Susan Phillips Village Manager Stacy C. Eggers IV Village Attorney (828) 898-9292 www.scesugar.com OF SUG Gunther Jochl Mayor Scott. J.J Brown Mayor Pro Tem Council Members David Ammann Wade Wittman Dick Casey THE VILLAGE OF SUGAR MOUNTAIN 251 Dick Trundy Lane Sugar Mountain, NC 28604 Manager's Monthly Report March 7, ,2023 Tourism Development Authority (TDA) Board Meeting: The TDA Board met on Wednesday, March 1st. The Board recommended to the Council, the appointment of Tristan Bowen, Sugar Mountain Resort representative, and the reappointment of Keely Sisco, to the Board. Mary Kate Ollis, TDA Coordinator, and Mark File, Marketing Consultant, will attend at tourism conference in Asheville on March 6th and 7th. Mark File submitted the attached February 2023 marketing The January 2023 collections of the occupancy tax showed a decrease of 8% ($159,525) in comparison to. January 2022 ($172,859). The occupancy tax collections for the period February 20221 through January 2023 ($1,015,544) have shown a $33,8740 or3.45%increase in comparison Planning and Zoning (P&Z) Board Meeting: The P&Z Board met on Thursday, February 23rd. The Board recommended to the Council, the reappointment of Zoe Schmidinger and Dick Casey to the Board for a 3-year term; March 2026. The Board also approved a change to the monthly meeting schedule from the 4th Thursday of the month to the 4th Wednesday of the month at 9 am. The Board reviewed the Zoning Ordinance Table, 154.072: Uses by Zoning District, and discussed adding wineries under the Manufacturing and Industrial section to the Commercial Business District (C-B) as a permissible use with a special use permit. The Board recommended forwarding to the Council for their consideration. The Board also discussed adding 'mixed-use" developments to be allowed in a Commercial Planned Unit Development. This would allow for ad development to have both commercial and residential development together. The Board update. to the same period of 2022 ($981,670). recommended forwarding to the Council for their consideration. Respectfully: submitted, Villagen Manage Kafpo