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March 20, 2025
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Notice is hereby given that the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee (LTAC) will meet on Thursday, March
20, 2025, starting at 10:00 AM in the City Council Chambers in City Hall located at 321 E. 5th Street, Port
Angeles, WA. This meeting will be conducted as a hybrid meeting. In hybrid meetings, members of the
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I.CALL TO ORDER
II.ROLL CALL
III.COMMITTEE MEMBER INTRODUCTIONS
IV.APROVAL OF MINUTES
Minutes of the November 13, 2025 LTAC meeting
V.PUBLIC COMMENT
The Lodging Tax Advisory Committee desires to allow the opportunity for Public Comment.
However, business must proceed in an orderly and timely manner. Visit
https://www.cityofpa.us/984/Live-Virtual-Meetings to learn how to participate during public
comment and or watch the meeting live. Written public comments can be submitted to
lodgingtaxadvisorycommittee@cityofpa.us, comments will not be read aloud.
VI.DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMS
1.Action Item: Unfunded and Underfunded 2025 Application Proposals
At the direction of City Council, review the unfunded and underfunded 2025 LTAX Fund
applications. Consider motion to recommend approval to City Council of the applications
using available reserve budget.
2.Discussion Item: Review of LTAC Funding Procedures Document
Review of proposed changes to the current 2024 LTAC Policies and Procedures
document and motion for any changes to be made by staff in preparation for a final
review and recommendation by the LTAC to City Council for approval.
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VII.STAFF UPDATES
1.Boards and Committees Handbook
2.2025 Meeting Schedule
3.Ordinance 3743
4.LTAX Report
VIII.COMMITTEE MEMBER UPDATES
IX.ADJOURNMENT
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LODGING TAX ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Port Angeles, Washington
November 13, 2024
10:00 a.m.
This meeting was conducted as a hybrid meeting.
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Carr called the meeting of the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee to order at 10:00 a.m.
ROLL CALL
Voting Members Present: Navarra Carr, Christine Loewe, Caitlin Sullivan, Sydney Rubin, and Victoria Jones.
Member-at-Large Non-Voting Members: Katie Bedard and John Hauck.
Members Absent: Rosylen Mangohig.
Staff Present: Ben Braudrick, Hailey Jones, Sarina Carrizosa, Chris Cowgill, Corey Delikat, Tim Tucker, and
Aubrianna Howell.
PUBLIC COMMENT
David Melnick, residing outside of the City, spoke on behalf of the North Olympic Baseball and Softball LTAX
funding application and to the grading the application received and requested feedback from the Committee on the
organization's application.
Steve Raider Ginsburg, City resident, spoke in favor to the Field Arts & Events Hall LTAX funding application.
Eric Lesch, City resident, regatta, thanked the Committee for past funding and spoke in favor of the regatta multiple
applications for LTAC funds.
Sean Coleman, residing outside of the City, spoke to the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee minutes for the September
26, 2024 meeting.
Mary Sue French, City resident, spoke on behalf of Pacific Northwest Fiber Arts Expo, thanked the Committee for
prior funding and spoke in favor of the 2025 LTAX funding application.
Tommy Farris, residing outside of the City, spoke on behalf of the Olympic Hiking Co. for the Hurricane Ridge Shuttle
Bus application for LTAX funding.
Rose Thompson, City resident, spoke to the recent Dungeness Crab Festival and the Dungeness Crab Festival’s LTAX
funding application and the categories they are allowed to apply for.
Kari Chance, City resident, thanked the Committee on behalf of Juan De Fuca Festival of the Arts for the LTAX
funding that the organization received.
Chris Allen, City resident, spoke on behalf of the Studio Bob and the Port Angeles Arts Council LTAX funding
application for the Second Saturday Art Walk.
Sam Grello, City resident, spoke on behalf of the Port Angeles Waterfront Districts application for LTAX funding.
Steven Pelayo, residing outside the City, spoke to Lodging Tax funding for the City of Port Angeles and how it is
allocated.
Jess Grello, City resident, spoke on behalf SquatchCon’s application for LTAX funding and spoke to City staff errors
in the application scoring.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
It was moved by Rubin and seconded by Sullivan to:
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After the motion was made and amended the final motion was considered by Committee:
To approve the September 26, 2024 minutes and amend the minutes to include a section that speaks to a Committee
discussion on Field & Arts and Events Hall.
Motion carried 5-0.
DISCUSSION/ ACTION ITEMS
1. Discussion/Action Item: Review and Recommend Award of Annual 2025 Lodging Tax Application
Proposals.
Chair Carr opened the floor to allow Committee members to introduce themselves and allow each member to speak
to any conflicts of interest with boards or lodging tax fund applications. Chair Carr introduced Planning Supervisor
Ben Braudrick who spoke to the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee process for reviewing and recommending
funding proposals for the final lodging tax fund budget each year. Planning Supervisor Braudrick spoke to a
discrepancy caused by staff with the application for SquatchCon. Budget Officer Hailey Jones was able to correct
the scoring issue on the 2025 LTAX Budget Excel document during the meeting for Committee consideration.
It was moved by Loewe seconded by Jones:
To entertain a discussion to allocate additional funds from reserves in the amount of $406,450 to the current budget
of City of Port Angeles Lodging Tax funding.
Motion carried 5-0.
Committee discussion took place before the vote. Staff spoke to budget reserves and answered committee questions.
It was moved by Jones and seconded by Carr:
To use up to an additional $400,000 from access reserves for funding requests if the applicants meet the criteria.
Motion carried 3-2, with Sullivan and Rubin opposed.
Committee discussion took place before the vote. Staff spoke to budget reserves and answered Committee questions.
The Committee began reviewing applications for the capital facilities budget and the use of funding. The applicants
requested a total of $309,500. Chair Carr opened the floor to Committee discussion. The Committee directed a
question to Parks & Recreation Director Corey Delikat regarding their funding application. Sean Coleman who was
representing the Lincoln Park BMX Association, answered Committee questions regarding their application for
Capital funding.
It was moved by Jones and seconded by Loewe to:
To fully fund all four Capital applications $309,500.
Peninsula Trails Coalition $32,000
Lincoln Park BMX Association $49,500
Port Angeles Fine Arts Center $108,000
COPA Park and Rec $120,000
Motion failed 2-2, with Sullivan and Rubin opposed, and Loewe abstained.
It was moved by Jones and seconded by Sullivan to:
To fully fund the Peninsula Trails Coalition application in the amount of $32,000.
Motion carried 5-0.
It was moved by Jones and seconded by Loewe to:
To fully fund the Lincoln Park BMX Association in the amount of $49,500.
Motion carried 3-2, with Sullivan and Rubin opposed.
It was moved by Jones and seconded by Carr to:
To fully fund the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center application in the amount of $108,000.
Motion carried 4-0, with Loewe abstaining.
It was moved by Loewe and seconded by Jones to:
To fully fund the City of Port Angeles – Parks & Recreation application for the Civic Field Scoreboard in the amount
of $120,000.
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Motion carried 3-2, Sullivan and Rubin opposed.
The Committee began reviewing applications for the marketing budget and the use of funding. Chair Carr opened the
floor for Committee discussion.
It was moved by Loewe and seconded by Jones to:
After the motion was made and amended:
Fully fund the OPTC, OPTC Cooperative Advertisements and Visit Port Angeles Destination Marketing in the
amounts that were requested.
OPTC $33,000
OPTC Cooperative Advertisements $27,000
Visit Port Angeles Destination Marketing $210,000
Motion carried 5-0.
Committee discussion took place before the vote.
The Committee began reviewing applications for the operations budget and the use of funding. Extensive Committee
discussion followed regarding multiple application qualifications and the RCW as it relates to Lodging Tax. Staff
answered committee questions regarding the Port Angeles Staff Time Dedicated to LTAX application for funding.
It was moved by Jones and seconded by Loewe to:
Fund the Port Angeles Visitor Center Operation, Event ROW and City Services Coverage, Port Angeles Staff Time
Dedicated to LTAX in their requested amount.
