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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-19-22 Public Comment - T. Conarro - Fw_ Unlicensed sort term rentalsFrom:Terry Cunningham To:Agenda Subject:Fw: Unlicensed sort term rentals Date:Monday, December 19, 2022 7:28:11 AM Terry Cunningham - City Commissioner City of Bozeman | 121 North Rouse Avenue | P.O. Box 1230 | Bozeman, MT 59771 P: 406.595-3295 | E: Tcunningham@bozeman.net | W: www.bozeman.net From: Tim Conarro <timconarro@gmail.com> Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2022 1:57 PM To: Terry Cunningham <TCunningham@BOZEMAN.NET> Cc: Taylor Morrison <taylor@dream-mt.com>; Kathy Trauner <traunerkathy@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Unlicensed sort term rentals CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Thank you for your work in this. We still stay engaged. Tim Conarro303-746-1490 Sent from my iPhone On Dec 16, 2022, at 5:11 PM, Terry Cunningham<TCunningham@bozeman.net> wrote:  Tim: Thanks for contacting me about this issue. Our Economic Development staff is researching how we can force Airbnb and VRBO platforms to require a valid city license as a condition of being able to list an STR from Bozeman on their site. During a recent work session on the topic, we asked staff to bring back a recommendation on how we can implement this. We are scheduled to have another work session on STRs in February,, so I encourage you to stay engaged on this topic. Terry Cunningham - City Commissioner City of Bozeman | 121 North Rouse Avenue | P.O. Box 1230 | Bozeman, MT 59771 P: 406.595-3295 | E: Tcunningham@bozeman.net | W: www.bozeman.net From: webadmin@bozeman.net <webadmin@bozeman.net> on behalf of City of Bozeman, MT <webadmin@bozeman.net> Sent: Friday, December 16, 2022 3:19 PM To: Terry Cunningham <TCunningham@BOZEMAN.NET> Subject: Unlicensed sort term rentals Message submitted from the <City Of Bozeman> website. Site Visitor Name: Tim ConarroSite Visitor Email: timconarro@gmail.com Terry, as a follow up to my voicemail, I own 610 N Grand which is a licensedshort term rental. I recently learned that Bozeman has on ~255 licensed STRs.However, Airbnb.com shows 660 rentals within the city limits! Why is thisallowed? Maybe the easiest way to bring back more long term rentals would berequire Airbnb and VRBO to only allow licensed rentals on their sites. Thanks,Tim Conarro, 303-746-1490 City of Bozeman emails are subject to the Right to Know provisions of Montana’s Constitution (Art. II, Sect. 9) and may be considered a “public record” pursuant to Title 2, Chpt. 6, Montana Code Annotated. As such, this email, its sender and receiver, and the contents may be available for public disclosure and will be retained pursuant to the City’s record retention policies. Emails that contain confidential information such as information related to individual privacy may be protected from disclosure under law.