File #: 21-0847R    Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 10/22/2021 In control: Planning and Economic Development
On agenda: 10/25/2021 Final action: 10/25/2021
Title: RESOLUTION ALLOCATING $100,000 TO FUND A TOURISM MARKETING POSITION IN THE CITY AND $450,000 TO FUND A CUSTOMS FACILITY FOR CRUISE SHIPS FROM THE ESTIMATED 2022 HOTEL-MOTEL AND FOOD AND BEVERAGE TOURISM TAXES.
Sponsors: Zack Filipovich, Joel Sipress

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RESOLUTION ALLOCATING $100,000 TO FUND A TOURISM MARKETING POSITION IN THE CITY AND $450,000 TO FUND A CUSTOMS FACILITY FOR CRUISE SHIPS FROM THE ESTIMATED 2022 HOTEL-MOTEL AND FOOD AND BEVERAGE TOURISM TAXES.

 

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BY COUNCILORS FILIPOVICH AND SIPRESS:

RESOLVED, that $100,000 of the estimated 2022 hotel-motel and food and beverage tourism taxes are hereby allocated to fund a tourism marketing position in the city.

FURTHER RESOLVED, that $450,000 of the estimated 2022 hotel-motel and food and beverage tourism taxes are hereby allocated to fund a customs facility for cruise ships.

 

Statement of Purpose

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: The purpose of this resolution is to allocate $100,000 to fund a tourism marketing position in the city of Duluth and $450,000 to fund a customs facility for cruise ships from the 2022 hotel-motel and food and beverage tourism taxes.