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File Number: 17-335 <br />The implementation and administration of the proposed Ordinance has been an outstanding <br />discussion issue during the process to draft the proposed Ordinance. Staff briefed the City <br />Council Rules Committee on the need for part-time City or consultant staff to receive and <br />monitor landlord notices of termination, address inquiries/concerns from both tenants and <br />landlords, develop and distribute outreach materials in multiple languages and provide <br />technical assistance. <br />Staff estimates the annual cost for Tenant Relocation Program administration is $50,000. <br />Staff proposed an annual $10 per rental unit fee charged to landlords on the business license <br />tax to offset administration costs related to the Tenant Relocation Program and the Rent <br />Review Ordinance (which costs approximately $50,000 annually). Staff assumes that the <br />need for Tenant Relocation Program administration would be similar to administrative needs <br />for the Rent Review Board in that there would be years of significant activity and years when <br />there would be little to no activity. The proposed Rental Unit Fee therefore would need to be <br />evaluated annually, along with the annual program report, and only charged during years <br />when there are costs associated with these programs. The Rules Committee opted not to <br />address funding for the City’s rental housing programs. Staff recommends a full City Council <br />discussion regarding program funding. <br />Previous Actions <br />·Staff provided City Council with an update on the status of the Tenant Relocation <br />Assistance Program on September 6, 2016. <br />Committee Review and Actions <br />·The City Council Rules Committee was the primary legislative body for the proposed <br />Tenant Relocation Assistance Program. The Rules Committee met on the following <br />dates to initiate and refine the proposed measures and text in the proposed Ordinance: <br />o April 13, 2016 <br />o July 25, 2016 <br />o February 27, 2017 <br />o March 27, 2017 <br />o May 22, 2017 <br />Applicable General Plan Policies <br />The proposed Ordinance complies with the following under the current Housing Element <br />component of the 2035 General Plan: <br />·Policy 56.07 Landlord-Tenant Relations: Provide assistance to landlords and tenants in <br />resolving conflicts…Maintain measures that discourage the displacement of San <br />Leandro renters as a result of sudden or steep increases. <br />Environmental Review <br />Page 4 City of San Leandro Printed on 6/13/2017 <br />272