Rental Housing Committee
Regular MeetingMountain View, CA · November 15, 2021
Minutes
City of Mountain View
Minutes
Rental Housing Committee
Monday, November 15, 2021 7:00 PM Video Conference with No Physical Meeting Location
1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 7:01 P.M.
2. ROLL CALL
Present 6- Committee Member Julian Pardo de Zela, Vice Chair Emily Ramos, Committee
Member Guadalupe Rosas, Chair Nicole Haines-Livesay, Committee Member
Susyn Almond, and Alternate Matthew Grunewald
3. CONSENT CALENDAR
SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR WITH COMMENTS:
No public comments received.
MOTION - M/S - Ramos/Haines-Livesay - To approve the Consent Calendar with a friendly
amendment by Vice-Chair Haines-Livesay to correct the agenda item 11, Adjournment, to
read, "Chair Almond adjourned the meeting to the next RHC meeting to be held on
Monday, November 15, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. via video conference."
Yes: 5- Committee Member Pardo de Zela, Vice Chair Ramos, Committee Member Rosas,
Chair Haines-Livesay, and Committee Member Almond
3.1 Approve Minutes
3.2 Resolution Making Findings Authorizing Continued Remote
Teleconference Meetings of the Rental Housing Committee Pursuant to
Brown Act Provisions, as amended by Assembly Bill No. 361
4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
No public comments received.
5. APPEAL HEARINGS - None
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS - None
7. NEW BUSINESS
7.1 MHRSO Regulations - Chapter 4 - Registration
MHRSO Regulations - Chapter 5 - Petition Process
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MHRSO Regulations - Chapter 6 - Hearing Process
MHRSO Regulations - Chapter 11 - Notice of MHRSO/Rent Rollback
Nazanin Salehi, Special Counsel, Goldfarb and Lipman, presented an oral report and
responded to questions.
SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR WITH COMMENTS:
Alex Brown
MOTION: M/S - Ramos/Haines-Livesay - To adopt Registration Regulations for Mobile
Home Park Owners and Mobile Home Landlords under the Mobile Home Rent
Stabilization Ordinance.
Yes: 5- Committee Member Pardo de Zela, Vice Chair Ramos, Committee Member Rosas,
Chair Haines-Livesay, and Committee Member Almond
MOTION: M/S - Ramos/Rosas - To adopt Petition Process Regulations for Individual
Rent Adjustment petitions under the Mobile Home Rent Stabilization Ordinance.
Yes: 5- Committee Member Pardo de Zela, Vice Chair Ramos, Committee Member Rosas,
Chair Haines-Livesay, and Committee Member Almond
MOTION: M/S - Ramos/Haines-Livesay - To adopt Hearing Process Regulations,
including Hearing Office Qualifications, Hearing Procedures, and Appeal Procedures
under the Mobile Home Rent Stabilization Ordinance.
Yes: 5- Committee Member Pardo de Zela, Vice Chair Ramos, Committee Member Rosas,
Chair Haines-Livesay, and Committee Member Almond
MOTION: M/S - Haines-Livesay/Ramos - To adopt Notice of MHRSO, Exemptions and
Rent Rollback Regulations, including regulations related to the requirement to provide a
Notice of Mobile Home Rent Stabilization Ordinance at the initiation of a Mobile Home
Space or Mobile Home Tenancy with a correction to Section C.2.a to read "For any
Tenancy in existence on or before October 28, 2021, the Notice shall be provided on or
before January 1, 2022".
Yes: 5- Committee Member Pardo de Zela, Vice Chair Ramos, Committee Member Rosas,
Chair Haines-Livesay, and Committee Member Almond
7.2 Draft RHC Work Plan for Calendar Year 2022
Program Manager van Deursen presented a report and responded to questions.
SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR WITH COMMENTS:
Edie Keating
THe RHC reviewed the draft Work Plan for the Rental Housing Committee for calendar
year 2022 and provided feedback to staff, both in terms of content and timeline.
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7.3 Quarterly Financial Expenditures Fiscal Year 2021-22 through September
30, 2021
Review the attached Quarterly Financial Expenditures Report for Fiscal Year 2021-22
through September 30, 2021 (Attachment 1 to the memorandum).
Program Manager van Deursen presented a report and responded to questions.
SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR WITH COMMENTS:
No public comments received.
The RHC reviewed the Quarterly Financial Expenditures Report for Fiscal Year 2021-22
through September 30, 2021 and provided feedback.
8. COMMITTEE/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS, AND COMMITTEE
8.1 Monthly Status Report October 2021
Senior Management Analyst Black presented the monthly status report.
8.2 Monthly Eviction Prevention Program Report
Senior Management Analyst Black presented the Eviction Prevention Program.
8.3 Upcoming Monthly Workshops, Clinics and Office Hours
Senior Management Analyst Black presented the monthly workshops, clinics and office hours.
9. ADJOURNMENT - At 8:22 p.m., Chair Almond adjourned the meeting to the next RHC
meeting to be held on Monday, December 13, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. via video conference.
