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RentReviewAdvisoryCommittee | 2018-02-05 | 5 | Approved Minutes February 5, 2018 7-E. CASE 983 - 958 Park St., Apt. 1 No Committee review. Prior to the RRAC meeting, the tenant and landlord agreed to a rent increase of $75.63, a 5.0% increase, bringing the rent to a total of $1,588.13, effective February 1, 2018. 8. PUBLIC COMMENT, NON-AGENDA ITEMS, NO. 2. a. Referencing public comment in Agenda Item 7-C, Eric Strimling commented that the current Ordinance's stipulations encouraging landlords and tenants to negotiate the amount of rent increases leads to damaged relationships between the parties. He opined that the City of Alameda should move toward adopting a strict form of rent control in place of the current system to avoid situations where a tenant could feel intimidated. 9. MATTERS INITIATED a. Referencing public comment in Agenda Item 7-C, Member Friedman asked if Program Staff could do anything to help tenants who feel intimidated. City Attorney Staff commented that Committee members could ask Program Staff to agendize items for future discussion, but suggested it may be better to communicate with Staff directly on certain topics rather than agendizing them for discussion in public forums. He added that while matters like intimidation and coercion may not be appropriate topics for Committee discussion, Program Staff might provide resources to tenants facing those issues, such as by adding resources and information to the Rent Program's FAQ. 10.ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 8:36 PM. Respectfully submitted, RRAC Secretary Grant Eshoo Approved by the Rent Review Advisory Committee on March 5, 2018 Page 5 of 5 | RentReviewAdvisoryCommittee/2018-02-05.pdf |