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Home My WebLink About2021 Bayside Housing ServicesJEFFERSON COUNTY Application Deadline: December 31, 2020 at 4:30 p.m. TOURISM PROMOTION PROGRAM • APPLICATION FOR FUNDING Sl C�� , � T� i ce Name ofOrganization b [ b CL ! Mailing Address: 9 Z Contact Person:ii 11 E- al Funding Title: V—A 1TQ C Funding Dates: Z ff Amount Requested: $ b Ir Signature of Authorized Representative _]l TYPE OF PROPOSAL (CHECK ALL APPLi Phone,5 (D O 0 _j?%'5 TOURISM PROMOTION/MARKETING OPERATION OF A SPECIAL EVENT/FESTIVAL DESIGNED TO ATTRACT TOURISTS XOPERATION OF A TOURISM -RELATED FACILITY OWNED BY/OPERATED BY NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION ❑l OPERATION AND/OR CAPITAL EXPENDITURE OF A TOURISM -RELATED FACILITY OWNED BY A MUNICIPALITY SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: • A one -page funding request including all income and expenses for the entire funding request (including matching funds and in -kind contributions) and clearly itemizing or detailing expenses for which County lodging tax dollars will be used. • Documentation of non-profit or government status. • List of Board Members. • Your organization's most recent financial statement, Form 990, or tax return. Other documentation showing financial viability may be submitted if organization is newly created. • A document up to three pages including a description of the proposed funding request with an explanation of how it will assist in building tourism and/or promoting events or activities that will bring overnight tourists to Jefferson County. • Include up to three examples and plans or links for marketing, performance indicators, and future sustainability. • If the application is not fully complete, the application will not be reviewed. Send Completed Application and Required Documentation to: Jefferson County Administrator's Office P.O. Box 1220 Port Townsend, WA 98368 Ilocke@co.jefferson.wa.us All documentation must be received by deadline and contain ALL submission requirements to be considered for funding. Please provide one (1) original and a digital copy of submission package. Questions? Call Leslie Locke at 360.385.9100 or e-mail llocke@co.jefferson.wa.us Income: Hotel Stays Restaurant Patronage Expenses: Painting Supplies $900.00 Floor Protection $120 Signage: inside $1,500.00 Signage: Road $900 Podiums $1,520 Frames $575 Lighting $1,250 Marketing: Digital $5,000 Social Media $1,000 Print $2,900 Website $755 Branding $1,200 Research $1,000 Artist Payments $20,000 Marketing dept $6,500 General & Admin $4,512.00 TOTAL ASK $49,632.00 10 weeks @ $500.00 per week Facebook & Instagram flyers, brochures, mailings landing page & maintenance logo, color palette, cards Jefferson Co Historical Society 5 @ $4,000 INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE P. O. BOX 2508 CINCINNATI, OH 45201 Date: DEC 19 2014 BAYSIDE HOUSING & SERVICES PO BOX 1929 PORT TOWNSEND, WA 98368 Dear Applicant: DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Employer Identification Number: 47-1798297 DLN: 17053030358014 Contact Person: BRENDA WILKINS ID# 52338 Contact Telephone Number: (877) 829-5500 Accounting Period Ending: December 31 Public Charity Status: 509 (a) (2) Form 990 Required: Yes Effective Date of Exemption: September 10, 2014 Contribution Deductibility: Yes Addendum Applies: Yes We are pleased to inform you that upon review of your application for tax exempt status we have determined that you are exempt from Federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the internal Revenue Code. Contributions to you are deductible under section 170 of the Code. You are also qualified to receive tax deductible bequests, devises, transfers or gifts under section 2055, 2106 or 2522 of the Code. Because this letter could help resolve any questions regarding your exempt status, you should.keep it.in your.permanent.records. Organizations exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Code are further classified as either public charities or private foundations. We determined that you are a public charity under the Code section(s) listed in the heading of this letter. For important information about your responsibilities as a tax. -exempt organization, go to www.irs.gov/charities. Enter 114221-PC" in the search bar to view Publication 4221-PC, Compliance Guide for 501(c)(3) Public Charities, which describes your recordkeeping, reporting, and disclosure requirements. Sincerely, Director, Exempt Organizations Letter 947 BAYSIDE HOUSING & SERVICES -2- oo 0 M W i This supersedes our letter dated September 23, 2014, which was issued with an incorrect employer indentification number and name. We have updated our records to reflect these changes as shown in the heading of this letter. Letter 947 Bayside Housing & Services Board of Directors 12.31.20 AdAL Rich Conrad, President litNLO�01 Steve Moore, Treasurer BAYSIDE Susan Keister, Secretary HOUSING & SERVICES www.baysidehousing.org Gary Keister, Executive Director 310 Hadlock Bay Rd. Port Vince Verneuil, Emeritus Hadlock, WA 98339 (360) 881-7140 info@baysidehousing.org Chris Eagan, Director Jean Camfield, Director Rita Kerr, Director Joseph Johnson, Director Terry Umbreit, Director Joanne Rittmuller, Director BAYSIDE HOUSING & SERVICES A Washington Not For Profit Organization Financial Statements For the Years Ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 TABLE OF CONTENTS IndependentAuditor's Report.......................................................................................................... 