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File Number: 25-092 <br />Priority <br />•July 2023: City Council requested assessing housing protections not currently in San <br />Leandro (stricter rent control, just cause & tenant anti-harassment, plus rental registry), <br />existing housing protection programs & cost impacts to the City; directed to Rules <br />Committee <br />·February 1, 2025: City Council affirmed housing protections prioritization under <br />Housing/Homeless Priority at its annual planning session. <br />Committee Review and Actions <br />•November 2023: Rules Committee requested comprehensive rental housing and eviction <br />data <br />•April 2024: Rules Committee requested further information on rent registries <br />•October 2024: Rules Committee requested staff prepare draft Rent Registry Ordinance <br />•January 2025: Rules Committee approved forwarding Rent Registry Ordinance and <br />proposed staffing/costs to Council <br />Applicable General Plan Policies <br />Under Section 6.2 (Goals and Policies) in Chapter 6 of the 2023-2031 Housing Element, the <br />following goals/policies apply: <br />Goal 3: Promote Conservation and Preservation of Existing Housing Stock <br />o P.3.5 Mobile Home Park Preservation. The City shall preserve existing mobile <br />home parks and support measures to maintain affordability. <br />Goal 4: Protect Residents from Displacement <br />o P.4.1 Minimize Displacement of Vulnerable Residents. The City shall make all <br />neighborhoods places of opportunity while minimizing the involuntary displacement <br />of vulnerable populations, such as low-income households, seniors on fixed <br />incomes, and people with disabilities, due to increased housing costs. <br />o P.4.2 Strengthen Tenant Protections. The City shall explore options to strengthen <br />measures for eviction prevention, limits on sudden or annual rent increases, and <br />tenant relocation assistance. <br />Environmental Review <br />The passage of the Rental Registry Ordinance is not a project according to the definitions in the <br />California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA ) and, therefore, is not subject to the provisions <br />requiring environmental review. Therefore, the proposed action is exempt from the requirements <br />Page 7 City of San Leandro Printed on 9/4/2025