DATE: December 3, 2024
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Director of Development Services
SUBJECT
Title
Tenant Relocation Assistance Ordinance: Introduction of an Ordinance Amending Chapter 12, Article 2 of the Hayward Municipal Code Simplifying Requirements for Relocation Assistance; Adopt a Resolution Amending the FY 2025 Master Fee Schedule; and Adopt a Resolution Appropriating Revenue Funds Received from Landlords Reimbursing the City for Relocation Assistance Cases
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That the City Council:
1. Holds a public hearing to obtain input on proposed amendments to the Tenant Relocation Assistance Ordinance and associated amendment to the FY 2025 Master Fee Schedule; and
2. Introduces an ordinance (Attachment III) amending Chapter 12, Article 2 of the Hayward Municipal Code simplifying requirements for relocation assistance; and
3. Adopts a resolution (Attachment IV) amending Resolution No. 24-197 FY 2025 Master Fee schedule approved on October 8, 2024; and
4. Adopts a resolution (Attachment V) appropriating $29,858 in revenue funds received from Landlords Reimbursing the City for Relocation Assistance Cases.
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SUMMARY
On June 4, 2024, the City Council adopted the FY 2025 Strategic Plan, which includes a proposed special project to simplify the Tenant Relocation Assistance Ordinance. The current Tenant Relocation Assistance Ordinance (TRAO) has layers of complexities that have made the ordinance difficult for stakeholders to understand and for staff to administer. Through this report, staff have outlined several areas within the ordinance for simplification. Staff recommend making the following modifications to the TRAO:
* Modifying the temporary relocation assistance from per diem requirements to a one-time flat rate of three times the Fair Market Rate (FMR) (prorated if relocation lasts fewer than 30 days)
* Explicitly stating that relocation assistance for governmental agency'...
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