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Stakeholders at the meeting said many hosts self‑report TOT today and that automating collection by requiring the platforms to remit directly to the city could increase TOT revenue materially. Community member Josh Johnson told council that other cities have implemented ordinances to require automatic collection by hosts or platforms and said Redding’s Visit Redding dashboard shows discrepancies between reported TOT and estimated bookings.

City staff said they have identified the technical and contractual contacts and have an implementation plan but that the work requires ordinance drafting, possible planning commission review and a nontrivial staff time investment. \"We have the connections, it's just trying to get to the top of the list,\" a staff member said. Staff estimated the potential revenue could range from several hundred thousand dollars up to a larger amount in months with heavy bookings; staff suggested an initial conservative estimate of $250,000 in uncollected TOT in peak months as a plausible order of magnitude but said figures need verification.

Why it matters: automating TOT collection from short‑term rental platforms is a common municipal compliance measure that can close revenue leakage and ensure equitable taxation between hotels and short‑term rentals. Staff said the ordinance and collection mechanism could also allow the city to identify unpermitted short‑term rental activity.

Next steps: staff told council the work is on the to‑do list and that they will prioritize drafting an ordinance and the contract with a data vendor if council wants to move forward. Council members encouraged staff to bring the item back to a future meeting so the city can capture unreported TOT and better enforce short‑term rental rules if necessary.

Ending: staff noted the initiative will require an ordinance and implementation work; council members asked staff to bring the proposal forward and to prioritize it ahead of less‑urgent items.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Redding - Mar 13, 2025 2:00 PM - Redding City Council - Special Meeting Budget Workshop No. 2 - Mar 13, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Staff and council discussed automating transient‑occupancy‑tax (TOT) collection from short‑term rental platforms (Airbnb/VRBO). Staff said the city has the connections and the project is on their list but requires ordinance drafting, system work and staff time; council asked staff to prioritize the effort.","taxTitle","Redding, Shasta County, California","taxId",4211,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6635552,"Council signals support for modest recreation fee increases, asks staff to draft MOUs for Little League and park users",799,5208000,6007000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2631875-26a1db984ded08eb3f4c26435847c978&start=5208&end=6007","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2631875-26a1db984ded08eb3f4c26435847c978/thumbnail_5208000.jpg","/articles/6635552/Redding/Shasta-County/California/Council-signals-support-for-modest-recreation-fee-increases-asks-staff-to-draft-MOUs-for-Little-League-and-park-users","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6635552-2ea8c44ffc0c64b1faf10a15d203858c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771168241&Signature=Kkp7Yd9TA2GJOzILyuWoEycXNGymwbctyoiWwlyowlgB6oFhDUHOUjwJZ6sKAe-z3RTjih0XXFKSo0YEORuFA7EkDCQd9u89gErhghVJWIzbi~iEp9XBOYbld9BRujnQz~hEw2WXt2ZrAH1MX0kZCR2jKEqP1Lh~afHisjv3muK59mXwEs7Vn0HS6cg7u~LRr~OS-PnpafDCBjz712r8sfvD0T8qkpYMkPO0uviVLi4cOzeosLUMiAeU3PD3SWQUV94pW7HKG0mPqzSZmgYEYUMDTr4L~lmz3RV4VqccKizQVVeeR8O8oWckFaKBoK9WMi~1KDwbK19Kf-03mdzZoA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Redding City Council members discussed revising recreation and facility rental policies and fees as part of the broader budget conversation. Staff described an existing council policy (Council policy 806) that limits recovery for recreation programs so youth programs are subsidized for affordability. Under current practice, youth programs recoup about 90% of direct costs, adult programs recover roughly 95% of direct costs with a small overhead add‑on, and select programs and facilities (for example specialty events and some community programs) are free by policy.

Staff presented options ranging from modest, targeted increases (for example, a 10% registration increase across certain programs) to full overhead recovery (which staff estimated could raise up to $500,000 but would substantially raise prices for users). Council members repeatedly emphasized protecting affordability for youth programs and summer camp while asking staff to consider resident/nonresident pricing and modest increases targeted to administrative recovery.

