LT-2019-025 Cle Elum Downtown Assc

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If your organization collaborates or has created partnerships with other organizations, groups, or other events, how is this accomplished? Collaboration* 51 Future Plans We will have distribution points throughout the downtown core to have information about the local area and expand county-wide information including the Visitor's guide, the Kittitas County maps, Tribune visitor's guide.etc. Currently we have three locations in the downtown core and we will expand that to high traffic locations ie: Sunset, Cottage Cafe, Dairy Queen, and many others. We will utilize the chamber's-channels to promote the efforts of CEDA on their website, calendar, weekly emails to members, have CEDA materials at the visitor centers in Ellensbur~ and Cle Elum. The Executive Director and board members attend and participate in: City Council meetings Kittitas County Parks and Recreation Committee Cle Elum Kiwanis, Lions, and Rotary Club Suncadia Homeowner meetings and events. CEDA board members are constantly meeting with leaders and clubs around the region to promote the City of Cle Elum and the county, 111,orking together to better the health of their town and activities in Vvtiich the downtown provides. For 2019, it is estimated that the CEDA will bring in $133,000 in partnership revenue and donations $2500 in sponsorship revenue. While these funds are yet to be secured, the CEDA feels strongly that all of this money will be received. In addition, the CEDA will v.10rk to implement the consultant's strategies to complete the downtown master plan. 2500 character linit Please explain what plans exist to allow this project to become self-sustaining. Include any plans for ticket sales, event sponsors, and other cost-recovery models. Future Plans* The CEDA is creating a more sustainable environment as it builds capacity for the organization and marketing efforts for the downtown. As the CEDA show., more and more success with its downtown revitalization efforts, this will create a stronger environment for increased partnership giving and sponsorship of events. The CEDA estimates partnership giving to increase by 15% in the next year. Our close relationship with the City of Cle Elum to be partners in projects that will continue the efforts of downtown revitalization is helping us create cost-recovery models. Additionally, by having a strategy that gives us 3-5 year goal , it helps us to plan and go after additional funding opportunities and to focus on diversifying our budget revenues to help balance our projects. 2500 character lirrit Application Questions: Part 4 61 Additional Information J,,.. Provide any additional information which will assist the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee in evaluating your project and its benefit to tourism.