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CityCouncil | 2016-01-05 | 11 | another district; urged Council to create good paying jobs, gather needed data and provide regulations fair to both sides; stated residents have the right to due process. Landlords: Ken Guteleben, Alameda, stated historic homes and buildings require major financial investment to maintain; rent control will impact a landlord's ability to preserve the architectural heritage; the major housing shortage in the Bay Area is the primary cause of the rent increases; Council should give the restructured RRAC a chance to meet the needs of both tenants and property owners. Phoebe Yu stated mom and pop landlords put their savings into rental properties for retirement income and do the minor repairs and cleaning; rent control should not be one size fits all; urged Council to work on a fair solution for everyone. Ross Li, BAHN, stated rent control because will not address the housing problem in Alameda; there is a housing shortage; Council should work on increasing the housing supply, not rent control. Susan Gao, BAHN, stated rental price is set by the market, not by the landlord; after her full time job, she spends time to maintain her property herself. Jimmy Feng stated market control is the key point; control housing prices and rents will be low; Bay Area housing is in high demand. Eric Anders, Alameda, stated rent control will suppress the value of the properties and Alameda will not be able to staff police and fire. Joshua Howard, California Apartment Association, stated the Bay Area has more jobs than homes; urged Council to provide better education and awareness for renters and property owners on their roles, rights and responsibilities and ensure there is a safe neutral outlet for property owners and residents to discuss their concerns; tenants should be safe from multiple rent increases in a twelve month period; that he supports Ordinance 1. Renters: Maria Dominguiz, ARC, stated the West End is full of a lot of immigrants and low income; urged Council to reject the three ordinances; stated rent increases should be tied to a relevant measure of inflation; urged Council to put an end to no cause evictions, create an elected rent board, provide relocation payments for no fault evictions, and to extend the moratorium and continue working with the ARC to look at real models. Kerry Abukhalaf, Alameda, stated that she is tired of having to say good bye to her friends and her son's playmates because they cannot afford the rent. Tom Bendure, Alameda, stated that he received a rent increase notice of 142%; his new Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 11 January 5, 2016 | CityCouncil/2016-01-05.pdf |