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HomeMy WebLinkAbout101221 Packet Lodging Tax Advisory Committee Meeting Tuesday, October 12, 2021 3 to 5 p.m. City Hall, 250 Madison St., 3rd Floor Conference Room ****Pursuant to Washington State Governor’s Proclamation 20-28.15, the City is not allowing in-person attendance at meetings. Members will be participating virtually.**** • Join virtually at http://joinwebinar.com enter the 9 digit Webinar ID 474-483-579 • Join by phone in listen-only mode (360) 390-5064 ext. 5 access code: 823-019-247# • Submit public comment emails to be included in the meeting record to: publiccomment@cityofpt.us I. Call to Order II. Approval of Minutes - April 13, 2021 III. Lodging Tax Revenue Reports IV. 2022 Budget A. Facility Rental Proposal V. Chamber Marketing Report VI. Committee Announcements A. Adams Street Parklet Update VII. Adjourn LTAC regular meetings are held quarterly, on the second Tuesday at 3 p.m. of the months January, April, July, and October each year. Next regular meetings: January 11, April 12, July 12, and October 11, 2022 from 3 to 5 p.m. Mark your calendars and save the dates! LODGING TAX ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES DATE: April 13, 2021 START TIME: 3:00 p.m. LOCATION: City Hall (Virtual) VOTING MEMBERS PRESENT: Pam Adams (Chair), Karen Clemens, Nathan Barnett, Cindy Finnie, Denise Winter, Barb Trailer, Natalie Maitland, KC Upshaw (Designee for PT Film Institute) NON-VOTING MEMBERS PRESENT: Mari Mullen, Arlene Alen MEMBERS EXCUSED: Sherri Hanke, Jannette Force, Cindy Finnie CITY STAFF PRESENT: City Manager John Mauro, Finance and Administrative Services Director Nora Mitchell, Deputy City Clerk Haylie Clement Topic Action Chair Pam Adams called the meeting to order at 3:01 p.m. Approval of Minutes: January 12 and April 9, 2021 Unanimous Approval Lodging Tax Revenue Reports: Finance and Administrative Services Director Nora Mitchell presented the lodging tax revenue reports noting that as expected there continues to be a reduction in revenue. Members noted that there is starting to be an increase in lodging numbers. Chamber Marketing Report: Arlene Alen updated the Committee on VIC operations, website traffic, and advertising. It was noted that travel bundles are being developed focusing on localized experimental tourism where tourists want to dive deeper into community activities including volunteering. Committee Members expressed appreciation for the opportunity to participate in packaged advertising. City Manager John Mauro reported that the City and the Chamber would continue to work on reporting requirements. Adams Street Parklet Update: Mari Mullen provided an update on the parklet explaining that the project will likely be completed early summer, but lumber prices have increased which has caused the need to adjust funding on some of the other items. Committee Announcements: Committee Members provided updates on recent events and projects within each organization. Next Regular Meeting: July 13, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. Adjourn: The meeting adjourned at 4:06 p.m. City of Port Townsend LTAC Revenue Summarized between Gov't & Non Gov't Entities - YTD Entity Type 2021 YTD 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 Non Gov't $268,358.40 168,754.22$ 265,073.10$ 251,919.09 $244,773.32 $242,896.74 $209,401.90 $177,497.70 $176,879.60 $163,391.34 Gov't*$74,938.86 38,212.96$ 103,989.78$ 95,294.84 $89,889.52 $74,210.76 $87,063.02 $49,669.22 $60,085.52 $66,962.06 Total $343,297.26 206,967.18$ 369,062.88$ $347,213.93 $334,662.84 $317,107.50 $296,464.92 $227,166.92 $236,965.12 $230,353.40 Boat Haven Fuel Dock / Port 2021 YTD % Collected:106.0%2021 YTD 2020 YTD County Fair Assn of Jefferson County 2020 YTD % Collected:61.0%Other Gov't $28,497.40 $15,388.68 WA State Parks & Recreation Commission PDA $46,441.46 $22,824.28 Washington State Council of AYH Total Gov't $74,938.86 $38,212.96 Fort Worden Public Development Authority September 2012 - 2021 $0 $50,000 $100,000 $150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 $400,000 2021 YTD 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 LTAC TEN YEAR REVENUE TREND -YTD Total Non Gov't Gov't* City of Port Townsend LTAC Revenue Summarized between Gov't & Non Gov't Entities - YTD through the period ending: Entity Type 2021 Proj 2021 YTD 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 Non Gov't $233,788.00 $268,358.40 $271,253.32 $397,343.74 $385,369.43 $368,824.64 $360,091.31 $318,065.30 $279,527.10 $275,710.16 $251,051.72 Gov't $90,212.00 $74,938.86 $68,293.24 $166,672.78 $148,702.70 $139,678.42 $114,846.28 $125,793.98 $82,633.50 $90,971.98 $98,878.98 Total $324,000.00 $343,297.26 $339,546.56 $564,016.52 $534,072.13 $508,503.06 $474,937.59 $443,859.28 $362,160.60 $366,682.14 $349,930.70 *Gov't includes:Boat Haven Fuel Dock / Port 2021 YTD % Collected:106.0%2021 YTD 2020 County Fair Assn of Jefferson County 2020 YTD % Collected:61.0%Other Gov't $28,497.40 $28,116.24 WA State Parks & Recreation Commission PDA $46,441.46 $40,177.00 Washington State Council of AYH Total Gov't $74,938.86 $68,293.24 Fort Worden Public Development Authority September 30, 2021 $0 $100,000 $200,000 $300,000 $400,000 $500,000 $600,000 2021 Proj 2021 YTD 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 LTAC Ten Year Revenue Trend Total Non Gov't Gov't Lodging Tax Fund Preliminary 2019 & 2020 Actual, 2021 Estimated Actuals & 2022 Proposed Budget FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES 2019 Actual 2020 Budget 2020 Actual 2021 Budget w/Allocations 2021 Estimated Actuals 2022 Proposed Revenues Lodging Tax 564,313 540,000 339,547 324,000 420,000 441,000 Investment Income 3,811 3,500 1,082 627 150 225 Total Revenues 568,124 543,500 340,629 324,627 420,150 441,225 Expenses Recipient Expenses Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center Operations & Marketing 293,500 303,000 217,208 95,000 106,000 109,180 Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce Pivot Marketing Plan (dependent on ability to reopen/remarket)- 25,000 23,750 25,000 Main Street Tourism Infrastructure 25,000 25,000 10,000 TBD General Grants or Funding for Tourism Events 10,000 - - CP Communications & Advertising Marketing - - Winter Marketing Marketing - - City of Port Townsend Miscellaneous - Facility Waivers - - City of Port Townsend Performing Arts Study - - NW Maritime Center Sponsorships - Wooden Boat 10,000 Arts Commission Sponsorships - Arts Events 10,000 Creative District Sponsorships - Grant City of Port Townsend Sponsorships - Facilty Rental Waivers 9,600 10,000 - - Fort Worden Infrastructure 25,000 25,000 - - City of Port Townsend Big Belly Contract 9,810 10,300 10,300 10,300 10,300 10,500 City of Port Townsend Printing & Publishing - 3,500 721 - Downtown Lighting Project Winter Lighting (tourism infrastructure)52,205 15,000 - 15,000 15,000 15,000 Downtown Lighting - Additional Funding Tree well lighting - 50,000 57,783 - City of Port Townsend Infrastructure Reserve - - 125,000 City of Port Townsend Debt service transfer 125,000 125,000 125,000 125,000 125,000 125,000 City of Port Townsend General Fund O/H Allocation 9,908 21,824 21,824 15,833 15,833 19,507 - Total Expenditures 545,023 563,624 432,836 321,133 320,883 439,187 - Revenues Less Expenses 23,101 (20,124) (92,207) 3,494 99,267 2,038 Beginning Fund Balance 246,908 270,009 270,009 178,657 178,657 277,924 Ending Fund Balance 270,009 249,885 178,657 182,151 277,924 279,962 From:Port Townsend Heritage Association To:LTAC@cityofpt.us Subject:Request for information from the Port Townsend Heritage Association Date:Monday, October 4, 2021 12:48:03 