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rs v <br /> RECEIVED rkL(, int , <br /> 17 NOV 1 6 2010• . 444414 <br /> • City linict r Snohomish County <br /> County Council <br /> November 10, 2010 Dave Gossett <br /> John Koster <br /> Dave Somers <br /> Brian Sullivan <br /> • Stephanie Wright <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 has been tentatively scheduled for mid-December. <br /> We agree with the lodging industry and 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 /> - ( G <br /> Dave Gossett, Council Chair <br /> cc: James Iles, Chief Administrative Assistant <br /> 226 <br />