Rental Housing Committee
Regular MeetingMountain View, CA · February 14, 2022
Minutes
City of Mountain View
Minutes
Rental Housing Committee
Monday, February 14, 2022 7:00 PM Video Conference with No Physical Meeting Location
SPECIAL MEETING
1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 P.M.
2. ROLL CALL
Present 4- Vice Chair Emily Ramos, Committee Member Guadalupe Rosas, Chair Nicole
Haines-Livesay, and Committee Member Susyn Almond
Absent 2- Committee Member Julian Pardo de Zela, 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.
Yes: 4- Vice Chair Ramos, Committee Member Rosas, Chair Haines-Livesay, and
Committee Member Almond
Absent: 2- Committee Member Pardo de Zela, and Alternate Grunewald
3.1 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
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.
4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
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Kristine informed the RHC that 555 W. Middlefield Road is in the process of removing asbestos
from the property in a way that may be unsafe for tenants.
Diane asked if the City could provide shelter of food for tenants at 555 W. Middlefield Road
during the asbestos cleaning.
Sayo Nomura informed the RHC that her friend was staying in her car to avoid the asbestos at
555 W. Middlefield Road.
Kristine informed the RHC that asbestos removal will begin at 8 A.M. Wednesday, February 16th
for building M.
5. APPEAL HEARINGS - None
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS - None
7. NEW BUSINESS - None
8. COMMITTEE/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS, AND COMMITTEE
Committee Member Ramos addressed public comment with questions regarding the tenants
ability to file a Downward Adjustment of Rent for habitability claims.
Committee Member Rosas suggested the City send CSA emergency housing and funding flyers
to tenants affected by the asbestos at 555 W. Middlefield Road.
Vice-Chair Haines-Livesay commented that the property at 555 W. Middlefield Road should be
following the state and local asbestos protocols and wondered if the county could provide
emergency housing.
9. ADJOURNMENT - At 7:28 p.m., Chair Almond adjourned the meeting to the next RHC
meeting to be held on Monday, February 28, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. via video conference.
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Agenda
City of Mountain View
Agenda
Rental Housing Committee
Monday, February 14, 2022 7:00 PM Video Conference with No Physical Meeting
Location
SPECIAL MEETING
This meeting will be conducted in accordance with City of Mountain View Rental Housing
Committee Resolution No. 60 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.
By phone:
Dial: (669) 900-9128 and enter Webinar ID: 937 7306 8363
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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 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.
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5. APPEAL HEARINGS - None
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS - None
7. NEW BUSINESS - None
8. COMMITTEE/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS, AND COMMITTEE
No action will be taken on any questions raised by the Committee at this time.
9. ADJOURNMENT - At 7:28 p.m., Chair Almond adjourned the meeting to the next RHC
meeting to be held on Monday, February 28, 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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