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MEETING MINUTES
SHORT-TERM VACATION RENTAL
PROGRAM AD-HOC COMMITTEE
MINUTES
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2020
CALL TO ORDER
A regular meeting of the Short-Term Vacation Rental Program Ad-Hoc
Committee (Committee) was called to order at 4:01 p.m. by Committee
Secretary Lorett.
This meeting was held by teleconference pursuant to Executive Orders N-25-
20, N-29-20, N-33-20, and N-35-20, executed by the Governor of California
in response to the state of emergency relating to novel coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID-19) and enabling teleconferencing accommodations by
suspending or waiving specified provisions of the Ralph M. Brown Act
(Government Code § 54950 et seq.).
ROLL CALL
PRESENT: Committee Members Best, Butler, Caldwell, Church,
Coronel, Grotsky, Jonasson, McDonough, Navarro, Shelton,
Spinney, Tamm and Chair Schutz
ABSENT: Committee Members Franco and Monroe
STAFF PRESENT: Design & Development Director Castro, Hub Manager
Sanchez, Permit Technician/Committee Secretary Lorett,
Public Safety Manager Mendez, and Code Compliance
Supervisor Meredith
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Committee Secretary Lorett led the Committee in the Pledge of Allegiance.
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA
Committee Secretary Lorett announced the following WRITTEN PUBLIC
COMMENTS were received as of 12:00 p.m., which were distributed to the
Committee, and incorporated into the agenda packet and public record of the
meeting:
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• Patrick Harlow and Mariam Avetisyan – commenting on the density
recommendations proposed by the Committee;
• Andy Myers – recommending guests receive citations incurred during
their stay in lieu of the host by signing a waiver prior to the stay;
• Brent Lamb – in support of Short-Term Vacation Rentals (STVRs);
• Steven Parker – in opposition of STVRs.
CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA – Confirmed
CONSENT CALENDAR
1. APPROVE MEETING MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 5, 2020
MOTION – A motion was made and seconded by Committee Members
Schutz/Caldwell to approve the Consent Calendar as submitted. Motion
passed: ayes 13, noes 0, absent 2 (Franco and Monroe).
REPORTS AND INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
1. REVIEW TIMELINE OF COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS TO CITY
COUNCIL
Hub Manager Sanchez provided an update on the STVR Program and reviewed
current efforts of City Staff.
Staff provided a report to the City Council at the November 17, 2020, regular
meeting outlining the STVR program’s characteristics; the City’s past, current,
and future objectives and initiatives; and enforcement efforts.
Following Staff’s recommendations, Council introduced at first reading
Ordinance No. 586 at the December 1, 2020, regular meeting proposing
amendments to Chapter 3.25 of the La Quinta Municipal Code (LQMC) related
to STVRs. The code amendments include processing refinements, additional
action when a change of property ownership takes place, responsiveness by
local contact, new requirements of hosting platforms, and miscellaneous
clarifying language. Staff will bring back this ordinance for Council’s
consideration at the December 15, 2020 regular meeting for adoption at
second reading.
Chair Schutz and Co-Chair McDonough will present the Committee’s final
recommendations to City Council at the December 15, 2020, regular meeting.
Review of completed and ongoing tasks by Staff for the STVR Program:
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• Transferring STVR Hotline services from current vendor, Central
Communications, to LodgingRevs;
• Updating STVR application to include fields for additional data, such as
residential development name, owner’s residency, ownership type, STVR
management type, etc. to enable the collection of identifying data of the
STVR program’s characteristics;
• Updating the City’s STVR webpages for ease of navigation;
• Posting of current STVR active and suspended properties list on the City’s
website on a weekly basis;
• Continuing the City’s outreach to homeowner associations (HOAs) and
their security teams to ensure their enforcement is aligned with the City;
• Undergoing is a STVR fee study;
• The City sent out a postcard in September 2020 to notify all residents to
immediately stop renting their property without a STVR permit. This was
followed up with a Cease and Desist letter on November 9, 2020 to all
properties that continued to rent without a STVR permit;
• The City has contracted with Deckard Technologies to provide a
comprehensive and robust STVR reporting.
Hub Manager Sanchez answered related questions from Committee Members.
CHAIRPERSON AND COMMITTEE MEMBER ITEMS
1. REVIEW CHAIRPERSON FINAL REPORT
Chair Schutz reviewed the process, resources, and methodology used by the
sub-committees to formulate the recommendations, which were then
considered and approved by the Committee; and provided a recap of
Committee meetings over the last year. Committee members were given the
opportunity to share final comments on the final recommendation report.
2. REVIEW COMMITTEE MEMBER ADDITIONAL PERSPECTIVE
Committee Member Jonasson reviewed her submission titled “Some Additional
Perspective” and explained to the Committee this report highlighted areas in
which she believed the STVR program could be further improved.
Chair Schutz clarified Committee Member Jonasson’s individual report was not
part of the Committee’s final recommendations and would not be presented
to City Council on behalf of the Committee.
Chair Schutz thanked the Committee, City Staff, and members of the
community for their time and effort in serving and facilitating the Committee’s
deliberations and meetings.
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ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, it was moved and seconded by Committee
Members Schutz/Caldwell to adjourn this meeting at 4:37 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
LORI LORETT, Committee Secretary
City of La Quinta, California