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AGENDA
Lodging Tax Advisory Committee
10:00 AM, Friday, June 17, 2016
Department of Community Development, Rainier Conference Room
6300 Southcenter Blvd, Suite 100, Tukwila, WA 98188
1. Welcome and Introductions
Council President Joe Duffie
2. Approval of Agenda (ACTION ITEM)
Council President Joe Duffie
3. Approval of Minutes (ACTION ITEM)
Council President Joe Duffie
4. Public Safety Plan
Don Tomaso, Fire Marshal
5. Tukwila Works!
Brandon Miles, Business Relations Manager
6. Getting Around Southcenter and City (Shuttle Study ?)
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7. Roundtable (Time Permitting)
Council President Joe Duffie
8. Adjourn
Council President Joe Duffie
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MEETING MINUTES
Lodging Tax Advisory Committee
Meeting Date: May 25, 2016
Meeting Location: Tukwila Community Center, Meeting Room B
Committee Members Present: Council President Joe Duffie, Meisa Berry (arrived at 3:30 PM), Jim
Davis, Dan Lee, Owen Leinbach, Ben Oliver, Jamie Randall
Committee Members Absent: Christian Trujillo, Nicole Grubbs
Staff Present: David Cline, City Administrator; Laurel Humphrey, Council Analyst; Derek Speck,
Economic Development Administrator; Brandon Miles, and Business Relations Manager
Other Attendees: Ashley Comar and Megan McGuire, Seattle Southside Regional Tourism Authority;
and Jeff Bauknecht, Museum of Flight
Council President Duffie called the meeting to order at 3:06 p.m.
1. Welcome and Introductions - Council President Duffie welcomed the attendees and each
person introduced themselves.
2. Approval of Agenda -Committee members approved the agenda with a 6 -0 vote.
3. Approval of Minutes- Committee members approved the minutes from the March 4, 2016
meeting with a 6 -0 vote
4. Revenue (Sales, Lodging, Parking and Admission) Collection Update - Brandon Miles presented
charts showing the revenues. Jim Davis, Owen Lienbach and Jamie Randall commented on
hotel revenues and discussed projections.
5. Marketing Committee, Stakeholder Outreach, and Influencers - Brandon Miles described the
City's plans to create a committee to market Tukwila to day visitors and the new committee's
role in developing the plans and assisting in outreach to all of the city's businesses,
stakeholders, and influencers. Mr. Miles invited LTAC members to follow up with him on any
thoughts and suggestions they have related to the marketing committee.
6. 2016 Lodging Tax Applications Presentations and Discussion - Brandon Miles introduced the
applications requesting lodging tax from the following four organizations:
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• Seattle Southside Regional Tourism Authority ($337,500)
Ashley Comar and Megan McGuire from Seattle Southside Regional Tourism Authority
(SSRTA) presented information about SSRTA, including past performance and goals for
2016. LTAC members asked questions regarding ROI and sales mission.
• Museum of Flight ($35,000)
Jeff Bauknecht, Museum of Flight presented information on the Museum of Flight, including
information on past attendance, projected 2016 attendance, information on Boeing's
centennial and how City funds would be used in 2016.
• Starfire Sports ($25,000)
Ben Oliver presented information on Starfire Sports, its mission, and how funds would be
used in 2016.
• City of Tukwila ($90,000)
Brandon Miles presented information on the City's revised application. He noted that the
new request is lower than what staff requested in March. The funds would be used to
develop a marketing plan, including a brand for day marketing. No funds would be used on
ad buys in 2016, expect the possibility of doing ad buys to complete user surveys.
7. 2016 Lodging Tax Applications Review and Decision — Council President Duffie asked for a vote
on the lodging tax applications. Owen Lienbach moved approval of all four applications (listed
above). Ben Oliver seconded the motion. The LTAC approved the motion 7 -0.
8. Standing Meetings — Brandon Miles proposed that LTAC agree to standing meetings in order to
have more predictability for members to plan their schedules. Standing meetings could be
canceled if not needed. LTAC members expressed consensus for standing monthly meetings.
Brandon Miles is to follow up with LTAC members to set dates.
9. Roundtable — Brandon Miles announced that Nicole Grubbs has resigned from the LTAC. Dan
Lee mentioned the recent articles naming the City of Tukwila as the most dangerous city in the
Country. The Committee discussed ideas on how to respond on this issue.
10. Adjourn —The meeting adjourned at 4:35 p.m.
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