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14-- 21- 2_01 Io.B.Q. Words for County Commission — April 21 I want to thank you for considering an Ordinance to control Short Term rental in Indian River County. What you have proposed is a start, but much more is necessary. I have given to Commissioner O'Bryan and your Attorney's office a copy of the Monroe County Ordinance which is much more comprehensive and a copy of the Florida department of Business and Professional Regulation that requires these rentals to be licensed. I hope you will read that ordinance and consider adopting some of its provisions in your ordinance. I also gave each of you a letter from a committee of the IRNA outlining some of those provisions. I hope you see that these provisions are necessary for the best interests of you, the County Commission and the Residents of Indian River County, Read letter to Commission. You will probably hear from owners that these provisions would interfere with their property rights. But remember, their neighbors have property rights also. The right to a safe, quiet residential neighborhood that protects their property values. We are not trying to ban short term rentals, only regulate them and make them safe. I live in the city of Vero Beach and so am not covered by the County ordinance, however, let me tell you why I am involved. I have been a member of the National Fire Prevention Association NFPA for over 20 years, I am a member of the electrical committees for NFPA 70, The National Electric Code, NFPA 99 Health Care facilities and NFPA 110 & 111 which deal with standby power. I am also working with the Consumer Product Safety Commission CPSC and Underwriters Laboratories to try and make portable generator set less lethal. You probable heard on the news two weeks ago how 8 people died when the father brought a gen set into his kitchen and started it. Small gen