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RentReviewAdvisoryCommittee | 2019-05-15 | 7 | Approved Minutes May 15, 2019 Member Sidelnikov said he was thinking of an increase between $80 and $100, considering prior increases. Vice Chair Sullivan-Cheah noted the rent for the unit, a 2-bedroom, seemed below average for units of comparable size, further noting that improvements had been made to the property, which was behavior the Committee wanted to encourage by allowing increases to compensate landlords for making investments. Motion and second for an increase of $100.00, effective June 1, 2019 (Vice Chair Sullivan-Cheah and Member Sidelnikov). Motion passed 3-0. 8. PUBLIC COMMENT, NON-AGENDA ITEMS, NO.2 None. 9. MATTERS INTIATED Program staff informed the Committee that there was an open house that evening at City Hall West to obtain feedback on a number of possible amendments to the Rent Stabilization Ordinance (Ordinance 3148), including matters related to just cause terminations, a maximum rent cap, and changes in the capital improvement plan process. Staff said the feedback would be presented to City Council on May 21st and also in June. Staff mentioned that in the past when the Council was considering changes, members of the Committee had written letters to Council to make their thoughts known, and they were welcome to do that now as well. Vice Chair Sullivan-Cheah said that previous RRAC Chairs had proposed submitting a single letter on behalf of all members, and said he did not recommend they do that, so it did not seem like the Committee was seen as taking a public position. He said he thought if they wrote individually, that perception might be avoided. Member Sidelnikov said he thought a single letter on behalf of all members might be more effective. City Attorney staff clarified that there was nothing on the Council's agenda dealing with the RRAC, and they were currently looking at elimination of "no cause" as an allowable ground for termination of tenancy. Vice Chair Sullivan-Cheah noted that his term was scheduled to be up in June. City Attorney staff clarified that members would serve until they were replaced or resigned, rather than their term automatically ceasing if no replacement had been found. Vice Chair Sullivan-Cheah said he thought that was asking a lot of a volunteer member of the public, especially once they saw how much work the Committee had to do. | RentReviewAdvisoryCommittee/2019-05-15.pdf |