Port Angeles Visitor Center Operations $122,342
Event ROW and City Services Coverage $10,000
Port Angeles Staff Time Dedicated to LTAX $55,824
Motion carried 3-2, with Sullivan and Rubin opposed.
It was moved by Sullivan and seconded by Rubin to:
Fully fund the Port Angeles Waterfront Center in the requested amount of $250,000.
Motion carried 3-2, with Loewe and Jones opposed.
It was moved by Jones and seconded by Carr to:
Fully fund the Port Angeles Fine Art Center at $42,000.
Motion failed 2-2, with Sullivan and Rubin opposed and Loewe abstaining.
It was moved by Jones and seconded by Loewe to:
Fully fund Peninsula Trails Coalition at $17,500.
Motion carried 3-2, with Sullivan and Carr opposed.
It was moved by Jones and seconded by Carr to:
Fully fund Hurricane Ridge Winter sports at $39,680.
Motion failed 2-3 with, Sullivan, Loewe, and Rubin opposed.
Committee discussion took place before the vote.
It was moved by Carr and seconded by Jones to:
Fund the Port Angeles Fine Art Center at 87% of the requested amount equaling $36,540.
Motion carried 4-0, with Loewe abstaining.
Committee discussion took place before the vote. The Committee asked the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center
representative Christine Loewe clarifying questions regarding their funding application.
It was moved by Carr and seconded by Jones to:
Extend the meeting until the end of the operations allocation discussion.
Motion carried 5-0.
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Chair Carr opened the floor for additional Committee discussion regarding the applications for lodging tax funds in
the operation category. The Committee reviewed the remaining applications and discussed the applications
qualifications for funding based on the category they submitted their application to. North Olympic Baseball and
Softball representative David Melnick answered Committee questions about the organization’s application.
It was moved by Loewe and seconded by Jones to:
To move the North Olympic Baseball and Port Angeles Youth Basketball from the operations category to the events
category.
Motion failed 2-3, with Carr, Sullivan and Rubin opposed.
It was moved by Loewe and seconded by Jones to:
Fully fund the Port Angeles Community Players application in the amount of $23,602 under capital.
Motion failed 2-3, with Carr, Sullivan and Rubin opposed.
It was moved by Carr and seconded by Loewe to:
Fund the Sequim Community Broadcasting, Hurricane Ridge Winter Sports and the Port Angeles Marathon
Associations at the percentage they were scored.
Motion failed 2-2, with Sullivan and Rubin opposed and Jones abstained.
The Committee continued their discussion on application qualifications. Planning Supervisor Ben Braudrick reminded
the Committee that they have an additional $53,000 in priority funding that they can award any way they like. The
Committee evaluated the remaining lodging tax budget and deliberated how to best use them. The Committee decided
to pause their discussion on operation funding. The Committee considered continuing the meeting to another date but
ultimately decided to continue the meeting after a short break.
It was moved by Carr and seconded by Sullivan to:
Extend this meeting to 2pm.
Motion carried 5-0.
Chair Carr recessed the meeting for a break at 12:51 p.m. The meeting reconvened at 12:57 p.m.
Chair Carr opened the discussion on event application for lodging tax funding. Committee member Rubin shared a
document that reflects room nights used during the requested nights for 2024, estimated for 2025, the increased
percentage and requested dollar amount for lodging tax. Planning Supervisory Braudrick reminded the Committee
that there is an additional $53,000 in reserves that the Committee can award to applicants. Chair Carr also reminded
the Committee and audience members that the event scoring percentages are different on the screen than from the
packet due to Budget Officer Hailey Jones correcting the scoring issue on the 2025 LTAX Budget Excel document
during the meeting for Committee consideration. This caused SquatchCon to be moved to the 5th highest ranked
application. Committee discussion continued.
It was moved by Sullivan and seconded by Rubin to:
Fully fund Pacific Northwest Fiber Arts Festival, The Dungeness Crab Festival, Olympic Peninsula Fungi Festival,
and SquatchCon Comic and Arts Convention in the request amounts.
Pacific Northwest Fiber Arts Festival $5,150
The Dungeness Crab Festival $10,000
Olympic Peninsula Fungi Festival $10,000
SquatchCon Comic and Arts Convention $10,000
Motion carried 5-0.
Committee discussion regarding event applications continued and how funding the application should be prioritized.
Chair Carr noted that Committee members gave drastically different scores for similar events in the same week.
When the Committee began discussing the Fall Development, Peninsula Regional, and NWISA Qualifying Regatta
applications, Chair Carr recused herself by leaving the Council Chambers at 1:15 pm due to a conflict of interest.
During this time Committee member Hauck acted as Chair. Committee discussion continued on event applications
that overlap on the same weekends in 2025.
It was moved by Sullivan and seconded by Jones to:
After the motion was made and amended:
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Fully fund the NWISA Qualifying Regatta at the requested amount of $7,595.
Motion carried 4-0, with Carr abstaining.
At 1:28 pm Chair Carr returned to the Council Chambers.
It was moved by Sullivan and seconded by Rubin to:
Fully fund The Future of Art and Design Tour at the requested amount of $9,300.
Motion carried 5-0.
Committee discussion took place before the vote.
It was moved by Carr and seconded by Jones to:
Fully fund West by Northwest Mural Festival at the requested amount of $10,000.
Motion carried 5-0.
It was moved by Jones and seconded by Loewe to:
Fully fund Salt Creek 24, NW Cup MTB Downhill Series 1, OAT Run, Big Hurt/Little Hurt in their requested amounts.
Salt Creek 24 $2,000
NW Cup MTB Downhill Series 1 $7,500
OAT Run $1,000
Big Hurt/Little Hurt $3,000
Motion carried 5-0.
The Committee discussed which request for funding they were not willing to support based on the application that
was submitted.
It was moved by Loewe and seconded by Jones to:
Fund the Port Angeles Rowing Series at $5,000.
Motion carried 3-2, with Sullivan and Rubin opposed.
Committee discussion took place before the vote.
It was moved by Carr and seconded by Loewe to:
Fully fund Concerts on the Pier and Spruce Railroad Run in their requested amounts.
Motion failed 2-2, with Sullivan and Rubin opposed and Jones abstaining.
It was moved by Jones and seconded by Loewe to:
Fully fund Concerts on the Pier at the request amount of $10,000.
Motion carried 3-2 with Sullivan and Rubin opposed.
It was moved by Loewe and seconded by Carr to:
Fully fund Elwha Bridge Run, NW Cup MTB Downhill Series 3, Juan De Fuca Festival of the Arts, NW Cup MTB
Downhill Series 2, and Frosty Moss Relay.
Motion failed 2-2 with Sullivan and Rubin opposed.
Committee discussion took place before the vote. Elwha Bridge Run representative Victoria Jones answered
Committee questions.
It was moved by Jones and seconded by Loewe to:
Fully fund NW Cup MTB Downhill Series 3, Juan De Fuca Festival of the Arts, NW Cup MTB Downhill Series 2,
and Frosty Moss Relay.
NW Cup MTB Downhill Series 3 $7,500
Juan De Fuca Festival of the Arts $10,000
NW Cup MTB Downhill Series 2 $7,500
Frosty Moss Relay $2,000
Motion carried 3-2 with Sullivan and Rubin opposed.
It was moved by Sullivan and seconded by Jones to:
Fully fund the GOAT Run in the requested amount of $1,000.
Motion carried 5-0.
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It was moved by Sullivan and seconded by Rubin to:
Fund Lincoln Street Block Party at 71% of the requested amount, equaling $6,333.
Motion carried 5-0.
Committee discussion took place before the vote.
It was moved by Sullivan and seconded by Sydney to:
To continue the meeting for 5 more minutes.
Motion carried 5-0.
Chair Carr recused herself by leaving the Council Chambers at 2:01 pm due to a conflict of interest. During this time
Committee member Hauck acted as Chair.
It was moved by Sullivan and seconded by Rubin to:
Fund Peninsula Regional Regatta, Fall Development Regatta, Spring Development Regatta in the percentage they
were scored.
Motion failed 2-2, with Jones and Loewe opposed and Carr abstained.
