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Introduction of Amending the Alameda Municipal Code by Amending Various Sections of Article XV of Chapter VI Concerning (1) Review of Rent Increases Applicable to All Rental Units and Rent Stabilization Applicable to Certain Rental Units and (2) Limitations on Evictions and the Payment of Relocation Assistance Applicable to all Rental Units. (Rent Stabilization 265)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jill Keimach City Manager
Date: May 16, 2017
Re: Introduction of Administrative, Clarifying, and Other Changes to Ordinance 3148 Amending the Alameda Municipal Code by Amending Various Sections of Article XV of Chapter VI Concerning (1) Review of Rent Increases Applicable to all Rental Units and Rent Stabilization Applicable to Certain Rental Units and (2) Limitations on Evictions and the Payment of Relocation Assistance Applicable to all Rental Units
BACKGROUND
At its April 4, 2017 meeting, the City Council received a staff presentation on the Rent Program annual report, proposed amendments to the City's Rent Review, Rent Stabilization, and Limitations on Evictions Ordinance (Ordinance), and a request to prepare an updated fee study to fund the Rent Program. A hearing was also conducted and testimony was received from the public. At the conclusion of the hearing and after some Council discussion on several of the proposed amendments, the Council adjourned the meeting to April 7, 2017.
At the April 7 meeting, the City Council accepted the annual report, authorized staff to update the fee study and provided direction to staff regarding proposed changes to the Ordinance. Exhibit 1, Summary of Council Direction and Staff's Recommended Amendments to the Ordinance, is attached.
In addition to providing direction on staff's proposed amendments to the Ordinance, Council directed staff to prepare additional analysis of the following: 1) analysis of "no cause" eviction protections, including ordinance provisions from other cities, am...
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