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RentReviewAdvisoryCommittee | 2018-07-23 | 4 | Approved Minutes July 23, 2018 Mr. Levine presented the importance of separating rolls and duties to improve meeting efficiency, such as by designating a timekeeper to track time limits. He said the roll of the timekeeper should be to monitor the meeting time, time each agenda item, and givers periodic alerts when approaching time limits. Chair Cambra replied that he was the timekeeper as well as Chair and he uses cards to notify parties of impending time limits. Mr. Levine suggested that the roll be designated to someone other than the Chair, to ensure that one person was not taking on too much. Vice Chair Sullivan-Sariñana said that he could take on the role of timekeeper. Member Friedman expressed a desire to discuss whether time was a problem the Committee needed to address. Member Griffiths replied that staff had already brought up reasons, e.g., for purposes of equity. Mr. Levine added that timekeeping also functioned to ensure all the cases scheduled at any given meeting could be addressed. Member Griffiths opined that the problem the Committee runs into with time management lies in the middle of the discussions during a case, which seem to often go overtime. He recognized that the Committee did not treat all cases the same, as when there were multiple cases on an agenda, the Committee moved them along faster than when there were fewer cases. Vice Chair Sullivan-Sariñana acknowledged that one of the inherent weaknesses of the City's rent review process was the uncertainty that comes with each case, as every case was different and had to be treated on a case-by-case basis. He said he believes having a time limit would be fine as long as they had the ability to extend it. Mr. Levine emphasized the importance of urgency, saying that there had to be a certain amount of urgency to keep the hearing moving along. He asked each member to write a personal, measurable goal that will improve meeting efficiency. Chair Cambra shared that if the Committee were able to better perceive when parties are not likely to come to an agreement, it could improve speed and efficiency. Member Friedman and Vice Chair Sullivan-Sariñana suggested various ways of informing the parties they had a limited amount of time to come to an agreement to encourage them to try to resolve matters faster. Chair Griffiths suggested reducing repetitive comments, and Vice Chair Sullivan- Sariñana responded that restating comments have value. Member Griffiths replied that the Committee could work on finding a middle ground. Mr. Levine asked if the training stopped right now, what would be the take away for each member. Page 4 of 7 | RentReviewAdvisoryCommittee/2018-07-23.pdf |