1 00:00:20,053 --> 00:00:20,120 2 00:00:20,120 --> 00:00:21,021 >>> SEPTEMBER 11th 2023 OF THE 3 00:00:21,021 --> 00:00:22,122 SPECIAL MEETING. IT WILL COME T 4 00:00:22,122 --> 00:00:23,823 ORDER. IT IS 9:30. I AM SARA 5 00:00:23,823 --> 00:00:24,524 NELSON, CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE. 6 00:00:24,524 --> 00:00:25,392 COUNCILMEMBER STRAUSS HAS BEEN 7 00:00:25,392 --> 00:00:35,802 ASKED TO BE EXCUSED. 8 00:00:41,474 --> 00:00:46,946 >> [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] 9 00:00:46,946 --> 00:00:48,448 >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WOULD 10 00:00:48,448 --> 00:00:49,516 LIKE TO THINK MY COLLEAGUES TO 11 00:00:49,516 --> 00:00:54,721 AGREE -- TO AGREEING TO 12 00:00:54,721 --> 00:00:55,622 ATTENDING THE SPECIAL MEETING. 13 00:00:55,622 --> 00:00:56,856 THE SEATTLE TOURISM IMPROVEMENT 14 00:00:56,856 --> 00:00:58,758 AREA, THAT MAKES CHANGES TO THE 15 00:00:58,758 --> 00:01:03,363 WAY IT CALCULATES ITS 16 00:01:03,363 --> 00:01:04,264 ASSESSMENTS ON RATEPAYERS AND 17 00:01:04,264 --> 00:01:06,533 WHAT IT CAN DO WITH THOSE FUNDS 18 00:01:06,533 --> 00:01:07,867 ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS TO THE 19 00:01:07,867 --> 00:01:12,939 AGENDA? SEEING NO OBJECTION TH 20 00:01:12,939 --> 00:01:14,741 AGENDA IS ADOPTED. WE WILL MOV 21 00:01:14,741 --> 00:01:15,909 INTO PUBLIC COMMENT ON THAT 22 00:01:15,909 --> 00:01:17,110 ITEM. TODAY, FOR THE FIRST 23 00:01:17,110 --> 00:01:19,612 TIME, I WANT TO NOTE , THE 24 00:01:19,612 --> 00:01:20,480 SEATTLE CHANNEL WILL BE 25 00:01:20,480 --> 00:01:27,687 BROADCASTING THE IMAGE OF 26 00:01:27,687 --> 00:01:28,555 PUBLIC COMMENTERS. THIS IS 27 00:01:28,555 --> 00:01:29,422 RESULT OF A SUCCESSFUL AMENDMEN 28 00:01:29,422 --> 00:01:30,890 I PUT FORWARD TO THE COUNCIL 29 00:01:30,890 --> 00:01:32,091 RULES WHICH WE UPDATED EVERY TW 30 00:01:32,091 --> 00:01:32,759 YEARS. IT PROVIDES COMMITTEE 31 00:01:32,759 --> 00:01:34,027 CHAIRS THE DISCRETION TO 32 00:01:34,027 --> 00:01:35,762 DETERMINE THAT POLICY FOR THEI 33 00:01:35,762 --> 00:01:36,596 COMMITTEES AND APPLY IT 34 00:01:36,596 --> 00:01:37,797 CONSISTENTLY FOR AT LEAST A 35 00:01:37,797 --> 00:01:39,499 YEAR. I PUT IT FORWARD BECAUSE 36 00:01:39,499 --> 00:01:43,570 BELIEVE SPEAKERS SHOULD BE SEEN 37 00:01:43,570 --> 00:01:45,438 IT'S BY THE PUBLIC. WHEN THEY 38 00:01:45,438 --> 00:01:47,407 COME ALL THE WAY DOWN HERE TO 39 00:01:47,407 --> 