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CITY MANAGER’S REPORT August 11, 2020 COVID-19 PANDEMC UPDATE The City continues to respond to complaints regarding violations of the face covering regulations. We are working closely with the Flathead City-County Health Department regarding complaints about businesses within City limits. As of today, we have still not reached the point that would necessitate issuing civil citations or revoking any business licenses. Complaints can be submitted with the City at www.cityofwhitefish.org/covidcomplaint or with the County at violation-report/. With various proposals at the Federal level for a new stimulus bill, we continue to keep a close watch on any action taken to be taken. We are also working to determine the impacts from the recent executive action and memorandums issued by President Trump, specifically the deferment of certain payroll taxes. RESORT TAX Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we anticipated Resort Tax collections to decrease from the prior year. Total collections were down 3.8%, or -$162,768, from the prior year according to the report (attached). Overall, collections during the last quarter of the fiscal year exceeded expectations. It is important to note that the Resort Tax Collections Report is on the cash-basis. Therefore, with delinquent payments collected for prior periods and outstanding payments unknown, the figures shown on the report may not be completely reflective of actual impacts to our local businesses during those months. However, it can give you a sense of the impacts by business type. Lodging has taken the brunt of the economic hit from the pandemic, but that is closely followed by bars and restaurants. Retail, however, has seen an increase during May and June. Resort Tax collections were adequate to cover the Haskill Basin Conservation Easement Bond payments and no loan was necessary from the Water Fund for fiscal year 2020. This remains the case in the Fiscal Year 2021 Budget, but this could change should there be significant closures of businesses or travel restrictions required during the year. OTHER ITEMS The City continues to work with Republic Services on an agreement regarding refuse service in Whitefish. We are exploring animal resistant containers as part of these negotiations too. Unlike garbage, recyclable materials hauling is not restricted by jurisdictional boundaries for each refuse hauler. Therefore, City staff will develop an RFP for recycling services to ensure we are getting the best rate possible. We are also working through the process to identify and select the new location for the central recycling site. Negotiations with the Whitefish Fire Service Area (WFSA) are ongoing. On July 29th we provided the WFSA with a second 5-year proposal for their consideration. We anticipate another meeting to occur in the coming weeks after the WFSA Board has a chance to review the proposal. CITY HALL CLOSURE City Hall will be closed Monday, September 7th, for the Labor Day holiday. ---PAGE BREAK--- NEXT COUNCIL MEETING The next City Council meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 8th. The work session is scheduled to review the draft update to the Architectural Review Standards. Respectfully submitted, Dana M. Smith, CPA City Manager ---PAGE BREAK--- BARS & MONTH/YEAR LODGING RESTAURANTS RETAIL COLLECTED INTEREST TOTAL July 2017 90,112 199,016 189,212 478,339 -4.07% 1,206 479,545 August 2017 288,893 199,498 183,320 671,711 22.68% 1,562 673,273 September 2017 99,465 144,690 122,275 366,431 3.73% 8.4% 1,521 367,951 October 2017 15,863 85,090 90,139 191,091 -9.11% 2,414 193,505 November 2017 41,145 115,444 139,232 295,821 28.80% 1,400 297,221 December 2017 36,677 108,634 170,756 316,067 -3.39% 4.7% 1,638 317,705 January 2018 36,816 101,930 91,093 229,838 11.04% 1,845 231,683 February 2018 44,994 118,623 121,004 284,621 16.26% 1,905 286,526 March 2018 37,804 109,298 90,845 237,947 5.04% 10.9% 2,301 240,248 April 2018 20,288 103,847 77,599 201,733 13.92% 2,539 204,272 May 2018 42,150 120,819 156,860 319,828 11.18% 2,779 322,607 June 2018 120,920 160,321 166,860 448,102 12.12% 12.2% 2,640 450,742 Total FY18 875,126 $ 1,567,210 $ 1,599,193 $ 4,041,530 $ 8.96% 23,749 $ 4,065,279 $ FY17 vs FY18 vs 13.30% 8.83% 6.85% 8.96% or 332,338 $ Taxable Sales FY18 141,808,062 $ 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 $ FY19 % of Collections 21% 36% 43% 100% Grand Total 8,855,917 $ 17,508,051 $ 20,058,777 $ 46,422,744 $ 877,431 $ 47,300,725 $ % of Total Collections 19% 38% 43% 2.9% Average since '96 Total Taxable Sales Since 1996 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 09 239 $ 1,327 $ 4,406 $ 5,971 $ 86,077 FY16-YTD 685,025,698 $ Total 2,100,789,479 $ 2,172 $ 5,120 $ 693 $ 7,985 $ Total Collected FY96-FY15 28,315,276 $ FY16-YTD 20,550,771 $ Total 48,866,047 $ 5% Admin FY96-FY15 1,415,764 $ FY16-YTD 1,027,539 $ Total 2,443,302 $ Public Portion FY96-YTD 46,422,744 $ Resort Tax Report Reported in the Month Businesses Collected Tax - 100,000 200,000 300,000 400,000 500,000 600,000 700,000 800,000 Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Total Resort Tax Collections by Month FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20