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<br />f <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />~ <br />~HILLS <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />AGENDA ITEM: 2E <br /> <br />November 9, 2004 <br /> <br />TO: Mayor and City Council <br />FROM: Scott Clark, Community Dcvelopment Director <br />SUBJECT: Minneapolis Metro North Convention and Visitors Bureau <br /> <br />This item is a follow-up to a previous City Council discussion regarding a motellhotel tax. At <br />that time, the consensus was that if owners were in favor staff should precede with securing <br />proper documentation. Based on this, on October 27, 2004 the Mayor and staff met with <br />representatives of the Arden Hills Holiday Inn and Super 8 to discuss their perspectives on the <br />City implementing a lodging tax that would be collected by the City and then transferred to the <br />Minneapolis Metro North Convention and Visitors Bureau. This entity is a direct marketing <br />organization and their Executive Director, Bob Musil, previously gave a presentation to the <br />Council regarding the merits of their program. <br /> <br />Both hotel representatives agreed that there would be merit in having the City levy the lodging <br />tax but wanted to make sure that the program's benefits would be reviewed annually. Attached is <br />a copy of a sample ordinance (this one was used by Shoreview) and a draft agreement between <br />the Bureau and the City. Both of these documents are being reviewed by the City Attorney and <br />these items are scheduled for the November 29, 2004 City Council meeting. <br /> <br />\\Earthlplanning'Misc Files\Scott\lodging tax November 15 2004 work session.doc <br />