00:01:51,277 MAKE COMMENT. IT ALSO HELPS 40 00:01:51,277 --> 00:01:51,845 COUNCILMEMBERS ATTENDING 41 00:01:51,845 --> 00:01:53,580 REMOTELY TO SEE THE PEOPLE WHO 42 00:01:53,580 --> 00:01:54,581 ARE MAKING PUBLIC COMMENT. I 43 00:01:54,581 --> 00:01:55,849 THINK THIS IS MORE CLOSELY TO 44 00:01:55,849 --> 00:02:03,123 THE SPIRIT OF OPEN PUBLIC 45 00:02:03,123 --> 00:02:04,457 MEETINGS ACT. WITH THAT, I WILL 46 00:02:04,457 --> 00:02:05,692 MOVE INTO PUBLIC COMMENT. I WIL 47 00:02:05,692 --> 00:02:06,793 CALL SPEAKERS IN THE ORDER THEY 48 00:02:06,793 --> 00:02:07,994 SIGN UP TO SPEAK, STARTING WITH 49 00:02:07,994 --> 00:02:08,895 IN PERSON COMMENTERS. SPEAKERS 50 00:02:08,895 --> 00:02:19,339 WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES. 51 00:02:21,007 --> 00:02:25,845 >> GOOD MORNING COUNCILMEMBERS. 52 00:02:25,845 --> 00:02:33,019 AN AREA HOTEL MANAGER FOR TWO 53 00:02:33,019 --> 00:02:34,287 HOTELS IN DISTRICT SEVEN AND 54 00:02:34,287 --> 00:02:35,688 ONE. I AM ALSO THE CHAIR OF THE 55 00:02:35,688 --> 00:02:36,890 ADVISORY BOARD. I'M HERE TODAY 56 00:02:36,890 --> 00:02:38,024 REPRESENTING THE RATE PEERS 57 00:02:38,024 --> 00:02:41,861 WITHIN -- I'M SPEAKING TODAY I 58 00:02:41,861 --> 00:02:45,431 SUPPORT OF CB 126041 . THE 59 00:02:45,431 --> 00:02:46,099 CONVERSION OF THE SEATTLE 60 00:02:46,099 --> 00:02:49,903 TOURISM IMPROVEMENT AREA. THE 61 00:02:49,903 --> 00:02:51,271 RATEPAYERS ARE IN STRONG -- 62 00:02:51,271 --> 00:02:58,978 SUPPORT OF THIS CONVERSION. 63 00:02:58,978 --> 00:03:00,613 BOTH IN THE AMENDED USE OF THE 64 00:03:00,613 --> 00:03:01,414 COLLECTIONS TO USE THE SALES AN 65 00:03:01,414 --> 00:03:02,515 MARKETING FOR CONVICTIONS, IN 66 00:03:02,515 --> 00:03:03,449 ADDITION TO THE LATER MARKET AS 67 00:03:03,449 --> 00:03:04,551 WELL AS MODIFIED FUNDING MODEL 68 00:03:04,551 --> 00:03:06,319 SHIFTING FROM A FLAT RATE TO A 69 00:03:06,319 --> 00:03:07,720 PERCENTAGE POINT THIS CONVERSIO 70 00:03:07,720 --> 00:03:09,856 IS IMPERATIVE TO THE CONTINUED 71 00:03:09,856 --> 00:03:12,492 SETS -- SUCCESS HERE IN 72 00:03:12,492 --> 00:03:15,929 SEATTLE. THE IMPACT RIGHT IS 73 00:03:15,929 --> 00:03:17,697 FAR OUTSIDE OF THE BOUNDARIES O 74 00:03:17,697 --> 00:03:18,965 THE DISTRICT. DRIVING VISITORS 75 00:03:18,965 --> 00:03:22,335 TO SPEND AND SUPPORTING SMALL 76 00:03:22,335 --> 00:03:24,337 BUSINESSES AND SUPPORTING THE 77 00:03:24,337 --> 00:03:26,339 AUTHENTIC EXPERIENCES FOUND IN 78 