1 Financial Statements: Statement of Financial Position............................................................................................ 3 Statement of Activities and Changes in Net Assets.............................................................. 4 Statement of Functional Expenses-2019............................................................................... 5 Statement of Functional Expenses-2018............................................................................... 6 Statement of Cash Flows....................................................................................................... 7 Notes to the Financial Statements......................................................................................... 8 Aken 0. %nq anders, CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS & CONSULTANTS To the Board of Directors Bayside Housing and Services Port Hadlock, WA Inc PS 324 So. Main Street, Unit A, Montesano, WA 98563 Telephone (360) 533-3370 Fax (360) 532-7123 aikenandsanderslyaiken-sanders. cam Independent Auditor's Report Report on the Financial Statements We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Bayside Housing and Services (the Organization), which comprise the statement of financial position as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, and the related statements of activities and changes in net assets, functional expenses, and cash flows for the years then ended, and the related notes to the financial statements. Management's Responsibility for the Financial Statements Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; this includes the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. Auditor's Responsibility Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement. An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor's judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity's preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity's internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion. MEMBER AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS AND WASHINGTON SOCIETY OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS Opinion In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Organization, as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, and changes in net assets and its cash flows for the years then ended in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Aiken & Sanders, Inc., PS Certified Public Accountants & Consultants May 29, 2020 Montesano, WA 2 Sayside Housing & Services A Washington Not For Profit Organization Statement of Financial Position As of December 31, 2019 and 2018 Assets Current Assets: Cash and cash equivalents Accounts receivable Current portion: pledges receivable Prepaid expenses Total Current Assets Fixed Assets: Furniture and equipment Office equipment Leasehold improvements Less: Accumulated depreciation Fixed Assets, Net Other Assets: Long term pledges receivable: net of discount Total Other Assets Total Assets Liabilities and Net Assets Current Liabilities: Accounts payable Payroll and related accrued expenses Current portion: notes payable Total Current Liabilities Long Term Liabilities: Notes payable -net of current portion Total Long Term Liabilities Net Assets: Without donor restrictions Total Net Assets Total Liabilities and Net Assets 2019 $ 117,263 2,822 156,000 19,797 295.882 1,753 1,263 1,172 (2,662) 1,526 2018 $ 13,513 6,957 256,000 1,142 277,612 1,753 1,263 1,172 (1,841) 2,347 546,673 546,673 546,673 546,673 $ 844,081 $ 826,632 $ 81,191 3,122 84,092 168,405 55,000 55,000 620,676 620,676 $ 844,081 $ 12,094 4,093 16,869 33,056 123,960 123,960 669,616 669,616 $ 826,632 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 3 Bayside Housing & Services A Washington Not For Profit Organization Statement of Activities and Changes in Net Assets For the Years Ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 Support and Revenues: Contributions Inkind contributions Grant revenue Rental revenue Special event revenue Less: direct donor benefits Investment revenue Service fees and other revenue Total Support and Revenue Expenses: Program services Management and general Fundraising Total Expenses Change in Net Assets Net Assets, Beginning of Year Net Assets, End of Year 2019 2018 Without Donor Without Donor Restrictions Restrictions $ 283,389 69,643 16,552 (10,651) 25 11,091 370,049 346,012 63,171 9,806 418,989 $ 995,355 114,319 10,000 66,748 43,068 (15,113) 9 18,595 1,232,981 397,387 62,465 (48,940) 773,129 669,616 (103,513) $ 620,676 $ 669,616 The accompanying notes are an integral part of'these financial statements. 