Committee discussion took place before the vote.
Chair Carr returned to the Council Chambers at 2:03 pm.
The Committee discussed whether or not they wanted to continue funding application requests. They considered
continuing the meeting to another day and potential dates were discussed.
It was moved by Carr and seconded by Jones to:
To continue the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee meeting until, today, November 13th at 3:10 pm.
Motion carried 5-0.
The meeting continued at 3:10 pm on November 13, 2024.
Chair Carr called the meeting back at 3:10 pm.
Clerks note: John Hauck was not in attendance for the continuation of the meeting.
Chair Carr opened the floor for Committee discussion on event applications.
It was moved by Loewe and seconded by Carr to:
Fund the Elwha Bridge Run in the full amount requested.
Failed carried 2-2, with Sullivan and Rubin opposed and Jones abstained.
Committee discussion took place before the vote. Committee member Jones answered questions in regard to her
application for the Elwha Bridge Run.
It was moved by Carr and seconded by Loewe to:
Fund the Elwha Bridge Run at the percentage it was scored by the Committee.
Failed carried 2-2, with Sullivan and Rubin and Jones abstained.
It was moved by Loewe and seconded by Rubin to:
Fully fund the Spruce Railroad Run in the full amount requested.
Failed carried 2-2, with Sullivan and Rubin opposed and Jones abstained.
It was moved by Carr and seconded by Loewe to:
Fund the Spruce Railroad Run at the percentage it was scored by the Committee.
Failed carried 2-2, with Sullivan and Rubin opposed and Jones abstained.
It was moved by Loewe and seconded by Carr to:
Fully fund the North Olympic Discovery Marathon at $8,000.
Motion carried 3-1, with Sullivan opposed and Jones abstained.
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Chair Carr opened Committee discussion on the Moby Dick Extravaganza. A representative speaking on behalf of the
application answered Committee questions.
It was moved by Carr and seconded by Sullivan to:
Fully fund Moby Dick Extravaganza in the requested amount of $1,300.
Motion carried 3-2, with Loewe and Jones opposed.
It was moved by Carr and seconded by Sullivan to:
Fully fund the Second Saturday Art Walk in the requested amount of $3,400.
Motion carried 3-2, with Loewe and Jones opposed.
Committee discussion took place before the vote. A representative speaking on behalf of the Second Saturday Art
Walk application answered Committee questions.
Chair Carr opened Committee discussion on the remainder of the Event Applications . Chair Carr recused herself by
leaving the Council Chambers at 4:06 pm due to a conflict of interest.
It was moved by Sullivan and seconded by Rubin to:
Fund the Peninsula Regional Regatta, Fall Development Regatta, and Spring Development Regatta at the percentage
the Committee scored them and fund the Spruce Railroad Run and the Elwha Bridge Run at 50% of the requested
amount.
Peninsula Regional Regatta $2,982
Fall Development Regatta $2,857
Spring Development Regatta $2,815
Spruce Railroad Run $1,500
Elwha Bridge Run $1,500
Motion carried 3-0, with Carr and Jones abstained.
Chair Carr returned to the Council Chambers at 4:08 pm.
Chair Carr discussed the Port Angeles Waterfront District’s Operations application and how the application was filled
out correctly, however, it was placed in the incorrect category.
It was moved by Jones and seconded by Sullivan to:
Fully fund the Port Angeles Waterfront District application at the requested amount $32,000 using the funds from the
2025 Committee Priorities Budget.
Motion carried 5-0.
Chair Carr opened the floor for committee discussion on the remainder of the Operation applications.
It was moved by Jones and seconded by Rubin to:
Apply the total funding in Capital Reserves in the amount of $53,000 to the available funds in the Capital application
requests.
Motion carried 5-0.
It was moved by Jones and seconded by Carr to:
After the motion was made and amended:
Fund the Hurricane Ridge Winter Sports in the amount of $21,000 using funds from the 2025 Committee Priorities
Budget.
Motion carried 4-1, with Sullivan opposed.
Committee discussion took place prior to the vote.
It was moved by Jones and seconded by Loewe to:
Allow the remaining $186,000 in Excess Reserves be used as Committee Priorities in order to fund any application.
Failed carried 2-3, with Sullivan, Carr and Rubin opposed.
It was moved by Rubin and seconded by Sullivan to:
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Recommend funding for the applications that were discussed during the meeting to the City Council and review the
other applications that did not receive funding during a future meeting.
Motion carried 3-2, with Jones and Loewe opposed.
It was moved by Carr and seconded by Sullivan to:
Recommend to City Council the funding amount approved by the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee.
Motion carried 3-2, with Loewe and Jones opposed.
STAFF UPDATES
No staff updates were given.
COMMITTEEE MEMBER UPDATES
No reports were given.
ADJOURNMENT
Chair Carr adjourned the meeting at 4:29 p.m.
_____________________________________ _______________________________
Navarra Carr, Chair Aubrianna Howell, Acting Clerk
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Date: March 20, 2025
To: Lodging Tax Advisory Committee
From: Ben Braudrick, Planning Supervisor
Subject: Review of Unfunded or Underfunded 2025 LTAX Fund Applications
Background / Analysis:
Every year the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee (LTAC) meets to review and determine funding
recommendations for applications received for Lodging Tax (LTAX) funds. For the 2025 Budget the
LTAC provided a recommendation to fund applications in an amount of $1,273,900. This
recommendation left $238,751 in application requests that were underfunded or unfunded. At the
December 3, 2025 Council meeting City Council made a request that the Lodging Tax Advisory
Committee (LTAC) meet to consider the utilization of $238,751 from excess reserves to fully fund
applications that were not previously recommended for full funding or were underfunded as part of the
LTAC 2025 Budget, and consider the 16 applications outside the scope of previously determined funding
category limits.
The approval of the 2025 LTAX budget included the use of $213,438 from excess Lodging Tax reserves.
This approval still left approximately $523,000 available in excess reserves in this fund for use. The
available funds are excess reserves from higher tax collection than anticipated in the last year. These
excess reserves are separate from the required 25% fund balance per City policy and will not impact
directed reserve amounts. Additionally, lodging tax collection in 2024 has remained higher than
anticipated in the Budget and it is expected collection will end the year in line with 2023 actual collection
of over $1.3M. These revenues will be placed into the Lodging tax fund reserves for use as approved by
the LTAC and City Council. These funds may only be utilized for LTAX purposes in accordance with
State law.
The 16 applications that were underfunded or unfunded in the LTAC recommendation total $238,751 and
are demonstrated in the table below:
Summary: At the December 3, 2025 Council meeting City Council made a request that the Lodging Tax
Advisory Committee (LTAC) meet to consider the utilization of $238,751 from excess reserves to fully
fund applications that were not previously recommended for full funding or were underfunded as part of
the LTAC 2025 Budget, and consider the 16 applications outside the scope of previously determined
funding category limits.
Funding: The remaining unfunded and underfunded applications total $238,751. Funding for the
applications is available in the amount of $523,000 in excess lodging tax reserves.
Recommendation: Staff recommends the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee utilize $238,751 from
the remaining available excess LTAX reserve to provide funding for all underfunded and unfunded 2025
applications. In addition, staff further recommends that Council request the LTAC consider these 16
applications individually, rather than within categories approved by resolution.
