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Minutes of the <br /> Orono City Council Work Session <br /> Monday,January 22,2018 <br /> Council Chambers 6:00 p.m. <br /> PRESENT: Mayor Dennis Walsh, Council Members Aaron Printup, Richard F. Crosby II, <br /> Victoria Seals and Wendy Dankey. Representing staff were Development Director Jeremy <br /> Barnhart, Police Chief Correy Farniok, Prosecuting Attorney Steve Tallen, and City Clerk <br /> Anna Carlson. <br /> Meeting Start Time: 6:00 p.m. <br /> 1. Short Term Rental Regulation <br /> Community Development Director Jeremy Barnhart began the discussion by reviewing the <br /> potential drafts of the ordinances that would prohibit rental of residential property for periods less <br /> than 30 days. <br /> Staff had developed two options for the council to review, Option A addresses requirements of <br /> the City Council discussed in November. Option B is the same as Option A,except the licensing <br /> requirement has been removed. <br /> Of the two options, Barnhart mentioned that staff would advocate for Option B.He added that the <br /> main issues are still there in terms of the enforcement but would like to address those issues <br /> further through discussion. <br /> Prosecuting Attorney Steve Tallen addressed some of his concerns regarding the proposed short <br /> term rental licensing ordinances. Tallen added that his main concern is that by making violation <br /> of the ordinance a criminal offense under City Code,as opposed to an administrative violation, <br /> that the City would be creating enforcement issues that would be very difficult to overcome. <br /> Police Chief Correy Farniok discussed the process of enforcing violations. Farniok mentioned <br /> that it is not easy to enforce noise violations due to the difficulty of monitoring the duration and <br /> timing of the noise. <br /> The group discussed the options and their views for regulating short term rental licensing. The <br /> group also collectively discussed the various options the city could do to control the issue. <br /> Barnhart noted it might be appropriate to revisit the nuisance regulations. <br /> Mayor Dennis Walsh directed staff to bring the two options forward at the next City Council <br /> meeting so the council could revisit the options and make a decision. <br /> Meeting End Time: 6:47 p.m. <br /> A EST: <br /> i <br /> Anna Carlson, City Clerk Dennis Walsh, Mayor <br />