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Pasadena Rental Housing Board
Update and Information
March 13, 2023
Item 19
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2 BACKGROUND
• Pasadena Rental Housing Board (PRHB) is responsible
for implementation and enforcement of Article XVIII
• Eleven (11) Member Board plus Two (2) Alternates
> Seven (7) Tenant Members – One from each Council District > Four (4) At-Large Members – Residents of the City
> Tenant Alternate and At-Large Alternate – Residents of the City Office of the City Clerk
3 TIMELINE FOR PRHB
Application period opened January 23, 2023
Suggested deadline for applicants to submit completed
applications
Thursday, March 23, 2023
by 5:00 p.m.
City Clerk to distribute submitted applications to the City Council March 27, 2023 City Council to review applications for nominations to the seven Tenant District seats (one from each district), as well as applications for appointment to the four At-Large seats March 28, 2023 through
April 12, 2023
City Council to submit nominations to the City Clerk for each Tenant District seat, along with two names for the At-Large seats Thursday, April 13, 2023
by noon
City Council to vote on appointments to the Pasadena Rental Housing Board (**Date agreed to by City Council)
April 17, 2023**
Special Meeting to complete any pending appointments to the Board (only if necessary)
April 20, 2023
Charter-Imposed Deadline for Board appointments
(Charter Section 1811(c))
April 21, 2023
Anticipated date for the Pasadena Rental Housing Board to begin meeting (could be earlier)
On or before May 17, 2023
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4 SUGGESTED FRAMEWORK FOR
APPOINTMENTS TO PRHB
• Seven Tenant Members – One from each
district – Councilmember Nominations
• Tenant Alternate and At-Large Alternate –
citywide appointees
• Four At-Large Members – citywide appointees
> Each Councilmember nominates two applicants for At-Large seats
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5 SUGGESTED FRAMEWORK FOR
APPOINTMENTS TO PRHB
• Possible selection scenario for the four
At-Large and two alternate seats:
> Mayor nominates two At-Large;
> Mayor selects two At-Large from Council nominations;
> Mayor nominates Tenant Alternate and At-Large Alternate; • Alternative approach:
> Mayor nominates two At-Large; and…
> City Council as a body deliberates and selects two At-Large and two alternates; or
> City Council conducts interviews at a special meeting, and then selects two At-Large and two alternates
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6 CURRENT APPLICATIONS
• Ten applicants have so far returned applications
• Eight are verified as qualifying for City Council consideration (two qualified today and two need additional signatures) • Two more applications were issued today (both from District 4), one Tenant/At-Large and one At-Large
• 50 total applications issued to date (one applicant withdrew) Tenant
Applicants
At-Large
Applicants
Total
Applicants
Qualified
Candidates
District 1 3 3 4 0
District 2 3 5 6 0
District 3 10 12 13 3
District 4 4 4 5 1
District 5 12 14 16 3
District 6 2 3 3 0
District 7 1 4 4 1
Total 50 8
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7 Questions/Comments