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CityCouncil | 2019-09-03 | 13 | Alameda; urged adoption of the urgency ordinance: William Smith, ARC. Stated landlords need to be able to remove problem tenants; everyone should not pay for the extreme cases: Nancy Gordon, Alameda. Stated that she is a small landlord and is angry about what the City is proposing: Rosalinda Fortuna, Alameda. *** Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft called a recess at 9:12 p.m. and reconvened the meeting at 9:29 p.m. *** Councilmember Oddie stated housing is a basic human right; society will judge how the most vulnerable are treated; noted the sign stating "everyone belongs here" in Chambers; stated every tenant has created a home, where they enjoy life and when that is disrupted it is stressful; expressed support for the item; stated it is important to have diversity in the community; outlined concerns raised related to the Housing Authority and treatment of tenants; noted that he will bring a referral back related to Housing Authority concerns; stated that he would like to ensure tenant protections particular to Central Avenue; Section 8 incentives should be looked at to ensure the 75 voucher holders can be housed in Alameda; the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) was not discussed, but the housing stock should be kept in good shape; I tenants deserve habitable residences; expressed concern over discrimination; stated the database should be brought back soon with interim data; no one should be going through what he [Mr. Rishin] is going through. Councilmember Daysog stated it is right to feel for the plight of the Rishin family; policy should be made with direction from both heart and head for all sides, both renters and smaller "mom and pop" landlords; it is not City Hall's place to make unilateral dictates, when reasonable alternatives exists to protect both renters and smaller landlords; the original Ordinance 3148 was a workable solution for both renters and smaller landlords; rather than continue to gut that ordinance, Council should have made modifications; there are real repercussions to making drastic changes; to have small landlords come to meetings and comment is a tell-tale sign that the burdensome policy changes being pursued fall differently on different sized landlord categories; Council should have taken into account smaller landlord operations; the penalties cannot be passed on to tenants; he believes that Council should have made accommodations in both protecting renters and smaller landlords, as well as stifling excessive rent increases; Council is going much too far; outlined upcoming State-wide rent controls; stated smaller mom and pop landlords will get out of the rental business thus reducing rental stock; diverse populations are lost as a result of rent control in areas such as Berkeley and Santa Monica; he will not support the item. Vice Mayor Knox White stated it is possible for people to remain thoughtful with different ideologies and consider all sides to look for the best route forward; he is a small mom Regular Meeting Alameda City Council September 3, 2019 11 | CityCouncil/2019-09-03.pdf |