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Councilmembers discussed the goals of the study session, and agreed that input from the audience had been encouraged at previous public hearings and -.- need not be heard at this study session. CONSENSUS: It was determined by Mayor Buchan that it was the consensus of the Council to observe the procedures of a study session, and to limit the audience participation to responding to direct questions from Council. MEMO 1/26/93 Councilwoman La Berge described her meeting with the owner of Harbor Village Mobile Home Park, Mr. Engel; J. R. Rodine, Mr. Engel's attorney; Mr. Phillips, Park manager; and Mr. Deffebach, mobile home industry representative. Councilwoman La Berge advised that Mr. Engel was willing to begin negotiations to develop a mutually acceptable lease agreement to take effect the end of August, 1995, and to put that in writing. In response to questions from Councilwoman La Berge, Mr. J. R. Rodine, advised that Mr. Engel was in support of fine tuning a mutually agreeable lease, but that vacancy control was unacceptable. Mr. Rodine advised that lease lengths, pass throughs and subsidies would be negotiable, but the Park owner wanted the full CPl. Mr. Rodine advised that Mr. Engel was willing to sit down and begin negotiations right away, and if both sides agreed, the new leases could take effect prior to 1995. Councilman Greenalch referred to Section 8.5 of the long term leases and suggested that it was a form of vacancy control ("Upon sale of a mobile home, Park may increase rents to the greater of 15% or comparable space rents.lI) Councilman Greenalch stated he was convinced that saying to Park owners you must freeze rent increases, and then allowing coach owners to obtain a higher price, illustrates that controlling only one side of the equation is unfair. Councilman Greenalch advised that the city has no connection with the leases signed between the park owners and the residents. Al so, the City cannot order the groups to get together and renegotiate, but can only encourage them to do so. Councilman Greenalch added that owners and residents of other Parks do not have to wait for the outcome of negotiations at Harbor Village Mobile Horne Park, and could certainly take the initiative in beginning their own negotiations. Councilwoman Steinfeld advised that all four mobile home parks in Redwood City are currently using the same lease. In response to Councilwoman La Berge's questions, Marie Rickes, Harbor Village Mobile Home Park, advised she would be willing to participate in renegotiating long term leases, but her main concern was that during the last negotiations the people at the table representing Mr. Engel did not Special Meeting Minutes January 25, 1993 MINUTE BOOK NO. 51 Page 4 Page No. 304 -. - ---