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people will still continue to rent, but the landlords will not collect the taxes, and it will be a black market rental bu'siness. He relayed that on June 2, 2011, Governor Rick Scott signed a Bill into law that reclassifies a single-family home as a vacation rental, and a local law cannot restrict, prohibit, or regulate the rentals based on the classification use for occupancy. Vice Chairman O'Bryan said that his family has used short-term rentals in the past, and felt they provide a family friendly environment. He believed that most of the people that moved or brought their business to this County visited here first. He asked the County Attorney to review the State Law that Mr. Powell referenced, and provide an opinion before the final meeting, so the Board can take appropriate action. ( Commissioner Davis also revealed that his family uses short-term rentals when traveling. He could only recall two negative complaints in his eight years of being a commissioner. Community Development Director Bob Keating acknowledged that there have not been a lot of complaints, and reiterated that staff is not changing the policy, they are only clarifying it. Chairman Wheeler believed that by clarifying the ordinance, it is in effect, changing it. ICommissioner Davis did not favor changing the ordinance, he wanted time to observe whether there is a real or perceived problem; at this time he believed it to be perceived. Mr. Powell said the people who come for short-term rentals have money, are educated, and seek out what Indian River has to offer. He said there are regulations that can be put into place to take care of the concerns of single-family residences. Attorney Polackwich focused on legal issues and the interpretation of the proposed amendments to the ordinance. He recalled that vacation rentals are defined under Chapter 509 of the Florida Statutes, which also deals with hotels and vacation rentals at the State level, and are June 19, 2012 11 AT TACHMENT 3 109