2011/10/06 Mobile Home Park Rent Appeals Board MinutesMOBILE HOME PARKS
RENT APPEALS BOARD
Minutes of the Mobile Home Parks Rent Appeals Board
Regular Meeting
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Rohnert Park City Hall - Council Chamber
130 Avram Avenue, Rohnert Park, CA 94928
I. Call to Order, Pledge of Allegiance: Chair Merrick called the regular meeting of the Mobile
Home Parks Rent Appeals Board to order at 7:00 p.m. and led the Pledge of Allegiance.
II. Roll Call: Present: (5) Chair Merrick, Vice Chair Reymond and Board Members Carlson,
Engelhart and Utter were in attendance.
Staff Present: Linda Babonis, Housing and Redevelopment Manager
III. Approval of Meeting Minutes for the August 4, 2011 Regular Meeting
It was moved by Board Member Carlson, seconded by Board Member Utter, and carried
unanimously to approve the August 4, 2011, Regular Meeting Minutes.
IV. Clerk's Acknowledgement regarding Posting of the Agenda
Housing and Redevelopment Manager Babonis confirmed that the agenda had been posted in
accordance with the Brown Act.
V. Adding Non -Agenda Items for Information Only
None.
VI. Public Appearances:
None.
VII. Communications: None
VIII. Financial Report: Consideration and Acceptance of 2011 Year to Date Budget Detail Report
• Board Discussion /Action
Housing and Redevelopment Manager Babonis did not include 2011 Year to Date Budget Detail
Report in the Mobile Home Parks Rent Appeals Board Agenda Packet for discussion at the
August 4, 2011, Regular Meeting.
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IX. A. Proposed Calendar Year 2012 Annual General Adjustment and Budget
• Staff report
• Public Comment
Resolution 2011-01: Review of Proposed Calendar Year 2012 Annual General
Adjustment
Consideration of the Results of the National Bureau of Labor Statistics in August
2011 as compared to August 2010
• Board Discussion /Action
Housing and Redevelopment Manager Babonis provided an overview of the October 6,
2011, Annual General Adjustment and Proposed Calendar Year 2012 RAB Budget Staff
Report and Exhibits A through F.
This item was moved by Board Member Engelhart, seconded by Chair Merrick, and
carried unanimously to approve Resolution 2011-01.
Following a brief discussion among Board Members, staff was directed to look into
whether the Board has the authority to change the index used to calculate the Annual
General Adjustment and if so, to perform research and provide a short report concerning
options for the Board's consideration such as the use of an alternative index, a
combination of several indexes or an averaging of several months of the National
Consumer Price Index ("CPI"), Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, U.S. City
Average.
2. Resolution 2011-02: Proposed Calendar -Year 2012 Budget and Annual Revistration
Fees
Consideration of the Total Estimated Number of Rent Control Spaces Reported by
Park Managers and Proposed 2012 Budget Options
• Board Discussion /Action
This item was moved by Board Member Engelhart, seconded by Board Member Utter,
and carried unanimously to approve Resolution 2011-02.
X. Matters for/from the Board
A. Update regarding status of Tenant Petition 2009-01 (Valley Village Mobile Estates) and
scheduling of future Board action.
Housing and Redevelopment Manager Babonis provided an update regarding the status of
Tenant Petition 2009-01. Babonis asked for Board direction on three items; 1) Authorization to
expend funds for City Attorney assistance in drafting a Resolution for Board action on Tenant
Petition 2009-01; 2) Direction regarding scheduling of the next meeting; and 3) Direction
regarding the desirability of a member of the City's Legal Counsel to be present at a new
hearing for Tenant Petition 2009-01.
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The Board directed staff to proceed with using the City's Legal Counsel to draft a Resolution for
Board Action on Tenant Petition 2009-01 at its next meeting. The Board established January 5,
2012, as its next Regularly Scheduled Meeting date. The Board expressed a desire to have
Legal Counsel present at a new hearing for Tenant Petition 2009-01. The date for a new hearing
has not been determined.
XI. Other Public Appearances
None.
XII. Next Regularly Scheduled Meeting:
January 5, 2012,
XIII. Adjournment
Chair Merrick adjourned the meeting at 8:06 p.m.
NOTE: Public Appearances — for public comment on agenda items or other matters (limited to 5
minutes per appearance). If you wish to speak on an item under discussion by the Rent Appeals
Board, which appears on this agenda, after receiving recognition from the Chair, please walk to
the rostrum and state your name and address for the record.
Please Fill Out a Speaker Card Prior to Speaking.
Any item raised by a inember of the public which is not agenized and may require Board action shall be
automatically referred to staff for investigation and disposition which may include placing on a future agenda.
Copies of all staff reports and documents subject to disclosure that relate to each item of business referred to on
the agenda etre available for public inspection starting on the Thursday before each regularly scheduled Rent
Appeals Board meeting at City Hall, Housing and Redevelopment, 130 Avram Avenue, Rohnert Park, CA (707)
588-2233. Any writings or documents subject to disclosure that are provided to all, or a majority of all, of the
members of the Rent Appeals Board regarding any item on this agenda after the agenda has been distributed will
also be made available for inspection at City Hall during normal business hours.
If the item is deemed to be an emergency or the need to take action arose after posting of the agenda within the
meaning of Government Code Section 54954.2(b), the Board is entitled to discuss the matter to determine if it is
an emergency item under said Government Code and may take action thereon.
DISABLED ACCOMMODATION: If you have a disability that requires an interpreter or other person to assist
you while attending this Rent Appeals Board meeting, please contact the City Clerk's Office at (707) 588-2227 at
least 72 hours prior to the meeting to ensure arrangements for accommodation by the City. Please make sure the
City Clerk's Office is notified as soon as possible if you have a visual impairment that requires the meeting
materials be produced in another format (Braille, audio -tape, etc.). _
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