A detailed Commission packet is available for review in the Library and City Clerk's Office.

 
 

   
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CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS
Room 280A
455 North Rexford Drive
Beverly Hills, California 90210

In-Person / Telephonic / Video Conference Meeting


RENT STABILIZATION COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING

AGENDA

Monday, October 3, 2022
6:00 p.m.




Please be advised that pre-entry metal detector screening requirements are now in place at City Hall.  Members of the public are requested to plan visits accordingly.

Pursuant to Government Code Section 54953, members of the Beverly Hills Rent Stabilization Commission and staff may participate in this meeting in person or via a teleconference.  Members of the public may participate in the meeting by attending in-person or telephonically; and may view the meeting through live webcast or BHTV Channel 10 on Spectrum Cable.

Anyone who participates at the meeting and/or enters the City Council Chamber or Commission meeting room is subject to having their image and/or voice displayed.  These recordings will remain publicly accessible in perpetuity. 

How to Submit Public Comment:

Oral Comment/Listen Only:  310-288-2288

Email:  commentRSC@beverlyhills.org

Video:  https://beverlyhills-org.zoom.us/my/bevpublic (passcode: 90210)

To watch video live:  https://www.beverlyhills.org/live

In-Person:  Submit a speaker card to the Recording Secretary at the meeting

It is recommended that written public comments be submitted to the Rent Stabilization Commission Recording Secretary by 4:00 PM on the meeting date.  Public comments will also be taken during the meeting when the topic is being reviewed by the Rent Stabilization Commission.  Written comments should identify the Agenda Item number or topic in the subject line of the email. 

In order to be read at the meeting, written comments will be allowed with a maximum of 350 words, which corresponds to approximately three (3) minutes of speaking time.  If a comment is received after the agenda item is heard, it will not be a part of the record. 

The Commission may act on any item listed on the agenda.

OPEN MEETING

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL

COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE

Members of the public may address the Commission regarding any items not on the Agenda that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Commission. By State law, the Commission may not discuss or vote on items not on the Agenda.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

With the concurrence of the Commission, the Chair may choose to amend the order of the items on the agenda.

CONSENT CALENDAR

1. CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES - Consideration of Minutes of the Rent Stabilization Commission regular meeting of September 7, 2022.

Tab 1- September 7, 2022 Minutes

2. RESOLUTION OF THE RENT STABILIZATION COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS CONTINUING TO AUTHORIZE PUBLIC MEETINGS TO BE HELD VIA TELECONFERENCING PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54953(e) AND MAKING FINDINGS AND DETERMINATIONS REGARDING THE SAME- Recent legislation was adopted allowing the Rent Stabilization Commission to continue virtual meetings during the COVID-19 declared emergency subject to certain conditions and the proposed resolution implements the necessary requirements.

Tab 2- Meetings via Teleconference

REPORTS FROM PRIORITY AGENCIES- None

CONTINUED BUSINESS

3. POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS TO THE RENT STABILIZATION ORDINANCE (RSO) REGARDING SURCHARGES AND THE AMOUNT OF ANNUAL MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE RENT INCREASES -Staff seeks recommendations regarding possible amendments to the Rent Stabilization Ordinance for both Chapter 5 and Chapter 6 of Title 4 of the Beverly Hills Municipal Code regarding surcharges that allow housing providers to pass through costs to tenants relating to water service penalties and/or surcharges, refuse fees, and for Chapter 5 tenants only, capital expenditures, improvement expenses mandated by law, including seismic retrofit, utility expense, and for additional tenants.  Staff also seeks recommendations regarding possible amendments to Chapters 5 and 6 regarding the amount of the maximum allowable annual rent increases.  Continued from the September 7, 2022 Rent Stabilization Commission regular meeting.

Tab 3- Surcharges and Maximum Allowable Increases

NEW BUSINESS- None

PROJECT UPDATES

4. Rent Stabilization Division Monthly Staff Report for August 2022 - Staff seeks to inform the Rent Stabilization Commission on the Rent Stabilization Division’s monthly activity.

Tab 4- Monthly Report

COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE COMMISSION

COMMUNICATIONS FROM STAFF

5. 2022 Meeting Schedule

2022 RSC Meeting Schedule

6. 2023 DRAFT Meeting Schedule

Tab 5- 2023 DRAFT Meeting Schedule

ADJOURNMENT