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Print <br />First Name* <br />Charles <br />Last Name* <br />Elliott <br />Address* <br />3404 Silver Lake Rd NE <br />City* <br />St Anthony Village <br />State* <br />Minnesota <br />Zip Code* <br />55418 <br />Public Comment <br />Mayor & Councilmembers, my name is Chuck Elliott. My wife Vicki and I own a home at 3404 Silver Lake Road. We have <br />lived in St Anthony Village for over 20 years. We put multiple kids through the school district and Vicki worked at Nativity <br />church for years. We have deep ties to the SAV community. <br />Vicki and I are writing you about the proposed Rental Ordinance revisions on the 8/12 Council meeting agenda. <br />We operate our house on Silver Lake Road as a part-time, short-term rental. We do this because we purchased a cabin in <br />Vicki’s hometown in SE Wisconsin and we reside there as well as the house on Silver Lake Road. The only way we can <br />afford 2 mortgages is to supplement our income through short term rentals. <br />If the Council passes the ordinance as written, it will have a destructive effect on our life and cause us to make serious life- <br />changing choices such as selling the house in SAV, a town we have lived in for over 20 years. <br />We take very good care of the house, screen our guests very carefully and comply with all rental provisions. In addition, <br />we live in the house on a regular basis when there are vacancies. The guests we have are high quality: One repeat guest <br />stays at our house because her daughter and grandchildren live on the other side of the block, other guests stay because <br />their house in SAV is being remodeled. Others stay with us because they are looking to move into SAV. <br />In addition to the huge impact on our lives, the Ordinance revision would force us to cancel months’ worth of bookings and <br />the guests that planned to stay in our house would also be forced to alter their travel plans. <br />Our sincere hope is you amend the proposed ordinance revision to allow current short term rental operators to stay in <br />business (grandfathering provision). I believe there are only a handful of us. Please keep in mind we live in that house too. <br />Respectfully, <br />Chuck & Vicki Elliott <br />Public Comments for City Council Meetings - Submission #10552 <br />Date Submitted: 7/31/2025 <br />35