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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLTAC Agenda Packet 09282023 MEETING AGENDA LODGING TAX ADVISORY COMMITTEEMEETING September 28, 2023 2:00 –4:00 p.m. Notice is hereby given that the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee will meet on Thursday, September 28, 2023, starting at 2:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambersin City Hall located at 321 E. th 5Street, Port Angeles, WA. This meeting will be conducted as a hybrid meeting. In hybrid meetings, members of the public, Committee members, and City staff have the option to attend the meeting in person, at City Hall or remotely via telephone or video link. For audio only please call:1-844-992-4726 Use access code:2550 048 2678 Once connected press *3 to raise your virtual hand, if you wish to make a comment or public testimony. You will be notified when it is your turn to speak. This access code is good for the June 8, 2022 meeting only. If you are joining in through the Webex linkand wish to make a comment or public testimony, please use the “raise your hand” feature in Webex. You will be notified when it is your turn to speak. VirtualWebexMeeting Link: https://cityofpa.webex.com/cityofpa/j.php?MTID=m5c45d97d44d09807bf51744ce79e63cd The meeting is open to the public. I.CALL TO ORDER II.ROLL CALL III.APROVAL OF MINUTES IV.PUBLIC COMMENT The Lodging Tax Advisory Committee desires to allow the opportunity for public comment. However, the business of the Committee must proceed in an orderly, timely manner. At its most restrictive, Public Comment shall be limited to a total of 15 minutes. V.ACTION/DISCUSSION ITEMS/OTHER BUSINESS 1.Discussion/Action Item: Review and Recommend Annual 2024Lodging Tax Fund Budget Fund Review 2024Lodging Tax Fund proposed budget based on LTAC Policy and Guidelines. Consider motion to set the2024Lodging Tax Fund budget for the forthcoming 2024 Lodging Tax Fund RFP application process. 2.Discussion/Action Item: 2024Regular Meeting Scheduling Review the 2024Calendar and assign regular meeting dates and times for Tourism Reporting, Fund Review, and Annual Fund disbursement. VI.INFORMATION ONLY 1. August OPVB LTAX Revenue Report VII.STAFF UPDATES VIII.COMMITTEE MEMBER UPDATES IX.ADJOURNMENT LODGING TAX ADVISORY COMMITTEE June 8, 2023 2:00 p.m. This meeting wasconducted as a hybrid meeting. CALL TO ORDER ChairCarrcalled the meeting to order at2:10 p.m. ROLL CALL Voting Members Present:Navarra Carr, Christine Loewe, Donya Alward, Sydney Rubin, Victoria Jones. Member at Large Non-Voting Members:RosylenMangohigand Darlene Clemens. Members Absent:None. Staff Present:Ben Braudrick, Sarina Carrizosa, and Kari Martinez-Bailey. APPROVAL OF MINUTES It was moved by Loewe and seconded by Jones to: Approve the March 30, 2023minutes, to includecorrections to the spelling of Committee members names. Motion carried 5-0. PUBLIC COMMENT No public comments were received. ACTION ITEMS 1.Department of Natural Resources Community Forestry Assistance Grant Award Match The Committee reviewed the request by staff to allocate Lodging Tax Funds from reserves to provide match to a grant improving the Front Street entryway from the Overlook to Lincoln Street and improvements to Websters Woods. It was moved by Carr and seconded by Clemens to: After the original motion was made and after approval of an amendment, the final motion was considered: increase of the 2023 budget using 2022 excess revenue in the amount of $13,100 in order to provide match to Washington State Department of Natural Resources Community Forestry Assistance grant for improvements to the downtown gateway, Motion carried 5-0. 