Resort Tax Monitoring Committee

Agenda Resort Tax Monitoring Committee City Council Conference Room 2nd Floor City Hall (Remote Option) Wednesday, July 20, 2022 7:05 a.m. Remote Meeting: Microsoft Teams Join on your computer or mobile app Click here to join the meeting Or call in (audio only) +1 406-426-9894 United States, Billings (833) 563-1755 United States (Toll-free) Phone Conference ID: 155 666 9# 1. Call to Order. 2. Public Comment. 3. Review and approve minutes for June 15, 2022 (to be provided prior to or at meeting). 4. Review the monthly reports for May 2022. 5. Update on Resort Tax Funded Street and Park Projects. 6. Set next meeting date for August 2022. Members Andy Feury Doug Reed Brian Averill Trek Stephens Ken Stein Chris Schustrom Julia Olivares A. Property tax reduction for taxpayers residing in the city in an amount equal to twenty five percent (25%) of the three percent (3%) resort tax revenues derived during the preceding fiscal year; B. Provision for the repair and improvement of existing streets, storm sewers, all underground utilities, sidewalks, curbs and gutters, in an amount equal to sixty five percent (65%) of the two percent (2%) resort tax revenues derived during the preceding fiscal year; C. Bicycle paths and other park capital improvements in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the two percent (2%) resort tax revenues derived during the preceding fiscal year; D. Repayment of a loan or a bond to finance a portion of the costs of, or to otherwise pay for, the acquisition of the conservation easement or other interests, in and around Haskill Basin in order to protect and preserve water quality and quantity, including the source drinking water supply for the municipal water system of the city of Whitefish, in an amount equal to seventy percent (70%) of the one percent (1%) resort tax revenues to be received in a fiscal year, except that if such portion of resort tax revenues received in a fiscal year is more than is needed in that fiscal year for such loan or bond, the excess will be applied to additional property tax relief in the next fiscal year; E. Cost of administering the resort tax in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the three percent (3%) resort tax per year.  Resort Tax Report Reported in the Month Businesses Collected Tax BARS & MONTH/YEAR LODGING RESTAURANTS RETAIL COLLECTED INTEREST TOTAL July 2018 119,942 177,844 198,144 495,929 3.68% 3,106 499,035 August 2018 264,354 229,620 197,726 691,700 2.98% 3,679 695,379 September 2018 142,291 164,124 140,948 447,364 22.09% 7.8% 3,651 451,015 October 2018 20,456 97,842 88,200 206,499 8.06% 4,961 211,460 November 2018 35,406 103,516 144,150 283,072 -4.31% 4,361 287,433 December 2018 55,411 164,740 170,097 390,248 23.47% 9.6% 2,934 393,182 January 2019 18,604 104,553 93,126 216,282 -5.90% 1,484 217,766 February 2019 65,030 115,721 112,557 293,308 3.05% 2,964 296,272 March 2019 39,314 99,013 96,841 235,168 -1.17% -1.0% 3,516 238,684 April 2019 10,603 95,642 90,323 196,568 -2.56% 3,636 200,204 May 2019 66,270 129,909 166,386 362,565 13.36% 3,845 366,410 June 2019 127,881 172,006 159,794 459,681 2.58% 5.1% 3,792 463,473 Total FY19 $ 965,561 $ 1,654,530 $ 1,658,293 $ 4,278,383 5.86% $ 41,929 $ 4,320,312 FY18 vs FY19 10.33% 5.57% 3.70% 5.86% or $ 236,854 Taxable Sales FY19 $ 150,118,717 July 2019 232,446 249,822 222,176 704,445 42.05% 4,227 708,672 August 2019 107,985 171,849 184,288 464,123 -32.90% 4,340 468,463 September 2019 202,784 187,080 146,596 536,460 19.92% 4.3% 4,210 540,670 October 2019 72,020 114,362 93,111 279,493 35.35% 3,500 282,993 November 2019 31,925 104,797 154,109 290,831 2.74% 2,351 293,182 December 2019 26,204 122,189 176,468 324,861 -16.76% 1.7% 2,181 327,042 January 2020 47,244 113,913 135,507 296,664 37.17% 1,225 297,889 February 2020 28,523 88,008 119,748 236,279 -19.44% 3,502 239,781 March 2020 9,979 56,382 86,606 152,967 -34.95% -7.9% 2,172 155,139 April 2020 6,957 71,096 87,353 165,406 -15.85% 1,799 167,205 May 2020 50,570 105,786 173,207 329,563 -9.10% 1,470 331,033 June 2020 42,139 110,343 182,042 334,524 -27.23% -18.6% 3,736 338,260 Total FY20 $ 858,777 $ 1,495,628 $ 1,761,211 $ 4,115,615 -3.80% $ 34,713 $ 4,150,328 FY19 vs FY20 -11.06% -10.86% 6.21% -3.80% or $ (162,768) Taxable Sales FY20 $ 144,407,560 July 2020 178,173 214,968 236,685 629,826 -10.59% 682 630,508 August 2020 234,063 196,817 194,056 624,936 34.65% 1,066 626,002 September 2020 158,102 191,941 188,641 538,684 0.41% 5.2% 898 539,582 October 