PM CAUTION: External Email Hello, I am the president of a new organization in town, The Port Townsend Heritage Association(PTHA). We are in the process of obtaining our 501 (c) 3 status as a non-profit corporation. PTHA is a collaboration of individuals who wish to promote and share the heritage and historyof Port Townsend and its environs. We will be the new host organization for the Port Townsend Victorian Heritage Festival, which we are planning for late April 2022. The festival was under the auspices of Olympic Peninsula Steam (OPS) for several years andanother organization, which is now defunct, for years prior to OPS holding the festival. My question is related to applying for funds from LTAC to assist with the venue rentals for the festival. Funds had been obtained by OPS for this purpose in the past. The 2020 festivalwas cancelled due, the health crisis, so I am not sure if an application for funds was made by OPS for that festival. I was a co-chair for the 2020 festival, however I was not involved in thevenue rental process. It was handled by the staff of OPS. I know Nathan Barnett is on the LTA committee, but I didn't want to bother him with my questions, as we know ,he has many platesto juggle in the community. Please advise me on how best to proceed to request financial assistance for renting the Cotton Building, the Pope Marine building and if applicable, county managed Memorial Field, for the2022 Port Townsend Victorian Heritage Festival. I looked for an application online, but was not able to locate one. Thank you for your time,Tracy Tracy Wirta PTHA - Presidentcell: 925-698-6891 email: PortTownsendHeritage@gmail.comwebsite: PortTownsendVictorianFestival.org Q3 2021 Completed consolidation & network migration DM O M a r k e t i n g Completed Completed National Parks Program-designed to drive target leads to Chamber from their website. These leads are people who specifically requested both Olympic Peninsula and PT information. We have aggregated over 2000 leads since implementation. These receive an initial eblast and then migrate into a drip campaign to follow- up by adding this data into our monthly Tourism eblast also hosted on EnjoyPT as "news" AA $3,000 annual POS Q2 Campaign, Airport Triptych Project Completed Submitted, Awarded, LTAC approved, creative completed, installation completed, This backlit billboard in the Alaska Airlines Terminal has the potential to be seen by over 250,000 people per month and was up for 2.5 months. This is a structured estimate given the number of Alaska flights out of this terminal daily and the average number of passengers in each. Completed AA POS Q4 Campaign, Airport Triptych Project Completed Installed, October 5, 2021 October (installed photo in packet) Scheduled for installation October 2021 We are in the process of applying for Q2 2022 grant through POS for PT PT VIC/DMO Dashboard Date: 9.30.21 Period:Chamber of Jefferson County Objective Progress Status Notes Expense/ Owner Measuring Plan Progress AA Fully open to public and all visitors June 1, 2021 Completed $11,000 $4,500 for project from City 2020 VI C O c c u p a n c y The Bot is functioning well and receiving an average of 150-200 queries / 100 conversation chains monthly. Utilizing designated/trained 1/2 staffer able to handle tourist season with assistance from balance of chamber staff. This model has proven sufficient to provide great service during slower times without additional staff supplementation. Community Concierge Programs provides support for specific in depth sector needs, sailing, kayaking, food etc.in oncall capacity Have digitized specialty packets for ADA, pet friendly, hospitality, relocation and restaurant sectors for distro to those who are not capable or do not desire to utilize Enjoy PT and itinerary functions and for onsite drop-ins. Fi n a n