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Rental Housing Committee

Regular Meeting

Mountain View, CA · August 24, 2020

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City of Mountain View Minutes Rental Housing Committee Monday, August 24, 2020 7:00 PM Video Conference with No Physical Meeting Location 1. CALL TO ORDER This meeting was called to order at 7:00 P.M. 2. ROLL CALL Present 4- Committee Member Matthew Grunewald, Committee Member Julian Pardo de Zela, Committee Member Susyn Almond, and Chair Emily Ramos 3. MINUTES APPROVAL 3.1 Approve the minutes for June 29, 2020 RHC Meeting MOTION: M/S - Haines-Livesay / Almond - To approve the minutes for the June 29, 2020 RHC meeting. Yes: 5- Committee Member Grunewald, Committee Member Pardo de Zela, Committee Member Almond, Chair Ramos, and Haines-Livesay 4. CONSENT CALENDAR - None 5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC Steven Goldstein stated that CSFRA covered units should reflect the decrease in market rent prices caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. 6. APPEAL HEARINGS - None 7. PUBLIC HEARINGS - none 8. NEW BUSINESS 8.1 Draft Regulations Amending Chapter 6: Specified Capital Improvement Upward Adjustments Karen Tiedemann, Special Counsel, Goldfarb presented a report and responded to questions. SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR WITH COMMENTS: Steven Goldstein Edie Keating Alex Brown City of Mountain View Page 1 Rental Housing Committee Minutes August 24, 2020 The RHC reviewed and provided direction to staff on regulations regarding Specified Capital Improvement Temporary Upward Adjustment Petitions. 8.2 Quarterly Financial Expenditures FY 2019-20 through June 30, 2020 Program Manager van Deursen presented a report and responded to questions. SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR WITH COMMENTS: No public comments we received. The RHC reviewed the Quarterly Financial Expenditures for Fiscal Year 2019-20 through June 30, 2020. 8.3 Rental Housing Committee Meeting Schedule Program Manager van Deursen presented a report and responded to questions. SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR WITH COMMENTS: Edie KEating MOTION: M/S - Grunewald / Haines-Livesay - To adopt a Resolution establishing a meeting schedule for the Rental Housing Committee for the remainder of 2020 and for calendar year 2021. Yes: 5- Committee Member Grunewald, Committee Member Pardo de Zela, Committee Member Almond, Chair Ramos, and Haines-Livesay 9. COMMITTEE/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS, AND COMMITTEE 9.1 Monthly Activity Report June/July 2020 Analyst Black presented the monthly status report. 9.2 Update on City’s COVID-19 landlord/tenant programs Analyst Kennedy presented an update on the City's landlord and tenant COVID19 programs. 9.3 Upcoming Monthly Workshops, Clinics and Office Hours Analyst Black presented the upcoming monthly workshops, clinics and office hours. 10. ADJOURNMENT - At 9:13 p.m., Chair Ramos adjourned the meeting to the next RHC meeting to be held on Monday, September 21, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. via video conference. City of Mountain View Page 2

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City of Mountain View Agenda Rental Housing Committee Monday, August 24, 2020 7:00 PM Video Conference with No Physical Meeting Location This meeting will be conducted in accordance with State of California Executive Order N-29-20, dated March 17, 2020. All members of the Rental Housing Committee will participate in the meeting by video conference, with no physical meeting location. Members of the public wishing to observe the meeting may do so at https://mountainview.legistar.com, on YouTube at www.MountainView.gov/YouTube and on Comcast Channel 26. Members of the public wishing to comment on an item on the agenda may do so in the following ways: 1. Email comments to RHC@mountainview.gov by 5:00 p.m. on the meeting date. Emails will be forwarded to the RHC. Please identify the Agenda Item number in the subject line of your email. All emails received will be entered into the record for the meeting. 2. Provide oral public comments during the meeting: Online: Register in advance to access the meeting via Zoom Webinar: https://mountainview.gov/RHC_speakers You will be asked to enter an email address and a name. Your email address will not be disclosed to the public. After registering, you will receive an email with instructions on how to connect to the meeting. When the Chair announces the item on which you wish to speak, click the “raise hand” feature in Zoom. Speakers will be notified of their turn shortly before they are called on to speak. City of Mountain View Page 1 Printed on 2/19/2021 Rental Housing Committee Agenda August 24, 2020 By phone: Dial: (669) 900-9128 and enter Webinar ID: 966 8753 1826 When the Chair announces the item on which you wish to speak, dial *9. Phone participants will be called on by the last two digits of their phone number. When called to speak, please limit your comments to the time allotted (up to 3 minutes, at the discretion of the Chair). For instructions on using the "raise hand" feature in Zoom, visit https://mountainview.gov/raise_hand. 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL Chair Emily Ramos, Vice-Chair Susyn Almond, Committee Members Matthew Grunewald, Nicole Haines-Livesay (alternate), and Julian Pardo de Zela 3. MINUTES APPROVAL 3.1 Approve the minutes for June 29, 2020 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 RHC Meeting June 29, 2020 4. CONSENT CALENDAR - None 5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC 6. APPEAL HEARINGS - None 7. PUBLIC HEARINGS - none 8. NEW BUSINESS 8.1 Draft Regulations Amending Chapter 6: Specified Capital Improvement Upward Adjustments City of Mountain View Page 2 Printed on 2/19/2021 Rental Housing Committee Agenda August 24, 2020 Recommendation: Review the draft regulations regarding Specified Capital Improvement Temporary Upward Adjustment Petitions and either (i) provide further direction to staff or (ii) adopt a resolution approving regulations. Attachments: Staff Report ATT 1 - Draft Amended Chapter 6: Upward Adjustment Regulations ATT 2 - Draft Resolution Adopting Amendments to Regulations Chapter 6 ATT 3 - Cost-Recovery Mechanisms in Rent Stabilized Jurisdictions 8.2 Quarterly Financial Expenditures FY 2019-20 through June 30, 2020 Recommendation: Review the attached Quarterly Financial Expenditures for Fiscal Year 2019-20 through June 30, 2020. Attachments: Staff Report ATT 1 - Quarterly Financial Report 8.3 Rental Housing Committee Meeting Schedule Recommendation: To adopt a Resolution establishing a meeting schedule for the Rental Housing Committee for the remainder of 2020 and for calendar year 2021. Attachments: Staff Report ATT 1 - Resolution to Adopt Meeting Schedule for 2020 and 2021 9. COMMITTEE/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS, AND COMMITTEE 9.1 Monthly Activity Report June/July 2020 Attachments: Monthly Activity Report June 2020 Monthly Activity Report July 2020 9.2 Update on City’s COVID-19 landlord/tenant programs 9.3 Upcoming Monthly Workshops, Clinics and Office Hours 10. ADJOURNMENT - At 9:13 p.m., Chair Ramos adjourned the meeting to the next RHC meeting to be held on Monday, September 21, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. via video conference. City of Mountain View Page 3 Printed on 2/19/2021 Rental Housing Committee Agenda August 24, 2020 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 2/19/2021

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