HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 8268 RESOLUTION 8268
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE 2014 TWIN CITIES GATEWAY
MEMBER CITY MARKETING GRANT
WHEREAS, the City of Mounds View is a member of the local Convention and
Tourism Bureau, Twin Cities Gateway; and
WHEREAS, the City of Mounds View has enacted a tax on lodging within the City to
help fund Twin Cities Gateway, along with eight other member cities, in accordance with
Minnesota Statutes Section 469.190; and
WHEREAS, Twin Cities Gateway's Member City Marketing Grant program provides
each member city with an annual grant based on the percentage of lodging taxes collected
from the prior year; and
WHEREAS, upon the executed "Mounds View 2014 Member City Marketing Grant
Agreement" between Twin Cities Gateway and the City of Mounds View, the City will
receive $6,504.00 in grant funding in 2014; and
WHEREAS, the City of Mounds View is responsible to disperse the grant funds to
the community festival(s) and/or event(s) that the City wants to support; and
WHEREAS, the grant funds shall be used for marketing and promotional efforts that
extend beyond the City's borders in order to draw tourists to the community.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mounds View City Council does
hereby accept the 2014 Twin Cities Gateway Member City Marketing Grant in the amount
of $6,504.00 for the marketing and promotion of the August 16, 2014, Mounds View
Festival in the Park Celebration. .
Adopted this 9th day of June, 2014.
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ATTEST:
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James Ericson, City Administrator
(seal)