Commissioner Mona (S6) opened a follow-up discussion on a tourism funding proposal presented last month by the Snow Valley Chamber, saying the commission wanted to review the material before the chamber presents to full council. "We wanted that information to be presented to city council as a whole," she said.

Members described a range of possible funding mechanisms: a dedicated DMO funded by an assessment (cited options included beverage or square-footage fees), a benefit-improvement district, or other levies. Several commissioners stressed that the chamber is driving the proposal and that the city’s role would be facilitation until the chamber presents to council. "Just to be clear, the chamber's driving this, not the city," one commissioner said.

Concern about business impacts featured repeatedly. One commissioner asked bluntly: "It seems like it's pretty, you know, it's from my understanding, a nongovernmental tax on something?" Several said they needed concrete numbers showing expected revenue, how the charge would be collected (restaurants, retail, events, or short-term rentals), and the downstream effect on small businesses already struggling with rising costs.

Council member Wotton (S5) noted the city has lost lodging-tax revenue in recent years (previously roughly $120,000–$150,000; recent allocation cycles had about $30,000 available), and commissioners said that shortfall partly motivated exploration of alternative funding. The idea under discussion would be regional (Snoqualmie and North Bend) and could use Civitas to do research and implementation, but commissioners asked staff to return with fiscal estimates and clearer proposals before recommending action to council.

The commission agreed to invite the chamber to present to council and requested the EDC receive a detailed financial impact analysis and implementation plan in advance of further consideration.