00:03:26,339 --> 00:03:27,807 OUR NEIGHBORHOOD THROUGHOUT 79 00:03:27,807 --> 00:03:30,510 SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY. THE 80 00:03:30,510 --> 00:03:32,779 CONVERSION HAS TO POWER -- HAS 81 00:03:32,779 --> 00:03:36,549 THE POWER FOR THE CITY AND PUT 82 00:03:36,549 --> 00:03:38,117 US IN LINE WITH THE SPENDING 83 00:03:38,117 --> 00:03:39,719 POWER IN OTHER MAJOR CITIES. 84 00:03:39,719 --> 00:03:43,523 PLEASE SUPPORT THE CONVERSION , 85 00:03:43,523 --> 00:03:43,856 THANK YOU. 86 00:03:43,856 --> 00:03:50,997 >> THANK YOU. 87 00:03:50,997 --> 00:03:56,903 >> HI. I AM THE OWNER OF -- 88 00:03:56,903 --> 00:03:57,804 LOCATED IN DISTRICT 3. I'M 89 00:03:57,804 --> 00:04:00,940 SPEEDING -- SPEAKING IN SUPPOR 90 00:04:00,940 --> 00:04:04,243 OF THE CONVERSION OF THE SEATTL 91 00:04:04,243 --> 00:04:05,778 TOURISM IMPROVEMENT AREA. I OW 92 00:04:05,778 --> 00:04:07,747 A RESTAURANT AND CAPITOL HILL , 93 00:04:07,747 --> 00:04:08,948 FOR THE LAST SEVEN OR EIGHT 94 00:04:08,948 --> 00:04:10,416 YEARS. I LIVE THERE AS WELL. I 95 00:04:10,416 --> 00:04:11,417 JOINED BECAUSE OF THE COMMUNITY 96 00:04:11,417 --> 00:04:17,991 OF PEOPLE, THE CULTURE. ONE OF 97 00:04:17,991 --> 00:04:19,225 THE THINGS IS MY PARENTS AND I 98 00:04:19,225 --> 00:04:20,660 HAVE A LOT OF FRIENDS THAT LIVE 99 00:04:20,660 --> 00:04:21,894 OUTSIDE OF SEATTLE, AND ONE OF 100 00:04:21,894 --> 00:04:23,296 THE COMMON THINGS I HEAR IS I 101 00:04:23,296 --> 00:04:27,967 DON'T VISIT THE SEATTLE AREA. 102 00:04:27,967 --> 00:04:29,602 DON'T VISIT THE SEATTLE AREA. M 103 00:04:29,602 --> 00:04:35,775 BIG GOAL OF WHAT I WANT TO 104 00:04:35,775 --> 00:04:37,210 CHANGE IS, WHEN YOU TURN THE 105 00:04:37,210 --> 00:04:38,211 MEDIA ON, YOU CONSISTENTLY HEAR 106 00:04:38,211 --> 00:04:38,945 ABOUT WHAT SEATTLE IS STRUGGLIN 107 00:04:38,945 --> 00:04:39,946 THROUGH AND NEGATIVE 108 00:04:39,946 --> 00:04:42,749 INFORMATION. WITH VISIT 109 00:04:42,749 --> 00:04:43,716 SEATTLE, I HAVE BEEN WORKING 110 00:04:43,716 --> 00:04:45,585 WITH THEM FOR SEVEN OR EIGHT 111 00:04:45,585 --> 00:04:48,187 YEARS , AND THEY DO AN 112 00:04:48,187 --> 00:04:48,888 INCREDIBLE JOB SUPPORTING SMALL 113 00:04:48,888 --> 00:04:50,723 BUSINESSES LIKE MINE FROM 114 00:04:50,723 --> 00:04:54,227 RESTAURANT EVENTS TO DIFFERENT 115 00:04:54,227 --> 00:04:55,628 EVENTS WITHIN THE CITY, AND HEL 116 00:04:55,628 --> 00:04:56,963 CHANGE THE CONVERSATION. I WANT 117 00:04:56,963 --> 00:05:02,769 TO SEE VISIT SEATTLE TAKE THE 118 00:05:02,769 --> 00:05:04,437 LEAD AND PUSH THAT IMAGE OF 119 00:05:04,437 --> 00:05:06,072 SEATTLE FOR OUR LONG-TERM SAKE 120 00:05:06,072 --> 00:05:08,908 SO WE CAN BE RUNNING SUCCESSFU 121 00:05:08,908 --> 00:05:10,109 BUSINESSES LONG TIME. PLEASE 122 00:05:10,109 --> 00:05:14,814 SUPPORT THE CONVERSION OF THE 123 00:05:14,814 --> 00:05:15,515 SEATTLE TOURISM IMPROVEMENT. 124 00:05:15,515 --> 00:05:17,784 >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT UP 125 00:05:17,784 --> 00:05:28,161 IS MONTY ANDERSON. 126 00:05:30,029 --> 00:05:31,564 >> ARE YOU READY? THANK YOU VER 127 00:05:31,564 --> 00:05:32,298 MUCH. THANK YOU FOR THE 128 00:05:32,298 --> 00:05:33,166 COUNCILMEMBERS FOR ATTENDING 129 00:05:33,166 --> 00:05:34,400 HERE ON ONLINE. I NAME IS MONTY 130 00:05:34,400 --> 00:05:35,902 ANDERSON, I AM AHEAD OF THE 131 00:05:35,902 --> 00:05:38,805 SEATTLE BUILDING TRAITS. WE 132 00:05:38,805 --> 00:05:42,241 WANT TO STRONGLY EXPRESS OUR 133 00:05:42,241 --> 00:05:43,176 SUPPORT FOR THE TOURISM 134 00:05:43,176 --> 00:05:47,847 IMPROVEMENT AREA LEGISLATION. 135 00:05:47,847 --> 00:05:49,148 WE ARE SMART IN THE BUILDING 136 00:05:49,148 --> 00:05:52,552 TRAITS. WE UNDERSTAND PEOPLE 137 00:05:52,552 --> 00:05:54,220 WANT TO COME HERE AND BE HERE S 138 00:05:54,220 --> 00:05:55,722 WE CAN BUILD STUFF. WE KNOW WE 139 00:05:55,722 --> 00:05:56,723 DON'T BUILD HOTELS AND PARKS 140 00:05:56,723 --> 00:06:01,761 JUST TO LOOK AT. WHEN I HAD A 141 00:06:01,761 --> 00:06:02,995 CHANCE TO JOIN VISIT SEATTLE TW 142 00:06:02,995 --> 00:06:04,363 YEARS AGO, I GOT A LITTLE 143 00:06:04,363 --> 00:06:05,698 PUSHBACK FROM SOME OF MY 144 00:06:05,698 --> 00:06:10,169 MEMBERS. WONDERING WHAT AM I 145 00:06:10,169 --> 00:06:11,170 DOING THAT FOR. AFTER A FEW 146 00:06:11,170 --> 00:06:12,271 YEARS HERE, EVERYBODY IS SO 147 00:06:12,271 --> 00:06:13,506 EXCITED WE ARE PART OF THIS 148 00:06:13,506 --> 00:06:14,574 GROUP BECAUSE THEY UNDERSTAND 149 00:06:14,574 --> 00:06:15,508 THE CORRELATION BETWEEN GOOD 150 00:06:15,508 --> 00:06:17,510 PRESS AND WE'VE GOT A GOOD 151 00:06:17,510 --> 00:06:18,344 PRODUCT HERE. GETTING STUFF 152 00:06:18,344 --> 00:06:19,846 BUILT IN HAVING GOOD PEOPLE 153 00:06:19,846 --> 00:06:22,648 PROMOTE . I WORK WITH A LOT OF 154 00:06:22,648 --> 00:06:23,649 GROUPS AND PROMOTE THINGS. I'VE 155 00:06:23,649 --> 00:06:25,251 NEVER SEEN ANYBODY EVER SEND 