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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20220907114709 Lodging Tax Advisory Committee Meeting Tuesday, October 11, 2022 3 to 5 p.m. City Hall, 540 Water Street City Council Chambers • 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 - July 12, 2022 III. Revenue Review and 2023 Revenue Forecast IV. LTAC Budget and Budget Request Framework V. 2023 Budget VI. Activity and General Updates 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 meeting: January 3, 2023 from 3 to 5 p.m. Mark your calendars and save the dates! Lodging Tax Advisory Committee (LTAC) Process for Budget Request v5.0 22.9.12 Purpose This document aims to ensure that a) there is a clear, consistent and well-communicated approach to the creation of the LTAC budget, and b) lodging tax expenditures are in line with RCW 67.28.1815-1816 including being used for tourism promotion, acquisition of tourism-related facilities, and/or operation of tourism-related facilities. Criteria All proposals must meet the minimum statutory requirements of RCW 67.28. Event organizers must demonstrate that they have appropriately mitigated any potential impacts and acquired any required permits. Further information and guidance can also be found at: https://mrsc.org/Home/Explore- Topics/Finance/Revenues/Lodging-Tax.aspx. In addition, proposals will be evaluated against these following weighted criteria, although proposals need not earn points in all categories: Key Criteria Criteria Points Does the proposal Increase number of visits as per above? Y: proceed N: ineligible Provide additional visitations to Port +3 Townsend in the offseason? Provide a new (< 3 yr) offering to Port +2 Townsend? Create local jobs or utilize local vendors? +2 Increase overnight stays? +1 Increase overnight stays in the offseason? +1 Reflect partnerships with organizations and +2 businesses? Include a capital project component? +3 Leverage matching or in-kind funds? +2 Is the proposal from an Does not have a board or staff member +1 represented by the LTAC? Is a non-profit? +1 Has a track record of project success? +2 Did not receive funds the previous year? +1 Is the project/event protected Over 100? +1 Over 250? +2 ..and include free attendance? +1 Budget Development and Budget Request Process The development of the LTAC budget is part of the development of the City of Port Townsend budget. This begins nearly 6 months before the start of the subsequent year and includes state-mandated statutory milestones and deadlines. The following is a summary of the yearly approach to quarterly LTAC meetings and the development of the LTAC budget: 1. Contracting & Review January (Q1 Meeting). The City initiates agreements with LTAC funding recipients in accordance with recently-decided current-year budget, including terms, deliverables, insurance requirements, and scope of work. LTAC reviews previous year and reporting and assesses current year projections. 2. Call for RFPs February/March (no meeting). The City on behalf of LTAC advertises a call for proposals for half of the allocated funding of the year. 3. RFP Review, Cycle #1 April (Q2 Meeting). Review first cycle Request for Proposals (RFP) for LTAC funding, including potentially discussing with and questioning funding applicants and making decisions to hold funding awards until Cycle #2. Advertise for new LTAC members (appointments through May on rolling cycle). Possible initial discussion of LTAC priorities for following year. 4. Budget Priorities Request June (no meeting). Call from Mayor/City Manager to LTAC (and all City advisory boards) for workplan items and budget request (if applicable). Note that the overall LTAC budget is forecasted by the City Finance team; LTAC makes a formal recommendation to City Council for use of those funds. 5. Budget Priorities July (Q3 Meeting). LTAC considers priorities for next fiscal year, suggests preliminary LTAC budget. 6. Call for RFPs August/September (no meeting). The City on behalf of LTAC advertises a call for 7. Budget Recommendation to City Council and RFP Review, Cycle #2 October (Q4 Meeting). LTAC weighs a range of objectives within the scope of the criteria to determine a recommended budget. For instance, what portion of lodging tax funding should be made available to tourism marketing, to eligible infrastructure, to debt service, to event sponsorships? LTAC votes on a budget and submits a recommendation to City Council in advance of a decision on the final City budget. City Council may choose to approve/incorporate or may send the recommendation back to LTAC for further discussion. Also at this time, LTAC reviews second cycle Request for Proposals (RFP) for LTAC funding, including potent funding. Depending on revenue forecasts and quality of proposal, LTAC may decide to hold funding awards until the next cycle. 