City of Mountain View  
Minutes  
Rental Housing Committee  
Thursday, January 23, 2025  
7:00 PM  
Council Chambers and Video Conference, 500  
Castro St., Mountain View, CA 94041  
1.  
2.  
CALL TO ORDER  
ROLL CALL  
Committee Member Balch left the meeting at 10:20 p.m. during the discussion section of agenda item 6.2,  
Annual Update on Relevant Legislation and Case Law in California  
3.  
CONSENT CALENDAR  
SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR WITH COMMENTS:  
No public comments received.  
Minutes for the December 12, 2024 RHC Meeting  
3.1  
MOTION - MS - Ma/ Cox - To Approve the Rental Housing Committee meeting minutes for December 12,  
2024.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
4.  
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC  
SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR WITH COMMENTS:  
No public comments received.  
5.  
APPEAL HEARINGS  
5.1 Appeal of Hearing Officer's Decision Re: Petition Nos. C23240057 and  
C23240058  
Karen Tiedemann, Special Counsel, Goldfarb and Lipman, presented an oral report and responded to  
questions  
Spanish language translations were provided.  
SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR WITH COMMENTS:  
No public comments received.  
PRESENTATION AND ARGUMENTS BY APPELLANT-LANDLORD - Leonard Siegal  
PRESENTATION AND ARGUMENTS BY RESPONDENT-TENANT - Kayla Garcia  
REBUTTAL BY APPELLANT-LANDLORD - Leonard Siegal  
REBUTTAL BY RESPONDENT-TENANT - Kayla Garcia  
MOTION - MS - Cox/ Keating - To accept the Tentative Appeal Decision in its entirety. The motion carried by  
the following vote:  
Appeal of Hearing Officer's Decision Re: Petition No. C23240065  
5.2  
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.  
PRESENTATION AND ARGUMENTS BY APPELLANT-LANDLORD - Jeff Zell  
PRESENTATION AND ARGUMENTS BY RESPONDENT-TENANT - Evan Crowe  
REBUTTAL BY APPELLANT-LANDLORD - Jeff Zell  
REBUTTAL BY RESPONDENT-TENANT - Evan Crowe  
MOTION - MS - Cox/ Ma - To accept the Tentative Appeal Decision in its entirety.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
Meeting went into recess at 9:14 p.m. and resumed at 9:23 p.m.  
6.  
NEW BUSINESS  
6.1 Rent Stabilization Division Annual Update of Outreach and Education  
Program  
Senior Management Analyst Black presented a report and responded to questions.  
SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR WITH COMMENTS:  
No public comments received.  
The Rental Housing Committee received an annual informational update on the Outreach and Education  
Program of the Rent Stabilization Division, including summaries of the activities conducted in Fiscal Year  
2023-24 and the activities planned for Fiscal Year 2024-25 and provided feedback.  
Annual Update on Relevant Legislation and Case Law in California  
6.2  
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.  
The Rental Housing Committee received an update on legislation adopted by the California Legislature during  
the 2024 legislative year related to landlord-tenant laws as well as recent court cases related to just cause  
for eviction and termination notice requirements.  
7.  
COMMITTEE/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS, AND COMMITTEE REPORTS  
Upcoming Workshops and Housing Help Center Dates  
7.1  
Senior Management Analyst Kennedy presented a report and responded to questions.  
Expected Future Agenda Items for RHC Meetings:  
Chair Brown provided an update on future RHC agenda items.  
7.2  
8.  
ADJOURNMENT - At 10:42 p.m., Chair Brown adjourned the meeting to the next regular RHC  
meeting to be held on Thursday, February 27, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers and  
via Video Conference.