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Home My WebLink AboutCity Council Committees - Lodging Tax Advisory Committee - 06/24/2010 (2) ECONOMIC & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Ben Wolters, Director • Phone: 253-856-5703 KENT Fax: 253-856-6454 W-III N G T O N Address: 220 Fourth Avenue S. Kent, WA. 98032-5895 AGENDA LODGING TAX ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING Thursday, June 24, 2010 3:00 pm Centennial North & South Conference Rooms Centennial Building, City of Kent Campus Attendance: Councilmember Les Thomas, Chair Ben Wolters, Staff Barbara Smith Bob Nachlinger, Staff Greg Haffner Julie Pulliam, Staff Kurt Hanson, Staff Andrew Hutchison Aaron Watne Katherine Kertzman, Guest Andrea Keikkala, Guest Beth Sylves, Guest Kari Gallaway, Guest Introductions and Call to order - Councilmember Les Thomas, Chair Information Items: 1. Update - City of Kent 2. Update - Seattle Southside 3. Update - Chamber of Commerce 4. Update - 2010 Budget 5. Update - ShoWare Center 6. Board Vacancies Items Requiring Action: 1. Approval of minutes of September 24, 2009 2. Election of Committee Chair 3. Approve recommendations for two empty committee positions 4. Approve proposal for $5000 to support ShoWare Hoop Fest 3 on 3 basketball tournament Assignments for next meeting Next meeting date, time and location Lodging Tax Advisory Committee September 24, 2009 Start Time 2:00 pm ShoWare Center, Rainier Room Committee Members Present: Tim Clark, Greg Haffner, Dennis Higgins, Andrew Hutchison, Aaron Watne Others present: Ben Wolters, Paula Barry, and Julie Pulliam Guest: Barbara Smith (KDP), Katherin Kertzman, Chair Tim Clark called the meeting to order at 2:00 pm and introductions were made. City of Kent Update - Ben Wolters An update on the Softball Championship - Lodging Tax Committee gave $3500 to the USSSA. The amount was determined by the value of the hotel stays to Kent. Katherine Kertzman - new Washington State Tourism Commission Co-Chair Ben congratulated Katherine on her appointment from the Governor. A very big honor. ShoWare Center U1date - Ben Wolters The ShoWare Center has also felt the effects of the down turn in the Economy. But over the next few months the Circus, Disney on Ice will fill the hole and create an operation surplus to reach a positive year end break even. We are currently at 93 % capacity for the circus to date. The circus will skip 2010 but will return in 2011 that is just the way they schedule. Disney on Ice is looking to be a sell- out, tickets are doing really well. The concert industry is still difficult and we don't have too many shows booked. The flood threat is real we are in the Green River area which increases the threat. The Corp. and King Co. have repaired the abutment with a grout curtain and feel this will lower the threat. City has raised the height of the levee system with super bags (2000 cube ft per second). Hotels can go to the website of BOMA there will be a seminar on October 15t at ShoWare Center for information for Building protection. City and King Co information will be available. Emergency Management - Katherine Kertzman offered Seattle Southside as a resource for the Hotelers. Seattle Southside Update - Katherine Kertzman Katherine handed out the information on the new branding effort and financial reports; budget revenue is down 18% (attached). Seattle Southside is working on updating their brand. "We will be focusing on the practical traveler" said Kertzman. The hotel booking engine is also being updated to hook into the hotels own booking engines. Then Seattle Southside website search engine is also being updated to the tune of $100,000. We are opening an all new campaign focused on the practical traveler and will be having different vacation packages listed on the website. 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We also: i S 176t h ST -Give directions �'� w -Book hotel reservations -Provide restaurant recommendations SEATTLE -Hand out coupons -Answer area questionsSOUTHSIDE SEATTLE SOUTHSIDE VISITOR CENTER �- 3100 S 176th St., Seattle, WA 98188 1 (877) 885-9452 SeattleSouthside.com RI13 Zq U C c ■ .� � M1 ,a I ¢ ¢ �� gI� w �v ¢ a U cc R�$d ¢ I � w 21 ,m N o ■ I � 1 'm N gg�R� g 0 Y i � I�m�I �R! � F88 M1 zsv`Oi iI R1 1 RI m o i N _iaN o .�o �l Ia $mi o .;g '• gol k a ro ROE�g' iOi R €'B �iR a � I 81 ts J m "s 1� c as � i3 j II dN of d a 1 CD 73 ��$� ��So o�< ;75 oa w1 spa 21Fir �� I o$ of M1 i a&oq: I �j c6� !gym ci E 4 U N O NON O N O N O a m m Or Q a' � r N N CJ a m t CURRENT BUDGET ANALYSIS LODGING TAX OPERATING FUND As of May 31,2010 2009 2010 2010 2010 Actual Budget YTD Est Actual BEGINNING FUND BALANCE 267,058 238,663 240,949 240,949 REVENUES Lodging Tax 145,240 160,000 49,373 145,215 Interest Income 1,651 2,100 216 1,085 Total Revenues 146,891 162,100 49,589 146,300 Total Resources 413,949 400,763 290,538 387,249 EXPENDITURES Seattle Southside Visitor Services 120,000 120,000 50,000 120,000 Tourism Unallocated 3,500 20,000 20,000 Tourism Chamber 18,500 19,000 18,500 Total Expenditures 142,000 159,000 50,000 158,500 Transfers Out 31,000 TOTAL EXPEDITURES AND TRANSFERS 173,000 159,000 50,000 158,500 Change in Fund Balance (26,109) 3,100 (411) (12,200) ENDING FUND BALANCE 240,949 241,763 240,538 228,749