City of Mountain View  
Minutes  
Rental Housing Committee  
Monday, April 24, 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 7:05 p.m.  
2. ROLL CALL  
6 -  
Present  
Chair Edie Keating, Vice Chair Guadalupe Rosas, Member Robert Cox, Member  
Kevin Ma, Member Kirin Madison, and Alternate Alex Brown  
Committee Member Madison arrived at 7:11 p.m.  
3. CONSENT CALENDAR  
SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR WITH COMMENTS:  
No public comments received.  
MOTION: M/S - Ma/Cox - To approve the Consent Calendar.  
5 - Chair Keating, Vice Chair Rosas, Member Cox, Member Ma, and Alternate Brown  
Yes:  
3.1  
3.2  
Approve the Minutes for January 31, 2023 and March 27, 2023 RHC  
Meetings  
Adoption of all Applicable Sections in the Council Code of Conduct and  
Personal Code of Conduct and the Council Advisory Bodies Handbook  
4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC  
Steve Welter asked the RHC if it is necessary to create RUBS regulations because he has not  
seen large fluctuations in utility costs at the properties he owns.  
Malia Pires is in favor of RUBS regulations as she has seen utility costs change by $150-$300  
per month.  
5. APPEAL HEARINGS - None  
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS - None  
7. NEW BUSINESS  
Overview Rent Stabilization Program  
7.1  
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 and provided feedback.  
Rent Stabilization Program Quarterly Report  
7.2  
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 Report and  
provide feedback.  
Amendments to CSFRA Regulations Chapter 3 - Code of Conduct  
7.3  
Nazanin Salehi, Special Counsel, Goldfarb and Lipman, presented an oral report and responded  
to questions.  
SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR WITH COMMENTS:  
Theresa McFarland  
MOTION: M/S - Cox/Madison - To adopt amendments to CSFRA Regulations Chapter 3,  
Code of Conduct to bring into conformance with the Mountain View City Council  
amendments to City Council Code of Conduct and clarify process for establishing an  
agenda for Rental Housing Committee meetings.  
5 - Chair Keating, Vice Chair Rosas, Member Cox, Member Ma, and Member Madison  
Yes:  
Annual General Adjustment of Rent 2023  
7.4  
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/Keating - To adopt a Resolution announcing an Annual General  
Adjustment of rent under the Community Stabilization and Fair Rent Act (CSFRA) and  
Mobile Home Rent Stabilization Ordinance (MHRSO) for 2023-24 of 5.0 percent.  
5 - Chair Keating, Vice Chair Rosas, Member Cox, Member Ma, and Member Madison  
Yes:  
Election of a Chairperson and a Vice Chairperson  
7.5  
Analyst Kennedy presented a report and responded to questions.  
SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR WITH COMMENTS:  
No public comments received.  
MOTION 1: M/S - Ma/ - To nominate and elect Vice-Chair Rosasof the RHC to serve as  
Chairperson for an annual term from May 2023 until the end of April 2024.  
MOTION 2 M/S - Madison/Ma - To nominate and elect Committee Member Keating of the  
RHC to serve as Chairperson and Vice-Chair Rosas as Vice-Chairperson for an annual  
term from May 2023 until the end of April 2024.  
5 - Chair Keating, Vice Chair Rosas, Member Cox, Member Ma, and Member Madison  
Yes:  
8. COMMITTEE/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS, AND COMMITTEE  
Workshops, Clinics, Office Hours Update  
8.1  
Analyst Kennedy presented a report and responded to questions.  
SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR WITH COMMENTS:  
No public comments received.  
Vice-Chair Rosas welcomed the new committee members to the RHC.  
9. ADJOURNMENT - At 8:59 p.m., Vice-Chair Rosas adjourned the meeting to the next  
RHC meeting to be held on Monday, June 24, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers  
and Video Conference.