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Mountain View Rental Housing Committee approves contracts, regulatory updates and consent calendar items; votes at a glance
Summary
At its June 12 meeting the committee approved a set of contract renewals and regulatory amendments and approved the consent calendar including a minutes correction. All non-appeal motions passed unanimously (4-0).
The Mountain View Rental Housing Committee on June 12 approved several staff-recommended contracts and regulatory amendments and corrected a minutes error on the consent calendar. All items in this summary passed by unanimous votes, 4 to 0.
Votes at a glance - Consent calendar (including correction to the May 22, 2025 minutes): Approved 4-0. Motion to accept all items, including amending the minutes to show Chair Ma as the adjournment authority, was made by Vice Chair Cox and seconded by Chair Ma. - Contract renewal: Goldfarb Lippmann LLP (legal and litigation services for CSFRA and MHRSO): Authorized contract not to exceed $250,000 for CSFRA services and $35,000 for MHRSO services for FY 2025-26. Motion passed 4-0. - Contract renewal: Project Sentinel (administrative and hearing-process services): Authorized contract not to exceed $180,000 for CSFRA and $13,000 for MHRSO for FY 2025-26 (budget breakdowns for administrative support, facilitators and hearing officers contained in staff report). Motion passed 4-0. - Regulatory amendment: CSFRA regulations, Chapter 2 (definitions): Adopted new definitions for "rent refund" and "rent rollback" to clarify terminology used by hearing officers and parties. Motion passed 4-0. - Regulatory amendment: CSFRA regulations, Chapter 13 (utility charges): Adopted amendments extending deadlines for compliance with the one-time utility adjustment petitions; committee approved the staff-recommended extension schedule (vote 4-0). Staff noted an erratum in the staff report and confirmed the operative deadlines in the regulation text.
Staff presentation and action details Staff presented each item, explained that the contract renewal amounts were consistent with the budget adopted earlier this year and summarized Project Sentinel's role in deploying facilitators and hearing officers and providing administrative support. Committee members asked clarifying questions about amounts, outreach for the Chapter 13 utility petitions and the precise deadlines for small and medium properties; staff said staggered deadlines and targeted outreach had been used to achieve compliance for larger properties and requested additional time to contact smaller owners.
Formal motions and roll-call votes were recorded on the public record; each motion passed unanimously (4-0). The committee recorded no public comment on the contract renewals or the regulatory amendments.
Key figures and next steps - Goldfarb Lippmann LLP: CSFRA legal services not to exceed $250,000; MHRSO services not to exceed $35,000 for FY 2025-26. - Project Sentinel: CSFRA services not to exceed $180,000; MHRSO services not to exceed $13,000 for FY 2025-26. - Chapter 13 utility petition deadlines: staff-directed extensions for 6-20-unit properties and 1-5-unit properties (operative dates in adopted regulatory text); staff will continue outreach and reported 100% compliance among the largest properties.
The committee moved on to announcements and scheduled its next regular meeting for July 24, 2025.