Parks and organized youth sports: council members asked staff to finish and return proposed MOUs for Little League and other long‑term users that currently receive reduced or zero fees. Staff said those MOUs would clarify maintenance, scheduling priority and cost responsibilities. Council members signaled they would accept modest fees for group field reservations and asked staff to quantify the likely effect on registration fees; staff estimated that making Little League pay for field use could generate material revenue (noted a combined $101,000 of uncollected revenue tied to current discounts for two leagues) but that the per‑child impact could be small if spread across registrations (staff cited past examples where facility charges added only a modest per‑child cost).

Why it matters: recreation and facility fees affect affordability for youth and community programs and are used to offset general‑fund costs. Council prioritized protecting youth access while seeking modest revenue offsets that would not price families out of programs.

Ending and next steps: staff will return draft council policy language and MOUs and will present a proposed fee schedule; council emphasized that any large increases should be phased and that policy changes should be in place before widely raising fees.","Council asked staff to pursue modest increases to some recreation fees, consider resident versus nonresident pricing, and develop memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with long‑term user groups (for example, Little League and travel soccer) rather than immediate across‑the‑board full cost recovery.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6635556,"Redding staff proposes study of building and planning fee changes to recover more overhead",494,3408000,3902000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2631875-26a1db984ded08eb3f4c26435847c978&start=3408&end=3902","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2631875-26a1db984ded08eb3f4c26435847c978/thumbnail_3408000.jpg","/articles/6635556/Redding/Shasta-County/California/Redding-staff-proposes-study-of-building-and-planning-fee-changes-to-recover-more-overhead","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6635556-173125f8cdbfce77d1da2dad0bb4de58/orig.mp4?Expires=1771168241&Signature=jnxAy5QBKWIQJBV5VG8b0saZ0AguO8CJbe1FISZbCSKPgSTDdJh39dJNWzkPIMhzdke6NGCI8fgXi4JuN-XWDcwSZVQuv69wNKNnKXUGgZox8JTkNgO-Colrx6IYnZeo3Hgibx7utems2nMfte-as31ZsII7-aoagE3RLI5j9fNMLsc8QuLCkNWrYOqBNf2KouMX9Fi57d5yJckpsf1j34XRHyDcL44FoPIMg5p63GcbyIzj0RxsmiXbWKH~Fj-nBdlYviE~LgNNpH2GnTTg8XthVgXhWScAborXdYFynus40f0-R21dgvgJLMDHjETM9PapGFLx2iz0MfwUCQ2FKw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City staff asked the Redding City Council for direction to begin a formal review of building and planning fee practices to capture currently unrecovered overhead and administrative costs.

Tippin and development services staff described how building permit fees are presently set to recover direct plan‑check and inspection costs (about a 65/35 split in staff estimates), but do not routinely capture departmental overhead, administrative support, software, counter time, pre‑application consultations, or other indirect costs. \"What we don't capture in that, and we never have captured in that, is any overhead costs, administrative, operational expense, training,\" staff said.

Options highlighted by staff ranged from a modest overhead add‑on (2–5% additional revenue, roughly $100,000 annually) to a full‑cost recovery approach (estimated at about a 10% increase or roughly $300,000). Staff recommended initial time‑and‑motion studies and a phased approach, with some simple changes (for example, reinspection fees or staged plan‑review fees) implemented as early as June and more comprehensive changes in mid‑2026 after a full analysis. Staff said any fee changes must comply with California legal constraints on fee recovery (staff referenced Proposition 26) and with council direction.

Council comments and conditions: council members said they supported exploring fee changes but wanted policy safeguards to ensure fees improve service or change behavior (for example, a reinspection fee or a discount for plans that meet requirements on first submittal). Council member Josh Johnson and others urged accompanying policy changes to clarify counter time limits and turnaround expectations before raising fees.

Why it matters: the development services function is subsidized by the general fund today. Staff said modest changes could reduce that subsidy by about $100,000 per year and that more comprehensive cost allocation could yield larger savings, but would require staff time to implement and legal review.

