Rental Housing Committee

City of Mountain View Minutes Rental Housing Committee 7:00 PM Council Chambers and Video Conference, 500 Castro St., Mountain View, CA 94041 Thursday, November 14, 2024 CALL TO ORDER1. The meeting was called to order at 7:01 p.m. ROLL CALL2. Committee Member Balch left the meeting at 10:11 p.m. during the discussion section of agenda item 6.1, Evaluating the Efficacy of the City’s Tenant Relocation Assistance Ordinance-Housing Element Program 3.2. CONSENT CALENDAR3. Committee Member Cox pulled agenda item 3.3, Rent Stabilization Division FY 2024 25 Report through September 30, 2024, for discussion. SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR WITH COMMENTS: No public comments received. 3.1 Minutes for the October 24, 2024, RHC Meeting 3.2 Community Stabilization and Fair Rent Act and Mobile Home Rent Stabilization Ordinance Financial Expenditures for Fiscal Year 2024-25 through September 30, 2024 MOTION - MS - Ma/ Keating - To approve items 3.1 and 3.2 of the consent calendar. The motion carried by the following vote: 3.3 Rent Stabilization Division FY 2024-25 Report through September 30, 2024 MOTION - MS - Cox/ Ma - To approve motion to approve item 3.3, Rent Stabilization Division FY 2024-25 Report through September 30, 2024. The motion carried by the following vote: ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC4. Mr. Kumgran expressed his concerns with the tenant petition process and how petition awards may affect small landlords. Ms. Bindu encouraged the RHC to evaluate the efficacy of the CSFRA. APPEAL HEARINGS5. Page 1City of Mountain View

November 14, 2024Rental Housing Committee Minutes 5.1 Appeal of Hearing Officer's Decision Re: Petition No. C23240043 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. PRESENTATION AND ARGUMENTS BY APPELLANT-LANDLORD - Manager, David Verbera / Owner, Tom Pothen PRESENTATION AND ARGUMENTS BY RESPONDENT-TENANT - Charisse Turley REBUTTAL BY APPELLANT-LANDLORD - Manager, David Verbera / Owner, Tom Pothen REBUTTAL BY RESPONDENT-TENANT - Charisse Turley MOTION - MS - Cox/ Keating - To accept the Tentative Appeal Decision in its entirety. The motion carried by the following vote: 5.2 Appeal of Hearing Officer's Decision Re: Petition No. C23240025 Karen Tiedemann, Special Counsel, Goldfarb and Lipman, presented an oral report and responded to questions. Mandarin language translations were provided. SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR WITH COMMENTS: No public comments received. PRESENTATION AND ARGUMENTS BY APPELLANT-TENANT - Wenjing Wang PRESENTATION AND ARGUMENTS BY RESPONDENT-LANDLORD - Steve Welter REBUTTAL BY APPELLANT-TENANT - Wenjing Wang REBUTTAL BY RESPONDENT-LANDLORD - Steve Welter MOTION - MS - Balch/ Ma - To accept the Tentative Appeal Decision with a friendly amendment by Committee Member Cox to round the appeal reward for the broken stove to the nearest 5th decimal place, resulting in a total rent refund of $503.02. The motion carried by the following vote: Meeting went into recess at 9:03 p.m. and resumed at 9:11 p.m. STUDY SESSION6. 6.1 Evaluating the Efficacy of the City’s Tenant Relocation Assistance Ordinance - Housing Element Program 3.2 Receive Rental Housing Committee input on options to increase the efficacy of the Tenant Relocation Assistance Ordinance in meeting antidisplacement goals as part of Program 3.2 in the City’s 2023-31 Housing Element. Page 2City of Mountain View

November 14, 2024Rental Housing Committee Minutes Housing Department Director Chen presented a report and responded to questions. SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR WITH COMMENTS: No public comments received. The RHC received a presentation and provided input on options to increase the efficacy of the City's Tenant Relocation Assistance Ordinance in meeting antidisplacement goals as part of Program 3.2 in the City’s 2023-31 Housing Element. COMMITTEE/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS, AND COMMITTEE REPORTS7. 7.1 Upcoming Workshops and Housing Help Center Dates Analyst Kennedy presented a report and responded to questions. 7.2 Expected Future Agenda Items for RHC Meetings: RHC Meeting Thursday December 12, 2024: - Appeals - MHRSO Review Chair Brown provided an update on future RHC agenda items. ADJOURNMENT - At 10:52 p.m., Chair Brown adjourned the meeting to the next regular RHC meeting to be held on Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers and via Video Conference. 8. Page 3City of Mountain View