Rent Control_May to July 1976RENT CONTROL
Appearance by Chairman of Rent Stabilization
Committee, re: Res. urging new rent survey.
1) Mr. Eugene Weiss correspondence on Rent
Survey.
2) Memo from Rent Control Director.
Following lengthy discussion, Council approved
the taking a a new survey and directed City
Mgr. to obtain proposals for conduct thereof,
including cost factors for various levels of
surveys, and the reliability factor.
Following comments of V.M. Haber, Council
directed City Clerk to send telegram to
Governor Askew expressing Council's belief
that the measure adopted by Legislature
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forbidding municipalities to adopt ordinances
controlling prices for products or rents, was
destructive of Home Rule Act and not in best
interests of people of M.B.
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Date
5/19/76
6/3/76
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Date
6/3/76
Selection of firm to conduct vacancy survey for 6/16/76
Rent Control. Preliminary report rendered by
Rent Control Director. Discussion held on pro-
posals by various research firms. Action de-
ferred. Special meeting to be called by City Mgr.
with definitive recommendation to be submitted
to Council, if available prior to 7/7/76 meeting.
Memo #5764 presented, containing tabulation 6/23/76
of proposals and Administration's recommendation
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that proposal of First Research be accepted,
subject to City's specifications dated June 4,
1976, as amended by addendum dated June 17, 1976,
for fee of $11,350.00; further recommending
approval of transfer of funds from Account No.
2936-1-000 to Account No. 0370-1-212. Res.
#76-15068 adopted, accepting proposal of First
Research. Transfer of funds approved.
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Date
6/23/76
Consideration of separating Rent Control vacancy 7/8/76
survey into economic categories. Requested by
Councilman Spaet, Not reached. Deferred to
July 21, 1976.