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File Number: 17-129 <br />Public present: Darlene Evans, Tom Silva, Leo West, Maria Luisa Peneranda, Guillermo <br />Elenes; Madeline Streeter, Virginia Madsen, Claudia McHenry, Rose Johnson, <br />1. B. Announcements <br />None. <br />2. DISCUSSION ITEMS <br />2. A. Proposed Tenant Relocation Assistance Program <br />Deputy Community Development Director, Tom Liao provided an update on the current <br />proposed program and draft ordinance and highlighted the changes to the ordinance. Director <br />Cynthia Battenberg asked the committee to consider an annual program fee to cover staff <br />costs associated with managing the program. Currently the total costs for tenant services are <br />approximately $80k. <br />After deliberation, the council requested staff return to the committee at a later date and with <br />the following: <br />1. Reduction of the rent increase threshold amount for Notice of Termination from 20% to <br />10%. <br />2. Provide additional information on 90-day noticing <br />3. Consider changing “long term tenant” to a 2-tier formula <br />4. Consider a fine/penalty for landlord noncompliance with noticing requirements <br />5. Consider adding a “Just Cause” section to strengthen the ordinance <br />2. B. Councilmember Handbook Review <br />The committee continued review of sections 9 and 10 of the handbook and made the <br />following comments/suggestions: <br />1. Add language regard at-large Mayoral appointments <br />2. Add “annually” to the 75% meeting attendance requirement <br />3. PUBLIC COMMENTS <br />None. <br />4. COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS <br />The Committee scheduled the following items for the March 27, 2017 Rules Committee: Joint <br />Use Agreements with SLUSD; Tenant Relocation Assistance Program and Councilmember <br />Handbook <br />Page 2 City of San Leandro Printed on 3/13/2017 <br />70