HomeMy WebLinkAbout24503 RESOLUTION NO. 24503
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING
PROPOSITION 10, THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACT.
WHEREAS, adopted in 1995, the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act ("Costa
Hawkins") exempted housing built after 1995 from local rent control requirements,
exempted all single family homes from local rent control requirements, and required all
local rent control laws to contain vacancy decontrol provisions; and
WHEREAS, four decades after rent control measures were first enacted and over
two decades following the implementation of Costa-Hawkins, California is once again in
the midst of a housing crisis the likes of which have rarely been seen, characterized by
escalating and frequently unaffordable rents due to an inadequate inventory of affordable
housing; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 10, the Affordable Housing Act, is an initiative ordinance
on the November 6, 2018 ballot that would repeal the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act,
thus allowing local governments to, among other things, consider and adopt new rent
control and vacancy control ordinances; and
WHEREAS, by repealing Costa-Hawkins, Proposition 10 would allow cities to have
more flexibility in governing affordable housing needs in their communities.
NOW, THEREFORE THE CITY COUNCIL DETERMINES, RESOLVES AND
APPROVES AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City of Palm Springs hereby supports Proposition 10, the
Affordable Housing Act, on the November 6, 2018 ballot, which would repeal the Costa-
Hawkins Rental Housing Act.
SECTION 2. The City of Palm Springs supports and can be listed as a member of
the Affordable Housing Act coalition.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY THE PALM SPRINGS CITY
COUNCIL THIS 171h DAY OF OCTOBER, 2018.
David H. Ready, Esq., Ph.
City Manager
ATTEST:
thony J. M jia,
City Clerk
Resolution No. 24503
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CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS )
I, ANTHONY J. MEJIA, City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, hereby certify that
Resolution No. 24503 is a full, true and correct copy, and was duly adopted at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Palm Springs on the 17th day of October, 2018,
by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Holstege, Kors and Middleton
NOES: Mayor Pro Tern Roberts and Mayor Moon
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the
City of Palm Springs, California, this Z3C6 day of 6(4-v bGr Zo IG
%Otdthony J. M jl , Ivilvi \
City Clerk