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File #: RES 18-1006    Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
In control: President and Board of Trustees
On agenda: 10/15/2018 Final action: 10/15/2018
Title: A Resolution Approving an Amendment to the Funding Grant Agreement between the Village of Oak Park and Visit Oak Park and Authorizing its Execution
Attachments: 1. Resolution Visit Oak Park, 2. Amendment to Funding Agreement, 3. 2018 Executed Funding Agreement, 4. Visit Oak Park Contract Amendment Request Letter - E Wagner
Submitted By
Tammie Grossman, Director Development Customer Services

Reviewed By
LKS

Agenda Item Title
Title
A Resolution Approving an Amendment to the Funding Grant Agreement between the Village of Oak Park and Visit Oak Park and Authorizing its Execution

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Overview
Overview
On December 11, 2018, the Board approved a Funding Grant Agreement between the Village of Oak Park and Visit Oak Park (formerly The Oak Park Area Convention and Visitors Bureau) for the amount of $212,500 which is generated by the 3% Hotel/Motel Tax with additional support from the General fund for any Hotel/Motel tax collections less the amount requested. Visit Oak Park is seeking to amend the 2018 Funding Grant Agreement to close the Visitors Center and increase its marketing presence.

Body
Staff Recommendation
Approve the Resolution.

Fiscal Impact
Visit Oak Park is not seeking any change to funding levels in the 2018 budget.

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 seeking to cease operations of the Visitors Center and instead partner with the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio. Funds used by Visit Oak Park to fund the activities of the Visitors Center will instead be used to increase its marketing presence for the local attractions both online and in print.

Alternatives
The Village Board could deny the requ...

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