Rental Housing Committee
Regular MeetingMountain View, CA · July 10, 2017
Minutes
CITY HALL
City of Mountain View 500 CASTRO STREET
Minutes
Rental Housing Committee
Chair Honey, Vice Chair Ortiz, Committee Members Grunewald, Means, Ramos and Pardo de Zela
(alternate)
Monday, July 10, 2017 7:00 PM Council Chambers - 500 Castro St.
1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 7:02 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
Present: 6- Vice Chair Ortiz, Chairperson Honey, Committee Member Grunewald, Committee
Member Ramos, Committee Member Means, and Pardo de Zela (alternate)
3. MINUTES APPROVAL
3.1 Minutes for June 19, 2017
Motion: M/S - Honey/ Ramos - To approve the mintutes for June 19, 2017 RHC
meeting.
The motion was carried by the following vote:
Yes: 5- Vice Chair Ortiz, Chairperson Honey, Committee Member Grunewald,
Committee Member Ramos, and Committee Member Means
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4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
Steven Goldstein urged the RHC to establish a correct effective date for the CSFRA.
Mike Fischetti discussed rent stabilization as means to address homelessness in Mountain
View.
Tino Barragan explained the importance of the RHC to protect the renters of Mountain View.
Hue Simpson, resident manager, presented data on the income and expenses of her building.
Yesenia Herrera expressed that a Fair Rate of Return should address the needs of the
community and not landlord profits.
Brian Luna urged the RHC to preserve the original intent of the CSFRA.
Kathy, landlord, encouraged landlords and tenants to work together.
James Hersh, tenant, shared a personal story of high rents effecting the working class and
asked the RHC to keep the spirit of The CSFRA intact.
Amy Silletto, a resident owner, voted in favor of rent control to stop the displacement of local
residents.
David Avny asked the RHC to consider allowing him to implement a second rent increase due
to below market rents.
Bonnie Malouf pointed out that high rents are effecting the working class and are eliminating
diversity in Mountain View.
Emey Chu, landlord, expressed concern about the ability of landlords with older buildings to
compete with new buildings.
Allison Hicks, former landlord in Berkeley, expressed that Landlords are able to experience
tremendous increase in property value under rent control laws.
5. PUBLIC HEARING
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6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
6.1 Adoption of Regulations for Petition & Hearing Process and Fair Return
Standard
Adopt a Resolution establishing Regulations for the Petition Process, Hearing
Process and Fair Rate of Return for petitions for individual rent adjustments
under the CSFRA
Eric Phillips and Justin Bigelow, Special Council, Goldfarb and Lipman presented an oral
staff report and responded to questions.
The Committee recessed at 10:08 p.m. and reconvened at 10:22 p.m.
SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR WITH COMMENTS:
Kathy
Curt Conroy
Tino Barragan
Emey Chu
Alberto Martin
John W. Lashlee IV
Scott Haiden
Steven Goldstein
Joe Maydak
Joan MacDonald
Fred Kiani
Edie Keating
Daniel Saver
Jenny Zhao
Jennifer Liu
Raymond Yee
Bonnie Liu
Elizabeth Lindsay
Joshua Howard
Jenny Lee
MOTION: M/S - Honey/ Means - To continue Item 6.1, Adoption of Regulations
for Petition & Hearing Process and Fair Return Standard, to the July 24, 2017
RHC meeting.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 4- Vice Chair Ortiz, Chairperson Honey, Committee Member Grunewald, and
Committee Member Means
No: 1- Committee Member Ramos
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7. NEW BUSINESS
7.1 Reimbursement of Funding Advanced by the City to Implement the CSFRA
MOTION: M/S - Honey/Means - To continue Item 7.1, Reimbursement of
Funding Advanced by the City to Implement the CSFRA, to the July 24, 2017
RHC meeting.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 4- Vice Chair Ortiz, Chairperson Honey, Committee Member Grunewald, and
Committee Member Means
No: 1- Committee Member Ramos
8. COMMISSION/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS, AND COMMITTEE
REPORTS
9. ADJOURNMENT - At 11:53 p.m., Chair Honey adjourned the meeting to the next RHC
Committee Meeting to be held on Monday, July 24, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council
Chambers, 500 Castro Street.
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Agenda
CITY HALL
500 CASTRO STREET
City of Mountain View
Agenda
Rental Housing Committee
Chair Honey, Vice Chair Ortiz, Committee Members Grunewald, Means, Ramos and Pardo de Zela
(alternate)
Monday, July 10, 2017 7:00 PM Council Chambers - 500 Castro St.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. MINUTES APPROVAL
3.1 Minutes for June 19, 2017
Recommendation: Approve the minutes for June 19, 2017 RHC Meeting
Copies of the minutes for the above-noted meetings have been delivered to Committee
Members and copies are available at City Hall. If there are no corrections or additions,
a motion is in order to approve these minutes.
Attachments: Minutes for June 19, 2017
4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
5. PUBLIC HEARING
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6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
6.1 Adoption of Regulations for Petition & Hearing Process and Fair Return
Standard
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution establishing Regulations for the Petition Process, Hearing Process
and Fair Rate of Return for petitions for individual rent adjustments under the CSFRA
Attachments: Staff Report
ATT 1 - Resolution
ATT 2 - Chapter 4 Petition Process
ATT 3 - Chapter 5 Hearing Process
ATT 4 - Chapter 6 Fair Return Standard
ATT 5 - MNOI Calculation Example
ATT 6 - CPI Indexes
ATT 7 - Mountain View City Code 25.58
ATT 8 - 2015 IPMCodes CH3-7
ATT 9 - CA Green Building Standards Code
ATT 10 - Draft Amortization Schedule
ATT 11 - HUD Fair Market Rents
7. NEW BUSINESS
7.1 Reimbursement of Funding Advanced by the City to Implement the
CSFRA
Recommendation: Acknowledge report and forthcoming request from the City Council for reimbursement
of advanced funding.
Attachments: Staff Report
8. COMMISSION/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS, AND COMMITTEE
REPORTS
9. ADJOURNMENT
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