MINUTES  SHORT-TERM RENTAL (STR) TASK FORCE SPECIAL CALLED MEETING Thursday, March 2, 2023-11:00. AM City Council Chambers  Members Present:  Geraldine Dinkins, Council Member, Co-Chair Aaron Baker, Council Member, Co-Chair Mack McKeller, City Attorney, Ex Officio Member  Isaac. Allen Tripp Presnell Hannah Bowers Madeline Offen Jeremy Owen Nory LeBrun Janice Pinson, Clerk  Aaron Bland, Assistant Planning Director Dee Dee Perkins (listening via phone)  Absent: Staff Present:  V Welcome, Call to Order and Introduction  Co-Chair Aaron Baker welcomed everyone and called the meeting to order at 11:04 AM.  II. Certification of Quorum  Quorum was certified by Co-Chair Aaron Baker.  III. Approval of Agenda carried.  Motion to approve agenda Geraldine Dinkins, second by Tripp Presnell, unanimously  IV.Approval of Minutes-  Motion to approve the February 2, 2023, minutes - Isaac. Allen requested a revision of the minutes, after discussion, motion to approve the minutes as revised by' Tripp  Presnell, second by Geraldine Dinkins, unanimously carried.  V.Public Comment-  The following were. allowed to speak:  Minutes, March 2, 2023 Page 1of3    Sasha Jones, Probart! Street - She said she was there to represent a group of people within the City limits who are very concerned about the topic, they believe short-term rentals need tol be curtailed, that there needs tol be restrictions. She stated that she plans to speak to her neighbors, family and friends more on the topic with the goal of presenting ideas to Council. She further said that she is very concerned about the potential impact on property Katie Crawford, 197 Turnpike Road - She stated shel has lived in Brevard since 2005, that her children are in' Transylvania County schools. She said that as a family they would like to short term rental thier home to allow them the opportunity to travel as a family. Rainey Mitchel - She said that her ability to short term rental her home allows her the ability to afford to live in Brevard as a single woman. She said everyone needs to havea Matt Hartell, 520 Probart Street - Thei income from his short term rental allows him the affordability to live here and for his family to travel and have experiences they would otherwise not have. His financial plan is to invest in more: short term rental properties as a retirement investment. He: stated that he does not want short term rentals tol be regulated. Mack McKeller, City Attorney said that there was also an email received from Alicia Reiner  owners and wants to stay involved.  voice in this policy decision.  that should bei included, iti is attached hereto and labeled, Exhibit" "A".  VI.I Discussion - Policy Discussion  Aaron Bland, Assistant Planning Director gave a presentation explaining different Zoning Tools for short term rentals, which is attached hereto and labeled, Exhibit' "B". Mack McKeller, City Attorney went over different cases as examples ofzoning regulations. He explained that the regulation of short term rentals is still a gray area and that federal It was noted that you can regulate zoning uses in NC. He also referred to the City's ordinance on Short-Term Rentals and stated that it is being used as an example by the  courts are striking down regulations as a taking.  School of Government as a good model. There were lengthy discussions on the following: Taxation - available tracking sources  Grandatermg/Amortiaton - are there options that can be considered. Protection and preservation of traditional use of! housing Clarity of purpose, what is the goal and how to achieve it.  Definitions  Define living VS. visiting Minutes, March 2, 2023 Page 2of3    Effect on housing supply for people whol live here permanently.  Isc current code effective. Is the impact minimal or not. different reasons than original concerns.  Original concerns in 2015 were they overblown concerns, and are modification for Never said there should not be short term rentals and any policy will not be severe. How do we prevent thel housing stock from being consumed byi investors in shortterm rentals to allow for people toj purchase these homes for permanent residences. Strongest take away from the survey people'sp perception of the STR industry and housing  We cannot get the data on long- or short-term rentals. Craftaj policy statement to turn over to state legislators.  being affordable.  Mack McKeller said the definition needs to be clear and the ordinance needs to state a Aaron Bland and Geraldine Dinkins worked on definitions early on, maybe it is time to  purpose.  