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7 results for “tourism” · minutes

  • Select Committee on Federal Administration and Policy Changes — Minutes 2025-06-20

    Jun 20, 2025

    ·Seattle, WA
    Minutes

    The Select Committee on Federal Administration and Policy Changes convened on June 20, 2025, at 9:33 a.m. in King County Council Chambers with Councilmember Rinck presiding and six members present (Alexis Mercedes Rinck, Joy Hollingsworth, Robert Kettle, Sara Nelson, Rob Saka, Dan Strauss); three members were excused (Cathy Moore, Maritza Rivera, Mark Solomon). The committee heard three information items: Inf 2699 on impact to businesses of all sizes, Inf 2700 on impact to trade and tourism, and Inf 2698 on the impact of Trump Administration tariffs on the Seattle/King County regional economy. Information Item Inf 2701 on discussion of next steps to ensure regional economic vitality was not heard during the meeting. The meeting adjourned at 12:02 p.m.

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COMMISSIONERS' MEETING MINUTES APRIL 23, 2025 ...

Apr 23, 2025

·Indianapolis, IN
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On April 23, 2025, the Indiana County Commissioners approved $271,400 in Opioid Settlement Funds to Armstrong Indiana Clarion Drug & Alcohol Commission for a recovery house purchase and renovation project, with operating expenses for 12 months. The board also unanimously proclaimed May 2025 as Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Month and the week of May 4-10, 2025 as Travel and Tourism Week. A separate $50,000 funding request from the Drug & Alcohol Commission for an opioid treatment awareness media campaign was tabled for further discussion.

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  • Economic Development, Technology, and City Light Committee — Minutes 2023-09-13

    Sep 13, 2023

    ·Seattle, WA
    Minutes

    The Economic Development, Technology, and City Light Committee met on September 13, 2023, with four of five members present (Councilmembers Nelson, Juarez, Herbold, and Strauss; Sawant absent). The committee unanimously recommended confirmation of two appointments to the Seattle Music Commission—Kelli Faryar and Nick Turner, each for terms ending August 31, 2026 (4–0 votes). The committee also unanimously recommended adoption of Resolution 32108 documenting City Light Department compliance with the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 as amended by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 (4–0 vote). Additionally, the committee unanimously recommended passage of Council Bill 120634 establishing a new 12-year Ballard Business Improvement Area to replace the existing 2017 BIA, with provisions for special assessments on commercial, multifamily residential, and mixed-use properties, and disestablishment of the previous Ballard BIA (4–0 vote). Council Bill 120641 regarding a 15-year Seattle Tourism Improvement Area with special assessments on transient accommodation businesses was also considered.

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  • Economic Development, Technology, and City Light Committee — Minutes 2023-09-11

    Sep 11, 2023

    ·Seattle, WA
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    The Economic Development, Technology, and City Light Committee of the Seattle City Council met on September 11, 2023, at 9:30 a.m., presided over by Councilmember Nelson, with four members present and one excused absence. The committee discussed CB 120641, an ordinance establishing a new 15-year Seattle Tourism Improvement Area that will levy special assessments on owners of businesses offering transient accommodations with 60 or more rooms, while disestablishing the existing 2011 STIA established by Ordinance 123714 and modified by Ordinance 126552. The ordinance includes provisions for a Ratepayers Advisory Board, implementation agreement with a Program Manager, and transfer of remaining funds from the prior STIA account. The meeting adjourned at 10:18 a.m.

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  • Economic Development, Technology, and City Light Committee — Minutes 2022-03-23

    Mar 23, 2022

    ·Seattle, WA
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    On March 23, 2022, the Seattle City Council's Economic Development, Technology, and City Light Committee held a remote meeting chaired by Councilmember Sara Nelson with five members present. The Committee unanimously recommended confirmation of Michelle Mitchell-Brannon's appointment as a member of the City Light Review Panel for a term through April 11, 2024, with all five members voting in favor. The Committee also recommended passage of CB 120273, an ordinance modifying the assessment rate for the Seattle Tourism Improvement Area and amending Ordinance 123714, with four members voting in favor and one absent. The meeting ran from 9:34 a.m. to 10:16 a.m.

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  • Economic Development, Technology, and City Light Committee — Minutes 2022-03-09

    Mar 9, 2022

    ·Seattle, WA
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    The Economic Development, Technology, and City Light Committee met remotely on March 9, 2022, with five members present (Sara Nelson, Debora Juarez, Lisa Herbold, Kshama Sawant, and Dan Strauss). The committee recommended passage of CB 120278, which authorizes the Mayor and City Light's General Manager to execute a memorandum of agreement with the Upper Skagit Indian Tribe and National Park Service for transfer and curation of precontact archeological artifacts from the 2013 Newhalem Gorge Inn Restoration Project; the bill passed 5–0 with no opposition. The committee also discussed CB 120273 regarding modification of the Seattle Tourism Improvement Area assessment rate and heard informational briefings on the introduction of the Office of Economic Development's Interim Director Markham McIntyre and an electrification assessment. The meeting adjourned at 11:08 a.m.

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  • TOURIST DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES

    Jacksonville, FL
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    The Tourist Development Council held a virtual meeting on October 15, 2020, to review the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020. Bed tax collections totaled $6,303,825, representing a 26.68% decline compared to the previous year, with September revenue down 36.24% due to COVID-19 impacts; the council approved prior meeting minutes and reviewed account balances totaling approximately $3.2 million in carryover funds and $1.37 million in the Development Account. Council members discussed reallocating the $2 million in expenditure savings from the prior fiscal year, with plans to evaluate reallocation proposals at the February meeting after December's full fiscal close-out and further revenue trend analysis.

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