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Oceanside Council approves consultant agreement for manufactured-home rent-control reviews, homebuyer funding and a revised salary schedule
Summary
Council approved a professional services agreement with RSG Inc. for manufactured-home rent-control advisory services, allocated CalHome and HOME funds to a first-time homebuyer program, and adopted a revised salary schedule retroactive to Jan. 4, 2026; each item passed unanimously.
At its Feb. 18 meeting, the Oceanside City Council approved multiple consent and general items affecting housing programs, consultant services and the municipal salary schedule.
Item 6: The council approved a professional services agreement with RSG Inc. in the amount of $380,000 for on-call financial-advisory services related to implementation of the Manufactured Home Fair Practices Act and appropriated $320,000 from the mobile-home rent-control fund to support the contract. Staff explained that the contract is on-call: funds are expended only for services rendered if applications (NOIs or special adjustments) require consultant review. Resident Jimmy Knott urged clearer scope language; Homeless Services/commission staff Leilani Hines said the scope follows administrative guidelines and is limited to case-specific analyses.
Item 8: Council approved use of $500,000 in CalHome funding together with $500,000 already held in HOME Investment Partnership funds to continue the city's First-Time Homebuyer (FTHB) down-payment program. Council Member Weiss asked about the role of predetermined approved lenders and income verification; staff said lenders will perform initial income screening and the city will verify eligibility.
Item 11: The council adopted a revised city salary schedule retroactive to Jan. 4, 2026. Public commenter Jimmy Knott asked why some executive and elected salaries were not on the schedule; staff clarified separate published schedules exist for executive management and elected officials and are available on the city website. The council adopted the schedule 5–0.
All three items passed by unanimous vote. Staff said the RFP for the manufactured-home consultant received one response (RSG) and that on-call services will only be initiated when cases requiring consultant review are submitted.
"If we do not receive an application for an NOI or special adjustment, those funds are not expended," staff said about the RSG agreement.
