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Rental Housing Committee

Regular Meeting

Mountain View, CA · April 25, 2022

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City of Mountain View Minutes Rental Housing Committee Monday, April 25, 2022 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 5- Vice Chair Emily Ramos, Committee Member Guadalupe Rosas, Chair Nicole Haines-Livesay, Committee Member Susyn Almond, and Alternate Matthew Grunewald Absent 1- Committee Member Julian Pardo de Zela 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: 5- Vice Chair Ramos, Committee Member Rosas, Chair Haines-Livesay, Committee Member Almond, and Alternate Grunewald Absent: 1- Committee Member Pardo de Zela 3.1 Approve the Minutes for March 28, 2022 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 4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC No public comments received. 5. APPEAL HEARINGS - None 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS - None 7. NEW BUSINESS 7.1 Monthly Status Reports March 2022 City of Mountain View Page 1 Rental Housing Committee Minutes April 25, 2022 Senior Management Analyst Black presented a report and responded to questions. SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR WITH COMMENTS: No public comments received. The RHC reviewed the Monthly Status Report March 2022 and provided feedback to staff. 7.2 Quarterly Financial Expenditures Report FY 2021-22 through March 31, 2022 Program Manager van Deursen presented a report and responded to questions. SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR WITH COMMENTS: Joan Brodovsky Alexander Brown The RHC reviewed the Quarterly Financial Expenditures Report for Fiscal Year 2021-22 through March 31, 2022 and provided feedback. 7.3 Draft Amendments to Chapters 7 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: Joshua Howard Edie Keating MOTION: M/S - Ramos/Rosas - To amend CSFRA Regulations Chapter 7: Procedures for Annual General Adjustments, to change the contact information in the Mandatory Notice to Tenant in case of a banked annual general adjustment. Yes: 5- Vice Chair Ramos, Committee Member Rosas, Chair Haines-Livesay, Committee Member Almond, and Alternate Grunewald Absent: 1- Committee Member Pardo de Zela The RHC provided feedback to revise the CSFRA Regulations Chapter 11: Registration amendment language and bring back at a future RHC meeting. 7.4 Mobile Home Rent Stabilization Program Recommended Budget for FY 2021-22 and FY 2022-23 and Establishment of a Space Rental Fee. Program Manager van Deursen presented a report and responded to questions. SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR WITH COMMENTS: No public comments received. MOTION: M/S - Haines-Livesay/Ramos - To adopt a Resolution of the Rental Housing City of Mountain View Page 2 Rental Housing Committee Minutes April 25, 2022 Committee of Mountain View Adopting the Fiscal Year 2021-22 and 2022-23 Budget for the administration of the Mobile Home Rent Stabilization Program and Establishing Space Rental Fees Sufficient to Support the Fiscal Year 2021-22 and 2022-23 Budget. Yes: 5- Vice Chair Ramos, Committee Member Rosas, Chair Haines-Livesay, Committee Member Almond, and Alternate Grunewald Absent: 1- Committee Member Pardo de Zela 7.5 Election of a Chairperson and a Vice-Chairperson Program Manager van Deursen presented a report and responded to questions. SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR WITH COMMENTS: Alexander Brown Chair Almond nominated Vice-Chair Haines-Livesay to serve as Chairperson from May 2022 until end of April 2023. Yes: 5- Vice Chair Ramos, Committee Member Rosas, Chair Haines-Livesay, Committee Member Almond, and Alternate Grunewald Absent: 1- Committee Member Pardo de Zela Committee Member Rosas nominated Committee Member Ramos to serve as Vice-Chairperson from May 2022 until end of April 2023. Yes: 5- Vice Chair Ramos, Committee Member Rosas, Chair Haines-Livesay, Committee Member Almond, and Alternate Grunewald Absent: 1- Committee Member Pardo de Zela 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. Committee Member Ramos shared an idea to hold a webinar on the joint petition to add housing services. 9. ADJOURNMENT - At 8:54 p.m., Chair Almond adjourned the meeting to the next RHC meeting to be held on Monday, May 25, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. via video conference. City of Mountain View Page 3

