CITY OF SANTA MONICA
RENT CONTROL BOARD MEETING
1685 Main Street
THURSDAY, June 28, 2007 – 7:00 P.M.
AGENDA
1.
CALL TO ORDER
2.
ROLL CALL – PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES: June 7, 2007
4.
SPECIAL AGENDA ITEM
6.
CONSENT CALENDAR (Public discussion is permitted)
A. Appeal
1) E-1517: 1440 Franklin St, Applicant – J. Ghassemi (LL)
Hearing officer recommends that the Board deny exemption for owneroccupancy, three or fewer units
B. Findings of Facts
1) E-1531: 842-844 Pacific St., Applicant – Vertz
7.
JURISDICTIONAL ITEMS (Public discussion is permitted)
B. Exemption – Owner Occupancy
1) 1536: 3208, 3208 & 3214 Pennsylvania Ave., Applicants – Gerraty/Glassberg
2) 1537: 1523 15th St., Applicant – Harlow
Applicants request an exemption of a three-unit or less property based upon
owner-occupancy pursuant to section 1801(c)(4) of the Rent Control Law.
Recommendations: Grant
9.
ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS (Public discussion is permitted)
13.
REQUESTS TO SPEAK - (Requests from members of the public to speak to the
Board on any issue in general)
14.
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
Personnel (a list of items to be discussed is posted 72 hours before the meeting on
bulletin boards on Council chamber door and outside Rent Control office)
RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION - REPORT OF CLOSED SESSION
15.
ADJOURNMENT
Next Regular RCB meeting – July 26, 2007
7:00 p.m., Council Chamber
The Council Chamber is wheelchair accessible. If you need any disability-related
accommodations, please contact Glenda Jacobs at (310) 458-8751 at least three days prior
to the meeting. This document is available in alternate format upon request.
Rent Control Board meetings are aired live on CityTV cable Channel 16.
SANTA MONICA RENT CONTROL BOARD
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
June 28, 2007
1.
CALL TO ORDER
Commissioner Sklar called the Rent Control Board meeting to order at 7:02 p.m.
2.
ROLL CALL
Members Present:
Jennifer Kennedy
Marilyn Korade-Wilson
Joel Koury
Zelia Mollica
Jeff Sklar
Others Present:
Mary Ann Yurkonis, Administrator
Michaelyn Jones, General Counsel
Marcia Zimmer, Hearings Dept. Mgr.
Tracy Condon, Public Information Mgr.
Amy Regalado, Staff Attorney
Glenda Jacobs, Board Secretary
3.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES: June 7, 2007.
Commissioner Kennedy, seconded by Commissioner Sklar, moved to adopt the
minutes of June 7, 2007. The motion unanimously passed in a roll call vote.
7.
JURISDITIONAL ITEMS
B. Exemptions – Owner Occupancy
1) 1536: 3202, 3208 & 3214 Pennsylvania Ave., Applicants – Gerraty/Glassberg
2) 1537: 1935 1523 15th St., Applicant – Harlow
Applicants request an exemption of a three-unit or less property based upon
owner-occupancy pursuant to section 1801(c)(4) of the Rent Control Law.
Recommendations: Grant
Commissioner Koury, seconded by Commissioner Korade-Wilson, moved to
grant owner-occupied exemption on cases 1536 and 1537 listed above pursuant to
section 1801(c)(4) of the Rent Control Law. The motion unanimously passed in a
roll call vote
6.
CONSENT CALENDAR
A. Appeal
1) E-1517: 1440 Franklin St., Applicant – J. Ghassemi
Hearing officer recommends that the Board deny exemption for owner-occupancy,
three or fewer units.
Staff Attorney, Amy Regalado, presented a summary of the staff report. Kevin
Kozal, owner representative; Jason Ghassemi, owner; and Kevin Gray addressed
the Board.
Following a lengthy discussion, Commissioner Sklar, seconded by
Commissioner Koury, moved to adopt staff recommendation and deny the
exemption application and adopt the recommended findings of fact and
conclusions of law set forth in the recommended decision and supplemental
findings of fact. The motion unanimously passed in a roll call vote.
B. Findings of Facts
1) E-1512: 842 – 844 Pacific St., Applicant - Vertz
Commissioner Sklar, seconded by Commissioner Koury, moved to adopt the
proposed revised findings of fact and conclusions of law on the case E-1512 listed
above. The motion passed in a 4-0-1 roll call vote. Commissioner Kennedy
abstained.
13.
REQUESTS TO SPEAK
The following person addressed the Board: None
At 8:03 p.m. the open meeting was recessed to closed session
14.
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
1. Conference with Labor Negotiator – Personnel
a) City Negotiator:
Employee Organizations:
Mary Ann Yurkonis
Employees Action Committee (EAC),
Confidential Employees, Managers, and
Administrator
California Government Code section 54957.6
At 8:59 p.m. the closed session adjourned and the open meeting reconvened for a report of
closed session.
REPORT OF CLOSED SESSION
No reportable action taken.
15.
ADJOURNMENT
At 9:00 p.m., Commissioner Sklar moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion
unanimously passed in a voice vote.
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