Speaker 3: So seven months in total. And at that time, some council members had expressed interest in considering that perhaps more time should be allowed for tenants to repay rent. And there was some direction to to go back and check with stakeholders as we have as the months of carried on, as we have continued to have a shelter in place order, as we have continued to have a local emergency declaration, it's become apparent that a requirement to repay rent within seven months of the lifting of the local emergency could create a hardship for tenants and rent could could get up as far as almost a requirement to pay your rent repaying your defer any deferred rent if you deferred all of it during the shelter in place local emergency period. So we are recommending at this time that the council introduce a new ordinance that would amend the existing ordinance and allow tenants essentially 13 months, 30 days from the lifting of the local emergency, plus another 12 months to repay any rent that was deferred during the local emergency period. And we are recommending that this be done as a standard or typical ordinance where tonight would be the first reading. The second reading would be September 1st and then 30 days later it would become effective because there are sufficient protections in place with the existing ordinance that this does not have to happen as an urgency ordinance this evening. So with that, I'm happy to answer any questions.
Speaker 0: Okay. And we do have one speaker, but let's take clarifying questions from the council first, Councilmember Odean. Angela, is your hands up?
Speaker 4: I'm the mayor.
Speaker 6: So I just want to clarify, if we extend this out 300 to 395 days, that doesn't mean someone has to pay 13 equal payments of rent. It just means that whatever is deferred is due by day 395, right?
Speaker 3: That's correct. You will have time to make your payment of your deferred rent during that period. You don't have to take all of it. But you could and it could be in you would pay as you could. So maybe one month you could pay back more than another month, for example. And then during that timeframe, you could not be evicted for any nonpayment of that deferred rent, but you could be served with an unlawful detainer if you don't pay your current rent. As soon as the local emergency is over, you are going to be obligated to pay your current rent. And then just a reminder that the ordinance is really set up to be an affirmative defense in in a court proceeding as a tenant is served with an unlawful detainer, the ordinance becomes a defense. And that's that's how it's set up to work.
Speaker 6: Right. But so but we're not going to see, you know, 30 days, you know, following the lifting of the emergency, that if someone pays their current month rent and they don't pay, say, one eighth or one ninth or whatever the emergency goes out to of the deferred that they're going to be of service and loss of a senior for that portion.
Speaker 3: Right. That that's correct. You have 13 months to pay that the total amount due over that period of time.
Speaker 6: Okay. Let's just make sure we communicate that to people. Cool.
Speaker 3: Correct.
Speaker 0: And then Councilmember Vela has hand up.
Speaker 3: Gotten some questions from folks about.
Speaker 8: Where our ordinance is not necessarily in line with the county ordinance, which which ordinance is applicable. So if one is more stringent than the other, offers more protections than the other, which one applies?
Speaker 3: So the changes that are before you this evening would bring this portion of our ordinance essentially in line or consistent with the county ordinance. In fact, we might have an additional 30 days. I think the county ordinance is that is a year. I don't think there is the additional 30 days following the lifting of the local emergency. But I would defer to the city attorney about what applies in our jurisdiction.
Speaker 0: I was going to ask his input, Mr. Shen.
Speaker 4: Thank you, Madam Chair. I think that our position has been that because the county does not have the authority to regulate within incorporated cities, that ordinance is adopted.
Speaker 6: By the does not apply within.
Speaker 4: The city of Alameda.
Speaker 3: Same here. And the the other question that I had is.
Speaker 8: When we're getting the word out about this, are we how are we going about getting the word out about these protections, one and two, are we doing it in multiple languages?
Introduction of Ordinance Authorizing the City Manager or Designee to Execute an Amendment to the Lease with Williams-Sonoma, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, Acting for and on Behalf of Williams-Sonoma Stores, Inc., a California Corporation, for Building 169, Suite 102, Located 1680 Viking Street at Alameda Point, Extending the Term for an Additional 12 Months with One 12-Month Extension Option, Removing Overflow Parking from the Leased Premises, and Providing One (1) Month of Rent Abatement. (Community Development 819099)