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<br /> <br />Page 7 of 16 <br />rentals are somewhere between hotels and time shares, she <br />encouraged the commission to amend the proposed language and <br />allow year-round short-term rentals on non-primary residential units on <br />the Redwood City public trust lands including areas such as the Dock <br />Town marina. <br /> <br />John Stewart, former member of HRAC and current member of the <br />AAC, stated he has been doing AirBNB for over a year. He stated that <br />he has been paying several thousands of dollars in occupancy tax. He <br />stated that he just learned that it is a prohibited use. He shared some of <br />his experiences with short term rentals. <br /> <br />Christian Schmidt shared his experience with short-term rentals. She <br />stated he isn’t sure how duplexes would be classified into this <br />ordinance. <br /> <br />Lydia Green stated that AirBNB is an important source of income for <br />her. She stated that she would like to be able to downsize, but those <br />smaller places are far more expensive than seniors can afford on a <br />fixed income. She stated the occupancy taxes are a huge amount of <br />money, especially for seniors. <br /> <br />M/S (White/Guerrero) to close the public hearing <br /> <br />COMMISSIONER COMMENTS <br /> <br />Commissioner Schmidt thanked those that spoke during the public <br />hearing. He shared thoughts on the role and impact of short-term <br />rentals on Redwood City. He stated he is happy to see Redwood City <br />be a leader on this issue. He stated he would like them to be as <br />consistent as possible. He stated he would like them to look into how <br />they would be able to collect tax off this issue. He expressed concern <br />regarding whether or not the funds are available to successfully monitor <br />the issue. He also brought up issues regarding safety and enforcement. <br /> <br />Mr. Aknin explained the process for how tax collection will operate. He <br />stated this is would be al line item on the AirBNB bill and then AirBNB <br />would send a check to the city once a day. He stated that in regard to <br />enforcement, there would be software that could identify addresses <br />listed on AirBNB and then they would check those against those homes <br />registered. <br /> <br />Commissioner White stated for clarification that there is nothing in the <br />ordinance that would prohibit a homeowner from having multiple listings <br />for their home – for example, they could rent out multiple bedrooms. He <br />asked if there was a structural way to limit how many people you could <br />rent out to. <br /> <br />Assistant City Attorney Rasiah stated that they would need to rely on <br />the occupancy standards as a way of limiting how many rooms could be <br />rented out. <br /> <br />7.B. - Page 29