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CityCouncil | 2018-06-05 | 15 | implanting the ordinance versus providing legal advice to private parties to defend against an eviction process; staff's analysis found one jurisdiction was challenged on the matter and believes its opinion is correct. Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft stated the fee study found a reasonable relationship to benefits received from the rent program. The Assistant City Attorney stated the issue is really the reasonable and necessary cost of the services that the local jurisdiction is providing; the ordinance does not include the City providing services to defend tenants in an eviction proceeding, which is the distinction. The Community Development Director stated the ordinance does not deal with for- cause evictions; tenants would avail themselves of legal services for both for-cause and no cause evictions. Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft stated there could be a distinction between which services would receive legal advices; inquired whether the City can really rely on the reasons people are seeking legal advice; stated all renters' experiences are not being documented; cases of people who just leave their housing are not being captured in the system. The Community Development Director stated staff concurs with the Council's direction to fund legal services for low income tenants; the beneficial service will be funded; the only issue is having the funding come from the General Fund versus the fee. Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she was highlighting the need for better documentation and study. The Community Development Director stated the City will have more data as more services are provided. Vice Mayor Vella inquired how staff time is being tracked. The Community Development Director responded staff is keeping track of time; stated some departments do the calculation based on a Full Time Employee (FTE) equivalent; others track hours; some of the fee study appendices have detailed flow charts which delineate the Housing Authority processes; provided examples; stated adjustments were made from the fee study last year versus this year. Vice Mayor Vella inquired whether everyone seems to be keeping track of time differently. The Community Development Director responded the Housing Authority program staff and the contract attorney keep very detailed track of their time, whereas she has a sense that she dedicates 10% of her time to rent; stated a 0.1% FTE is assumed for her Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 15 June 5, 2018 | CityCouncil/2018-06-05.pdf |