Consideration of Appointments and/or Reappointments to the Culver City Landlord Tenant Mediation Board. City of Culver City California City Council Agenda Item Report Meeting Date: 06/12/06 AGENDA ITEM: Consideration of Appointments and/or Reappointments to the Culver City Landlord Tenant Mediation Board. Item Number: A 3 Phone Number: (310) 253 5797 No X Action Item: X General Fund: Yes No X Attachments: X Contact Person/Dept.: Lillian Ikeda CDD Housing Division Fiscal Impact: Yes Public Hearing: Public Notification: Advertisements seeking applicants ran for the month of May in the Culver City News and Culver City Observer. A notice was posted on the City's website and an announcement was displayed during Council and Agency meeting broadcasts in May. The Landlord Tenant Mediation Board was notified on (05/01/06). A letter and application was also sent to last year s applicants (05/01/06). Master Notification List (06/07/06). Department Approval: Susan Evans (06/05/06) City Controller Approval: CAO Approval: Jerry B. Fulwood (06/07/06) RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Council consider the applicants and appoint and/or reappoint members to the four (4) vacant positions on the Landlord Tenant Mediation Board. BACKGROUND: The Landlord Tenant Mediation Board ( Board ) was established by the City Council in 1981 to offer voluntary mediation services to the tenant landlord community. Those services were expanded on May 20 1987 by Chapter 32 of the City Council Municipal Code to provide mandatory good faith mediation to rental disputes surrounding rent increases in Culver City. The purpose and objectives of the Board are: 1) to build and strengthen communications between tenants and landlords; 2) to reduce tensions in the rental housing market by providing a means for tenants and landlords to resolve disputes related to rent increases; and 3) to educate the rental community about tenant and landlord relationships and the rights and responsibilities of both te...
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