8. City Council approval December (no meeting). City Council approves the annual budget, including the LTAC budget, for the subsequent year by the end of December as required by state law. Attachment A: Applicationand Proposal forPort TownsendLodgingTaxFunds Aim is to get this form online similar to: https://cityofpt.us/police/webform/special-events-permit-application Event: Location: Dates: Requested Amount:Total Project Budget: Organization/AgencyName: FederalTaxIDNumber: Event, Project or ActivityName(ifapplicable): ContactNameandTitle: MailingAddress:City:State:Zip: Phone:EmailAddress: Non-Profit For-Profit PublicAgency CERTIFICATION Iamanauthorizedagentoftheorganization/agencyapplyingforfunding.Iunderstandthat: I am proposing a tourism-related event.If awarded, my organization intends to enter into a Facility Use AgreementwiththeCityandprovideliabilityinsuranceforthedurationofthecontractnamingthe City asan additionalinsured and inanamountdeterminedbytheCity. Reportingrequirementsmeetingstateguidelinesoutlinedinthisapplicationmustbesubmittedwithfinal requestfor reimbursement. Signature:Date: PrintedorTypedName: ApplicationOverview and Questions Lodging tax funds vary from year to year. A forecast of lodging tax revenue is made by City staff as part of the City budget development processand determined by City Council with a recommendation fromthe Lodging Tax Advisory Committee. Current lodgingtax funds are distributed among a variety of initiatives, including marketing, events, infrastructure, fee waiversand debt service. We anticipate that funding requests for new projects or initiatives under consideration as part of this application process to be a total of $20,000 per year, with individual projects between $1000 -$10,000each cycle. Provideuswithanoverviewofyourrequest. Attach: 1.Description of the event or project being proposed for LTAC funding. 2.Ifyouragencyisanon-profit,acopyofyourcurrentnon-profitcorporateregistrationwith the WashingtonSecretary ofState. 3.Brochuresorotherinformationaboutyoureventinparticularitemsshowingrecent tourism promotion efforts. 4.Detailed project budget ThisproposalandalldocumentsfiledwiththeCityarepublicrecords.TheCitymaychoosetopostonitswebsite copiesoftheproposalsand attached documents. TheStateofWashingtonrequiresanestimateforthefollowingquestionsbelow. LTAC will use these attendance about the organization and the event). What method was used to Asadirectresultofyourproposedtourism-relatedeventor initiative,provide determineattendanceinprevious an estimateof: years? DirectCount a.OverallAttendance Predicted: IndirectCount Enter the total number of people predicted to RepresentativeSurvey attendthisactivity,andselect themethodusedto InformalSurvey determinetheattendance. StructuredEstimate b. Attendance,50+Miles DirectCount Enter the number of people who traveled greater Predicted: IndirectCount RepresentativeSurvey than50milespredictedtoattendthisactivity,and InformalSurvey selectthemethod usedtodeterminethe StructuredEstimate attendance. c.Attendance,OutofState,OutofCountry DirectCount Enterthenumberofpeoplefromoutsidethestate Predicted: IndirectCount RepresentativeSurvey and country predicted to attend this activity, and InformalSurvey selectthemethod usedtodeterminethe StructuredEstimate attendance. DirectCount d.Attendance,PaidforOvernightLodging Predicted: IndirectCount Enterthenumberofpredictedtoattendthisactivity RepresentativeSurvey and pay for overnight lodging, and select the InformalSurvey methodusedto determinetheattendance. StructuredEstimate DirectCount e.Attendance, Did Not Pay for Overnight Lodging Predicted: IndirectCount Enterthenumberofpredictedtoattendthisactivity RepresentativeSurvey without paying for overnight lodging, and select the InformalSurvey methodusedto determinetheattendance. StructuredEstimate Methods for Count/Estimation Direct Count: Actual count of visitors using methods such as paid admissions or registrations, clicker counts at entry points, vehicle counts or number of chairs filled. A direct count may also include information collected directly from businesses, such as hotels, restaurants or tour guides, likely to be affected by an event. Indirect Count: Estimate based on information related to the number of visitors such as raffle tickets sold, redeemed discount certificates, brochures handed out, police requirements for