RENT STABILIZATION BOARD
Regular Meeting Minutes
Monday, August 20, 2001
7:00 p.m.
APPROVED
Members Present: Anderson, Bernay, Spector, Harris, Siegel, Hogarth, Alberti
Absent: Maldonado, Janowitz
Staff Present: Gelb, Kelly, Wyche
Item 1. Roll Call - 7:13PM
Item 2. Approval of the Agenda. APPROVED AS WRITTEN. M/S/C (Harris/Spector) Voice vote. Passed: 7-0-0-2. Absent: Maldonado, Janowitz.
Item 3. Public Forum. There were no speakers.
Item 4. Approval of the July 2, 2001 Regular Board Meeting Minutes. M/S/C (Harris/Alberti) APPROVED AS AMENDED TO CHANGE LOCATION OF STUDENT OUTREACH COMMITTEE MEETING, SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 23, 2001, TO ESHLEMAN HALL, 2ND FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM, UC CAMPUS. Voice vote. Passed: 7-0-0-2. Absent: Maldonado, Janowitz.
Item 5. Appeal T-3941 - 1918 ½ Blake Street. (Continued from July 2, 2001 regular meeting.) M/S/C (Harris/Siegel) TO CONTINUE THE APPEAL TO THE NEXT BOARD MEETING, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2001, IN ORDER FOR STAFF TO PREPARE A TRANSCRIPT OF THE PETITION HEARING FOR REVIEW BY THE COMMISSIONERS. A roll call vote was taken. Yes: Anderson, Bernay, Spector, Harris, Siegel, Hogarth, Alberti; No: None; Abstain: None; Absent: Maldonado, Janowitz. Passed: 7-0-0-2.
Item 6.a.(1) First reading of proposed Regulation 1301 to provide a procedure for determining the initial rent of a non-comparable unit required to be offered by a landlord to a tenant displaced by an owner-occupancy eviction subject to Measure Y. M/S/C (Harris/Spector) TO ADOPT PROPOSED REGULATION 1301. A roll call vote was taken. Yes: Anderson, Bernay, Spector, Harris, Siegel, Hogarth, Alberti; No: None; Abstain: None; Absent: Maldonado, Janowitz. Passed: 7-0-0-2.
Item 6.a.(2) First reading of proposed amendments to Regulation 1234 to provide: (1) that unless otherwise specified, the time to respond to an order or notice served by mail is extended by five days; and (2) that a party failing to perform an act by a date certain (except the filing of an appeal) may be relieved of the consequences of that failure upon a demonstration that there was good cause for the failure. M/S/C (Hogarth/Alberti) TO ADOPT PROPOSAL TO AMEND REGULATION 1234. A roll call vote was taken. Anderson, Bernay, Spector, Harris, Siegel, Hogarth, Alberti; No: None; Abstain: None; Absent: Maldonado, Janowitz. Passed: 7-0-0-2. Absent: Maldonado, Janowitz.
Item 6.a.(3) Proposal that the Board consider future outreach activities in support of Assembly Bills 1063 and 1611. M/S/C (Hogarth/Bernay) APPROVE PROPOSAL TO SUPPORT ASSEMBLY BILLS. Commissioner Anderson's friendly amendment was accepted: TO ADD THAT STAFF WRITE LETTERS OF SUPPORT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD. A roll call vote was taken. Yes: Anderson, Bernay, Spector, Harris, Siegel, Hogarth, Alberti; No: None; Abstain: None; Absent: Maldonado, Janowitz. Passed: 7-0-0-2.
Item 6.a.(4) Recommendation that the Board extend the contract with the Executive Director and set the terms for her employment after November 1, 2001, as proposed by the Ad Hoc Committee selected by the Board. M/S/C (Alberti/Spector) TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE TERMS OF THE PROPOSED CONTRACT EXTENSION. M/S/C (Alberti/Spector) Voice vote: Yes: Anderson, Bernay, Spector, Harris, Siegel, Hogarth, Alberti; No: None; Abstain: None; Absent: Maldonado, Janowitz. Passed: 7-0-0-2.
Item 6.b. Proposal to approve staff recommendations on the following requests for waiver of late registration penalties.
Waiver No. Location
2596 2808 Grant Street
2641 2435 9th Street
2645 927 University Avenue
2646 2407 Hillside Avenue
2648 2430 Bancroft Way
2650 1138 Addison Street
2652 1321 Addison Street
2653 1318 Carrison Street
2654 1406 San Pablo Avenue
2658 1201 Talbot Avenue
2659 1204 Evelyn Street
2660 1307 Parker Street
2661 2409 Jefferson Street
2662 1345 Milvia Street/2003 Rose
2663 1643 Edith Street
2755 2208 Dwight Way
2665 McGee Avenue
2666 1735 MLK Jr. Way
2668 1274 Alcatraz Avenue
2670 2090 Curtis Street
2672 1911 10th Street
2680 1109 Hopkins/1518 Kains
2682 1186 Miller Street
2685 2420 Acton Street
2703 1709 Oregon Street
M/S/F (Hogarth/Siegel) TO AMEND HEARING EXAMINER'S DECISION ON WAIVER NUMBERS 2663 AND 2755 TO WAIVE 80% OF THE RECOMMENDED PENALTIES. A roll call vote was taken. Yes: Siegel, Hogarth; No: Bernay, Spector, Alberti; Abstain: Anderson, Harris; Absent: Maldonado, Janowitz. Failed. 2-3-2-2.
M/S/C (Harris/Alberti) TO ACCEPT STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS ON ALL WAIVERS LISTED. A roll call vote was taken. Yes: Anderson, Bernay, Spector, Harris, Hogarth, Alberti; No: None; Abstain: Siegel; Absent: Maldonado, Janowitz. Passed. 6-0-1-2.
Item 7. Announcements of upcoming Committee Meetings.
(1) Budget/Personnel - No meeting set.
(2) Community Ed & Outreach - No meeting set.
(3) Eviction - Monday, August 27 at 6:15PM - 2001 Center, 2nd Floor.
(4) IRA/Annual General Adjustment - Thursday, August 30 at 5:30PM - 2001 Center, 2nd Floor.
(5) Student Outreach & Internship - Thursday, August 23 at 7:30PM - 2nd Floor Conference Room, Eshleman Hall, UC Campus.
(6) 3x3 City Council/RSB Housing Committee - No meeting set.
Adjournment was at 9:01PM