(e) To mediate any dispute arising between Landlords and
Tenants where both parties request such mediation by submitting
the landlord/tenant mediation form, as maintained and edited by
the Housing Safety Office, signed by both Landlord and Tenant;
all parties to such mediation must agree and shall be required to
mediate in good faith; such authority to mediate disputes shall
not be construed to limit the Rent Board's authority to hear,
review or decide any tenant complaint or appeal without the
consent of the Landlord; the Board may appoint one or more of its
members, in lieu of the full Board, to mediate disputes on a
rotating basis, and such mediation may be conducted outside of a
public hearing, and a quorum of the Rent Board shall not be
required for such mediation;
(f) To determine, in a manner consistent with the provisions
of this Code, what penalties are appropriate for violations of
the provisions of the Rent Stabilization Ordinance that are
determined by the Rent Board;
(g) To prepare and recommend to the City Council changes and
amendments to the City’s Rent Stabilization Ordinance;
(h) To prepare an annual report on the state of the City’s
rental unit availability, which shall be presented to the City
Council as part of a regularly-scheduled public hearing. This
report shall include a summary of rents within each of the five
(5) council districts. Such reporting may or may not be done in
conjunction with similar reporting required of the City’s Rental
Housing Advisory Committee, as established by this Chapter;
(i) To adopt or amend, subject to approval by the City
Council, such rules and regulations as are necessary to
implement, or to allow for the efficient and consistent