crowd control or visual estimates. Representative Survey: Information collected directly from individual visitors/participants. A representative survey is a highly structured data collection tool, based on a defined random sample of participants, and the results can be reliably projected to the entire population attending an event and includes margin of error and confidence level. Informal Survey: Information collected directly from individual visitors or participants in a non-random manner that is not representative of all visitors or participants. Informal survey results cannot be projected to the entire visitor population and provide a limited indicator of attendance because not all participants had an equal chance of being included in the survey. Structured Estimate: Estimate produced by computing known information related to the event or location. For example, one jurisdiction estimated attendance by dividing the square footage of the event area by the international building code allowance for persons (3 square feet). Actual data will be required with your final reimbursement. City staff and the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee (LTAC) wish to understand the following and will be scoring the application accordingly (40% of total score; applications need not achieve total points or points in all categories to be considered): About the Event or Initiative Points Answer/Explanation available 2 f. Is the event or initiative a new offering to Port Townsend? 2 g. Will the event or project create local jobs or utilize local vendors? How is this determined/measured? 2 h. Will the event or project increase overnight stays or overnight stays in the offseason (October May)? 2 i. Describe any partnerships with organizations or businesses related to this event or project. 2 j. Does the event or project leverage any funds or in-kind? 2 j. Does the event/project include a capital project component? If so, what is the approach to maintenance or renewal? 1 k. The event or project must be open to thepublic to qualify for LTAC funding. In addition, is the event or initiative free or ticketed? Points About the Organization Answer/Explanation available 1 l. Is your organization represented on LTAC by a board or staff member? 2 m. Are you a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization? 2 n. Briefly describe a relevant past organizational success related to this project/event 1 o. Did you receive funds for this event/project last year? Have you received LTAC funding of any kind before? ApplicationTimeline ApplicationDeadline:Calls for proposals will be made in June, with the deadline on June 30 and with consideration from July through September. Applications may be received online (link forthcoming) or at Port Townsend City Hall. SubmitaPDFandoneoriginalsignedcopyto: CityofPort Townsend LodgingTaxBudget Request Connie Anderson, Finance and Technology Services Director 250 Madison Street Port Townsend, WA Email:canderson@cityofpt.us —ƚǒƒǒƭƷĭƚƒƦƌĻƷĻğƓķƭźŭƓƷŷĻĭƚǝĻƩƭŷĻĻƷǞźƷŷƷŷźƭƦğĭƉĻƷ —ƚǒƒğǤǒƭĻğ{ǒƦƦƌĻƒĻƓƷğƌCƚƩƒƚƩƷǤƦĻƷŷĻƨǒĻƭƷźƚƓƭğƓķğƓƭǞĻƩƭƚƓƭĻƦğƩğƷĻƭŷĻĻƷƭƚŅƦğƦĻƩ͵ tƌĻğƭĻƓǒƒĬĻƩĻğĭŷƦğŭĻźƓǤƚǒƩƦğĭƉĻƷͲĻǣĭĻƦƷŅƚƩƷŷĻĬƩƚĭŷǒƩĻƭΉźƓŅƚƩƒğƷźƚƓ. Attachment B: General LTAC Information GeneralInformation CityofPort TownsendLodgingTaxFundOverview and expendituresdesignedtoincreasetourism.The fund has been used to market Port Townsend; construct and maintain tourism-related infrastructure like public restrooms, winter lightingand garbage facilities; offer sponsorships for events and organizations; pay fee waivers for use of City facilities; and pay debt service, among other things allowable by state law. HIGHPRIORITY willbegiventotourismactivitiesthat: Have a demonstrated potential or high potential to result in overnightstays by tourists in lodging establishments within the City of Port Townsend. Preference may be given to stays duringshoulder season. Promote Port Townsend and/or events, activities, and places in the City of Port Townsend to potential touristsfromoutsideJeffersonCounty. Havedemonstratedorhighpotentialtoresultindocumentedeconomic benefitto Port Townsend. Have a demonstrated history or success in Port Townsend or are proposed by a group with a demonstratedhistoryor highpotential ofsuccesswith similar activities. Minimizeduplicationofserviceswhereappropriateandencouragecooperativemarketing and/orincludesan element ofcooperation or partnership. City Facilities are available on a first-come; first-serve basis. Please ensure that your selected dates are availableby checking the City website. A facility-use scholarship will not give you priority