PED 2020-10-19 Item 1B - LTAC - Lodging Tax Funding Application for City of Tukwila's 2021-2022 Basic Operations for $290,119

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f. Of the people staying overnight, the number of people who will stay in 50 PAID accommodations (hotel/motel/bed-breakfast) in Tukwila. g. Number of paid lodging room nights resulting from your proposed event/ activity/facility (for example: 25 paid rooms on Friday and 50 paid rooms on Saturday = 75 paid lodging room nights) 200 Special Note: The numbers provided above are direct estimates for this application and related to the proposed special events part of the budget. Many of these special events will help with the City's overall destination development goals. Existing hotel guests will be able to benefit from the activities. Additionally, this application helps supports the City's efforts in funding activities by third parties. Combined, these third parties marketed the City to nearly 2 million people. For example, in 2019 Starfire Sports received $44,500 in lodging tax funds and nearly 1.2 million people visited the Starfire Sports campus. The ability to provide funding to these third parties could not occur without the City's ability to process contracts and provide payment, which is supported by this application. 13) What methodologies did you use to calculate the estimates and what methodologies will you use to track outcomes, such as total participants, estimated visitor spending, etc? As discussed above, the City uses its lodging tax funds to support a wide range of activities. In 2020, the City anticipates funding a variety of activities. These funded activities have metrics, which the City will use for reporting purposes for this funding request. However, for reporting purposes the City report the metrics for these third -party applications separately. Additionally, the City's efforts are intended to create a better tourist economy and encourage more organic visits to the City. These organic visitors are difficult to attract directly, but ultimately success can be tracked by increase sales at area businesses and increase revenue from hotels. No. No. 14) Are you applying for lodging tax funds from another community? If so, which communities and in what amounts? 15) Are you applying funding from Seattle Southside Regional Tourism Authority (SSRTA)? If so, in what amount? 16) What is the overall budget for your event/activity/facility? What percent of the budget are you requesting from the City of Tukwila? Total requested funding is $290,119 spread out over two years (see below): 12