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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION October 5,2009 <br /> DRAFT <br /> CITY OF LINO LAKES <br /> 2 MINUTES <br /> 3 CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br /> 4 <br /> 5 DATE : October 5,2009 <br /> 6 TIME STARTED : 6:30 p.m. <br /> 7 TIME ENDED : 7:55 p.m. <br /> 8 MEMBERS PRESENT : Council Members Gallup,O'Donnell, <br /> 9 Reinert,Stoltz and Mayor Bergeson <br /> 10 MEMBERS ABSENT : none <br /> 11 <br /> 12 <br /> 13 Also Present:Acting City Administrator Dan Tesch;Director of Public Safety Dave Pecchia; <br /> 14 City Engineer Jim Studenski;City Finance Director Al Rolek;Economic Development <br /> 15 Coordinator Mary Alice Divine;City Clerk Julie Bartell <br /> 16 <br /> 17 Review of Regular Council Meeting Agenda for meeting of October 12,2009— <br /> 18 <br /> 19 Item 6A and 6B regarding imposition of Lodging Tax and the new convention and <br /> 20 tourism group called Minnesota Metro North Tourism. Economic Development Coordinator <br /> 21 Mary Alice Divine noted that the council will be asked to consider second reading and approval <br /> 22 of an ordinance approving a lodging tax in the city that would be dedicated to the newly formed <br /> �- 23 tourism bureau. Also on the agenda as related items are resolutions approving the bureau's by- <br /> 24 laws,articles of incorporation and the joint powers agreement relative to the city's participation. <br /> 25 She noted that the staff report includes letters of support from both of the city's hotels. She <br /> 26 introduced John Connelly,Director of Development of the National Sports Center,to talk about <br /> 27 the formation of the new tourism group. <br /> 28 <br /> 29 Mr.Connelly noted his background in the convention and visitors industry(25 plus years). The <br /> 30 impetus of this action setting up a new bureau is to begin to serve the area in a way that the Visit <br /> 31 Minneapolis North bureau did not Nine cities in Anoka and Ramsey County have gotten <br /> 32 together and worked with the lodging professionals in their respective cities to find a tourism <br /> 33 approach to meet the area needs. The new bureau will function with a board(each city council <br /> 34 will appoint members)and the board will oversee the work and funds of the organization. The <br /> 35 lodging industry will also have epiesentation on the board. The board will set a budget and <br /> 36 establish a marketing plan. The organization doesn't actually come into play until January 2010. <br /> 37 <br /> 38 The council discussed what type of individual would best be able to represent the city on the <br /> 39 board. Mr.Connelly suggested that leveraging the knowledge of someone in the city with an <br /> 40 understanding of the industry would be optimum. The council also received information on <br /> 41 what resources(intemet,sales)will be used for promotion and heard how important it is to use <br /> 42 all available resources to remain viable in the marketplace. It was pointed out that the National <br /> 43 Sports Center is a venue that brings a lot of people to the area and Lino Lakes is close enough <br /> 44 that its hotels should benefit from it Mr.Connelly added that the lodging tax is regulated to the <br /> 45 point that ninety-five percent of it must be used to directly promote tourism in the community the <br />
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