Ending and next steps: staff will return with a scope of work, time studies and draft fee schedules for building and planning fees; council asked that staff present parameters and policy options before finalizing fee increases.","Staff proposed that the council direct analysis of development services fees to capture some overhead and reduce general‑fund subsidy. Estimated additional revenue ranges from about $100,000 (targeted changes) to $300,000 (full cost recovery); staff recommended time studies and phased implementation.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6635560,"Council considers cutting Chamber tourism contract; tourism group warns of reduced reach and uncertain TOT impact",786,1706000,2492000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2631875-26a1db984ded08eb3f4c26435847c978&start=1706&end=2492","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2631875-26a1db984ded08eb3f4c26435847c978/thumbnail_1706000.jpg","/articles/6635560/Redding/Shasta-County/California/Council-considers-cutting-Chamber-tourism-contract-tourism-group-warns-of-reduced-reach-and-uncertain-TOT-impact","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6635560-e4c87ada90ad8728d0ffaf97284700ca/orig.mp4?Expires=1771168241&Signature=KIqm077-fxZMKHpFA9jni0JSJRyKXShd78UVZr0OJictzbNLm0dZl78Yd2nuidundp~3WeD4MRaOdgiY1jGbTzPIyvNwWcXKR4PWHEEklBBjHYHGMqeHVVwK4jKn6sVqS7DWb8q1ZgvwwZqOiu9wvat-5cLH2XGZq1bOtgMGuk7R-C2Zi1z7~6WTFIYWjB75yf0SxiFQXyY7JtDSImYL7XPtCUCV3Spsmtcl2o8z0Kw5o8mZ-E7AW5P~HpZAZfsNF40fAvd6OaB8Os6jhjxEFAphFvFtqwLr4r~ehnycXggCELPvzNjncHhdXjiwDddfedHjwjihyYPmEUaAQx02sw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City Manager Barry Tippin proposed a $350,000 annual reduction to the city's tourism contract with the chamber of commerce while offering a five‑year contract extension to allow the organization to adjust. The recommendation was made as part of a broader plan to close a roughly $5 million general‑fund shortfall.

Todd Jones, identified in the meeting as the chamber president, told council that reduced funding would \"reduce our reach\" and make it harder to maintain national media placements and advertising that the chamber buys, and that the group could retool to operate with a smaller budget. He said he could not precisely predict how a reduced marketing budget would translate into lost TOT revenue: \"We may lose $350,000 from you spending $350,000. We could lose more. We could lose less. We just don't know.\"

Ed Rollman, identified as president of the Redding Tourism Marketing Group (Choose Redding), and staff described the TBID (tourism business improvement district) and the tourism marketing group as a separate funding stream that is not under the city’s direct control; staff said that TBID funds (about $1.5 million annually) remain dedicated to hotel‑focused marketing and capital investments and cannot be reallocated by the council.

Why it matters: TOT is a major revenue source for city services and capital projects; staff estimated that the chamber contract contributed to raising average yearly TOT collections from about $4.8 million (10‑year average before the contract) to about $7.2 million during the three years of the contract. Council members were cautious about cutting public‑safety staffing to fund tourism but many indicated support for the recommended cut to the chamber contract as part of the broader package.

Council reaction and follow up: several council members said they wanted to protect police staffing and would accept tourism contract reductions to avoid additional sworn‑staff attrition. Some council members asked staff to obtain further presentations from the Redding Tourism Marketing Group to compare outreach and effectiveness. Tippin said staff receives presentations from the tourism group about twice a year and that the TBID is a separate, dedicated fund. The council directed staff to include the tourism contract reduction as part of the draft budget and to return more information on likely TOT impacts at the next formal budget presentation.

