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JANUARY 18, 2022 AT 3:00 PM
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ROLL CALL
- 3:00 PM
- Report of the City Clerk of the City Council, re: Posting of Agenda. The Agenda for the Tuesday, January 18, 2022 Special Public Meeting of the City Council was posted on January 12, 2022 on the Bulletin Board Outside City Hall.
A SPECIAL PUBLIC MEETING of the City Council is hereby called to meet at 3:00 PM on Tuesday, January 18, 2022 , in the Council Chamber, 613 E. Broadway, 2nd Floor , Glendale, CA 91206 to consider the following item(s) of business, to wit;
1. Community Development, re: Landlord/Tenant Ad-Hoc Committee Member Selection and Appointment
a. Motion providing direction on the selection and appointment of members for the Landlord/Tenant Ad Hoc Committee.
b. Motion appointing members to the Landlord/Tenant Ad Hoc Committee
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1 CITY OF GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA
REPORT TO THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA ITEM
Report: Landlord/Tenant Ad-Hoc Committee Member Selection and Appointment
1. Motion providing direction on the selection and appointment of members for the Landlord/Tenant Ad Hoc Committee.
2. Motion appointing members to the Landlord/Tenant Ad Hoc Committee
COUNCIL ACTION
Item Type: Action Item
Approved for January 18, 2022 calendar
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Glendale City Council (City Council) approved formation of a Landlord/Tenant Ad- Hoc Committee to provide for citizen input on and participation in landlord/tenant rental housing issues and solution in the city of Glendale. The committee will be made up of 7 members representing Glendale renters, landlords, and neutral third party participants.
A recruitment for membership has been completed by Community Development staff and City Council is being requested to appoint the 7 members of the committee. A total of 52 applications have been presented to City Council for discussion and appointment. Once completed, Community Development staff can begin to schedule meetings and implement the work plan.
COUNCIL PRIORITIES
Landlord/Tenant Ad-Hoc Committee is consistent with the following City Council Priorities:
Balanced, Quality Housing: Landlord/Tenant Ad-Hoc Committee will assist in the maintenance, preservation, development of balanced housing opportunities.
Informed and Engaged Community: Landlord/Tenant Ad-Hoc Committee will provide a venue to the community to be able to easily access information and Government resources.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council provide direction on the selection and appointment of members for the Landlord/Tenant Ad-Hoc Committee. Council may also appoint members to the Committee at this meeting.
BACKGROUND
At its meeting on August 24, 2021, the City Council approved the implementation of a Landlord/Tenant Ad-Hoc Committee (Ad-Hoc Committee). The intent of the Ad-Hoc Committee is to provide for citizen input on and participation in landlord/tenant rental housing issues in the City of Glendale.
In addition to identifying a mission and assigning a work plan for the Ad-Hoc Committee, the City Council established other parameters including meeting frequency, term, public comment opportunities, composition of the Ad-Hoc Committee, and the solicitation of potential members to consider for appointment. The parameters identified by the City Council are summarized below.
Mission:
The mission/task of the Ad-Hoc Committee is to serve as a conduit for citizen input, gathering, analyzing and recommending options on Glendale landlord/tenant rental housing issues to the City Council for future consideration.
Work Plan:
The Work Plan of the Ad-Hoc Committee is to:
• Review the Rental Rights Programs and recommend changes to enhance the ordinance, if needed;
• Discuss and develop best practices for education and marketing on landlord/tenant issues in Glendale; and
• Discuss and evaluate a voluntary dispute resolution program for landlords and tenants.
Term:
The term of the Ad-Hoc Committee is 12 months, starting from the time of the first meeting.
Meeting Frequency, Dates/Times, and Venue:
Meetings will take place on a monthly basis, on the fourth Wednesday of the month, and will begin at 6PM. This will allow 12 meetings of the Ad-Hoc Committee for the year. Like other City Commission meetings, the Ad-Hoc Committee will be subject to COVID protocols and meetings will take place online, via WebEx video conferencing, until further notice. Meetings will be broadcasted by GTV6 staff.
Stipend:
Ad-Hoc Committee members will be provided a stipend of $50 per attended meeting for 4 of 104
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the duration of their term on the Ad-Hoc Committee.
Facilitator:
A professional facilitator will be contracted to lead the Ad-Hoc Committee in their work.
This would preclude the need for a committee chair to be appointed from the group. The selection process for a facilitator is in its final stages and will be completed by the end of the month.
Number of Members:
The Ad-Hoc Committee will be comprised of 7 members, 3 of which are representative of the Glendale renter community, 3 members representative of the Glendale landlord community, and 1 representative considered to be qualified on the issue of study, but neutral in a position or platform on it.
Staff has initiated and completed the application process and is now seeking City Council direction on the appointment of members for the Ad-Hoc Committee.
