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AGENDA JEFFERSON COUNTY Lodging Tax Advisory Committee Special Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, September 19, 2023 at 9:30 a.m. Jefferson County Courthouse – Commissioners’ Chambers 1820 Jefferson Street, Port Townsend, WA (HYBRID) Members: Chair Heidi Eisenhour, Diana Smeland, Amy Neil, Kevin Wooley, and Tara McCauley
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County Commissioners – Boards & Committees – Lodging Tax Advisory Committee – 2023 – Date of Meeting
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9:30 a.m. CALL TO ORDER 9:31 a.m. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Special Meeting Minutes of July 26, 2023 and Special Meeting Minutes of August 11, 2023.
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Agenda: September 19, 2023
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2024 Proposal Presentations
Organization Name (each presentation estimated 7 min) Amount Requested
Jefferson County Farmer’s Markets – Amanda Milholland $34,898.96 Wooden Boat Foundation – Katie Oman $33,000.00
Centrum – Katya Kirsch $40,000.00
Quilcene Historical Museum – Brian Cullin $86,970.00 Jefferson County Historical Society – Tara McCauley $76,544.00
Quilcene Fair & Parade – Shonna Wilkerson $36,810.00
Quimper Events Collective – Alexis Arrabito $19.000.00 North Hood Canal Chamber of Commerce – Stacey Nimmo $76,261.26 TCC - Olympic Peninsula Gateway VIC – Steve Shively $132,196.00
TCC – Steve Shively $300,000.00
Forks Chamber of Commerce – Lissy Andros $60,390.00 Peninsula Trails Coalition – Catharine Copass $30,000.00
Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce – Dana Petrick $77,783.54
The Production Alliance – Danny Milholland $105,500.00 Emerald Towns Alliance – Fjord Fest – Holly Erickson $35,000.00
Total $1,144,353
DISCUSSION AND POTENTIAL ACTION with PUBLIC COMMENT re: 2024 Lodging Tax Fund Allocations o Annual Capital Contingency Allocation $10,000 o Costs for County Staff to Administer Fund 125 $4,658 o Total: $1,159,011 FUTURE MEETING AGENDA ITEMS CLOSING REMARKS
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