Summary
Only 3 of 56 goals address economic development, and Deputy Mayor Fernandez argued that underweights revenue generation. Council discussed hotel loss impacts, TOT tax, staffing capacity (currently one FTE), and a possible revenue enhancement measure.
At a glance
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Last discussed Mar 16, 2026.
Impact analysis
The Marriott closure alone costs the city several million dollars a year in hotel tax; expanding economic development staff would draw on the General Fund.
Local businesses, downtown vibrancy, and city finances through new revenue like hotel and sales tax.
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