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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-05-1987 MHRRB MinutesR city of stuis93403-8100 M-WA-1-maj 990 Palm Street/Post Office Box 8100 o San Luis Obispo, M I N U T E S MOBILEHOME RENT REVIEW BOARD FEBRUARY 5, 1987 TAPE #1 I. WELCOME/INTRODUCTIONS --------------------- Chairperson Pat Barlow declared the regular meeting of the Mobilehome Rent Review Board come to order at 1:30 p.m. with the following in attendance: BOARDMEMBERS! Barlow, Grden, Label, Wheeler, Wright STAFF: Henderson, Kemper I. APPROVAL_ 0F_ MINUTES_ OF_JANUARY_22,_1987 -------- --------- -- -- ---- -- The minutes of the meeting of January 22, 1987 were approved as mailed. III. REVIEW OF PACKET ---------------- Mr. Henderson reviewed the packet presented to the Board, which included: 1. minutes and agenda; 2. copies of rent control ordinances from the Cities of Simi Valley and San Jose; 3. list of issues priorities established at last meeting; 4. letter from City Attorney to the Council, re: resolution of dispute in local mobilehome park concerning the issue of a recreational vehicle. IV. CONSIDERATION_ OF ADJUSTMENTS_ TO THE RENT_ STABILIZATION_ ORDINANCE A subcommittee consisting of staff and two Boardmembers recapped for the audience the substance of their phone surveys with the Cities of Lancaster, Rocklin, and Simi Valley. This study came at the request of the Board at the last meeting, with the intention of educating the Board concerning other municipalities experience with the processes of mediation and arbitration. The Board desired to understand these alternative methods utilized by other cities in a given rent stabilization program, so that they will have a broad range of information as they consider procedural and MHRRB Minutes - 2/5/87 age 2 IV. CONSIDERATION_ OF ADJUSTMENTS_ TO_THE_RENT_STABILIZATION_ORDINANCE (continued) administrative adjustments to the rent stabilization ordinance. TAPE #2 PE #3 TAPE #4 The Board entered into discussions on the issues agreed upon at the last meeting. Item #1 concerned the consideration of replacing the present rent stabilization ordinance with a new formula based upon tenant economic need. Possible guidelines for determining whether or not a tenant is eligible for protection under such a formula would parallel those standards set forth by the state and federal government in the provision of their rental subsidies. The Board opened up the issue to public comment, and a total of four speakers addressed the Board: Leola Rubottom, Ward Spencer, Dick Clark, and Jim Buttery. The first three listed are residents of various mobilehome parks and spoke out against the concept of this new formula. Jim Buttery represents various parkowners in the area and spoke in favor of this new formula proposal, especially as it encourages long-term leases. The Board closed the issue to public comment and began discussion among itself. The Board returned to the matter of establishing issue priorities and found there was not majority support for a new formula based on tenant economic need in the proposal's present form. The Board did, however, choose to pursue the matter at a latter date after more information was available. The Board then moved to Item #2 on its discussion list, the issue of Safe Harbor. MOTION: "That the Board go on record as favoring the Safe Harbor concept at a factor of 66.66%, plus protection for the remaining 33^33% protected as under current state la_w (Wheeler, Grden) A voice vote was taken with the following record: AYES -3, NAYES-2. Motion carried. The Board took a 10 minute recess from 3:30 - 3:40 p.m.. The Board took up Item #3, Vacancy Decontrol/Change of Occupancy. The Board accepted public comments from the following: Leola Rubottom, Ward Spencer, Jim Buttery, and David Evans. The first two folks, mobilehome residents, spoke out against the concept of Vacancy Decontrol being added to the Ordinance. The other two speakers, representing parkowners, spoke in favor of such a provision. MOTION: "To amend the Ordinance allowing Vacancy Decontrol/Change -- ----- ---------- -------- - - - ----- ---- of Occupancy at a factor of 20% over then existing space rent, with a hardship exclusion for surviving spouses" (Grden, Wheeler) ---- ----- - -- ----- ---------- - ;0 MHRRB Minutes; 2/5/87 age 3 IV. CONSIDERATION _OF- ADJUSTMENTS _ TO THE RENT_ STABILIZATION_ ORDINANCE (continued) A voice vote was taken with the following record: AYES -2, NAYES-3. Motion defeated. MOTION: "To amend the Ordinance so that any park that has 20% or more of residents on long-term leases is allowed to practice _Vancancy Decontrol/Change of Occupancy with a factor of 20% over the then existing space rent with theexclusion for surviving spouses " (Grden, Wheeler) After discusion, motion withdrawn. MOTION: "That _Vacancy Decontrol/Change of Occupancy be put into effect at 15%, with the exclusion for surviving spouses." (Wheeler, Grden) A voice vote was taken with the following record: AYES -3, NAYES-2. Motion carried. V. ADJOURN The meeting was adjourned at 5:00 p.m.. The next meeting is scheduled for February 19, 1987 at 1:30 p.m..