Appointment to the Culver City Landlord Tenant Mediation Board. City of Culver City California City Council Agenda Item Report Meeting Date: 10/23/06 AGENDA ITEM: Appointment to the Culver City Landlord Tenant Mediation Board. Item Number: A 2 Phone Number: (310) 253 5780 No X Action Item: X General Fund: Yes No X Attachments: X Contact Person/Dept.: Lillian Ikeda CDD/Housing Fiscal Impact: Yes Public Hearing: Public Notification: Advertisements seeking applicants ran in the Culver City News and the Culver City Observer (08/17/06 08/24/06 08/31/06 & 09/07/06). Applicants were notified (09/11/06). The Landlord Tenant Mediation Board was notified (07/26/06 & 09/11/06). Master Notification List (10/18/06). Department Approval: Susan Evans (09/28/06) City Controller Approval: Mary V. Noller (10/18/2006) City Manager Approval: Jerry B. Fulwood (10/18/2006) RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the City Council consider the applicants and appoint a member to the vacant Tenant Alternate position 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 Title 15 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 seven (567) mediation sessions. The Board consists of nine (9) members who each serve three (3) year terms. There ...
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