City of Mountain View  
Minutes  
Rental Housing Committee  
Thursday, July 24, 2025  
6:00 PM  
Council Chambers and Video Conference, 500  
Castro St., Mountain View, CA 94041  
SPECIAL MEETING  
1.  
CALL TO ORDER  
The meeting was called to order at 6:02 p.m.  
2.  
ROLL CALL  
Member Emily Staats Hislop arrived at 6:38 p.m.  
3.  
CONSENT CALENDAR  
SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR WITH COMMENTS:  
No public comments received.  
MOTION - MS - Cox/ Balch - To approve the consent calendar.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
Minutes for the June 12, 2025 RHC Meeting  
3.1  
4.  
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC  
Michael Meredith raised concerns about the lack of regulations and compliance regarding short-term renta  
Mountain View.  
5.  
APPEAL HEARINGS  
5.1 Appeal of Hearing Officer's Decision Re: Petition Nos. 24250022 and  
C24250023  
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 Andrew VanSlyke  
PRESENTATION AND ARGUMENTS BY RESPONDENT TENANT Alysyn Martinez  
REBUTTAL BY APPELLANT LANDLORD Andrew VanSlyke  
REBUTTAL BY RESPONDENT TENANT Alysyn Martinez  
MOTION - MS - Balch/ Brown - To accept the tentative appeal decision in its entirety.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
6.  
NEW BUSINESS  
Agreement Amendment with Project Sentinel for Fiscal Year 2024-25  
6.1  
Senior Management Analyst Kennedy presented a report and responded to questions.  
SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR WITH COMMENTS:  
No public comments received.  
MOTION - MS - Cox/ Keating - To approve the Rent Stabilization Manager or designee to amend the  
agreement with Project Sentinel to provide administrative and hearing process services for Fiscal Year  
2024-25 and add $18,000, for a total amount not to exceed $198,000, to pay for services related to a  
higher-than-expected volume of petitions.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
6.2 Agreement Amendment with Goldfarb & Lipman LLP for Fiscal Year  
2024-25  
Senior Management Analyst Kennedy presented a report and responded to questions.  
SPEAKING FROM THE FLOOR WITH COMMENTS:  
No public comments received.  
MOTION - MS - Keating/ Hislop - To approve the Rent Stabilization Manager or designee to amend the Fiscal  
Year 2024-25 agreement with Goldfarb & Lipman LLP and add $8,600, for a total amount not to exceed  
$208,600 to pay for the cost of legal services performed in Fiscal Year 2024-25 related to rent adjustment  
petition appeals.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
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.  
7.2 Expected Future Agenda Items for RHC Meetings:  
RHC Meeting Thursday August 28, 2025:  
- Potential CSFRA and MHRSO Regulation Amendments  
- Update Utilities Transition Petition Process (RUBS)  
Chair Ma provided an update on future RHC agenda items.  
8.  
ADJOURNMENT - At 7:19 p.m., Chair Ma adjourned the meeting to the next regular RHC  
meeting to be held on Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers and via  
Video Conference.