4 Salaries and wages Payroll taxes Benefits Bank fees and charges Professional services Repairs and maintenance Office expenses Property tax Travel Depreciation and amortization Occupancy Technology Insurance Interest Dues & subscriptions Advertising Program expense Miscellaneous expense Total Expenses Bayside Housing & Services A Washington Not For Profit Organization Statement of Functional Expenses For the Year Ended December 31, 2019 Management Program and General Fundraising Total $ 78,638 $ 8,737 $ - $ 87,375 11,762 1,306 - 13,068 4,143 461 - 4,604 - 15,536 531 16,067 24,378 12,202 - 36,580 15,874 - - 15,874 - 196 745 941 2,196 - - 2,196 1,429 - - 1,429 516 305 - 821 180,130 20,006 - 200,136 4,747 527 - 5,274 4,665 518 - 5,183 6,598 - - 6,598 - 1,819 - 1,819 1,717 227 8,530 10,474 9,107 - - 9,107 112 1,331 - 1,443 $ 346,012 $ 63,171 $ 9,806 $ 418,989 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 11 Bayside Housing & Services A Washington Not For Profit Organization Statement of Functional Expenses For the Year Ended December 31, 2018 Salaries and wages Payroll taxes Benefits Professional services Repairs and maintenance Office expenses Property tax Travel Depreciation and amortization Occupancy Technology Insurance Interest Dues & subscriptions Advertising Inkind expense Miscellaneous expense Total Expenses Program Management and General Total $ 80,890 $ 8,987 $ 89,877 12,169 1,352 13,521 6,400 711 7,111 18,497 19,496 37,993 16,720 - 16,720 - 1,910 1,910 2,733 - 2,733 399 - 399 446 253 699 139,545 15,498 155,043 3,558 395 3,953 3,567 397 3,964 6,848 - 6,848 - 1,617 1,617 1,888 - 1,888 103,328 10,991 114,319 400 857 1,257 $ 397,387 $ 62,465 $ 459,852 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. P Bayside Housing & Services A Washington Not For Profit Organization Statement of Cash Flows For the Years Ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 2019 2018 Cash flows from operating activities: Cash received from grantors, donors and customers $ 484,810 $ 326,983 Cash paid to vendors and suppliers (266,732) (232,374) Cash paid to and on behalf of employees (106,018) (110,196) Cash received from interest 25 9 Net cash provided (used) by operating activities 112,085 (15,578) Cash flows from investing activities: Cash paid for leasehold improvements - (1,172) Net cash provided (used) by investing activities - (1,172) Cash flows from financing activities: Cash received from loans - - Cash paid to loans (8,335) (5,000) Net cash provided (used) by financing activities (8,335) (5,000) Net increase (decrease) in cash & cash equivalents 103,750 (21,750) Cash & cash equivalents at beginning of year 13,513 35,263 Cash & cash equivalents at end of year $ 117,263 $ 13,513 Reconciliation of increase (decrease) in net assets to net cash provided (used) by operating activities: Increase (decrease)in net assets: Adjustments: Depreciation and amortization Interest expense additions to loans payable Changes in assets and liabilities: (Increase) decrease in accounts receivable (Increase) decrease in pledges receivable (Increase) decrease in inventory (Increase) decrease in prepaid expense Increase (decrease) in accounts payable Increase (decrease) in payroll and related expense Net cash provided (used) by operating activities $ (48,940) 821 6,598 4,136 100,000 (18,656) 69,097 (971) $ 112,085 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 7 $ 773,129 699 6,848 (4,110) (802,673) 2,118 (286) 8,384 313 $ (15,578) Bayside Housing & Services A Washington Not For Profit Organization Notes to Financial Statements December 31, 2019 and 2018 A. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES: Nature of Activities— Bayside Housing & Services (The Organization) is a not -for -profit corporation organized in 2014. The Organization's mission is to provide transformative services to people in need as they improve their quality of life. The Organization primarily meets its mission by providing interim housing to individuals as they transition into permanent living situations at a leased facility in Port Hadlock, WA. Priority for housing is given to seniors, veterans, and underemployed/low wage workers who need housing to retain employment. Basis of Accounting -- The Organization's policy is to prepare its financial statements on the accrual basis of accounting. Revenue is recognized when earned, and expenditures are recognized when incurred. If an expenditure results in an asset having an estimated useful life which extends substantially beyond the year of acquisition, the expenditure is capitalized and depreciated or amortized over the estimated useful life of the asset. Financial Statement Presentation -- The Organization follows accounting prescribed by the Financial Accounting Standards Board in its Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 958 Not -for Profit Entities. Under ASC 958, The Organization is required to report information regarding its financial