14-049 - City of SeaTac - Tourism Promotion Area

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"Special Assessment" means the levy (charge) imposed by the Legislative Authority on the Operators of Lodging Businesses within the Seattle Southside TPA and subsequently passed on to the guests of the Lodging Business, under the authority of the TPA Act, for the purpose of providing funding of tourism promotion in the boundaries of the Seattle Southside TPA. "SSRTA" or "Seattle Southside Regional Tourism Authority" means the public development authority chartered by SeaTac pursuant to chapter 35.21 RCW. "SSRTA Board of Directors" means the Board of Directors of SSRTA, as the general legislative authority of SSRTA, as the same shall be duly and regularly constituted from time to time. "SSVS" means Seattle Southside Visitors Services, a tourism promotion program currently administered by Tukwila. "State" means the State of Washington. "Tourism Promotion" means domestic and international tourism promotion, advertising, sales and marketing activities intended to encourage tourism in the Seattle Southside TPA in order to increase area hotel occupancies. "Promotion, advertising, sales and marketing activities" include, but are not limited to, strategic planning, market research, creative development, media placement, sales activities, hosting tourism industry events relating to promotion and marketing, and administrative and management support for such services, and creating and maintaining a standing limited reserve, as such reserve may be specified in the Annual Budget, to fund any such activities. "Transient Basis" means the rental of a room or rooms for dwelling, lodging, or sleeping purposes by the Operator of a Lodging Business for a period of 30 consecutive calendar days or less, counting a portion of a day as a full calendar day. "Tukwila" means the City of Tukwila, a municipal corporation organized under the laws and statutes of the State. "Zone" or "Zones" means the distinct geographic subarea or subareas within the Seattle Southside TPA as established by resolution of the Legislative Authority. Section 2. Purpose of this Agreement; Appointment of Legislative Authority. (a) Purpose of this Agreement. The purpose of this Agreement is (1) to promote tourism in the boundaries of the Seattle Southside TPA by appointing a legislative authority for the purpose of accepting an initiation Petition for the formation of the Seattle Southside TPA pursuant to the TPA Act in the jurisdictional boundaries of SeaTac, Tukwila and Des Moines, which when and if created, will permit collection of Special Assessments from Lodging Businesses to fund Tourism Promotion, and (2) to memorialize the agreement among the Parties hereto relating to the Seattle Southside TPA. 4