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[COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR] ORDINANCE NO. 230582
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Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas
Authorizing the City Manager to execute an amendment to the existing agreement with the Convention and Visitors Bureau of Greater Kansas City, Inc., d/b/a Visit KC.
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WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 200833 authorized the Director of the Convention and Entertainment Facilities Department to enter into a five (5) year agreement commencing on May 1, 2021, with the Convention and Visitors Bureau of Greater Kansas City, Inc., d/b/a Visit KC, a corporation formed and existing under Chapter 355, RSMO, to provide services for the promotion of convention and tourism business within the city with a one (1) year option to renew at the City's option; and
WHEREAS, in an election on April 4, 2023, the qualified voters of the City authorized an additional One Dollar and Fifty Cent ($1.50) license fee on hotels, motels, and tourist courts, and imposed a like fee on short-term rentals in the City; and
WHEREAS, in the same election on April 4, 2023, the qualified voters of the City also authorized imposition of a Transient Boarding and Accommodation Tax of seven and one-half percent (7.5%) to all lodging establishments, including short-term rentals not otherwise subject to the City's Convention and Tourism Tax; and
WHEREAS, the City now desires to use a portion of its new convention and tourism related funds to enhance marketing and promotion of the City while retaining flexibility to fully fund its obligations for other convention and tourism purposes including the 2026 World Cup during the balance of the contract term; and
WHEREAS, as part of the contract amendment, the City shall provide not less than forty percent (40%) of the funds derived from the hotel portion of the Convention and Tourism tax (Code Section 68-551(a)(1)) to Visit KC, to be effective May 1, 2026 through April 30, 2027; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KA...
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