HomeMy WebLinkAboutA020 - Email from Sarah Conroy dated May 21, 2018 Re: Rental Cap Opposition in SCAN West of Lynn Avenue
Sarah Conroy to: AmesCityCouncil, John Haila 05/21/2018 07:14 PM
"rallanl5", "Mary Buchman", "Mary Conroy", mikefowles, "Chad
Gourley", "Nancy Gourley", "Chris Grooms", "Hamling Holdings",
"Kate Hardy", "Morgan Johnston", "Nancy", "Krumnack, Nils
Cc: [PHYSA]", "CATHERINE MALLIET",danmalliet65, KAPARSONS93,
Iisaprichard, "Elaine Rice", "Rupiper, Kent", kevinseiler, "Lana
Seiler", "Tim Tusha", "Mary Warren", "Mark Wibholm", "Justin Wise",
"Rene Zamudio", morganmariehansen35, "Mtrproperties", "Jon
Engelman", "Judy Denny", "Michael Veach", "Chris Secrist"
Hello Ames City Council and Mayor,
Attached is an additional signature in support of our petition. I have updated the map and statistics
accordingly.
Based on the petitions submitted to date, it is clear the majority of residents and property owners West of
Lynn Avenue do not support this ordinance and wish to be excluded from the rental cap overlay.
When looking at all properties located in the RL areas of the neighborhood West of Lynn Ave...
... 75.63%Against- (90 of 119) have taken an official position (signed our petition, emailed council,
and/or spoke during public comment) against the rental cap ordinance
... 15.97% No position/Unknown - (19 of 119) have not taken an official position
... 8.40% In favor- (10 of 119) have taken an official position (emailed council and/or spoke during public
comment) in favor of the rental cap ordinance
When looking at only owner-occupied designated properties in the RL areas of the neighborhood
West of Lynn Avenue...
... 55.56% Against- (25 of 45) have taken an official position against the rental cap ordinance
... 22.22% No position/Unknown - (10 of 45) have not taken an official position
... 22.22% In favor- (10 of 45) have taken an official position in favor of the rental cap ordinance
As we've previously stated, the facts and figures we have provided are strong indicators that there is a
significant lack of support for this ordinance in the area of SCAN West of Lynn Avenue. The property
owners, landlords, and tenants simply do not want this ordinance forced upon our properties and
respectfully ask to be excluded from the rental cap overlay.
Thank you.
On Tue, May 8, 2018 at 1:43 PM, Sarah Conroy <conroy.sarah.a(a,gmail.com> wrote:
Dear Council and Mayor,
We, the property owners West of Lynn Avenue, want to confirm ahead of tonight's Ames City Council
meeting our desire to be excluded from the proposed rental cap ordinance.
Based on the petitions submitted to date, it is clear the majority of residents and property owners West
of Lynn Avenue do not support this ordinance and wish to be excluded from the rental cap overlay.
When looking at all properties located in the RL areas of the neighborhood West of Lynn Ave...
... 74.79%Against- (89 of 119) have taken an official position (signed our petition, emailed council,
and/or spoke during public comment) against the rental cap ordinance
... 16.81% No position/Unknown - (20 of 119) have not taken an official position
... 8.40% In favor- (10 of 119) have taken an official position (emailed council and/or spoke during
public comment) in favor of the rental cap ordinance
When looking at only owner-occupied designated properties in the RL areas of the neighborhood
West of Lynn Avenue...
... 55.56% Against- (25 of 45) have taken an official position against the rental cap ordinance
... 22.22% No position/Unknown - (10 of 45) have not taken an official position
... 22.22% In favor- (10 of 45) have taken an official position in favor of the rental cap ordinance
We believe these figures to be very informative about the lack of support in our neighborhood for this
ordinance.
SCAN leadership has expressed during individual meetings that our claim of 60-70% rental
concentration West of Lynn Avenue is misleading. It is not misleading. The percentage of rental
properties in the RL area of our half of the neighborhood is, in fact, between 60-70%. Further, this
statistic doesn't even include the rental impacts of the high residential properties on Welch Avenue,
which is located right down the middle of our neighborhood.
Nevertheless, it is our hope that council will look beyond rental percentages of individual streets. For
example, Baker Street and the western block of Donald have lower percentages of rental-designated
properties than streets like Hayward, Knapp, and Storm. However, between both Baker Street and
western Donald Street, only one property owner has taken a position in support of the ordinance. All
others are either opposed or undecided. The opposition to this ordinance cannot be denied.
We have also heard feedback regarding using Lynn Avenue as a dividing street. This was done in an
effort to make it easy for city employees to administer the overlay. It was also chosen because an
overwhelming majority of properties on the western side of Lynn are opposed to the ordinance (12 of 17
are against, only 3 of 17 are in favor, and 2 of 17 have taken no official position). Again, the opposition
of those who live on the western side of Lynn Avenue is undeniable.
The facts and figures we have provided are strong indicators that there is a significant lack of support
for this ordinance in the area of SCAN West of Lynn Avenue. The property owners, landlords, and
tenants simply do not support this ordinance and respectfully ask to be excluded from the rental cap
overlay.
Thank you,
Ryan Allan, 2322 Storm Street
Mary Buchman, 502-532 Hayward Avenue, 513-521 Stanton Avenue
Sarah & Mary Conroy, 2318 Baker Street
Mike & Kathy Fowles, 2327 Donald Street
Chad & Nancy Gourley, 2335 Baker Street
Chris & Kori Grooms, 2323 Donald Street
Cory Hamling, 419 &427 Lynn Avenue
Kate Hardy, 519 Lynn Avenue& 2314 Baker Street
Morgan & Drew Johnston, 611 Lynn Avenue
Nancy & Ronald Johnston, 2341 Donald Street
Nils Krumnack, 601 Hayward Avenue
Catherine & Dan Malliet, 2320 Knapp Street
Gordie Meyer, 2340 Knapp Street, 510, 602, 608, 610 Stanton Avenue, 2334 Storm Street
Kathy Parsons, 2313 Baker Street
Lisa Prichard & Bernard Canniffe, 413 Lynn Avenue
Elaine Rice, 2321 Baker Street
Kent&Tami Rupiper, 2315 Storm Street
Kevin & Lana Seiler, 711 Lynn Avenue
Tim & Ellen Tusha, 2317 Baker Street
Al & Mary Warren, 2340 Knapp Street, 510, 602, 608, 610 Stanton Avenue, 2334 Storm Street
Mark Wibholm, 703 Stanton Avenue
Justin Wise, 2331 Baker Street
Rene & Julie Zamudio, 418 Stanton Avenue
MM IBM
Signatures Batch 9.pdfOpposition&Support of Rental Cap Ordinance(SCAN WoL).pdf