Nazanin Salehi, Special Counsel, Goldfarb and Lipman, presented an oral report and responded to questio
SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR WITH COMMENTS:
No public comments received.
MOTION: M/S - Ma/Brown - To accept the Tentative Appeal Decision regarding Petition C22230037 in its
entirety.
6.
7.
PUBLIC HEARINGS-None
NEW BUSINESS
Hearing Officer Remuneration Scale Update and Ongoing Methodology
7.1
Senior Management Analyst Black presented a report and responded to questions.
SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR WITH COMMENTS:
No public comments received.
MOTION 1: M/S - Cox/Brown - To adopt an updated remuneration scale for settlement conference
facilitators and hearing officers for FY 2023-24 that incorporates prior cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) for
FY 2019-20 through FY 2023-24 and sets an annual COLA increase every year thereafter at the start of the
Fiscal Year unless otherwise adjusted by the Rental Housing Committee
Yes:
5 - Chair Keating, Vice Chair Rosas, Member Cox, Member Ma, and Alternate Brown
MOTION: M/S - Brown/Rosas - To authorize the Program Manager or other designee to execute an
amendment to the agreement with Project Sentinel to provide administrative and hearing process services for
Fiscal Year 2023-24 to increase the line item amount for Hearing Officer services to an amount not to exceed
$180,000, resulting in the total amount of the contract not to exceed $200,000, in order to adequately
address the increase in petitions filed with the Division and the associated hearing officer increases.
Yes:
5 - Chair Keating, Vice Chair Rosas, Member Cox, Member Ma, and Alternate Brown
7.2 Amendments to Chapters 12 of the CSFRA Regulations and MHRSO
Regulations
Senior Management Analyst Black presented a report and responded to questions.
SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR WITH COMMENTS:
No public comments received.
MOTION: M/S - Ma/Brown - To amend CSFRA and MHROS Regulations Chapter 12: Compliance and
General Remedies as follows:
- CSFRA Regulations Chapter 12: Compliance and General Remedies to place a ten-month cap on the
assessment of late charges for failure to timely pay annual rental housing fees and on the assessment of
late fees for failure to timely register covered units.
- MHRSO Regulations Chapter 12: Compliance and General Remedies to place a ten-month cap on the
assessment of late charges for failure to timely pay annual space rental fees and on the assessment of late
fees for failure to timely register covered mobile home spaces and mobile homes.
Yes:
5 - Chair Keating, Vice Chair Rosas, Member Cox, Member Ma, and Alternate Brown