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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/06/2022 05.A. Lodging Tax Advisory Committee Report j•-• Y�'1114'+ `c,...41 4)? CL3LOril BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL YAKIMA, WASHINGTON AGENDA STATEMENT Item No. 5.A. For Meeting of: September 6, 2022 ITEM TITLE: Lodging Tax Advisory Committee Report SUBMITTED BY: Patricia Byers, Chair, LTAC Committee Jennifer Ferrer-Santa Ines, Director of Finance and Budget SUMMARY EXPLANATION: Lodging Tax Advisory Committee Recommendations for the 2023 Lodging Tax Allocation. ITEM BUDGETED: NA STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Economic Development APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL BY THE CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDATION: Approve LTAC Recommendations as outlined. ATTACHMENTS: Description Upload Date Type 8/26/2022 Corer Memo 2 Lodging Tax Advisory Committee August 26, 2022 City of Yakima City Council 129 North 2nd Street Yakima, Washington 98901 Dear Council, The Lodging Tax Advisory Committee (LTAC) met on August 25th to review applications for Lodging Tax. The committee received several applications during the publicly-noticed application period from May 2nd through July 1st. The committee recommendations utilized a 2023 Lodging Tax Revenue forecast of $1,650,000 based on actuals through July 2022. The debt service for the Yakima Valley Convention and Event Center expansion was considered a fixed allocation at $350,000 for 2023 with a goal to increase it to $420,00 in 2024 and $490,000 in 2025; all others were adjusted that, in the judgment of the committee, maximized the resulting tourism benefit to the City of Yakima. The committee's budgetary recommendation is as follows: Revenue forecast $ 1,650,000 Less: Convention Center Debt (2023 est) $ (350,000) Convention Center-Capital $ (292,500) Convention Ctr-Ope rations $ (625,258) Visitor Center Operations $ (72,900) Sports Commission Operations $ (87,500) Capitol Theatre Operations, ; $ (156,200) Sundome $ (65,642) Surplus(Deficit) $ - Respectfully, /17 77.-/24-'21c' %).),/,r•-• ljg Patricia Byers Chair, Lodging Tax Advisory Committee