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CityCouncil | 2019-09-03 | 14 | and pop landlord; expressed support for the item; stated certain outcomes will be more difficult if the urgency ordinance is not passed today; the burdens are part of the bargain that landlords make; landlords are providing housing for someone else; if there were simple solutions, everyone would do it; solutions that have been put into place are not working; expressed support for most of the item; stated some changes might be needed if Council is open; there should be requirements for temporary relocation benefits; once a unit is available for moving back in, there should be a move-in timeline; expressed concern for the temporary relocation schedule, which can be addressed at a future time; stated the schedule seems high; relocation payments should be based on receipts or some form of direct payment, not a flat $335 per day payment; temporary relocation must happen, but the cost is too high; reasonable assumptions must be made; if a tenant can find a room for $200 per night the relocation payment should be for $200 per night, not just the flat $335 rate; expressed concern over the use of data from the database; stated information has to be provided as part of a Public Records Act (PRA) request; the database should not be treated as a public record; Council should have input from tenants and landlords to ensure information provided is aggregated appropriately; expressed support for clarifying partial payments when dealing with Housing Choice Vouchers; stated the item is important and is a community-wide concern; expressed support for the urgency ordinance. Councilmember Vella expressed support for the temporary relocation amounts coming back and passing the ordinance as written; stated one thing to include is additional advance notice; the unit does have to be available on the date listed; there needs to be a process if the unit is not made available on the date the tenant was advised; expressed support for direct pay; stated there may be discrepancy issues without direct pay; suitable accommodations must be found; expressed support for weekly and monthly amounts; stated that she would not include partial payments from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD); expressed support for hearing the language; questioned whether the ordinance can be changed and still pass or if the item would need to come back; expressed concern over the database related to access to all information; requested a follow-up presentation be made after information requests have been made; stated Council previously passed a resolution regarding federal government requests for information; Council should be notified prior to any release of information to the federal government or federal agencies; Council approves the Housing Authority board; Council should consider compounding issues for some of the most vulnerable populations; there is a desire to do what is deemed best for the person, however it is not always what the person believes is best for them; a process should be in place before an eviction or loss of housing voucher occurs; expressed support for passing the urgency ordinance; stated discrimination is already happening; she does not want to create a period of time where discrimination is allowed to continue; the urgency ordinance must be passed; Council has to legislate for everybody; decisions cannot be made specifically for one individual; both intended and unintended consequences must be thought of; there is room for additional discussion at a later date. Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft discussed a workshop; stated the one landlord affecting Mr. Rishin Regular Meeting Alameda City Council September 3, 2019 12 | CityCouncil/2019-09-03.pdf |