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06/08/2022 LTAC Minutes
LODGING TAX ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTES
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
BOCC CONFERENCE ROOM/WEBEX
SPECIAL MEETING
WEDNESDAY 10:00 A.M. June 8, 2022
Committee members present: Chairman Laura Osiadacz, Noni Hughes,
Victor Woodward, and Roylene Crawford.
Staff: Emily Smith, Administrative Assistant
There was also 1 member of the public present.
Chairman Osiadacz opened a Special Meeting of the Lodging Tax
Advisory Committee (LTAC) at 10:00 a.m.
MINUTES
The minutes from May 5, 2022, were reviewed. Roylene Crawford
moved to approve the minutes, as presented. Noni Hughes
seconded. Motion carried 4-0.
FINANCIAL UPDATE
The financial information was reviewed.
DISCUSSION/ CONSIDERATION ON FUNDING TREAD
The committee discussed the benefits of supporting and funding
TREAD maps. Roylene recommended for the Board of County
Commissioners sign the commitment and support TREAD Maps with a
$30,000 contribution through the Lodging Tax funds. Victor noted
that the TREAD map analytics could be similar to data that the
Chamber of Commerce is looking for, and if appropriate, the
committee may want to share some of the analytics with the
Chamber of Commerce as they become available. Noni seconded.
Motion carried 4-0.
DISCUSSION/ DECISION OF REGULARLY SCHEDULED LTAC MEETINGS
The committee agreed that the regularly scheduled meetings being
held on the first Thursday of the month will no longer work for
the committees scheduled. After discussion, the group agreed to
meet on the second Wednesday of the month at 1:00 PM.
OTHER BUSINESS
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Chairman Laura Osiadacz noted that Kittitas County has a large
area of public lands and the county does not have an
understanding of the true cost of tourism in these areas. There
is a desire to start looking for people/organizations that can
analyze our public lands and get an evaluation of the impact it
has on Kittitas County.
Chairman Laura Osiadacz noted that there is still an available
seat on the committee that needs to be filled. Currently, the
position is labeled as a Lower County Entity that pays into the
fund, there haven’t been any potential new members showing
interest so the committee may need to amend the agency. During
the next LTAC meeting, the group will discuss/review the
committee’s by-laws.
PUBLIC COMMENT
There was no public comment.
Meeting concluded at 10:27 a.m.
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Emily Smith, LTAC Clerk Laura Osiadacz, LTAC Chairman