position and activities according to two classes of net assets: with donor restrictions, and without donor restrictions. With Donor Restrictions: Net assets that result from contributions whose use by The Organization is restricted by donor imposed stipulations that may expire with the passage of time or can be fulfilled or otherwise removed by actions of The Organization. Without Donor Restrictions: Net assets that are not restricted by donor stipulation. Gifts of goods and equipment are reported as without donor restrictions unless explicit donor stipulations specify how the donated assets must be used. Property and Equipment -- Purchased furniture, equipment, and leasehold improvements are stated at cost. Donated furniture, equipment, or property is recognized as revenue and capitalized at its estimated fair value on the date of receipt. The Organization capitalizes assets that have a useful life greater than one year. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method based on estimated useful lives. Bayside Housing & Services A Washington Not For Profit Organization Notes to Financial Statements December 31, 2019 and 2018 Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that effect certain reported amounts and disclosures. Accordingly, actual results could differ from those estimates. Expense Allocation — The Organization records its expenses by function. Program expenses represent expenses incurred to fulfill The Organization's exempt purposes. Management and general expenses support that exempt purpose while fundraising expenses are incurred to raise resources to carry out program activities. Expenses are recorded, when appropriate, to the function receiving direct benefit. When expenses benefit more than one function, an allocation is made based on relative benefits provided to each function. Cash and Cash Eguivalents— For purposes of the statement of cash flows, The Organization considers all checking and savings accounts and unrestricted highly liquid investments with an initial maturity of three months or less to be cash and cash equivalents. Advertising -- The Organization's policy is to expense advertising costs as they are incurred. Inventory -- Inventory is composed of linens for use in housing and is recorded at cost. Contributions -- Contributions are recognized when received or when a donor makes an unconditional promise to give to the organization. Contributions that are restricted by the donor are reported as increases in net assets without donor restrictions if the restrictions expire in the year in which the contributions are recognized. All other donor restricted contributions are reported as increases in net assets with donor restrictions. When a restriction expires, net assets with donor restrictions are reclassified to net assets without donor restrictions. Unconditional promises to give (pledges receivable) are recognized as revenues in the period the pledge is received. Long term pledges (collection expected in greater than one year) are discounted to the net present value of future cash flows. Conditional promises to give are recognized only when the conditions on which they depend are substantially met and the promise becomes unconditional. If the restrictions on a contribution are met in the same year that the contribution is received, it is The Organization's policy to record the contribution as without donor restriction on the statement of activities and changes in net assets. Z Bayside Housing & Services A Washington Not For Profit Organization Notes to Financial Statements December 31, 2019 and 2018 B. ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE: Accounts receivable are recorded to the extent of qualifying amounts to be received after year end. Historically, bad debts have been immaterial. The Organization uses the direct write-off method. When an amount becomes uncollectible, it is charged to expense in the year it is deemed to be uncollectible. During 2019 and 2018 there were bad debts of $0. As of December 31, 2019, management estimated that all accounts receivable were collectible. The Organization considers accounts more than 90 days outstanding as past due. No interest is charged on past due receivables. The Organization had $0 past due at December 31, 2019. C. LIQUIDITY AND AVAILABILITY OF FINANCIAL ASSETS: The Organization, although it expects to receive current support to fund operations for 2020 and later years, has $276,085 and $276,470 of financial assets available within one year of the statement of financial position dates on December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, to meet cash needs for general operating expenditures of The Organization. Financial assets at year end 2019 2018 276,085 $ 276,470 Financial assets available to meet cash needs within one year $ 276,085 $ 276,470 D. DEPRECIATION EXPENSE: Depreciation is provided as follows for 2019 and 2018: 2019 2018 Method Life Depreciation Depreciation Leasehold Improvements Straight Line 5 years $ 234 $ 20 Equipment Straight Line 3-5 years 