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Lodging Tax Advisory Committee
Minutes
11:30 AM 1 January 14, 2022
Virtual
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Members Present:
Members Absent:
City Staff Present:
Others Present:
Chair McLeod, Jim Davis, Ben Oliver, Jean Thompson
Miesa Berry. There are two vacancies on the LTAC.
Brandon Miles and Derek Speck
Mark Everton, Seattle Southside Regional Tourism Au
Agenda Item
Action
Follow -Up
Welcome and Introductions
Chair McLeod called the
meeting to order at 11:33 AM.
Committee members
introduced themselves.
B. Miles notes that a quorum of
the seated LTAC members is
present.
None
Review of Agenda
Reviewed
None
City of Tukwila
6200 Southcenter Blvd.
Tukwila, WA 98188
City of Tukwila
6200 Southcenter Blvd.
Tukwila, WA 98188
Approval of Minutes of
December 10, 2021
Jean moved approval. Jim
seconded. Motion passed.
None
General Business
• 2022 Tourism Workplan
• Six Year Financial Plan
Brandon presented the City's
tourism workplan for 2022 and
six-year financial plan. Copies
were distributed with the
agenda.
Jean expressed that she likes
seeing the financial plan as the
LTAC considers funding
requests as a way to see how
requests fit the overall
strategy.
Jim asked about lodging tax
revenues and shared his
market perspective on growth
estimates of city lodging tax.
Mark described the growth in
the room nights the SSRTA is
seeing.
Ben mentioned he anticipates
that Starfire will start hosting
traveling teams this summer.
Brandon will review the most
current lodging tax revenues
and will revise the projection
for the next meeting.
Brandon will add a Starfire
sponsorship to the workplan.
Pending Funding Requests
• Experience Tukwila
Brandon presented a request
from the City of Tukwila
seeking $140,000 to continue
the Experience Tukwila
branding and marketing
program. The application was
Motion passed 4-0.
City of Tukwila
6200 Southcenter Blvd.
Tukwila, WA 98188
• Seattle Seawolves
included with the
showed one of
Jim mentioned
long time until
returns in a significant
back to 2019 levels
He spoke to the
improving the
visitors of being
program is spendy
important.
Jean asked about
market, strategies,
measurements
Experience Tukwila
Ben spoke in support.
Brandon presented
from the City of
seeking $40,000
sponsorship package
Seawolves. The
included with the
Jean asked about
of sponsorship.
agenda. He
the new videos
that it may be a
business travel
way and
until 2024.
importance of
experience for
in Tukwila. The
but
the target
and
for the
program.
a request
Tukwila
for a
with the
application was
agenda.
the benefits
Jean moved approval. Jim
seconded. Motion passed 4-0.
Special Presentations
• None
None
None
Announcements
None
None
Roundtable
Jim mentioned his company
recently opened Paseo
restaurant in Mill Valley, CA
and they will soon open
None
City of Tukwila
6200 Southcenter Blvd.
Tukwila, WA 98188
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City of Tukwila
6200 Southcenter Blvd.
Tukwila, WA 98188
CharBar restaurant in the Los
Angeles Art District.
Adjourn
The meeting adjourned at
12:22 PM.
City of Tukwila
6200 Southcenter Blvd.
Tukwila, WA 98188