On July 9 the California Senate Judiciary Committee voted unanimously to approve AB 754, covering rent control amendments to the Floating Homes Residency Law. Assemblymember Damon Connolly and Marin County Legislative Analyst Talia Smith testified that the proposed amendments had been approved by five Sausalito floating home marinas and 93%...
HERE ARE SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT WERE DISCUSSED AT THE JULY 8 FHA BOARD MEETING. MORE DETAILS WILL BE REPORTED LATER IN THE FLOATING TIMES. FHA Events Chair BettyAnn Kram requested that a committee be formed to make the final decisions regarding the format of Day in the Park...
The lead article in Monday’s Marin IJ announces the introduction of our amended rent control legislation. Reporter Richard Halstead explains how the original rent control law was conceived and how some provisions were unsuitable for floating home marinas in Marin. He goes on to detail the lengthy negotiations between the...
Assemblymember Damon Connolly has now introduced a new bill (AB 754) amending the rent control legislation as agreed to by the Sausalito marina operators and the Floating Homes Association. Expressions of support for the bill are vital as it makes its way through the legislature. On June 17 Mary Sackett,...
Visitors to our community frequently notice what appear to be vacant berths on the docks. They’re always amazed to discover that these openings are actually underwater streets, vestiges of unrealized plans to fill in Richardson’s Bay back when California first became a state. According to a paper by Michael Wilmar,...
The Sausalito Floating Homes Association (FHA) Legislative Action Committee (LAC) has issued a report summarizing results from the recent survey to gauge community opinion on potential changes to provisions governing berth rents proposed for the California Floating Homes Residency Law (FHRL). The report is being sent to dock reps for...
The three largest Sausalito floating home marinas have recommended that their residents vote in favor of the legislative arrangements they previously agreed to with the FHA’s Legislative Action Committee. In a recent email, Becky Smith from Waldo Point Harbor wrote: “We hope you will support these revisions as they are...
HERE ARE SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT WERE DISCUSSED AT THE APR 8 FHA BOARD MEETING. MORE DETAILS WILL BE REPORTED LATER IN THE FLOATING TIMES. Treasurer Linda Futrell reported that the March15 Annual Meeting, which was produced on budget for $8,015, brought in $3,872 in revenues, resulting in a...
On Monday, the FHA’s Legislative Action Committee (FHA/LAC) emailed a link to a survey seeking opinions on amendments to the rent control and vacancy control portions of the Floating Homes Residency Law. The confidential survey asks a few short questions to gather community input on an agreement reached between the...
During the last two weeks of March, the FHA Legislative Action Committee (LAC) held dock meetings to discuss the rent control law amendment negotiated with the four Sausalito marinas. Soon, community residents will be asked to give your opinion through an online poll on whether the proposed changes to the...