As discussed at the August 24, 2021 City Council meeting, the establishment of an Ad- Hoc Committee will result in a fiscal impact. In order to be able to facilitate an Ad-Hoc Committee, funding at a minimum would be needed to allocate towards member stipends, a professional facilitator, staffing costs, supplies, postage, graphics. As part of the FY 2021-22 budget the City Council allocated $450,000 of Measure S funding towards affordable housing programming, with the intent of establishment of the Ad-Hoc Committee. Per City Council direction, the costs of the Ad-Hoc Committee will be charged to this fund. The cost for the 12-month term of the Ad Hoc Committee is estimated to be $63,000.
ANALYSIS
A total of 62 applications were received through the City’s online portal. Community Development staff reviewed the applications for completeness and independently verified their status as a tenant, landlord, neutral party, or tenant/landlord representative. Following that, staff called and spoke to each applicant explaining to them the work of the committee, gauging their continued interest, and verifying the information that they provided on their applications. Subsequent to this initial review, a new total of 52 screened applications are being presented for City Council consideration.
Due to the large volume of applications and in an attempt to assist City Council in the review of them, staff took the step of placing each applicant into one of three categories – Tenant, Landlord, and Neutral Party/Other Category. Attached as Exhibit 1 is each application so that City Council could independently review and assess the applications based upon additional information such as answers to the questions related to Education, Professional Experience, and Reasons for Applying to the Committee. 5 of 104
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TENANT CATEGORY: 22 Applications Received: 3 Members to be Selected.
Tenant applicant summaries have been provided below in Table 1, in random order.
Staff has broken down the applicants into three categories – one each for tenants living in Large buildings, Medium buildings, and Small buildings. As discussed at the City Council meeting when setting some criteria for tenant members of the Committee, having tenants serve on the Committee from different sized buildings would add a diversity of opinions and experience to the Committee.
Table 1
Tenant Applicants
Names
Years in
Glendale Bldg. Size
Isabela Tevanyan 10+
Adrienne W Griffin 5-6
Roubik Azarian 10+
Stephanie Arlaud 5-6
Odongua Sangidori 0-1
Large
Pauline Barclay 10+
20+ units
Julia Hatten 5-6
Teal Merchande 5-6
Mike Van Gorder 7-8
Valerie Weich 7-8
Antoninus E Yuvienco 10+
Medium
Asya Middleton 10+
10-20 units
Luis F Polo 5-6
Small
Isaac Lopez 3-4
4-10 units
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Tamara Movsesyan 10+
Donald W Snow 5-6
Edmond Khodaverdi 10+
Davit Zargaryan 10+
Nune Zargaryan 7-8
The following individuals also submitted Tenant applications, however their unique housing conditions such as living in single family homes, rent restricted housing, Section 8 status, etc., make them exempt from regulations such as the Rental Rights Program and/or State Rent Control. Given that, staff did not feel that their housing condition made them as competitive for consideration given that much of the rules, regulations, and issues to be discussed by the Ad-Hoc Committee do not/may not apply to them. Regardless, their applications have been attached for City Council review as well.
Names
Years in
Glendale Housing Condition
Alexander Vardanyan 10+ Exempt
Robert Harutyunyan 10+ Exempt
Khachatoor Gharapetian 10+ Exempt
LANDLORD CATEGORY: 14 Applications Received: 3 Members to be Selected.
Landlord applicant summaries have been provided below in Table 2, in random order.
Staff has broken down the applicants into two categories – one for Landlords with Low unit ownership and one for Medium-High units owned. As discussed at the City Council meeting when setting some criteria for members of the Committee, having Landlords serve on the Committee from different sized buildings would add a diversity of opinions and experience to the Committee.
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Table 2
Landlord Applicants
Category Names
Units in
Glendale
Lives in
Glendale?
Units Outside
of Glendale
Tony Ahlers 3 Yes 4
Pascaline Derrick 2 No 7
Burt Culver 1 Yes 1
Melody Scott 0 Yes 4
Low
Jim Nasella 0 Yes 2
Carmen Arom 8 Yes 0
Micheal Ojaghian 12 Yes 2
Teri Aranguren 7 Yes 1
Shahnour Hovsepian 6 Yes 3
Michell Gastelum 10 No 10
Alla Kalaydjian 12 Yes 0
Hamid Abrari 5 No 1
Razmik Grigorian 61 Yes 20
Med-High
James Son 12 Yes 0
NEUTRAL PARTY/OTHER CONSIDERATIONS: 16 Applications Received: 1 to be Selected.
Applicants applying in the “Other” category are listed below in Table 3. Staff has broken down the applicants into 4 categories – Landlord Advocates, Tenant Advocates, Management Company Representatives/Real- Estate Agents, and Self-Identified Neutral Parties. However, in this case, since there is only 1 slot to fill, staff is recommending that slot be filled with a Neutral Party representative. 8 of 104
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Table 3
Neutral Party/Other Considerations Applicants
Category Names Glendale
Resident?
