2005/10/24 Mobile Home Park Rent Appeals Board ResolutionRESOLUTION NO. 2005-03
A RESOLUTION OF THE ROHNERT PARK RENT APPEALS BOARD
RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 2005-02 AND APPROVING AND ADOPTING
A BUDGET AND ESTABLISHING REGISTRATION FEES FOR MOBILE HOME
SPACES FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2006
WHEREAS, on October 6, 2005, the Rohnert Park Rent Appeals Board ( "RAB ")
adopted Resolution No. 2005 -02 approving and adopting a budget and establishing
registration fees for mobile home spaces for calendar year 2006; and
WHEREAS, a technical error was made in the calculations of the budget and a
greater carry -over amount is available to be utilized toward the 2006 budget than
anticipated which results in a lesser registration fee; and
WHEREAS, paragraph N of Section 9.70.030 of the Rohnert Park Municipal
Code authorizes the Rohnert Park Rent Appeals Board to finance its reasonable and
necessary expenses by charging mobile home park owners an annual registration fee
to cover administrative costs which can be passed through to residents 'on rent control
in the form of rent increases prorated over the year; and
WHEREAS, the Rent Appeals board has received and reviewed the estimated
costs of the Rent Appeals Board for the eight (8) months of operation in 2005, with
estimated amounts for September, October, November, and December 2005; and
WHEREAS, the Rent Appeals Board has considered a proposed budget
prepared by staff and has made corrections, deletions, and additions; and
WHEREAS, it has been determined that there are approximately 1098 rent
controlled mobile home spaces within the five mobile home parks located within the
City of Rohnert Park as of September 13, 2005; and
WHEREAS, the anniversary date, upon which all properly noticed individual
and annual general rent adjustments may become effective, for Rancho Feliz Mobile
Home Park and for Rancho Grande Mobile Home Park is February 1; the anniversary
date for Las Casitas Mobile Home Park is March 1; the anniversary date for Rancho
Verde Mobile Home Park and for Valley Village Mobile Home Park is April 1.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the Rohnert Park Rent
Appeals Board that Resolution No. 2005 -02 is hereby rescinded and a revised Budget
for calendar year 2006, a copy of which is attached hereto and is made a part of this
Resolution, is hereby approved and adopted.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Rohnert Park Rent Appeals Board that, in
calendar year 2006, the re- occurring and other costs to administer mobile home rent
control in accordance with the Mobile Home Ordinance and its Rules and Regulations
is estimated at $ 59,695 annually; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Rohnert Park Rent Appeals Board that
estimated excess funds from calendar year 2005 in the amount of $39,402 shall be
used toward expenses in calendar year 2006.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Rohnert Park Rent Appeals Board that the
annual registration fee shall be $18.48 per rent controlled mobile home space in
calendar year 2006 ($1.54 per month for a 12 -month period).
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that such registration fee shall take effect on
February 1, 2005, or the mobile home park's anniversary date, whichever is later. on
January 1 of each year, mobile home park landlords, shall re- register all mobilehome
parks and mobilehome spaces. The completed re- registration form and fee must be
received by the Rent Appeals Board no later than February 1st; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that any surplus or deficit balances on account at
the end of calendar year 2006 will be taken into consideration when calendar year
2007 registration fees are established.
DULY AND REGULARLY ADOPTED by the Rohnert Park Rent Appeals
Board this 241h day of October , 2005.
CHAIR:
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