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85B. DISCUSS OPTIONS ON HOUSING SOLUTIONS AND CONSIDERATION <br />OF JUST CAUSE EVICTION ORDINANCE; AND NEXT STEPS <br />REGARDING HOMELESS EFFORTS, THE LINK, AND PERMANENT <br />SHELTER WITH COUNTY — MAYOR PRO TEM MARTINEZ AND <br />COUNCILMEMBER BENAVIDES <br />Mayor Pro Tem Martinez, commended police department for their efforts in <br />dealing with homeless crises. Directed staff to place weekly Nixel and social <br />media alerts to inform community with ongoing efforts to address homeless <br />issue concerns. <br />The following spoke on the matter: <br />• Bill Christiansen, on behalf of the Apartment Association of Orange County, <br />requested City Council to continue item and engage industry community. <br />• Luis Sarmiento, opined need for growth and development without <br />displacement of residents. Supportive of item. <br />• Mextli Lopez, in support of item. <br />• Isuri Ramos, expressed support for item. <br />• Ugochi Nicholson, on behalf of Public Law Center, urged City Council to adopt <br />a just cause eviction ordinance. <br />• Hairo Cortes, opined ordinance will create a transparent relationship between <br />renter and landlord. <br />• Nancy Mejia, urged City Council to adopt a just cause eviction. <br />• Karen Rodriguez, opined a just cause eviction ordinance will protect the most <br />vulnerable members. In support of item. <br />• Alma Leyva, opined a just cause eviction ordinance is a key solution. <br />• Alexis Teodoro, opined living with housing insecurity is unacceptable. <br />• Idalia Rios, requested City Council to support just cause eviction. <br />• Silvia Avendano, in support of just cause eviction. <br />• Sarai Arpero, urged City Council to adopt just cause eviction. <br />• Laura Pantoja, in support of just cause eviction. <br />Council discussion ensued. <br />Councilmember Benavides, opined renters who raise unacceptable living <br />condition concerns face retaliatory evictions, community facing eviction <br />have real concerns, and asked City Attorneys to clarify actions Council may <br />take. <br />City Attorney Carvalho, noted charter allows City Council to post an item on <br />the agenda, past process provides Council to instruct staff to prepare <br />ordinance, and to provide Council with recommendations; Brown Act <br />requires City to identify action on the agenda. Recommended City Council <br />to direct staff to introduce ordinance through established process. <br />CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 28 DECEMBER 4, 2018 <br />