From “Jill Cox”
Subject RE: FW: TOT Tax Meeting
To “Letty Garza”
Date August 5, 2022 10:46:53 AM CDT
Oh, how fun. Half the people on that list hate me because of the Historic District Opt Out for Retail Cannabis. But,yes, their understanding of the County’s fiscal situation is critical. Wise move!
Know this: while Richard was here, Igathered this list of people for two evenings of conversation where I heard their perspective and went to bat for them. Richard wasgoingto take the dollars the variousgroups had previous been allotted and hand it to an outside consultant to market for the County. I encouraged him to give them another shot, requiringthey workasa unified group and produce a product for which they could demonstrate (at least projected) return on investment. That’s why I handed them all the praise I did when Karlacame to the Board with her report. (Yes, Karla, who subsequently beat me up in public when she doesn’t even live in Weaverville! That Karla.)
And so,yes, I’m alittle irritated that they can’t seem to get on board to help bolster the account from which fundsare handed to them.
Heads up: Ryan Cinelli will try to tell you that raisingthe TOT will hurt his business because he knows the bottom line of what the market will bear with regard to room rates,and so if the tax is higher, his base rate has to be lower. Does he never traveland stayanyplace else???
If they don’tget on board,and if the increased TOT doesn’t pass, I say take their funding. If they want to play hardball, Iguess that’s their choice.
Jill Cox I Trinity County District 2 Supervisor I PO Box 1613 Weaverville, CA 96093
jcox@trinitycounty.org I office: 530.623.8321 I cell: 530.623.7226
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From: Letty Garza <lgarza@trinitycounty.org>
Sent: Friday, August 5, 2022 7:40 AM
To: Jill Cox <jcox@trinitycounty.org>; Liam Gogan <lgogan@trinitycounty.org>
Subject: FW:FW:TOTTax Meeting
Good morning, Based on further consideration, I’m planning on invitingthe individuals listed below who represent each partner in TOT. I’ve requested just one person pergroup so I just wanted to keep you updated on ourTOT meeting. It will be advantageous to gatherand have aroundtable discussion to ensure we review all questionsand concerns.
Thankyou.
Letty Garza
Trinity County InterimCAO
(530) 623-8367
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From:TecklaJohnson [mailto:teckla@thewatershedcenter.com]
Sent:Thursday, August 4, 2022 9:30 AM
To: Letty Garza <lgarza@trinitycounty.org>
Subject: Re:FW:TOTTax Meeting
Happy to! See below.
Ryan Cinelli: President, Trinity County Visitors Bureau: ryanc@thelakeviewterraceresort.com
Travis Finch: Trinity County Visitors Center: tf@velotech.net OR Pat Zug patzugg@yahoo.com
Daro Forslund: Museum: dbforslund@gmail.com
Karla Avila: ED, Trinity County Arts Council: karlaraquelavila@gmail.com
Dana Hauser: President, Hayfork Chamber of Commerce: 4thhauser@gmail.com
Teckla Johnson: Weaverville Chamber of Commerce
Scott Watkins: President, Trinity County Chamber of Commerce: scott@buildaberg.com
I’m not sure how to reach our Southern Trinity partner – Southern Trinity Rec Alliance?I’ve heard they don’t currently have emailand I don’t have a phone number. Pat Zug at the Visitors Center knows how to reach them. Remember that some of these folks may not support the increase.
Thanks, Letty! Let me know if I can help with anything else.
Teckla Johnson
Program Manager
Trinity Together Partnership
651.734.3835
www.ttccp.org
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On Thu, Aug 4, 2022 at 7:51 AM Letty Garza <lgarza@trinitycounty.org> wrote:
Thanksagain Tecklafor reaching out. Ifyou can give me one name from each partnerand email that would be great. I’ll be preparingan agendaso ifyou or they have certain questions they would like discussed please provide them to me by nextFriday – I’ll workthose questions into the agenda.
Thankyou very much.
Letty Garza
Trinity County InterimCAO
(530) 623-8367
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From:TecklaJohnson [mailto:teckla@thewatershedcenter.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 3, 2022 3:01 PM
To: Letty Garza <lgarza@trinitycounty.org>
Subject: Re:FW:TOTTax Meeting
Hi Letty,
Karla would be an excellent partner. I’ve heard from the Visitor’s Bureau and Visitor’s Center and potentially from the Trinity County Chamber that they may not be interested in advocating for this particular increase. However, I realize that sometimes folks make decisions without all of the information and I’d personally love to change some minds. If you’re interested in inviting representatives from our other partners, let me know and I will make sure to pass along their contacts. I will be there!
Thanks!
Teckla Johnson
Program Manager
Trinity Together Partnership
651.734.3835
www.ttccp.org
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On Wed, Aug 3, 2022 at 2:38 PM Letty Garza <lgarza@trinitycounty.org> wrote:
Hi Teckla,
Yes this is my emailand you are welcome to join us for our first TOT tax meeting that will be held at the library. I only have the room booked for an hour so it’s not an open meeting, however, I would appreciate your input and information so we can partner in this endeavor. Supervisor Cox and Supervisor Gogan are the two Board members taking the lead on this tax measure, however, I’m here to assist in any way as well. I may invite Karla Avila as well.
Since this is the first meeting from when the Board approved the tax measure, we will be discussing what other partners to include so please keep in mind our purpose is discuss next steps and strategic planning as well.
Thank you.
Letty Garza
Trinity County Interim CAO
(530) 623-8367
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