tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944244558806877209.post665219221340713745..comments2023-10-25T21:11:44.375-07:00Comments on Twilight Zoning in Bellingham: The Chicken or the Egg - Support of a Rental Licensing OrdinanceZonemavenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02853753467348220533noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944244558806877209.post-62383687562593053102011-01-25T20:14:25.061-08:002011-01-25T20:14:25.061-08:00It has to come from the City Council then as a req...It has to come from the City Council then as a request to draft one. This would probably be done by Mark Gardner, the Legislative Policy Analyst to the Council It is always easier to have the Mayor on board, however, that does not appear to be the case.Zonemavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02853753467348220533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944244558806877209.post-25411828094498443542011-01-25T17:44:25.180-08:002011-01-25T17:44:25.180-08:00Zonemaven.
Just following up per the discussion o...Zonemaven.<br /><br />Just following up per the discussion on your last blog post. <br /><br />Again I speculate you DO have support from most of MNAC. You have been to our meetings to hear the discussion for yourself. <br /><br />A draft outline of a rental licensing program would not be too much to ask...as stated above. <br /><br />That is exactly what we voted on and asked for last march.<br /><br />"P. McKee motion - Move that the Mayor’s Neighborhood Advisory Commission <br />recommend to Mayor Dan Pike that a rental housing licensing and inspection Ordinance <br />be drawn up for review and discussion in 2010 in a public process / Second / Discussion <br />/ 11 approved / 4 opposed / 1 abstained / Motion Carries" <br /><br />If you do not have the support of the mayor then please find the avenue through which this draft can be developed. <br /><br />dan welch<br />birchwood rep. MNACdanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11622880457351777437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944244558806877209.post-81577585463944778702011-01-25T10:28:48.011-08:002011-01-25T10:28:48.011-08:00Well said by both of you. I know that the Mayor&#...Well said by both of you. I know that the Mayor's support is not there. You may want to read my letter to him after the 24 May 10 City Council meeting in which I took him to task for obfuscation. Go to: http://zonemaven.blogspot.com/2010/06/rationale-for-rental-licensing-in.htmlZonemavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02853753467348220533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944244558806877209.post-9044122895942179802011-01-25T10:17:01.178-08:002011-01-25T10:17:01.178-08:00The lack of follow-through by the Mayor might give...The lack of follow-through by the Mayor might give the Neighborhood Advisory Council the message that Rental Licensing is not supported by his administration and/or that their advice is not really wanted by him. The preliminary outline of an ordinance for the Advisory Council to examine and debate does not seem like a lot to ask for neighborhood reps who give of their time to come to a meeting at the mayors request for the ostensible purpose of giving their advice to him. It is understandable that Neighborhood reps might hesitate until they know what they are being asked to consider. On the other hand, the reps need to know that they are being asked for support, not blanket approval of any rental licensing act.David Hopkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14886247675760284286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944244558806877209.post-51494701841967185482011-01-25T10:16:28.530-08:002011-01-25T10:16:28.530-08:00Until you have had dealings with the forces whose ...Until you have had dealings with the forces whose real estate and rental profiteering make them oblivious to public concerns,you will not realize the depth of Bellingham's rental problem.<br /><br />Scofflaw rental agents and rental owners could not care less for the citizenry the districts the renters or any rule that might interefere with their uncontrolled activity<br /><br />Single family owners should promote rental licensing before the matter goes from bad to worse<br /><br />Tell council people and the mayor to save our cityAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com