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Rent Stabilization and Just Cause Eviction Ordinances October 4, 2022 Page 3 RSG's Long -Term Implementation Plan provides detailed information on the membership of Rental Housing Boards in other jurisdictions. These options are provided as Exhibit 3. Other options for the composition of the Board includes: Option # 1: Three (3) tenants (including one (1) mobilehome tenant), three (3) landlords, and one (1) at -large member with no financial interest; Option # 2: Four (4) tenants (including one (1) mobilehome tenant), two (2) landlords, and one (1) at -large member with no financial interest; Option # 3: Three (3) tenants (including one (1) mobilehome tenant), two (2) landlords, and (2) at -large members with no financial interest; or Option # 4: Two (2) tenants (including one (1) mobilehome tenant), two (2) landlords, and three (3) at -large members with no financial interest (original staff recommendation). The draft amendment pertaining to the Rental Housing Board can be found in Division 5, Section 8-3180 of the amended Ordinance. Additional Administrative Considerations In addition to the foregoing, at the September 6, 2022 meeting the City Council discussed the following items that will be implemented in the Work Plan, Fee Study, and subsequent Policies and Procedures: • Staff will ensure that the Fee Study accounts for the most efficient way to implement the Long -Term Implementation Plan. Specifically, the rental registry fee will be as low and lean as possible to not create an unnecessary burden on tenants and landlords; staff will seek to blend a hybrid of services between consultants and city staff; and staff will identify ways to build upon other existing services across the City to administer the ordinance. The Fee Study and rental registry fee will be guided by these principles. • Staff will present the following options as it relates to the fees associated with a Fair Return Petition, Capital Improvement Petition, and Tenant Petition: o Financial impact of having petition fees separate from the rental registry fee; o Financial impact of having petition fees included in the rental registry fee; or o Financial impact of having no petition fees. • Staff will work in collaboration with the City's Code Enforcement Division and City Attorney's Office to enforce the ordinance. Next Steps Following City Council approval of the first reading of the Ordinance amending the Rent Stabilization and Just Cause Eviction Ordinances, staff will incorporate City Council feedback and return for a second reading of the Ordinance. FISCAL IMPACT There is no fiscal impact associated with this action. City Council 25 — 3 10/4/2022