2.Review Vision, Goals and Priorities and Request for Proposal Application Document Principle Planner Ben Braudrick shared staff recommendation, that the Committee review the attached track change applications and Committee member suggestions for changes to the applications and scoring criteria. Committee discussion followed. Continued discussion of revisions that provide better guidance and an improved application process and evaluative approach for both Committee budgeting decisions and lodging tax fund applicants. It was moved by Carr and seconded by Alward to: Direct staff through motion to make changes to the applications and scoring criteria, recommend the City Counciland approve through resolution the drafted changes to the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee Vision, Goals and Priorities for Lodging Tax Funding Programsand to include the following changes to changes to theLodging Tax Advisory Committee Vision, Goals and Priorities and application:All different eventsrun by congruent Tax Identification Number willbe includedin one application, but all events will beconsidered separately, and change Question 7 on event application to include business goalsof the applicant. Motion carried 5-0. The next meeting is scheduled forSeptember 14,2023. STAFF UPDATES Principal Planner provided a brief summary of the revenue report included in the packet. He spoke about his attendance at an Olympic Peninsula Tourism Commission meeting and shared information provided by Olympic National Park Superintendent Sula Jacobs. Lodging Tax Advisory CommitteeMinutes June 8, 2023 Page 2 COMMITTEE MEMBER UPDATES Committee member Alward spoke about the many things to do on the Olympic Peninsula in addition to visiting the Olympic National Park. ADJOURNMENT ChairCarradjourned the meeting attime3:53p.m. _____________________________________________________ Navarra Carr, ChairKari Martinez-Bailey, Acting Clerk Date: September 28, 2023 To: Lodging Tax Advisory Committee From:Ben Braudrick,SeniorPlanner Melody Schneider, Management Accountant Subject: Staff Recommended FY24Lodging TaxFund Budget Background / Analysis: 2024Annual Lodging Tax Budget Recommendation The Lodging Tax Advisory Committee (LTAC) reviews and approves a preliminary annual budget for the following year preparation for acall for fundingproposals for either the operation of tourism-related facilitiesand events, marketing services that promote tourism in Port Angeles, and the construction and maintenance of City-owned tourism related facilities such as city parks and recreation facilities. The budget proposalis provided by the Finance Department andbased upon acombination ofanalysis of the previous five years of Lodging Tax (LTAX) revenue, including a forecast of the current year basedon up-to-date revenue reports from the State Department of Revenueand current as well as projected economic trends that may impact tourism in Port Angeles. In June 2023the LTAC forwarded a resolution to City Council that amended Resolution11-21.The approved resolution included a guiding document for theVision, Goals, and Priorities for Lodging Tax Funded Programs. The resolution directs the LTAX budget to approximate: Tourism-related capital facilities –20% plus 5% reserved. Reserves are to be taken from the initial annual projected available revenues prior to LTAC consideration of expenditure allocation and budget for the annum. Capital facility expenditures are to beused for: o New constructionof City owned property o Improvement and renovationof City owned properties Tourism-related marketing –25% Tourism-related non-profit business operations –33% Events and festivals designed to attract tourists –12% LTAC Priorities –5% The 2023recommended preliminary budget is $876,200. There are several costs that are either fixed in the budgetorstaff has identified for City use. These includethe designationof 5% of this budget for capital facilities reserve ($43,800), the fixed annual