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SocialServiceHumanRelationsBoard | 2005-01-27 | 3 | SSHRB Meeting Minutes, Thurs., January 27, 2005 Page 3 If more funding, Sentinel would expand training for property owners in the Section 8 Voucher Program to provide at least 3 hours of fair housing training. Sentinel would follow up on a suggestion to ask local papers to publish fair housing information and a referral number in the Rentals section of the local newspapers and asking realtors to publish similar inform in their office handouts. Once the study was publicized in the papers the responses from various property owners increased. The finding of differential treatment in Alameda (44% of the tests) is higher than the national average of 26%. However, it should be looked at in the context of what was happening, e.g. the HIA terminations. The protected tester is always slightly more qualified that the unprotected applicant, thereby making the differential treatment easier to spot. Board. Mr. Richard Rudloff, a local owner of several Section 8 units in Alameda for 35 years addressed the Board. He stated he has not read the rental study being discussed but wanted to address the question "what could the City Council do to assist landlords in providing fair housing? He stated that landlords are required to have a business license and because Sentinel has great pamphlets, he suggested sending appropriate mailings for landlord training if funding is available. He went on to suggest a way to obtain funding would be to require a business license on all single-family dwellings that are rented out. They are currently exempt from the ordinance. He stated that the Housing Authority will give Section 8 termination notices to landlords for 30 days, yet give Section 8 tenants 60 days. There are misperceptions about Section 8 tenants as renters. He hasn't ever had a late check from a tenant, or no check from Housing Authority. Anything this Board could do to assist the landlord situation would be appreciated. He hasn't ever attended a workshop, but would for Section 8 specifically. Under discussion, Wasko stated the methodology appears to be excellent and the criterion that is used is the same as the national process that has been developed. Hollinger-Jackson stated that the report was detailed, appeared to follow a solid method and the statistics appear to be reliable Franz noted that while the results may be slightly skewed due to the extenuating circumstances of HIA, there was a solid basis for Sentinel's concerns. M/S Wasko/Flores-Witte to report to the City Council, with members from ATAH & AAWG (Franz & Chen) reviewing the report. The report should state the Board's evaluation of the Sentinel study as noted above, and recommend increased substantive training for landlords and tenants, funding for mailing to all landlords, press and realtors, the possibility of Sentinel preparing a tape or DVD on Fair Housing practices that can be accessed through the Library / Cable systems, working with the media to get a listing in the rental classifieds regarding fair housing rights and sources for information and assistance, and suggesting they look at adding the single-family rentals to the business licenses to increase funding for fair housing activities. The motion was adopted 6/0. President Franz will present the report to the City Council at an upcoming meeting. PLANNING FOR JOINT SESSION - Reviewed last years agenda and Off-Agenda report. Suggested staff poll (through the Clerk) for attendance at the regular April or May meeting. M/S Flores-Witte, Wasko, 6/0. Dedicated to Excellence, Committed to Service | SocialServiceHumanRelationsBoard/2005-01-27.pdf |