Orlando Gudes

The city-funded program would connect renters with local agencies that can offer legal help, housing services and rental assistance amid the ongoing affordable housing crisis.

Castor said recent controversies involving two city council members provide an opportunity to remind city staff about the importance of transparency.

Gudes also told the council members that he has no intention of resigning.

They did not include sexual advances, but said Gudes made crude sexual statements and gestures, as well as inappropriate comments about multiple women, according to the investigation.