156 00:06:25,251 --> 00:06:27,353 SUCH A MESSAGE GLOBALLY SO 157 00:06:27,353 --> 00:06:31,858 CLEAR ABOUT HOW BEAUTIFULLY 158 00:06:31,858 --> 00:06:33,092 SEATTLE IS. I'M EVEN IMPRESSED 159 00:06:33,092 --> 00:06:34,694 WHEN I SEE HER AND I LIVE HERE. 160 00:06:34,694 --> 00:06:35,795 WHAT AN EXCELLENT JOB. LIKE I 161 00:06:35,795 --> 00:06:37,029 SAID, I'M HERE TO SUPPORT THEM. 162 00:06:37,029 --> 00:06:39,499 WHAT THEY ARE DOING NEEDS TO B 163 00:06:39,499 --> 00:06:41,367 DONE AFTER THE PANDEMIC WE TOOK 164 00:06:41,367 --> 00:06:43,903 A BIG HIT HERE. WE NEED TO 165 00:06:43,903 --> 00:06:47,106 CLEAN THAT UP. I AM ALL FOR 166 00:06:47,106 --> 00:06:54,247 VISIT SEATTLE IN THE INITIATIVE 167 00:06:54,247 --> 00:06:55,615 I AM RAMBLING HERE BECAUSE I 168 00:06:55,615 --> 00:06:57,150 GOT SO EXCITED ABOUT BEING PART 169 00:06:57,150 --> 00:06:58,484 OF THAT GROUP. I WANT TO TELL 170 00:06:58,484 --> 00:06:59,552 YOU AGAIN, ISUPPORT THIS GROUP 171 00:06:59,552 --> 00:07:00,653 100% AND GETTING WORK DONE, 172 00:07:00,653 --> 00:07:03,756 THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 173 00:07:03,756 --> 00:07:04,991 >> I WILL NOTE MONTY REPRESENTS 174 00:07:04,991 --> 00:07:08,694 THE PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY BUILT 175 00:07:08,694 --> 00:07:09,962 THE EXPANDED CONVENTION CENTER, 176 00:07:09,962 --> 00:07:13,332 WHICH WILL BENEFIT FROM THIS 177 00:07:13,332 --> 00:07:15,101 LEGISLATION. THANK YOU FOR BEIN 178 00:07:15,101 --> 00:07:18,771 IN HOUSE. WE HAVE ONE PERSON T 179 00:07:18,771 --> 00:07:21,607 SIGN UP FOR REMOTE PUBLIC 180 00:07:21,607 --> 00:07:23,209 COMMENT. THEY ARE NOT PRESENT 181 00:07:23,209 --> 00:07:26,612 YET . THAT PERSON IS LAURA. IF 182 00:07:26,612 --> 00:07:31,884 YOU CAN HEAR THIS, PLEASE COME 183 00:07:31,884 --> 00:07:38,758 ON BOARD AND PRESS STAR SIX. 184 00:07:38,758 --> 00:07:40,293 OKAY, SHE'S HAVING TROUBLE 185 00:07:40,293 --> 00:07:43,496 CONNECTING. THAT UNFORTUNATELY 186 00:07:43,496 --> 00:07:44,997 -- IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE IN THE 187 00:07:44,997 --> 00:07:46,666 ROOM THAT WILL LIKE TO MAKE 188 00:07:46,666 --> 00:07:52,038 PUBLIC COMMENT? LAURA, YOU'RE 189 00:07:52,038 --> 00:07:57,310 WELCOME TO SUBMIT PUBLIC 190 00:07:57,310 --> 00:07:58,744 COMMENTS BY EMAIL AND MAKE SURE 191 00:07:58,744 --> 00:08:05,651 THEY ARE DISTRIBUTED. I WILL 192 00:08:05,651 --> 00:08:06,352 OFFICIALLY CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT 193 00:08:06,352 --> 00:08:07,386 IF THERE ARE NO OTHER SPEAKERS. 