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CityCouncil | 2015-11-04 | 19 | 499 a registration fee, Councilmember Oddie expressed support. Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft reviewed fees charged by other cities. In response to Mayor's Spencer's inquiry, Councilmember Daysog expressed that he is not supportive; stated that he is open to receiving information. Vice Mayor Matarrese expressed that he is not supportive of creating a registration fee. Mayor Spencer stated she is not supportive; noted a majority of Council is not supportive. The Interim City Manager noted a $25 fee could capture $40,000 per year, which could be used to cover costs; not adopting the fee would require funding to come from somewhere else. Vice Mayor Matarrese stated a fee can be established to cover whatever is implemented; creating a registration system for the purpose of gathering data is not fitted to the decided upon ordinance; the matter should be addressed when the ordinance comes to Council; staff should look into funding options once Council adopts the ordinance; inquired how many times landlords walked away from the RRAC process and implemented the original increase. The Community Development Director responded said scenario is very unusual and has only occurred a handful of times; stated the RRAC success rate is well above 85%. Vice Mayor Matarrese stated the success rate challenges the assumption that the RRAC fails because it does not have teeth; the greater problem is tenants are afraid to take cases to the RRAC; that he would like staff to look into protections that could prevent tenants from being evicted for bringing a case to the RRAC. The Community Development Director stated Council could adopt a layering of options to provide the level of protection being sought; the mediation process could be enhanced to require an appearance before the RRAC for an increase above a certain percentage; brining the case forward would be an obligation of the landlord; enhanced mediation could be layered with a just cause eviction ordinance to prevent tenants from fearing eviction; the package could work together to provide assurances; then, relocation benefits could be layered on top to create a comprehensive package. Vice Mayor Matarrese stated assumptions are being made for something that was just put in place October 1, 2015; inquired whether staff can review whether there is a difference post October 1, 2015. The Community Development Director responded there has not been an uptick in the number of RRAC cases in the last four months; stated staff does not anticipate a large uptick since tenants are expressing a fear to bring cases forward; the recent Special Meeting Alameda City Council November 4, 2015 | CityCouncil/2015-11-04.pdf |