City of Mountain View  
Minutes  
Rental Housing Committee  
Monday, November 13, 2023  
7:00 PM  
Council Chambers and Video Conference, 500  
Castro St., Mountain View, CA 94041  
1.  
CALL TO ORDER  
The meeting was called to order at 7:02 p.m.  
2.  
ROLL CALL  
4 - Member Alex Brown, Member Robert Cox, Member Kevin Ma, and Chair Edie Keating  
Present  
1 - Vice Chair Guadalupe Rosas  
Absent  
3.  
CONSENT CALENDAR  
SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR WITH COMMENTS:  
No public comments received.  
MOTION: M/S - Cox/Brown - To approve the Consent Calendar.  
Yes:  
4 - Member Brown, Member Cox, Member Ma, and Chair Keating  
Minutes for the October 16, 2023, and the October 21, 2023, RHC Meetings  
3.1  
4.  
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC  
No public comments received.  
5. NEW BUSINESS  
5.1 CSFRA and MHRSO Quarterly Financial Expenditures for FY 2023-24  
through September 30, 2023  
Program Manager van Deursen presented a report and responded to questions.  
SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR WITH COMMENTS:  
No public comments received.  
The RHC reviewed the Quarterly Financial Expenditures Report for Fiscal Year 2023-24 through Sept. 30,  
2023, for both the Community Stabilization and Fair Rent Act and the Mobile Home Rent Stabilization  
Ordinance and provided feedback.  
Quarterly Activity Report for the Rent Stabilization Program  
5.2  
Senior Management Analyst Black presented a report and responded to questions.  
SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR WITH COMMENTS:  
No public comments received.  
The RHC received an overview of the Rent Stabilization Program’s Quarterly Activity Report and provided  
feedback.  
5.3 Amendment to Rental Housing Committee Meeting Schedule for Calendar  
Year 2024  
Adopt a Resolution amending the Meeting Schedule for the Rental Housing Committee for Calendar Year  
2024 as attached to this memorandum.  
Program Manager van Deursen presented a report and responded to questions.  
SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR WITH COMMENTS:  
No public comments received.  
MOTION: M/S - Brown/Cox - To adopt a Resolution amending the Meeting Schedule for the Rental Housing  
Committee for Calendar Year 2024.  
Yes:  
4 - Member Brown, Member Cox, Member Ma, and Chair Keating  
Draft Rental Housing Committee Work Plan for Calendar Year 2024  
5.4  
Program Manager van Deursen presented a report and responded to questions.  
SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR WITH COMMENTS:  
No public comments received.  
The RHC reviewed the draft Work Plan for the Rental Housing Committee for calendar year 2024 and provided  
feedback to staff, both in terms of content and timeline.  
Annual Update on the Petitions Program  
5.5  
Senior Management Analyst Black presented a report and responded to questions.  
SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR WITH COMMENTS:  
No public comments received.  
The RHC received an annual informational update on the Petition Program including a summary of the  
petitions processed through Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-23 as well as related administrative processes pursuant  
to the CSFRA and the MHRSO and provided feedback.  
6.  
COMMITTEE/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS, AND COMMITTEE REPORTS  
Upcoming Workshops and Housing and Eviction Help Center Dates  
6.1  
Analyst Kennedy presented a report and responded to questions.  
Expected Future Agenda Items for RHC Meetings:  
6.2  
Monday December 18, 2023:  
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Appeal of Hearing Officer Decision Regarding Petition No. 22230052.  
Draft Regulations for the treatment of rent and utilities under the CSFRA, including  
RUBS.  
Chair Keating reviewed the agenda items for upcoming Rental Housing Committee meetings.  
7.  
ADJOURNMENT - At 8:36 p.m., Chair Keating adjourned the meeting to the next RHC meeting  
to be held on Monday, December 18, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers and Video  
Conference.  
Submitted for approval by Andrea Kennedy  
Approved by the RHC on December 18, 2023