Resolution 13372CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO. 13372
AFFIRMING SUPPORT FOR
CITY OF ALAMEDA
RENT REVIEW ADVISORY COMMITTEE
WHEREAS, the City Council believes that housing is a key element of the City of Alameda's
economic health; and
WHEREAS, the City Council believes that fair rents and well - maintained rental housing
properties contribute to the City's quality of life and benefit the community as a whole; and
WHEREAS, in 1979 the City Council, by motion, formed the Rent Review Advisory
Committee (RRAC) in response to citizens' concerns regarding substantial rental increases; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor, with confirmation by the City Council, appoints seven volunteers,
including three residential property owners; three renters and one neutral party, to serve for indefinite
terms as members of the RRAC; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the RRAC is to provide an orderly and neutral forum for the fair
and expedient resolution of rental increase disputes; and
WHEREAS, the RRAC evaluates renter complaints regarding increases, determines whether
they are equitable under the specific circumstances, and if not, attempts to mediate a resolution; and
WHEREAS, the RRAC has achieved a wide range of compromises, based on the specifics of
each situation, to resolve rental increase disputes and maintenance concerns; and
WHEREAS, the voluntary and active participation of rental housing owners in the RRAC
mediation process is the key to resolving rental disputes; and
WHEREAS, the RRAC has reviewed and formalized its practices and procedures to further
engage rental housing owners in mediation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Alameda that
we affirm the role of the Rent Review Advisory Committee in stabilizing Alameda's rental housing
market over the long term and recognize that it has favorably resolved over 95% of its cases.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that we encourage all owners of residential property in the
City of Alameda to make fair and equitable rental increase decisions, to value their responsible and
long tenured residents, to avoid displacement of Alameda families, and, if disputes arise, to participate
fully and in good faith with the Rent Review Advisory Committee to resolve them.
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly
adopted and passed by the Council of the City of Alameda in a regular meeting assembled on the
17th day of July, 2001, by the following vote to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers Daysog, DeWitt, Johnson, Kerr and
Mayor Appezzato 5.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ABSTENTIONS: None.
IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I have here
18th day of July, 2001.
o set my hand and affixed` the official seal of said City this
Lara Weisiger, Ac City Clerk
City of Alameda