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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, February 13, 2023 Page 15 stated with the number of questions raised, she would like to move forward with having some type of moratorium on things as the Council work through this. Etten moved, Groff seconded, enactment of Ordinance No. 1626 for Title 9, Chap- ter 909 that does not allow new but does allow for renewal of current licenses. Council Discussion Councilmember Etten stated this has been discussed a lot but until tonight,not hav- ing any feedback of concerns from the current licensees is an important piece for him. Also, an understanding of how the process works for short-term rentals, two- eight month ahead of time bookings,and the penalties for these folks. He noted the City is putting them in a rough financial situation if the City were to do a full rev- ocation of this. He thought this ordinances balanced some of what the City needs to do, and while he agreed that the Council needs to move quickly, he noted the Council is not famous for doing that. He wanted to make sure the City is not pe- nalizing people while doing that and that it does not add to any problem they may or may not have, but hold them in their current frame. He thought this was good middle ground that allows things to move forward with any changes the Council may want without making an unnecessary complete ban. He also suggested the fol- lowing to consider--while operating under the City's scheme,to not publish rentals below City Code. Mayor Roe thought these might be things to discuss as part of a subsequent discus- sion because the Council is currently looking at a motion already on the table spe- cific to the matter of stopping issuance of new short term rental licenses. Councilmember Etten indicated he would hold off on his suggestions. Councilmember Groff echoed Councilmember Etten's comments and felt it was a matter fairness, noting people have been running good Airbnbs in the city. This is not something detrimental to the city, it is something positive for the city, and if run correctly it is a good thing. He thought they are actually looking for problems here, noting while there are a few people that have complained about things, there are seven rentals and not a long list of complaints. He thought this made sense. Councilmember Schroeder felt this was a good motion because people have their license and are doing this within the law, so not being able to give them an exact date of when the City will have this done puts an undue burden on them. For this reason, she would support this ordinance, noting that does not mean that someday these could still be banned. Mayor Roe indicated he had become convinced that it made sense to have some- thing in place rather than try to change the regulations while new applications come in. He indicated he will be supporting the motion.