Rent Control Minutes

                    SANTA MONICA RENT CONTROL BOARD
                        REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
                    COUNCIL CHAMBER, 1685 MAIN ST.
                           November 2, 1995

  1. CALL TO ORDER
          The Rent Control Board meeting was called to order
  at 7:30 p.m. by Commissioner Borrino followed by the pledge
  of allegiance.

  2. ROLL CALL
          Members Present:  Suzanne Abrescia
                            Lisa Monk Borrino
                            Lacy Goode
                            Jay Johnson
                            Robert Niemann

          Others Present:   Mary Ann Yurkonis, Administrator
                            Anthony Trendacosta, General Counsel
                            Marcia Zimmer, Hearings Dept. Mgr.
                            Marla Kraus, Staff Attorney
                            Janet London, Board Secretary

  3. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES:  October 26, 1995
     Commissioner Abrescia, seconded by Commissioner
       Johnson, moved to adopt the minutes of October 26, 1995.
       The motion was unanimously passed in a roll call vote.

       4. ANNOUNCEMENTS
     Administrator Yurkonis announced removal permit
       applications, 364R-CQ and 371R-DQ, had been continued to
       the November 9th meeting.

       6. REQUESTS TO SPEAK
     The following persons addressed the Board on various
       issues: Joy Fullmer; J. L. Jacobson

       7. CONSENT CALENDAR
     Commissioner Abrescia, seconded by Commissioner
       Niemann, moved to adopt staff recommendation on the cases
       below.  The motion was unanimously passed in a roll call
       vote.

       1) D-2992:  125 Pacific St. #3, Appellant - Lambert
       2) I-1391F:  2803 Arizona Ave., Appellants - Rowe/Afar

                 8. JURISDICTIONAL ITEMS
     A.   Earthquake
          1)   Q-0360:  928 10th St., Appellant - Rubin (LL)
     Staff presented a summary of the report and
                 Commissioner Johnson, seconded by Commissioner
                 Niemann, moved to adopt staff recommendation.
                 The motion was passed in a roll call vote with
                 Commissioner Borrino abstaining from the vote and
                 Commissioner Goode voting "no."

                 C. Removals
          1)   367R-CQ and C:  811 11th St., Applicant - Coleman
          Following a summary of the report by staff
                 and a discussion, Commissioner Johnson, seconded
                 by Commissioner Abrescia, moved that the property
                 is uninhabitable and economically infeasible to
                 rehabilitate and to grant the removal permit.
                 The motion was unanimously passed in a roll call
                 vote.


            10.     ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS
     A.   Staff Report
          1)   National Disaster Protection Act, HR 1856 and SB
  1043
     Commissioner Johnson asked that the Board
                 consider sending a letter to Senators Henry
                 Waxman, Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein
                 requesting their endorsement of the National
                 Disaster Protection Act and urged the public to
                 write letters in support of the legislation.
                 Commissioner Johnson, seconded by Commissioner
                 Borrino, moved to have staff prepare a letter for
                 the Board and send a copy to the City Council.
                 The motion was unanimously passed in a roll call
                 vote.

                    At 8:05 p.m., Commissioner Johnson, seconded by
  Commissioner Borrino, moved to adjourn the meeting.  The motion
  was unanimously passed in a voice vote.