Own Property in
Glendale?
Sharon Townsend Yes No
Narineh
Khodadadian Yes No
Robert Rinaldo Yes No
Mark Mangoba Yes Yes
Victor Hairapetian No Yes
Alex Khachaturian Yes No
Manuel Magpapian Yes No
Jacquie Dilberian Yes No
Kris (Koko)
Kaypekian Yes Yes
Neutral Party
Ivet Samvelyan Yes No
Landlord
Advocates Alen Aydinian Yes Yes
Tenant
Advocate Ana A. Zuniga No No
Jennifer Schultz No Yes
Roubina
Mirzakhanian Yes Yes
Management
Comp. Rep/
Real Estate
Agent
Tony Maniscalchi No Yes
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Alice Ayerikyan No Yes
STAKEHOLDERS/OUTREACH
In an attempt to garner as many interested applicants for the Ad Hoc Committee as possible, Community Development staff conducted a multi-pronged outreach approach that included issuing a general citywide PIO announcement, City social media blasts, and direct mailers to landlord associations, tenant associations, community groups serving those that may be interested, and attendees of previously conducted Rental Rights Program Community Workshops. Finally, an article was also featured in the October 2021 issue of City Connections.
FISCAL IMPACT
The Ad-Hoc Committee will cost approximately $63,000, which was approved as part of the FY 2021-22 budget. No new appropriation is being requested at this time. The City Council approved funding is outlined below:
Existing Appropriations
Amount Account String Funding Source
$34,000 GL: S&B-1010-CDD-2524-P8014
PL:
Measure S
$29,000 GL: M&O-1010-CDD-2524-P8014
PL:
Measure S
$63,000 Total
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW (CEQA/NEPA)
This item is exempt from CEQA. It is not a project and there is no reasonable likelihood that the actions taken with respect to this item will result in any significant impacts to the environment.
CAMPAIGN DISCLOSURE
This item is exempt from campaign disclosure requirements.
ALTERNATIVES
Alternative 1: City Council may adopt a motion providing direction on the selection and appointment of members for the Landlord/Tenant Ad-Hoc;
Alternative 2: The Council may appoint members to the Landlord/Tenant Ad Hoc Committee.
Alternative 3: City Council may elect to consider any other alternative not proposed by staff.
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ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION
Prepared by:
Peter Zovak, Assistant Director of Community Development Approved by:
Roubik R. Golanian, P.E., City Manager
EXHIBITS/ATTACHMENTS
Exhibit 1 – Ad-Hoc Committee Membership Applications
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M O T I O N
Moved by Council Member _________________________, seconded by Council Member ___________________________, that with respect to the Report to the Council dated January 18, 2022, regarding Landlord/Tenant Ad-Hoc Committee Member Selection and Appointment, the Council hereby directs staff as follows:
Vote as follows:
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Abstain:
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M O T I O N
Moved by Council Member _________________________, seconded by Council Member ___________________________, that with respect to the Report to the Council, dated January 18, 2022, regarding Landlord/Tenant Ad Hoc Committee Member Selection and Appointment, the Council hereby appoints the following individuals to the Landlord/Tenant Ad Hoc Committee:
Tenant Members
1. _______________________
2. _______________________
3. _______________________
Landlord Members
1. _______________________
2. _______________________
3. _______________________
At Large Member
1. _______________________
Vote as follows:
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Abstain:
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Resume
Jennifer Schultz Bertolet, President
M.B.A., M.R.E.D.
Jennifer first started working at David N. Schultz, Inc. with her father when she was a teenager, and has learned the business from the bott om up. The experience and the knowledge she has gained over the years, wit h her father as her mentor, makes her an extremely valuable component of David N. Schultz, Inc.
Following graduation from UCLA in 1990, Jennifer entered the family’s business full - time in the property management side of the business. She was first an ass istant property supervisor, then a property supervisor in charge of approximately 40 buildings.
In 1993, Jennifer took a two -year absence to enter the Marshall School of Business Administration at the University of Southern California. She graduated with a Master of Business Administration and a Master of Real Estate Development in 1995.
With two Master’s degrees in hand, Jennifer then focused on the sales side of the business. She is the lead broker for all of the company’s sales and exchanges. Since 1995, she has closed over $430 million in sales.
Jennifer also acts as the company’s operations manager and controller, overseeing the operations, staffing, corporate financial sta tements, tax returns, organizational structuring, and operations. She has a California Broker’s License, and is a member of the California Association of Realtors , National Association of Realtors and the Institute of Real Estate Management.
Jennifer is cu rrently a member of the Glendale Chamber of Comm erce Board, the Glendale Community College Foundation Board, and has been in volved in supporting the Los Angeles Master Chorale, Adventist Health Glendale, and Westridge School for Girls.
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