interested in an item listed on the agenda are advised to be present throughout the meeting (see Policy and Procedure A-13). The reading of the full text of ordinances and resolutions will be waived unless a Councilmember requests otherwise. By policy, no new items of business will be started after 10:00 p.m., unless an exception is made by vote of the Council. ADDRESSING THE COUNCIL Interested persons are entitled to speak on any action item listed on the agenda and are requested to fill out the blue cards available at the rear of the Council Chambers and deposit them with the clerk or at the podium as soon as completed. This will assure that your name and city of residence are accurately recorded in the minutes and that your interest in speaking is recognized. If you wish to speak and are not recognized by the Mayor, please approach the podium prior to completion of discussion on the item. Speakers are allowed up to three minutes each, and if a large group wishes to express its views, it is more effective to have one spokesperson. Items on the "Consent Calendar" are not discussed individually but are approved as a group with one motion. If a citizen wishes to speak on an item on the Consent Calendar, he or she may come to the podium at the time announced by the Mayor and request that the item be pulled for discussion by the Council. Anyone wishing to address the Council on a nonagenda item may do so during the "Oral Communications" part of the agenda. Speakers are allowed to speak one time on any number of topics for up to three minutes. Reducing Time For Public Input: For any single agendized item and for Oral Communications from the Public, if there appears to be 15 or more speakers and the Council might not be able to conclude the scheduled agenda items for the meeting if speakers were allotted three (3) minutes each, the Mayor may reduce speaking time to no less than two (2) minutes per speaker unless there is an objection from Council, in which case majority vote shall decide the issue without debate. City of Mountain View Page 3 of 3

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