Consideration of Member Absence for the Landlord Tenant Mediation Board. City of Culver City California Agenda Item Report Meeting Date: 08/22/2011 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM: Consideration of Member Absence for the Landlord Tenant Mediation Board. Contact Person/Dept.: Tevis Barnes Mona Kennedy Community Development Department/Housing Division Fiscal Impact: Yes No X General Fund: Yes No X Item Number: A 1 Phone Number: (310) 253 5782 Public Hearing: Action Item: X Attachments: X Commission Action Required: Yes No X Date: _______________ Public Notification (E Mail) Meetings and Agendas City Council (8/17/11); (E Mail) Landlord Tenant Mediation Board (8/17/11). Department Approval: Sol Blumenfeld (08/09/11) Chief Financial Officer Approval: Jeff Muir (by M. Noller) (08/16/11) City Attorney Approval: Carol Schwab (by H. Baker) (08/15/11) City Manager: John Nachbar (08/17/11) RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the City Council consider the continuance of service of Steve Reitzfeld Landlord Representative on the Landlord Tenant Mediation Board and provide direction as deemed appropriate. 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 15.09 of the Culver City 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 tenants and landlords. Since its creations in 1981 the Board has scheduled five hundred and eighty three mediation sessions. The Board consists ...
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