CITY OF SANTA MONICA RENT CONTROL BOARD MEETING 1685 Main Street THURSDAY December 9, :00 P.M. AGENDA

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1 CITY OF SANTA MONICA RENT CONTROL BOARD MEETING 1685 Main Street THURSDAY December 9, :00 P.M. AGENDA 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES: November 4, SPECIAL AGENDA ITEM A. Welcome to Commissioner Koury. 6. CONSENT CALENDAR (Public discussion is permitted) A. Appeals 1) D-4113 (Untimely): 1915 Ocean Ave., #301, Appellant R. Seeman (TT) by E. Sands Rep. Tenant appeals Hearing Officer decision that granted rent decreases for maintenance conditions and reduced housing services. B. Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law 1) N-0080: 1431 Ocean Ave., #503, Appellant Steinberg (TT) Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law for Board decision of October 14, 2004, denying petition for determination of tenant not in occupancy. 7. JURISDICTIONAL ITEMS (Public discussion is permitted) B. Exemptions Owner Occupancy 1) 1445: th St., Applicant Needleman 2) 1449: th St., Applicant Urena 3) 1452: th St., #6, Applicant Jaffa 4) 1453: thSt., Applicant Shah 5) 1455: Washington Ave/ th St., Applicant - Leanse Applicants request an exemption of a three-unit property based upon owner occupancy pursuant to section 1801(c)(4). Recommendations: Grant C. Removal 1) 409R-C: 1821 Delaware Ave., Units 1821, 1823, 1825 & 1827 Applicants Ross Owners seek removal permit alleging units are uninhabitable and cannot be repaired in an economically feasible manner. Recommendation: Grant Cont d

2 9. ADMINISTRATIVE ITEM (Public discussion is permitted) A. Legislative report from Christine Minnehan, Lobbyist B. Umbrella Agreement regarding Modifications to PERS coverage for Miscellaneous City Employees. C. Adoption of new classification specifications for Information Analyst, modification of current budget to add two Information Analyst positions, and reclassification of two employees. 13. REQUESTS TO SPEAK - (Requests from members of the public to speak to the Board on any issue in general) 15. ADJOURNMENT Next Regular RCB meeting January 13, :00 p.m., Council Chamber The Council Chamber is wheelchair accessible. If you need any disability-related accommodations, please contact Glenda Jacobs at (310) at least three days prior to the meeting. This document is available in alternate format upon request. Rent Control Board meetings are aired live on CityTV cable Channel 16. 2

3 SANTA MONICA RENT CONTROL BOARD REGULAR MEETING MINUTES December 9, CALL TO ORDER Commissioner Sklar called the Rent Control Board meeting to order at 7:03 p.m. followed by the pledge of allegiance. 2. ROLL CALL Members Present: Jennifer Kennedy Joel Koury Betty Mueller Jeff Sklar Alan Toy Others Present: Mary Ann Yurkonis, Administrator Doris Ganga, General Counsel Marcia Zimmer, Hearings Dept. Mgr. Tracy Condon, Public Information Mgr. Glenda Jacobs, Board Secretary 3. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES: November 4, Commissioner Toy, seconded by Commissioner Sklar, moved to adopt the minutes of November 4, The motion unanimously passed in a roll call vote. 4. SPECIAL AGENDA ITEM Commissioner Sklar welcomed Commissioner Joel Koury to the Board and Commissioner Mueller congratulated Commissioner Sklar on his re-election to the Board. 7. JURISDICTIONAL ITEMS B. Exemptions Owner Occupancy 1) 1445: th St., Applicant Needleman 2) 1449: th St., Applicant Urena 3) 1452: th St., #6, Applicant Jaffa 4) 1453: th St., Applicant Shah 5) 1455: Washington Ave./ th St., Applicant - Leanse Applicants request an exemption of a three-unit property based upon owner occupancy pursuant to section 1801(c)(4). Recommendations: Grant Commissioner Sklar, seconded by Commissioner Kennedy, moved to grant owner occupied exemption to the applications listed above on the basis of section 1801(c)(4) of the Rent Control Law. The motion passed in a roll call vote. Commissioner Toy abstained.