587 679 Totals: $ 821 $ 699 MC Bayside Housing & Services A Washington Not For Profit Organization Notes to Financial Statements December 31, 2019 and 2018 E. LEASES AND INKIND REVENUE: The Organization leases rooms in the Tower Building: a four story, thirty one (31) room building located at the Historic Old Alcohol Plant in Port Hadlock, WA, from Inn Properties, LLC (Inn Properties). Inn Properties ownership includes several members who are also board members of the Organization. The Organization is also entitled to use the top floor of the Tower Building for food preparation and a room in a separate building on the site for an Organization employee. The Organization signed a ten (10) year lease with Inn Properties effective January 1, 2016. The lease terms require monthly payments of $5,000 for the first six months (6), monthly payments of $7,500 for the next twelve months (12), and $10,000 per month for the remaining one hundred and two months (102). The lease contains an Organization option to extend the lease for one additional ten (10) year term. The Organization is also leasing some additional rooms in addition to prescribed rooms. During 2018, Inn Properties forgave $33,833 in rent payments. The Organization recognized $169,744 and $123,678 as rent expense on this lease for 2019 and 2018, respectively. The lease also requires the Organization to pay a prorated share of maintenance, utility, insurance, and property tax costs. The Organization is also reimbursing Inn Properties for use of housekeeping and maintenance staff and other operating costs. The Organization paid $54,892 and $52,112 in reimbursed costs during 2019 and 2018, respectively. Inn Properties also forgave $76,088 in housekeeping, maintenance, and other operating costs in 2018. This forgiveness has been recognized as inkind revenue and expense in the financial statements. Future minimum rents, prior to any inkind reductions, for the next five years to be paid under currently executed leases are as follows for the years ending December 31: 2020 120,000 2021 120,000 2022 120,000 2023 120,000 2024 120,000 Total: $ 600,000 11 Bayside Housing & Services A Washington Not For Profit Organization Notes to Financial Statements December 31, 2019 and 2018 F. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS: No events have occurred through May 29, 2019, which is the date the financial statements were available to be issued based on The Organization's facts and circumstances, for events requiring recording or disclosure in the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2019. G. INCOME TAX & UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS: The Organization is a tax exempt non-profit organization under the Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) and is not classified as a private foundation. Accordingly, the financial statements do not include any provision for income taxes. The Organization files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction. The Organization is no longer subject to U.S. federal income tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2016. Currently, there is no examination or pending examination with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The Organization adopted the provisions of FASB ASC 740-10, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, on January 1, 2015. As of December 31, 2019, there are no tax positions for which the deductibility is certain but for which there is uncertainty regarding the timing of such deductibility. H. NOTES PAYABLE AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS: The Organization, as detailed in Note E, paid rent and reimbursed costs and received inkind donations under a lease arrangement with Inn Properties. The Organization received $66,537 and $175,445 in contributions from board members and affiliated individuals during 2019 and 2018, respectively, which represented approximately 23% and 64% of total contributions received. The Organization, in addition to cash contributions from board members and affiliated individuals, also received pledges from the same group in the year ended December 31, 2018. Pledges receivable are due in installments of $156,000 starting in 2020, with subsequent installments of $156,000 due in January of the following four years. A separate pledge of $100,000 was also due and paid in 2019. The future pledge collections have been discounted to present value using a discount rate of 5%. Future collections of pledges are as follows: 12 Bayside Housing & Services A Washington Not For Profit Organization Notes to Financial Statements December 31, 2019 and 2018 2020 $ 156,000 2021 156,000 2022 156,000 2023 156,000 2024 156,000 Discount (77,327) Total: $ 702,673 Board members and affiliated organizations have also provided, as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, $139,092 and 140,829 in unsecured loans to The Organization. Notes payable from related parties was the following at December 31, 2019: Notes Pavable To Christopher Eagan (Board Past President) Note dated May 8, 2015. 