2010/12/01 Council Agenda Packet

2. • estimated revenues and project costs, the estimated rate of charges to be imposed, and the signatures of the persons who operate lodging businesses who would pay sixty percent or more of the proposed charges; and WHEREAS, the Initiation Petition provides for charges of $1.00 per room night of • occupancy to be,imposed on lodging businesses within the TPA that have 50 or more lodging units; and WHEREAS, by Resolution of Intention adopted as Motion No. 1U-112 the County Council gave notice of the time and place of a public hearing to consider establishment of a TPA, described the boundaries of the TPA as including all properties within the Cities and unincorporated areas of the County, which boundaries are in the area described in the Initiation Petition, and stated the proposed uses and projects to which the proposed revenues would be dedicated and total estimated project costs, and the estimated rate of charges to be imposed within those boundaries, as required by RCW 35.101.030; and WHEREAS, On March 31. 2010, the County Council held a public hearing to consider establishment of a TPA in which representatives of the lodging industry testified in support of establishment of a TPA in Snohomish County; and WHEREAS, by Resolution of Intention adopted as Motion No. 10-557 the County Council supplemented Motion No. 10-112 by providing for additional public notice and hearing in order to clarify the boundaries and related elements of the proposed TPA and to assure that notice of the hearing to consider establishment of a TPA is provided to all lodging businesses, including lodging businesses with 40 or more but fewer than 50 lodging units, as required by RCW 35.101.060, and WHEREAS, the Cities and County have by appropriate legislative action, authorized or will authorize the execution of this interlocal agreement to permit the establishment of a TPA to be known as the Snohomish County Tourism Promotion Area and the collection of lodging charges from lodging businesses that have 50 or more lodging units as further described herein; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants, conditions,.and promises contained herein,the County and Cities'agree as follows: 1. Purpose. The purpose of this Agreement is to promote tourism in Snohomish County by authorizing the establishment of the Snohomish County Tourism Promotion Area pursuant to RCW 35.101 which when created will permit collection of lodging charges from lodging businesses located within the Snohomish County TPA to fund tourism promotion. 2. Definitions. In this Agreement the following terms, unless the context otherwise dictates, shall have the following meanings: INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT AUTHORIZING ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SNOHOMISH COUNTY TOURISM PROMOTION AREA Page 2 of 12 6