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CC - (1) Policy Discussion Regarding a Potential Permanent Rent Control and Tenant Protections Program; and (2) Direction to the City Manager as Deemed Appropriate.
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Meeting Date: June 11, 2020
Contact Person/Dept: Jesse Mays/City Manager's Office
Tevis Barnes/CDD/Housing Division
Heather Baker/City Attorney's Office
Phone Number: (310) 253-6000
(310) 253-5790
(310) 253-5660
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [] General Fund: Yes [X] No []
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [X] Attachments: [X]
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X] Date:
Public Notification: Citywide Mailing to all Culver City Residents (06/04/2020); Publication of Public Notices in the Culver City News (06/04/2020); Committee on Homelessness (06/04/2020); Landlord Tenant Mediation Board (06/04/2020); Protect Culver City Renters (06/04/2020); Protect Culver City (06/04/2020); Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles (06/04/2020); California Apartment Association (06/04/2020); BAE Urban Economics (06/04/2020)(E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (06/04/2020); Housing Issues (06/04/2020); Housing Authority (06/04/2020)
Department Approval: John Nachbar (06/04/2020)
Sol Blumenfeld (06/03/2020)
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council discuss policy considerations regarding a potential permanent rent control and tenant protections program; and (2) direct the City Manager as Deemed Appropriate.
BACKGROUND
On June 24, 2019, City Council directed staff to return on August 12, 2019 with an urgency ordinance establishing interim rent control measures modeled after the Los Angeles County Temporary Rent Stabilization Ordinance, which would include, but not be limited to, a rent increase cap; just cause and no fault eviction provisions; a process for landlords to petition for relief from the rent increase cap in certain circumstances; a rental registry; and relocation assistance benefits. ...
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