HomeMy WebLinkAboutLTAC Minutes 11072022 LODGING TAX ADVISORY COMMITTEE
November 7, 2022, at 2:00 p.m.
This meeting will be conducted as a hybrid meeting.
CALL TO ORDER
Committee Chair French called the meeting to order at 2:15 p.m.
Clerk's note:It was discovered a link to the meeting was broken. Staff worked to correct the error on the website and the
meeting continued as a hybrid meeting.
ROLL CALL
Voting Members Present:Mike French,Christine Loewe,Donya Alward,Sydney Rubin,Marsha Massey.
Member at Large Non-Voting Members: Rosylen Mangohig.Allisa Imming(joined at 2:28 p.m.)
Members Absent: Darlene Clemens.
Staff Present: Ben Braudrick,Sarina Carrizosa,Melody Schneider,Tim Tucker,Norm Gollub and Kari Martinez-Bailey.
PUBLIC COMMENT
No public comment was received during the public comment opportunity.
Steve Shively of Olympic Culinary Loop was invited to speak to his application.
Howie Ruddell of PA Basketball was invited to speak to his application request.
ACTION ITEMS
The Committee continued to review and discuss 2023 non-event lodging tax fund application proposals and Lodging Tax
Advisory Committee scoring and provide a decision on individual awards.
It was moved by French and seconded by Alward to:
Award the following amounts and use the reserve funding for North Peninsula Sustainable Tourism Development Plan
marketing funds,in the amount of$25,000 and fund$40,000 for Race Street Public Art for Phase 1.
Budget by Category 2023 LTAC Decision
Fiero Marine Life Center $15,500
Port Angeles Baseball $50,000
Port Angeles Downtown Activity Center $25,000
Port Angeles Fine Arts Center $75,000
Lincoln Park BMX Track $50,000
Capital Reserve(Fixed) $38,200
OPTC $32,000
OPTC Co-Opt Marketing $15,000
Peninsula Trails Coalition $6,000
Remaining for Destination Marketing RFP $138,000
Field Arts and Events Hall $58,500
Hurricane Ridge Winter Sports Club-Operations $15,000
Hurricane Ridge Winter Sports Club - Shuttle $22,500
Juan de Fuca Foundation for the Arts $15,000
Olympic Culinary Loop Association $5,000
Port Angeles Marathon Association $14,500
Port Angeles Youth Basketball $85,000
ROW,Traffic Control, and Utilities $4,300
Visitor Center Operation(Fixed) $117,300
Other Fixed Costs $59,500
The Chair asked if there was unanimous consent,hearing no opposition,the motion carried 5-0.
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2.The Committee continued to review and discuss Reserve Balance Projects Review staff recommendation for proposals to
be funded by approved reserve balance and provide decision.
It was moved by Loewe and seconded by Massey to:
Approve additional$40,000 of capital funds for Public Art for Phase 1 of the Race Street trail connection to Olympic
National Park Visitor and Backcountry Information Center.
The Chair asked if there was unanimous consent,hearing no opposition,the motion carried 5-0.
Next meeting in March 2023.
STAFF UPDATES
None.
COMMITTEE MEMBER UPDATES
None.
ADJOURNMENT
Chair Fre ch adjourned the meeting at time 4:30 p.m.
Kari artinez-Bailey,Acting Cler
Meeting minutes were approved on March 30, 2023.