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Attachments:
Attachment 1 – 2025 LTAX Fund Applications
Applicant Request Amount 2025 LTAC Decision Amount Un-allocated
Port Angeles Fine Arts Center 42,000$ 36,540 5,460
Port Angeles Community Players*23,602$ - 23,602
Sequim Community Broadcasting 5,000$ - 5,000
Port Angeles Youth Basketball*90,000$ - 90,000
Port Angeles Marathon Associations*15,000$ - 15,000
North Olympic Baseball and Softball 50,536$ - 50,536
Olympic Culinary Loop 9,000$ - 9,000
Elwha Bridge Run 3,000$ 1,500 1,500
Port Angeles Rowing Series 7,000$ 5,000 2,000
Spruce Railroad Run 3,000$ 1,500 1,500
Lincoln Street Block Party 8,920$ 6,333 2,587
Peninsula Regional Regatta 4,260$ 2,982 1,278
Fall Development Regatta 4,140$ 2,857 1,283
Spring Development Regatta 4,140$ 2,815 1,325
Fall Fest 10,000$ - 10,000
Hurricane Ridge Winter Sports 39,680$ 21,000 18,680
Total 319,278$ 80,527$ 238,751$
2025 Lodging Tax Underfunded and Unfunded Requests
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Attachment 1
Unfunded and Partially Funded Applications for Review
Applicant (with a link to the application) Amount Requested Amount
Approved
Events Northwest $10,000 $0
Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association $7,000 $5,000
The Hubbub, LLC $8,920 $6,333
Port Angeles Marathon Association $14,000 $11,000
Community Boating Program $20,140 $16,249
North Olympic Baseball and Softball $50,536 $0
Port Angeles Community Players $23,602 $0
Port Angeles Marathon Association $15,000 $0
Port Angeles Youth Basketball $90,000 $0
Sequim Community Broadcasting $5,000 $0
Port Angeles Fine Arts Center $42,000 $36,540
Hurricane Ridge Winter Sports Educational Foundation $39,680 $21,000
Olympic Culinary Loop $9,000 $0
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Date: March 20, 2024
To: Lodging Tax Advisory Committee
From: Ben Braudrick, Planning Supervisor
Subject: Proposed Lodging Tax Funding Guidance Document Revisions
Background / Analysis:
At the November 11, 2024 Lodging Tax Advisory Committee meeting where the Committee made its
recommendation on the 2025 budget to City Council, staff became aware of several opportunities to
strengthen the procedures and funding guidance document (City Council Resolution 11-24) that created
confusion in the funding award process for both Committee members and applicants. Based on the long
discussion that ensued at that meeting, Council guidance at their November 19 and December 3, 2024
meetings, feedback from the January 9, 2025 joint meeting hosted by Clallam County between
countywide LTAC leadership, and written feedback from past LTAX funding awardees, staff is
recommending several major amendments to the document to ensure that funding priorities, and decision
criteria provide greater clarity for the Committee and applicants and match that of the state RCW
67.28.1816. The follow changes are recommended by staff:
• Addition of a “Definitions Section” that includes several RCW 67.28.080 definitions
• Combining funding into two categories: (1) Capital expenditures of tourism-related facilities
owned or operated by a municipality or a public facilities district, and (2) Tourism-related
marketing; the marketing and operations of special events and festivals designed to attract
tourists; and supporting the operations of tourism-related facilities owned or operated by
nonprofit organizations.
• Combining funding priorities into a single section.
• Adding priorities for the support of various types of destination marketing and a long-term visitor
center.
• Removing event funding caps.
• Adding a list of high priorities in line with Clallam County’s guidance for Committee members.
• Changing the application review criteria and scoring to reflect the changes to the new funding
categories.
• Adding a notice for prevailing wage requirements and procedures for capital requests.
Attachments:
Attachment 1 – Line In/Line Out LTAC Funding and Disbursement Plan and Procedures
Attachment 2 – Clean Draft Version of the LTAC Funding and Disbursement Plan and Procedures
Summary: The Lodging Tax Advisory Committee (LTAC) has a working Vision, Goals, and Priorities
document that is reviewed by the Committee each year. Based upon the Committees prior requests and
awardee feedback staff is recommending amendments to create a new Lodging Tax Advisory Committee
Funding and Disbursement Plan and Procedures document.
Funding: The enhanced policy will ensure a balance approach to funding of lodging tax eligible
expenditures. The changes will provide a better funding guidance through revisions of the funding
categories, priorities, and scoring criteria.
Recommendation: Staff recommends the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee review the staff
recommended changes and provide guidance on a final document that will be presented at a future LTAC
meeting. Council will take final action after LTAC makes a formal recommendation
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Port AngelesVision, Goals, and Prioritiesfor Lodging Tax
Advisory Committee
Funding and Disbursement Plan and Procedures
Programs
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 a healthy and diverse tourism sector that continues to thrive.
2. Fully utilize and promote creative uses of existing facilities.
3. Improve the quality of experience and relationships for tourist and residents while diminishing
any negative impacts from tourism‐related activities and traffic.
4. Promote partnerships and increase tourism by concentrating on priorities identified by both
residents and the tourism industry.
5. Focus on our unique Port Angeles assets that make us 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.
Definitions:
“Events or Festivals” are held on specific dates related to programming for entertainment,
competition, education, arts and culture, and celebration. Events are not required to occur
within city limits but must demonstrate support of tourism‐related facilities and/or lodging
facilities within Port Angeles.
"Operation" includes, but is not limited to, operation, management, and marketing.
“Peak tourism season” is defined by the period of the year where lodging tax revenue is at its
peak in the months of June through September.
"Tourism" means economic activity resulting from tourists, which may include sales of overnight
lodging, meals, tours, gifts, or souvenirs.
"Tourism promotion" means activities, operations, and expenditures designed to increase
tourism, including but not limited to advertising, publicizing, or otherwise distributing
information for the purpose of attracting and welcoming tourists; developing strategies to
expand tourism; operating tourism promotion agencies; and funding the marketing of or the
operation of special events and festivals designed to attract tourists.
"Tourism‐related facility" means real or tangible personal property with a usable life of three or
more years, or constructed with volunteer labor that is: (a)(i) Owned by a public entity; (ii)
owned by a nonprofit organization described under section 501(c)(3) of the federal internal
revenue code of 1986, as amended; or (iii) owned by a nonprofit organization described under
section 501(c)(6) of the federal internal revenue code of 1986, as amended, a business
organization, destination marketing organization, main street organization, lodging association,
or chamber of commerce and (b) used to support tourism, performing arts, or to accommodate
tourist activities.
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General Annual Funding Disbursement:
The expected outcome of the funded activities is to increase economic activity in Port Angeles through
the overnight lodging of tourists, through tourism‐related expenditures, and construction of tourism‐
related facilities in accordance with RCW 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
initial annual projected available revenues prior to LTAC consideration of expenditure allocation
and budget for the annum. Capital Facility expenditures are to be used for:
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 a diverse range of 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
activities within the community a visitor can attend, visit, or take part in when staying overnight.
Assist the maintenance establishment tourism‐ related capital facilities including:
o Wayfinding and interpretative signage,
o Public Restroomsrestrooms
o Public art
o Transportation facilities, and
o Passive recreational park facilities (benches, walkways, pedestrian scale land lighting,
landscaping etc.).
o Active recreational facilities (ball fields, trails, playgrounds, wheel‐based recreation,
water‐based recreation, etc.).
Support efforts to improve information on attractions and facilities.
Support Port Angeles as its own destination marketing organization.
Support regional Olympic Peninsula‐wide collaborative tourism marketing.
Support a long‐term established visitor center facility.
Fund proposals that encourage and enhance tourism during the off‐peak season (October‐
April).time as stated below.
Promote tourism that highlights Port Angeles assets – its natural beauty, geology, outdoor
activities, anthropology, community events, lifelong learning opportunities, history, culture, and
the arts.
Develop key community assets that function as destinations or venues for multipurpose events
and festivals on a year‐round basis.
Create partnerships and synergies with existing organizations to develop and promote
attractions and events for visitors.
Develop innovative opportunities that improve the tourist/resident relationship
Improve effectiveness of coordinated transportation and trail linkages.
Support of organizations and projects that promote coordination and cooperation in tourism
activities.
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Funding Priorities –Events:
Event Funding is capped at $10,000 per year per event for new events (events in operation for 5
years or less).
Event funding is capped at $5,000 per year per event for legacy events (events in operation 6
years 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 sustainable activities to encourage visitors to enjoy
longer stays and return often.
Encourage events to become self‐sufficient or demonstrate innovative techniques in marketing,
event expansion, or extending participant stays in Port Angeles.
Encourage the creation of new events and festivals and off‐peak season that drive an increase in
Lodging lodging Taxtax.
Encourage the potential growth of existing events. Support of organizations and projects that
promote coordination and cooperation in tourism activities.
