Council approves DOLA housing planning grant match and IGA for lodging-tax marketing funds
March 30, 2026 | Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colorado
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At its March 17 meeting, the Monte Vista City Council approved two formal items related to planning and tourism funding.
Resolution 20-26-10: The council approved a resolution authorizing the city to participate in a Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) housing planning grant application (Round 04/2026) alongside Rio Grande County, Del Norte and South Fork. City Manager Gigi Dennis said Monte Vista's local match would be about $5,000 and the county would act as fiscal sponsor to update a prior housing assessment. The motion to approve the resolution was moved, seconded and carried by voice vote.
Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) for lodging-tax marketing funds: Council approved an IGA establishing that municipalities will form local marketing groups to prepare annual marketing plans and quarterly reports for the county tourism board. The IGA is for a five-year period; staff and council discussed how revenues would continue to be generated by ZIP code and that the county would retain 15% for distribution, with the remaining 85% to be distributed (discussion noted the distribution mechanism may vary year to year based on lodging counts). The motion to approve the IGA was moved, seconded and carried by voice vote.
Votes and procedure: Both approvals were recorded as voice votes; no full roll-call tallies with named yes/no votes were provided in the transcript. Councilors voiced assent during each recorded vote and the clerk announced the motions carried.
Why it matters: The housing-planning grant will fund an updated regional housing assessment and reduce per-jurisdiction consulting costs by pooling resources; the lodging-tax IGA changes how tourism marketing dollars will be administered and requires municipal marketing groups to stay active to retain local revenue shares.
Next steps: Staff will complete the grant application before the March 27 deadline and proceed with IGA implementation tasks and marketing-group formation.
Resolution 20-26-10: The council approved a resolution authorizing the city to participate in a Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) housing planning grant application (Round 04/2026) alongside Rio Grande County, Del Norte and South Fork. City Manager Gigi Dennis said Monte Vista's local match would be about $5,000 and the county would act as fiscal sponsor to update a prior housing assessment. The motion to approve the resolution was moved, seconded and carried by voice vote.
Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) for lodging-tax marketing funds: Council approved an IGA establishing that municipalities will form local marketing groups to prepare annual marketing plans and quarterly reports for the county tourism board. The IGA is for a five-year period; staff and council discussed how revenues would continue to be generated by ZIP code and that the county would retain 15% for distribution, with the remaining 85% to be distributed (discussion noted the distribution mechanism may vary year to year based on lodging counts). The motion to approve the IGA was moved, seconded and carried by voice vote.
Votes and procedure: Both approvals were recorded as voice votes; no full roll-call tallies with named yes/no votes were provided in the transcript. Councilors voiced assent during each recorded vote and the clerk announced the motions carried.
Why it matters: The housing-planning grant will fund an updated regional housing assessment and reduce per-jurisdiction consulting costs by pooling resources; the lodging-tax IGA changes how tourism marketing dollars will be administered and requires municipal marketing groups to stay active to retain local revenue shares.
Next steps: Staff will complete the grant application before the March 27 deadline and proceed with IGA implementation tasks and marketing-group formation.
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