Memorandum
Date: February 7, 2023
To: The Honorable Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Susan Parker, County Administrative Officer
Subject: PUBLIC HEARING - 9:10 AM - a) Consideration of Adoption of Resolution of Formation Declaring Results of Majority Protest Proceedings and Renewing the Lake County Tourism Improvement District; and b) Consideration of Adoption of 2024 - 2033 Lake County Tourism Improvement District Management Plan
Executive Summary:
On January 24, 2023, your Board held a public meeting to allow public testimony on the renewal of the Lake County Tourism Improvement District (LCTID) and levy of assessments. During this final public hearing, the Clerk to the Board of Supervisors will declare the results of the majority protest proceedings.
If written protests are received from the owners of businesses in the renewed LCTID which will pay more than fifty percent (50%) of the assessments proposed to be levied and protests are not withdrawn so as to reduce the protests to less than fifty percent (50%), no further proceedings to levy the proposed assessment against such businesses shall be taken for a period of one (1) year from the date of the finding of a majority protest by the Board.
Petition Status: Petitions in favor of LCTID renewal were submitted by 44 lodging businesses, which represent 50.88% of the total LCTID assessment.
If the Board, following the public hearing, decides to establish the renewed LCTID, the Board shall adopt a resolution of formation. After which, your Board will adopt the 2024-2033 Lake County Tourism District Management Plan that the LCTID Board amended on December 7, 2022 with the two and one half percent (2.5%) assessment rate.
BACKGROUND
The LCTID is a benefit assessment district proposed to continue a revenue source to help fund marketing and sales promotion efforts for Lake County lodging businesses. This approach has been used successfully in other destination areas throughout the state to im...
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