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Donation: The committee accepted a $100 donation made in the name of Joe Lawless. The administration said the gift will be deposited into the general fund (parks and recreation expenditures are paid from that fund) and that formal council legislation will be prepared to accept the donation.

GIS contract renewal: Committee members approved a three-year renewal with Esri for the city's GIS platform at $30,200 per year. The renewal will continue the city's existing service and budgeting coverage.

River Road Building notes: The administration said the city issued one-year notes last May to pay part of the $4,000,000 cost for the River Road Building and that it plans to roll those notes for another year while a space-utilization study is completed. Staff said the plan remains to consolidate construction costs and the notes into a single 20-year bond when estimates and bidding are complete; the committee directed staff to bring ordinance language and timing to council and indicated support for the approach.

Housekeeping levies and assessments: The committee declared the necessity for three routine items (a one-year street-tree assessment, a two-year street-tree item, and a two-year replacement \"rough use\" levy). Members described these as standard procedural steps and indicated they will proceed with the usual advertising and readings.

Then-and-now purchases and payments: The committee approved previously incurred expenditures that require then-and-now documentation, including payments related to the Fort Meigs Road project and other routine vendor invoices. Committee members described one payment to CSX for work in the railroad right-of-way to relocate a gate structure (described in the meeting as a metal gated offset).

Grant application: City service staff reported applying for a new state active-transportation grant that would fund the path portion of the Fort Meigs Road project. The application requested roughly $1,100,000 total: about $857,000 for construction, about $85,000 for contingency, about $86,000 for inspection and roughly $85,000 for engineering; staff said the program is unique in that it may cover engineering costs and that awards will be reviewed quarterly. Construction under the grant must be able to start before July 1, 2026.

Votes at a glance
- Accept $100 donation (Joe Lawless): approved by committee (vote recorded as 3-0). No mover/second recorded at committee level; council legislation to formally accept will follow.
- ESRI GIS renewal, three years at $30,200/year: approved by committee (vote recorded as 3-0).
- Roll short-term notes for River Road Building (extend 9- or 12-month notes while study completed): committee agreed to advance to council for ordinance readings; committee indicated support (no formal roll-call shown in transcript).
- Declarations of necessity for assessments/levy: committee advanced standard three declarations for readings and public notice (procedural approval).
- Then-and-now purchases and related payments: approved by committee (vote recorded as 3-0).

Committee members asked staff to prepare ordinance language, readings timing and public notification for council consideration; several items will return to council for formal legislation and any required public hearings.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Perrysburg OH, Finance Committee - Feb 11, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","At its Feb. 7 meeting the committee approved a $30,200-per-year ESRI GIS renewal, accepted a $100 donation, agreed to roll River Road Building notes and approved several housekeeping items and then-and-now purchases; staff also reported a pending active-transportation grant application of about $1.1 million for a path project.","taxTitle","Perrysburg Board & Committees, Perrysburg, Wood County, Ohio","taxId",76620,"location","Ohio","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6107719,"Visit Perrysburg director outlines event growth, rebrand and sponsorships after 2024 season",329,53000,382000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2772847-234ba88f7bd909e92ae84a4c30706317&start=53&end=382","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2772847-234ba88f7bd909e92ae84a4c30706317/thumbnail_53000.jpg","/articles/6107719/Ohio/Visit-Perrysburg-director-outlines-event-growth-rebrand-and-sponsorships-after-2024-season","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6107719-efc0870e4b5a4a8110a084ded5aafa43/orig.mp4?Expires=1771114960&Signature=VKHnzE8q49sWM1KBxAWgig1G94owzpN~UNC9rErY4LbKedGpp3d9nOuehT1AGtnO-iI8osMTI5jYeBOuMP6~DJAeG9yI71oxwgxDdGwion8gnAMvfvOc9ei2HNOvG2fPHDuEL9HhyFdK70o7CUPqYEPTIwwovtkVy0qiQfgBQLDJ5oaxdMGue3PEUuBASclk7tg2MBFFOIhv0-ltgKRRcvVwmY9YOu9C9yBowIFpFvVW~unEdRJ5VkLK1TG9aMloTx484Pge~GLqARxoJS3~vcSZcV6FVV-Mm2R-tr7ATg~e2uwW2D2BdKk0ZlakMXC~~I9kMZNZxRjl8bYjhN~png__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Joshua Johnson, executive director of Visit Perrysburg, presented a year-end review to the Perrysburg Finance and Economic Development Committee on Feb. 7, highlighting expanded events, new partnerships and a recent rebrand.

Johnson, who started in June 2024, reviewed the bureau's signature events in 2024: the Memorial Day Parade, Total Eclipse of the Burg, the Visit Perrysburg Farmers Market, Music at the Market, Hearts of the Arts and the Home for the Holidays Parade. He said the bureau switched the Home for the Holidays parade from a daytime to a nighttime event and supplemented it with a drone show that was among the first in the Toledo area.