c i a l s , Gr a n t s , R e p o r t s Outside 50 miles + international Fi l m AA AA DM O M a r k e t i n g $8,000 total allocation complete project Create partnerships with LTAC Partners and others for Winter Campaign Bundles and ongoing program for bundling/marketing City Tourism Sustainability Task Force has been formed, met and is working on three points for this campaign and beyond with focus on a "One Tank of Gas" campaign for Winter and beyond to drive overnights/weekenders from I-5 corridor. In Process POS Tourism Marketing Grant designed to enhance tourism through SeaTac as well as in PT and provide additional information on our indigenous history. At the same time increasing the professional digital drone footage and stills for marketing PT across media channels and markets going forward In Process Submitted, approved, invoiced and paid for 50% of grant funding with balance from SeaTac due upon satisfactory completion of project. Contest Completed and fulfilled. See video link for results now on Enjoy PT and in ongoing/future campaigns. Contest Completed POS Q4 Winter Campaign LTAC approved Submitted to POS and received, in process. Formed Tourism Sustainability Task Force to support these efforts and carry forward for 2022. Group of LTAC and community partners in multiple factors of tourism, accommodations, food, maritime, theatre, and more. Task Force participants in process of defining "50 Best Things to do in PT/JeffCo", Putting together "Winter Bundles" of products services etc. for campaign to keep top of mind for Winter and future travel to PT In Process Financials + DMO Marketing Report DMO LTAC Quarterly Marketing Report will be attached to this report Quarterly financials will be attached to all reports utilizing this format if approved Report in packet So c i a l D a t a I-5 corridor - inside 50 miles Continuing weekly updates on FB and Instagram along with Tourism Chamber Cafe on May 7th. complete data report in packet. Report in packet Continuing weekly updates on FB and Instagram along with working with Seattle Times and earned media on articles for weekends in PT. Data report in packet Report in packet National Toyota Commercial Walked through process from inital contact through shooting schedule and permitting with police department approvals through production. Completed 25 person crew brought several thousand dollars to City of PT in permits and craft services/food service AA Port Townsend LTAC Q3 Marketing Report 2021 Marketing Plan Consolidation Overview Goal: To continue, on an LTAC approved reduced budget to market Port Townsend as a year- round destination for a broad-based demographic population and increase number of overnight stays in the city. Strategy: Building on the annual campaign goal of promoting tourism in Port Townsend through strategic social media posts, monthly newsletters, partnership with Olympic Peninsula Tourism Council, and capitalize on Chamber Community Development Fund benefits to local businesses. We will continue to keep Port Townsend top of mind through social media and SEO including paid social. Tactics: Continue to utilize National Park Trips program to reach a wider, outdoor seeking audience; Building an ongoing contact database of confirmed interested visitors for new and ongoing drip campaigns; For inside 50 mile (I-5 corridor) audience, market Port Townsend via social media marketing and document progress with search engine optimization through Windridge Solutions; for outside 50 mile audience target, regional, national and international tourist demographics with targeted digital posts and search engine optimization. Any possible matching grant opportunities will be presented to City of Port Townsend for funding partial or matching funds from the 2021 pivot marketing funds. Result of 2021 grants: Two Port of Seattle