HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Committees - Lodging Tax Advisory Committee - 04/18/2011 (2) ECONOMIC & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Ben Wolters, Director
• Phone: 253-856-5703
KENT Fax: 253-856-6454
WA S H III C.T.I
Address: 220 Fourth Avenue S.
Kent, WA. 98032-5895
AGENDA
LODGING TAX ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING
Monday, April 18, 2011
2:00 pm
Centennial North & South Conference Room
1st Floor, Centennial Building, City of Kent Campus
Attendance:
Councilmember Les Thomas, Chair Bob Nachlinger, Staff
Barbara Smith Julie Pulliam, Staff
Andrew Hutchinson Kurt Hanson, Staff
David Kwok Ben Wolters, Staff
Aaron Watne Tom Brubaker
Beth Sylves, Katherine Kertzman, Guest
John Casey Andrea Keikkala, Guest
Introductions and Call to order - Councilmember Les Thomas, Chair
Information Items:
1. Update - Chamber of Commerce
2. KDP - Update
3. Update - 2011 Budget
4. Update - State 2011 - 2013 Operating Budget
5. Update - Seattle Southside
6. Softball request - Follow up / Review
7. ShoWare Shoot-Out Request - Steve Turcotte
Items Requiring Action:
1. Approval of minutes of February 15, 2011
Assignments for next meeting
Next meeting date, time and location
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2010 ShoWare Shootout
Presented By Allied Waste
Event Summary
• ShoWare Shootout Presented by Allied Waste, a 3 on 3 basketball festival,
was held Aug. 7-8, 2010 at the ShoWare Center in Kent, Wash.
• There were a total of 18 basketball courts throughout the west side of the
parking lot. There was also a Kids Zone in front of the building as well as a
medical area and other vendors along the side of the building.
• A total of 160 teams and 600 players took part in the inaugural event.
• There were 20 divisions for men, women, kids, wheelchair, high schoolers
and elite teams. Teams were guaranteed at least three games through the
weekend with games on both Saturday and Sunday.
• Teams received T-Shirts, water bottles, snacks and other assorted gifts at
check in on Saturday at the ShoWare Center.
• There was a total of 52 volunteers who helped with everything from check
in, to scoreboards, to officiating, to court monitors to clean up. Volunteers
all received a T-Shirt,jacket and Ram VIP card for helping out through the
weekend with the event.
• Kent Youth and Family Services was the charity and received $500,
basketballs, shirts and more for being involved with the first-ever event for
2010 at the ShoWare Center.
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MEDIA:
• Web site showareshootout.com had hundreds of hits with many people
signing up for the event through the web site. Web site also posted the
schedule of events and the results when the event was completed.
• Kent Reporter ran ads leading up to the event as well as a couple of stories
before and after the event.
• Seattle Times ran one story about the event.
• KJR Radio promoted with the event on air with the giveaway of teams into
the tournament.
NEXT YEAR:
• We are looking for 200 teams and 20 courts next year at the ShoWare
Center. The City of Kent, the ShoWare Center and the sponsors, as well as
the teams, were happy with the event and looking forward to what the event
might hold down the road.
• The Seattle Sports Commission has added the event as part of its
Washington State Games. This will be significant for the event in terms of
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