fixed operational costs ($176,700), andproposed use for destination marketingservices related to Visit Port Angeles marketing campaigns($172,100). There isalso amounts of reserve funding approved for capital facilities and marketing approved for use by the LTAC in September 2022and the inclusion of the remainder of reserves in capital facilities ($212,500 remaining) and marketing ($25,000 remaining) approved in 2022. Theremoval of fixedfeesand addition of approved reservesprovidea total of$721,100for the 2024LTAX Funding Program.The current categorical disbursement is as follows: CategoryAmount_ Capital (Includes $212,500 reserves approved on 9/15/22) ...............................$387,700 Non-Fixed Operations ........................................................................................$112,400 Non-Fixed Marketing (Includes $25,000 reserves approved on 9/15/22) .........$72,000 Events..................................................................................................................$105,200 Master Plan Priorities (Committee Members Choice) .......................................$ 43,800 Total Budget Available.....................................................................................$ 721,100 Excess and Capital Reserves The current amount of available reserve funding are determined by current use of those reserves. The total current excess reserves ($1,219,100) have several encumbrances. These encumbrances include 25% of the available excess reserve that removed from available balance as a matter of City Council policy and several items approved by the LTAC in previous years. The current available excess reserve budget is $371,800. As a matter of LTAC policy, 5% of the annual budget is reserved for capital facilities. With the addition of the 2024 amount ($43,800), the capital reserve budget will be $170,700 in 2024. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee accept the recommended Lodging Tax budget of $721,100 for FY2024 with the proposed adjusted funding category percentages . Attachments: 1. 2024 Lodging Tax Preliminary Budget 2. Vision, Goals, and Priorities for Lodging Tax Funded Programs Vision, Goals,and Priorities for Lodging Tax FundingPrograms Vision: To best utilize lodging tax funds to create a welcoming and inviting community with facilities and activities that increase tourism-related revenue through a sustainable visitor experience. Goals: 1.Foster and maintain ahealthy and diverse tourism sector that thrives. 2.Fully utilize and promote creative uses of existing facilities. 3.Improve the quality of experience and relationships for touristsand residents while diminishing any negative impacts from tourism-related activities and traffic. 4.Promote partnerships and increase tourism by concentrating on priorities identified by residents and the tourism industry. 5.Focus on our unique Port Angeles assets, makingus a premier destination for environmentally and fiscally sustainable recreation and tourism. 6.Encourage collaboration recognizing that Olympic Peninsula-based tourism supports and benefits all communities. Annual FundingDisbursement: The expected outcome of the funded activities is to increase economic activity in PortAngeles through the overnight lodging of tourists, tourism-relatedexpenditures, and construction of tourism-related facilitiesperRCW 67.28.1816 Funding categories and their percentage of annual expenditure should approximate: Tourism-related capital facilities –20% plus 5% reserved. Reserves are to be taken from the initialannual projected available revenues before LTAC considersexpenditure allocation and budget for the annum. Capital Facility expenditures are to be used forthe following: o New Construction o Improvement and renovation Tourism-related marketing –25% Tourism-related non-profit