194 00:08:07,386 --> 00:08:08,120 I'M OFFICIALLY CLOSING PUBLIC 195 00:08:08,120 --> 00:08:09,622 COMMENT. WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR 196 00:08:09,622 --> 00:08:11,157 ITEM ON THE AGENDA. WILL THE 197 00:08:11,157 --> 00:08:14,460 CLERK PLEASE READ THE ITEM INT 198 00:08:14,460 --> 00:08:14,727 RECORD. 199 00:08:14,727 --> 00:08:15,795 >> AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE, 200 00:08:15,795 --> 00:08:20,132 COUNSEL BILL 120641. AN 201 00:08:20,132 --> 00:08:20,733 ORDINANCE RELATING TO SEATTLE 202 00:08:20,733 --> 00:08:30,843 TOURISM IMPROVEMENT AREAS. 203 00:08:30,843 --> 00:08:31,410 ESTABLISHING A NEW 15-YEAR 204 00:08:31,410 --> 00:08:32,044 BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA TO BE 205 00:08:32,044 --> 00:08:32,645 KNOWN AS THE SEATTLE TOURISM 206 00:08:32,645 --> 00:08:33,179 IMPROVEMENT AREA; LEVYING 207 00:08:33,179 --> 00:08:33,813 SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS UPON OWNERS 208 00:08:33,813 --> 00:08:34,480 OF BUSINESSES OFFERING TRANSIEN 209 00:08:34,480 --> 00:08:35,114 ACCOMMODATIONS WITH 60 OR MORE 210 00:08:35,114 --> 00:08:40,019 ROOMS THE AREA. PROVIDING 211 00:08:40,019 --> 00:08:40,686 FOR THE DEPOSIT OF REVENUES IN 212 00:08:40,686 --> 00:08:41,354 SPECIAL ACCOUNT AND EXPENDITURE 213 00:08:41,354 --> 00:08:45,291 THEREFROM. PROVIDING FOR 214 00:08:45,291 --> 00:08:45,925 COLLECTION OF AND PENALTIES FOR 215 00:08:45,925 --> 00:08:50,596 DELINQUENCIES. PROVIDING FOR TH 216 00:08:50,596 --> 00:08:51,230 ESTABLISHMENT OF A RATEPAYERS 217 00:08:51,230 --> 00:08:59,438 ADVISORY BOARD. IMPROVEMENT ARE 218 00:08:59,438 --> 00:08:59,972 THAT WAS ESTABLISHED BY 219 00:08:59,972 --> 00:09:07,313 ORDINANCE 123714 PROVIDING FOR 220 00:09:07,313 --> 00:09:08,614 THE TRANSFER OF ANY REMAINING 221 00:09:08,614 --> 00:09:10,983 FUNDS FROM THE 2011 STIA 222 00:09:10,983 --> 00:09:20,660 ACCOUNT AND RATIFYING AND 223 00:09:20,660 --> 00:09:21,527 CONFIRMING CERTAIN PRIOR ACTS. 224 00:09:21,527 --> 00:09:22,862 >> FORMED IN 2021, IN ACCORDANC 225 00:09:22,862 --> 00:09:23,963 WITH WASHINGTON STATE LAW, TO 226 00:09:23,963 --> 00:09:24,931 ESTABLISH A NEW LASER TOURISM 227 00:09:24,931 --> 00:09:25,798 MARKETING FUND THAT ENABLES 228 00:09:25,798 --> 00:09:31,137 HOTELS TO COMPETE AND GROW 229 00:09:31,137 --> 00:09:31,837 THEIR MARKET SHARE. IT STARTED 230 00:09:31,837 --> 00:09:33,239 AS A FLAT TWO DOLLAR FEE PER 231 00:09:33,239 --> 00:09:34,307 NIGHT. COUNSEL AMENDED LAST YEA 232 00:09:34,307 --> 00:09:37,944 TO BECOME A FOUR DOLLAR FLAT 233 00:09:37,944 --> 00:09:42,281 FEE, AND THEY WANT TO CONVERT 234 00:09:42,281 --> 00:09:43,449 THE FLAT FEE TO A 235 00:09:43,449 --> 00:09:47,320 PERFORMANCE-BASED THAT AT 2.3% 236 00:09:47,320 --> 00:09:48,721 THAT'S WHY WE ARE TALKING ABOUT 237 00:09:48,721 --> 00:09:51,824 STIA AGAIN. THE REPAIRS ARE 238 00:09:51,824 --> 00:09:53,259 LOOKING TO ALLOW THE USE OF THE 239 00:09:53,259 --> 00:09:55,061 FUNDS COLLECTED TO INCLUDE SALE 240 00:09:55,061 --> 00:09:58,731 AND MARKETING IN THE CONVENTIO 241 00:09:58,731 --> 00:09:59,799 CENTER. CURRENTLY STIA FUNDS CA 242 00:09:59,799 --> 00:10:00,633 ONLY BE USED FOR LEISURE 243 00:10:00,633 --> 00:10:01,534 MARKETING DEVELOPMENT, BUT WITH 244 00:10:01,534 --> 00:10:03,569 THE NEW SUMMIT BUILDING WE HAV 245 00:10:03,569 --> 00:10:10,109 THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND SALE 246 00:10:10,109 --> 00:10:11,077 IN THE MEETINGS IN THE MARKET 247 00:10:11,077 --> 00:10:11,811 SEGMENTS. THE PROPOSED 248 00:10:11,811 --> 00:10:12,945 CONVERSION OF THE STIA HAS BEEN 249 00:10:12,945 --> 00:10:13,913 MET WITH THE SUPPORT FROM 250 00:10:13,913 --> 00:10:18,417 RATEPAYERS WITH THE DEFINED - 251 00:10:18,417 --> 00:10:19,352 WITHIN THE IMPROVED AREA ZONE. 252 00:10:19,352 --> 00:10:20,353 CURRENTLY OVER 70% OF PROPERTIE 253 00:10:20,353 --> 00:10:21,921 REPRESENTING THE 80% OF GUEST 254 00:10:21,921 --> 00:10:22,621 ROOM INVENTORY HAD SIGNED THE 255 00:10:22,621 --> 00:10:25,257 PETITION TO SUPPORT THESE 256 00:10:25,257 --> 00:10:27,426 IMPORTANT CHANGES. THAT'S A BIG 257 00:10:27,426 --> 00:10:30,796 PERCENTAGE WHEN THERE IS 258 00:10:30,796 --> 00:10:32,164 ANYTHING HAVING TO DO WITH THE 259 00:10:32,164 --> 00:10:36,402 CHANGES OR EXPANSIONS, ET 260 00:10:36,402 --> 00:10:40,172 CETERA. THAT'S IMPRESSIVE. 261 00:10:40,172 --> 00:10:41,007 PRESENTERS, WILL YOU PLEASE 262 00:10:41,007 --> 00:10:42,308 INTRODUCE YOURSELVES AND BEGIN 263 00:10:42,308 --> 00:10:45,311 YOUR PRESENTATIONS? 264 00:10:45,311 --> 00:10:46,512 >> SURE, I WILL START, GOING 265 00:10:46,512 --> 00:10:48,280 DOWN THE LINE. MY NAME IS 266 00:10:48,280 --> 00:10:50,349 JASMINE WITH CENTRAL CENTRAL 267 00:10:50,349 --> 00:10:50,616 STAFF. 