Community Budget Forum - Regular Meeting

We'll have, we're being called to order, and next, we'll do roll call. Committee chair Dunn? Here. Vice chair Nearing? Yep. Committee member Lowe?

Present.

Committee member Mead? Committee member Peterson? Chair, there are three members present.

Okay. I will read the script for public comment. Sorry. We went out of order. We're a little flustered today. So I'll read the script for public comment, and then we'll open up public comment. So we'll take public comment beginning in person and then remotely. If you're on Zoom, click on the hand icon to raise your hand. If you're calling in by phone, press 9 to raise your hand and 6 to unmute, and each speaker has three minutes to speak. And please start your comment with your name and city of residence. So did anyone wish to provide public comment? No? Okay. We're seeing no one in person. Are there any hands raised? No. Hands are raised. Okay. So we'll close public comment and move on on to our action items. We have four today. And first is item one, motion 20 6Dash054.

Thank you, chair Dunn. Good morning, council members. For the record, Jim Martin, council staff. Post motion twenty six dash zero five four approves the 2026 local hotel motel fund round two expenditure plan. Ordinance 87 dash zero six two authorizes the county to administer a program to allocate revenues occurring to it under provisions of RCW67Dot28Dot1801. These funds are reserved for support of tourism development and promotion projects. This motion approves the twenty twenty six projects listed in the motion at a total amount of $297,024 and authorizes the executive director signature authority to sign agreements on behalf of Snohomish County. Requested action is to move to GLS on February 18 for consideration.

Thank you. Any questions from counsel? K. Is there, any objection to moving this to consent on the eighteenth? K. Hearing none, this will move to the eighteenth for the consent agenda. Next is item two, motion 26 dash zero six zero.

Proposed motion 26 dash zero six zero approves the cancellation of uncollectible personal property taxes. For RCW 84Dot56Dot240, the treasurer shall file with the county legislative authority a list of four year delinquent personal property taxes stating that the treasurer had made diligent search and inquiry for goods and was unable to collect the same. This year, there is $359,344.63 of 2021 in prior personal property taxes and $63,098.36 of late filing penalties that have been deemed uncollectible. Requested action is to move to GLS on February 18 for consideration.

Questions from counsel? Object to objection to consent. K. Hearing and seeing none, this will move to the eighteenth on the consent agenda. Next is item three.

Post motion twenty six dash zero seven four approves the Snohomish County Tourism Promotion Area business plan 2026. The plan includes revenue of $2,610,652 and expenditures for administration, sports commission approved grants on opportunity totaling $3,369,172 with an Indian fund balance projected at $9,258,768. Requested action is to move to GLS on February 11 for consideration.

Any questions from council members? Any objection to consent for tomorrow? K. Hearing and seeing none, this will move to tomorrow's consent agenda. Next is item four.

And proposed motion 26 dash zero eight three approves the agreement for the 2026 operating budget with Amateur Athletics Commission of Snohomish County doing business with Snohomish County Sports Commission. Included with the business plan previously heard, this agreement with the sports commission includes in the scope of work marketing Snohomish County as a premier destination for amateur, collegiate, and professional sports events and tournaments. The not to exceed amount of the contract is $681,880, and the agreement is through 12/31/2026. Requested action is to move to GLS on February 11 for consideration.

K. Any questions from council members? Any object any objection to consent for tomorrow? K. Hearing and seeing none, this will move to the consent agenda for tomorrow for tomorrow. And that concludes our agenda. And, we have no other committee meetings today, so council is adjourned for the

day.