business operations–33% Events and festivals designed to attract tourists –12% LTAC Priorities –5% Funding Priorities–Non-events: Lend support to diverse and sustainable tourism activities to encourage visitors to enjoy longer stays and return often. Support the increase of tourism capacity, where capacity is defined as the broad number of activities within the community a visitor canattend, visit, or take part inwhen staying overnight. Assist themaintenance establishmenttourism-relatedcapital facilities,including: o Wayfinding and Interpretative Signage, o Public Restrooms o Transportation facilities, and o Passive recreational park facilities (benches, walkways, and lighting). Support efforts to improve information on attractions and facilities. Fund proposals that encourage and enhance tourism during the off-peak time as stated below. Promote tourism highlighting Port Angeles assets – its natural beauty, geology, outdoor activities, anthropology, community events, lifelong learning opportunities, history, culture, and the arts. Develop criticalcommunity assets that function as destinations orvenues for multipurpose events basis year-round. Createpartnerships and synergies with existing organizations to develop andpromote attractions and events for visitors. Develop innovative opportunities that improve the tourist/resident relationship Improve the effectiveness of coordinated transportation and trail linkages. Support promote organizations and projects promoting coordination and cooperation in tourism activities. Funding Priorities –Events: Event Funding is capped at $10,000 per year per eventfor new events (events in operation for fiveyears or less). Event funding is capped at $5,000 per year per event for legacy events (events in operation sixyears or more). Review events also based upon intangible benefits for the community, including arts and culture, local economic development, and regional/statewide/national/international exposure. Lend support to a diverse range of tourism-sustainableactivities to encourage visitors to enjoy longer stays and return often. Encourage events to become self-sufficient. Encourage the creation of new events and off-peak that drive an increase in Lodging Tax. Encourage the potential growth of existing events.Support organizations and projects that promote coordination and cooperation in tourism activities. Develop innovative opportunities that improve the tourist/resident relationship. Support events demonstrating regional marketing and marketing partnerships with other local/regional marketing organizations. Support Projects that demonstrate a clear marketing strategy and business goals. Scoring Criteria for New Event Grant proposals – 100 possible points: 1. The project or event plan is clear, and the proposal reflects enough detail to effectively determine the potential to result in overnight tourist stays in lodging establishments within the City. (25 pts.) 2.This project statistically demonstrates a result in overnight stays. (Room nights: 20 pts. – over 200, 15 pts. –100-200, 10 pts. –50-100, 5 pts. –less than 50) 3.The proposal demonstratesthat the organization is working in partnership with fellow organizations and businesses.(20 pts.) Exhibit A at 2 4.T he project has clear marketing goals and a defined promotion plan. (10 pts.) 5.This project occurs in non-demand periods(10 pts) 6.The project lends itself to complement other events in the community and helps create a diversity of opportunities (arts, culture, recreation, education, or historical significance) (10 pts.) 7.The event proposal defines additional revenue benefits beyond overnight stays (likely diners, shoppers, paid parking, etc.) (5 pts.) Scoring Criteria for Legacy Event Grant proposals – 100 possible points: 1.Demonstrates a proven track record to result in overnight