2004-07-14 HOT Committee Minutes
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3 Hotel Occupancy Tax Committee Meeting
4 July 14, 2004
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6 After determining that a quorum was present, the Hotel Occupancy Tax Committee convened
7 into an Open Meeting on Wednesday, July 14, 2004, at 7:30 a.m. in the City Council
8 Worksession 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, Pete Kamp and
11 Raymond Redmon
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13 EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS:
14 Kathy DuBose, Assistant City Manager
15 Diana Ortiz, Director Fiscal Operations
16 Lee Ann Bunselmeyer, Treasury & Tax Manager
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18 AGENDA ITEM 1: CONSIDER APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR THE MAY 25, 2004
19 MEETING
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21 Minutes were approved as written.
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23 AGENDA ITEM 2:
24 PROGRAM ISSUES
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26 Mayor Brock provided a historical overview of the hotel occupancy tax program. The Denton
27 Black Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors explained that they expanded the Blues
28 Festival to a two-
29 However, by expanding their event and by receiving hotel fund budget cuts, the operations of
30 their festival were greatly hindered. The Chamber Board requested to receive funding equal to
31 or greater than the 2003 program year. The Chamber Board explained that this level of funding
32 was needed to offset the additional expenditures for the additional event day and to acquire
33 larger named talent.
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35 Ms. DuBose distributed the Program Year 2004 Summary itemizing the Convention and Visitor
36 -op advertising funds and clarifying miscommunications of the current year
37 advertising program allocations.
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39 The Chamber submitted a revised Exhibit C to their Program Year 2005 application. This revised
40 budget increased their advertising request from $10,000 to $20,000.
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42 AGENDA ITEM 3: OTHER BUSINESS
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44 No other business was discussed.
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46 Meeting adjourned at 8:50 a.m.