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HomeMy Public PortalAbout2019 Clerk Tourism LOT Annual Report (2)What We Do Idaho Code allows for an occupancy tax upon hotel, motel, and other sleeping accommodations rented or leased for a period of thirty (30) days or less. The voters of the City of McCall voted to approve an ordinance that provided that the City of McCall has met the requirements set out in Idaho Code. The City Clerk of the City of McCall is authorized and empowered to administer, regulate, and collect payment of all non -property taxes adopted and imposed by the ordinance. The Clerk shall have all of the powers necessary and proper to carry out the provisions of the ordinance. The ordinance also calls for a Local Option Tax Commission. The members of the LOT Commission have the responsibility to develop annual budgets and make specific recommendations for the use of the local option non -property tax revenues derived from the taxes assessed pursuant to the ordinance. The LOT Commission annually hosts public meetings prior to making its recommendation to the City Council for the budget for the upcoming fiscal year. At the meetings, the applicants for the LOT revenues present their projects to the LOT Commission. The LOT Commission then deliberates and makes their recommendation to Council. The LOT Commission develops a proposed budget for the use of the LOT revenues to be included in the overall City budget. The chairperson of the LOT Commission attends the City's staff level budget meetings in a capacity equivalent to that of a department head during the annual budget development. ili Table of Contents Strategic Objectives 1 A Performance Report 2 ur Finances 3 oking Forward 4 Mission McCall is a destination resort City that derives a major portion of its economic well-being from businesses catering to the ecreational needs of travelers. These isitors and travelers place an undue burden on the taxpayers of the City by inflating the number of people the City is required to provide services for. The local option, non -property tax is an opportunity for McCall to offset the cost -impact of these visitors on the City's infrastructure. 1 Purposes for the use of revenues A. Streets, sidewalks and path- ways, public transit, pedestrian crosswalks, and transportation B. Construction and maintenance of cultural and recreational facilities C. Services for community recrea- tional and cultural activities D. Parks maintenance, develop- ment and beautification E. Shelter and/or spay and/or neu- ter of stray animals found in the city F. Local housing program as rec ommended in the McCall Housing Strategy G. Services for McCall marketing, advertising, tourism develop- ment and event promotion H. Mitigate the effects of tourism on the city that the general fund cannot accommodate A Performance Report Selected Projects 2019 Accomplishments Projects funded in 2019 mccali inter sports ckib City of McCall - Administrative Costs $ 13,000 City of McCall - Community Development - McCall Housing Fund $ 60,000 City of McCall - Streets - Bollards $ 15,000 City of McCall - Parks and Recreation - Equipment Implements $ 20,000 City of McCall - Parks and Recreation - Boathouse $ 10,000 City of McCall - Parks and Recreation - Docks $ 20,000 City of McCall -Golf Course - Enkamat cover $ 6,000 City of McCall - Golf Course - Rebuild Aspen Green $ 12,500 City of McCall - Library - Library Expansion $ 199,417 Payette Lakes Community Association - After School Program $ 10,000 Roots Forest School - Trek to the North Pole $ 1,520 Valley County Search & Rescue - UTV All Terrain Tracks $ 5,200 McCall Area Chamber of Commerce - Marketing $ 22,505 McCall Area Chamber of Commerce - Winter Carnival $ 18,700 McCall Area Chamber of Commerce - Fourth of July Fireworks $ 10,000 McCall Area Chamber of Commerce - Research Project Cash Match $ 3,687 McCall Winter Sports Club - Alpine Memorial 4 -Way Race $ 2,175 McCall Winter Sports Club - MWSC Membership & Clinics $ 1,000 McCall Winter Sports Club - Hidden Valley Hoedown $ 2,800 McCall Winter Sports Club - Bring Back Biathlon Event $ 800 Payette Lakes Ski Club - Maintenance Bear Basin Nordic Center $ 10,000 Youth Hockey/Ice Skating - Ice Time @ Manchester $ 5,000 McCall Arts & Humanities Council - Cabin Fever $ 3,200 Manchester Ice and Event Center - Learn to Skate $ 14,100 Manchester Ice and Event Center - EFUS Replacement $ 20,000 Manchester Ice and Event Center - Bumper Cars $ 10,000 W Central Mtn Housing Trust - Property Acquisition in McCall $ 25,000 Treasure Valley Transit - Bus Operations $ 57,500 Treasure Valley Transit - McCall Transit Center $ 25,000 Valley County Recreation - Snowmobile trail grooming $ 15,000 McCall Public Art Advisory Committee - Public artwork $ 20,000 McCall Figure Skating Club - Skate by the Lake $ 2,390 McPaws - Shelter, spay, neuter $ 10,000 2 Our Finances Fiscal Year 2019 MI Revenue by onth 120,000 100,000 80,000 60,000 40,000 20,000 0 Actual FY15 21,571 12,991 27,411 30,994 31,501 23,744 13,215 20,946 48,684 82,070 74,083 55,876 5 year Average 30,504 17,929 49,031 46,286 42,579 59,451 15,981 27,806 87,224 Jul 89,369 102,472 Aug Sep 82,112 Expense by Catego Marketing, advertising& 4% tourism Parks 8% Local housing programs 13% Streets, walkways and transportation 15% Direct costs Animal shelter Mitig 2% ay neuter tourismE 2% 1% Recreational and cultural activities 17% Recreational and cultural facilities 38% 3 A - !cts Wj, VP2 $113,185 Recreational and cultural facilities Recreational and cultural activities Streets, walkways and transportation $97,500 Local housing programs $85,000 Parks $50,000 Marketing, advertising & tourism $26,192 Direct costs $13,495 Animal shelter, spay/neuter $10,000 Mitigate tourism effects $8700 TOTAL Overview We want to hear from you! City of McCall 216 East Park St McCall, ID 83638 www.mccall.id.us BessieJo Wagner City Clerk bwagner@mccall.id.us (208) 634-4874 (208) 634-3038 (fax) Amanda Payne LOT Administrator apayne@mccall.id.us (208) 634-8929 (208) 634-3038 (fax) Anette Spickard City Manager aspickard@mccall.id.us (208) 634-1003 FY19 Local Option Tax Commission Cami Hedges Paul Christensen Clair Remsberg Leesa Johnson Michael Hayes Phil Roth Tabitha Martineau LOT revenues continued to climb in FY19 with a 15.5% increase over FY18. For Fiscal Year 20, the Clerks office received 50 LOT funding applications requesting a total of $1,290,869 of the LOT funds. Of the 50, 42 received priority budgeting, 4 projects were recommended for contingency (3 of which received some priority funding), and 7 projects were eliminated. Based on the successful FY19 LOT revenue, the FY20 budget was set at an aggressive amount of $700,000. Contingency projects were set at $327,290. Council approved the LOT Commission's project recommendations with a few changes. This was the first year under the new 3% LOT ordinance, which is in effect until 2028. The new ordinance passed at the polls by 90%. The LOT Commissioners and their designations for FY20, for two-year terms, are Cami Hedges - Business Owner, Michael Hayes - Committee Representative, and Phil Roth - Resident at Large; for four-year terms we have Tabitha Martineau - Business Owner, Clair Remsberg - Com- mittee Representative, Leesa Johnson - Resident at Large, and Paul Christensen - Senior Representative. For FY21, there will be 3 seats available for appointment. xxrie�i i ��.uw Mad:mule HO.. 4