to use your selected facility or bump another event from the reservation calendar. StateLaw Excerpts RCW67.28.1816UseofLodgingTaxFund. Lodgingtaxrevenueunderthischaptermaybeused,directlybyanymunicipalityorindirectly throughaconventionandvisitorsbureauor destination marketingorganization for: a.Tourismmarketing; b.Themarketingandoperationsofspecialeventsandfestivalsdesignedtoattracttourists; c.Supporting the operations and capital expenditures of tourism-related facilities owned or operated by amunicipalityora publicfacilitiesdistrict createdunderchapters35.57and 36.100RCW;or d.Supporting the operations of tourism-related facilities owned or operated by nonprofit organizationsdescribed under 26 U.S.C. Sec. 501(c)(3) and 26 U.S.C. Sec. 501(c)(6) or the internal revenue code of 1986,asamended. RCW67.28.080Definitions. "Municipality"meansanycounty,city ortownofthestateofWashington. "Operation"includes,butisnotlimitedto,operation,management,andmarketing. "Person" means the federal government or any agency thereof, the state or any agency, subdivision,taxingdistrictormunicipalcorporationthereofotherthancounty,cityor town,anyprivatecorporation,partnership,association, or individual. "Tourism" means economic activity resulting from tourists, which may include sales of overnight lodging,meals,tours, gifts, or souvenirs. "Tourism promotion" means activities and expenditures designed to increase tourism, including but notlimited to advertising, publicizing, or otherwise distributing information for the purpose of attracting andwelcomingtourists;developingstrategiestoexpand tourism;operatingtourismpromotionagencies;andfundingmarketingofspecialevents and festivalsdesigned toattract tourists. "Tourism-relatedfacility" meansrealortangiblepersonalpropertywithausablelife ofthreeormoreyears, or constructed with volunteer labor, and used to support tourism, performing arts, or toaccommodatetourist activities. "Tourist" means a person who travels from a place of residence to a different town, city, county, state, orcountry,forpurposesofbusiness,pleasure,recreation,education, arts, heritage,or culture. MEMORANDUM TO:City of Port Townsend Lodging Tax Advisory Committee FROM: David J. Faber, Mayor of Port Townsend SUBJECT: 2023 Budget Request – Judge John Hodgman Live Event DATE:9/28/2022 In March/April of this year, John Hodgman, who runs a popular podcast called “Judge John Hodgman”, and is also a frequent contributor to NPR programs & is a well-known author and actor/comedian, connected with me about coming to Port Townsend to host a live version of his podcast, usually titled “Live Justice”, likely to be held toward the end of January or early in February of 2023. In working with his team, it appears likely the City of Port Townsend will need to provide some level of funding to help support the event, though a budget is not yet forthcoming because planning has not yet started in earnest. Because LTAC is not scheduled to meet again in regular session until it would be too late to approve a specific ask, I am seeking support for up to $5,000.00 of LTAC funding for such an event, though I estimate the actual cost to be closer to $2-3,000.00. The likely costs would include providing some degree of transportation and hotel accommodation for John Hodgman and a few people likely to be coming to Port Townsend with him, as well as securing the rental of a facility to host the event. There may be additional incidental costs. This event appears to fit clearly into the LTAC budget guidelines. Specifically, RCW 67.28.1815-1816 allows for the use of LTAC funds for marketing & operations of special events designed to attract tourists. Additionally, if the rental of a private facility space (e.g. the Rose Theatre or one of the theater spaces at Fort Worden) would be required, I anticipate the City would be able to coordinate with a local non-profit to lease & operate the event per the additional guidelines provided for LTAC funding. As far as the likelihood of attracting tourists, Mr. Hodgman is a celebrity with a strong international following. Though the specific number of weekly downloads/listeners is not easily available, one site’s ranking (rephonic.com) has Mr. Hodgman’s show listed as the #202 most popular comedy podcast in the United States. Additionally, an anecdotally, the proposal of this Live Justice event was originally broached on the podcast Judge John Hodgman on 3/23/2022 and I observed multiple people on social media ranging from British Columbia down to the Portland, Oregon area & beyond state that they would intend to travel to Port Townsend for the show. Additionally, this