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LODGING TAX ADVISORY COMMITTEE
February 24, 2020 at 2:00 p.m.
City Council Chambers, 321 East 51h Street
CALL TO ORDER
Committee Chair French called the meeting to order at 2:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Voting Members Present: Mike French, Donya Alward, Christine Loewe, and Kim Reynolds
Non-Voting Members: Peter Stolinsky, Jane Vanderhoof, and Terry Breen
Members Absent: David Mattern
Staff Present: Clerk Martinez-Bailey, A. Brekke, and B. Braudrick.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Lori Mitmen, Olympic Discovery Trail races, discussed some recent complications due to trail closures.
ACTION ITEMS
1. 2020 Meeting Schedule
Community and Economic Development Director Allyson Brekke opened the meeting by discussing the action
items on the agenda. Committee discussion followed.
Reynolds made the motion and Loewe seconded to:
Approve the 2020 meeting schedule as presented to the Committee, amended to move the May 25'meeting to
June 1st.
Motion carried 4-0
2. Goals and Priorities
Chair French opened discussion on goals and priorities. Committee discussion followed.
Jessica Elliot, spoke about how the time of the event was critical to her event. And that she is planning the 2021
budget during the 2020 summer season.
Lori Mitmen spoke about timelines what worked for her February events. She suggested adding a cap on awards.
Talking point from Allyson, $38000,transferred to the General Fund.
Director Brekke recommended the committee discuss the funding section of the goals and priorities document
presented to them and make changes to it as they see appropriate.By consensus the committee agreed to update
the vision statement to read, "...community with facilities and activities that increase...". The committee came to
a consensus on creating separate priorities for events and for non-events to include:
• Encourage marketing priorities for new events
• Add`Encourage events to become self-sufficient"to "Fund projects of up to 5 years..."
• Regional marketing coordination
• Data collection priorities
• Self-sufficiency plan for events
French made the motion and Stolinsky seconded to:
Forward the committee's recommendation to City Council to reduce the amount of the annual funding
disbursement in tourism-related capital projects from 25% with 5% dedicated to capital reserves to 20%with 5%
dedicated to capital reserves.
Motion carried 4-0
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French made the motion and Reynolds seconded to:
Accept the finalized list of goals and priorities,including added priorities.
Motion carried 4-0
ADJOURNMENT
Chair French adjourned the meeting at time 4:07 p.m.
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