DATE: October 21, 2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Financial Services Department
TITLE: APPROVAL OF A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH DECKARD TECHNOLOGIES, INC. FOR SHORT TERM RENTAL MONITORING, COMPLIANCE AND REGISTRATION SERVICES AND TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX REGISTRATION AND COMPLIANCE SERVICES.
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends that the City Council approve a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with Deckard Technologies, Inc. in the amount of $269,539 for a three-year term with an option to extend for two additional one-year terms for short term rental (STR) monitoring, compliance and registration services and Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) registration and compliance services; appropriate $85,500 from the General Fund Unassigned Fund Balance; approve an ongoing increase to the General Fund budget for $85,500 annually; and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement.
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
On June 19, 2019, the City Council adopted short term rental regulations in response to the dramatic increase in residential properties being used as short-term rentals and concerns from citizens and neighborhood groups. The ordinance established STR regulations including the STR permit program, permit exemptions, and operational requirements.
On January 10, 2024, the City Council adopted an amendment to Chapter 24 of the Oceanside City Code to prohibit new non-hosted STRs outside the Coastal Zone in partial response to the dramatic increase in short term rentals throughout the City.
On May 8, 2024, the City Council adopted the proposed amendment to Chapter 24 of the Oceanside City Code to limit new STR permits issued west of Coast Highway to residential zones except for R-1 Zone, where new permits are prohibited, institutes a cap of 480 total non-hosted permits in the Coastal Zone west of Coast Highway. These modifications to Chapter 24 impacting the Coastal Zone will require a Local Coastal Program Amendment (LCPA)...
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