05.20.2020 City Council Work Session Minutes

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stated he likes the idea of amending other ordinances but feels the real issue is nuisance enforcement; stated any fee charged should be minimal. • Councilor Clark - stated the actual issue Council needs to fix is nuisance enforcement; stated he feels the fee will grow over time and there will be mission creep just like what has happened with the Rental Housing Code; stated the people renting the home and behaving badly should be addressed, not the people who own the home. • Councilor Semple - expressed concern that a moratorium would interfere with the trials and games; stated she is not against a $20 registration fee and feels the data collection will at least be in real-time; suggested spending time after break working on the moratorium and amending ordinances. • Councilor Syrett- withdrew her motion to amend. • Councilor Taylor - stated she likes the idea of a moratorium and has always felt more nuisance enforcement is needed. RESTATED MOTION AND VOTE: Councilor Zelenka, seconded by Councilor Semple, moved to direct the City Manager to prepare an ordinance and schedule a June public hearing and July action requiring short term rentals to obtain a license from the City with the only license requirement being the provision of information related to the STR (such as whether or not the STR is owner -occupied and a local contact number) and the quarterly provision of information regarding rental dates, the number of nights stayed by each rental party, and the number of occupants per stay, and the ordinance including an enforceability mechanism and a fee to support the program. PASSED 7:1, Councilor Clark opposed. MOTION: Councilor Syrett, seconded by Councilor Zelenka, moved to direct the City Manager to bring back recommendations for amendments to current City code that would address issues raised by short-term rental market including occupancy numbers and parking as well as recommendations for how we can make our nuisance code enforcement more robust for all aspects of enforcement of those codes at a future work session. • Councilor Clark asked to add as a friendly amendment: 1) with special consideration to the University area and some of the specific problems experienced there; and 2) in addition to the nuisance code, review of the social host ordinance and how we could incorporate parts of it into a revision of the nuisance code as well. • Councilors Syrett and Zelenka accepted the friendly amendment. VOTE: PASSED 8:0. The meeting adjourned at 1:33 p.m. Respectfully submitted, 6Id LAJx Beth Forrest City Recorder (Recorded by Jessica Gebb) Link to the webcast of this City Council meeting here. MINUTES - Eugene City Council May 20, 2020 Page 4 Work Session