Spotlight grants, the last of which is currently being installed in SeaTac airport. POS Tourism Marketing Grant is in final stages of production. See attached video link for contest winner’s fantasy weekend in Port Townsend. See Q4 PPOS grant installation image attached. National Park Trips National Park Trips: Utilizing four quarter National Park Trips program which uses custom Content Website Listing written on Staff Writer Interview, Integration into One Online Road Trip, Olympic Trip Planner Full Page Advertisement, Targeted Email Leads, Banner Ad Campaign – 60,000 Impressions (5,000 per month), National Park Newsletter 3x Features, National Park Newsletter 1x Banner Ad , National Park Facebook 8x Boosted/ Targeted Post. National Park Trips targets an outdoor/activity demographic. By marketing Port Townsend as the starting point to a 2021 Olympic National Park experience, we are reaching a higher number of outdoor demographic visitors, and are tracking return on investment with below information and inserted data addendum A. Websites: Nationalparktripsmedia.com Hub.myolympicpark.com Featured Port Townsend Content: MyOlympicPark.com- Port Townsend Visitor Information Center & Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce online content National Park Leads Generated by Quarter 2020 2021 Q1: 253 Q1: 516 Q2: 53 Q2: 293 Q3:153 Q3: 269 Q4: 209 Increased social media and drip campaign has more than doubled since 2021. As we continue to grow this database, this has also increased traffic to EnjoyPT and we anticipated this trend to continue as we continue to expand our push content to this ramping list. *Addendum A: National Park Trips Inside/Outside 50 Mile Marketing: Promoted staycation options, shopping local and safe travel when guidelines permitted via Visitor Center, EnjoyPT Facebook and Instagram pages. Featured staycation and shop local ideas through social and highlighted upcoming virtual events in month end newsletter. Encouraged planning of future dream vacations and use of EnjoyPT.com for trip planning. For Q3 as with previous months have continuously updated EnjoyPT with Covid-related guidance and links for travel. We have continued to remind visitors to check EnjoyPT and government links provided for updates before they visit. Overall, 2021 is higher than 2020 in page views vs sight visits, which means visitors are spending more time looking at material and clicking through more content. Q3 Enjoy PT Web Stats 2020 2021 2020 2021 Visits Visits Pg Views Pg Views Jan 6,018 3,955 13,277 8,180 Feb 5,498 4,210 12,735 7,780 March 3,241 6,099 6,500 12,748 April 2,349 5,995 4,432 12,357 May 3,949 8,016 7,593 17,002 June 6,242 8,982 12,890 17,478 July 7,581 10,785 16,618 22,485 Aug 8,072 8,037 17,751 16,893 Sept 6,790 6,342 13,907 12,964 Utilized this data to target our social ads and to determine which states to survey and market to for grant contest, including Port Townsend Getaway contest for trip to Port Townsend. Q3 Enjoy PT Visitor by State Q3 Enjoy PT Visitor Washington Enjoy PT Age Demographic Data from Google Analytics Region Users New Users Sessions Bounce Rate Pages / Session Avg. Session Duration Washington 2956 2865 3442 57.32%2.08 114.71 California 560 539 635 61.42%1.87 82.89 Oregon 418 406 483 50.72%2.41 149.47 Virginia 124 124 126 82.54%1.51 43.77 Texas 120 115 130 63.08%2.00 101.81 District of Columbia 111 106 129 65.89%1.62 67.22 Colorado 87 85 97 51.55%2.55 155.27 Florida 62 58 126 33.33%2.05 46.60 Illinois 61 57 74 55.41%2.36 150.64 Nevada 55 54 62 67.74%1.95 79.47 City Users New Users Sessions Bounce Rate Pages / Session Avg. Session Duration Seattle 1112 1063 1280 61.02%1.93 96.08 Port Townsend 211 189 249 61.04%1.88 100.66 Tacoma 85 83 90 47.78%2.37 157.16 Bainbridge Island 82 76 136 69.85%1.74 66.69 Bellingham 67 65 76 44.74%2.37 146.34 Bellevue 61 58 69 