Title
Consideration of Rent Relief Options.
Recommended Action
Consider a variety of rent relief options and take action or provide direction on one or more of the following:
1. Introduce an Ordinance Adding Chapter 43 to the Mountain View City Code Regarding Written Residential Rental Leases, to be read in title only, further reading waived, and set the second reading for December 8, 2015 (Attachment 1 to the Council report).
2. Appropriate $150,000 in the Below-Market-Rate Housing Fund for rental assistance and authorize the City Manager to enter into an agreement with the Community Services Agency of Mountain View, Los Altos, and Los Altos Hills (CSA) to administer the program. (Five votes required)
3. Identify the components of a Mandatory Mediation Program.
4. Appropriate and transfer $27,000 from the General Fund Reserve to the Community Development Department and appropriate $23,000 in the Rental Housing Impact Fund for preparation of a rent study and authorize the City Manager to enter into an agreement with consultants to prepare the study. (Five votes required)
5. Identify the purpose and components of data collection.
6. Discuss a safe parking program for recreational vehicles.
7. Provide other direction regarding the rent relief options, including, but not limited to, those discussed at the October 19, 2015 Study Session.