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v <br /> RECEIVED \jtriA..brn44*. <br /> NOV .i 6 2010 <br /> Administration County <br /> City � rii� ri <br /> County Council <br /> Noveniber 10, 2010 Dave Gossett <br /> John Koster <br /> Dave Somers <br /> Brian Sullivan <br /> Stephanie Wright <br /> • <br /> The Honorable Mayor Ray Stephanson <br /> City of Everett M/S#609 <br /> • 3000 Rockefeller Avenue <br /> 2930 Wetmore Avenue Everett, WA 98201-4046• . <br /> Everett WA 98201 (425) 388-3494 <br /> FAX(425) 388-3496 <br /> TTY/TDD (425) 388-3700 <br /> Re: Interlocal Agreement authorizing establishment of the Snohomish County Tourism Promotion Area <br /> Dear Mayor Stephanson: <br /> • <br /> In December of 2008 the county received an initiation petition from the Snohomish County Lodging <br /> Association (SCLA) in conjunction with the Snohomish County Tourism Bureau requesting that a Tourism <br /> Promotion Area (TPA)be established in Snohomish County. They filed this petition following the process set <br /> out in RCW 35.101,which authorizes the establishment of a TPA and permitting the levy of special <br /> assessments to fund tourism promotion. <br /> Since the initiation petition was presented, the SCLA spent the ensuing months on the next step in the process, <br /> acquiring the approval of lodging businesses in the proposed area.who would pay sixty percent or more of the <br /> proposed charges. That includes lodging businesses in your city. I understand that representatives of the <br /> industry have had some communications with you in the interim as well. <br /> We are now at the next step in the process: getting approved interlocal agreements (ILAs)between each of the <br /> cities and the county. That interlocal is attached, and I respectfully request this ILA be placed on a city council <br /> agenda as soon as is convenient for you. A public hearing on the ordinance establishing the TPA in county <br /> code hasbeen tentatively scheduled for mid-December. <br /> We agree with the lodging industryand the tourism bureau that this is a good.opportunity to generate revenue <br /> for tourism promotion, and one that does not impact city or county budgets. If you would like any further <br /> information about the ILA, or have any questions please feel free to contact me. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> SNOHOMISH COUNTY COUNCIL <br /> (11)--j <br /> • <br /> /L- a0t <br /> Dave Gossett,Council Chair <br /> cc: James Iles, Chief Administrative Assistant <br /> 4 <br /> contact.council@co.snohomish.wa.us <br />