City Manager Mike Daly explained that this involved a Request for Proposal process and that the process has been successful in generating well written proposals from a variety of organizations in the community. In 2006 a total of approximately $67,000 was generated by the additional 2% occupancy tax. Before the Council was the consideration of the TOT ADVISORY council membership, which in 2006 consisted of Stan Lukowicz, Paul Molinelli Jr., Tom Peyton, Donna Stevens, Keith Sweet, Michael Clausen and Tracey Berkner. The Council was also asked to consider if they would like to pursue the same use of the funds as in previous years.

The Council, after much discussion, decided to divide the monies for different purposes. The council will once again approach the redevelopment and revitalization concept with going to bid through the request for proposal process in the amount of 37,000 dollars. The remaining 30,000 will be held in a reserve fund in the event the city finds an unforeseen opportunity that requires funding. City Council woman Connie Gonsalves used the example just discussed under the previous agenda item- the essentials of redevelopment where the use of a consultant had been disused as perhaps an appropriate use of the reserve funds. The City Council then approved the two pots of money and will now look for those proposals for how to use the 37,000 dollars toward economic redevelopment issues.