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. Mr. Croteau stated that having the housing counselor as a City employee i was rejected in fear of potential anit-trust problems. Anti-trust exposure would be created by City selection of a single counselor the developer must pay for. As written, the ordinance allows developer . i selection with City overview which minimizes the anti-trust potential liability. Mandatory lifetime leases were rejected earlier by the task force. As a practical matter, lifetime leases will be offered if no comparable units can be found. The ordinance precludes eviction and substantial rent increases. -It is too early in this regulatory process to create a six- or twelve-month deadline for the provision of comparable housing. In some cases, it may take that long and there is equity in requiring a move after .30 days' notice at any time that comparable housing has been secured. :In regard to traumatized tenants, Mr. Croteau stated that it was suggested no evictions occur (or even displacement to comparable units) if the tenant will be traumatized by the move. It should be noted that if a person is handicapped, he/she may be classified as a special-category tenant. Staff concluded that the determination of such trauma was too subjective to be an enforceable or manageable requirement and that a broad-scale granting of lifetime tenancy to such a person was beyond the wishes of the council in light of the earlier rejection of lifetime tenancies as mandatory for all special-category tenants. Mr. Lieuallen noted that in regard to supervision of the housing counselor selection and dealing with special needs as well as other tasks, perhaps the Director of HCC would not be the person who directly deals with this. Mr. Sercombe noted that his authority would be defined in the administra- e tive rules. Mr. Lieuallen asked whether giving the authority to the HCC Director to not approve a facilitator would be an anti-trust issue. Mr. Sercombe said this is not the same issue as the City only having one fac i1 itator. Adequate notice will be given to any developers if a coun- selor is found to be inadequate. In regard to traumatized tenants, Mr. Lieuallen asked if this expresses the concerns of the task force. Ms. Schue responded that it was not a concern for lifetime tenancy itself. It is difficult to know before a move if someone will be traumatized. Mr. Delay noted these people are difficult to identify in advance and after they have become traumatized it is too late to do anything about it. Mr. Lieuallen suggested that perhaps someone could research cases where there have been documented traumatized tenants. Ms. Smith asked if the review of the ordinance's impact after one year was included in the ordinance. Mr. Sercombe responded that he did not think it had been. She noted she would like to know the impact on the rental housing market and would like administrative costs to be included in the review. Manager suggested that this review be included in the motion. Mr. Lieuallen noted that if, on a nationwide basis, "traumatization" can be established as a problem and could be predicted, then he would request that the ordinance be amended. He would argue for life-time tenancy if a corre 1 at i on was est ab 1 i shed. Mr. Delay added the need to make housing a high priority for the Joint Housing Committee. .e 6/18/80--12