HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2019-035BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COUNTY OF KITTITAS
STATE OF WASHINGTON
RESOLUTION
NO. 2019-
A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE 2019 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 2019 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 Consolidated Work Group for further review; and
WHEREAS: in accordance with the interlocal agreement, the combined county -wide LTAC
Consolidated Work Group met in an open public meeting November 16, 2018 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: in accordance with an amendment to the interlocal agreement, each participating
municipality agreed to make available 13% of their annual lodging tax collections to be
awarded through the consolidated lodging tax grant process; and
WHEREAS: Kittitas County designated $136,041.50 to be available for grants as part of this
process, Ellensburg designated $76,570, Cle Elum designated $24,318.00, and Roslyn
designated $655.00; and
WHEREAS: the combined county -wide LTAC Work Group recommended expending
$237,584.50 of the designated funds; 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 2019 Hotel/Motel
Tax fund grants distribution for special events and projects as follows:
Cle Elum Downtown Association
$16,000.00
Washington State Horse Park
$2,182.00
(no comprehensive signage)
Thorp Mill Town Historical Preservation Society
$6,300.00
EDA -Hoedown, Buskers, Hometown Holidays
$3,216.00
(no more than 2K in entertainment)
Western Art Association
$7,816.00
Junk-tiyuen in the Burg
$4,117.00
RTown-Roslyn Art Fest 2019
$1,345.00
Easton Memorial Day Celebration
$2,620.00
KSAR-2019 WA ST Conference
$10,700.00
(no funding for KVEC rental)
Clymer Museum & Gallery
$2,975.00
(no funding for local advertisement)
First Things First, DBA Huffman Farms
$6,000.00
Chamber -Tourism Entrepreneurship
$9,600.00
KEEN -Yakima River Canyon Bird Fest
$12,950.00
Spirit of the West Cowboy Gathering
$7,400.00
Chamber -Roslyn Mountain Ale Festival
$942.50
Keen-WindFall Cider Fest & Bluegrass
$6,088.00
Ellensburg Film Festival
$3,800.00
Cle Elum Roundup Association
$7,494.00
Hospice Friends-Cruisin' For Hospice
$1,896.00
KVEC-2019 ChillAxle
10,000.00
EDA -Buskers Comedy Kickoff
$1,400.00
(advertising & venue fees only to be funded)
EDA -Girls Night Out-Brewfest Comedy Kickoff$
3,500.00
(specific to the comedy kickoff)
Kron -Veritas Medieval Faire
$7,700.00
(removing $100 for banners & $200 for posters)
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ADOPTED this day of �` 11-410 2019
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
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