THE MOBILEHOME PARK RENT REVIEW AND STABILIZATION COMMISSION

WELCOMES YOU TO CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER, LOCATED IN CITY HALL, 2ND

FLOOR, 2600 FRESNO STREET, FRESNO, CALIFORNIA 93721.

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION – Public participation during Mobilehome Park Rent Review

and Stabilization Commission meetings is always encouraged and can occur in one of

the two following ways:

1) Participate In Person: Council Chambers, City Hall, 2nd Floor, 2600 Fresno

Street, Fresno, CA 93721

a) To speak during a Commission meeting in person: fill out a speaker card

(available in the Council Chamber) and place it in the speaker card collection

basket at the front of the Council Chamber. You may also approach the

speaker podium upon the Commission Chair’s call for public comment..

2) Participate Remotely via Zoom:

https://fresno.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_d4jePtMxQvmAPgjR88MTNw

a) The above link will allow you to register in advance for remote participation

in the meeting via the Zoom platform. After registering, you will receive a

confirmation email containing additional details about joining the meeting.

b) To speak during a Commission meeting while attending remotely: while in

the Zoom application, click on the icon labeled “Participants” at the bottom of

the screen. Then select “RaiseHand” at the bottom of the Participants

window. Your digital hand will now be raised. You will be asked to “unmute”

when your name is called to speak. You will not be visible via video and there

will be no opportunity to share your screen.

All public speakers will have up to 3 minutes to address the Commission pursuant to

Commission Bylaws Article 4, Section 14(D) (available in the City Clerk’s Office).

SUBMIT DOCUMENTS / WRITTEN COMMENTS - Pursuant to Rule 11 (c) of the

Rules of Procedure for the City Council of the City of Fresno (available in the City

Clerk’s Office), no documents shall be accepted for Commission review unless

submitted to the City Clerk at least 24 hours prior to the Commission Agenda item be

heard. Documents / written comments related to an agenda item can be submitted by

one of the following methods:

1) eComment – eComment allows the public to submit agenda related comments

through a website prior to the meeting. Submitted comments are limited to 1440

characters and will be a part of the official record.

a) Submit an e-Comment by visiting https://fresno.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx

and selecting the “eComment” link.

b) e-Comment is available for use upon publication of the agenda and closes

24 hours prior to the meeting start time [pursuant to Rule 11(c)].

c) e-Comment is not permitted for Land use or CEQA items

d) The e-Comment Electronic User Agreement can be viewed at:

https://www.fresno.gov/cityclerk/

2) E-mail – Agenda related documents and comments can be e-mailed to the

Office of the City Clerk at least 24 hours prior to the agenda item being heard,

pursuant to Rule 11(c).

a) E-mail the Clerk’s Office at clerk@fresno.gov

b) E-mails should include the agenda date, and the related agenda item

number.

VIEWING COMMISSION MEETINGS (non-participatory) - For your convenience, there

are several ways to view Fresno City Commission meetings live:

1) City of Fresno website: https://fresno.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx (click “In

Progress” to view the live meeting).

2) Community Media Access Collaborative website: https://cmac.tv/

3) YouTube - City of Fresno Council, Boards and Commissions Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3ld83D8QGn1YBDw6aD5dZA/videos

4) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FresnoCA/videos

5) Cable Television: Comcast Channel 96 and AT&T Channel 99

Should any of the five viewing methods listed above experience technical difficulties,

the Commission meeting will continue uninterrupted. Commission meetings will only

be paused to address verifiable technical difficulties for all users participating via Zoom

or in the Council Chamber.

The City of Fresno’s goal is to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Anyone requiring reasonable ADA accommodations, including sign language

interpreters, or other reasonable accommodations such as language translation,

should contact the office of the City Clerk at (559) 621-7650 or clerk@fresno.gov. To

help ensure availability of these services, you are advised to make your request a

minimum of three business days prior to the scheduled meeting.

1. CALL TO ORDER / 6:00 P.M. ROLL CALL

2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

3. PROCEDURES

For each matter considered by the Commission, there will first be a staff presentation,

followed by a presentation from the mobilehome park Owner applying for a rent

increase, then a presentation from a representative of mobilehome park’s Residents'

Committee. Testimony from supporters of the application will then be taken, followed

by testimony from those in opposition. The mobilehome park Owner and Residents'

Committee representative will each have the right to a final rebuttal presentation prior

to closing the public hearing.

Pursuant to Rule 10 (c) of the Rules of Procedure for the City Council of the City of

Fresno (available in the City Clerk’s Office) governing length of public debate, all public

testimony from those in support and in opposition of the rent increase application will

be limited to three minutes per person. The three lights on the podium next to the

microphone will indicate the amount of time remaining for the speaker. The green light

will be turned on when the speaker begins. The yellow light will come on with a soft bell

ring when one minute is remaining. The speaker should be completing the testimony

by the time the red light comes on with a final bell indicating time has expired. All public

testimony must be presented to the Commission at the podium. Any testimony that

references race, religion, ethnicity, economic status, national origin, or any other

classification protected under state or federal law in a derogatory manner shall be

deemed irrelevant and will not be considered by the Commission in making its

determinations.

4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA

5. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

ID 25-1385

Election of the Fresno Mobilehome Park Rent Review and

Stabilization Commission Chairperson and Vice Chairperson

for Fiscal Year 2025-2026

ID 25-1386

ID 25-1387

Approval of the regular meeting minutes of September 10,

2024.

Consideration and Adoption of the Fresno Mobilehome Park

Rent Review and Stabilization Commission Calendar for

Fiscal Year 2025-2026 and Remainder of Calendar Year

2026

ID 25-1388

Actions pertaining to Country West Community, LP, formerly

known as Country West Partnership, LP’s (“Owner”) rent

increase application (“Application”) for Country Living Mobile

Home Park (“the Park”):

1. HEARING on the Application.

2. Take one of the following actions:

i. APPROVE the full $37.07 per month non-automatic rent

increase requested by Owner, in addition to the $7.82

calculated as the 1.3% rent increase permitted automatically

pursuant to Fresno Municipal Code (“FMC”) Section 12-

2014; OR

ii. APPROVE an amount less than $37.07 determined to be

just, fair, and reasonable pursuant to FMC Section 12-2012,

in addition to the $7.82 calculated as the 1.3% rent increase

permitted automatically pursuant to FMC Section 12-2014;

iii. DENY any amount, after a determination that no amount

is just, fair, and reasonable pursuant to FMC Section 12-

2012, in addition to the $7.82 calculated as the 1.3% rent

increase permitted automatically pursuant to FMC Section

12-2014.

City Attorney's Office

Sponsors:

6. INFORMATIONAL REPORTS

7. REPORTS BY COMMISSIONERS

8. CONTINUED MATTERS

9. NEW MATTERS

10. UNSCHEDULED ORAL COMMUNICATION

Members of the public may address the Commission regarding items that are not

listed on the agenda and within the subject matter jurisdiction of the

Commission. Each person will have up to three (3) minutes to present. Please be

present at the conclusion of the meeting if you wish to be heard.

11. ADJOURNMENT

UPCOMING

MATTERS

INFORMATIONAL

REPORTS,

CONTINUED

MATTERS,

AND

NEW