4 6. CONSENT CALENDAR B. Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law 1) N-0080: 1431 Ocean Ave., #503, Appellant Steinberg (TT) Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law for Board decision of October 14, 2004, denying petition for determination of tenant not in occupancy. Commissioner Toy, seconded by Commissioner Kennedy, moved to adopt the Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law. The motion passed in a roll call vote. Commissioner Sklar abstained. 6. CONSENT CALENDAR (continued) A. Appeal 1) D-4113(untimely): 1915 Ocean Ave., #301, Appellant R. Seeman (TT) by E. Sands (Rep.) Tenant appeals Hearing Officer decision that granted rent decreases for maintenance conditions and reduced housing services. General Counsel Doris Ganga presented a summary of the staff report. Craig Mordoh, owner representative, and Edward Sands, tenant representative, addressed the Board. Following a lengthy discussion, Commissioner Toy moved the staff recommendation. Commissioner Koury, seconded by Commissioner Kennedy, made a substitute motion to strike the footnotes from pages 5-7 of the Hearing Officer decision. Upon further discussion, Commissioner Sklar, seconded by Commissioner Toy, moved to modify the substitute motion to add an additional rent decrease of $155. The decrease is composed of $30 for newspaper service, $50 for breakfast service and $75 for porter service. These amounts added to the hearing officer decision and staff recommendation bring the tenant s total decrease to $940. The motion unanimously passed in a roll call vote. 7. JURISDICTIONAL ITEMS (continued) C. Removal 1) 409R-C: 1821 Delaware Ave., Units 1821, 1823, 1825 & 1827, Applicants Ross Owners seek removal permit alleging units are uninhabitable and cannot be repaired in an economically feasible manner. Recommendation: Grant Staff Attorney Keith Kresge presented a summary of the staff report. Ricco Ross, owner, Cecelia Jones, tenant, Helen Mayberry, tenant, and Gloria Nell Davis, tenant, addressed the Board. All persons were sworn in before testifying before the Board. At 9:34 p.m. a break was called in the proceedings and the meeting resumed approximately 13 minutes later. After the break, Duane McCutcheon, contractor consultant, was sworn in and testified before the Board. Following the testimony and a discussion, Commissioner Toy, seconded by Commissioner Mueller, moved to adopt staff recommendation to grant the removal permit on the grounds that the units are uninhabitable and cannot be repaired in an economically feasible manner. The motion unanimously passed in a roll call vote. 2

5 9. ADMINISTRATIVE ITEM A. Legislative report from Christine Minnehan, Lobbyist. Christine Minnehan addressed the Board and presented a summary of the 2004 state legislative session and a preview of the issues in Following her report, the Board thanked Ms. Minnehan for her work and the report. B. Umbrella Agreement regarding modifications to PERS coverage for Miscellaneous City Employees. Administrator Mary Ann Yurkonis presented a brief summary of the modifications. Commissioner Toy, seconded by Commissioner Sklar, moved to authorize the Chairperson to enter into an agreement on the employees behalf. Commissioner Toy, seconded by Commissioner Sklar, moved to adopt the staff recommendation. The motion unanimously passed in a roll call vote. C. Adoption of new classification specifications for Information Analyst, modification of current budget to add two Information Analyst positions, and reclassification of two employees. Administrator Yurkonis presented a brief summary of the staff report. Commissioner Sklar, seconded by Commissioner Kennedy, moved to adopt staff recommendation for the new classification of Information Analyst, reclassification of two Information Coordinators to Information Analysts and current year budget modification to add two Information Analyst positions. The motion unanimously passed in a roll call vote. 13. REQUESTS TO SPEAK The following person addressed the Board on various issues: None. 15. ADJOURNMENT At 11:01 p.m., Commissioner Sklar moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion unanimously passed in a voice vote. 3

CITY OF_SANTA MONICA RENT'CONTROL BOARD MEETING 1685 Main Street \ THURSDAY January 13, :00 P.M. AGENDA

$CITY OF_SANTA MONICA RENT'CONTROL BOARD MEETING 1685 Main Street \ THURSDAY January 13, :00 P.M. AGENDA$ CITY OF_SANTA MONICA RENT'CONTROL BOARD MEETING 1685 Main Street \ THURSDAY January 13, 2005-7:00 P.M. AGENDA 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL - PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES: December 9,2004