bring them back to the group for discussion.  VII. Next Steps- -  Mack McKeller was asked to come up with al legal definition of permanent residence. Aaron Bland was asked to research how to gather data on short term rentals from the tax  office and options on how to randatner/Amortraton. IX. Set Date for Next Meeting, March 16, 2023.  The next meeting oft the Short-Term Rental Task Force is scheduled for March 16, 2023, at  11:00. AM in City Council Chambers.  X. Adjourn  There being no further business, a motion was made to adjourn by Geraldine Dinkins, seconded by Hannah Bowers. The motion carried unanimously, and the meeting was  adjourned at 12:35 PM.  Derllis  Aproraker.Co-Chair  Co-Chair  3  Minutes, March: 2, 2023 Page 3of3    EXHIBIT "A"  Janice Pinson From: ant: J: Subject:  Hannah Bowers channanbowers0627@gmail.com> Thursday, March2,20231056AM  Janice Pinson Fwd:  Forwarded message From: Alicia Reiner lcarenerermalcom Date: Thu, Mar 2, 2023 at 8:46 AM  Subject:  To: AaronJ. Baker garon.Daker@ctyofbrevard.com>, Aaron Bland Aaron.Bland@rctvofbrevard.com>, Annelise Hagedorn sunnysdeconsutinelc@rmal.com>, Dee Dee Perkins g2peransermal.om>, Geraldine Dinkins Seraldine-Dnansectvolbrevardcom>, Hannah Bowers cnannanbowers06270gmal.com>, Isaac Allen sacewntesguirerealvcom-,eremy Owen eremyowen@beverly-hanks.com>, Mack McKeller mackmcelereciyolbrevarc.com>, Madeline Offen maceinepisahelop, Nory LeBrun  nervemndsping.com>, Tripp Presnell opprsnelesmalcon  Dear Short-term Rental Taskforce,  (lamf forwarding you all a message Isent yesterday to Aaron and Geraldine. Sincelwork and raise children! do not have vottom line upt front: Please revise your plans to limit short-term rental in Brevard to non-locals and focus on Asal Brevard local (I reside ini the ETJ) lappreciate your concern over housing costs in Brevard, however, Ifeel we need tol look forward, not backwards. My family was hit hard byl housing costs after we moved away fora a year and moved back to Brevard. We now have a mortgage that is double what wel had 4 years ago. That said - housing costs have peaked and are trending down due to interest rates, return to work after covid, supply chains, and other market forces. Ifeel your efforts to limit short-term rentals were needed 3 years ago, not today. Ifeel most oft the future pressure on housing in Brevard will not bet from short-term rentals, but from relocations from other regions as Brevard is more affordable that many other outdoor towns in the U.S. lwould prefer that the Brevard City Council set its sights on how to generate tax income to support infrastructure for what may be an extended period of migration within the U.S. as families flee western towns with water shortages, wildfire risk, and even higher housing costs thani the southeastern U.S. lwould personally liket to see the City of Brevard focus on faster implementation of bikeways and transportation lam outraged that the Short-Term Rental Task Force and City of Brevard would pull the right to short-term rent away from local residents. This policy will hit underserved residents hard. Ipersonally know two single women, one witha child in local schools, who use: short-term renting oft their homes as an income source to make ends meet. Iti is very difficult for even 2-person families to make rent or mortgage payments, much less 1-person households. Taking this income stream away from recently divorced women or single moms only makes it harder for them in a world that already sidelines single women. Additionally, Brevard residents might have to spend time in other cities caring for aging rents, and might need thei income stream ofrenting their house short-term for a month or so to accomplish elder re. In my personal experience, my own family's finances are going negative now that our expenses are not keeping up  more than 5 minutes to stop by your meeting today during my work hours.)  improving infrastructure.  planning than placing efforts on prying rights away from residents.    with ouri income during inflationary times, and wer rent our home short-term at few weeks/year when we are out oft town Please do not hit your own locals with this plan to outlaw short-term rentals. Please limit this policy to people or sinesses who are not residents of Brevard or Transylvania County (as this applies also to TC residents ini the ETJI  tol help keep our family out of debt.  sume). Inflationary times are hard enough, please do not make this harder.  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