2020 88,284 112,076 119,814 320,174 14.56% 1,058 321,232 November 2020 78,378 69,415 101,398 249,190 -14.32% 561 249,751 December 2020 32,442 111,811 226,456 370,710 14.11% 5.0% 407 371,117 January 2021 46,620 111,925 132,183 290,728 -2.00% 365 291,093 February 2021 85,582 148,765 143,459 377,805 59.90% 348 378,153 March 2021 57,027 140,256 143,766 341,049 122.96% 47.2% 414 341,463 April 2021 35,142 132,266 119,185 286,593 73.27% 441 287,034 May 2021 77,012 151,978 191,091 420,081 27.47% 467 420,548 June 2021 210,216 216,079 253,610 679,905 103.25% 67.2% 2,210 682,115 Total FY21 $ 1,281,040 $ 1,798,296 $ 2,050,344 $ 5,129,681 24.64% $ 8,917 $ 5,138,597 FY20 vs FY21 50.34% 20.24% 16.42% 24.64% or $ 1,014,065 Taxable Sales FY21 $ 179,988,799 FY21 % of Collections 25% 35% 40% 100% July 2021 227,005 283,424 324,582 835,011 32.58% 835,011 August 2021 414,859 296,012 254,869 965,740 54.53% 965,740 September 2021 215,882 190,513 205,771 612,166 13.64% 34.5% 612,166 October 2021 90,251 156,461 136,035 382,747 19.54% 382,747 November 2021 36,679 124,428 207,615 368,721 47.97% 368,721 December 2021 78,801 176,472 266,384 521,657 40.72% 35.4% 521,657 January 2022 60,241 142,427 137,885 340,553 17.14% - 340,553 February 2022 79,068 131,154 177,008 387,230 2.49% - 387,230 March 2022 73,108 192,830 185,509 451,447 32.37% 16.8% - 451,447 April 2022 42,243 130,622 130,656 303,521 5.91% - 303,521 May 2022 84,935 148,911 234,101 467,947 11.39% - 467,947 June 2022 - -100.00% -44.4% - - Total FY22 $ 1,403,071 $ 1,973,254 $ 2,260,415 $ 5,636,740 26.67% $ - $ 5,636,740 FY21 vs FY22 31.03% 24.71% 25.81% 26.67% or $ 1,186,964 Taxable Sales FY22 $ 197,780,355 FY22 % of Collections 25% 35% 40% 100% Grand Total $ 11,540,029 $ 21,279,602 $ 24,369,535 $ 57,189,165 $ 886,348 $ 52,439,323 % of Total Collections 20% 37% 43% 2.9% Average since '96 Total Resort Tax Collections by Month Total Taxable Sales Since 1996 1,000,000 Oct s/b Sept 10 $ 2,410 $ 6,447 $ 5,099 $ 13,956 $ 94,556 FY96-FY15 $ 1,415,763,781 Oct s/b Sept 09 900,000 $ 239 $ 1,327 $ 4,406 $ 5,971 86,077 FY16-YTD $ 1,062,794,853 Total $ 2,478,558,634 800,000 700,000 $ 2,172 $ 5,120 $ 693 $ 7,985 FY18 Total Collected FY19 FY96-FY15 $ 28,315,276 600,000 FY16-YTD $ 31,883,846 FY20 500,000 Total $ 60,199,121 FY21 400,000 FY22 5% Admin 300,000 FY96-FY15 $ 1,415,764 FY16-YTD $ 1,594,192 200,000 Total $ 3,009,956 100,000 Public Portion - Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun FY96-YTD $ 57,189,165 $ 2,172 $ 5,120 $ 693 $ 57,197,150 $13.24 $87,518,600.64  Whitefish Lodging Report: May 2022 Data Source: Smith Travel Research  Whitefish Lodging Report May 2022 • To better understand the lodging report for May, a deeper comparison to May 2019 (pre-pandemic) is needed in addition to a comparison to May 2021 (last year). • May 2022 occupancy (61%) was up approximately 3% compared to both May 2019 and May 2021. • While the meteoric rise of ADR (average daily rate) started during the summer of 2021, it has continued well into 2022 with strong increases. May 2022 ADR increased +38% compared to May 2019 and +18% compared to May 2021. This is also the highest ADR ($132.36) for the month since the WCVB started receiving this data in 2017. • May 2022 lodging occupancy outperformed both Whitefish short term rental occupancy within the City Limits (59% occupancy) and in the Whitefish Zip Code (48%) (source AirDNA). This is the first time that standard lodging has outperformed both sets of short term rentals (City and Zip Code) in 2022.  Whitefish Lodging Report May 2022 • Glacier National Park May 2022 recreational visits were up +3.5% (or approx. 6,100 visits) compared to May 2021 and were up 8.5% (or approx. 14,000 visits) compared to May 2019. • Enplanements at Glacier Park International Airport for May 2022 (27,270) were up +4% compared to May 2021 (26,158) and up +18% compared to May 2019 (23,151). Glacier Park International Airport was the 4th busiest airport in the state in terms of enplanements during May 2022. • The Port of Roosville reported 13,182 personal vehicle passengers entering the United States from Canada during May 2022. While this is a 50% decrease compared to personal vehicle passengers (26,825) during May 2019, this is the highest number of personal vehicle passengers since February 2020, right before the start of the pandemic. This is not surprising considering that Canadian border restrictions were lessened starting April 1, 2022. Source: U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics.