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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - October 21, 1991 Page - 2 - PUBLIC COMMENTS (continued) Escondido, which relates to rent control . She said the Supreme Court will also be reviewing the tests that a city must meet before putting economic regulations, such as vacancy controls, into effect. Ms. Hirsch said it was her understanding that the impetus for formation of the City Council committee was a petition signed by residents of the Mission Bay Mobile Home Park to "protect the standard of living of senior citizens residing in this park." She said no substantial information on the impact of rent control or vacancy control was given to the people who signed the petition and noted that 80 residents of the Park did not sign the petition. She said the petition did not contain any negative facts, such as the need for hearings, fees, and conversions from senior to family, that occur as a result of renter vacancy control . She said the Park owners had only recently been apprised of the idea of formation of the committee and felt they needed time to meet with the residents and discuss the matter with the City Council as well . She asked for a month's delay in formation of the committee. Council Member Perry said she and Council Member Glaze had presented the idea of the committee because of complaints received over the last three years by mobile-home-park residents. She said the purpose of the committee would be to gather information. She said the committee is being formed in response to the public because the public has asked that the City Council look into the matter. Ms. Hirsch noted an approach that was used in 1984 -- a committee headed by the Mayor and Bill Rugg, as well as a mobile-home-park owner-representative and a mobile-home-park resident-representative from each park. She suggested that the City Council consider that type of approach. Mayor Karp said the approach currently suggested for a committee would be similar to that used in 1984. He said the committee would gather information and meet with the owners and residents, etc. , and would deal with the full spectrum of mobile-home-park concerns. Council Member Corbett said the idea of a committee is to allow a forum for full participation and discussion by everyone involved. She said it would not prohibit Ms. Hirsch from meeting with her residents, but the City Council wants to hear from all involved parties. She said the committee would come back to the full City Council with a plan of action. Council Member Santos reiterated that the committee would be fact finding and information gathering. He said everyone would have the opportunity to participate, not just a couple of representatives from each park.