City of Santa Fe Occupancy Tax Advisory Board met Aug. 24.
Here are the minutes provided by the board:
1. CALL TO ORDER
Meeting called to order at 10:04 A.M.
2. ROLL CALL
Members Present:
Chair Rik Blyth
Member Bonnie Bennett
Member Carlos Medina
Voting Member Lutz Arnhold
Members Excused:
Member Ray Sandoval
Others Attending:
Randy Randall, Tourism Director
Shirley Spencer, Clerk
Jordan Guenther, Attendee
David Carr, Attendee
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
MOTION: Member Bennett moved, seconded by Voting Member Arnhold, to approve the Agenda as presented.
VOTE: The motion was approved on the following Roll Call vote: For: Chair Blyth, Member Bennett, Member Medina, Voting Member Arnhold Against: None
Abstain: None
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
a. OTAB Minutes – July 27, 2021
MOTION: Member Bennett moved, seconded by Voting Member Arnhold, to approve the Minutes as presented.
VOTE: The motion was approved on the following Roll Call vote: For: Member Bennett, Chair Blyth, Member Medina, Voting Member Arnhold Against: None
Abstain: None
5. PRESENTATION
a. Lodger’s Association Report (Lutz Arnhold, Rosewood Inn Managing Director, lutz.arnhold@rosewoodhotels.com)
b. Lodger’s Tax Report (Randy Randall, TSF Executive Director, rrandall@santafenm.gov)
c. Santa Fe County Tourism Report (Alex Fitzgerald, Santa Fe County, amfitzgerald@santafenm.gov)
6. MATTERS FROM STAFF
a. TOURISM Santa Fe Sales Report (David Carr, TSF Director of Sales, dacarr@santafenm.gov)
b. TOURISM Santa Fe Marketing Report (Jordan Guenther, TSF Marketing Director, jguenther@santafenm.gov)
c. TOURISM Santa Fe Executive Report (Randy Randall, TSF Executive Director, rrandall@santafenm.gov)
d. Discussion of Use of Available OTAB Funds (Rik Blyth, La Fonda VP & GM, rblyth@lafondasantafe.com)
MOTION: Member Bennett moved, seconded by Voting Member Arnhold, to Approval to use OTAB funds for use for Lodgers Association and review the success of events that were not funded in 2020.
VOTE: The motion was approved on the following Roll Call vote:
For: Chair Blyth, Member Bennett, Member Medina, Voting Member Arnhold
Against: None
Abstain: None
7. MATTERS FROM THE BOARD
8. MATTERS FROM THE PUBLIC
9. NEXT MEETING: September 28 2021
10. ADJOURN
Meeting adjourned at 11:19 A.M
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