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Rental Housing Committee

Regular Meeting

Mountain View, CA · December 10, 2018

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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 City of Mountain View Page 1 Rental Housing Committee Minutes December 10, 2018 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 City of Mountain View Page 2 Rental Housing Committee Minutes December 10, 2018 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. City of Mountain View Page 3

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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 City of Mountain View Page 1 Printed on 12/7/2018 Rental Housing Committee Agenda December 10, 2018 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. City of Mountain View Page 2 Printed on 12/7/2018 Rental Housing Committee Agenda December 10, 2018 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. City of Mountain View Page 3 Printed on 12/7/2018

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