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CityCouncil | 2015-11-04 | 22 | 502 Mayor Spencer inquired whether new fees being charged to tenants could be included, to which the City Attorney responded additional fees passed onto the tenant would be considered part of rent. Councilmember Daysog stated there should be a moratorium on fees; discussed the cap amount. The City Attorney stated the definition of rent would include extra fees. Mayor Spencer inquired whether there is a consensus for the moratorium to have an 8% cap. Councilmember Oddie noted tenants could still use the RRAC process during the moratorium; stated that he would support a 0% or 8% cap. Mayor Spencer and Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft expressed support for the 8% cap. The City Attorney inquired whether the cap would be cumulative for the past 12 months, the majority of the Council concurred. In response to Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft's inquiry regarding what would return to Council for consideration, the Community Development Director stated staff would expand the RRAC ordinance to include a mandatory appearance at the RRAC for rent increases over 8% and a separate ordinance to address just cause eviction and relocation assistance. Councilmember Daysog clarified staff would present two scenarios: one with rent stabilization and one without. The Community Development Director agreed that staff would provide an alternative that is binding. Mayor Spencer inquired whether staff supports expanding the role of RRAC to mediate no cause evictions, to which the Community Development Director responded in the negative. In response to Mayor Spencer's inquiry, the Community Development Director stated staff would return with two scenarios to address rising rents: enhanced, landlord- initiated mediation at the RRAC for increases 8% or higher and the alternative would be arbitration. A majority of the Council expressed support. The City Attorney noted non-binding enhanced mediation would not be rent control. The Community Development Director stated arbitration would kick in only if mediation Special Meeting Alameda City Council November 4, 2015 | CityCouncil/2015-11-04.pdf |