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Council Minutes of 5-15-2018 Councilman Schumann said he has already talked to the Clerk of Council about what other cities are doing, but thinks a meeting would be a great idea. Mayor Kennedy said he would work with Councilman Schumann to schedule a meeting with everyone from the neighborhood. Nina Herold 6745 Warrington Drive Ms. Herold said she lives across the street from the house that is going to be an Airbnb. She said she is really upset as the neighborhood is made up of single family homes and everyone takes great pride in their properties and how they are maintained. They pay resident fees to maintain the park and common areas. Ms. Herold said the owners of this property do not live there, they live on Mastick Road. She said their Home Owner Association rules are very specific regarding what can be done in the neighborhood. She read from one of the Home Owner Association Articles. She said the house listed at 6744 Warrington is listed as a rental, however, it is really a commercial business. They are basically running a hotel wanting to rent rooms for a profit at the expense of the neighborhood integrity. She continued saying they have divided the house in order to sell multiple rooms for short-term rentals and she is opposed to it being turned into a hotel. Mark Dirk 2500 Kennedy Ridge Road Mr. Dirk said his neighbors and him have concerns regarding maintenance at the RTA Park and Ride. RTA does not pick up the leaves in the fall and they constantly blow into the neighbors' lawns. Mr. Dirk also said the lawn hasn't been cut this year and is about a foot tall. He also said they do not treat the weeds on the outside of their property. He said the inside is very nice as it is treated and trimmed, but they do not maintain the resident's side of the property. The detention basin, which is supposed to be cut weekly, was only cut once last year and the weeds grew to four foot tall. When it was cut, all the thistle seeds blew into the neighbor's yards and now they have thistle everywhere. The bushes are growing out of control and they have caught people sleeping in them. He said all they really want is regular lawn cutting and cleanup. Mr. Dirk said he has contacted RTA and they said the issue has been taken care of, but it is still an issue. Mr. Dirk also said when they expanded the spot 1 1 years ago it was agreed upon RTA would do some of this stuff and he just wants to see it done. Mayor Kennedy responded this is an ongoing issue. The Mayor said the City is on the resident's side and have been working with RTA on it and will continue to do so. He said he will call RTA tomorrow morning on it again. Councilwoman Hemann said in the four years she has represented this Ward she has called RTA several times and even gone out to meet them. She said Planning Director Lieber has called them and the Law Director has looked up the original contract. Councilwoman Hemann says the issue seems to be they are constantly changing landscapers and not upholding what they are supposed to be doing. She hopes the Mayor, the Planning Director and the Mayor will give the Ward some assistance in that regard. 4