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ATTY/RESO.0021/CC RESO ADOPTING RELOCATION ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATIVE FEES REV: 05-05-26 LF Page 1 of 6 RESOLUTION NO. 16404 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY ADOPTING RELOCATION ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATIVE FEES AND A FAIR RATE OF RETURN APPEAL FEE FOR THE HOUSING DIVISION WHEREAS, the City has the authority to impose fees and charges to offset the costs for municipal services and regulatory programs; and WHEREAS, on July 23, 2018, the City Council adopted Chapter 42 (Relocation Assistance) and Chapter 42A (Minimum Lease Terms) of the City Code, requiring landlords to provide relocation assistance to certain low-income tenants who are displaced and offering minimum lease terms to all tenants; and WHEREAS, Section 42.6(F) of Chapter 42 (Relocation Assistance) authorized the Relocation Assistance Administrative Fee to recover costs associated with providing relocation assistance services and the City Council set the fee amount by Resolution No. 15919, adopted on November 23, 2020; and WHEREAS, on November 10, 2025, the City Council repealed and replaced Chapter 42 (Relocation Assistance) and Chapter 42A (Minimum Lease Term) of the City Code with Chapter 42 (Tenant Protection), that updated the relocation assistance requirements and created a right to return for tenants in certain circumstances ; and WHEREAS, Section 42.6(C)(5) of the City Code authorizes the City to collect an administrative fee from the landlord to process a tenant’s relocation assistance application in an amount set by resolution of the City Council; and WHEREAS, Section 42.5(B)(2)(d)(iv)(IV) of the City Code authorizes the City to collect an administrative fee from a landlord who chooses to appeal the right to return rent, and provides that the fair rate of return appeal fee will be in an amount set by resolution of the City Council; and WHEREAS, the fully burdened hourly rate shall include the hourly rates for each position attributable to direct costs, divisional overhead, administrative overhead, and city-wide overhead. Initial fully burdened hourly rate were calculated as part of the fee Study conducted by Matrix Consulting Group and adopted by Ordinance No. 2530 on October 23, 2023. Thereafter, such rates have been adjusted annually by applying increase factors as described in Section 4 below to arrive at the fully burdened hourly rates for Fiscal Year 2025-2026. City’s Master Fee Schedule and annual rate adjustments are on file with the Office of the City Clerk; and WHEREAS, City staff determined the reasonable cost to the City of providing the relocation assistance services and the fair rate of return appeal services. The fee calculation is attached hereto as Exhibit A; and