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Rental Housing Committee

Regular Meeting

Mountain View, CA · June 24, 2019

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City of Mountain View Minutes Rental Housing Committee Monday, June 24, 2019 7:00 PM Council Chambers - 500 Castro 1. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 7:01 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL Present 5- Committee Member Vanessa Honey, Committee Member Julian Pardo de Zela, Vice Chair Emily Ramos, Chair Matthew Grunewald, and Alternate Nicole Haines-Livesay Absent 1- Committee Member Susyn Almond 3. MINUTES APPROVAL 3.1 Approve the minutes for June 3, 2019 RHC Meeting MOTION: M/S - Haines-Livesay/ Ramos - To approved the minutes for the June 3, 2019 RHC Meeting. Yes: 4- Committee Member Pardo de Zela, Vice Chair Ramos, Chair Grunewald, and Alternate Haines Absent: 1- Committee Member Almond Abstain: 1- Committee Member Honey 4. CONSENT CALENDAR - None 5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC Joan MacDonald suggested the RHC ask the Council subcommittee to hold stakeholder meetings when considering changes to the CSFRA. 6. APPEAL HEARINGS 6.1 Second Appeal of Decision on Remand Re: Petition 18190025 City of Mountain View Page 1 Rental Housing Committee Minutes June 24, 2019 Karen Tiedemann, Special Counsel, Goldfarb presented a report and responded to questions. SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR WITH COMMENTS: No public comments were received. MOTION: M/S - Honey/ Ramos - To adopt the second Tentative Appeal Decision which denies the request for the RHC to accept new evidence and affirms the valuation for the reduction in housing services identified in the initial hearing officer decision. Yes: 5- Committee Member Honey, Committee Member Pardo de Zela, Vice Chair Ramos, Chair Grunewald, and Alternate Haines Absent: 1- Committee Member Almond 7. PUBLIC HEARINGS - None 8. NEW BUSINESS 8.1 City Council Study Session Soft Story Retrofit Analyst Black presented a report and responded to questions. SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR WITH COMMENTS: Edie Keating The RHC received an update on the City Council’s recent discussion regarding the implementation of a soft story retrofit program. 8.2 Exploration of CSFRA amendments Program Manager van Deursen presented a report and responded to questions. SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR WITH COMMENTS: No public comments were received. The RHC received an update on the City Council’s exploration of CSFRA modifications and directed staff to: 1) Express to the City Council subcommittee, once established, interest in providing input regarding any council sponsored initiative 2) To organize a study session to receive an overview of the changes proposed by the Initiative and to discuss and prepare any recommended amendments of the RHC. 8.3 Update on CSFRA Database Management System City of Mountain View Page 2 Rental Housing Committee Minutes June 24, 2019 Analyst Kennedy presented a report and responded to questions. SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR WITH COMMENTS: Edie Keating Alex Brown The RHC received an overview regarding the development and implementation of a Database Management System to assist in the administration of the Community Stabilization and Fair Rent Act. 8.4 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: Alex Brown The RHC received an informational quarterly review of the Consumer Price Indices for Fair Return Calculations of Petitions for Upward Adjustment of Rent. 9. COMMITTEE/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS, AND COMMITTEE Emily Ramos announced that she attended the Tenant's Rights workshop on June 20, 2019. The RHC decided to send a letter of thanks to the City Attorney, Jannie Quinn, prior to her retirement. 10. ADJOURNMENT - At 8:47 p.m., Chair Grunewald adjourned the meeting to the next RHC meeting to be held on Monday, August 26, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, 500 Castro Street. City of Mountain View Page 3

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City of Mountain View Agenda Rental Housing Committee Monday, June 24, 2019 7:00 PM Council Chambers - 500 Castro 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL Chair Matthew Grunewald, Committee Members Susyn Almond, Nicole Haines-Livesay (alternate), Vanessa Honey, Julian Pardo de Zela and Emily Ramos 3. MINUTES APPROVAL 3.1 Approve the minutes for June 3, 2019 RHC Meeting Recommendation: 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 3, 2019 4. CONSENT CALENDAR - None 5. 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. 6. APPEAL HEARINGS City of Mountain View Page 1 Printed on 9/12/2019 Rental Housing Committee Agenda June 24, 2019 6.1 Second Appeal of Decision on Remand Re: Petition 18190025 Recommendation: Consider the second Tentative Appeal Decision and either accept the second Tentative Appeal Decision or modify the second Tentative Appeal Decision with instructions to staff citing appropriate evidence in the record. Attachments: Staff Report ATT 1 - Second Tentative Appeal Decision ATT 2 - Decision on Remand ATT 3 - Direction to Hearing Officer on Remand ATT 4 - First Tentative Appeal Decision ATT 5 - Original Decision 7. PUBLIC HEARINGS - None 8. NEW BUSINESS 8.1 City Council Study Session Soft Story Retrofit Recommendation: To receive an update on the City Council’s recent discussion regarding the implementation of a soft story retrofit program. Attachments: Staff Report ATT 1 - City Council Memo September 4, 2018 ATT 2 - City Council Soft Story Retrofit Report ATT 3 - City Council Memo June 4, 2019 8.2 Exploration of CSFRA amendments Recommendation: To receive an update on the City Council’s exploration of CSFRA modifications and provide direction to staff, if desired. Attachments: Staff Report 8.3 Update on CSFRA Database Management System Recommendation: To receive an overview regarding the development and implementation of a Database Management System to assist in the administration of the Community Stabilization and Fair Rent Act. Attachments: Staff Report ATT 1 - Online Registration Postcard June 10, 2019 City of Mountain View Page 2 Printed on 9/12/2019 Rental Housing Committee Agenda June 24, 2019 8.4 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 Indicies ATT 2 - CSFRA Program’s CPI Instruction Sheet ATT 3 - Staff Report from July 10, 2017 - Draft Regulations 9. COMMITTEE/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS, AND COMMITTEE No action will be taken on any questions raised by the Committee at this time. Attachments: Monthly Data Report May 2019 Newsletter July 2019 10. ADJOURNMENT - At 8:47 p.m., Chair Grunewald adjourned the meeting to the next RHC meeting to be held on Monday, August 26, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, 500 Castro Street. City of Mountain View Page 3 Printed on 9/12/2019 Rental Housing Committee Agenda June 24, 2019 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 4 Printed on 9/12/2019

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