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CityCouncil | 2019-01-02 | 2 | 6 (*19-010) Minutes of the Special and Regular City Council Meetings Held on December 4,2018. Approved. (*19-011) Ratified bills in the amount of $ 5, 153,139.02 (*19-012) Recommendation to Accept Report on the Appointment of Two Members to the Open Government Commission. Accepted. (19-013) Resolution No. 15471, "Amending Fiscal Year 2018-19 Rent Stabilization Fund Budget in the Amount of $166,000 from Available Fund Balance (Fiscal Year 2017- 2018) for Acquisition and Implementation of Database Software to Implement Policies, Provide Accurate Data, and Increase Administrative Efficiency for the City's Rent Review, Rent Stabilization and Limitations on Evictions (Ordinance No. 3148) and Authorizing the Interim City Manager to Execute Certain Amendments to the Staffing Services Agreement with the Housing Authority to Reflect the Software Acquisition and Funding Appropriation.' Adopted. Vice Mayor Knox White stated the contract is with the Housing Authority and will not be coming back to Council; the initial intent for the database is not to start collecting new data; however, there is interest in the ability to track rents and other information about local rents that are not currently available; requested that the database approved provide said functions from the beginning and not require additional funding. The Rent Stabilization Program Director responded the Request for Proposals (RFP) had been constructed with the details mentioned by Vice Mayor Knox White in mind; outlined the database will also have a payment portal for landlords to submit annual program fees. Vice Mayor Knox White inquired if the option to expand modules at a later date would be costly or fairly easy. The Rent Stabilization Program Director responded all potential systems offered will be flexible enough to add additional fields with no cost involved. Councilmember Oddie expressed concern about privacy; inquired if a report would be coming back to Council. The Rent Stabilization Program Director responded that he is happy to provide a report on all aspects of the final product; stated the Housing Authority is looking at specific programs with security measures in mind. Councilmember Oddie expressed concern about rent, personal names and addresses, being public due to the City's transparency rules. The Rent Stabilization Program Director stated the matter of transparency is best suited Regular Meeting Alameda City Council January 2, 2019 | CityCouncil/2019-01-02.pdf |