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housing musical guests for tourists and ticket holders as well as for our wine <br />tasting event held downtown at Gallery One and our museum.Bringing in <br />hundreds of out of town tourists each year. <br />Spirit of the West -event supported by participating as a downtown venue <br />for musical entertainment and special engagements drawing hundreds of <br />tourists each year. <br />Q6.SELFSUSTAINING <br />a.)Existing Plans- <br />The museum is currently and actively engaged in developing a business <br />model and cost assessment for the redevelopment and restoration of the <br />upstairs ballroom and office spaces. <br />b.)Cost Recovery Models- <br />The ballroom and office spaces -once refurbished -will provide monthly <br />rental income toward the operating costs of the museum. <br />The Museum is also in negotiations to rent gallery space,gift store window <br />space and upstairs storage space to the Rodeo Board Hall of Fame to house <br />and show their extensive collection.This collaboration will bring in monthly <br />income to help museum operating costs to help us become self-sustaining. <br />Q7.Additional Information- <br />Our redesigned web page and current advertising model is creating new and <br />increased tourism traffic to the museum,designed and targeted towards <br />tourists from throughout the Pacific Northwest and beyond.With increased <br />advertising we could reach a wider audience even still through television and <br />radio along with all other approved advertising,positively impacting <br />membership for the museum,further sustainability for the museum and <br />increased tourism dollars for Kittitas county. <br />Q8.PROJECT BUDGET - <br />Brett Wachsmith to provide ,rnust follow grant guidelines <br />a.)YES <br />b.)List year and amount: