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RESOLUTION NO. 1.7612
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM
SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING CITY
COUNCIL EXPENDITURE POLICIES RELATING TO
TOURISM AND VISITOR PROMOTION
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Palm Springs seeks
to promote the City as a convention, visitor, and tourism
destination; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to set forth policies
relating to the expenditure of funds for such promotion of
the City as a convention, visitor, and tourism destination;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Palm Springs, as follows:
SECTION 1. The City Council intends to and has
appropriated and made available for use for
the purposes of promotion, advertising, and
publicity of the convention, visitor, and
tourism economy of the City of Palm Springs, a
sum equivalent to fifty-five and three tenths
percent (55.31) of the available transient
occupancy taxes of the city, and such
appropriation is hereby ratified.
SECTION 2. The City Council directs that the sums of
money appropriated stated in Section 1 be
allocated as follows:
a. One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars
($150,000) for Convention Center marketing and
promotional activities.
b. Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000)
for special events (seed money, operation,
advertising) .
C. An amount of money not less than the
amount produced by the funding formula
contained in the joint powers agreement
creating the Palm Springs Desert Resorts
Convention and Visitor Bureau (PSDRCVB) , for
equal application to all member cities, to be
used for valley-wide promotional effort
through PSDRCVB.
d. An amount equal to fifteen and eight
tenths percent (15.8%) of the transient
occupancy tax collections in the Community
Promotion Fund, as set forth in Municipal Code
Section 3. 24.310, shall be used for paid
advertising to promote the City of Palm
Springs as a tourism site and visitor
destination.
e. The balance Qf said fifty-five and t:tac
tenths percent (55.3%) of said available
transient occupancy tax shall be used for the
general purpose of promotion, marketing, and
advertising intended for the improvement,
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enhancement, and promotion of the visitor-
related economy of the City of Palm Springs .
SECT.[ON 3 . From the transient occupancy tax, after
deduction of the fifty-five and three tenths
percent ( 55 . 3% ) funding for the items set
forth in Section 2 herein, an amount
equivalent to two and one-half percent ( 2. 5% )
of the remaining available balance of
transient occupancy tax, as defined Section 1
herein, shall be allocated for senior citizens
programs in the City of Palm Springs.
SECTION 4 . To the extent the provisions of this
Resolution conflict with any of the provisions i
of Resolution No. 16985, adopted by the City
Council on January 3, 19900 such conflicting
provisions of Resolution No. 16985 are hereby
superseded.
ADOPTED this 31st day of July , 1991.
AYES: Councilmembers Broich,�Hodges, Murawski , Heel and flayor Bono
NOES: (lone
ABSENT: gone /
ATTEST; CITY OF M14 P N S
City -Clerk City manager
REVIEW AND APPROVED: ,:v.
8/394/014084-0002/00
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