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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,February 13, 2023 Page 10 noting there is a lot less care of the property and a lot less respect of the neighbor- hood. She would also like to ask that since her license is the first one to renew,that the Council decide quickly because she has regular renters that stay during the sum- mer months,people are already booking to rent,and there will be financial penalties for cancellation at this point. Ms. Connie Zaiets, 1277 Garden Avenue Ms. Zaites noted the permit is under her husband's name and she was speaking on behalf of him who is with their kids. She indicated her family owns a few short- term rentals around the Twin Cities, rightfully obtained their permit, and have hosted many families, the majority of them who come to visit other family mem- bers.Their home is a larger size in order to host bigger families where a hotel cannot accommodate them. They have very strict rules that the guests do follow with out- door cameras on all of the sections coming into the house with 24/7 surveillance of that. She indicated they also have a good relationship with the neighbors surround- ing the rentals and ask the neighbors to inform them of any issues. She explained they go to the site often,have only had one incident while hosting people, and were able to cancel the reservation within three hours of their arrival. She felt they have more control with short-term rentals over long-term rentals. She indicated with long-term rentals there is less control over what happens on the property and how the property is maintained. Ms. Faith Wilmar, 1130 Ryan Avenue W Ms. Wilmar indicated they have been Airbnb hosts for the past seven years and have an occupied property too. The problem now is that they cannot travel. She indicated she is from China and her parents cannot travel but her family cannot go together to visit them because of this business. She wondered if they had friends living in the property to take care of the business so they can travel,would this still count as owner occupied or would they have to have a license. Mayor Roe explained she should follow up with staff on that question. Ms. Hess, 1913 Shady Beach Avenue Ms.Hess explained she was at the meeting to talk about the other side of the Airbnb. She indicated there are seven rental units in Roseville, three are on their lake and two of them are on her block. She explained it is not all fabulous during the summer on the weekends even with the new regulations. They are trying to be good neigh- bors and cooperative so everyone can keep their properties but the owners probably do not know what goes on when not there and a family comes over for the weekend. The family usually only stays a few days,but they have friends over and it does end up chaotic. She stated there is a difference between a neighborhood and a lake property, as the lake properties end up becoming like a resort. She wanted to tell the other side of the story as well. Ms.Noelle Chew, 1964 Schryer Avenue West