stays by tourists in lodging establishments within the City. (25 pts.) 2.Demonstrates ability for continued increase in overnight stays by tourists in lodging establishments within the City. (25 pts.) 3.This project occurs in non-demand periods. (20 pts) 4.The project lends itself to complement other events in the community and helps create a diversity of opportunities (arts, culture, recreation, education, or historical significance). (20 pts.) 5.The event proposal defines additional revenue benefits beyond overnight stays (likely diners, shoppers, paid parking, etc.). (10 pts.) Criteria for Non-Event Proposals (Capital Facilities/Projects) – 30 possible points: 1.There is evidence that this project will help increase opportunities for sustainable tourism activities. 2.There is evidence provided that the project will encourage visitors to enjoy longer stays and return. 3.The project plan is clear, with a timeline for action defined, and the proposal reflects enough detail the success to determine the potential for success effectively. 4.The budget provided reflects a clear understanding of the costs associated with this project, and there is evidence that this budget is based on market research, structured estimates, or estimates provided by contractors. 5.The project supports LTAC priorities to increase transportation, quality of city infrastructure, and wayfinding, or enhances the city’s natural assets to improve the overall look and feel and welcoming design of Port Angeles. 6.The project will support our local economy through local contracts, retail purchases, or partnerships. Criteria for Non-Event Proposals (Operations & Marketing) – 25 possible points: 1.There is evidence provided that the organization or project will help increase or sustain opportunities for tourism-related activities. 2.There is evidence provided that this organization or project will encourage visitors to enjoy longer stays or engage in return visits. 3.The proposal provides clear evidence that this organization can successfully draw tourists. Exhibit A at 3 4.This project supports LTAC priorities to improve transportation, quality of city infrastructure, or wayfinding or enhances the city’s natural assets to improve the overall look and feel and welcoming design of Port Angeles. 5.This project reflects how the funds will help sustain a tourism-related business. Scoring for Non-Event Proposal Criteria Each criterion will be evaluated on the following spectrum: Strongly Agree – 5 pts Agree –4 pts. Neutral – 3 pts. Disagree – 2 pts. Strongly Disagree – 1 pt. Did not answer –0 pts. Exhibit A at 4 -0.55%-7.83% 92.37%89.23%70.11%71.66%46.15%25.09%54.21%42.30%38.53%82.70%56.21%84.70%54.30%47.56%18.79% 126.26% ВΉЎΉЋЉЋЌ % Change% Change% Change% Change% Change 2019 YTD-over-YTD % change from 1.66%5.70%8.37%2.72%5.06%9.97%4.56%7.31%4.57%7.89%5.73%5.40%1.54% -1.06%-3.96% 11.24%17.36%36.27%17.45%16.84%10.92%13.49%23.84%16.96%19.89%10.28%14.81%19.71%12.23%19.44%60.74% YTD -37.46%-44.29%-34.64%-42.69%-37.19%-42.66% 172.01%124.52%111.93%172.57%134.95% % Change% Change% Change% Change% Change over prior % Change YTD YTD YTD YTD YTD YTD $70,375.90$92,881.70$80,898.22 $937,321.90$922,007.82$828,830.14$304,704.08$487,237.99$415,152.03$419,604.10$307,915.22$627,207.98$534,006.79$457,044.03$203,565.90$365,372.57$345,682.38$311,662.40$324,520.20$294,554.12$271,800.27$ 264,595.87$124,848.59$191,008.94$181,815.49$165,326.08$145,678.56$277,837.75$224,355.65$191,826.49$122,796.94$102,425.59$582,288.19$486,431.35$465,195.44$197,997.16$315,253.83$293,780.48$280,934.88$2 50,320.35$342,319.71$286,592.83$265,624.29$165,248.39$288,179.18$272,559.40$258,597.08$254,670.64 $937,321.90$788,557.16$991,608.14$918,071.37$788,430.32$627,540.18$627,207.98$997,793.06$507,993.71$799,025.21$768,853.05$731,842.10$705,773.00$294,554.12$533,464.16$484,555.20$283,859.71$399,831.91$ 