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