Rental Housing Committee
Regular MeetingMountain View, CA · December 13, 2021
Minutes
City of Mountain View
Minutes
Rental Housing Committee
Monday, December 13, 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
MOTION - M/S - Haines-Livesay/Ramos- To approve the Consent Calendar.
Yes: 5- Committee Member Pardo de Zela, Vice Chair Ramos, Committee Member Rosas,
Chair Haines-Livesay, and Alternate Grunewald
Absent: 1- Committee Member Almond
3.1 Approve the Minutes for November 15, 2021 RHC Meeting
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
Committee Member Rosas arrived at 7:06 P.M.
4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
Steven Goldstein expressed concern to the RHC regarding the use of electronic service
for formal petition documents.
5. APPEAL HEARINGS - None
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS - None
7. NEW BUSINESS
7.1 Monthly Status Reports November 2021
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Senior Management Analyst Black presented a report and responded to questions.
SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR WITH COMMENTS:
Edie Keating
Steven Goldstein
Richard Bonin
The RHC reviewed the Monthly Status Report November 2021 and provided feedback to
staff.
7.2 Draft Amendments to Chapters 5 and 11 of CSFRA Regulations
Nazanin Salehi, Special Counsel, Goldfarb and Lipman, presented an oral report and responded
to questions.
SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR WITH COMMENTS:
No public comments received.
MOTION: M/S - Ramos / Haines-Livesay - To amend CSFRA Regulations Chapter 5:
Hearing Procedures to specify the precise process for consideration of untimely appeals
and amend CSFRA Regulation Chapter 11: Registration to specify precise process for
exemption determinations and appeals of exemption determinations.
Yes: 5- Committee Member Pardo de Zela, Vice Chair Ramos, Committee Member Rosas,
Chair Haines-Livesay, and Committee Member Almond
7.3 Review and Adopt Regulations of the Mobile Home Rent Stabilization
Ordinance
1. Adopt a Resolution of the Rental Housing Committee of the City of Mountain View
Adopting Regulations, Chapters 1, 2, and 3, of the Mobile Home Rent Stabilization
Ordinance, to be read in title only, further reading waived (Attachment 2 to the
memorandum).
2. Adopt a Resolution of the Rental Housing Committee of the City of Mountain View
Adopting Regulations, Chapter 7, of the Mobile Home Rent Stabilization Ordinance, to be
read in title only, further reading waived (Attachment 3 to the memorandum).
3. Adopt a Resolution of the Rental Housing Committee of the City of Mountain View
Adopting Regulations, Chapter 10, of the Mobile Home Rent Stabilization Ordinance, to
be read in title only, further reading waived (Attachment 4 to the memorandum).
Nazanin Salehi, Special Counsel, Goldfarb and Lipman, presented an oral report and responded
to questions.
SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR WITH COMMENTS:
Sahara Village Resident
Alex Brown
MOTION: M/S - Ramos / Haines-Livesay -To adopt MHRSO Regulations:
1. Chapter 1 of MHRSO Regulations clarifying purpose of MHRSO Regulations
2. Chapter 2 of MHRSO Regulations defining common terms as used in the MHRSO
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Regulations
3. Chapter 3 of MHRSO Regulations establishing Rules of Conduct for RHC meetings on
MHRSO-related matters
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 MHRSO regulations Chapter 7 for
upward adjustment of rent, including regulations for Maintenance of Net Operating Income
Petitions, Capital Improvement Petitions, Joint Petitions for New and Additional Housing
Services, and Mobile Home Owner and Mobile Home Tenant hardship.
Yes: 5- Committee Member Pardo de Zela, Vice Chair Ramos, Committee Member Rosas,
Chair Haines-Livesay, and Committee Member Almond
MOTION: M/S - Rosas / Ramos - To adopt regulations MHRSO Chapter 11 for Just
Cause for Eviction noticing requirements.
Yes: 5- Committee Member Pardo de Zela, Vice Chair Ramos, Committee Member Rosas,
Chair Haines-Livesay, and Committee Member Almond
8. COMMITTEE/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS, AND COMMITTEE
8.1 Upcoming Monthly Workshops, Clinics and Office Hours
Analyst Kennedy presented on the monthly workshops, clinics and office hours.
9. ADJOURNMENT - At 8:52 p.m., Chair Almond adjourned the meeting to the next RHC
meeting to be held on Monday, January 10, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. via video conference.
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Agenda
City of Mountain View
Agenda
Rental Housing Committee
Monday, December 13, 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. 49 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
These items will be approved by one motion unless any member of the Rental Housing
Committee or audience wishes to remove an item for discussion. The reading of the full
text of ordinances and resolutions will be waived unless a Committee member requests
otherwise.
3.1 Approve the Minutes for November 15, 2021 RHC Meeting
Recommendation: Approve the Rental Housing Committee meeting minutes of November
15, 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, November 15, 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
Steven Goldstein expressed concern to the RHC regarding the use of electronic service
for formal petition documents.
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
7.1 Monthly Status Reports November 2021
Recommendation: Review the Monthly Status Reports for the Rent Stabilization and the
Eviction Prevention Programs.
Attachments: ATT 1 - Rent Stabilization Monthly Status Report November 2021
ATT 2 - Eviction Prevention Program Monthly Status Report November 2021
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7.2 Draft Amendments to Chapters 5 and 11 of CSFRA Regulations
Recommendation: 1. To review and adopt amendments to CSFRA Regulations Chapter 5:
Hearing Procedures to specify the precise process for consideration
of untimely appeals.
2. To review and adopt amendments to CSFRA Regulations Chapter
11: Registration to specify precise process for exemption
determinations and appeals of exemption determinations.
Attachments: Staff Report
ATT 1 - Draft Resolution to Adopt Amendment to Chapter 5
ATT 2 - Draft Resolution to Adopt Amendment to Chapter 11
7.3 Review and Adopt Regulations of the Mobile Home Rent Stabilization
Ordinance
Recommendation: 1. Adopt a Resolution of the Rental Housing Committee of the City of
Mountain View Adopting Regulations, Chapters 1, 2, and 3, of the
Mobile Home Rent Stabilization Ordinance, to be read in title only,
further reading waived (Attachment 2 to the memorandum).
2. Adopt a Resolution of the Rental Housing Committee of the City of
Mountain View Adopting Regulations, Chapter 7, of the Mobile Home
Rent Stabilization Ordinance, to be read in title only, further reading
waived (Attachment 3 to the memorandum).
3. Adopt a Resolution of the Rental Housing Committee of the City of
Mountain View Adopting Regulations, Chapter 10, of the Mobile Home
Rent Stabilization Ordinance, to be read in title only, further reading
waived (Attachment 4 to the memorandum).
Attachments: Staff Report
ATT 1 - Mobile Home Rent Stabilization Ordinance
ATT 2 - Resolution to adopt MHRSO Regulations Chapters 1, 2, and 3
ATT 3 - Resolution to adopt MHRSO Regulations Chapter 7
ATT 4 - Resolution to adopt MHRSO Regulations Chapter 10
8. COMMITTEE/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS, AND COMMITTEE
No action will be taken on any questions raised by the Committee at this time.
8.1 Upcoming Monthly Workshops, Clinics and Office Hours
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9. ADJOURNMENT - At 8:52 p.m., Chair Almond adjourned the meeting to the next RHC
meeting to be held on Monday, January 10, 2022 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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