CITY OF SANTA MONICA
SPECIAL RENT CONTROL BOARD MEETING
1685 Main Street
THURSDAY, November 20, 2008 – 6:00 P.M.
AGENDA
1.
CALL TO ORDER
2.
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
Pending Litigation, Anticipated Litigation, 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 – Open meeting begins at 7:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL – PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES: October 16, 2008
4.
SPECIAL AGENDA ITEM
A. Presentation to Commissioner Sklar.
7.
JURISDICTIONAL ITEM (Public discussion is permitted)
B. Exemption – Owner Occupancy
1) 1563: 1002-1004 Hill St., Applicants – Rishik
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.
Recommendation: Grant
8.
PUBLIC HEARING (Public discussion is permitted)
A. Proposed Regulation 3109 – School District Qualified Special Tax (Measure R)
Pass-Through.
12.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
A. Letter from E. Bronstein.
B. Letter from J. Fullmer
13.
REQUESTS TO SPEAK – (Requests from members of the public to speak to the
Board on any issue in general)
14.
REPORT OF CLOSED SESSION
15.
ADJOURNMENT
Next Regular RCB meeting – December 11, 2008
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. Any documents produced
by the Santa Monica Rent Control Agency and distributed to a majority of the Rent Control Board
regarding any item on this agenda will be made available during normal business hours at the Rent
Control counter located at City Hall, 1685 Main Street, Room 202, Santa Monica.
SANTA MONICA RENT CONTROL BOARD
SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
November 20, 2008
CORRECTED**
1.
CALL TO ORDER
Commissioner Kennedy called the Rent Control Board meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
and recessed to closed session.
2.
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
1. Conference with Legal Counsel
Employee Evaluation (one case)
California Government Code section 54957
At 6:55 p.m. the closed session recessed and the open meeting reconvened at 7:06
p.m. Following the pledge of allegiance, Commissioner Koury read a passage from the
Twenty-second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
14.
REPORT OF CLOSED SESSION
The Board authorized staff to hire outside counsel to handle an employee evaluation
matter.
2.
ROLL CALL
Members Present:
Jennifer Kennedy
Marilyn Korade-Wilson
Joel Koury
Zelia Mollica
Jeff Sklar
Others Present:
Tracy Condon, Administrator
Michaelyn Jones, General Counsel
Marcia Zimmer, Hearings Dept. Mgr.
Glenda Jacobs, Board Secretary
3.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES: October 16, 2008
Commissioner Korade-Wilson, seconded by Commissioner Sklar, moved to adopt the
minutes of October 16, 2008. The motion unanimously passed in a roll call vote.
12.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
A. Letter from E. Bronstein.
Commissioner Koury acknowledged and commented on Ms. Bronstein’s written
communication regarding the City Council’s proposed ordinance to restrict smoking in
common areas of multi-family buildings. He also thanked Commissioner Kennedy for
attending the October 28th Council meeting and expressing the Board’s concerns
about this issue.
7.
JURISDICTIONAL ITEM
B. Exemption – Owner Occupancy
1) 1563: 1002-1004 Hill St., Applicants – Rishik
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.
Recommendation: Grant
Commissioner Sklar, seconded by Commissioner Kennedy, moved to grant the
owner-occupied exemption pursuant to section 1801(c)(4) of the Rent Control Law.
The motion unanimously passed in a roll call vote
8.
PUBLIC HEARING
A. Proposed Regulation 3109 – School District Qualified Special Tax Pass-Through
(Measure R)
General Counsel Michaelyn Jones presented a summary of the proposed
regulation. Commissioner Koury opened the public hearing and Joy Fullmer
addressed the Board. Commissioner Koury closed the public hearing. Following a
discussion, Commissioner Kennedy, seconded by Commissioner Koury, moved to
adopt proposed regulation 3109. The motion passed in a 3-1-1 roll call vote.
Commissioner Sklar voted no and Commissioner Mollica abstained.
12.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATION (continued)
B. Letters from J. Fullmer
The Board moved to receive and file.
13.
REQUESTS TO SPEAK
The following person addressed the Board: Shawn Ghatan.
4.
SPECIAL AGENDA ITEM
Administrator Condon and the remaining Commissioners thanked Commissioner Sklar
for his service on the Board.
15.
ADJOURNMENT
At 7:56 p.m. Commissioner Koury adjourned the meeting.
**Removed Keith Kresge, Staff Attorney from the Others Presents list of names.
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