event would be occurring outside of our high-season (May-ish through September), and should give a bump to our local tourism economy during an overall down time. Manager Services Mainstreet Debt PT to Communication Lights a of WinterTransferred Half 0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0% -9.7% 2022 Adopted 2023 Proposed vs Increase/Decrease 0.0% 19.0% 400.0% 19.2% 9.3% 0.0% 27.9% -8.0% - 125,000 20222023 AdoptedProposed 109,180 35,000 10,000 17,618 10,000 10,500 522,592 525,000 - - - - 750 - 525,750 75,000 - 212,298 15,000 - - 427,298 98,452 621,044 City of Port Townsend LODGING TAX FUND BUDGET SUMMARY Draft Proposal For Discussion Lodging Tax Visitor Center Operations109,180Pivot Marketing35,000Winter Marketing10,000General Fund Overhead19,507Facility rental waivers10,000New 2023 Grant Proposal20,000Big Belly Contract10,500 Beginning Fund Balance415,629Revenues Taxes441,000Licenses & Permits-Intergovernmental Services-Charges for Goods & Services-Fines & Penalties-Miscellaneous Revenue150Other Increases-Other Financing Sources (inc. Transfers In)-Total Revenue441,150Expenditures Salaries & Wages & Benefits-Supplies-Services194,187Capital Outlays15,000Debt Service - Principal-Debt Service - Interest-Other Financing Uses (inc. Transfers Out)125,000 Total Expenditure334,187Net Change in Fund Balance106,963Ending Fund Balance522,592Sufficient to Meet Obligations $76,566 YTD2021 20142013 Gov't$22,016$43,878 Gov't$47,144$120,444 2022 PDA$25,128Total 31, August 201720162015 Trend Gov't Collected:54.6%2022Collected:50.7%Other ending: %% Gov't Revenue YTDYTD Non period 20222021 Year the Total Ten through YTD LTAC Authority Commission County AYH of Entities Port / Development Jefferson Council Recreation Gov't of Dock & Public State Non Fuel Assn & Parks YTD2021202020192018 Fair Haven Worden State YTD202120202019201820172016201520142013 Gov't CountyWAWashingtonFort between Proj2022 includes:Boat $525,135$286,593$525,079$339,547$564,017$534,072$508,503$474,938$443,859$362,161$366,682 Proj2022 2022 *Gov't Townsend Summarized $0 Type2022 Gov't$404,635$239,449$404,635$271,253$397,344$385,369$368,825$360,091$318,065$279,527$275,710 Port $600,000$500,000$400,000$300,000$200,000$100,000 of EntityNonGov't$120,500$47,144$120,444$68,293$166,673$148,703$139,678$114,846$125,794$82,634$90,972Total Revenue City LTAC YTD $31,144 YTD2021 20142013 Gov't$22,016$22,574 Gov't$47,144$53,717 2022 PDA$25,128 Total 2013 August YTD 201720162015 $65,008.88$55,852.32$65,057.24$27,814.98$44,937.46 $193,588.20$198,818.32$164,637.02$137,829.34$137,879.36 TREND Gov't* Gov't Collected:54.6%2022Collected:50.7%Other 72,455.98 199,521.83 %% $271,977.81$258,597.08$254,670.64$229,694.26$165,644.32$182,816.82 Non REVENUE YTDYTD Total 20222021 YTD 75,560.44 YEAR 212,426.34 287,986.78 $ $$ TEN Entities y Gov't LTAC Authorit $ $$ H Non Commission County AY & t of Por / Gov't Development Jefferson Council Recreation of Dock & Public State Fuel Assn between Parks YTD2021202020192018 Fair Haven Worden State YTD202120202019201820172016201520142013 $286,592.83$266,005.18166,763.32 BoatCountyWAWashingtonFort 2022 Townsend Summarized Type2022 Gov't$239,449$212,287.76134,670.34 $0 Port of EntityNonGov't*$47,144$53,717.4232,092.98Total $50,000 Revenue $350,000$300,000$250,000$200,000$150,000$100,000 City LTAC DRAFTFOR DISCUSSION ONLY City of Port Townsend Position Concept: Communications and Marketing Manager Position Summary: The City of Port Townsend is committed to communicating and engaging with our community and beyond.Not only do we serve our residents and visitors in our duties as civil servants, we also benefit greatly when we work in partnership with those we serve tohave an even greater positive impact on our collective future.Communications capability and acumen are fundamental in doing so.However, despite this aim, there is no dedicated staff capacity or in-house technical expertise to coordinate, strategize, and directly deliver on those aspirations.Those responsibilities are currently carried by staff with interest or availability and some degree of training (including the City Manager), but not done in a proactive, strategic way by a trained professional for maximum success. The Communications and Marketing Manager will develop and implement a cohesive and coordinated communications strategy to support internal and external City communications and functions, helping to tell a compelling and nested set of narratives to build community trust and confidence in the City.S/he will utilize, improve and develop communications channels and provide and/or solicit and edit