2003-03-24 HOT Committee Minutes
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3 Hotel Occupancy Tax Committee Meeting
4 March 24, 2003
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6 After determining that a quorum was present, the Hotel Occupancy Tax Committee convened
7 into an Open Meeting on Monday March 24, 2003, at 3:07 p.m. in the City Council Work
8 Session Room, City of Denton City Hall, 215 E. McKinney Street, Denton, Texas.
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10 PRESENT: Mayor Euline Brock, Council Members Bob Montgomery and Raymond Redmon
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12 EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS:
13 Mike Conduff, City Manager
14 Kathy DuBose, Assistant City Manager of Fiscal and Municipal Services
15 Jerry Drake, Senior Assistant Attorney/Litigation Chief
16 Diana Ortiz, Director Fiscal Operations
17 Lee Ann Bunselmeyer, Treasury & Tax Manager
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19 ORGANIZATIONS:
20 Denton Chamber of Commerce, Denton Convention and Visitor Bureau, Denton County
21 Museums, Tejas Storytelling, Historical Park Foundation of Denton County, Denton Air Fair,
22 City of Denton Parks and Recreation Department (liaisons for Juneteenth and Cinco de Mayo),
23 Greater Denton Arts Council, Denton Arts and Jazz Festival Association and Denton County
24 Historical Museum, Inc.
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AGENDA ITEM 1: RECEIVE A REPORT, HOLD A DISCUSSION, AND GIVE STAFF
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DIRECTION ON THE 2004 HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX
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PROGRAM
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30 Mr. Mike Conduff opened the meeting by welcoming all the organizations to the Program Year
31 2004 Kick-off. Mike explained that the objective of the meeting was to receive direction on the
32 revision process of the hotel occupancy tax program that would be unique to the City of Denton.
33 Mike stated that the stakeholders would be given an opportunity to participate in a Task Force to
34 develop a program that would be beneficial to the local recipients while still maintaining
35 compliance with state law. Mike also stated that the Task Force would be able to use Bennett
36 Sandlin, attorney for the Texas Municipal League, as a resource and facilitator in the process.
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38 Stakeholders present were given the opportunity to state their views, ideas, and questions
39 concerning the program development process.
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41 Mike closed the meeting by reviewing the course of events and tentative timetable. The
42 stakeholders were asked to provide staff a listing of their ideas and concerns about the program.
43 Mike explained that once the workshop date was confirmed, an informational packet would be
44 distributed to all stakeholders and Committee members.
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46 Meeting adjourned at 4:34 p.m.