378,083.76$349,573.94$312,525.34$277,837.75$427,688.13$368,328.92$198,109.54$253,729.43$211,510.72$192,894.66$169,587.60$582,288.19$793,215.36$779,200.64$481,213.12$568,587.21$533,888.16$496,205.82$4 47,197.25$342,319.71$602,166.89$525,078.71$339,546.56$564,313.57$534,185.39$508,503.00$474,938.38 Full YearFull YearFull YearFull YearFull YearFull Year $1,651,662.42$1,484,829.07$1,140,386.73 $95,934.87$66,996.65$63,596.63$44,337.19$45,556.24$32,063.98$79,898.40$87,518.66$47,848.92$52,463.96$43,459.70$50,434.30$39,689.48$27,614.08$27,574.44$25,872.15$34,093.55$26,663.96$22,808.58$19,486.1 4$35,089.42$25,839.09$21,251.12$16,484.04$13,359.95$12,806.26$17,082.96$59,924.17$53,062.58$54,415.58$41,780.75$45,163.84$32,423.26$25,904.24$68,201.07$41,675.55$32,941.20$43,381.46$42,396.64$39,687. 46$30,911.64 $110,337.43 DecemberDecemberDecemberDecemberDecemberDecember $78,632.65$71,138.54$94,453.64$93,364.80$97,199.10$93,031.74$77,956.25$45,675.45$38,134.39$42,190.78$20,197.47$42,810.06$37,840.56$50,155.28$42,069.36$30,870.12$30,125.36$26,305.63$27,283.60$16,871.1 6$87,442.65$75,232.02$64,163.76$62,351.70$68,607.38$57,837.62$64,468.02$58,652.34$56,031.27$61,722.25$65,074.84$61,921.74$62,230.28 $182,578.41$169,412.80$124,311.26$131,121.09$173,853.16$114,945.08$105,454.70$136,124.80$102,436.87 NovemberNovemberNovemberNovemberNovemberNovember $89,289.74$70,343.96$96,659.96$36,833.06$63,544.40$83,245.17$59,745.86$54,962.02$60,177.42$57,454.61$42,082.24$42,993.27$31,991.26$30,043.92$30,176.72$46,239.34$67,898.24$78,437.33$59,893.26$64,462.1 3$58,058.42$59,800.36$81,453.56$45,121.84$89,017.30$79,021.22$72,230.96$64,688.96 OctoberOctoberOctoberOctoberOctoberOctober $212,620.30$198,433.27$132,469.30$152,906.83$169,643.01$102,560.50$188,341.61$180,458.08$100,138.89$144,375.36$142,047.88$137,473.32$124,232.32$128,765.18 $92,816.54$85,301.46$85,749.60$50,049.48$58,171.52$68,994.24$66,161.67$58,883.36$54,558.06$57,910.36$51,139.37$33,530.16$41,329.82$37,428.29$29,879.18$24,558.54$90,607.51$75,131.03$87,495.61$68,130.0 1$56,181.88$53,334.68$54,139.79$77,672.97$40,203.86$82,013.38$75,133.29$76,065.76$62,436.86 $224,118.46$192,217.99$160,075.87$156,745.60$115,085.98$105,764.40$202,015.13$194,139.64$142,359.68$144,298.29$135,072.98$124,299.26$113,177.85 SeptemberSeptemberSeptemberSeptemberSeptemberSeptember $98,096.40$84,901.82$37,748.92$96,293.39$94,107.25$89,816.42$81,170.00$86,134.08$69,937.34$60,732.77$24,528.28$45,097.27$41,486.18$37,489.36$36,098.82$66,612.64$54,601.76$49,920.41$17,587.44$33,349.2 9$26,460.48$23,388.14$20,214.66$91,609.47$99,377.25$85,104.28$41,591.37$69,624.83$64,217.70$64,460.32$56,188.52$67,147.87$49,784.62$64,751.90$32,855.52$60,561.56$55,747.64$54,029.42$52,450.84 AugustAugustAugustAugustAugustAugust $234,491.47$198,802.60$193,691.88$102,444.89$135,017.28$113,039.12$160,665.60$130,873.85$123,597.72 tğŭĻ Њ ƚŅ Ћ JulyJulyJulyJuly$7,845.14JulyJuly $43,110.81$93,931.88$73,573.25$78,136.72$45,697.55$81,724.74$21,148.05$72,624.87$71,125.43$59,074.38$58,782.14$48,902.96$55,423.76$53,995.58$16,176.22$38,439.35$35,058.87$30,288.04$26,855.20$51,502.7 5$40,135.51$35,278.02$26,893.64$19,384.22$18,080.80$13,559.28$68,684.39$82,763.16$70,727.44$22,715.37$47,889.57$43,754.88$38,074.08$33,479.14$51,449.27$50,459.79$44,684.07$10,074.67$47,394.37$43,446. 89$40,149.94$41,061.44 $180,516.76$153,765.97$151,555.38$123,124.35$102,061.88 $648.59$533.76 $2,198.56$5,387.68$4,877.35 JuneJuneJuneJuneJuneJune $65,055.68$45,182.11$78,751.14$32,083.65$88,799.83$73,265.10$68,735.54$48,157.01$47,586.77$41,111.18$41,124.80$40,697.46$29,776.90$41,323.43$15,904.01$25,005.68$25,626.37$23,241.58$20,566.52$35,609.8 7$30,800.76$29,628.50$16,154.91$11,590.67$11,614.02$10,646.16$60,370.02$64,213.58$69,432.85$42,349.77$35,892.03$31,161.52$29,333.88$44,754.59$31,409.19$35,371.78$40,498.09$35,658.03$35,699.90$35,431. 