Rental Housing Committee
Regular MeetingMountain View, CA · December 10, 2018
Minutes
CITY HALL
City of Mountain View 500 CASTRO STREET
Minutes
Rental Housing Committee
Committee Members Honey, Ramos, Pardo de Zela and Vice Chair Grunewald
Monday, December 10, 2018 7:00 PM Council Chambers - 500 Castro St.
1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
3. CLOSED SESSION - None
4. MINUTES APPROVAL
4.1 Approve the minutes for November 26, 2018 RHC Meeting
5. CONSENT CALENDAR - None
6. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
Curtis Conroy explained that regulation revisions allowing the AGA be subject to tenant hardship
petitions would likely bring a legal challenge by property owners.
Joan MacDonald stated that the RHC should reconsider the CPI index used to calculate MNOI
and thanked Chair Ortiz for his ability to run impartial, objective and fair RHC meetings.
Chairperson Ortiz proposed to move agenda item 10.1, Update on CSFRA Project Manager
Recruitment, before agenda item 7.1, CSFRA Case 17180015, 324 Camille Court, Mountain
View, CA.
10.1 Update on CSFRA Project Manager Recruitment
Neighborhood and Housing Manager Wong presented and oral report and responded to
questions.
SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR WITH COMMENTS:
No public comments were received.
The RHC received an update regarding the recruitment of the Project Manager for the
CSFRA Program.
7. APPEAL HEARINGS
7.1 CSFRA Case 17180015, 324 Camille Court, Mountain View, CA
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Karen Tiedemann, Special Counsel, Goldfarb and Lipman, presented an oral presentation
and responded to questions.
PRESENTATION AND ARGUMENTS BY PETITIONER APPELLANT LANDLORD Absent
PRESENTATION AND ARGUMENTS BY RESPONDENT TENANTS Chris Hohn
The respondent representative, Chris Hohn, waived the 5 minute rebuttal time because of
appellant's absence.
SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR WITH COMMENTS:
Curtis Conroy
8. PUBLIC HEARINGS - None
9. UNFINISHED BUSINESS - None
10. NEW BUSINESS
10.2 Draft Revisions to Regulations Providing Guidance to Hearing Officers
Regarding Allocation of Upward Adjustments of Rent and Noticing
Requirements to Tenants
Justin Bigelow, Special Counsel, Goldfarb and Lipman, presented an oral presentation
and responded to questions.
SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR WITH COMMENTS:
Curtis Conroy
Steven Goldstein
10.3 CSFRA Monthly Status Report November 2018
Administrative Analyst Black presented an oral report and responded to questions.
SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR WITH COMMENTS:
Elizabeth Lindsey
Curtis Conroy
Steven Goldstein
The RHC heard a presentation regarding the CSFRA monthly status report for November
2018.
11. COMMITTEE/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS, AND COMMITTEE
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Committee Member Honey requested clarification on the upcoming RHC meeting dates and an
update of the appointment process by the City Council of new RHC members.
Chair Ortiz announced his resignation from the RHC; thanked staff and fellow RHC members for
their service and endorsed Vice Chair Grunewald as his replacement Chair of the RHC.
Vice Chair Grunewald thanked Chair Ortiz for his service on the Committee.
12. CLOSED SESSION REPORTS - None
13. ADJOURNMENT - At 8:02 p.m., Chair Ortiz adjourned the meeting to the next
RHC meeting to be held on Monday, January 28, 2019 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
Committee Members Honey, Ramos, Pardo de Zela, Vice Chair Grunewald and Chair Ortiz
Monday, December 10, 2018 7:00 PM Council Chambers - 500 Castro St.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
Chair Evan Ortiz, Vice Chair Matthew Grunewald, Committee Members Vanessa Honey, Emily
Ramos, Julian Pardo de Zela
3. CLOSED SESSION - None
4. MINUTES APPROVAL
4.1 Approve the minutes for November 26, 2018 RHC Meeting
Recommendation: 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 November 26, 2018
5. CONSENT CALENDAR - None
6. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons wishing to address the Committee on any matter not on the
agenda. Speakers are allowed to speak on any topic for one three-minute period during this section. State law
prohibits the Committee from acting on non-agenda items.
7. APPEAL HEARINGS
7.1 CSFRA Case 17180015, 324 Camille Court, Mountain View, CA
Recommendation: Consider the proposed appeal decision and either accept the proposed appeal decision
or modify the proposed appeal decision with instructions to staff citing appropriate
evidence in the record.
Attachments: Staff Report
ATT 1 - Proposed Appeal Decision
8. PUBLIC HEARINGS - None
9. UNFINISHED BUSINESS - None
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10. NEW BUSINESS
10.1 Update on CSFRA Project Manager Recruitment
Recommendation: Receive an update regarding the recruitment of the Project Manager for the CSFRA
Program.
Attachments: Staff Report
10.2 Draft Revisions to Regulations Providing Guidance to Hearing
Officers Regarding Allocation of Upward Adjustments of Rent and
Noticing Requirements to Tenants
Recommendation: Consider the proposed revisions to the regulations providing guidance to hearing officers
regarding the allocation of rent increases pursuant to a petition for upward adjustment
and noticing requirements to tenants.
Attachments: Staff Report
ATT 1 - Draft revision of regulations in Chapters 6 and 7
ATT 2 – Redline showing proposed changes to existing regulations
ATT 3 – Draft CSFRA notice to tenants
ATT 4 – Draft Resolution adopting revisions to Regulations in Chapters 6 and 7
10.3 CSFRA Monthly Status Report November 2018
Recommendation: Hear a presentation regarding the CSFRA monthly status report.
Attachments: CSFRA Monthly Status Report November 2018
11. COMMITTEE/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS, AND COMMITTEE
No action will be taken on any questions raised by the Committee at this time.
12. CLOSED SESSION REPORTS - None
13. ADJOURNMENT
Adjourn to the Regular Meeting of Monday, January 28, 2019, in City Hall, 500 Castro Street. Meeting date, time,
and venue are subject to change. Please visit www.mountainview.gov to view the agenda.
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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
The Committee may take action on any matter noticed herein in any manner deemed appropriate by the Committee. Their
consideration of the matters noticed herein is not limited by the recommendations indicated herein.
Questions and comments regarding the agenda may be directed to the Rental Housing Committee at (650) 903-6125 or
RHC@mountainview.gov.
Interested persons may review the agenda and staff reports at the Community Development Department, 500 Castro St.,
First Floor, the Friday afternoon before each meeting or online at www.mountainview.gov.
Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the committee regarding any item on this agenda will be made
available for public inspection at 500 Castro Street during normal business hours and at the meeting location during the
meeting.
Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special assistance in this meeting, please contact the
the City Clerk's Office at (650) 903-6399. Notification of 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make
reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. (28 CFR 35.160 (b) (1))
ADDRESSING THE COMMITTEE
Interested persons are entitled to speak on any item on the agenda and should make their interest known to the Chair.
Anyone wishing to address the Committee on a non-agenda item may do so during the "Oral Communications" section of
the agenda. Speakers are allowed to speak one time on any number of topics for up to three minutes.
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