Support the developmentDevelop of innovative opportunities that improve the tourist/resident
relationship.
Support events operations that demonstrate regional marketing and marketing partnerships
with other local/regional marketing organizations.
Support Projects projects that demonstrate a clear marketing strategy and business goals.
HIGH PRIORITY may be given to tourism activities that:
Have a demonstrated potential or high potential from the Committee’s perspective to result in
overnight stays by visitors in lodging establishments for projected nonpeak periods in Port
Angeles.
Promote Port Angeles events, activities, and places in Port Angeles to potential visitors from
outside the County.
Have demonstrated a high potential from the Committee’s perspective to result in documented
economic benefit to Port Angeles.
Have demonstrated history of success or are proposed by a group with a demonstrated history
or high potential of success with similar activities.
Minimize duplication of services where appropriate and encourage cooperative marketing
and/or includes an element of cooperation or partnership.
Provide, maintain, operate, or enhance City‐owned tourism facilities or infrastructure.
Annual Funding Disbursement:
The expected outcome of the funded activities is to increase economic activity in Port Angeles through
the overnight lodging of tourists, through tourism‐related expenditures, and construction of tourism‐
related facilities in accordance with RCW 67.28.1816.
Funding categories and their percentage of annual budgeted expenditures should approximate:
Supporting the operations and capital expenditures of tourism‐related facilities owned or
operated by a municipality or a public facilities district created under chapters 35.57 and 36.100
RCW. Reserves are to be taken from the initial annual projected available revenues prior to LTAC
consideration of expenditure allocation and budget for the annum. – 20% plus 5% reserved
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Tourism‐related marketing; the marketing and operations of special events and festivals
designed to attract tourists; and supporting the operations of tourism‐related facilities owned or
operated by nonprofit organizations described under 26 U.S.C. Sec. 501(c)(3) and 26 U.S.C. Sec.
501(c)(6) of the internal revenue code of 1986, as amended. – 75%
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 the complement of other events in the community and helps create a
diversity of opportunities (arts, culture, recreation, education, or historic significance). (20 pts.)
5. The event proposal defines additional revenue benefit beyond overnight stays (likely diners,
shoppers, paid parking etc.). (10 pts.)
Scoring Criteria for Capital Expenditures and Public Facilities Districtsfor Non‐Event Proposals (Capital
Facilities/Projects) – 30 25 possible points:
1. There is evidence provided that this project will help increase opportunities for tourism
sustainable activities.
2. There is evidence provided that the project expenditure will encourage visitors to enjoy longer
stays and return.
3. The project plan isThe proposal provides a clear with a timeline for action defined and the
proposal reflects enough detail to effectively determine potential for success.
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,
wayfinding, or enhances the city’s natural assets to improve the overall look and feel and
welcoming design of Port Angeles.
6.5. The project proposal will support our local economy through local contracts, retail purchases, or
partnerships.
Scoring Criteria for Non‐Event ProposalsTourism Marketing, Tourism‐related Operations, and Events
(Operations & Marketing) – 25 possible points:
1. There is evidence provided that organization or projectthe proposal will help increase or sustain
opportunities for tourism related activities.
2. There is evidence provided that this organization or projectproposal 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.
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.
4. This projecte proposal clearly reflects how the funds will be used to help sustain a tourism‐
related business.
5. The project lends itself to the complement of other events in the community and helps create a
diversity of opportunities (arts, culture, recreation, education, or historic significance).
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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.
Meeting Procedures
Regular LTAC meetings are two hours long.
Meetings are held on the second Thursday of the month.
The LTAC regularly holds five open public meetings per year:
o March: New business LTAC and LTAX fund orientation, Guidance document review.
o April or May: Old business, Committee member and staff recommended items.
o June: Recommended revisions to guidance document, Destination Marketing
Presentation.
o September: Annual LTAX Fund RFP Application Published
o September: Annual overall budget review and recommendation to City Council.
o October or November: Annual LTAX Fund RFP award recommendation to City Council.
o
LTAX Fund RFP Application Procedures
The annual application window will open the Friday after City Council approves the annual
budget recommendation.
The RFP application window is at minimum 14 days.
Applications must be sent to ced@cityofpa.us on or before 5:00 PM of the closing date. Late
applications will not be accepted.
Applications requesting funding for events must be for events that have not yet taken place.
The City Attorney’s office will review all applications and determine whether the request is
eligible for funding prior to LTAC review.
Events requesting operations funding must demonstrate annual service and operational impact
to the LTAX Fund.
All Committee application criteria scoring will be compiled and made available in the meeting
agenda packet.
Please note:
All capital requests on city owned property or within city right of way requires explicit City
permission that may include City Council approval.
Public works as defined by RCW’s 39.04.010 and 39.12.020 require prevailing wage for
reimbursement.
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Port Angeles Lodging Tax Advisory Committee
Funding and Disbursement Plan and Procedures
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 a healthy and diverse tourism sector that continues to thrive.
2. Fully utilize and promote creative uses of existing facilities.
3. Improve the quality of experience and relationships for tourist and residents while diminishing
any negative impacts from tourism-related activities and traffic.
4. Promote partnerships and increase tourism by concentrating on priorities identified by both
residents and the tourism industry.
5. Focus on our unique Port Angeles assets that make us 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.
Definitions:
• “Events or Festivals” are held on specific dates related to programming for entertainment,
competition, education, arts and culture, and celebration. Events are not required to occur
within city limits but must demonstrate support of tourism-related facilities and/or lodging
facilities within Port Angeles.
• "Operation" includes, but is not limited to, operation, management, and marketing.
• “Peak tourism season” is defined by the period of the year where lodging tax revenue is at its
peak in the months of June through September.
• "Tourism" means economic activity resulting from tourists, which may include sales of overnight
lodging, meals, tours, gifts, or souvenirs.
• "Tourism promotion" means activities, operations, and expenditures designed to increase
tourism, including but not limited to advertising, publicizing, or otherwise distributing
information for the purpose of attracting and welcoming tourists; developing strategies to
expand tourism; operating tourism promotion agencies; and funding the marketing of or the
operation of special events and festivals designed to attract tourists.
• "Tourism-related facility" means real or tangible personal property with a usable life of three or
more years, or constructed with volunteer labor that is: (a)(i) Owned by a public entity; (ii)
owned by a nonprofit organization described under section 501(c)(3) of the federal internal
revenue code of 1986, as amended; or (iii) owned by a nonprofit organization described under
section 501(c)(6) of the federal internal revenue code of 1986, as amended, a business
organization, destination marketing organization, main street organization, lodging association,
or chamber of commerce and (b) used to support tourism, performing arts, or to accommodate
tourist activities.
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Funding Priorities:
• Lend support to a diverse range of 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
activities within the community a visitor can attend, visit, or take part in when staying overnight.
• Assist the maintenance establishment tourism-related capital facilities including:
o Wayfinding and interpretative signage
o Public restrooms
o Public art
o Transportation facilities
o Passive recreational park facilities (benches, walkways, pedestrian scale lighting,
landscaping etc.)
o Active recreational facilities (ball fields, trails, playgrounds, wheel-based recreation,
water-based recreation, etc.).
• Support efforts to improve information on attractions and facilities.
• Support Port Angeles as its own destination marketing organization.
• Support regional Olympic Peninsula-wide collaborative tourism marketing.
• Support a long-term established visitor center facility.
• Fund proposals that encourage and enhance tourism during the off-peak season (October-April).
• Promote tourism that highlights Port Angeles assets – its natural beauty, geology, outdoor
activities, anthropology, community events, lifelong learning opportunities, history, culture, and
the arts.
• Develop key community assets that function as destinations or venues for multipurpose events
and festivals on a year-round basis.
• Create partnerships and synergies with existing organizations to develop and promote
attractions and events for visitors.
• Develop innovative opportunities that improve the tourist/resident relationship
• Improve effectiveness of coordinated transportation and trail linkages.
• Support of organizations and projects that promote coordination and cooperation in tourism
activities.
• Lend support to a diverse range of tourism sustainable activities to encourage visitors to enjoy
longer stays and return often.
