2018-09-20 Leeward Exh B (Bill 108 re Short-term Vacation Rentals)

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this meeting. I’d like to, I’d like for staff to summarize your presentation, and make any last final comments. We’ll get into public testimony after that, and then it will be kicked back to the Planning Commission for more discussion like we just had. JACKSON: Thank you, Chair. I just have one more slide. So the actual recommendations made by the Windward Planning Commission were to change the initial registration fee from 250 dollars to 500, and require annual registration for all short-term vacation rentals, not just those with a nonconforming use certificate. The second recommendation was to change the wording in the “nonconforming use certificate – prior use” section to add that the existing short-term vacation rental operation must not have violated pertinent laws, such as getting the proper building permits for their dwelling when it was built, must not have police reports or verified neighbor complaints, and have paid all property, GET, TAT, and income taxes. If they do not meet this criteria, the Director can deny the issuance of the nonconforming, the initial nonconforming use certificate. And then the third recommendation that the Windward Commission made was to simplify the language in the “enforcement account” section to say, “this account shall be funded by all fees and fines collected pursuant to this section.” So those, after all the discussion, those were the three recommendations that the Windward Commission made. And that concludes my presentation. I’d be happy to answer any questions. UNGER: Great, thank you. Any further questions from Commissioners? \[None.\] Thank you. At this time we would like to open it up to public testimony. I’d like to ask for a five-minute break before we open public testimony. Thank you. RECESSED Chairman Unger called a recess at 10:54 a.m. RECONVENED The meeting reconvened at 11:03 a.m. UNGER: We’d like to open up the hearing for public testimony. If everybody would have your seat, please. Our first testifier will be Mayor Harry Kim. Mr. Kim, will you please, please raise your right hand. Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth before the Planning Commission? KIM: I do. UNGER: Please state your name and area of address. KIM: Harry Kim. \[Mayor Kim stated his Hilo address.\] UNGER: Thank you. Please testify. KIM: Thank you very much. I was just talking to a very nice gentleman just before we started and he voiced his opinion about government taxes spending and where we get money. 18 EXHIBIT B