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Lodging Tax Advisory Committee

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0 active membersNext meeting Jul 8, 2026Last meeting Jun 10, 20269 summaries in 90d

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Jun 10, 2026

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Lodging Tax Advisory Committee reviews Visit Vancouver partnership and discusses 2026 grant priorities

Published May 20, 2026

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Briefing

Mar 11, 2026

Lodging Tax Advisory Committee discusses program requirements; amends minutes and excuses absent member

The Lodging Tax Advisory Committee met March 11, 2026, in the Aspen Room. The committee excused Janet Kenefsky, amended prior minutes to correct a name, and received a contracts status update (all contracts issued except Oktoberfest, pending an updated budget). Staff reviewed historical program requirements and the committee discussed potential updates to standards and criteria (including grant thresholds, sustainability criteria, and funding events outside city limits) but made no formal policy changes. The Queer Community Network withdrew its revised application. Staff outlined the year’s work plan and ongoing recruitment for two members.

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Briefing

Feb 11, 2026

LTAC approves minutes; reviews grant status, staff roles, and 2026 priorities

The Lodging Tax Advisory Committee convened Feb. 11, 2026, approved the Nov. 14, 2025 minutes, heard one public comment (Terah Ebie, Queer PNW), received staff updates on committee administrative roles and the status of 21 prior grant agreements (17 executed), reviewed statutory authority and eligible lodging-tax uses, discussed 2026 goals and planning, and requested review of a revised Queer Community Network proposal before deciding on a presentation invitation.

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Briefing

Nov 14, 2025

LTAC recommends 2026 lodging tax awards, reviews admin costs and scope policy

The Lodging Tax Advisory Committee met November 14, 2025 to approve prior minutes, review the administrative cost proposal and event scope policy, and to recommend 2026 lodging tax awards (including full funding for Visit Vancouver); remaining award recommendations were advanced as shown on the staff spreadsheet.

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Briefing

Nov 7, 2025

Lodging Tax Advisory Committee Special Meeting — 2026 Grant Applicant Presentations (Nov 7, 2025)

The committee convened November 7, 2025 to hear 2026 Lodging Tax grant applicant presentations, approved the October 28 minutes, recorded recusals for conflict-of-interest, and added a discussion of changes to two 2025 grant recipients to the November 14 agenda. The committee was reminded it will vote on the Administrative Cost Proposal and 2026 award recommendations at the November 14 meeting.

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Briefing

Oct 28, 2025

Lodging Tax Advisory Committee Special Meeting — October 28, 2025: Applicant Presentations and Scheduling

The Lodging Tax Advisory Committee convened October 28, 2025. The committee excused one absence, approved the October 17 minutes, heard presentations from ten 2026 lodging tax grant applicants, and agreed to cancel the November 12 meeting and retain November 14 for deliberation and award recommendations. Staff noted the Administrative Cost Proposal will be discussed November 14 and requested two members to represent LTAC at the December City Council meeting for award recommendations.

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Briefing

Oct 17, 2025

Lodging Tax Advisory Committee Special Meeting — 2026 grant review and event fee discussion

On October 17, 2025 the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee convened in the Aspen Room to review a new event-related fee structure, confirm conflict-of-interest procedures for 2026 grant applications, select applicants for optional presentations, and extend upcoming meeting times. The committee approved the July 9, 2025 minutes and excused one absence. The meeting adjourned at 1:47 p.m.

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Briefing

Jul 9, 2025

Lodging Tax Advisory Committee — July 9, 2025: grant promotion updates; hotel booking subcommittee formed

Committee reviewed Lodging Tax Grant Program website and 2026 application updates, confirmed City Communications will lead marketing with materials for members to share, extended member terms to December 31, 2025, discussed eligibility for events outside city limits with promotional requirements, finalized 2025 application review timeline and meeting dates, and formed a hotel booking guidance subcommittee.

2 min readMunicipal coverage

Briefing

Jun 11, 2025

LTAC reviews state of tourism, affirms nonprofit grant requirement, and agrees to raise cultural enrichment grant cap

The Lodging Tax Advisory Committee met June 11, 2025 (12:01–1:36 p.m.) in the City Hall Aspen Room. Visit Vancouver presented tourism results (approximately 48,000 direct-booking room nights and nearly $7 million in hotel revenue) and reported slowing hotel performance, particularly in East Vancouver, and potential impacts from State Tourism Office budget cuts in 2026. The committee moved to excuse the absence of Steve Bowers and approved the May 14, 2025 minutes. Members discussed eligibility of for-profit organizations for lodging-tax-funded grants and leaned to maintain the current nonprofit-only application requirement (application language unchanged for now). Staff proposed increasing the cultural enrichment grant cap from $2,500 to $5,000; the committee supported that intent and remained open to considering larger requests under unique circumstances.

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Briefing

May 14, 2025

Lodging Tax Advisory Committee reviews Visit Vancouver partnership and discusses 2026 grant priorities

The Lodging Tax Advisory Committee met May 14, 2025. Members reviewed a proposed Economic Impact Partnership with Visit Vancouver, discussed 2026 grant program priorities (including outreach to underserved cultural communities, social media reach, sporting events, use of venues outside downtown, and sustainability), and addressed program/application topics such as eligibility for for-profit applicants, multiple application periods, and the idea of a strategic investment fund. The committee unanimously excused an absence and approved the March 12, 2025 minutes. No community communications or executive session occurred.

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