Rental Housing Committee
Regular MeetingMountain View, CA · March 25, 2019
Minutes
City of Mountain View
Minutes
Rental Housing Committee
Chair Matthew Grunewald, Vice Chair Emily Ramos, Committee Members Susyn Almond, Vanessa Honey,
Julian Pardo de Zela and Nicole Haines-Livesay (Alternate)
Monday, March 25, 2019 6:30 PM Plaza Conference Room & Council Chambers
1. CLOSED SESSION (to be held in Plaza Conference Room)
At 6:30 p.m., an announcement was made by Program Manager van Deursen, who described the
item that the Committee would consider on the Closed Session Agenda below, and invited and
members of the public to provide public comments on the item.
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
No public comments were received.
Closed Session recessed at 7:09 p.m.
2. REGULAR SESSION - CALL TO ORDER (to be held in Council Chambers)
The meeting was called to order at 7:09 p.m.
3. ROLL CALL
Present 6- Committee Member Susyn Almond, Committee Member Vanessa Honey,
Committee Member Julian Pardo de Zela, Vice Chair Emily Ramos, Chair Matthew
Grunewald, and Alternate Nicole Haines-Livesay
4. CLOSED SESSION REPORT - None
5. MINUTES APPROVAL
5.1 Approve the minutes for March 4, 2019 RHC Meeting
MOTION: M/S - Honey/Ramons - To approve the minutes for the March 4, 2019 RHC
meeting.
Yes: 5- Committee Member Almond, Committee Member Honey, Committee Member Pardo
de Zela, Vice Chair Ramos, and Chair Grunewald
6. CONSENT CALENDAR - None
7. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
No public comments were received.
8. APPEAL HEARINGS - None
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9. PUBLIC HEARINGS - None
10. NEW BUSINESS
10.1 Update on Robert’s Rules
Karen Tiedemann, Special Counsel, Goldfarb and Lipman, presented a report and responded to
questions.
SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR WITH COMMENTS:
No public comments were received.
10.2 Hearing Officer Recruitment, Evaluation and Remuneration Schedule
Emily Hislop, Senior Case Manager, Project Sentinel, presented a report and responded to
questions.
SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR WITH COMMENTS:
No public comments were received.
MOTION: M/S - Ramos/Almond - To approve the revised remuneration schedule for
Hearing Officers.
Yes: 5- Committee Member Almond, Committee Member Honey, Committee Member Pardo
de Zela, Vice Chair Ramos, and Chair Grunewald
10.3 Quarterly Review of Consumer Price Indices for Fair Return Calculations of
Petitions for Upward Adjustment
Analyst Black presented a report and responded to questions.
SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR WITH COMMENTS:
Joan MacDonald
Edie Keating
The RHC heard a presentation on the Consumer Price Indices for Fair Return
Calculations of Petitions for Upward Adjustment of Rent.
11. COMMITTEE/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS, AND COMMITTEE
11.1 CSFRA Monthly Status Report February 2019
The RHC heard a presentation regarding the CSFRA monthly status report for February 2019
and an update on the April 18th Community Workshop.
Program Manager Van Deursen provided an update on KMVT's broadcasting of RHC meetings
and the upcoming RHC meeting with Richmond's Rent Board to be held at the Michael's at
Shoreline Restaurant.
The RHC heard a presentation regarding the CSFRA monthly status report for February
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13. ADJOURNMENT - At 8:37 p.m., Chair Grunewald adjourned the meeting to the next
RHC meeting to be held on Monday, April 15, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. at Michael's at Shoreline
Restaurant, 2960 N. Shoreline Blvd.
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Agenda
CITY HALL
500 CASTRO STREET
City of Mountain View
Agenda
Rental Housing Committee
Chair Matthew Grunewald, Vice Chair Emily Ramos, Committee Members Susyn Almond, Vanessa Honey,
Julian Pardo de Zela and Nicole Haines-Livesay (Alternate)
Monday, March 25, 2019 6:30 PM Plaza Conference Room & Council Chambers
1. CLOSED SESSION (to be held in Plaza Conference Room)
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
Name of Case: Mariel Bolhouse and Tim Larson v. Rental Housing Committee and City of
Mountain View, et.al. Santa Clara County Superior Court Case Number 18CV325875.
2. REGULAR SESSION - CALL TO ORDER (to be held in Council Chambers)
3. ROLL CALL
Chair Matthew Grunewald, Committee Members Susyn Almond, Nicole Haines-Livesay
(alternate), Vanessa
Honey, Julian Pardo de Zela and Emily Ramos
4. CLOSED SESSION REPORT
5. MINUTES APPROVAL
5.1 Approve the minutes for March 4, 2019 RHC Meeting
Recommendation: Copies of the minutes for the above noted meeting 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 March 4, 2019
6. CONSENT CALENDAR - None
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7. 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.
8. APPEAL HEARINGS - None
9. PUBLIC HEARINGS - None
10. NEW BUSINESS
10.1 Update on Robert’s Rules
Recommendation: To receive a presentation on Robert’s Rules.
10.2 Hearing Officer Recruitment, Evaluation and Remuneration Schedule
Recommendation: To receive an update regarding the recruitment and evaluation of
Hearing Officers and Facilitators for the CSFRA Program and to
review the proposed remuneration schedule for Hearing Officers.
Attachments: Staff Report
ATT 1 - Bay Area Rent Stabilization Jurisdictions Adjudicators Rates
10.3 Quarterly Review of Consumer Price Indices for Fair Return Calculations
of Petitions for Upward Adjustment
Recommendation: To receive an informational quarterly review of the Consumer Price
Indices for Fair Return Calculations of Petitions for Upward Adjustment
of Rent.
Attachments: Staff Report
ATT 1 - CPI Indices
ATT 2 - CPI Percentage for Fair Return Calculation Instruction Sheet
ATT 3 - Staff Report from June 10, 2017 - Fair Return Standard
11. COMMITTEE/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS, AND COMMITTEE
No action will be taken on any questions raised by the Committee at this time.
11.1
Attachments: ATT 1 - CSFRA Monthly Status Report February 2019
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13. ADJOURNMENT
Adjourn to the Regular Meeting of Monday, April 15,2019, in City Hall, 500 Castro Street.
Meeting date, time, and venue are subject to change. Please visit www.mountainview.gov
to view the agenda.
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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