62.32%1.91 92.30 Sequim 61 56 66 54.55%2.05 107.45 Port Angeles 57 54 64 48.44%2.06 122.59 Redmond 51 51 58 55.17%2.41 187.83 Bremerton 50 49 55 50.91%2.24 121.31 Age Users New Users Sessions Bounce Rate Pages / Session Avg. Session Duration 25-34 187 177 215 54.42%2.34 134.45 55-64 140 135 157 54.14%2.33 135.06 35-44 128 120 151 50.33%2.52 143.77 65+126 114 139 51.08%2.59 154.86 45-54 122 115 170 51.18%2.06 112.01 18-24 87 81 105 57.14%2.30 128.10 Chatbot: Utilized further support from Port of Seattle Grant to implement chatbot function on Enjoypt.com. Data mirrors September drops across Peninsula due to Covid resurgence as well as seasonal drop in tourism and tourism planning for winter. We anticipate an uptick in November for holiday travel and again in early February for spring travel planning. . Chatbot Conversations: July 313 August 255 September 103 Social Stats Q3 Facebook 2021 July August September Page Views 79 83 94 New Page Likes 18 24 18 Post Reach 35595 2788 1965 Post Engagement 523 581 263 Video Views 13 6 0 Page: facebook.com/enjoypt In July post reach on Facebook was up through ad expenditure for the Port of Seattle Tourism Marketing Grant for the Port Townsend Fantasy Weekend Contest. There was also carryover into August and September. As a result of the contest, we’ve seen increase over the entire quarter in both reach and engagement. Enjoy PT Representative Facebook Posts EnjoyPT Representative Instagram Posts Total Page Followers: 2,235 Accounts Reached Q3: 3,521 Impressions: 21,429 Post Interactions: 1,274 Page: instagram.com/enjoyporttownsend/ EnjoyPT Newsletters Q3 With the changing circumstances related to tourism in the county due to the vaccine and shifting guidelines, an emphasis was placed on visiting in the short term as well as planning for the future. July Newsletter August Newsletter September Newsletter Port Of Seattle Tourism Marketing Grant Utilizing Port of Seattle Tourism Marketing Grant, created itinerary contest focusing on states with high travel potential to Port Townsend. Hosted contest winners for two-night stay in mid-September and curated itinerary based on their interests and availability of local entities and food service. Contest Statistics exceeded expectations and supported significant visible shift to a family and active demographic from retired-centric visitors. Ad Clicks 3125 Reach 167,456 Audience Women 64% Men 35% Age 35-44 4% Age 45-54 11% Age 55-64 24% Age 65+60% Media Publications OlympicPeninsula.org Q4 POS Spotlite installed October 5th backlighting made colors less intense in this photo by installers with the promise of a better image to come. Original art below. Link to first cut of Fantasy Weekend Getaway-the Port of Seattle Tourism Marketing Grant winner’s “weekend”. https://youtu.be/lamGx1rlsUw We will be doing a final cut and submitting with our completed grant project a well a uploading soon to EnjoyPT LTAC Q3, 2021 Report 2020 City 2021 City 2021 Lodging Tax Revenue Y-T-D Total Revenue............................. Projected Actuals Adjusted Actual Consolidation Consolidation ConsolidationVIC Costs VIC Occupancy $21,750 $11,088 $10,341VIC Operational Expenses $9,647 $7,612 $5,736VIC Volunteer Expenses $1,500 $1,500 $400VIC Consolidation one-time $5,200 $0 $8,748Sub-total $38,097 $20,200 $25,225 Human Resources VIC Staff $25,000 $16,000 $14,396Payroll Taxes/Insur.