2018, 08-21 Special Joint Council/LTAC MeetingCITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY
AGENDA
SPECIAL JOINT MEETING
Spokane Valley City Council
Spokane Valley Lodging Tax Advisory Committee
Tuesday, August 21, 2018
5:00 p.m.
Spokane Valley City Hall Council Chambers
10210 E Sprague Avenue
Spokane Valley, Washington 99206
• CALL TO ORDER — Mayor Higgins
• ROLL CALL — City Clerk Bainbridge
• WELCOME — Mayor Higgins
• AGENDA TOPICS:
Council's Goals and Priorities for Use of Lodging Tax Proceeds in 2019
Other topics of Interest
ADJOURN
2018, 08-21 Special Joint Meeting, Council & LTAC
Council Goals and Priorities for Use of the Initial 2% Lodging Tax
In August 2013 Council for the first time adopted goals and priorities that it encouraged the LTAC
to consider when making award recommendations. Based upon subsequent discussions between
Council and staff in the years of 2014 through 2018, these have evolved as follows:
1. Council desires to direct awards toward funding new and innovative projects, activities,
events or festivals that will distinguish Spokane Valley as a tourism destination and result in
increases to Spokane Valley tourism. As part of this goal, Council will use lodging taxes for
the purposes allowed in State law, which include:
a. Tourism marketing
b. The marketing and operations of special events and festivals
c. The operation and capital expenditures of tourism related facilities owned or operated by
a municipality or public facility district
d. The operation (but not capital expenditures) of tourism related facilities owned or
operated by non-profit organizations.
2. Council will emphasize the utilization of funds for capital expenditures to develop tourism
destination facilities or venues within the City of Spokane Valley as a means of drawing
additional visitors to the City (recognizing that this option is limited to facilities owned by a
municipality or public facility district). Council would like to move in the direction of allocating
a majority of lodging taxes toward this purpose.
3. Council recognizes that lodging nights are an important measure of a successful event or
marketing program and will place higher consideration on events or programs with a
demonstrable history of increasing overnight stays. Council may also take into consideration
to a lesser degree the economic impact of all major components of our tourism -based
economy including shopping, dining and overnight visits.
4. Council will take into consideration revenues derived from lodging sources within Spokane
Valley received by applicants from other municipal entities and agencies such as the
Spokane County Tourism Promotion Authority and Spokane Public Facilities District.
5. An award to any particular applicant cannot be greater than the dollar amount requested in
that applicant's application.
6. Council wishes to establish a future plan for the City to best utilize the 1.3% lodging tax that
is accounted for in the Hotel/Motel Tax — Tourism Facilities Fund #104.