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CityCouncil | 2015-03-17 | 3 | (15-190) Update on the Process Regarding Impact of Rising Rents in Alameda. The Community Development Director gave a brief presentation. In response to Councilmember Daysog's inquiry, the Community Development Director stated the community group facilitator, Jeff Cambra, will present proposed changes to the Rent Review Advisory Committee (RRAC) on April 6th. In response to Councilmember Daysog's inquiry, Mr. Cambra stated the proposal from the Alameda Renters Coalition (ARC) is going forward with some landlord support; the process started as a collaborative process with two stakeholders: housing providers and tenants; the City is a third stakeholder; enforcement and funding issues were not addressed in the community process; discussion points brought to Council were conceptual; viewing actual language ahead of time to work out small details would be helpful; the ARC has 540 members; crisis situations are identified prior to RRAC hearings with some issues being resolved before reaching the RRAC; Council has ultimate decision to accept the ARC proposal. Councilmember Oddie stated that he is concerned about adding more time to the process; inquired what Council would get in 30 days that it does not have today. The Community Development Director responded ARC thought it would beneficial to have the proposal vetted prior to coming to Council; stated staff has been following the process outlined in January and has been working on the draft ordinance to present recommendations in May. Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft concurred with Councilmember Oddie; stated renters could provide input at the public meetings; the process began under a prior Council. Mayor Spencer stated that she would be amenable to following Mr. Cambra's recommendation since no one present is in opposition. Mr. Cambra stated the 30-day extension did not go before the ARC as an official request; he does not want to misrepresent ARC's intentions. Mayor Spencer stated Ms. Hockabout has been very effective in representing the ARC and would interpret that she would defer to Mr. Cambra's recommendation since she is not present. Mr. Cambra stated under the task force proposal, the recommendation was to come back in May or early June; ARC has moved faster than initially anticipated and came before the Council in January. Mayor Spencer stated that she attended the last RRAC meeting and commended the RRAC on resolving landlord/tenant issues; rent control would not address every tenant issue. Regular Meeting Alameda City Council March 17, 2015 | CityCouncil/2015-03-17.pdf |