84 $134,698.33$126,841.89$130,026.22 May$6,289.26MayMay$4,791.47May$8,756.91MayMay $63,079.64$49,322.91$39,746.00$25,665.70$73,588.70$67,040.22$55,570.09$14,023.82$39,640.08$36,654.61$30,060.44$34,065.92$28,138.20$30,515.01$28,950.88$24,683.51$19,538.77$18,402.28$14,694.88$35,900.2 1$27,189.49$27,560.75$11,925.56$13,887.94$10,891.28$10,945.72$56,232.42$60,886.96$65,961.50$11,196.91$40,545.40$40,396.57$37,946.58$29,298.50$37,679.22$37,389.56$38,131.79$12,145.41$34,548.20$31,927. 59$30,209.64$33,626.90 $110,307.80$121,982.73$114,540.40 $8,947.36$9,384.98$7,215.28$8,351.92 AprilAprilAprilAprilAprilApril $63,119.24$71,384.48$39,731.36$28,807.02$29,671.08$21,010.60$23,695.61$58,992.73$50,058.81$35,259.89$31,752.03$22,065.27$24,066.14$24,119.06$21,386.50$24,531.48$27,275.46$27,091.77$15,188.08$13,753.9 9$16,544.24$14,553.62$13,785.16$27,981.59$24,744.51$13,862.82$11,118.42$55,439.56$43,406.48$28,566.17$21,724.70$23,064.24$20,633.70$18,348.78$30,351.98$29,606.77$21,639.46$18,176.86$21,384.31$28,774. 07$23,770.60$21,765.76 $102,318.23$142,896.71 $8,996.30$8,335.22$6,511.72$8,455.22$5,706.10 MarchMarchMarchMarchMarchMarch $99,500.62$94,697.66$73,732.76$40,679.21$37,244.32$25,978.70$26,236.56$17,598.01$46,591.47$41,282.90$34,779.78$28,744.11$26,222.34$22,886.34$19,321.88$40,770.18$22,585.68$20,211.44$20,862.28$17,118.2 8$13,513.48$14,275.72$11,956.78$10,295.50$26,494.31$20,071.35$13,837.32$71,172.47$40,797.64$46,407.13$28,921.38$24,277.10$18,799.70$16,661.22$14,393.60$23,460.18$20,884.09$19,399.19$25,007.02$26,895. 65$21,658.80$18,613.82$22,215.10 $9,868.20$7,984.88$6,178.36$7,290.66$6,271.14$4,898.52 $55,738.41$61,942.93$52,664.55$37,693.92$43,046.43$58,345.54$57,889.40$65,009.50$35,798.37$31,718.02$27,669.61$30,426.63$31,261.66$30,612.54$26,565.78$24,679.86$19,449.48$18,715.99$15,096.62$16,706.7 2$14,533.37$14,306.04$14,273.08$11,062.18$14,673.91$11,634.90$52,737.59$43,484.52$45,229.94$33,263.68$40,024.49$45,060.38$52,819.70$50,911.43$31,062.76$34,042.91$20,252.85$29,943.18$25,832.94$27,142. 20$26,849.56$26,262.20 FebruaryFebruaryFebruaryFebruaryFebruaryFebruary $9,609.28$8,841.54$7,914.92$6,965.82$6,575.86 January$58,949.27$61,655.81$41,234.47$32,556.07$21,055.74$20,039.32$19,737.28$13,263.38January$39,646.93$37,706.01$29,706.66$34,334.66$29,107.95$18,643.30$21,593.26$22,540.80January$24,114.78$19,944. 37$16,542.54$14,435.53$15,982.29$14,979.30$15,121.34$12,320.30January$19,062.47$15,177.37$11,870.47January$38,585.12$39,468.68$38,925.82$31,208.52$28,817.97$22,594.98$19,177.76$18,366.50January$56,41 3.84$33,015.90$21,393.25$32,168.38$31,064.06$28,204.18$29,274.20$21,856.56 August 2023 Room Tax Report Clal. 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Co20232022202120202019201820172016Port T.20232022202120202019201820172016 CźŭǒƩĻƭ ğƩĻ ğĭƨǒźƩĻķ ŅƩƚƒ ƷŷĻ 5ĻƦƷ͵ ƚŅ wĻǝĻƓǒĻ ΛǞǞǞ͵ķƚƩ͵Ǟğ͵ŭƚǝΜ ğƓķ ğƩĻ ƷǞƚ ƒƚƓƷŷƭ ĬĻŷźƓķ͵ CźŭǒƩĻƭ ğƩĻ ƷŷĻ ƷƚƷğƌ ƚŅ ĬƚƷŷ δ{ƦĻĭźğƌ IƚƷĻƌΉaƚƷĻƌδ ğƓķ δƩğƓƭźĻƓƷ wĻƓƷğƌδ ƷğǣĻƭ ĭƚƒĬźƓĻķ͵ tĻƩĭĻƓƷğŭĻ źƭ ƷŷĻ ğƒƚǒƓƷ ĭŷğƓŭĻķ ŅƩƚƒ ƚƓĻ ǤĻğƩ ΛƒƚƓƷŷ Ʒƚ ķğƷĻΜ Ʒƚ ƷŷĻ ƓĻǣƷ ΛƒƚƓƷŷ Ʒƚ ķğƷĻΜ͵ /ƌğƌƌğƒͲ WĻŅŅĻƩƭƚƓͲ DƩğǤƭ IğƩĬƚƩͲ ğƓķ ağƭƚƓ /ƚǒƓƷǤ ŅźŭǒƩĻƭ ƩĻŅĻƩ Ʒƚ ğƌƌ ƌƚķŭźƓŭƭ ǞźƷŷźƓ ĭƚǒƓƷǤ ĬƚƩķĻƩƭ ĻǣĭƌǒķźƓŭ ƷŷĻ ƒğƆƚƩ ƷƚǞƓƭ ğƌƩĻğķǤ ƌźƭƷĻķ͵ 5ğƷğƭƚǒƩĭĻʹ ‘ğƭŷźƓŭƷƚƓ 5ĻƦƷ ƚŅ wĻǝĻƓǒĻ/ƚƒƦźƌĻķ ĬǤ ht. 40.72%62.15%63.55%97.23%84.28%65.56%23.33%24.18%11.41% ВΉЎΉЋЉЋЌ % Change% Change% Change 6.36%6.67%7.02%0.73%9.37% -0.86%-0.69% 13.45%11.31%23.56%16.98%11.46%55.50%22.41% -13.21%-20.52%-24.17%-28.35%-15.27% 105.76%118.33% % Change% Change% Change YTD YTD YTD $37,492.51$37,751.95$33,869.58$21,781.66$30,400.91$24,836.21$29,313.02$26,802.68 $840,747.97$932,329.55$876,595.08$821,813.09$611,329.18$571,203.23$513,172.91$235,049.54$309,958.90$250,862.17$214,452.16$212,890.71 $1,488,473.79$1,715,123.85$1,729,945.60$1,057,747.76 $37,492.51$65,113.07$56,449.74$40,344.20$50,859.39$44,498.89$50,146.18$47,358.64 $611,329.18$869,732.63$520,003.16$562,002.35$475,671.28$391,344.54$373,099.69 Full YearFull YearFull Year $1,488,473.79$3,123,295.57$3,160,258.11$1,981,372.55$2,049,120.45$1,804,402.70$1,725,459.11$1,596,302.26$1,018,942.83 $6,805.74$3,782.20$4,195.34$4,091.58$3,866.84$3,007.16$4,195.54 $82,665.22$93,602.80$75,248.06$59,267.21$48,699.22$35,411.70$29,646.15$21,414.84$21,242.46 $204,428.00$203,581.18$192,631.07$113,788.10$108,503.98 DecemberDecemberDecember $5,814.64$5,485.90$4,310.88$5,100.66$4,660.20$4,890.66$5,824.88 $98,607.16$80,629.03$65,498.51$50,981.86$68,876.48$46,572.74$41,043.10 $284,227.52$329,354.11$291,095.32$203,314.40$202,243.41$209,366.60$190,312.09 NovemberNovemberNovember $7,041.18$6,465.02$5,695.20$5,682.24$6,109.92$5,984.72$5,117.98 $88,480.56$83,452.47$64,961.27$53,916.36$49,750.48 OctoberOctoberOctober $470,056.72$459,824.68$322,585.87$352,375.57$310,206.72$283,083.61$251,072.05$133,572.06$111,013.69 $7,699.56$6,847.04$4,361.12$5,584.00$5,025.72$6,950.62$5,417.56 $82,275.33$82,197.42$61,325.21$54,988.44$48,172.94 $449,459.48$437,552.54$334,312.32$321,894.62$276,957.80$247,909.84$239,502.23$140,312.32$105,649.79 SeptemberSeptemberSeptember $7,200.20$6,411.76$6,067.50$4,007.32$4,940.31$4,156.45$4,934.98$4,677.66 $98,683.49$61,326.82$61,277.03$50,591.09$41,386.28$42,973.50 AugustAugustAugust $322,990.57$309,597.61$345,427.97$206,945.35$220,231.99$197,123.24$171,347.46$170,159.26$125,383.85$103,214.15 tğŭĻ Ћ ƚŅ Ћ NA JulyJulyJuly$5,975.88$5,220.18$4,995.16$3,446.58$4,313.81$3,807.18$4,707.54 $76,419.32$85,175.91$30,770.14$47,304.43$35,749.74$27,315.00$25,022.74 $221,593.04$222,216.35$258,628.56$152,778.09$153,527.59$128,984.49$120,308.75$109,066.15$100,482.93 $4,516.34$4,153.86$5,342.04$4,787.16$3,115.18$5,113.21$3,401.39$4,085.90$4,474.58 JuneJuneJune $21,656.17$83,681.92$81,911.30$83,727.89$38,702.51$29,951.42$24,647.22$22,095.28 $225,295.09$251,676.25$259,836.06$156,435.02$137,838.11$137,343.53$116,530.92 MayMayMay$4,255.14$4,329.87$4,748.30$1,877.78$2,158.72$3,971.49$4,727.04$3,834.14 $40,635.18$93,415.31$90,262.30$79,767.71$82,481.51$75,985.97$12,187.26$36,924.43$29,843.96$22,837.26$22,100.68 $169,158.39$194,435.68$227,172.49$126,354.51$109,534.12 NA $3,675.67$3,077.98$3,167.68$3,468.74$2,430.56$3,560.56$3,003.04 AprilAprilApril $87,023.39$79,859.81$79,146.08$73,975.67$53,542.98$66,961.90$50,623.94$31,993.26$24,443.49$18,402.06$19,868.54$16,701.38 $137,406.53$198,550.60$158,110.02$100,371.96 NA $3,152.28$4,086.44$3,617.06$2,817.24$3,680.30$2,095.86$2,804.10 MarchMarchMarch $98,994.00$96,832.56$86,566.46$79,383.47$79,971.70$66,073.45$54,848.06$41,657.39$30,791.06$24,616.02$16,998.28$15,385.16$13,115.38 $139,986.97$173,344.13$165,857.08 $4,311.46$3,981.96$2,979.00$2,937.72$3,176.13$2,526.80$3,699.68$4,555.12 $52,715.40$52,740.94$42,724.13$32,150.44$46,595.52$50,294.72$47,592.24$46,063.39 $132,216.53$165,251.74$151,458.09$111,676.01$114,433.41$110,148.38$112,472.81$109,146.10 FebruaryFebruaryFebruary $4,768.02$5,301.72$3,507.72$3,579.84$3,549.69$2,446.48$3,597.32$3,454.04 January$82,274.94$83,177.67$72,700.99January$49,680.94$52,626.05$34,594.19$31,314.22$30,095.47$19,030.90$15,420.46$24,818.36January $139,826.67$200,051.49$163,455.33$107,691.21$102,909.29 GHC20232022202120202019201820172016M. Co20232022202120202019201820172016Shelton20232022202120202019201820172016 CźŭǒƩĻƭ ğƩĻ ğĭƨǒźƩĻķ ŅƩƚƒ ƷŷĻ 5ĻƦƷ͵ ƚŅ wĻǝĻƓǒĻ ΛǞǞǞ͵ķƚƩ͵Ǟğ͵ŭƚǝΜ ğƓķ ğƩĻ ƷǞƚ ƒƚƓƷŷƭ ĬĻŷźƓķ͵ CźŭǒƩĻƭ ğƩĻ ƷŷĻ ƷƚƷğƌ ƚŅ ĬƚƷŷ δ{ƦĻĭźğƌ IƚƷĻƌΉaƚƷĻƌδ ğƓķ δƩğƓƭźĻƓƷ wĻƓƷğƌδ ƷğǣĻƭ ĭƚƒĬźƓĻķ͵ tĻƩĭĻƓƷğŭĻ źƭ ƷŷĻ ğƒƚǒƓƷ ĭŷğƓŭĻķ ŅƩƚƒ ƚƓĻ ǤĻğƩ ΛƒƚƓƷŷ Ʒƚ ķğƷĻΜ Ʒƚ ƷŷĻ ƓĻǣƷ ΛƒƚƓƷŷ Ʒƚ ķğƷĻΜ͵ /ƌğƌƌğƒͲ WĻŅŅĻƩƭƚƓͲ DƩğǤƭ IğƩĬƚƩͲ ğƓķ ağƭƚƓ /ƚǒƓƷǤ ŅźŭǒƩĻƭ ƩĻŅĻƩ Ʒƚ ğƌƌ ƌƚķŭźƓŭƭ ǞźƷŷźƓ ĭƚǒƓƷǤ ĬƚƩķĻƩƭ ĻǣĭƌǒķźƓŭ ƷŷĻ ƒğƆƚƩ ƷƚǞƓƭ ğƌƩĻğķǤ ƌźƭƷĻķ͵ 5ğƷğƭƚǒƩĭĻʹ ‘ğƭŷźƓŭƷƚƓ 5ĻƦƷ ƚŅ wĻǝĻƓǒĻ/ƚƒƦźƌĻķ ĬǤ ht.