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CityCouncil | 2016-02-16 | 21 | lease. Councilmember Oddie stated Subsection B was specifically added because if the tenancy is terminated and relocation is triggered, there is no requirement to offer a lease. The Community Development Director stated if notice is given that the landlord will terminate at the end of the lease period, relocation assistance does not need to be offered. Councilmember Oddie stated the wording is not in Subsection B and is missing an expiration; the policy is not ongoing; it is a one year cooling off period. Mayor Spencer inquired if Councilmember Oddie is referring to within a year of today's date. Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft stated there should be a clause to offer a one year lease in the first year following adoption of the ordinance. The Assistant City Attorney stated placing said clause in the ordinance might be a conflict; if the offer of the first lease is tied with a rent increase, the notice may not happen in the first year. Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft inquired if Subsection B and C are going to be merged. The Community Development Director stated Subsection B is going to be left as is and the phrase that the offer would be in conjunction with a rent increase would be added to Subsection C. Mayor Spencer stated the landlord has to get something; only upon a rent increase, should landlords have to offer a one year lease. Vice Mayor Matarrese stated tracking will be difficult. Mayor Spencer stated a trust fund does not address the problem and does not help tenants; the ordinance is allowing no cause evictions but the tenant would get something in return. Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft stated the Housing Authority has proposed doing workshops and the first year will be a learning curve. Mayor Spencer stated the housing provider must provide the program administrator, at the start of the new tenancy, the name and contact information, a copy of the lease, and the amount of the rent the new tenant will be charged; she is concerned with the name and address being public information; inquired how the City can protect the privacy of the new tenant. Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 19 February 16, 2016 | CityCouncil/2016-02-16.pdf |