Agenda Item Name:
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Request to Approve Recommended Nature and Culture Destination Enhancement Grant Program Funding Awards
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Presenter:
Jessica Hurov
Description:
Request to approve the FY21 Nature and Culture Destination Enhancement Grant Funding Recommendations and Authorize Staff to Issue Corresponding Purchase Orders.
Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Approve the Nature and Culture Destination Enhancement Grant funding awards as recommended by the grant evaluation team. Authorize staff to issue Purchase Orders to each grantee that must include, and are conditioned upon the grantees acceptance of, the attached TDT PO Terms and Conditions, including the six applicants with funding award recommendations in excess of $50,000; with all grant awards to be payable on a reimbursement basis only.
Make the legislative factual determination that the events, venues and activities recommended for funding have as one of their main purposes, the attraction of tourists as evidenced by the promotion of the event to tourists as set forth in their respective applications, and that each grant award is primarily related to the advancement and promotion of tourism.
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Prior Board Motions:
On July 14, 2020 the Board of County Commissioners approved the updated Nature and Culture Destination Enhancement Grant application.
On June 25, 2019 the Board of County Commissioners approved the Nature and Culture Destination Enhancement Grant application.
On December 11, 2018 staff was directed to incorporate objective criteria into the Destination Enhancement Grant scoring and funding recommendations.
Fiscal Consideration:
Fiscal Consideration
Nature and Culture Destination Enhancement grants are funded by 85% of the third penny of Tourist Development Tax collections. The total award amount for the FY21 Grant is $1,000,000. There is sufficient funding available for these awards.
Fund # 006.45.4540.552.82.61
Awardees that have unspent FY20 awards carried i...
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