Johnson said the farmers market had over 60 vendors and more than 20 food trucks each night, and that Hearts of the Arts drew 89 art vendors in its first year downtown despite rain. He noted partnerships and sponsorships with regional and state groups including the Ohio Hotel and Lodging Association, Visit Northwest Ohio and the University of Toledo athletics program.

On funding, Johnson said Visit Perrysburg received funding from the hotel tax and reported that the bureau's account balance moved from 60% at his start in June, dipped to 55% in Q4 and was back to about 50% at the time of his presentation. He said the organization had sufficient funds for planned work.

Plans for 2025 include rebranding, a new website and expanding the Home for the Holidays event into an all-day Home for the Holidays Festival with synthetic ice skating, photos with Santa and a second drone show at night. Hearts of the Arts will be reduced from three days to two and will feature a single main concert on Saturday night to attract a larger audience.

Committee members added that Visit Perrysburg sponsors the downtown sculpture walk at $15,000 per year and noted recent governance updates, including a bylaws revision and expansion of the Visit Perrysburg board from nine to 11 members.

Johnson said the bureau will continue marketing locally and regionally and that the organization is seeking ways to grow visitor attendance while supporting downtown businesses.","Joshua Johnson, the new executive director of Visit Perrysburg, reviewed 2024 events and partnerships, described a recent rebrand and website overhaul, and reported the bureau's funding level and plans for expanded festivals and marketing in 2025.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6107724,"Perrysburg administrator proposes doubling hotel tax to fund safety and economic development",1334,803000,2137000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2772847-234ba88f7bd909e92ae84a4c30706317&start=803&end=2137","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2772847-234ba88f7bd909e92ae84a4c30706317/thumbnail_803000.jpg","/articles/6107724/Ohio/Perrysburg-administrator-proposes-doubling-hotel-tax-to-fund-safety-and-economic-development","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6107724-4b1955b0f48bbbc51835c03359f173ec/orig.mp4?Expires=1771114960&Signature=Jhj6n-Axb1N2APrdgWlAwreRfqz0Qwg2KXS4Yjc3zG-jxUzFG4bgbrLU0AgEZZmTmBqR009P3lnh2oH3fYsX-rBD409bQLKBrQ10Lln52P6Yfcc5X1VzCTMSkOu2PeURG7PBT6vstdqaNilDYF82gEsF0NJyjRfdKu84THTwGEbKlLMI0t0zwXG7WRilCtY2yaviOQejpG8iupbhbpxiRnm0QjUGmwW7TQXo1hhXfYmtprjwDaBqhm643Ol1~lTCgoqj29zGyqCNQCDETLY--QVg5dhU6eeWQdTnXzlQmB5zt5DKgG5g2ttmU73E8d8l~vdeiERiAj50IL4PQ7Kdmw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City Administrator Joe Fawcett asked the Perrysburg Finance and Economic Development Committee on Feb. 7 to increase the city's hotel tax from 3% to 6% to fund public safety staffing and a targeted economic development program.

Fawcett told the committee the request is intended to preserve the city's 1.5% income tax rate while providing a new revenue stream to pay for rising costs in the fire and police divisions and to proactively acquire and zone land for industrial and manufacturing development. \"Doing so would ensure our safety forces have the resources to serve our community today and into the future,\" Fawcett said.

The administration provided context for the request, saying Perrysburg's population and area have both grown substantially since 1990 and that the safety budget is a major portion of the general fund. The 2025 budget lists the safety department at $17,742,889, or roughly 54% of the general fund, and Fawcett cited higher equipment costs and growing staffing needs as drivers for new revenue.

Fawcett said the proposed change would also allow the city to work with regional partners to assemble and prepare sites for industrial and manufacturing development by acquiring land, ensuring infrastructure and rezoning where needed. He argued that one industrial project has a different impact on emergency services than an equivalent amount of residential development and that the tax would let the city plan for those differences.

The proposal would apply the same rate to short-term rentals as to hotels. \"Part of this plan includes treating short term rentals the same as our hotels and charging the proposed 6% tax,\" Fawcett said, adding that the administration expects many nearby jurisdictions already have rates at or above 6% and that the per-night difference for typical room rates would be roughly $2 to $6 for a $100 to $200 room.

Council member Tim McCarthy said he supports the rationale but said he will recuse himself from later votes because his family owns short-term rentals. \"I'll be abstaining from that conversation down the line. My family does have some short term rentals,\" McCarthy said.

Committee members indicated consensus to send the proposal to full city council for additional hearings and possible readings. The committee did not set a final effective date; members discussed offering hotels and the public ample notice if council advances the measure.

The committee and administration also discussed enforcement for short-term rentals, describing a software platform the city would contract with to register and collect from short-term rental operators. Fawcett said details of enforcement and registration would be worked out with that vendor.

Next steps: the committee moved the proposal to full council for further consideration and public input. Council will determine readings, timing and any final ordinance language.","City Administrator Joe Fawcett asked the Finance and Economic Development Committee to support raising the city's hotel tax from 3% to 6% to pay for growing public safety costs and a targeted economic development program; the committee agreed to move the proposal to full council for further consideration.","actionData","errors"]

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