HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes-2016-176RESOLUTION
NO. Z.OIl.I-' III
A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE 2017 HOTEL/MOTEL TAX
FUND GRANTS
WHEREAS: RCW 39.34.080 and other Washington State law, as amended, authorizes any city to
contract with any other city/county to perform any governmental service, activity or
undertaking which each contracting city/county is authorized by law to perform; and
WHEREAS: the governing bodies of Kittitas County and the cities of Ellensburg, Cle Elum, and
Roslyn previously entered into an interlocal agreement for the purposes of creating a
consolidated lodging tax grant process for special events and projects; and
WHEREAS: in accordance with the interlocal agreement, Kittitas County solicited applications for the
distribution of the 2017 Hotel/Motel tax funds in the form of reimbursable grants for
special events and projects throughout Kittitas County; and
WHEREAS: in accordance with the interlocal agreement, the respective Lodging Tax Advisory
Committees (LTACs) or designees of Kittitas County and the cities of Ellensburg, Cle
Elum, and Roslyn have reviewed all the applications submitted to Kittitas County; and
WHEREAS: in accordance with the interlocal agreement, Kittitas County compiled the various
participating entity's scoring and funding recommendations and forwarded them to the
combined county-wide LTAC Work Group for further review; and
WHEREAS: in accordance with the interlocal agreement, the combined county-wide LTAC Work
Group met in an open public meeting November 18,2016 at the Ellensburg City Hall
Council Chambers to receive presentations from applicants recommended for
funding and deliberated to reach a final funding recommendation which is to be
forwarded to each entity's legislative body for final approval; and
WHEREAS: Kittitas County designated $175,000.00 to be available in for grants as part of this
process, Ellensburg designated $34,650.00, Cle Elum designated $8,000.00, and Roslyn
designated $2,000.00; and
WHEREAS: the combined county-wide LTAC Work Group only recommended expending
$216,990.00 of the designated funds thereby reducing each participating entities share;
and "
WHEREAS: as a result of the funding recommendation from the county-wide LTAC Work Group,
Kittitas County's designation is reduced to $172,787.00, Ellensburg's designation is
reduced to $34,303.00, Cle Elum's designation is reduced to$7,920 .00, and Roslyn's
designation is reduced to $1,980.00; and
WHEREAS: in accordance with the interlocal agreement, Kittitas County will provide notice to each
successful applicant and will require a contract be agreed to by each successful applicant
prior to funding awards being available for reimbursement; and
WHEREAS: in accordance with the interlocal agreement, Kittitas County will serve as the single
reimbursing agency for all successful applicants and will bill each participating
municipality's lodging tax fund for its respective share of any reimbursements awarded
and applied for; and
WHEREAS: the legislative authorities for Kittitas County and the cities of Ellensburg, Cle Elum, and
Roslyn are approving only their respective lodging tax fund grant awards.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That Kittitas County hereby awards the 2017 Hotel/Motel
Tax fund grants distribution for special events and projects as follows:
ADOPTED this
Washington State Horse Park
Ellensburg Downtown Association Events/Promotions
Thorp Mill Town Historical Preservation Society
Kittitas County Historical Society, Inc.
Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce -Bike Map
(Require 50% distribution out of Kittitas County)
Spirit of the West Cowboy Gathering
High Country Log Show
Ellensburg Downtown Association -2017 Conference
(No funding for swag or bags)
The Suncadia Fund for Community Enhancement
Rotary of Upper Kittitas County -Cruise Cle Elum
($1,500 for marketing the new p0l1ion of event)
RTown Community -2017 Arts in Roslyn
(Limited to advertising only)
$17,080.00
$16,197.00
$5,000.00
$10,000.00
$4,000.00 w/ restriction
$6,500.00
$2,320.00
$5,000.00 w/restriction
$5,000.00
$2,000.00 w/restriction
$6,000.00 w/restriction
Western Art Association $8,500.00
KEEN -Yakima River Canyon Bird Fest $10,000.00
Kittitas Valley Vintners Association $15,000.00
Huffman Farms $5,000.00
Plum Crazy Events -Roslyn Canine Festival $9,000.00
Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce -Quilt Show $5,400.00
Junk-tiquen in the Burg $7,500.00
Forterra -Flying Bighorn Derailleur 80K $10,000.00
Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce -Mt. Ale $2,290.00
Iron Horse Brewery-Eastern Washington BrewFest $1,000.00
City of Kittitas -Branding Development/Marketing $6,000 .00 w/restriction
(Limited to facilitate Branding and Website Development)
Plum Crazy Events -American Made $14,000.00
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
KITTI~A.~ S9 -OOUNTY, WASn~GTON ~~
Obie O'Brien, Chairman
Pa ul. ewe ll , Vice-Chairman
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