2022, 12-22 agenda special mtg
AGENDA
LODGING TAX ADVISORY COMMITTEE
SPECIAL MEETING
December 22, 2022 1:00 p.m.
Remotely via ZOOM Meeting and
In Person at 10210 E Sprague Avenue
Spokane Valley, WA
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Call to Order
I. Agenda Item: 2023 Lodging Tax Funding
Overview of Lodging Tax process of review and comment Chelsie Taylor, Finance Director
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Council Motion from Dec 13 Sarah Farr, Accountant/Budget Analyst
At the October 20, 2022 LTAC Meting, members passed the following motion:
Concerning the 1.3% tax for capital projects, it was confirmed that this is a total over three years, so the
full amount if awarded, would be $1 million a year. It was moved by Mr. Guinn, seconded and unanimously
agreed to accept the $2 million average based on responses today.
given at least 45 days to review and provide comments prior to final action by the municipality. This allows
the City Council to conduct its own review of the materials submitted, including the minutes and
recommended amounts by the LTAC, to come up with its own proposed distribution of the revenue for any
of the applicants, which may be the same or different from the LTAC recommendation. If it is different,
the City must give the LTAC 45 days to review and provide comments on the proposed revised distribution
before taking final action.
At the December 13, 2022 Council Meeting, Council members passed the following motion:
It was moved by Deputy Mayor Higgins and seconded to allocate $2,000,000 of Lodging Tax funds from
Fund #104 from the 1.3% tax to the design, construction, and other associated costs of the Spokane County
and Spokane Indians Avista Stadium Project to be funded entirely in the grant year 2023 according to the
subsequent request by Spokane County. This will be presented to the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee for
review and comment and return to Council for final action as required by law.
Lodging Tax Advisory Committee Member Comments LTAC Chair Rod Higgins
PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITY: This is an opportunity for public
December 13, 2022 motion. Individuals will have a maximum speaking time of three minutes, and may
only comment once.
Other LTAC Member Comments:
Adjourn