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6A.C. - Page 21 standard relocation assistance requirements as set forth in a provision that was part of the ordinance introduced by the Council on March 26. • Section 42.5(A)(2), added "The costs of a rental agency shall be fair and reasonable based on current market pricing," to avoid excessive costs to landlords associated with this ordinance. • Section 42.6(6), added "with an entity qualified to provide escrow services within the State of California" to ensure that all applicable State regulations would be followed while providing the relocation benefit on behalf of the landlord. In addition, both ordinances have been revised to correct typographical errors and/or provide clarification to ordinance section titles. ALTERNATIVES The City Council could recommend changes or alternatives to the proposed ordinances. FISCAL IMPACT The fiscal impact of these ordinances will include the cost of staff time to enforce the ordinances. The Minimum Lease Terms ordinance will require staff to develop new public outreach communications and provide enforcement as necessary. The Relocation Assistance Ordinance will include the cost of staff time to implement the provisions of the ordinance including reviewing relocation assistance applications and identifying a relocation assistance vendor. A fee for staff time will be determined through the preparation of a Nexus Study. Once the City Council adopts the fee, the fee can be used to offset expenses to administer the requirements of these ordinances. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW Adoption of the Minimum Lease Terms ordinance is not a project within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because the ordinance is a government mechanism that does not involve any commitment to any specific project (CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4)). Even if adoption of the ordinance were a project, it would be exempt from CEQA because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the ordinance will have a significant effect on the environment (CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3)).