• Encourage events to become self-sufficient or demonstrate innovative techniques in marketing,
event expansion, or extending participant stays in Port Angeles.
• Encourage the creation of new events and festivals off-peak season that drive an increase in
lodging tax.
• Encourage the potential growth of existing events. Support of organizations and projects that
promote coordination and cooperation in tourism activities.
• Support the development of innovative opportunities that improve the tourist/resident
relationship.
• Support operations that demonstrate regional marketing and marketing partnerships with other
local/regional marketing organizations.
• Support projects that demonstrate a clear marketing strategy and business goals.
HIGH PRIORITY may be given to tourism activities that:
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• Have a demonstrated potential or high potential from the Committee’s perspective to result in
overnight stays by visitors in lodging establishments for projected nonpeak periods in Port
Angeles.
• Promote Port Angeles events, activities, and places in Port Angeles to potential visitors from
outside the County.
• Have demonstrated a high potential from the Committee’s perspective to result in documented
economic benefit to Port Angeles.
• Have demonstrated history of success or are proposed by a group with a demonstrated history
or high potential of success with similar activities.
• Minimize duplication of services where appropriate and encourage cooperative marketing
and/or includes an element of cooperation or partnership.
• Provide, maintain, operate, or enhance City-owned tourism facilities or infrastructure.
Annual Funding Disbursement:
The expected outcome of the funded activities is to increase economic activity in Port Angeles through
the overnight lodging of tourists, through tourism-related expenditures, and construction of tourism-
related facilities in accordance with RCW 67.28.1816.
Funding categories and their percentage of annual budgeted expenditures should approximate:
• Supporting the operations and capital expenditures of tourism-related facilities owned or
operated by a municipality or a public facilities district created under chapters 35.57 and 36.100
RCW. Reserves are to be taken from the initial annual projected available revenues prior to LTAC
consideration of expenditure allocation and budget for the annum. – 20% plus 5% reserved
• Tourism-related marketing; the marketing and operations of special events and festivals
designed to attract tourists; and supporting the operations of tourism-related facilities owned or
operated by nonprofit organizations described under 26 U.S.C. Sec. 501(c)(3) and 26 U.S.C. Sec.
501(c)(6) of the internal revenue code of 1986, as amended. – 75%
Scoring Criteria for Capital Expenditures and Public Facilities Districts – 25 possible points:
1. There is evidence provided that this project will help increase opportunities for tourism
sustainable activities.
2. There is evidence provided that the expenditure will encourage visitors to enjoy longer stays
and return.
3. The proposal provides a clear timeline for action defined and the proposal reflects enough detail
to effectively determine potential for success.
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 proposal will support our local economy through local contracts, retail purchases, or
partnerships.
Scoring Criteria for Tourism Marketing, Tourism-related Operations, and Events – 25 possible points:
1. There is evidence provided that the proposal will help increase or sustain opportunities for
tourism related activities.
2. There is evidence provided that proposal 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.
4. The proposal clearly reflects how the funds will be used to help sustain a tourism-related
business.
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5. The project lends itself to the complement of other events in the community and helps create a
diversity of opportunities (arts, culture, recreation, education, or historic significance).
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.
Meeting Procedures
• Regular LTAC meetings are two hours long.
• Meetings are held on the second Thursday of the month.
• The LTAC regularly holds five open public meetings per year:
o March: New business LTAC and LTAX fund orientation, Guidance document review.
o April or May: Old business, Committee member and staff recommended items.
o June: Recommended revisions to guidance document, Destination Marketing
Presentation.
o September: Annual LTAX Fund RFP Application Published
o October or November: Annual LTAX Fund RFP award recommendation to City Council.
LTAX Fund RFP Application Procedures
• The annual application window will open the Friday after City Council approves the annual
budget recommendation.
• The RFP application window is at minimum 14 days.
• Applications must be sent to ced@cityofpa.us on or before 5:00 PM of the closing date. Late
applications will not be accepted.
• Applications requesting funding for events must be for events that have not yet taken place.
• The City Attorney’s office will review all applications and determine whether the request is
eligible for funding prior to LTAC review.
• Events requesting operations funding must demonstrate annual service and operational impact
to the LTAX Fund.
• All Committee application criteria scoring will be compiled and made available in the meeting
agenda packet.
Please note:
• All capital requests on city owned property or within city right of way requires explicit City
permission that may include City Council approval.
• Public works as defined by RCW’s 39.04.010 and 39.12.020 require prevailing wage for
reimbursement.
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Clal. Co January February March April May June July August September October November December Full Year YTD
2025 $78,176.28 $80,109.20 $158,285.48 $158,285.48 20.37%146.93%
2024 $60,741.79 $70,762.03 $112,927.33 $115,299.87 $140,885.40 $156,244.77 $205,662.20 $266,244.40 $280,495.48 $266,399.45 $217,226.17 $123,943.88 $2,016,832.77 $131,503.82 14.66%105.15%
2023 $58,949.27 $55,738.41 $99,500.62 $63,119.24 $110,307.80 $134,698.33 $180,516.76 $234,491.47 $265,256.38 $230,245.41 $203,092.91 $100,920.77 $1,736,837.37 $114,687.68 -7.21%78.91%
2022 $61,655.81 $61,942.93 $94,697.66 $102,318.23 $121,982.73 $126,841.89 $153,765.97 $198,802.60 $224,118.46 $212,620.30 $182,578.41 $110,337.43 $1,651,662.42 $123,598.74 31.63%92.82%
2021 $41,234.47 $52,664.55 $73,732.76 $71,384.48 $114,540.40 $130,026.22 $151,555.38 $193,691.88 $192,217.99 $198,433.27 $169,412.80 $95,934.87 $1,484,829.07 $93,899.02 33.66%46.48%
2020 $32,556.07 $37,693.92 $40,679.21 $39,731.36 $6,289.26 $2,198.56 $43,110.81 $102,444.89 $160,075.87 $132,469.30 $124,311.26 $66,996.65 $788,557.16 $70,249.99 9.59%9.59%
2019 $21,055.74 $43,046.43 $37,244.32 $28,807.02 $63,079.64 $65,055.68 $93,931.88 $135,017.28 $156,745.60 $152,906.83 $131,121.09 $63,596.63 $991,608.14 $64,102.17 -18.22%
2018 $20,039.32 $58,345.54 $25,978.70 $29,671.08 $49,322.91 $45,182.11 $73,573.25 $113,039.12 $115,085.98 $169,643.01 $173,853.16 $44,337.19 $918,071.37 $78,384.86
