TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Quinn Barrow, City Attorney
Michael Estrada, Assistant City Attorney
SUBJECT:Title
Concurrence with Resolution of Support for SB 593 (McGuire) - The Thriving Communities and Sharing Economy Act (City Attorney Barrow).
APPROVE
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council Concur in the Resolution of Support for SB 593 Proposed by the City of West Hollywood, and authorize the City Manager to send a Letter of Concurrence to the League of California Cities.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There are no fiscal implications associated with this action.
BACKGROUND:
The City has received a letter from Mayor Horvath of the City of West Hollywood, which was sent to numerous cities throughout the State. West Hollywood is submitting a resolution to the League of California Cities for consideration at the League’s annual meeting, expressing support for SB 593 (McGuire), which would adopt the Thriving Communities and Sharing Economy Act. SB 593 would provide additional authority allowing California cities to enforce local regulations regarding short-term residential rentals. As summarized in the letter from Mayor Horvath, SB 593 would:
1) Prohibit the operators of short-term residential hosting platforms from advertising residential units for tourist or transient use if such use will violate any ordinance, regulation, or law, within the applicable city that opts into the bill's provisions.
2) Require short-term rental housing platforms to collect and remit applicable transient occupancy tax (if short-term rentals are allowed in the city and the collection of TOT is required by the city).
3) Require the confidential quarterly reporting of the following information (if a city opts-in to requesting the data):
The address of each residential unit that was occupied for tourist or transient use during the quarterly period.
The total number of nights the residential unit was occupied for tourist or transient use.
The amounts paid for the occupancy of the residential unit for tourist or transient use.
CONCLUSION:
The proposed resolution would put the League of California Cities on record as supporting SB 593. The resolution also reaffirms an important general policy to oppose any effort to undermine existing local authority to regulate land use or collect local TOT revenue.
The City Attorney’s Office has reviewed SB 593, the proposed resolution, and the draft letter of concurrence, and recommends approval of this action.
Attachments:
1. Copy of SB 593
2. Letter from Mayor Horvath of City of West Hollywood dated July 23, 2015
3. Proposed Resolution for the League of California Cities
4. Sample Letter of Concurrence to the League of Cities - Regarding SB 593