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CC - (1) Discussion Regarding "Rent Freeze" (Temporary Moratorium on Residential Rental Increases) and Other Tenant Protections; and (2) Direction to the City Manager as Deemed Appropriate.
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Meeting Date: June 24, 2019
Contact Person/Dept: Tevis Barnes/CDD
Sol Blumenfeld/CDD
Phone Number: (310)253-5780
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [X] Attachments: []
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X] Date:
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (06/19/19); Publication of Public Notice in the Culver City News and Culver City Observer (06/132019 and 06/20/2019; Email Notice to Housing Developers, Supportive Service Providers and the Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles (AAGLA) (06/11/2019) and Landlord Tenant Mediation Board; and Committee on Homelessness (06/11/2019)
Department Approval: Sol Blumenfeld, Community Development Director (06/12/19)
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the City Council (1) discuss a "rent freeze" (moratorium on residential rent increases) and other tenant protections; and (2) provide direction to the City Manager as deemed appropriate.
BACKGROUND:
On May 28, 2019, the City Council received extensive public testimony from individuals from Protect Culver City Renters (PCCR), who requested the City Council agendize a discussion on rental increases in Culver City. In order to facilitate a full discussion on the matter, the City Council directed staff to return to City Council as soon as possible with a summary report on the methods to establish a temporary moratorium on residential rental increases. Subsequent to the meeting, PCCR sent the attached informational bulletin for City Council's reference (Attachment 1).
Also during the May 28th meeting, City Council directed staff to return with discussion ...
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