communications from all departments and City Council, including on social media, the City newsletter, the website, press releases and other channels. The position will also manage critical contracts and relationships to maximize the positive benefit of tourism in our community. Among other things, this includes coordinating and staffing the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee (LTAC) and overseeing their important work, partnering with and leveraging our Destination Marketing Organization (DMO) -the Jefferson Chamber of Commerce, stewarding our ongoing relationship with Port Townsend Main Street, and nurturing the Port Townsend Creative District and its coordinated efforts to showcase our vibrant local arts community. Estimated Cost: $150,000 annual cost (fully costed salary and benefits) Funding source: 50% LTAC, 50% General Fund 2023 Key Goals the position will help accomplish: One of six main themes of the 2023 strategic work plan is to “Engage our community –build beyond notification and response to more deeply and inclusively engage our community in decisions that affect their lives and livelihoods as well as ground civic dialogue in civility and kindness.”A core goal under that theme is to invest in this position (“Invest in communications and marketing function to serve internal and external needs, including leveraging Engage PT, social media, other channels”). 2023 Strategic Work Plan Priorities the position will help accomplish: Invest in communications and marketing function to serve internal and external needs, including leveraging Engage PT, social media, other channels Develop and launch "How Your City Works" v2.0, including curated and resourced short videos of core city functions Develop a 2023 theme and program (e.g., year of kindness) with tangible and visible participatory elements Broaden our relationship with local media, including paid inserts and advertising Develop a residents leadership academy with links to How Your City Works to train the advisory bodies, volunteers and city councilmembers of the future in core city business In addition, and as described above, the role will have a specific body of work but one that also spans across the entirety of the City workplan and into many of our partner organizations and agencies. Sept. 2, 2022 To: Mayor David Faber, Chair, Lodging Tax Advisory Committee John Mauro, City Manager, City of Port Townsend From: Mari F. Mullen Executive Director The Port Townsend Main Street Program 2023-2025 Request: Renewing the Port Townsend Main Street Lighting Project The Port Townsend Main Street Program respectfully requests that The City of Port Townsend Lodging Tax Advisory Committee renew its three year commitment to fund the Port Townsend Main Street Winter Lights Project in the amount of $15,000 per year for 2023, 2024 and 2025. In 2019, we began implementing the winter lighting plan. We have received much positive feedback on the winter lights program and people have commented on what a difference it has made to make Port Townsend feel brighter and more welcoming. In mid-October, we start the process to have the street trees be illuminated in November-February. There are a total of approximately 95 trees to light downtown. Last year, we expanded the lights in the trees program by adding lights to 10 more trees in Uptown. While the lights are up, our lights coordinator checks on them often and troubleshoots. In February, we remove the lights and store them again for future use. We replace the burned out strands. We also hang stars and snowflakes Uptown, decorate the downtown tree at Haller Fountain, the Tyler Plaza tent, and Adams Street Park. The winter lights project is funding dependent. We will continue to donate our office/staff time to coordinate the winter lighting plan if it is funded. th We are grateful for the LTAC Commitment for $10,000 to 4 Quarter marketing in 2022, we are collaborating on the marketing plan with The Chamber of Commerce. We are looking forward to expanded regional marketing which Arlene Alen is coordinating. We are coordinating the decorating, lining up the volunteers, and coordinating the events under the Tyler Street Plaza tent. Part of the funds will go towards costs which may be incurred for having the tent in place. We plan to have Small Business Saturday events, swag- making, ornament-making, caroling, and visits with Santa in the heated tent. We also will work with other nonprofits such as Kiwanis Key Club to offer last minute gift-wrapping for customers. We hope that this LTAC funding can continue in 2023. Thank you for your consideration.