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Agenda
City of Mountain View
Agenda
Rental Housing Committee
Monday, November 15, 2021 7:00 PM Video Conference with No Physical Meeting
Location
This meeting will be conducted in accordance with City of Mountain View Rental Housing
Committee Resolution No. 48 in accordance with Assembly Bill 361. 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:
You may join the Zoom Webinar using this link: https://mountainview.gov/meeting and entering
Webinar ID: 937 7306 8363
You may be asked to enter an email address and a name. Your email address will not be
disclosed to the public.
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.
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By phone:
Dial: (669) 900-9128 and enter Webinar ID: 937 7306 8363
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 the Chair calls your name to
provide public comment, if you are participating via phone, please press *6 to unmute yourself.
For instructions on using the "raise hand" feature in Zoom, visit
https://mountainview.gov/raise_hand.
When called to speak, please limit your comments to the time allotted (up to 3 minutes, at the
discretion of the Chair).
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
Chair Susyn Almond, Vice-Chair Nicole Haines-Livesay, Committee Members Julian Pardo de
Zela, Emily Ramos, Guadalupe Rosas and Matthew Grunewald (alternate).
3. CONSENT CALENDAR
SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR WITH COMMENTS:
No public comments received.
3.1 Approve the Minutes for October 18, 2021 RHC Meeting
Recommendation: Approve the Rental Housing Committee meeting minutes of October
18, 2021. Copies of the minutes for the above noted meetings have
been delivered to Committee Members and copies are available at
online.
Attachments: Minutes RHC Meeting, October 18, 2021
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3.2 Resolution Making Findings Authorizing Continued Remote Teleconference
Meetings of the Rental Housing Committee Pursuant to Brown Act Provisions,
as amended by Assembly Bill No. 361
Recommendation: To adopt the Resolution making findings authorizing continued remote
teleconference meetings of the Rental Housing Committee pursuant to
Brown Act provisions as amended by Assembly Bill No. 361.
Attachments: Staff Report
ATT 1 - Resolution Regarding Virtual Meetings
4. 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.
5. APPEAL HEARINGS - None
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS - None
7. NEW BUSINESS
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7.1 MHRSO Regulations - Chapter 4 - Registration
MHRSO Regulations - Chapter 5 - Petition Process
MHRSO Regulations - Chapter 6 - Hearing Process
MHRSO Regulations - Chapter 11 - Notice of MHRSO/Rent Rollback
Recommendation: 1. Review and adopt Registration Regulations for Mobile Home Park
Owners and Mobile Home Landlords under the Mobile Home Rent
Stabilization Ordinance.
2. Review and adopt Petition Process Regulations for Individual Rent
Adjustment petitions under the Mobile Home Rent Stabilization
Ordinance.
3. Review and adopt Hearing Process Regulations, including Hearing
Office Qualifications, Hearing Procedures, and Appeal Procedures
under the Mobile Home Rent Stabilization Ordinance.
4. Review and adopt Notice of MHRSO, Exemptions and Rent Rollback
Regulations, including regulations related to the requirement to provide
a Notice of Mobile Home Rent Stabilization Ordinance at the initiation
of a Mobile Home Space or Mobile Home Tenancy.
Attachments: Staff Report
ATT 1 - Mobile Home Rent Stabilization Ordinance
ATT 2 - Resolution to Adopt MHRSO Regulations Chapter 4, 5, 6 and 11
7.2 Draft RHC Work Plan for Calendar Year 2022
Recommendation: To review the draft Work Plan for the Rental Housing Committee for
calendar year 2022 and provide feedback to staff, both in terms of
content and timeline.
Attachments: Staff Report
ATT 1 - Draft Work Plan for Calendar Year 2022
7.3 Quarterly Financial Expenditures Fiscal Year 2021-22 through September 30,
2021
Recommendation: Review the attached Quarterly Financial Expenditures Report for Fiscal
Year 2021-22 through September 30, 2021 (Attachment 1 to the
memorandum).
Attachments: Staff Report
ATT 1 - Quarterly Financial Report (FY 2021-22 through Sept. 30, 2021)
8. COMMITTEE/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS, AND COMMITTEE
No action will be taken on any questions raised by the Committee at this time.
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8.1 Monthly Status Report October 2021
Attachments: Monthly Status Report October 2021
8.2 Monthly Eviction Prevention Program Report
8.3 Upcoming Monthly Workshops, Clinics and Office Hours
9. ADJOURNMENT - At 8:22 p.m., Chair Almond adjourned the meeting to the next RHC
meeting to be held on Monday, December 13, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. via video conference.
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
The agenda and staff reports are available online at https://mountainview.legistar.com.
Questions and comments regarding the agenda may be directed to the Rental Housing Committee at (650) 903-6125 or
RHC@mountainview.gov.
The Committee may consider and act on items listed on the agenda in any order. Consideration of the matters noticed
herein is not limited by the recommendations indicated herein.
Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special assistance in this meeting, please contact the
Community Services Department at (650) 903-6400. 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))
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