City Council

1. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA23-1433 MESA, CALIFORNIA AMENDING TITLE 9 (LICENSES AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS) OF THE COSTA MESA MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING CHAPTER II (REGULATION OF CERTAIN BUSINESSES, ARTICLE 24 (JUST CAUSE RESIDENTIAL TENANT PROTECTIONS) RECOMMENDATION: 1. Introduce and give first reading, waiving further reading, to Ordinance No. 2023 -XX Amending Title 9 (Licenses and Business Regulations) of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code by Adding Chapter II (Regulation of Certain Businesses), Article 24 (Just Cause Residential Tenant Protections) and/or adopt Ordinance No. 2023-XX, an Urgency Ordinance Amending Title 9 (Licenses and Business Regulations) of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code by Adding Chapter II (Regulation of Certain Businesses), Article 24 (Just Cause Residential Tenant Protections). 2. Appropriate a total of $300,000 from uncommitted American Rescue Plan Funds (ARPA) to provide supplemental rental assistance to households facing no-fault just cause eviction, and authorize the City Manager, City Attorney, and City Clerk to approve and execute new or amended agreements with existing program providers. 3. Allocate $250,000 from uncommitted ARPA funds to the Law Offices of Jones Mayer, increasing the scope of the contract to include eviction and rental-related legal services, including but not limited to court filings, to enforce the eviction protection provisions of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code regarding unlawful acts in connection with no-fault just cause evictions. 4. Approve the addition of three (3) Full Time Equivalent (FTE) staff positions to implement, monitor, and enforce the subject Ordinance, with an additional FTE at the discretion of the City Manager. The staff positions include one Community Outreach Worker in the Neighborhood Improvement Division, one (1) Senior Planner, and one (1) Code Enforcement Officer II in the Economic and Development Services Department. Appropriation authority is requested at an estimated $300,000 for the remainder of the fiscal year from uncommitted ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) Funds to cover the fiscal impact of the additional positions. Attachments: Agenda Report 1. Draft Eviction Ordinance 2. Draft Eviction Urgency Ordinance. 3. Costa Mesa Notice of Termination of Tenancy