City Council - Regular Meeting

My question is related to this, not directly about the staff report, but I think we were informed and written comment from the tenant at the building that the units, maybe multiple units on this property are rented out by Airbnb. While we're not in a position to determine if they're complying with the law or not in that regard, what is the rent control? Procedure for or is there a procedure for notifying code enforcement when, through whatever means, we become aware of rentals on Airbnb? My apologies, commissioner.

Maybe it's a question for the executive director, but is there ever direct communication between you or the staff and code enforcement when you, maybe not in a case like this where it's somebody reporting to us, but if you come across through, maybe an inspector goes out and realizes or determines that somebody is using Airbnb in a property, do they ever directly report that to code enforcement or do anything as a next step?

Commissioner Gonska? I move that we affirm the dismissal of the application.

So I think some of the, definitely many of the things contained in the in the report, in the evidence. And frankly, some of the things heard here tonight are really concerning because it seems like some of the back and forth is really not about what our regulations state and what the law is. It's more about, actually, we heard in admissions tonight that there are problems and that they haven't been properly addressed. And somehow there's this suggestion that the tenant should just have to work around it, find some solution for it. when the solution is for the building owner to properly maintai

Yes, it seems that there's maybe a little bit of a misunderstanding on the owner's part in terms of what the responsibilities are, and I would suggest that, you know, we have these meetings every year for landlords and for tenants separately that go over exactly what the responsibility is, so it's really clear and not something that just makes sense maybe to an owner, but so that you can really go by the guidelines and the law. So I would I think it would be really helpful. I think you meant well, but I think the law might be a little bit different than what you had in mind.

Yeah, I agree with that. I think, I mean, really here, as of the close of the record, there was no actual issue with the backup of the drain. So it would be fine with me to just, you know, affirm the decision, but we're bending over backwards here, and I think it's helpful. You know, things like this can sometimes ebb and flow in terms of being a problem one day but not the next. So I think we're going above and beyond here, which I think is a good thing for the tenant to waive that six-month waiting period. So I think this is an excellent solution. Commissioner Leslie?

students so if you've got community college and you see close together you know obviously that could potentially benefit both depending on who develops and owns the housings but let me double check that I'm right on the scope of that okay great that's that's all I had for now Commissioner Dudek oh I did have a question but I didn't know I was in the queue getting back to AB 2128 yes I know HR 1 I believe it is in the big beautiful bill mandates that everybody work regardless of any extenuating circumstances, et cetera, et cetera. And I know that this program does have a voluntary work program

I'm sure that the legal arguments are in place.

I keep coming up in the queue, and I do have a question. I think it's because I'm not turning it off. Okay. Where's my question here? Hmm.

Commissioner yeah okay I wondered if you could explain again when something is held held in committee exactly what that means and sure and then when it dies it dies does was sometimes when things died do they come back maybe in a different form

okay I have a comment yeah I just have a comment that it's really good to see you again thank you and I remember when we were up at the in Sacramento at the housing conference in March, last March, this Prop 1, the hope for Prop 1 was everywhere. And so it really shows how that work paid off, and it will be a valid measure.

Yes, I'm assuming that you're bringing it up because we're going to have some new board members. But I'm wondering, since we're going to have some new board members, if we might want to include them in the conversation and the direction and path that we take or that we don't take. And so I'm wondering if we should, you know, keep this And the hopper, but maybe discuss it after the election and after we have the board confirmed. The total board confirmed. Just a thought.

Yes, I'm very grateful that you brought up the topic. I mean, that Commissioner Ambry's brought up the topic today. My only concern is that to, you know, I don't know if anyone would agree with this, but to ask staff to start looking at things that we're recommending may not leave the door open for new ideas that may come up we haven't thought about. And so when I said, I thought, would be great to I would like to hold the idea to even directly staff at this time until we have the whole board because they may have some ideas we haven't thought of so I'd like to suggest that we take the idea bu

Yes, my idea remains taking the idea, but I agree with

Is that agreeable? I think December would be fine because the new boards here and we can Okay, it's the direction for December then I Looks that way. Looks that way.