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File #: RES 17-735    Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
In control: President and Board of Trustees
On agenda: 12/11/2017 Final action: 12/11/2017
Title: A Resolution Approving a Funding Grant Agreement between the Village of Oak Park and Visit Oak Park in an Amount Equal to the Revenues Generated by the 3% Hotel/Motel Tax assessed in Fiscal Year 2018 and General Revenue Funds up to $37,500 and Authorizing its Execution
Attachments: 1. Resolution Visit Oak Park, 2. Visit OP 2018 Agreement, 3. Exhibit 1 - Funding Distribution, 4. Exhibit 2 Scope of Services V2, 5. Exhibit 3 Addendum, 6. VOP2018 Press Collage

Submitted By                     

Tammie Grossman, Director Development Customer Services

 

Reviewed By

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Agenda Item Title

Title

A Resolution Approving a Funding Grant Agreement between the Village of Oak Park and Visit Oak Park in an Amount Equal to the Revenues Generated by the 3% Hotel/Motel Tax assessed in Fiscal Year 2018 and General Revenue Funds up to $37,500 and Authorizing its Execution

 

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Overview

Overview

The Funding Grant Agreement between the Village of Oak Park and Visit Oak Park (formerly The Oak Park Area Convention and Visitors Bureau) is for the amount equal to the revenues generated by the 3% Hotel/Motel Tax assessed in fiscal year 2017 which is estimated to be approximately $175,000 in 2018 and $37,500 in support from the General Revenue Fund.

 

Body

Staff Recommendation

Approve the Resolution.

 

Fiscal Impact

The 2018 Budget contains a line item of $175,000 from the Hotel/Motel Tax and $37,500 from the General Revenue fund. However, because of the addition of the Hotel/Motel Tax to Transient Rental Units such as AirBnB, the actual Hotel/Motel Tax collected could be greater than budget. If so, the General Revenue Funding level will be reduced accordingly.

 

Background

Visit Oak Park is a non-profit state certified tourism bureau that provides marketing and advertising services for the various attractions located in its service area which encompasses 21 communities in West Cook County.  The 2018 service agreement calls for Visit Oak Park to encourage tourism through the promotion of Village of Oak Park events, tourism attractions regionally, nationally, and internationally, to act as a catalyst to promote the development of additional attractions, to operate the Visitors Center, to implement and coordinate the tourism related policies and procedures adopted by the Village and to provide assistance and consultation to area tourism attractions. Visit Oak Park is recognized as an important community based initiative which in partnership with other community based initiatives contributes to the health and economic vitality of Oak Park.

 

Alternatives

Not approve the contract or reduce the funding allocated.

 

Previous Board Action

NA.

 

Citizen Advisory Commission Action

NA.

 

Anticipated Future Actions/Commitments

NA.

 

Intergovernmental Cooperation Opportunities

NA.

 

Performance Management (MAP) Alignment

A governance priority for the Development Customer Service Department is Commercial Recruitment/Retention: Improve Health/Vitality of Business Districts.