Ending: Jones asked the council to consider a multi‑year extension at a lower rate so the chamber could plan; several council members said they were willing to offer a fixed lower amount over multiple years to provide certainty.","City staff proposed trimming the city's tourism contract by $350,000 per year and offering a five‑year extension to help the chamber weather the reduction; the Chamber and the Redding Tourism Marketing Group told council the cut would reduce marketing reach and could lower future transient‑occupancy‑tax (TOT) revenue but the extent is uncertain.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6635565,"Redding staff proposes rolling‑stock reductions and vacant sworn‑position cuts to close $5 million shortfall",6519,123000,6642000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2631875-26a1db984ded08eb3f4c26435847c978&start=123&end=6642","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2631875-26a1db984ded08eb3f4c26435847c978/thumbnail_123000.jpg","/articles/6635565/Redding/Shasta-County/California/Redding-staff-proposes-rollingstock-reductions-and-vacant-swornposition-cuts-to-close-5-million-shortfall","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6635565-10231c67160c773f0c3b20b1047489f4/orig.mp4?Expires=1771168241&Signature=IVERo2G2whbKO8uf0MD8FTqpg1sWMUK5g1KRSBxIRhL7iJUYdxw25KG1UE--pYtNLByp7as3SBwpqpdnxgaAcss~bDiY301k4wqReflBvQjXNLvR6zmVBcy98dpAvTvCc1mLSLvHSPi9tzi8JGVUThM6-dPGBUbGAbSz~Y41EH1YNp2Reh8ou6PH~jWuRDR~eutABqkwNHNzAq2GtEMks-8V7-c8w51sFc0Cvjo5qgAMXvOkAWioRjjo4vmcLkRUYta1zPLaBJAtGCkMJKpGtRsEo5Bth6tO8qRDrJNs2U7Jt9sxoZYBJnbrKT-~i~vfo3eePfw6D6pUDPwuXIDdgg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City Manager Barry Tippin told the Redding City Council during a budget workshop that staff expects to close a roughly $5 million general‑fund shortfall using a mix of revenue assumptions, one‑time cash-management moves and ongoing reductions.

Tippin outlined the principal elements of the package: deferring principal on a radio loan for two years to ease near‑term cash flow, reducing the rolling‑stock (vehicle and equipment) savings contributions by about $250,000 per year, and eliminating three vacant police officer positions by attrition (an ongoing savings estimated at about $480,000 annually). \"This budget has been difficult compared to some of the budgets we've adopted in the most recent years,\" Tippin said during his presentation.

Why it matters: the package is intended to produce a structurally balanced budget in the near term while preserving some flexibility for later years. Tippin told council that, after the council's direction, staff expects to return a proposed balanced budget for consideration on April 17.

Key numbers and logic: staff said the rolling‑stock change is a lower ongoing contribution to a multi‑department equipment replacement fund that departments (police, fire, parks, utilities) use to save up for vehicles and large equipment. Tippin explained councils have typically funded rolling stock variably and that the recommended reduction trims the city’s annual transfers into that holding account to roughly $250,000 per year. He warned that allowing that smaller contribution over many years would increase the risk of deferred replacement needs.

On sworn staffing, Tippin proposed eliminating three vacant police positions and described those as attrition reductions rather than layoffs: \"Nobody's getting laid off, it's all attrition,\" he said. He also reviewed earlier reductions: the council had already approved earlier attrition that reduced sworn police staffing from about 122 at the start of the budget year toward roughly 110 under the proposed plan. Staff said some grant‑funded officers (four positions described as short‑term grant additions for DUI, tobacco, traffic and a school resource officer) would remain in the 10‑year plan, but that maintaining those longer term requires offsetting savings in later years.

Fire staffing and grants: Tippin and staff said the fire department is near minimum operational staffing and that 12 firefighters have been funded through various grants or mitigation plans; when some grant terms end the 10‑year financial plan anticipates carrying those positions into the general fund only if offsetting savings or revenues are identified.

Council reaction and next steps: council members repeatedly stressed public safety priorities. Multiple council members said they did not want to cut additional sworn officers and sought alternatives. Tippin said that, if the council opposed the proposed attrition cuts, staff would likely need to pursue layoffs or deeper cuts in other departments. Council members asked staff to pursue other revenue and fee changes and returned several items for follow‑up. Tippin said he would build the proposed budget based on council consensus and return with a balanced budget on April 17 or, if consensus was not reached, return additional reduction options.

Ending: staff framed the presentation as a work plan for the coming weeks; council members asked for more detail and for the full package to be shown at the April meeting before any final decisions.","City staff presented a plan at a budget workshop to close a roughly $5 million general‑fund gap using a mix of one‑time cash moves and ongoing cuts, including trimming rolling‑stock allocations and eliminating three vacant police positions by attrition while keeping grant‑funded officers in the 10‑year plan.","actionData","errors"]

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