Mountain View Rental Housing Committee Regular Meeting - June 11, 2026
Mountain View Rental Housing Committee Regular Meeting - June 11, 2026
The Rental Housing Committee held a regular meeting on June 11, 2026, beginning at 6:03 p.m. and adjourning at 6:24 p.m. The meeting included approval of prior minutes, contract renewals for legal and administrative services for fiscal year 2026-27, and staff announcements regarding upcoming workshops and office hours. All votes were unanimous.
Consent Calendar
- Approved the minutes of the May 28, 2026 meeting by a unanimous vote. Motion by Alex Brown, seconded by Vice Chair Emily Stats Islab.
Public Comments & Testimony
- No public comments were made during either the consent calendar, oral communications, or any agenda item.
Discussion Items
- Item 5.1: Contract Renewal with Goldfarb & Lipman LLP – Staff presented two contracts for legal and litigation services for fiscal year 2026-27: $250,000 for the Community Stabilization Fair Rent Act (CSFRA) and $35,000 for the Mobile Home Rent Stabilization Ordinance (MHRSO). Committee members had no questions; no public comments were offered. Motion by Kevin Ma, seconded by Alex Brown, passed unanimously.
- Item 5.2: Contract Renewal with Project Sentinel – Staff presented contracts for administrative and hearing process services: CSFRA $125,000 (breakdown: $10,000 administrative support, $5,000 facilitators, $110,000 hearing officers) and MHRSO $13,000 ($1,000 administrative, $2,000 facilitators, $10,000 hearing officers). Committee member Kevin Ma clarified that “division manager” in the agenda document is equivalent to “rent stabilization manager.” Vice Chair Emily Stats Islab asked about the number of cases supported (~50). No public comments. Motion by Kevin Ma, seconded by Vice Chair, passed unanimously.
Staff Announcements
- Upcoming virtual office hours: Tuesdays 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. (virtual or at 298 Escuela Avenue).
- Workshop schedule for fiscal year 2026-27:
- July 7, 2026: Landlord-focused workshop at 2 p.m. (“New Landlords in Mountain View and What to Know About Tenant Protections”); tenant-focused workshop at 6 p.m. (“One-Time Utility Adjustment Petition”).
- August 11, 2026: Landlord-focused workshop at 2 p.m. (“How to Lawfully Increase Rent”); August 14, 2026: Tenant-focused workshop at 6 p.m. (“I Got a Rent Increase. What’s Next?”).
- Housing Help Center: Landlords every Thursday 1-3 p.m. at 298 Escuela Avenue; tenants on the first and third Thursdays of the month with support from CLEspa, CSA, and Project Sentinel.
- No meeting in July 2026. Staff will provide an update on the REBS program at the next meeting.
- Committee member Robert announced he may miss the next meeting (August 27, 2026) due to a City Council candidate forum held by the Chamber of Commerce on the same evening.
Key Outcomes
- Approved consent calendar: minutes of May 28, 2026 meeting.
- Approved contract renewal with Goldfarb & Lipman LLP for legal services: $250,000 (CSFRA) and $35,000 (MHRSO) for fiscal year 2026-27.
- Approved contract renewal with Project Sentinel for administrative and hearing process services: $125,000 (CSFRA) and $13,000 (MHRSO) with specified allocations for fiscal year 2026-27.
- Meeting adjourned at 6:24 p.m. Next regular meeting scheduled for August 27, 2026 at 6:00 p.m.
Meeting Transcript
26 rental housing committee regular meeting. This meeting is called to order at 6 03 p.m. Now I will proceed with the roll call. I see all members present here, including the alternate. Okay, let's move on to the consent calendar. These items will be approved by one motion unless any member of the committee wishes to remove an item or discussion. The purpose of the consent calendar is for the committee to efficiently and quickly consider routine or administrative business items with one motion. Public comment will occur after the discussion. We invite you to submit a speaker card now if you would like to speak on this item during public comment. Would any member of the committee like to pull an item? Seeing none, uh I now invite public comments. In-person public comments will be called to speak first. Any member of the public wishing to provide a virtual comment on this item, please click the raise hand button in Zoom or press star nine on your phone. I do not see anyone in the room and I do not see any attendees online. Okay, so raising well, raising their hands, yes. Okay. So now I will bring the item back for committee action. Would any member like to make a motion? I recognize Alex Brown. The button isn't there, but uh move that we approve the rental housing committee meeting minutes for 28th May 2026. Okay, is there a second? Yeah, yeah, these are not being registered here. Oh, click this and then this, and we're then okay. Okay, are you done? Yep. All right, and then how about click? Oh, clear current speaker got it. Give us one moment, please. Oh, they need to sort something out. We're gonna take a break for technical uh duty now. Okay, so here. Okay, I need a seconder. All right, oh there's no current speaker anymore. Okay, so I see a motion by committee member Alex Brown and a second for. Okay, it's up there, and a second from Vice Chair Emily Stats Islab. Um, so I guess we can move to a vote. All right, that passes unanimously. All right, we're done with consent calendar, and now let's move on to oral communications from the public. We will now open the meeting for oral communications from the public. This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons wishing to address the committee on any matter not on the agenda. Speakers are allowed to speak on any topic for up to three minutes during this section. State law prohibits the committee from acting on non-agenda items. Would any member of the public like to provide comments on non-agenda items? If you would like to speak on this item in person, please submit a speaker card to city staff now. In person public comments will be called to speak first. Any member of the public wishing to provide virtual comment on this item, please click the raise hand button in Zoom or press star nine on your phone. So I'm looking at I do not see anyone in the room. I do not see any attendees online. So uh raising their hands. So uh so I will dispense with this item.
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