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Final Passage of Ordinance Amending the Alameda Municipal Code by Adding Section 2-23 to Article II Concerning the Creation of a Rent Review Advisory Committee. (Community Development 481005)
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CITY OF ALAMEDA ORDINANCE NO._______
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AMENDING THE ALAMEDA MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING SECTION 2-23 TO ARTICLE II OF CONCERNING THE CREATION OF A RENT REVIEW ADVISORY COMMITTEE
WHEREAS, although there has been in existence for some time a Rent Review Advisory Committee, that Committee has neither been created by Ordinance nor its duties well defined; and
WHEREAS, the City Council is desirous of creating this Committee by Ordinance, establishing the member's terms of office and better defining its duties and responsibilities.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Alameda as follows:
Section 1. Section 2-23 is hereby added to Article II of the Alameda Municipal Code to read as follows:
"Section 2-23 Rent Review Advisory Committee
2-23.1 Rent Review Advisory Committee created; purpose
There is hereby created a committee which shall be known as the Rent Review Advisory Committee ("Committee") whose purpose is to review requests from tenants concerning certain rent increases and make recommendations to the tenants and their housing providers concerning such increases.
2-23.2 Membership; appointment; term of office; removal; vacancies
a. The Committee shall consist of five members, all of whom shall at the time of their appointment and continuously during their incumbency be residents of the City. At the time of their appointment, two of the members shall be tenants in the City, two of the members shall be housing providers as that term is defined in subsection 2-57.2 (h) of this Code and one member shall be a residential property owner but not a housing provider.
b. Upon nomination of the Mayor, the City Council shall appoint such members as are necessary to maintain full membership on th...
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