HomeMy WebLinkAbout09232021_LTAC_MinutesLODGING TAX ADVISORY COMMITTEE
September 23, 2021 at 2:00 p.m.
Meeting Held Virtually
CALL TO ORDER
Committee Chair French called the meeting to order at 2:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Voting Members Present: Mike French, Christine Loewe, Donya Alward, Sydney Rubin, Marsha Massey
Non-Voting Members: Peter Stolinsky, Lisa Hilt
Members Absent: None.
Staff Present: Clerk Kari Martinez-Bailey, Allyson Brekke, Melody Schneider, and Ben Braudrick.
APROVAL OF MINUTES
*Clerks note: Minutes from the May 27, 2021 meeting will be approved at the next meeting.
PUBLIC COMMENT
No public comment was received.
ACTION/DISCUSSION ITEMS/OTHER BUSINESS
1. Review and Award Funding to Consider motion to approve awards to individual proposals
Associate Planner Ben Braudrick presented scoring totals received from the Committee for Round 2 Lodging Tax Fund
application proposals. Committee discussion followed.
It was moved by Alward and seconded by Stolinsky to:
Approve the awards presented by staff, awarding Olympic Peninsula Tourism Commission $10,000 and Wintertide Light Art
Experience $10,000 in Lodging Tax Funds.
The Chair asked if there was unanimous consent, hearing no opposition, the motion carried 2-0 with Loewe and Massey
recusing themselves from the vote due to a connection to the applications being considered.
2. 2022 Regular Meeting Scheduling Review the 2022 Calendar and assign
Associate Planner Braudrick presented a calendar and proposed the Committee discuss dates for future meetings. The
Committee agreed splitting meetings to discuss events and non-events would be more convenient. Committee discussion
followed.
2021 Proposed LTAC meeting schedule:
September 30, 2021 from 3:00-5:00 p.m. to discuss Budgeting
November 4, 2021 from 3:00-5:00 p.m. *topic to be determined at a later date
November 11, 2021 from 3:00-5:00 p.m. *topic to be determined at a later date
The Committee discussed a 2022 LTAC meeting schedule and considered days that would work best for future meetings.
Hearing consensus from the Committee, staff will schedule future meetings on the third Thursdays from 3:00-5:00 p.m.
STAFF UPDATES
Brief staff updates provided.
COMMITTEE MEMBER UPDATES
Brief committee updates provided.
ADJOURNMENT
Chair French adjourned the meeting at 3:00 p.m.
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Mike French, Chair Kari Martinez-Bailey, Clerk
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