6% annual interest, due quarterly. Note due on demand after 5 years from issuance Three separate notes, all at 5% annual interest, due on demand. Interest due on January 1 of each year. Accrued interest payable: Total Due to Christopher Eagan Notes Payable To Vincent Verneuil )Board Secretary/Treasurer) Note dated May 20, 2015. 6% annual interest, due quarterly. Note due on demand after 5 years from issuance Two separate notes, both at 5% annual interest, due on demand. Interest due on January 1 of each year. Accrued interest payable: Total Due to Vincent Verneuil $ 20,000 35,000 11,278 $ 66,278 $ 20,000 20,000 8,854 $ 48,854 The GK & SK Living Trust (Livin(Trust of One Ori�,inal _Founder and Board Member and Spouse Who is a Current Board Member) Note dated December 31, 2017. 5% interest. Due December 21, 2020 $ 18,960 Note dated October 1, 2017. 5% interest. Due December 31, 2020 5,000 13 Bayside Housing & Services A Washington Not For Profit Organization Notes to Financial Statements December 31, 2019 and 2018 Accrued interest payable: Total Due to The GK and SK Living Trust Total Related Party Notes Payable $ 23,960 $ 139,092 Future maturities of notes payable are as follows for the years ending December 31: 2020 84,092 2021 - 2022 - 2023 - 2024 - Thereafter 55,000 Total: $ 139,092 14 BAYSIDE HOUSING & SERVICES 310 Hadlock Bay Road Port Hadlock, WA 98339 We are proposing an Old Alcohol Plant/Port Hadlock History exhibit dictated in murals and script to be shown as a permanent exhibit in the existing Gallery and walls in common area space at the Old Alcohol Plant Inn. A history of the Old Alcohol Plant and surrounding area: • Local tribes who occupied this area • The construction of the Old Alcohol Plant building in 1910 and the alcohol process. • The connection between the industrial businesses in Port Hadlock including the iron works and the wood mill. • The fall of the Classen Chemical Company and the failed businesses that followed. • The building that sat vacant for decades • Renewal with the resort known as the Inn at Port Hadlock • New beginnings as the Inn and Bayside Housing This exhibit would be an amenity for the hotel and a draw as a history art museum of sorts for the community and visiting tourists to enjoy. The Old Alcohol Plant Inn boasts 16 quality guest suites for tourists to stay overnight. The Old Alcohol Plant Inn is currently implementing a program "Salish 21". The goal is to be rid of all single use plastics on the property by the end of the year 2021. This exhibit can generate more revenue for the county in terms of lodging revenue, retail sales, food and beverage. We are fortunate to have plenty of free parking for patrons of the exhibit. Port Hadlock is a hidden gem highlighting the beauty of the area and the friendly environment. The Old Alcohol Plant Inn has characteristic and strengths that include its unique culture, history and waterfront location. Education is becoming a major factor in destination attractions. This exhibit would provide education about our area for tourists and our local schools. • Plans for Marketing the Port Hadlock History gallery • Identify our best prospective visitors to optimize ad buying on digital and social media platforms • Tailor our marketing efforts by traveler type (who would be interested in our exhibit) • Create destination videos that appeal to our target market • Radio interviews • Public service announcements • Press releases to local and regional magazines, newspapers • Promotion by having its own landing page on the Old Alcohol Plant website This tourism product will be introduced to a large demand base, resulting in more transient leisure travel through repeat trips at minimal additional marketing costs. The primary feeder for our market is the Seattle Corridor and Metro Area, our primary marketing focus. The Pacific Northwest, including Oregon and British Columbia, also play a significant role in our target audience. See attached article from popular travel magazine 1889. Performance indicators: • Ad performance on digital and social media platforms (exposure) • Ads linked to landing page to show interest • Guest log in the gallery (conversion) Future Sustainability: This exhibit will be a "self -guided" tour attraction, resulting in lower labor costs. Different portions of the exhibit will be shared regularly via Old Alcohol Plant social media (Facebook & Instagram) • Exhibit website page will be updated regularly A demand base that can be captured year-round will be established. This could help offset the seasonal highs and lows that occur in this market, creating more stability in the tourism sector and its required workforce. PLANNER: CITIES80 t z Lw Up YOUr Home Cocktail Game a. u A; 1i r tir 11 V1,9k �. q�.. 4 1 i Silence of the Clams Clam Chowder A Remarkable Kitchen Refresh I 'Nut Leaving .�„ .