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Mark Moore, San Pedro Avenue, Morgan Hill, of Golden State Mobile Home Owners League. offered to be a consultant to the Council. distributed printed material, and stated the time-lines are fine. Ed McDonald, Jr., No. Santa Cruz Avenue. Los Altos. attorney for Steve Liang. owner of Redwood City Mobile Home Park. asked for a delay of two to four weeks to allow Mr. Liang to finalize the purchase of another mobile home park in Redwood City. Marie Rickes, 3015 E. Bayshore, Redwood City, read a written statement asking for inclusion in the ordinance of vacancy controls, pass throughs. park conversion, and stating rent controls were insufficient; and asked Council to include a rent roll back to July 31, 1990 in their legislation. Mrs. Rickes stated the Redwood City General Plan lists mobile home parks as affordable housing. but rising rents are lifting these units out of that classification. Paul Deffebach. Western Mobile Home Association, stated that affordable housing is not protected by vacancy controls because the market determines resale price of the coach as well as the rent. and if affordable housing is desired both elements would have to be controlled. Mr. Deffebach advised that if rent is controlled. the price of the coach would go up. and only the tenant would be able to exploit the market, and rent control is supposed to prevent market exploitation. Mr. Deffebach stated that this transfer of appreciation could be a legal problem for the City. Mr. Deffebach added that pass throughs have been government mandated costs. Randy Roushall, 3015 E. Bayshore. Redwood City. thanked Council for their consideration of this ordinance and stated the time-lines are fine. Mayor La Berge asked if anyone else wished to speak. No one else came forward to speak. MIS: GREENALCH/BURY TO ADOPT THE PROPOSED TIME-LINES SCHEDULE ESTABLISHING A SERIES OF DATES FOR REVIEWING A MOBILE HOME RENT STABILIZATION ORDINANCE IN THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY. Councilman Claire advised he would vote no and suggested that the time-lines be accelerated to allow the current Council to decide this very complex issue before the November 3, 1992 election, explaining that new members elected to the Council might want to delay consideration while they are brought up to speed. Councilman Stangel requested that if the motion passes. that no other items be put on the October 26, 1992 Council agenda. MEMO 9/15/92 ITERATION OF THE MOTION: M/S: GREENALCH/BURY TO ADOPT THE PROPOSED TIME-LINES SCHEDULE ESTABLISHING A SERIES OF DATES FOR REVIEWING A MOBILE HOME RENT STABILIZATION ORDINANCE IN THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY. Regular Meeting Minutes September 14. 1992 Page 7 MINUTE BOOK NO. 51 Page No. 191 . ,.. .-.. _. ..-