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Council postpones selection of short‑term‑rental enforcement vendor after staff presentation
Summary
Staff presented four vendor options to identify and monitor short‑term rentals; council asked revenue and compliance questions and voted to postpone selection to allow further review.
Council heard staff presentations about four third‑party vendors that could help identify and enforce short‑term‑rental (STR) compliance, and members asked for more time to review the proposals before choosing a provider.
Planning staff explained that short‑term rentals (Airbnb, bed‑and‑breakfast) require conditional‑use approval and the city currently has one approved B&B; third‑party vendors identified roughly 40–70 potential STRs in Dickinson. A staff estimate cited by finance suggested that with 50% compliance the city could capture about $30,000 per year in hotel‑occupancy taxes.
Staff characterized Azovar (also styled Avasar in the packet) as the lower‑cost option at about $100 per identified property not to exceed $3,000 annually but said it provides identification only and not ongoing monitoring, while higher‑feature platforms (Granicus, Numo) offer monitoring and enforcement features. Council members asked whether the city has the staff to follow up on identified properties; staff recommended identifying properties first and pursuing enforcement thereafter. Council voted to postpone the contract decision so members could review the packet further.
