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1.Purpose.The purpose of this Agreement is to set forth the respective responsibilities of <br />the Cities of Ellensburg,Roslyn,and Cle Elum and Kittitas County regarding the provision for a <br />consolidated lodging tax grant process. <br />2.Scope of Activities.The Municipalities will implement as soon as reasonably feasible <br />the process for consolidating the lodging tax application and review process as set forth in the <br />"Consolidated Lodging Tax Grant Process Proposal,"as described in Subsections A through G <br />of this Section of the Interlocal Agreement: <br />A.Consolidated Application.The Chairperson from each Lodging Tax Advisory <br />Committee ("LTAC"),or jurisdictional appointees if there is no LTAC,will review existing <br />applications and draft a consolidated application,including instructions for applicants,which <br />will include the pre-activity reporting requirements as set forth in RCW 67.28.1816(2)(a)-(b). <br />The draft consolidated application will be forwarded to each municipality's LTAC (or other <br />appointees if there is no LTAC)for review and comment.The final consolidated application will <br />be sent for approval by the legislative bodies for the Municipalities.After approval,applicants <br />for lodging tax grants will be required to submit applications to the County for distribution. <br />B.Coordinated Schedule.The schedule for application deadlines,review and <br />awards will be coordinated by the Municipalities. <br />C.Coordinated Funding.Each participating municipality will decide annually <br />prior to the application acceptance period on its authorized level of funding which will be made <br />available for lodging tax grants.Considerations by each municipality may include how much tax <br />is collected or anticipated to be collected that year,any outstanding obligations related to the <br />lodging tax fund,any available lodging tax fund balance,or any other use of the lodging tax <br />funds not related to grants for local events and project.The funds provided by each municipality <br />will be noticed publicly for award consideration,and each municipality providing funding for the <br />coordinated process shall be guaranteed grant awards will be made for applications that will <br />directly impact that jurisdiction in an amount equal to or greater than the funding level which has <br />been committed (subject to qualifying applications). <br />D.Streamlined Application Review and Award Process.Lodging tax grant <br />applications will be processed as follows: <br />1)Categorize applications.Applicants may apply for one or both funding <br />categories.Applications will be categorized as follows: <br />a)New Projects/Events.This category is for applications from <br />events/projects which are within the first four (4)years of existence. <br />Applications may also be considered in this category for established <br />projects/events which have previously received funding but are proposing <br />a new or expanded project/event which will increase tourism as part of an <br />ongoing project/event. <br />Consolidated Lodging Tax Grant Process Interlocal -2