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2005-03-08 HOT Committee Minutes2 3 4 5 MINUTES Hotel Occupancy Taac Committee Meeting March 8, 2005 6 After determining that a quorum was present, the Hotel Occupancy Tax Comrnittee convened 7 into an Open Meeting on Tuesday, March 8, 2005, at 1:37 p.m. in the City Hall Conference 8 Room, City of Denton City Hall, 21 S E. McKinney Street, Denton, Texas. 9 14 PRESENT: Mayar Euline Brock, Council Members Bob Montgomery and Pete Kamp 11 12 EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS: 13 Kathy DuBose, Assistant City Manager 14 Diana Ortiz, Director Fiscal Operations 15 Jerry Drake, Seniar Assistant City Attarney/Litigation Chief 16 17 1$ 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 AGENDA ITEM 1: DISCUSS AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONVENTION AND VISITOR BUREAU'S BUDGET, PROGRAM YEAR 2005 Mayor Brock provided the committee with a background for the request of an additional $6,000 by the Convention and Visitor Bureau (CVB) far the creation and production of the new "Denton Live" magazine. The Mayor & Council Member Bob Montgomery stated that additional funds were essential in providing both the City and the Hotel Occupancy Tax Pragram with a good return an investment. 26 Kathy DuBose, presented the committee two options in providing the CVB with additional 27 funds. Option one would require the committee to rea�locate budgeted manies within the 28 Tourism and Conventian fund. �ption two would reyuire a budget amendment to the C�ty's 29 budget and the CVB's contract. 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 Jerry Drake discussed his concems with aption two. He stated tl�at a budget amendment would need to stigulate an emergency or dire public need. After discussions between the committae and Mr. Drake, it was decided that the potential for failure of the original $80,000 inveskment was contingent on the additional $6,000 necessary to distribute magazine ta promote tourism in the City or Dentan. AGENDA ITEM 2: QTHER BUSINESS The committee approved the program year 2006 timeline establishing the Kick-offmeeting far May 23, 2p05 at 2:40 p.m. The first meeting to discuss funding was scheduled for July 1$, 2005 at 10:00 a.m. 43 In addition, the Committee agreed to discuss the Denton Kiwanis Club's program year 2003 with 44 the Club to gain the necessary c�acumentation to support the $16,44b in convention expenses. 45 46 Meeting adjourned at 2:10 p.m.