Rental Housing Committee
Regular MeetingMountain View, CA · February 10, 2020
Minutes
City of Mountain View
Minutes
Rental Housing Committee
Monday, February 10, 2020 7:00 PM Council Chambers - 500 Castro
1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
Present 4- Committee Member Susyn Almond, Committee Member Julian Pardo de Zela, Vice
Chair Emily Ramos, and Chair Matthew Grunewald
Absent 1- Alternate Nicole Haines-Livesay
3. MINUTES APPROVAL
3.1 Approve the minutes for January 13, 2020 RHC Meeting
MOTION: M/S - Almond/ Ramos - To approve the minutes for the January 13, 2019 RHC
meeting.
Yes: 4- Committee Member Almond, Committee Member Pardo de Zela, Vice Chair Ramos,
and Chair Grunewald
Absent: 1- Alternate Haines
4. CONSENT CALENDAR - None
5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
Kristina Pereyra read a letter from a friend expressing the difficulties renters face in finding
long-term stable housing.
6. APPEAL HEARINGS - None
7. PUBLIC HEARINGS - None
8. NEW BUSINESS
8.1 Overview City-initiated 2020 Ballot Measure (Measure D) to Amend the
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CSFRA
Karen Tiedemann, Special Counsel, Goldfarb presented a report and responded to questions.
SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR WITH COMMENTS:
Unidentified person
Alex Brown
The RHC received an update regarding the City Council's proposed amendments to the
Community Stabilization and Fair Rent Act.
8.2 Update on City Council Study Session on Mobile Home Rent Stabilization
Program Manager van Deursen presented a report and responded to questions.
SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR WITH COMMENTS:
Alex Brown
The RHC receive a presentation regarding the City Council's study session on Mobile
Home Rent Stabilization and provided direction to staff to draft a letter to City Council
acknowledging that they would be open to administer a potential mobile home ordinance
provided there is separate funding.
8.3 Quarterly Financial Expenditures Fiscal Year 2019-20 through December
31, 2019
Program Manager van Deursen presented a report and responded to questions.
SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR WITH COMMENTS:
No public comments were received.
The RHC reviewed the Quarterly Financial Expenditures for Fiscal Year 2019-20 through
December 31, 2019.
8.4 Update on Invoicing for CSFRA Annual Rental Housing Fees
Analyst Kennedy presented a report and responded to questions.
SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR WITH COMMENTS:
Kristina Pereyra
The RHC received an update on invoicing for the CSFRA Annual Rental Housing Fees
and directed staff to provide enforcement options for non-payment of the Rental Housing
Fee.
9. COMMITTEE/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS, AND COMMITTEE
9.1
Analyst Black presented the monthly status report.
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Committee Member Ramos attended the landlord registration workshop and encouraged other
committee members to attend staff workshops.
Committee Member Ramos asked staff to look into increased education and outreach regarding
the landlord petition process.
Committee Member Almond requests copies of workshop postcards be sent to RHC members.
10. ADJOURNMENT - At 9:05 p.m., Chair Grunewald adjourned the meeting to the next
RHC meeting to be held on Monday, March 9, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers,
500 Castro Street.
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Agenda
City of Mountain View
Agenda
Rental Housing Committee
Monday, February 10, 2020 7:00 PM Council Chambers - 500 Castro
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. MINUTES APPROVAL
3.1 Approve the minutes for January 13, 2020 RHC Meeting
Recommendation: Copies of the minutesfor 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 January 13, 2020
4. CONSENT CALENDAR - None
5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
6. APPEAL HEARINGS - None
7. PUBLIC HEARINGS - None
8. NEW BUSINESS
8.1 Overview City-initiated 2020 Ballot Measure (Measure D) to Amend the
CSFRA
Recommendation: Receive an update regarding the City Council's proposed amendments
to the Community Stabilization and Fair Rent Act.
Attachments: ATT 1 - November 12, 2019 City Council Report
ATT 2 - September 17, 2019 RHC Letter to City Council
ATT 3 - Summary Table of CSFRA Amendments
ATT 4 - Full Text Measure D
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8.2 Update on City Council Study Session on Mobile Home Rent Stabilization
Recommendation: Receive a presentation regarding the City Council's study session on
Mobile Home Rent Stabilization.
Attachments: ATT 1 - January 28, 2020, City Council Study Session Memo
8.3 Quarterly Financial Expenditures Fiscal Year 2019-20 through December 31,
2019
Recommendation: Review the attached Quarterly Financial Expenditures for Fiscal Year
2019-20 through December 31, 2019.
Attachments: Staff Report
ATT 1 - Quarterly Financial Report (FY 2019-20 - Dec. 2019)
8.4 Update on Invoicing for CSFRA Annual Rental Housing Fees
Recommendation: To receive an update on invoicing for the CSFRA Annual Rental
Housing Fees.
Attachments: Staff Report
ATT 1 - Copy of the Courtesy Compliance Letter
9. COMMITTEE/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS, AND COMMITTEE
9.1
Attachments: Monthly Status Report January 2020
Upcoming Monthly Workshops
Newsletter January 2020
10. ADJOURNMENT - At 9:05 p.m., Chair Grunewald adjourned the meeting to the next
RHC meeting to be held on Monday, March 9, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council
Chambers, 500 Castro Street.
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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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