Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, July 03, 2018
Consent
SUBJECT:
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CONSIDER APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT WITH RSG, INC. TO PROVIDE MOBILE HOME RENT REVIEW SERVICES (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
Since the retirement of the City's Housing Program Manager in December of 2016, administration of the Mobile Home Rent Review program has been provided by RSG, Inc. (RSG). With the modification of the City's rent control ordinance to CPI based adjustments, City staff will be able to process the CPI based rent increase applications but the more complex Capital Improvement and Fair Return applications will require more detailed and time consuming analysis than staff is able to provide. It is the recommendation of staff that the City continues to contract with RSG to provide these services. The applicants for Capital Improvement and Fair Return applications will be responsible to place a deposit to pay for the entire cost of processing these applications including RSG, staff, and the City Attorney's office. Staff is planning to present these new deposits for City Council's consideration on July 17, 2018. Starting July 1, 2018, RSG will no longer hold regular office hours in City Hall on Wednesdays, but will come in periodically as needed. Going forward, the burden of processing applications for the entire rent control program on the City's General Fund will be reduced by approximately $272,000 compared to 2017.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
TAKE the following actions:
1. APPROVE the contract service agreement with RSG, Inc. to provide Mobile Home Rent Review services in the amount not-to-exceed $243,100 through June 30, 2020.
2. AUTHORIZE the Mayor to execute the agreement, following approval as to form by the City Attorney.
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III. ALTERNATIVES
TAKE any other action the City Council deems appropriate.
IV. BACKGROUND
Rent Control Applications
Through the adoption the City's Mobile Home Park Rent Control Ordinance last year, the proc...
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