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a. Consider approval of the response to the 2020-21 Monterey County Civil Grand Jury Final Report "Vacation Rentals Enforcement in Monterey County: Little Progress Despite Years of Struggle"; and
b. Direct the County Administrative Officer to file the approved response with the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court, County of Monterey, by June 15, 2021.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Consider approval of the response to the 2020-21 Monterey County Civil Grand Jury Final Report "Vacation Rentals Enforcement in Monterey County: Little Progress Despite Years of Struggle"; and
b. Direct the County Administrative Officer to file the approved response with the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court, County of Monterey, by June 15, 2021.
SUMMARY:
The 2020-21 Monterey County Civil Grand Jury Final Report "Vacation Rentals Enforcement in Monterey County: Little Progress Despite Years of Struggle" was issued March 17, 2021 (Attachment 1). By law, the Board of Supervisors and elected County officials are required to respond to specific findings and recommendations as directed therein. Within 90 days of the report issuance, on or before June 15, 2021, the Board's response must be filed with the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court, County of Monterey.
The Civil Grand Jury report required responses from the Board of Supervisors and Treasurer-Tax Collector, and invited responses from Housing and Community Development. This report provides the required responses by the Board of Supervisors (Findings 1 - 12 and Recommendations 1 - 8) and includes invited responses from the County Housing and Community Development Department (Findings 4 - 10 and Recommendations 3 - 6). The Monterey County Treasurer-Tax Collector's Office has already provided their responses to the Court.
The Board of Supervisors' approved response, which incorporates the Housing and Community Development Department (HCD) responses, (Attachment 2) should b...
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