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  • Membership survey on pending City Council legislation on binding arbitration or mandatory mediation

    Introduce an Ordinance to City Code regarding Written Residential Rental Leases
    Identify the components of a Mandatory Mediation for Rent Disputes. It was tasked to the City Attorney to add language for review of Binding Arbitration.
    Binding Arbitration vs Mandatory Mediation
    On Tuesday, March 15th, the Mountain View City Council will once again be considering legislation that will have significant impact on our business community. We want to remind you that as a member of Chamber of Commerce Mountain View: You have a voice.
    What your Chamber is doing
    Your Chamber is currently working on drafting a position statement to be presented before City Council that best reflects the concerns and best interests of our membership and the economic development of the Mountain View community as a whole.
    DEFINITION: Mandatory Mediation
    Mandatory mediation is the process in which parties are required, by procedural rule, to attend mediation as a precondition to having their case heard in court.
    DEFINITION: Binding Arbitration
    Arbitration is a proceeding in which a dispute is resolved by an impartial adjudicator whose decision the parties to the dispute have agreed, or legislation has decreed, will be final and binding. There are limited rights of review and appeal of arbitration awards.
    Question 1: How will your business be effected should the City Council move forward in support of either binding arbitration or mandatory mediation ?
    Please select one of the options.
    Question 2: If you were to advise the City Council on the direction that would be best for your business and the community as a whole, which direction would you suggest they take ?
    Please select your preferred position