Member Absence for the Landlord Tenant Mediation Board. City of Culver City California City Council Agenda Item Report Meeting Date: 04/09/07 AGENDA ITEM: Member Absence for the Landlord Tenant Mediation Board. Item Number: A 2 Contact Person/Dept.: Lillian Ikeda CDD Housing Fiscal Impact: Yes X No Phone Number: (310) 253 5797 General Fund: Yes X No Public Hearing: Public Notification: Juanita Patterson Wright (03/01/07); Members of the Landlord Tenant Mediation Board (03/01/07); Master Notification List (04/04/07). Action Item: X Attachments: X Department Approval: Todd Tipton (03/20/07) City Controller Approval: Marlee Chang (04/03/07) City Attorney Approval: Carol Schwab (by H. Iker) (04/02/07) City Manager Approval Jerry B. Fulwood (04/04/2007) of of service RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the Culver City City Council (the Council ) consider the continuance Juanita Patterson Wright Member at Large Representative 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 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 creation in 1981 the Board has scheduled five hundred sixty nine (569) mediation sessions. The Board consists of nine members who each serve three year terms. There are three categories of membership which include: three Landlord Represe...
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