HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-028 - 2022 Hotel-Motel Tax DistributionCITY OF CLE ELUM
WASHINGTON
RESOLUTION NO. 2021-028
A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE 2022
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 lodgipg 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 2020 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 15, 2019 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 $174,416.79 to be available for grants as part of this
process, Ellensburg designated $45,842.42, Cle Elum designated $21,388.87, and Roslyn
designated $598.08; and
WHEREAS: the combined county -wide LTAC Work Group recommended expending
$242,239.75 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 the City of Cle Elum hereby awards the 2021
Hotel/Motel Tax fund grants distribution for special events and projects as follows:
Cle Elum Downtown Association — Annual Marketing: $ 9,128.87
Cle Elum Roundup Association $12,260.00
ADOPTED this 1:5 day of 6cc m'b r' , 2020
CITY OF CLE ELUM
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ATTEST/AUTHENTICATED:
Kathi S�� anon, City Clerk
Approved as to form:
Alexandra Kenyon, City Attorney
Filed with the City Clerk: 11/22/2021
Passed by the City Council: 12/22/2021
Resolution No.: 2021-028
Date Posted: 11/22/2021