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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br /> COUNTY OF KITTITAS <br /> STATE OF WASHINGTON <br /> RESOLUTION NO.2025- <br /> TO EXPAND THE DUTIES OF THE KITTITAS COUNTY SHORT-TERM RENTAL COMMITTEE <br /> WHEREAS:The Kittitas County Board of County Commissioners have received numerous public comments <br /> regarding the short-term rentals in upper Kittitas County;and <br /> WHEREAS:The Kittitas County Board of County Commissioners directed staff to pursue formulation of a short- <br /> term rental committee and solicit for participation in an advisory committee determining the need for legislation; <br /> and <br /> WHEREAS:The Board of County Commissioners approved Resolution 2024-049 on March 5,2024,charging the <br /> Short-term Rental Committee with determining if the County should pursue short-term rental regulations.; and <br /> WHEREAS:The short-term rental committee conducted their first meeting on March 27,2024 and subsequently at <br /> their regularly scheduled meeting on May 8,2024,the Short-term Rental Committee voted to recommend a need for <br /> legislation associated with short term rentals to the Board of County Commissioners; and <br /> WHEREAS:The committee continued to meet monthly and developed a community survey that was issued on <br /> February 5,2025,and concluded on April 5,2025;and <br /> WHEREAS:The Board of County Commissioners met at their regular CDS study session on April 14,2025,to <br /> discuss the results of the survey and consider expanding the charge of the Short-term Rental Committee to include <br /> development of draft regulations;and <br /> WHEREAS:At this meeting on April 14,2025,the Board of County Commissioners instructed staff to prepare a <br /> resolution to expand the duties of the Short-term Rental Committee to develop draft regulations with the assistance <br /> of Community Development staff. <br /> NOW,THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of County Commissioners,in the best interest of the <br /> public,does hereby approve the expansion of the Kittitas County Short Term Rental Committee to include the <br /> development of draft short term rental regulations. <br /> DATED this 281 day of April 2025,at Ellensburg,Washington. <br /> BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br /> KITTITAS COUNTY,WASHINGTON <br /> Laura Osiadacz,Chairman <br /> Attest: <br /> ❑ Clerk of the Board-Julie Kjorsvik <br /> Cory Wright,Vice-Chairman <br /> ❑Deputy Clerk of the Board-Mandy Buchholz <br /> Brett Wachsmith,Commissioner <br />