DATE: February 18, 2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Housing and Neighborhood Services Department
TITLE: PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH RSG, INC. FOR MANUFACTURED HOME FAIR PRACTICES COMMISSION FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends that the City Council: 1) Approve a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with RSG, INC., in the amount of $380,000 to provide professional Financial Advisor services to assist the City in the implementation of the Oceanside Manufactured Home Fair Practices Act; 2) Appropriate $320,000 from Mobile Home Rent Control Fund- Unassigned fund balance; and 3) Authorize the City Manager or his designee to execute the agreement upon receipt of all supporting documents.
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
The City of Oceanside adopted the Manufactured Home Fair Practices Act on September 12, 1984 by City Council Ordinance No. 82-27, codified as Chapter16B of the Oceanside City Code ("OCC"), also commonly referred to as mobilehome rent stabilization or Chapter 16B. The stated purpose of the Ordinance is to protect residents of manufactured home parks from unreasonable rental increases while at the same time preserving for the park owner a "just and reasonable return" on the park owner's investment. The Administrative Procedural Guidelines and forms for the administration and enforcement of Chapter16B were adopted in 1992 and recently updated by City Council Resolution 25-R0063-1 on February 19, 2025. The Administrative Guidelines provide a uniform procedure for implementation and enforcement.
Chapter 16B established a process by which to allow maximum annual permissive rental increase to be applied towards eligible mobilehome spaces in the City. Should a park owner require rent adjustments beyond the annual permissive rental increase in order to ensure a just and reasonable return, park owners may file an application with the City of such rent increase based upon Net Operating Income (NOI) or Sp...
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