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Housing Coordinator Debbi Jones-Thomas described the concern the Council had expressed about the siZe ófþotential relocation payments under Ordinance No. 2048 which could rise to a maximum of $32,000. The recommendation in the proposed guidelines was for a cap of $5,250 for relocation assistance, plus $300 moving expenses and $200 dislocation allowance, for a total of $5,150, but would allow the Council to offer greater assistance if criteria to do so was established. This relocation program would only apply when a person or persons were forced out of their homes due to abatement or residential property changed to other use, and they would become homeless without financial assistance. The City would administer this program, but relocation costs would be the responsibility of the owner of the property. Funds would be advanced by the City if the owner was not forthcoming, and the City would then take action against the owner for reimbursement. Housing Coordinator Jones-Thomas described the programs and formulae based on affordability administered by the state and federal governments for dislocation resulting in payments, depending upon certain conditions, between $11,000 and $26,000; and the national federal average is currently between $12,000 and $14,000. In response to Council questions, Housing Coordinator Jones-Thomas described the County Section 8 housing subsidy program; how relocation payments are made; and the likelihood of cooperation from owners whose property had been the subject of abatement. Councilman Claire described the experience with relocation of tenants from the A-I Motel that led to Ordinance No. 2048. In response to a suggestion that staff prepare new guidelines with a higher limit, Mayor Buchan advised that action was needed tonight to assist a tenant who had been homeless due to abatement since December. City Attorney Schricker described the process for taking action tonight. MIS: CLAIREIGASPARINI DECLARING THAT AN EMERGENCY EXISTS AFFECTING THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF A RESIDENT OF REDWOOD CITY AND PLACING ON THE AGENDA THE ADOPTION OF THE IMPLEMENTING GUIDELINES REGULATING RELOCATION OF DISPLACED PERSONS PURSUANT TO RELOCATION ORDINANCE NO. 2048. MOTION CARRIED BY UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE. MINUTE ORDER NO. 93-049 Councilmembers and staff discussed the appropriate amount for assistance: the proposed $5,150 cap was too low and the previous amount of $32,000 was too high. A compromise amount, the national federal average, was suggested. MIS: CLAIREILABERGE RECOMMENDING ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE INTERIM HOUSING RELOCATION GUIDELINES Adj. Regular Meeting Study Session Minutes April 5, 1993 Page 4 MINUTE BOOK NO. 51 Page No. 359 - ,-_... ¡" ., --.