City of Santa Fe Occupancy Tax Advisory Board met Dec. 15.
Here are the minutes provided by the board:
1. CALL TO ORDER
Meeting called to order at 10:05AM
2. ROLL CALL
Members Present:
Chair Rik Blyth
Member Bonnie Bennett
Member Carlos Medina
Member Ray Sandoval
Members Excused:
Member Lutz Arnhold
Others Attending:
Randy Randall, Tourism Director
Shirley Spencer, Clerk
Jordan Guenther, Attendee
David Carr, Attendee
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
MOTION: Member Sandoval moved, seconded by Member Bennett, to approve the agenda as presented.
VOTE: The motion was approved on the following Roll Call vote:
For: Chair Blyth, Member Bennett, Member Medina, Member Sandoval
Against: None
Abstain: None
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
a. OTAB Minutes for September 22, 2023
MOTION: Member Sandoval moved, seconded by Member Medina, to approve the minutes as presented.
VOTE: The motion was approved on the following Roll Call vote:
For: Chair Blyth, Member Bennett, Member Medina, Member Sandoval
Against: None
Abstain: None
5. PRESENTATION
a. Lodger’s Report (Lutz Arnhold, Rosewood Inn Managing Director, lutz.arnhold@rosewoodhotels.com)
Lutz Arnhold not present therefore no presentation.
b. Lodger’s Tax Report (Randy Randall, TSF Executive Director, rrandall@santafenm.gov, 505-955-6209)
6. ACTION ITEMS
a. Vote on 2024 OTAB Grant Funding Support Awardee’s (Rik Blyth, OTAB Chair, rblyth@lafondasantafe.com)
MOTION: Member Sandoval moved, seconded by Member Medina, to approve the OTAB Funding Support as presented.
VOTE: The motion was approved on the following Roll Call vote:
For: Chair Blyth, Member Bennett, Member Medina, Member Sandoval
Against: None
Abstain: None
b. Vote on 2024 Meeting Schedule
Voted for all in person meetings and schedule as followed:
4 Friday of each month for: Jan, March, May, June, July, August, September and October
2 Friday for December
No Meetings in Feb, April and November
7. MATTERS FROM STAFF
a. TSF Sales Report (David Carr, TSF Director of Sales, dacarr@santafenm.gov)
b. TSF Marketing Report (Jordan Guenther, TSF Marketing Director, jguenther@santafenm.gov)
c. TSF Executive Director Report (Randy Randall, TSF Executive Director, rrandall@santafenm.gov)
8. MATTERS FROM THE BOARD
9. MATTERS FROM THE PUBLIC
10. NEXT MEETING: No Meeting Scheduled
11. ADJOURN
Meeting adjourned at 11:10AM
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