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RentReviewAdvisoryCommittee | 2016-05-02 | 1 | Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Rent Review Advisory Committee Monday, May 2, 2016 1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL The meeting was called to order at 6:34 p.m. Present were: Acting Chair Sullivan-SariƱana; and Members Griffiths, Landess, and Schrader. Absent: None Vacancy: One RRAC staff: Jennifer Kauffman a. Election of new Chair The members concurred that it would be preferable to table the election of permanent officers until the current vacancy was filled and all members could vote. M/S (Griffiths/Landess) and unanimous to appoint Sullivan-SariƱana as Interim Chair and Schrader as Interim Vice Chair. 2. CONSENT CALENDAR a. Approval of the Minutes of the April 4, 2016 Regular Meeting Approved by unanimous consent. At this time, Angie Watson-Hajjem of ECHO Housing was invited to address the meeting to explain ECHO's fair housing and tenant/landlord services. 3. UNFINISHED BUSINESS (None) 4. NEW BUSINESS a. Cases governed by Ordinance No. 3143, which limits rent increases of 8% or more; no binding review process for a legal rent increase: i. Case 363 - 781 Central Avenue, Unit A Tenant/public speaker: Jeffrey Giordano Landlord representative/public speaker: Erik Johnson The landlord's original proposed increase was $90 (6.77%). Following general discussion, the parties agreed to a $66.50 (5.0%) increase, to be effective July 1, 2016. M/S (Schrader/Landess) and unanimous to uphold the agreement. Staff stated that confirmation letters would be sent to all parties. ii. Case 373 - 1850 Thau Way, Unit 12 Staff stated that prior to the meeting, the case had been withdrawn at the request of the tenant. The tenant was not required to disclose the terms of the settlement, as this case was not under the jurisdiction of Ordinance No. 3148. Page 1 of 3 | RentReviewAdvisoryCommittee/2016-05-02.pdf |