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Home My WebLink AboutCity Council Committees - Lodging Tax Advisory Committee - 11/26/2018 Page 1 of 3 Approved Lodging Tax Advisory Committee Lodging Tax Advisory Committee-Special Meeting Minutes November 26, 2018 Date: November 26, 2018 Time: 4:00 PM Place: Centennial Center - 1St Flr Attending: Bill Boyce, Chair John Casey, Tim Higgins, Andrew Hutchison, Andrea Keikkala, David Kwok, Agenda: 1. Call to Order 4:00 PM 2. Roll Call Attendee Name Title Status Arrived Bill Boyce Chair Late 4:55 PM John Casey Present Tim Higgins Present Andrew Hutchison Present Andrea Keikkala Present David Kwok Present Bryan Powell Absent Barbara Smith Present 3. Changes to the Agenda 4. Approval of the Minutes - November 8, 2018 1. Approval of Minutes dated November 8, 2018 Chair Boyce was late to arrive so was not able to vote on the minutes. MOTION: Move to approve the Minutes dated November 8, 2018 RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Andrea Keikkala SECONDER: Andrew Hutchison AYES: Casey, Higgins, Hutchison, Keikkala, Kwok, Smith ABSENT: Boyce, Powell 5. Evaluate/score grant applications - All Lodging Tax Advisory Committee Lodging Tax Advisory Committee-Special Meeting Minutes November 26, 2018 Kent, Washington Page 2 of 3 The table below summarizes the requests made, with the amount they requested and the award amount recommended by the committee after discussion. 2019 Lodging Tax Grant Award Recommendations Title (Event /Project / Program / Facility) Amount Requested Recommendation Visit Kent Annual Tourism Marketing Program $299,940 $96,429 PR and Marketing for Economic Growth and Business Travel $150,000 $75,000 Seattle Thunderbirds 2019-2020 Hockey Season $63,555 $63,555 accesso ShoWare Center - Owned & Operated by the City of Kent $98,000 $60,000 NewSpace Conference 2019: SEDS Job Fair and Networking Event $70,000 $30,000 Lift and Launch with AFA & WSSC $60,000 $26,667 Economic Development/Business Recruitment Website $40,000 $20,000 Apollo 50th Anniversary Festival $150,000 $16,000 NewSpace Conference: AFA & WSSC Local Industry Event $30,000 $15,000 Kent Chamber of Commerce Tourism Grant $25,000 $12,500 FIRST LEGO League/FIRST Tech Challenge State Championship $10,000 $10,000 Reconstruction of Kent Downtown Partnership Website $19,760 $9,920 AUVSI Cascade Chapter Symposium $10,500 $9,679 Destination Moon: Weekend Family Workshops & Summer Fun $25,000 $8,929 AFA Aerospace Summit $70,000 $8,571 NewSpace Conference 2019: Marketing Kent $70,000 $6,250 National Main Street Conference $5,000 $4,333 Men's Conference Dual USSSA Major $7,500 $3,750 USA Softball Girls Fastpitch Tournaments $10,000 $2,000 Washington Open Invitational $12,800 TBD CAMPS Round Table Breakfast meetings and events $15,000 TBD Valley Cities Geocaching Adventure $2,750 TBD Highline Golf Invitational $2,500 TBD Lodging Tax Advisory Committee Lodging Tax Advisory Committee-Special Meeting Minutes November 26, 2018 Kent, Washington Page 3 of 3 For more detailed information on the proposals see the Agenda Packet from the meeting held on October 29, 2018, linked here: http://kentwa.iqm2.com/Citizens/Detail_Meeting.aspx?ID=3900 6. Discuss Committee Membership Discussion consisted of agreeing that this would be discussed further at the next meeting. 7. Adjournment 5:56 PM Committee Secretary