10/04/2018 - Minutes
City of Port Orchard
216 Prospect Street, Port Orchard, WA 98366
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Lodging Tax Advisory Committee
October 4, 2018; 6:00 p.m. at City Hall
Committee Members present: Chair Jay Rosapepe; Lorraine Olsen, Mrs. Howe’s Bed and
Breakfast; Keith Woyshnis, Saints Car Club; Jack Edwards, Days Inn; and staff City Clerk Brandy
Rinearson.
Absent: Kathy Garcia, Port of Bremerton
Introductions/Roll Call - Chair Rosapepe introduced himself and so did each of the committee
members and staff.
The projected lodging tax revenue for 2019 is $100,000. Staff was asked to provide the
committee the fund balance. The estimated fund balance as of 1/1/2019 is $95,000. The Mayor
recommends the committee only allocate the projected revenue amount of $100,000.
Review Applications and Provide Recommendations to Council
The Lodging Tax Advisory Committee made the following recommendations for 2019:
2019 Lodging Tax Applicants Request Recommendation
Visit Kitsap Peninsula-Tourism Marketing and Night-Life $24,000 $22,000
Port Orchard Bay Street Association – Operation and Events $27,013 $20,000
Port Orchard Bay Street Association – Tourism Marketing $10,925 $10,000
Sidney Museum and Arts Association- Tourism Marketing $5,070 $5,070
Fathoms O’ Fun Festivals-Events/Operations & Marketing $34,500 $28,000
Kitsap Mustang Club-Mustangs on the Waterfront $2,500 $2,500
Saints Car Club-The Cruz $2,400 $2,400
Chamber of Commerce- Seagull Calling Festival; $30,203 $28,530
Tourism & Visitor Marketing, and Visitor Center Operations
City of Port Orchard-Summer Event Foot Ferry Services $6,500 $6,500
Totals: $143,111 $125,000
Committee members reviewed and discussed the applications submitted. The committee
recognizes all the applicants are a part of the City’s Tourism and they are working hard to get
people here, but struggle to account for who are staying in the hotels and B & B’s. Considering
the fund balance being healthy, the committee is recommending using $25,000 of the fund
balance paired with the $100,000, anticipated revenue for a total allocation of $125,000. The
justification is to lower the fund balance that continues to grow, there are well-meaning
programs that are bringing in tourism and want to support the organizations, and it still leaves a
healthy fund balance; possibly the largest fund balance.
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The following are summaries of the committee’s recommendation:
Saints Car Club-The Cruz
The Committee reviewed the application and supports the request. Each year they ask for very
little and have a huge draw and recommends fully funding them.
Recommended allocation: $2,400
Kitsap Mustang Club - Mustangs on the Waterfront
The Committee reviewed the application and supports the request. Each year they ask for very
little and have a huge draw and recommends fully funding them.
Recommended allocation: $2,500
Visit Kitsap Peninsula – Tourism Marketing and Night-Life
The committee reviewed the application and supports the funding request. They promote the
City regionally; and can provide better, stronger, and broader reach of marketing. The
committee is interested in seeing what the Night-Life marketing will offer. They hesitated in
fully funding, as the ask was almost double in years past.
Recommended allocation: $22,000
City of Port Orchard – Summer Event Foot Ferry Services
The Committee reviewed the application and supported the request. The thought is to maintain
the services to building the trust and continue to gain people attending the downtowns to
spend money; therefore, they recommend fully funding them.
Recommended allocation: $6,500
Fathoms O’ Fun Festival, Inc. – Marketing and Operations of Events
The committee reviewed the application and supports the request. They have many events
throughout most of the year, not just in the summer. The bulk of their expenses are the cost to
run the events; but is hesitant on dedicating lodging tax funds to a purchase of a truck;
therefore, they reduced the funding.
Recommended allocation: $28,000
Port Orchard Bay Street Association –Marketing and Operations of Events
The committee reviewed the application and supports the request. Supports 100% of their
marketing of events, but not supportive to fully fund all the operation expenses for events;
therefore, they reduced the funding.
Recommended allocation: $20,000
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Port Orchard Bay Street Association – Tourism Marketing
The committee reviewed the application and supports the request. They support the marketing
plan, as they are reaching area’s that others are not; therefore, they support most of the
request.
Recommended allocation: $10,000
Sidney Museum and Arts Association – Tourism Marketing
The committee reviewed the application and supports the request. The ask is in line with the
historical requests. They appreciate that 100% of the ask is for tourism marketing and
recommends fully funding them.
Recommended allocation: $5,070
Port Orchard Chamber of Commerce – Seagull Calling Festival/ Tourism Marketing/ Visitor
Center
The committee reviewed the application and supports the request; with a minor reduction in
funding.
Recommended allocation: $28,530
There being no further business, Chair Rosapepe adjourned the meeting at 7:14 p.m. Audio-
only, recording was successful.
Next meeting: TBD
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