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LODGING TAX ADVISORY COMMITTEE SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
DATE: January 13, 2015 START TIME: 3:00 p.m. LOCATION: City Hall, Conference Room 3
VOTING MEMBERS PRESENT: Michelle Sandoval (Chair), Jake Beattie, Robert Birman, Janette Force, Dave Robison, Nathan
Barnett, Sue McIntire NON-VOTING MEMBERS PRESENT: Teresa Verraes, William Roney
MEMBER(S) EXCUSED: Will O’Donnell, Cindy Hill Finnie, Denise Winter, Xoe Hufman, Sherri Hanke
OTHERS PRESENT: City Manager David Timmons, Marketing Director Christina Pivarnik, Deputy City Clerk Joshua Stecker
GUESTS: Jeni Little, Jeff Selby
Topic Motions/Recommendation/Action
Approval of Minutes: October 14, 2014 and November 13, 2014 Unanimously approved. Committee Updates: Dave Robison reported that the State Parks budget may be increasing in the newly propose Governor’s Budget. Teresa Verraes gave an update on the Visitor Information
Center relocation. Nathan Barnett addressed lodging availability functions on the EnjoyPT.com
website.
City Manager Update: David Timmons reported on City matters including the wayfinding signage, Visitor Information Center relocation, noise issues from the Naval Air Station on Whidbey Island, sidewalk work around the Lewis Building, the Howard Street extension project,
Fort Worden Building 202 restoration, and the Mountain View ballot measure. He also reported that the 2014 lodging tax financials were on track. A special meeting will be scheduled in
February to review the LTAC Strategic Plan.
Marketing Update: Christina Pivarnik reported on successful holiday season numbers. The
EnjoyPT.com website is seeing increased traffic since hosting the City’s webcam. Upcoming articles in the Tacoma News Tribune and May/June issue of Northwest Travel magazine will highlight Port Townsend.
Public Comment: Jeff Selby and Jeni Little addressed the committee regarding signage to
identify the Larry Scott Trailhead from Sims Way and to inquire about lodging tax assistance for
the Rhody Run.
Map Projects: The committee discussed various forthcoming map projects and possible ways to collaborate on trail maps.
Next Meeting: April 14, 2015
Adjourn: The meeting was adjourned at 5:00 p.m.