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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />COUNTY OF KITTITAS <br />STATE OF WASHINGTON <br />RESOLUTION <br />No. JP&P' <br />A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE 2O2O TOURISM- <br />RELATED, SMALL.SCALE MUNICIPALITY-OWNED CAPITAL PROJECTS GRANT <br />FUNDS <br />WHEREAS: Kittitas County imposes a lodging tax assessed on the sale or charge made for <br />furnishings of lodging according to R.c.w. 67.28.180 and R.c.w. 67.28.r81; and <br />WHEREAS: In accordance with the aforementioned R.C.W. 's a Lodging Tax Advisory <br />Committee has been established; and <br />WHEREAS: In accordance with R.C.W . 67 .28.1816, lodging tax revenues may be used, directly <br />or indirectly through a convention and visitor bureau or destination marketing organization <br />for supporting the operations and capital expenditures of tourism-related facilities owned <br />or operated by a municipality; and <br />WHEREAS: Kittitas County has an approved Tourism Infrastructure Plan; and <br />WHEREAS: The County, through the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee has established a grant <br />application and review process to consider proposals for using such funds; and <br />WHEREAS: The Lodging Tax Advisory Committee made a recommendation to the Board of <br />County Commissioners that $100,000 be allocated for this grant process this year, though more <br />could be expended if deemed appropriate; and <br />WHEREAS: The Board of County Commissioners agreed with the Lodging Tax Advisory <br />Committee's recommendation; and <br />WHEREAS: The Lodging Tax Advisory Committee met in an open public meeting July 16, <br />2020 at 3:00 PM via virtual meeting and on August 20th,2020 at 3:00 PM via virtual meeting to <br />consider the applications, review presentations from the applicants, rank them according <br />to the rating card provided, and develop funding recommendations for consideration by <br />the Board of County Commissioners; and <br />WHEREAS: All the applications submitted are properly formatted, meet the qualification <br />requirements, and received at least 75 points on the rating card. <br />NOW' THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That Kittitas County hereby awards the2020 <br />Tourism Related, Small-Scale Municipality-Owned Capital Projects as follows: