Rental Housing Committee

City of Mountain View Agenda Rental Housing Committee Monday, August 22, 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 9/6/2022 Rental Housing Committee Agenda August 22, 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 Nicole Haines-Livesay, Vice-Chair Emily Ramos, Susyn Almond, Guadalupe Rosas, Committee Members Julian Pardo de Zela 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 July 18, 2022 and August 8, 2022 RHC Meetings Recommendation: Approve the Rental Housing Committee meeting minutes for July 18, 2022 and August 8, 2022. Copies of the minutes for the above noted meetings have been delivered to Committee Members and are available online. Attachments: Minutes RHC Meeting, July 18, 2022 Minutes RHC Meeting, August 8, 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 City of Mountain View Page 2 Printed on 9/6/2022 Rental Housing Committee Agenda August 22, 2022 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 7.1 Monthly Status Reports June 2022 Recommendation: To review the Monthly Status Reports for the Rent Stabilization and Eviction Prevention Programs. Attachments: ATT 1 - Rent Stabilization Monthly Status Report June 2022 ATT 2 - Eviction Prevention Program Monthly Status Report June 2022 7.2 Study Session: CSFRA and MHRSO Compliance and Enforcement Mechanisms Recommendation: To provide direction regarding potential administrative compliance and enforcement policy regarding the Community Stabilization and Fair Rent Act (CSFRA) and Mobile Home Rent Stabilization Ordinance (MHRSO). Attachments: Staff Report ATT 1 - Comparison Enforcement Mechanisms of Peer Jurisdictions in California ATT 2 - Current Sample Letter to Non-Compliant Landlords ATT 3 - San Jose Chart of Administrative Citations 7.3 Update on the Tenant Relocation Assistance Ordinance (TRAO) and the Housing Crisis Act of 2019 (SB 330) Recommendation: To receive an update on the activities in FY 2021/22 under the Tenant Relocation Assistance Ordinance (TRAO) and The Housing Crisis Act of 2019 (SB 330). Attachments: Staff Report ATT 1 - Tenant Relocation Assistance Ordinance (City Code Chapter 36, Art. XIII) ATT 2 - Housing Crisis Act of 2019 (SB 330) ATT 3 - Tenant Relocation Assistance Program Administrative Procedures City of Mountain View Page 3 Printed on 9/6/2022 Rental Housing Committee Agenda August 22, 2022 7.4 Amendments to CSFRA Regulations Chapter 5, Hearing Procedures and Amendments to MHRSO Regulations Chapter 6, Hearing Procedures Recommendation: To review and adopt amendments to CSFRA Regulations Chapter 5: Hearing Procedures and MHRSO Regulations Chapter 6: Hearing Procedures to expressly authorize Hearing Officers and the Chair of the Rental Housing Committee to issue decisions on pre-hearing motions and accommodation requests, including requests for reasonable accommodation pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act. Attachments: Staff Report ATT 1 - Draft Resolution to Adopt Amendment to Chapter 5 of the CSFRA Regulations ATT 2 - Draft Resolution to Adopt Amendment to Chapter 6 of the MHRSO Regulations 7.5 Quarterly Financial Expenditures FY 2021-22 through June 30, 2022 Recommendation: Review the attached Quarterly Financial Expenditures Report for Fiscal Year 2021-22 through June 30, 2022 (Attachment 1). Attachments: Staff Report ATT 1 - Quarterly Financial Report (Fiscal Year 2021-22 through June 30, 2022) 7.6 Contract Amendment Goldfarb & Lipman for Fiscal Year 2021-22 Recommendation: To authorize the Program Manager, or other designee, to approve an amendment to the agreement with Goldfarb & Lipman LLP for legal services related to the Community Stabilization and Fair Rent Act for services performed between July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022, with an increase of $95,893 for a total amount not to exceed $320,893 for Fiscal Year 2021-22. 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 - At 10:26 p.m., Chair Haines Livesay adjourned the meeting to the next RHC meeting to be held on Monday, September 19, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. via video conference. City of Mountain View Page 4 Printed on 9/6/2022 Rental Housing Committee Agenda August 22, 2022 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 5 Printed on 9/6/2022