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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, November 13, 2017 7:00 o'clock p.m. 16. #17-3984 — CITY OF ORONO TEXT AMENDMENT: RENTAL LICENSING, VACATION RENTAL PROHIBITION — Continued Seals suggested Staff look at other cities to see exactly what they are doing. Barnhart stated in his view 30 days is overstepping what the original concern was. Walsh recommended the City Council go with 30 days with the carve out for homesteaded properties, two strikes and you are out. Walsh stated contact information should also be required. Barnhart indicated he will come back with some options for the Council to look at. Barnhart stated in Prior Lake, non -homesteaded required another level of review and a conditional use permit. If the City Council wants to go less than 30, it could require a higher level of review. Barnhart stated the challenge he has is that the City already has regulations in place for noise and parking but that they are not getting the calls or complaints. Barnhart noted a new ordinance will not solve the late-night noise, and if people are not willing to call the police, it will not do any good. Seals asked what the current consequence is for a noise violation. Barnhart stated there is a fine. Walsh noted there are also a number of conditions that need to be met before a noise citation is given. Seals stated if the fine is a couple hundred bucks, it is not going to break the bank if the property owner is making a few thousand dollars a week, and that the fine needs to be higher in order to help deter the behavior. Barnhart stated the primary concern he heard in 2015 and today is unresponsive landlords and who can be contacted to stop the action. Barnhart stated a registration process or license would give the City some mechanism to address issues. Barnhart noted in 2015 he sent out a request to the residents to report what they think is a violation of a vacation rental and the City received two phone calls. In both of those situations the person actually lived there and was not renting. Barnhart stated regardless of what is done by the City Council, it will require action by the police. The City Council directed Staff to draft a preliminary ordinance based on tonight's discussion. (Recess taken from 8:08 p.m. to 8:20 p.m.) PUBLIC WORKS/CITY ENGINEER REPORT 17. BIG ISLAND PLANNING Edwards stated this item is to gain approval to proceed with the preparation of a Big Island Park planning document to assist with future capital improvements and facilitate grant opportunities. The plan would Page 10 of 17