766-2021

Report

Accept Travel Portland Tourism Improvement District Progress Report

Accepted

To:          City Council

From:     Tom Rinehart, CAO and Karl Lisle, Spectator Facilities Program Manager

Subject:  Accept Travel Portland’s interim report on the Tourism Improvement District  


Jeff Miller, Travel Portland President and CEO, will present an update on the efforts of Travel Portland to implement the Tourism Improvement District (City Code Chapter 6.05) as amended by City Council by Ordinance No. 190318 on March 10, 2021.

This interim report was requested by the City Council during the presentation and discussion of the proposed code amendments on March 3, 2021. With his presentation, Jeff Miller will respond specifically to the questions raised by the Council at the hearing.

The report is attached.

Impact Statement

Budget Office Financial Impact Analysis

No fiscal impact to accept the report. In March 2021, the City’s Tourism Improvement District was amended to implement a 1% Tourism and Hospitality Recovery Surcharge. As the 1% additional fee collection started on July 1st, and most hotels pay quarterly, Travel Portland states that it has not received an appreciable amount of this funding. 

Agenda Items

Accepted

Motion to accept the report: Moved by Mapps and seconded by Ryan.
  • Commissioner Mingus Mapps Yea
  • Commissioner Carmen Rubio Yea
  • Commissioner Dan Ryan Yea
  • Former Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty Absent
  • Mayor Ted Wheeler Yea

Prepared by

Karl Lisle

Requested Agenda Type

Time Certain

Date and Time Information

Requested Council Date
Requested Start Time
9:45 am
Time Requested
30 minutes
Confirmed Time Certain