$20,000 $24,300 $17,045Administrative Oversight/projects $15,000 $0 $0DMO Com. Project Specialist $6,100 $0 $0Staff coverage for VIC - Covid $0 $0 $0 Sub-total $66,100 $40,300 $31,441 Advertising/Marketing Ann. BudPT brochures $0 $0 $0Advertising (media ad buys, budgeted $39K) Co-Op OPTC $0 $0 WA Visitors Guide $2,500 $0 $0 Coho Magazine, Annual Co-op $7,500 $0 $0 Stand-Alone PT Advert. Seattle Gay News $0 $0 $0 Local Media $1,000 $0 $0 PT Leader Getaway Guides $3,343 $0 $0 Seattle Met $2,204 $0 $0 Statehood $2,600 $0 $0 SIP $0 $0 $0 NW Adventures Magazine $0 $0 $0 Fall Campaign $0 $0 $0 Winter Campaign $0 $0 $0 SeaTac Spotlight $4,000 $0 $0 Sub-total $23,147 $0 $0 Pivot Funds POS, Spotlight Q1 $2,215 POS, Spotlight Q2 POS, Spotlight Q4 $180 POS, Tourism/Marketing Grant $6,576 Sub-total $8,971 Collateral and fulfillment • Printing pad maps, lodging inserts $0 $0 $0 Sub-total $0 $0 $0 Technology Updates Web updates/social media $8,000 $6,000 $3,918Digital marketing & maximize SEO $10,000 $8,000 $5,873Video Content $2,500 $0 $402 Consolidation integration $2,200 $500 $502 Sub-total $22,700 $14,500 $10,695 Partnerships Visit Seattle membership $0 $0 $0WTA membership $1,000 $1,000 $1,000Olympic Culinary Loop $1,275 $0 $0 Sub-total $2,275 $1,000 $1,000 Contracts Olympic Peninsula Tourism Commission $21,000 $16,000 $8,867 National Parks Program $3,700 $3,000 $2,795 Sub-total $24,700 $19,000 $11,662 General Marketing & Promotion Total $72,822 $34,500 $23,357 TOTAL EXPENSES:$177,019 $95,000 $71,052 Pivot Marketing Funds/Granted: Y-T-D, $11,000 $106,000 2021 ADAMS STREET PARKLET PROJECT ptmainstreet.org director@ptmainstreet.org Funded by the City of Port Townsend LTAC & the PT Main Street Program The Port Townsend Main Street Program was allocated $25,000 for a Tourism Infrastructure grant to enhance the Downtown Historic District in 2021. We worked in partnership with the City of Port Townsend to improve the street end of Adams Street next to Adams Street Park. We made the space a more inviting place for visitors and locals to sit, relax and enjoy the beautiful water views by adding 3 custom benches, tables and chairs, and greenery. Thank you for this opportunity to beautify our town. Top Photo: Street end of Adams Street before, Bottom Photo: Finished Adams Street Parklet THE DESIGN Port Townsend Main Street Design Committee Chair, Simon Little, drafted up the plans and worked with City of Port Townsend to get the wheels in motion to make Adams Street Parklet a reality. First, the City of Port Townsend Public Works crew leveled the parklet and added in some fresh gravel. Then they undertook shoreline improvements to allow improved access to the beach from the parklet. Next came the addition of the stone planters from Ornamental Stone, which the City helped to position and install. TIME FOR PLANTS! The Main Street Program gardener, Corinne Adams, picked out and planted a variety of succulents to adorn the planters. We plan on adding some taller grasses or shrubs next year to add more texture and cohesion to the adjacent Adams Street Park. THE BENCHES The Port Townsend Main Street Program Design Committee chair, Simon Little, designed the parklet and put together blueprints for the benches. We were then able to hire a local contractor, Simon Jaynes, to construct the benches. The benches are made from Ironwood and are built to stand the test of time. BISTRO FURNITURE As part of this project, we were able to purchase 8 new sets of high quality bistro furniture which we distributed throughout Downtown and at Adams Street Parklet. HANGING FLOWER BASKETS Part of the LTAC funding went to the purchase of 75 Hanging Flower Baskets to give to businesses for free that signed up for the Main Street Watering Program. We hired a local gardener, Corinne Adams, who did an amazing job keeping the baskets looking their very best all season long. PARKLET BUDGET LTAC Contribution -$25,000 Port Townsend Main Street Contribution -$4,933 Total Project Cost -$29,933 The Port Townsend Main Street Program raised additional funds through the Tri-Area Garden Club Grant and generous donations from local community members. With the additional funds we were able to help cover additional labor and materials costs and defray some of the City’s parklet site improvement costs.