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City of Mountain View Agenda Rental Housing Committee Monday, April 25, 2022 7:00 PM Video Conference with No Physical Meeting Location During this declared state of emergency, the meeting will be conducted in accordance with California Government Code § 54953(e) as authorized by resolution of the Rental Housing Committee. Please contact mvrent@mountainview.gov to obtain a copy of the applicable resolution. 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 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. City of Mountain View Page 1 Printed on 4/25/2022 Rental Housing Committee Agenda April 25, 2022 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 March 28, 2022 RHC Meeting Recommendation: Approve the Rental Housing Committee meeting minutes for March 28, 2022. Copies of the minutes for the above noted meeting have been delivered to Committee Members and copies are available at City Hall. Attachments: Minutes RHC Meeting, March 28, 2022 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 a Resolution of the Rental Housing Committee of the City of Mountain View 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 be read in title only, further reading waived (Attachment 1 to this memorandum). 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. City of Mountain View Page 2 Printed on 4/25/2022 Rental Housing Committee Agenda April 25, 2022 5. APPEAL HEARINGS - None 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS - None 7. NEW BUSINESS 7.1 Monthly Status Reports March 2022 Recommendation: To review the Monthly Status Reports for the Rent Stabilization and the Eviction Prevention Programs. Attachments: ATT 1 - Rent Stabilization Monthly Status Report March 2022 ATT 2 - Eviction Prevention Program Monthly Status Report March 2022 7.2 Quarterly Financial Expenditures Report FY 2021-22 through March 31, 2022 Recommendation: Review the attached Quarterly Financial Expenditures Report for Fiscal Year 2021-22 through March 31, 2022 (Attachment 1 to the memorandum). Attachments: Staff Report ATT 1 - Quarterly Financial Report (FY 2021-22 through March 31, 2022) 7.3 Draft Amendments to Chapters 7 and 11 of CSFRA Regulations Recommendation: 1. Amend CSFRA Regulations Chapter 7, Procedures for Annual General Adjustments, to change the contact information in the Mandatory Notice to Tenant in case of a banked annual general adjustment. 2. Amend CSFRA Regulations Chapter 11, Registration, to add the requirement that landlords provide Notice of Applicability of Community Stabilization and Fair Rent Act at the commencement of a new tenancy. Attachments: Staff Report ATT 1 - Draft Resolution to Adopt Amendment to CSFRA Regulations, Chapter 7 ATT 2 - Draft Resolution to Adopt Amendment to CSFRA Regulations, Chapter 11 City of Mountain View Page 3 Printed on 4/25/2022 Rental Housing Committee Agenda April 25, 2022 7.4 Mobile Home Rent Stabilization Program Recommended Budget for FY 2021-22 and FY 2022-23 and Establishment of a Space Rental Fee. Recommendation: To adopt a Resolution of the Rental Housing Committee of Mountain View Adopting the fiscal year 2021-22 and 2022-23 budget for the administration of the Mobile Home Rent Stabilization Program and establishing a Space Rental Fee sufficient to support the fiscal year 2021-22 and 2022-23 budget, to be read in title only, further reading waived (Attachment 1 to the memorandum). Attachments: Staff Report ATT 1 - Resolution Adopting FY 21-22 and 22-23 Budget and Establishing Rental Space Fee ATT 2 - March 28, 2022 RHC Staff Report 7.5 Election of a Chairperson and a Vice-Chairperson Recommendation: Nominate and elect one member of the Rental Housing Committee to serve as Chairperson and one member as Vice-Chairperson for an annual term from May 2022 until the end of April 2023. Attachments: Staff Report 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 9. ADJOURNMENT 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)) City of Mountain View Page 4 Printed on 4/25/2022

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