HomeMy WebLinkAboutPED 2020-06-15 Item 1D - LTAC - June Fundng RequestsCity of Tukwila
Allan Ekberg, Mayor
INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM
TO: Planning and Economic Development
FROM: Brandon Miles, Business Relations Manager
CC: Mayor Ekberg
DATE: June 9, 2020
SUBJECT: June Lodging Tax Advisory Committee Meeting Update
ISSUE
Update on the June 12 Lodging Tax Advisory Committee (LTAC) meeting.
BACKGROUND
The City's LTAC held is regularly scheduled meeting on June 12. On the agenda items were
four funding requests. This memo is being written prior to the June 12 meeting and prior to the
agenda deadline for LTAC. Thus, information is this memo is subject to change. The following
briefly outlines the funding requests submitted to LTAC.
1. Saving Local KC. com
The City is requesting an additional $104,170 in lodging tax funds to expand and keep operating
the SavingLocalKC campaign. This item has been scheduled to go to before PED at its June 15
meeting, see the information provided under this agenda items for more information.
2. Seattle Southside Regional Tourism Authority (SSRTA)
SSRTA is requesting an additional $195,000 in emergency funding in response to the COVID-
19 pandemic. The funding will be used to help bring meetings back to the Seattle Southside
Region. SSRTA has already been awarded $202,500 in funds from the City to support its
general operations.
3. Experience Tukwila
The City is requesting $75,250 to continue to build out and expand the Experience Tukwila
digital marketing initiative. Currently the initiative contains limited social media platforms. As part
of the future buildout, the City will develop a dedicated website to promote the City to visitors
and for business attraction; launch a Linkedln page, continue to expand social media
engagement; launch email marketing; and content creation.
4. Seattle Southside Chamber of Commerce
The Chamber is requesting $50,000 to help with its COVID-19 recovery efforts and Southside
Promise campaign. The funds will be used to help businesses reopen in compliance with
various directives from the State of Washington. More importantly, the funds will be used to help
promote business reopenings to the public and to help the public understand what efforts are
being made to keep them safe.
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DISCUSSION
Because SavingLocalKC is already up and running and additional funds are needed to
keep it operating, staff has placed it on tonight's PED meeting for action. The other
three items listed above will come to PED at its July 6 meeting for action. This assumes
that the LTAC has forwarded them for final action.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
At this time none. This item is being provided for information only and no final action is being
requested.
RECOMMENDATION
Discussion Only.
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