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Item No: 07F Meeting Date: April 25, 2016 Type of Business: Council Business Administrator Review: ____ City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Desaree Crane, Assistant City Administrator Item Title/Subject: Resolution 8554, Accepting the Twin Cities Gateway 2016 Member City Marketing Grant Background: Since 2009, the City of Mounds View has been a member of Twin Cities Gateway, a nine-city Convention & Tourism Bureau (fellow members include Anoka, Blaine, Coon Rapids, Fridley, Ham Lake, Lino Lakes, New Brighton and Shoreview). One of the Twin Cities Gateway’s programs is the “Member City Marketing Grant.” Beginning in 2011, the program was structured so that each member city receives an annual grant based on the percentage of lodging taxes collected from the prior year. Each year, the Mounds View City Council has chosen to provide grant funds towards Festival in the Park. Below is the breakdown of annual grant fund allocations for the City of Mounds View from Twin Cities Gateway. Year 2010 - $2,000 Year 2011 - $3,673 Year 2012 - $6,600 Year 2013 - $6,429 Year 2014 - $6,504 Year 2015 - $6,504 Year 2016 - $8,672 Discussion: As part of accepting the 2016 grant funds in the amount of $8,672, the City Council is required to enter into the attached grant agreement. Upon accepting the grant, the City must disperse the funds to the community festival(s) and/or event(s) the City Council wants to support. Last year, the City Council approved all grants funds issued to the Festival in the Park of Mounds View Committee. This year the Mounds View Community Center made a request to use some of this month ($1,500) to restructure their website in order to more effectively market their programs to Mounds View residents and surrounding communities. Staff recommends dispersing the grant funds between the Mounds View Community Center ($1,500) and the Festival in the Park of Mounds View Committee ($7,172). Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council approve Resolution 8554, accepting the Twin Cities Gateway 2016 Member City Marketing Grant, and providing the grant funds towards the marketing and promotion of the August 20, 2016, Festival in the Park in the amount of $7,172. In addition, Staff recommends providing grant funds in the amount of $1,500 towards website restructuring to market, promote programs and events at the Mounds View Community Center. Respectfully submitted, ________________________ Desaree Crane