City Council
MEETING DATE: 3/22/2017
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Introduction and First Reading of an Ordinance Amending the Code Related to Short Term Vacation Rentals and Adoption of the Related Fine and Fee Resolution
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FROM:
Charlie McClendon, City Manager
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Staff recommends the City Council introduce and read by title only an ordinance amending the municipal code related to short term vacation rentals; and adopt a resolution establishing the related fines and fees.
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BACKGROUND:
In September of 2016 Council directed staff to appoint an ad-hoc task force to study issues related to short term vacation rentals in Cathedral City and to report back to Council with recommendations. Mayor Henry and Councilmember John Aguilar were assigned to work with the task force. The task force began meeting on October 19, 2016 and met approximately twice a month since that time. The task force has now completed their work and their recommendations were presented to Council in study session on March 8, 2017. At that time Council asked staff to place the recommended ordinance revisions on the Council agenda for action.
DISCUSSION:
After initial orientation, introductions and discussions on what the task force members hoped to accomplish the group assigned some members to subcommittees to work on specific assignments. One group worked on issues related to enforcement of codes and regulations and another developed materials that are or should be provided to STVR owners and tenants and/or posted in the rental units.
City departments have also implemented some changes already, which should improve enforcement and record keeping related to STVRs. Finance is now providing regular data updates to Police so the dispatch system will at all times include current information on where the STVR units are located. Likewise Police is providing a weekly data download to Code Enforcement so that the Code Enforcement data base now includes call d...
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