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awards,and forward the score sheets,ranking,and funding recommendations to Kittitas <br />County. <br />County staff will compile the score sheets,rankings,and funding recommendations for further <br />consideration by a county-wide Lodging Tax Advisory Committee (LTAC).The county-wide LTAC <br />will be comprised of an equal number of members from each participating jurisdiction.The <br />county-wide LTAC will receive the scoring,ranking,and recommendations list and will conduct <br />a public meeting where each applicant which received a funding recommendation will have the <br />opportunity to present their application and answer questions.The county-wide LTAC will <br />publicly deliberate on the applications and the list to produce a final recommendation which <br />will be forwarded to each participating jurisdiction's legislative authority for final action. <br />Scoring sheets which determine the overall ranking of applications are included in this packet <br />for your reference and information.Applications which do not receive an average minimum <br />score of at least 50 points or who do not follow the submission instructions will not be <br />eligible for funding. <br />Local Policy on Disallowed Uses: <br />The Lodging Tax Advisory Committees have determined that certain types of activities are not <br />eligible for funding awards even if they may be tourism related.These include anything <br />affiliated with the following:prizes for contestants,resale items,food and drink,beautification, <br />fundraising,and membership drives.This list should not be considered comprehensive and all <br />funding recommendation decisions are at the discretion of the committees and subject to <br />change by majority opinion. <br />Application Definitions: <br />Below is a list of terms and phrases which have specific meaning within this application.It may <br />be helpful for you to review these as you prepare responses so that you have a better <br />understanding of the reviewers'expectations. <br />Date-specific is an event or project which occurs over less than one month. <br />Matching Funds is the amount of funding your organization is contributing to the <br />project or event.This includes both direct and indirect fund support.Direct funds can <br />be in the form of cash funding from your organization or funding secured from <br />elsewhere but dedicated to the project or event such as other grants,loans,donations, <br />etc.Indirect funding support includes in-kind support like labor,volunteer support, <br />supplies,and services which directly relate to the project or event,including those <br />provided by your organization and others. <br />New Projects/Events are projects/events which are in the first four years of existence. <br />For example,a proposal for a barbeque competition which is in its third year would be <br />defined as a new project/event.Likewise,a project by an existing museum which <br />expands its current offerings,or a specific new strategy for appealing to a different <br />target market that is in its first year,would be considered a new project.Ongoing <br />general marketing and advertising campaigns or general operational support requests <br />for organizations/event which have existed for longer than four years are not defined as <br />a new project/event. <br />County-wide Lodging Tax Application P a ge |2