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CITY COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM |
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Department: |
City Manager’s Office |
Commission Meeting Date: 1/8/2019 |
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Staff Contact: |
Porter Arneill |
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Recommendations/Options/Action Requested: |
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Approve the 2019 Transient Guest Tax grant recommendations from the TGT Grant Advisory Board. |
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Executive Summary: |
The City Commission allocated $150,000 in the 2019 budget for this program. The Advisory Board used the guidelines and an updated 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.
Thirty-five events applied for funding through the program for a total of $350,449.80 in funding requests. After the Advisory Board reviewed the applications, received short presentations by the sponsoring agencies, then scored the applications and completed their deliberations*, twenty-one events were awarded TGT grant funds to the total budgeted amount of $150,000 for FY2019.
*A scoring error was discovered after the December 7 meeting. TGT Grant Advisory Board members were notified and another meeting was scheduled for December 17. The board reviewed the error and corrected information and determined that the error did not adversely affect the December 7 recommendations. |
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Strategic Plan Critical Success Factor |
Effective Governance/Professional Administration Sound Fiscal Stewardship Collaborative Solutions Economic Growth and Security |
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Fiscal Impact (Amount/Source): |
The fiscal impact to the City is $150,000. This item is in the 2019 budget. |
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Attachments: |
Draft December 7 and 17, 2018 combined TGT Grant Advisory Board meeting notes |
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