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<br /> <br />Commissioner Mann said she wanted to defend her requirement for owner occupancy. She said it would <br />be less likely to have a short-term rental who is going to party in the owner’s house. And the owner will be <br />more selective about who’s going to be in their house. Short-term rentals are a consideration to help first- <br />time home buyers, or to help with high mortgages for individuals to stay in their homes. And it would be <br />allowed for single-family residences, not for people to make money. She said investors trying to make <br />money can take on the capital risk that comes with investing. She said there should be a cap of one rental <br />per home, and asked how you enforce restrictions? She said she would be more comfortable allowing <br />Airbnbs if restrictions are in place. <br /> <br />Commissioner Nguyen was opposed to the idea to regulating the number of rentals a home owner is <br />allowed, He said the more people renting Airbnbs the more they pay and depending on the size of the home <br />there is the ability to rent to more people. He said he is totally for community and livability, but he does not <br />want to stereotype people who chose to invest in our City. He said short-term rentals should be treated <br />equally. <br /> <br />Commissioner Watters said is makes sense to regulate short-term business operations in a commercial <br />enterprise. She said for single family neighborhoods the City commonly regulates what businesses are <br />allowed in single family zoned areas. And the zoning helps to keep quality neighborhoods, so there is a lot <br />of regulation with zoning. She said the City’s role is to make sure trying to make money does not harm the <br />quality of life in neighborhoods. She said it’s typical, and it’s important to protect families from investment <br />pressure. She said she personally would not be able to compete with an investor for renting her house. She <br />said it is important to think about families, and it’s a real asset in the City and we want to try to give citizens <br />the tools necessary to make it. She said that may mean telling investors they are not allowed to invest in an <br />area because people need to be able to live. <br /> <br />Commissioner Mann said as appointed public servants as well as elected ones they have a job to do, and it <br />is not to work for a specific group but to make the best community for everyone. She said the <br />Commission’s job is to create livability for all citizens, and for single-family neighborhoods. <br /> <br />Nora Gierloff asked how staff can help, and what the Commission would like brought back to them. <br /> <br />ITEMS FOR STAFF TO BRING BACK TO THE COMMISSION: <br /> <br /> A format for the rental housing inspections for the short-term rentals. (Martinez) <br /> Information on how much revenue the City currently receives annually from short-term rentals. <br />(Martinez) <br /> Information on regulations from other communities the size of Tukwila such as, Bothell, <br />Covington, Mercer Island, and Maple Valley. (Martinez) <br /> Information on whether Sea Tac has considered short-term rentals (Watters) <br /> Information on rental inspections and a recommendation on licensing and how it would work. <br />(Martinez) <br /> A chart of licenses for comparison, listing the various types of licenses other jurisdictions use and <br />how they define them. (Watters) <br /> Information on boarding houses, and negative impacts to hotels. (Watters) <br /> Language on how the new rules will impact problematic boarding houses (Watters) <br /> A recommendation for off-street parking spaces. (Strander) <br /> Page 4 of 5 <br /> <br /> <br />