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To Be Displayed on City and County Websites <br />INTERLOCALAGREEMENT BETWEEN KITTITASCOUNTY AND THE CITIES <br />OF ELLENSBURG,ROSLYN,AND CLE ELUM FOR A CONSOLIDATED <br />LODGING TAX GRANTPROCESS <br />This Agreement is made and entered into this day of ÑÙ1 ,201 by and <br />between the cities of Ellensburg,Roslyn,and Cle Elum,Washington municipal rporations (the <br />"Cities"or "City"),and Kittitas County,a political subdivision of the State of Washington (the <br />"County")(collectively "Municipalities"). <br />WHEREAS,Ch.67.28 RCW provides for the collection and use of lodging tax revenues <br />by local jurisdictions subject to certain conditions as set forth therein;and <br />WHEREAS,the four municipalities in Kittitas County collect and distribute lodging <br />taxes for tourism promotion through an application and grant process;and <br />WHEREAS,tourism and related service industries have become an important industry in <br />Kittitas County by providing or supporting jobs which enhance the local economy;and <br />WHEREAS,each jurisdiction distributes funds to tourism-related projects and activities <br />through a variety of means and methods;and <br />WHEREAS,the Municipalities each have a grant application and award process for <br />qualifying local projects and organizations which are not coordinated with each other and differ <br />in the schedule for the applications and awards;and <br />WHEREAS,the separate lodging tax application and awards process may result in <br />organizations applying to multiple agencies for the same project,which can lead to overlapping <br />funding awards for the same project,limiting opportunities for other qualified applicants;and <br />WHEREAS,lodging tax grant applicants must also fill out multiple applications and <br />negotiate different processes for each municipality at different times of the year,which may <br />create confusion among applicants and awarding jurisdictions,as well as resulting in funding <br />uncertainty for an event because an applicant has to apply to multiple jurisdictions for the same <br />project at different times of the year;and <br />WHEREAS,the Municipalities intend by this Agreement to streamline,consolidate, <br />coordinate and standardize the process for application,review and award of lodging tax grant <br />awards;and <br />WHEREAS,this Agreement for cooperative services is authorized by the provisions of <br />Chapter 39.34 RCW,the Interlocal Cooperation Act, <br />NOW,THEREFORE,it is hereby agreed as follows: <br />Consolidated Lodging Tax Grant Process Interlocal -1