P.A.January February March April May June July August September October November December Full Year YTD % Change % Change
2025 $31,937.07 $51,214.58 $83,151.65 $83,151.65 0.85%37.74%
2024 $32,226.49 $50,223.27 $39,212.16 $69,558.60 $83,193.91 $101,515.07 $107,133.96 $166,815.76 $248,211.21 $221,424.28 $158,483.33 $79,660.38 $1,357,658.42 $82,449.76 9.28%36.57%
2023 $39,646.93 $35,798.37 $46,591.47 $58,992.73 $73,588.70 $88,799.83 $123,124.35 $160,665.60 $231,241.01 $212,086.03 $179,946.56 $69,717.38 $1,320,198.96 $75,445.30 8.67%24.97%
2022 $37,706.01 $31,718.02 $41,282.90 $50,058.81 $67,040.22 $73,265.10 $102,061.88 $130,873.85 $202,015.13 $188,341.61 $136,124.80 $79,898.40 $1,140,386.73 $69,424.03 21.00%15.00%
2021 $29,706.66 $27,669.61 $34,779.78 $35,259.89 $55,570.09 $68,735.54 $81,724.74 $123,597.72 $194,139.64 $180,458.08 $78,632.65 $87,518.66 $997,793.06 $57,376.27 -11.40%-4.96%
2020 $34,334.66 $30,426.63 $28,744.11 $31,752.03 $14,023.82 $5,387.68 $21,148.05 $37,748.92 $85,301.46 $100,138.89 $71,138.54 $47,848.92 $507,993.71 $64,761.29 7.27%7.27%
2019 $29,107.95 $31,261.66 $26,222.34 $22,065.27 $39,640.08 $48,157.01 $72,624.87 $96,293.39 $142,359.68 $144,375.36 $94,453.64 $52,463.96 $799,025.21 $60,369.61 22.56%
2018 $18,643.30 $30,612.54 $22,886.34 $24,066.14 $36,654.61 $47,586.77 $71,125.43 $94,107.25 $144,298.29 $142,047.88 $93,364.80 $43,459.70 $768,853.05 $49,255.84
Sequim January February March April May June July August September October November December Full Year YTD % Change % Change
2025 $22,108.02 $15,914.14 $38,022.16 $38,022.16 2.32%24.60%
2024 $21,129.62 $16,028.74 $21,146.78 $34,211.74 $38,808.18 $44,846.28 $51,035.42 $94,164.75 $68,906.03 $129,816.91 $54,323.38 $29,985.26 $604,403.09 $37,158.36 -14.70%21.77%
2023 $24,114.78 $19,449.48 $22,585.68 $24,531.48 $28,138.20 $40,697.46 $48,902.96 $86,134.08 $99,044.34 $82,704.66 $57,735.28 $25,668.78 $559,707.18 $43,564.26 12.68%42.76%
2022 $19,944.37 $18,715.99 $20,211.44 $27,275.46 $30,515.01 $29,776.90 $55,423.76 $69,937.34 $85,749.60 $70,343.96 $77,956.25 $27,614.08 $533,464.16 $38,660.36 22.19%26.69%
2021 $16,542.54 $15,096.62 $20,862.28 $27,091.77 $28,950.88 $41,323.43 $53,995.58 $60,732.77 $50,049.48 $96,659.96 $45,675.45 $27,574.44 $484,555.20 $31,639.16 1.60%3.68%
2020 $14,435.53 $16,706.72 $17,118.28 $15,188.08 $4,791.47 $15,904.01 $16,176.22 $24,528.28 $58,171.52 $36,833.06 $38,134.39 $25,872.15 $283,859.71 $31,142.25 2.05%2.05%
2019 $15,982.29 $14,533.37 $13,513.48 $13,753.99 $24,683.51 $25,005.68 $38,439.35 $45,097.27 $68,994.24 $63,544.40 $42,190.78 $34,093.55 $399,831.91 $30,515.66 4.20%
2018 $14,979.30 $14,306.04 $14,275.72 $16,544.24 $19,538.77 $25,626.37 $35,058.87 $41,486.18 $66,161.67 $83,245.17 $20,197.47 $26,663.96 $378,083.76 $29,285.34
Forks January February March April May June July August September October November December Full Year YTD % Change % Change
2025 $23,754.65 $20,856.37 $44,611.02 $44,611.02 16.13%197.01%
2024 $17,585.39 $20,830.21 $31,577.98 $34,854.63 $50,069.60 $51,945.54 $69,397.43 $74,238.12 $83,866.12 $100,345.73 $64,657.54 $54,634.72 $654,003.01 $38,415.60 13.87%155.76%
2023 $19,062.47 $14,673.91 $26,494.31 $27,981.59 $35,900.21 $35,609.87 $51,502.75 $66,612.64 $87,112.29 $69,883.08 $59,562.27 $34,059.84 $528,455.23 $33,736.38 25.82%124.61%
2022 $15,177.37 $11,634.90 $20,071.35 $24,744.51 $27,189.49 $30,800.76 $40,135.51 $54,601.76 $57,910.36 $60,177.42 $50,155.28 $35,089.42 $427,688.13 $26,812.27 23.34%78.51%
2021 $11,870.47 $9,868.20 $13,837.32 $13,862.82 $27,560.75 $29,628.50 $35,278.02 $49,920.41 $51,139.37 $57,454.61 $42,069.36 $25,839.09 $368,328.92 $21,738.67 23.56%44.73%
2020 $9,609.28 $7,984.88 $8,996.30 $8,947.36 $8,756.91 $648.59 $7,845.14 $17,587.44 $33,530.16 $42,082.24 $30,870.12 $21,251.12 $198,109.54 $17,594.16 17.14%17.14%
2019 $8,841.54 $6,178.36 $8,335.22 $11,118.42 $11,925.56 $16,154.91 $26,893.64 $33,349.29 $41,329.82 $42,993.27 $30,125.36 $16,484.04 $253,729.43 $15,019.90 -1.22%
2018 $7,914.92 $7,290.66 $6,511.72 $9,384.98 $13,887.94 $11,590.67 $19,384.22 $26,460.48 $37,428.29 $31,991.26 $26,305.63 $13,359.95 $211,510.72 $15,205.58
Jeff. Co January February March April May June July August September October November December Full Year YTD % Change % Change
2025 $41,547.24 $43,126.45 $84,673.69 $84,673.69 10.68%23.00%
2024 $38,324.51 $38,180.22 $33,816.10 $41,251.65 $52,202.74 $62,402.88 $68,790.07 $94,291.87 $103,725.45 $92,663.28 $81,777.38 $54,909.26 $762,335.41 $76,504.73 -16.23%11.13%
2023 $38,585.12 $52,737.59 $71,172.47 $142,896.71 $56,232.42 $60,370.02 $68,684.39 $91,609.47 $98,727.44 $93,073.23 $79,199.32 $49,318.21 $902,606.39 $91,322.71 10.09%32.65%
2022 $39,468.68 $43,484.52 $40,797.64 $55,439.56 $60,886.96 $64,213.58 $82,763.16 $99,377.25 $113,177.85 $46,239.34 $87,442.65 $59,924.17 $793,215.36 $82,953.20 -1.43%20.50%
2021 $38,925.82 $45,229.94 $46,407.13 $43,406.48 $65,961.50 $69,432.85 $70,727.44 $85,104.28 $90,607.51 $67,898.24 $102,436.87 $53,062.58 $779,200.64 $84,155.76 30.53%22.24%
2020 $31,208.52 $33,263.68 $28,921.38 $28,566.17 $11,196.91 $533.76 $22,715.37 $41,591.37 $75,131.03 $78,437.33 $75,232.02 $54,415.58 $481,213.12 $64,472.20 -6.35%-6.35%
2019 $28,817.97 $40,024.49 $24,277.10 $21,724.70 $40,545.40 $42,349.77 $47,889.57 $69,624.83 $87,495.61 $59,893.26 $64,163.76 $41,780.75 $568,587.21 $68,842.46 1.75%
2018 $22,594.98 $45,060.38 $18,799.70 $23,064.24 $40,396.57 $35,892.03 $43,754.88 $64,217.70 $68,130.01 $64,462.13 $62,351.70 $45,163.84 $533,888.16 $67,655.36
Port T.January February March April May June July August September October November December Full Year YTD % Change % Change
2025 $34,131.52 $28,377.43 $62,508.95 $62,508.95 -3.76%9.86%
2024 $33,325.46 $31,625.90 $24,463.86 $31,819.78 $34,404.50 $46,078.18 $51,531.62 $70,844.89 $96,773.54 $84,807.63 $73,230.48 $46,285.68 $625,191.52 $64,951.36 -25.75%14.16%
2023 $56,413.84 $31,062.76 $23,460.18 $30,351.98 $37,679.22 $44,754.59 $51,449.27 $67,147.87 $83,971.10 $92,652.96 $74,081.59 $47,710.72 $640,736.08 $87,476.60 30.45%53.75%
2022 $33,015.90 $34,042.91 $20,884.09 $29,606.77 $37,389.56 $31,409.19 $50,459.79 $49,784.62 $54,139.79 $128,765.18 $64,468.02 $68,201.07 $602,166.89 $67,058.81 61.02%17.86%
2021 $21,393.25 $20,252.85 $19,399.19 $21,639.46 $38,131.79 $35,371.78 $44,684.07 $64,751.90 $77,672.97 $81,453.56 $58,652.34 $41,675.55 $525,078.71 $41,646.10 -32.95%-26.80%
2020 $32,168.38 $29,943.18 $25,007.02 $18,176.86 $12,145.41 $4,877.35 $10,074.67 $32,855.52 $40,203.86 $45,121.84 $56,031.27 $32,941.20 $339,546.56 $62,111.56 9.16%9.16%
2019 $31,064.06 $25,832.94 $26,895.65 $21,384.31 $34,548.20 $40,498.09 $47,394.37 $60,561.56 $82,013.38 $89,017.30 $61,722.25 $43,381.46 $564,313.57 $56,897.00 2.80%
2018 $28,204.18 $27,142.20 $21,658.80 $28,774.07 $31,927.59 $35,658.03 $43,446.89 $55,747.64 $75,133.29 $79,021.22 $65,074.84 $42,396.64 $534,185.39 $55,346.38
YTD-over-YTD
% change from
2019
Figures are acquired from the Dept. of Revenue (www.dor.wa.gov) and are two months behind. Figures are the total of both "Special Hotel/Motel" and "Transient Rental" taxes combined. Percentage is the amount changed from one year (month to date) to the next (month to date).
