At tonight’s City Council meeting, the City Manager is scheduled to update the Council on the vacation rental issue in his report at the end of the agenda. Go to www.bendoregon.gov/councilagenda to find the meeting agenda.
Today’s update will outline work plan options surrounding vacation home rentals – ways of addressing code and programmatic deficiencies. It will also be the beginning of a discussion about resources needed to improve enforcement of existing codes and to create a more comprehensive vacation home rental program.
The update is outlined in the attached document so you can see what the City Manager’s report will entail. This update from the City Manager is not a public hearing or an action item that includes public testimony. As you will see in the attached work plan proposal, the Council will be asked to decide on a menu of options and policy decision in November, and the appropriate public involvement process will follow.
If you would prefer to watch this meeting from home, you can live-stream through www.bendoregon.gov/councilagenda, and video archives of past meetings can be watched through that site as well. Channel 11 also broadcasts Council meetings.
The City today also launched a new webpage to help you find information – www.bendoregon.gov/vacationrentals – and this site will be updated periodically.