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TO: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL <br />FROM: MALCOLM FLEMING <br />CITY MANAGER <br />DATE: JUNE 15, 2009 <br />SUBJECT: SALES TAX REPORT FOR THE MONTH ENDED APRIL 30, 2009 <br />ORIGINATING <br />DEPARTMENT: CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE <br />SUMMARY: <br />Attached are the revenue reports for sales tax, lodging tax, auto use tax and building <br />use tax for the month ending April 30, 2009. <br />Total sales tax revenue for April 2009 ended down -4.5% from April 2008 and is -2.8% <br />below 2008 YTD. Sales tax revenues are down -9% to budget for the month of April and <br />-8.2% below budget estimates YTD. <br />The top 50 vendors ended 7% below April 2008 and YTD. The largest declines YTD are <br />in Hotels (-31%) and Telecom /Utilities -15 Home Improvement Stores are down <br />10% for the year and General Merchandise is down -7 Restaurants remain flat <br />compared to 2008 while Grocery is up 6.5% for the year. <br />Lodging tax revenue is down -32% as compared to April 2008 and is below 2008 YTD <br />revenue 23.5 YTD revenue is below budget 27.5 <br />Auto use tax for April 2009 was down -2.5% from April 2008 and is approximately 6.5% <br />below budget YTD. <br />Building use tax for April was double that of April 2008 but remains -6.5% below 2008 <br />YTD and -33% below budget estimates YTD. <br />FISCAL IMPACT: None <br />RECOMMENDATION: None <br />ILZ SUBJECT APRIL 2009 SALES TAX REPORT AGENDA ITEM <br />