CITY COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM

Department:	City Manager’s Office		Commission Meeting Date:  12/19/2017
Staff Contact:	Porter Arneill
Recommendations/Options/Action Requested:
Approve the 2018 Transient Guest Tax grant recommendations from the TGT Grant Advisory Board.
Executive Summary:		The City Commission allocated $150,000 in the 2018 budget for this program. The Advisory Board used the guidelines and scoring process to evaluate grant applications based on two main criteria: 1) demonstrate a measurable economic benefit including enhancing the cultural economy or travel/tourism economy, create additional transient guest tax and sales tax; and 2) enhance Lawrence’s character and reputation for tourist activities and demonstrate pull of regional visitors. Twenty-seven events applied for funding through the program for a total of $281,775 in funding requests. After the Advisory Board reviewed the applications, received presentations by the sponsoring agencies, then scored the applications and completed their deliberations, 14 events were funded to the total budgeted amount of $150,000 for FY2018.
Strategic Plan Critical Success Factor		Effective Governance/Professional Administration Sound Fiscal Stewardship Collaborative Solutions Economic Growth and Security
Fiscal Impact (Amount/Source):		The fiscal impact to the City is $150,000.  This item is in the 2018 budget.
Attachments:		December 1, 2017 TGT Grant Advisory Board meeting notes Final allocation scores and recommendations spreadsheet Scoring matrix template

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