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Sx i! A' City of San Leandro Meeting Date: November 7, 2011 00 11 . Staff Report File Number: 11 -359 Agenda Section: CONSENT CALENDAR Agenda Number: 8.1. TO: City Council FROM: Lianne Marshall Interim City Manager /Executive Director BY: Jacqui Diaz Interim Assistant City Manager FINANCE REVIEW: Not Applicable TITLE: Staff Report for Nomination of Robert Schwartz as Non - Resident Landlord Representative to the Rent Review Board BACKGROUND In 2001, the City Council adopted ordinances establishing the City of San Leandro Rent Review Program and Rent Review Board. The Board was comprised of five members: 2 Tenant Representatives; 1 Homeowner Representative; and 2 Landlord Representatives, one of which may be a non - resident. The original five - member Board was appointed in June 2001. On December 31, 2010, the terms of three of the Rent Review Board members expired: Steven Leung, Homeowner Representative; Lizzie Brown, Tenant Representative; and Tom Silva, Non - Resident Landlord Representative. Mayor Cassidy has nominated Robert Schwartz to fill the Non - Resident Landlord Representative position. Mr. Schwartz's application was forwarded to members of the Council on October 28, 2011. It has been the long- standing, though unwritten, policy of the City Council to allow the District Councilmember to nominate their district Board and Commission representatives, and to allow the Mayor to nominate at -large Board and Commission representatives. Current Agency Policies • Ordinance 2001 -009, adopted March 19, 2001, established the Rent Review Board. • Section XV- Boards and Commissions of the City of San Leandro Councilmembers Handbook, requires that the application of an intended nominee be distributed to all City of San Leandro Page 1 Printed on 11/1/2011