HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Committees - Lodging Tax Advisory Committee - 02/13/2020 (2)Unless other noted, the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee meets in April and
September to review grant requests. Unless otherwise noted, meetings are held in
the Centennial North and South Conference Rooms, 400 West Gowe Street, Kent,
WA 98032.
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Lodging Tax Advisory Committee
Special MeetingAgenda
Committee Members: Bill Boyce, Chair
John Casey - Gaila Gutierrez – Tim Higgins – Andrew Hutchison -
David Kwok - Bryan Powell -
City Staff: Bill Ellis – Rhonda Bylin – Michelle Wimot
Thursday, February 13, 2020
4:00 p.m.
Item Description Action Speaker Time
1.Call to Order Chair 01 MIN.
2.Roll Call Chair 01 MIN.
Roll Call Chair 05 MIN.
3.Changes to the Agenda Chair 01 MIN.
4.Approval of the Minutes -
October 30, 2019
03 MIN.
Chair5.Welcome New Committee
Member Erin McCallum
01 MIN.
6.2019 Results Report - Barokas
Communications
Barokas Team 30 MIN.
7.2019 Results Report - Jay Ray Bridget Baeth 30 MIN.
8.Next meeting scheduled April 9,
2020
Michelle Wilmot 05 MIN.
9.Adjournment Chair 01 MIN.
YES
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Pending Approval
Lodging Tax Advisory
Committee
Lodging Tax Advisory
Committee-Regular Meeting
Minutes
October 30, 2019
Date: October 30, 2019
Time: 3:40 p.m.
Place: Centennial Center ECD Large Conf.
Room
Attending: Bill Boyce, Chair
John Casey,
Gaila Gutierrez, Executive Director
Tim Higgins,
Andrew Hutchison,
David Kwok,
Bryan Powell
Agenda:
1. Call to Order 3:40 p.m.
2. Roll Call
Attendee Name Title Status Arrived
Bill Boyce Chair Present
John Casey Present
Gaila Gutierrez Executive Director Present
Tim Higgins Absent
Andrew Hutchison Present
David Kwok Present
Bryan Powell Late 3:50 PM
3. Changes to the Agenda
4. Approval of the Minutes
1. Approval of Minutes dated October 10, 2019
MOTION: Move to approve the Minutes dated October 10, 2019
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: John Casey
SECONDER: Bill Boyce, Chair
AYES: Boyce, Casey, Gutierrez, Hutchison, Kwok, Powell
ABSENT: Higgins
5. Evaluate/score grant applications
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Lodging Tax Advisory Committee Lodging Tax
Advisory Committee-Regular Meeting
Minutes
October 30, 2019
Kent, Washington
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1. Evaluate and Score Lodging Tax Advisory Grant Applications
Recommend to Council grant awards and amounts as detailed in the attached
table.
MOTION: Recommend to Council LTAC Grant Award Winners and
funding levels for applications submitted during the September cycle
which meet the qualification guidelines set forth by the State of
Washington.
RESULT: RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL [UNANIMOUS] Next: 11/12/2019
4:00 PM
MOVER: Bill Boyce, Chair
SECONDER: John Casey
AYES: Boyce, Casey, Gutierrez, Hutchison, Kwok, Powell
ABSENT: Higgins
6. Adjournment 5:08 p.m.
Committee Secretary
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SUMMARY TABLE & SCORING SHEET
Applicant Project/Event Project
Timeline
$
Request
Project/Event
Description
Event
Budget
Previous
Awardee
Y/N
Grant
Awarded
Y/N
Funds
Awarded
NW Athletic
Conference
(Steve
Turcotte)
NWAC Soccer August 2020 $5,000 PNW College level
tournament for
both men’s and
women’s teams @
Star Fire Fields
$20,000 Yes, but
new event
No $0
NWAC /
Highline
College
College Golf
Tournament
April 1,
2020
$5,000 Spring College
Level Invitational
Golf Tournament
@ Riverbend
$8,000 Yes Y $5,000
KDP (Kent
Downtown
Partnership)
Cajun Food &
Music Festival
August 2020 $10,000 One day festival
celebrating Cajun
food and music in
the vicinity of
Burlington Green
Park and Railroad
Avenue
$10,000 Yes, but
new event
Y $10,000
Aerospace
Futures
Alliance
WA Space B2B
Conference
October
2020
$30,000 Ancillary Event to
2020 Aerospace
Futures Alliance
targeting the
commercial space
industry
$100,000 Yes, but
new event
Y $30,000
CAMPS
(Center for
Advanced
Manufacturing
Puget Sound)
Professional
Manufacturing
Meetings and
Manufacturing
Trade Show
various
dates,
discrete
events
throughout
the year
$25,000 Multiple small
meetings held at
ShoWare and
other venues,
Trade Show Event
at ShoWare
$100,000 Yes Y $25,000
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Project/Event
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Event
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Previous
Awardee
Y/N
Grant
Awarded
Y/N
Funds
Awarded
Thurston
Economic
Development
Council Ctr.
For Business
& Innovation
Aerospace
Industry Day w/
NASA
June 9,
2020
$10,000 Aerospace Industry
event to Showcase
area suppliers to
NASA and NASA
prime contractors,
and educate PNW
companies about
opportunities to work
with same
$20,000 No Y $10,000
City of Kent /
Barokas
PR and Marketing
Program for
Economic Growth
and Industry related
business travel
ongoing $125,000 Target regional and
national business
publications to tell
the story of the
valley, highlight
industries already
here, and
encourage
clustering of high
job yield/high
income industries in
the valley
$125,000 Yes Y $100,000
Kent Chamber
of Commerce
Kent Chamber
Tourism Grant`
ongoing $35,000 Promote Kent
businesses and
events utilizing
videos and other
content distributed
via their website
and social media
platforms.
$50,000 Yes Y $25,000
City of Kent /
Jay Ray
Visit Kent Annual
Tourism Marketing
Program
ongoing $136,745 Integrated
marketing and
strategic
communication
programs
$136,745 Yes Y $90,000
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Previous
Awardee
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Grant
Awarded
Y/N
Funds
Awarded
Women in
Manufacturing
Manufacturing
Days Summit
October
2020
$35,000 2 Day Summit
Event targeting
local and out of
area
organizations,
manufacturing
companies and
supporting
organizations at
the corporate and
individual level.
$60,000 No Y $35,000
Request/Budget
Totals: $416,745 $629,745 $330,000
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