Clallam, Jefferson, Grays Harbor, and Mason County figures refer to all lodgings within county borders excluding the major towns already listed.
% Change
over prior
YTD
February 2025 Room Tax Report
Datasource: Washington Dept of Revenue
Compiled by OPVB Page 1 of 2 3/3/2025
March 20, 2025 Lodging Tax Advisory Committee Page 46 of 47
GHC January February March April May June July August September October November December Full Year YTD % Change % Change
2025 $156,543.34 $148,546.62 $305,089.96 $305,089.96 -0.20%40.37%
2024 $148,193.89 $157,499.57 $123,929.58 $160,089.57 $174,397.33 $200,904.57 $229,646.01 $316,257.70 $504,326.14 $529,104.19 $279,289.20 $163,155.46 $2,986,793.21 $305,693.46 12.37%40.65%
2023 $139,826.67 $132,216.53 $139,986.97 $137,406.53 $169,158.39 $225,295.09 $221,593.04 $322,990.57 $485,569.86 $475,226.71 $294,176.40 $177,392.53 $2,920,839.29 $272,043.20 -25.53%25.17%
2022 $200,051.49 $165,251.74 $173,344.13 $198,550.60 $194,435.68 $251,676.25 $222,216.35 $309,597.61 $449,459.48 $470,056.72 $284,227.52 $204,428.00 $3,123,295.57 $365,303.23 16.00%68.08%
2021 $163,455.33 $151,458.09 $165,857.08 $158,110.02 $227,172.49 $259,836.06 $258,628.56 $345,427.97 $437,552.54 $459,824.68 $329,354.11 $203,581.18 $3,160,258.11 $314,913.42 43.56%44.89%
2020 $107,691.21 $111,676.01 $98,994.00 $100,371.96 $40,635.18 $21,656.17 $152,778.09 $206,945.35 $334,312.32 $322,585.87 $291,095.32 $192,631.07 $1,981,372.55 $219,367.22 0.93%0.93%
2019 $102,909.29 $114,433.41 $96,832.56 $87,023.39 $126,354.51 $156,435.02 $153,527.59 $220,231.99 $321,894.62 $352,375.57 $203,314.40 $113,788.10 $2,049,120.45 $217,342.70 12.95%
2018 $82,274.94 $110,148.38 $86,566.46 $79,859.81 $109,534.12 $137,838.11 $128,984.49 $197,123.24 $276,957.80 $310,206.72 $202,243.41 $82,665.22 $1,804,402.70 $192,423.32
M. Co January February March April May June July August September October November December Full Year YTD % Change % Change
2025 $60,609.92 $64,307.36 $124,917.28 $124,917.28 -1.84%62.88%
2024 $57,850.29 $69,407.08 $66,164.28 $75,192.48 $94,343.10 $92,374.38 $102,389.48 $125,357.37 $154,029.19 $145,372.45 $96,664.58 $64,570.15 $1,143,714.83 $127,257.37 24.28%65.94%
2023 $49,680.94 $52,715.40 $66,073.45 $53,542.98 $79,767.71 $83,681.92 $100,482.93 $125,383.85 $154,040.34 $143,465.68 $96,301.09 $61,082.79 $1,066,219.08 $102,396.34 -2.82%33.52%
2022 $52,626.05 $52,740.94 $54,848.06 $66,961.90 $82,481.51 $81,911.30 $76,419.32 $103,214.15 $140,312.32 $133,572.06 $98,607.16 $75,248.06 $1,018,942.83 $105,366.99 36.28%37.39%
2021 $34,594.19 $42,724.13 $41,657.39 $50,623.94 $75,985.97 $83,727.89 $85,175.91 $98,683.49 $105,649.79 $111,013.69 $80,629.03 $59,267.21 $869,732.63 $77,318.32 21.83%0.82%
2020 $31,314.22 $32,150.44 $30,791.06 $31,993.26 $12,187.26 $4,516.34 $30,770.14 $61,326.82 $82,275.33 $88,480.56 $65,498.51 $48,699.22 $520,003.16 $63,464.66 -17.25%-17.25%
2019 $30,095.47 $46,595.52 $24,616.02 $24,443.49 $36,924.43 $38,702.51 $47,304.43 $61,277.03 $82,197.42 $83,452.47 $50,981.86 $35,411.70 $562,002.35 $76,690.99 10.62%
2018 $19,030.90 $50,294.72 $16,998.28 $18,402.06 $29,843.96 $29,951.42 $35,749.74 $50,591.09 $61,325.21 $64,961.27 $68,876.48 $29,646.15 $475,671.28 $69,325.62
Shelton January February March April May June July August September October November December Full Year YTD % Change % Change
2025 $3,797.54 $3,572.40 $7,369.94 $7,369.94 -20.83%9.58%
2024 $5,534.66 $3,774.92 $4,678.94 $2,821.00 $4,875.88 $4,839.72 $5,226.96 $6,263.26 $7,546.18 $6,549.34 $5,724.22 $4,758.28 $62,593.36 $9,309.58 2.53%38.42%
2023 $4,768.02 $4,311.46 $3,152.28 $3,675.67 $4,255.14 $4,153.86 $5,975.88 $7,200.20 $8,485.20 $6,932.92 $6,327.32 $6,318.16 $65,556.11 $9,079.48 -2.20%34.99%
2022 $5,301.72 $3,981.96 $4,086.44 $3,077.98 $4,329.87 $5,342.04 $5,220.18 $6,411.76 $7,699.56 $7,041.18 $5,814.64 $6,805.74 $65,113.07 $9,283.68 43.12%38.03%
2021 $3,507.72 $2,979.00 $3,617.06 $3,167.68 $4,748.30 $4,787.16 $4,995.16 $6,067.50 $6,847.04 $6,465.02 $5,485.90 $3,782.20 $56,449.74 $6,486.72 -0.47%-3.55%
2020 $3,579.84 $2,937.72 $2,817.24 NA $1,877.78 $3,115.18 $3,446.58 $4,007.32 $4,361.12 $5,695.20 $4,310.88 $4,195.34 $40,344.20 $6,517.56 -3.10%-3.10%
2019 $3,549.69 $3,176.13 $3,680.30 $3,468.74 $2,158.72 $5,113.21 $4,313.81 $4,940.31 $5,584.00 $5,682.24 $5,100.66 $4,091.58 $50,859.39 $6,725.82 35.24%
2018 $2,446.48 $2,526.80 $2,095.86 $2,430.56 $3,971.49 $3,401.39 $3,807.18 $4,156.45 $5,025.72 $6,109.92 $4,660.20 $3,866.84 $44,498.89 $4,973.28
Figures are acquired from the Dept. of Revenue (www.dor.wa.gov) and are two months behind. Figures are the total of both "Special Hotel/Motel" and "Transient Rental" taxes combined. Percentage is the amount changed from one year (month to date) to the next (month to date).
Clallam, Jefferson, Grays Harbor, and Mason County figures refer to all lodgings within county borders excluding the major towns already listed.
Datasource: Washington Dept of Revenue
Compiled by OPVB Page 2 of 2 3/3/2025
March 20, 2025 Lodging Tax Advisory Committee Page 47 of 47