PUBLIC ADVISORY: THIS MEETING WILL BE CONDUCTED EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH VIDEOCONFERENCE AND TELECONFERENCE.

Pursuant to Section 3 of Executive Order N-29-20, issued by Governor Newsom on March 17, 2020, this meeting of the City of Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board (Board) will be conducted exclusively through teleconference and Zoom videoconference. Please be advised that pursuant to the Executive Order and the Shelter-in-Place Order, and to ensure the health and safety of the public by limiting human contact that could spread the COVID-19 virus, there will not be a physical meeting location available.

Access this meeting remotely from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone, or Android device by clicking on this URL: https://zoom.us/j/96908872455?pwd=OG8xRGU2clFiKzRuQWl2VkduWHdXUT09. If you do not wish for your name to appear on the screen, then use the drop-down menu and click on "Rename" to rename yourself to be anonymous. To request to speak, use the “Raise hand” icon by rolling over the bottom of the screen.

To join by phone: Dial 1-669-900-6833 and enter Meeting ID: 969 0887 2455 and Passcode: 045175. If you wish to comment during the public comment portion of the agenda, Press *9 and wait to be recognized by the Chair.

To submit an e-mail comment to be reviewed and considered by the Board, please send it to amueller@cityofberkeley.info with the Subject Line in this format: “PUBLIC COMMENT ITEM #3.” Please observe a 150-word limit. All written comments received before the deadline will be forwarded to the Board and will become part of the public record but will not be read during the meeting. E-mail comments must be submitted to the email address above by 4:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting.

Please be mindful that this meeting will be recorded, and all other rules of procedure and decorum will apply for Rent Board meetings conducted by teleconference or videoconference.

This meeting will be conducted in accordance with Government Code Section 54953, 54956, and all current state and local requirements allowing public participation in meetings of legislative bodies. Any member of the public may attend this meeting. Questions regarding this matter may be addressed to Matt Brown, Acting Executive Director, at (510) 981-7368. The Rent Board may take action related to any subject listed on the Agenda.

Full Agenda Packet (PDF Copy)   

RENT STABILIZATION BOARD
Special Meeting 
Friday, August 28, 2020  
7:00 p.m. 

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*Times allotted for each item are approximate and may be changed at the Board’s discretion during the course of this meeting.

1. Roll call – 1 min.*

2. Approval of Agenda – 1 min.*

3. Public Comment – Time limits will apply*

4. ACTION ITEMS

a. From Board Members, Committees, and Executive Director

(1) Recommendation, pursuant to Board Regulation 608, to adopt amendments to Emergency Regulation 1017.5 allowing landlords and tenants to agree to temporary rent reductions during the local State of Emergency without restricting the lawful rent ceiling (IRA/AGA/Registration Committee) – 20 min.*

(2) Recommendation to adopt Resolution 20-16 allowing landlords to use Regulation 1017 to provide temporary, below-market rental housing in Berkeley to disaster victims displaced by wildfires throughout California (Commissioner Alpert, Chair Laverde & Vice-Chair Simon-Weisberg) – 5 min.*

5. BOARD MEETING UPDATES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS