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CityCouncil | 2016-02-16 | 33 | Vice Mayor Matarrese stated what is proposed has a number of good protections for renters; there are provisions in the ordinance that he cannot support; he is concerned the cost will make rent rise even more. Councilmember Oddie stated the issue is not being rushed; the process has been 18 months; the ordinance has some very strong tenant protections; he would like to have a model lease used in the future; he would also like to have more discussion on two issues: semi-private mediation and eviction mediation; there should be translation services; people should be educated about the ordinance to prevent landlords from making mistakes and so tenants understand their rights; there is a housing shortage in the Bay Area; a bill was introduced today to be able to use Boomerang funds for affordable housing; his goal is to bring peace, calmness and stability to the City. Councilmember Daysog stated the data in the preemptory clause trends rent of 50 units or more apartments; inquired whether there is data for different classes; inquired why there is an absence of data for less than 5 or 6-10 units. The Community Development Director responded the data was taken from the BAE Urban Economics Study; stated there is a lack of available data from reliable sources; data is not available for smaller units like it is for larger units. Councilmember Daysog inquired whether there is data that combines Alameda renter's income trends and rent to income ratio. The Community Development Director responded the income data comes from BAE Urban Economics community survey from 2013; stated there no way to correlate the data from the census about income with the census about rising rents. Councilmember Daysog inquired whether staff has data from ACS that has the standard monthly rent payment to income. The Community Development Director responded in the negative; stated there is data on renter income and data on the rate at which rent is rising, but they are not correlated. Councilmember Daysog stated that he is concerned about the mom and pop landlords, which he defines as 5 or less; under Section 6-58.15 definition of rental units, he wants to make sure there is leeway for the RRAC to take into account the small mom and pop landlords; inquired whether language is in the ordinance in the definition of rental units. The Community Development Director responded in the negative; stated there is not a current definition of a mom and pop landlord; the direction received from Council on February 2nd was not to address mom and pops in any other way in the ordinance. Mayor Spencer inquired if the RRAC considers a landlord's financial position. Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 31 February 16, 2016 | CityCouncil/2016-02-16.pdf |