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DOWDALL LAW OFFICES A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION ATTO R N EYS AT LAW City Council of the City of Santa Ana City of Santa Ana September 16, 2021 Page 24 .Psychological and social impacts from the closure of a horse boarding facility in a community priding itself on its "horse friendly" character. Rent control ordinances result in less spending on maintenance and capital investment in existing housing stock in the empirical evidence reflects that housing stock suffers to the point of abandonment. This is no mere argument but actual historical fact. Over the course of time, rent control causes housing developments and residential neighborhoods to become blighted , much like public housing projects. Environmental impact reports are required to study this effect under old-fashioned forms of rent control like the proposed ordinance in this case. The FIR must also include mitigation measures to prevent blight from occurring. Such as use of 42 million dollars of federal funds in 100% reimbursement of past due and owing rents from the state of California. The commentators 12 say that the professional rent control provocateurs may answer by demanding that the city sidestep compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act by adopting ordinances through local ballot initiatives, which do not require CEQA approval. 4. THE ORDINANCE ESTABLISHES THE SANTA ANA RENT BOARD, WHICH HAS AN IMBALANCED COMPOSITION THAT FAILS THE TEST OF DUE PROCESS OF LAW AND IS THEREFORE UNCONSTITUTIONAL The proposed ordinance, at Section 12 (Santa Ana Rent Board) provides for an imbalanced but interested composition which is a violation of due process of law. The ordinance states as follows: SECTION 12 Santa Ana Rent Board (a) Composition. There shall be an appointed Santa Ana Rent Board comprised of City residents as set forth in this Section. The Rent Board shall consist of seven (7) members appointed by the City Council. Membership of the Rent Board shall consist of at least four (4) members who are Tenants/Mobilehome Owners/Residents as those terms are defined under this Chapter; at least two (2) members of the community who neither own nor manage a Rental Unit or Property as that term is defined under this Chapter; (1) member who is either a Landlord or manages a Rental Unit or Property as that term is defined under this Chapter, but no more than two (2) Landlords or persons who manage a Rental Unit, Dwelling or Property, shall sit on the Rent Board at any given time. The City Council shall take steps to ensure that the makeup of the Rent reflects the population of the City of Santa Ana regarding racial, gender, and socioeconomic diversity. (Emphasis supplied). is 1 California Environmental Law & Land Use Practice § 21.09 (2020) —24—