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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-13-12-2g - Resolution - 09/13/2012 RESOLUTION NO. 09-/3-/2- ,ZQ • A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF STATION, TEXAS ESTABLISHING THE HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX FUND EVENT GRANT APPLICATION POLICY; ADOPTING THE POLICY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the Home Rule City of College Station, Texas receives numerous requests from organizations for hotel occupancy tax funds to promote and assist with local festivals and events, and WHEREAS, use of hotel occupancy tax funds for local festivals and events shall adhere to Section 351.101 of the Texas Tax Code, which states that hotel occupancy tax funds "may be used only to directly enhance and promote tourism and the convention and hotel industry", and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of College Station, Texas, desires to appropriate funding for events that bring visitors and tourism to the City of College Station; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, THAT: PART 1: The City Manager shall be authorized to administer the Hotel Occupancy Tax Fund Event Grant Application Policy, as provided in the City of College Station Hotel Tax Fund Event Grant Application Packet, attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein by reference for all purposes, for requested amounts that do not exceed $25,000. Requests that exceed $25,000 shall be approved by the City Council of the City of College Station, Texas. • PART 2: The above referenced Policy shall be administered in coordination with the Bryan- College Station Convention & Visitor's Bureau (CVB), within the appropriated annual hotel occupancy tax fund budget. PART 3: The CVB shall review and make recommendations to the City Manager on all proposals from event organizations that provide completed applications and related information regarding proposed festivals and events eligible to receive hotel occupancy tax funds. PART 4: The City of College Station shall make all final decisions on hotel occupancy tax funding to be provided for proposed festivals or events. Hotel occupancy tax funding may be provided in whole, part, or none of the funding amounts requested by applicants, or recommended by the CVB. PART 5: The City of College Station shall have final authority to determine how hotel occupancy tax funds, if any, are dispensed to organizations. PART 6: The City of College Station shall have the absolute and ongoing right to audit any or all organizations requesting hotel occupancy tax funding. PART 7: This resolution shall take effect immediately after its passage. ADOPTED this J3 day ofSfirnia A.D. 2012. • ATTEST: APPROVED: City Secretary A Mayor APPROVED: . % r %/ =' City Attorney L