�,: t �� L 1 �7t l�►L' 1'� 111111 V�'+L',S r , . , � ; ; .inn■■FJllllll' THINK EXPLORE WASHINGTON ppl�p December l January volume 23 THINK game changer .................................................................................................... Home is Where the Hotel Is Bayside Housing & Services is fighting homelessness in Port Hadlock, with a twist written by Sheila G. Miller GARY KEISTER SAW a need in Port Hadlock, a small community on Port Townsend Bay on the Olympic Peninsula. He also saw the answer in the form of a rundown property, once an alcohol plant and then a stately hotel. The Old Alcohol Plant, constructed in 1910, was owned and operated by Charles H. Adams, the father of famed photogra- pher Ansel Adams. It had a brief life making alcohol from saw- dust for the Classen Chemical Company before closing its doors in 1913. It remained that way until 1978, when a couple spent nine years and $4 million to create a hotel and resort called the Inn at Port Hadlock. The inn shut its doors in 2011. Keister had been involved in homeless and housing issues in the Seattle area. As he watched the historic building deteriorate, he thought it was unacceptable. His idea would bring new life to the building and create new opportunities for those in need. "I asked my wife, `Do we have one more in us? The answer was yes. In 2013, Keister saw the building was in foreclosure. "I kept thinking, `What could we do with this? he said. "This whole area was just fraught with homeless and people living in squalor." Long active with St. Vincent de Paul, Keister and a couple friends got together and decided to buy the property out of foreclosure. After two years of renovation, the group opened the property in April 2016 with a new name and a new mission. Today, Bayside Housing & Services provides transitional, tem- porary housing to people in need, while also operating the Old Alcohol Plant Inn. A tower building houses those in transitional housing, while the other building houses a restaurant, event space, art gallery, gift shop and fifteen executive suites. Some of those in transitional housing work at the hotel and restaurant, and the model helps offset the cost of running the nonprofit. Keister calls those in transitional housing Bayside's guests. When guests arrive, case managers help them reestablish their forms of identification —that may be a driver's license, social security card or voter registration. The case manager also helps people access any pensions or other funds they may be eligible for. With an address at Bayside, they're able to apply for work, and pre-COVID-19, most transitional guests were indeed working. "There simply isn't housing for anyone around here; Keister said. "It's the working poor, which is a new term.... I wrote an article not too long ago for the local paper and I did a sur- vey with several employers. That was the number one issue in SHIN4TON'S NipGAMNE,- f1E CENV Ri� jAN�JRlZ3`; hiring. There's just no place to live. It's extraordinarily costly to live here now." Gu;:sts pay 30 percent of their income to stay in the facility. That could be $25 or it could be $250. That, plus restaurant and hotel revenues and fundraising events, help offset costs. Many of the transitional guests also volunteer their time in the garden or doing things around the property to help out. Guests receive a meal from the restaurant every afternoon and work with staff on other services that will help them succeed. If anything, the pandemic has only made the housing issue in the area more stark. According to Keister, no affordable housing has been built in Jefferson County for thirty years. He doesn't ex- pect it to get any easier—coronavirus has meant a moratorium on evictions, but when that ends Keister expects to see a surge in people in need. "We have several people staying with us today who could be out on their own if they could find a place;' Keister said. "The ma- jority of those who have left haven't stayed in the county." Before COVID-19, Bayside traditionally had between twenty and thirty people on its waiting list. In late October, there were 118 people waiting for a spot at the facility. To deal with the squeeze, Keister is converting eight more rooms for mothers with infants. "We need to get them off the street,' he said. Bayside has also started a community -build tiny house pro- gram and is considering converting a motel to create more space, as well. "It's not the easiest time to get financing for nonprofits, Keister said. "That's why we're working on the tiny houses. That's a semi-BandAid but a lot of these things are. You have to go down two tracks at the same time —one deals with the immediacy of the problem and then the other is to find permanent housing:' But Keister knows while there's always more to be done, Bay - side is making a difference. "It's been a challenge, but a real blessing at this stage of our life to do something with intrinsic value to it, Keister said, mention- ing a woman who works in the kitchen who recently stopped him as he walked through. "She broke down in tears and told me, `I might not be alive if I didn't get into Bayside. That sounds really good, but there are so many out there who need to be in here. One step at a time'