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CityCouncil | 2016-07-19 | 7 | The City Manager stated if the Council agrees to proceed, the presentation would be drafted and posted to the website on July 27th which would allow two weeks for public review and comment; the Council would consider the initiative on August 8th. Mayor Spencer requested the City Manager repeat staff's proposal. The City Manager stated the proposal is the City's Rent Review Stabilization and Limitations on Evictions Ordinance would be placed on the November, 2016 ballot with the following stipulations, in addition to what the Council adopted in March 2016: 1) the measure would provide that the City Council has the discretion to amend or repeal the ordinance in the future. Mayor Spencer inquired whether people could vote on the measure, then Council could repeal the ordinance that is approved by the people. The City Manager responded in the affirmative. Mayor Spencer stated the Council cannot currently repeal something that is voted on by the people. The City Manager stated the second point is: 2) if there is another measure on the ballot that deals with the same subject matter, such as the rent control or landlord's initiative, and all measures pass, if the City sponsored measure receives more votes, the other measure would be of no legal force and effect. The Assistant City Attorney stated if the two measures pass and the City sponsored measure receives more votes than the renter's initiative, the result would be as if the renter's initiative had not passed at all. Mayor Spencer inquired why the measure needs to have the additional language. The Assistant City Attorney responded putting the language in makes it clear that the intent of the voters is to give no force and effect to the measure that receives less votes; the landlord's initiative has the same language, if the measure is on the same ballot with another measure on the same issue, that landlord measure would prevail over the competing measure. Mayor Spencer inquired if the Alameda Renter's Coalition (ARC) measure has the same language. The Assistant City Attorney responded in the negative; stated there is language in the renter's initiative dealing with a Council adopted ordinance, but not an ordinance adopted by the voters. Mayor Spencer inquired if Council's measure does not have the language and both measures receive at least 50% plus 1, would attorneys from both sides try to reconcile Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 6 July 19, 2016 | CityCouncil/2016-07-19.pdf |