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REPORT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the City Manager March 26, 2018 SUBJECT Housing Policy Ordinances establishing Minimum Lease Terms and Relocation Assistance RECOMMENDATION 1. Hold a public hearing; 2. Waive First Reading and Introduce an Ordinance Requiring Minimum Lease Terms; 3. Waive First Reading and Introduce an Ordinance Requiring Relocation Assistance; and 4. Find that the proposed ordinances are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) BACKGROUND At the February 8, 2016 “Managing Growth” study session, the Council tasked the Housing and Human Concerns Committee (HHCC) with hosting a series of community meetings to hear experts present on housing policy topics and to obtain resident input on potential housing policies. The Council recommended that tenant protection policies be the focus of these meetings and that the Committee develop options for Council consideration. The HHCC held two community meetings in May and June of 2016 to hear presentations, engage in community conversation on the topics, and obtain community input in order to make recommendations to Council. The presentation topics focused on Bay Area approaches to tenant protections and methods to increase housing production. Peninsula Conflict Resolution Center (PCRC) facilitated the meetings, which were well attended by property owners and renters. During the meetings, many residents expressed their concerns about recent rent increases that have priced them out of Redwood City, or would force them to move soon. Several property owners expressed their concerns over potential new regulations, and potential impact to their source of income. The comments heard at the meetings were constructive, and provided beneficial background for the subsequent HHCC discussions. 8.A. - Page 1