268 00:10:50,616 --> 00:10:52,818 >> MY NAME IS COUNT UP THIS 269 00:10:52,818 --> 00:10:53,486 CASEY ROGERS. 270 00:10:53,486 --> 00:10:56,989 >> TMA WITH VISIT SEATTLE. 271 00:10:56,989 --> 00:11:00,659 >> VISIT SEATTLE. 272 00:11:00,659 --> 00:11:02,828 >> I WILL GO AHEAD AND KICK US 273 00:11:02,828 --> 00:11:04,997 OFF . TO PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF 274 00:11:04,997 --> 00:11:08,434 THE PROCESS. AS THIS COMMITTEE 275 00:11:08,434 --> 00:11:09,835 MAY BE FAMILIAR WITH, SINCE THI 276 00:11:09,835 --> 00:11:11,370 IS THE THIRD ONE IN RECENT 277 00:11:11,370 --> 00:11:13,506 MONTHS , THE PROCEDURES FOR 278 00:11:13,506 --> 00:11:14,573 ESTABLISHING AND OPERATING ARE 279 00:11:14,573 --> 00:11:16,842 GOVERNED BY STATE LAW AND CITY 280 00:11:16,842 --> 00:11:20,513 POLICIES THAT WERE ADOPTED BY 281 00:11:20,513 --> 00:11:23,749 RESOLUTION IN 2016. PER THE 282 00:11:23,749 --> 00:11:24,884 ADOPTED POLICIES, THE CITY WILL 283 00:11:24,884 --> 00:11:28,654 CONSIDER A NEW ONE WHEN 284 00:11:28,654 --> 00:11:32,458 PRESENTED BY A PETITION FROM 285 00:11:32,458 --> 00:11:33,159 RATEPAYERS REPRESENTING 60% OR 286 00:11:33,159 --> 00:11:37,563 MORE OF THE PROPOSED ONE. AS 287 00:11:37,563 --> 00:11:38,697 CHAIR NELSON MENTIONED, THE CAS 288 00:11:38,697 --> 00:11:41,200 BEFORE YOU TODAY. THESE 289 00:11:41,200 --> 00:11:42,802 PETITIONS CAN BE FOUND IN CLERK 290 00:11:42,802 --> 00:11:48,441 FILE 322-0074. AGAIN, AS THIS 291 00:11:48,441 --> 00:11:49,375 COMMITTEE MAY BE FAMILIAR WITH 292 00:11:49,375 --> 00:11:50,843 BY NOW, CREATING A NEW ONE IS 293 00:11:50,843 --> 00:11:52,745 PRETTY PROCESS INTENSIVE. TO 294 00:11:52,745 --> 00:11:54,980 INCLUDES FOUR PIECES OF 295 00:11:54,980 --> 00:11:59,085 LEGISLATION AS REQUIRED BY LAW. 296 00:11:59,085 --> 00:12:00,920 A RESOLUTION THAT ESTABLISHES 297 00:12:00,920 --> 00:12:04,990 THE INTENT TO ESTABLISH THE 298 00:12:04,990 --> 00:12:09,528 BIA AND SETS THE HEARING. 299 00:12:09,528 --> 00:12:15,901 INTENT TO DISAPPEAR THE EXISTIN 300 00:12:15,901 --> 00:12:17,736 BIA AND SETS A PUBLIC HEARING 301 00:12:17,736 --> 00:12:18,404 ON THAT. AND FINALLY AN 302 00:12:18,404 --> 00:12:19,271 ORDINANCE THAT FORMALLY THIS 303 00:12:19,271 --> 00:12:23,109 ESTABLISHES THE EXPIRING BIA, 304 00:12:23,109 --> 00:12:25,111 CREATES A NEW ONE, AND LEVIES A 305 00:12:25,111 --> 00:12:28,047 SPECIAL ASSESSMENT TO FUND THE 306 00:12:28,047 --> 00:12:29,281 ACTIVITIES. THE COUNCIL 307 00:12:29,281 --> 00:12:32,084 INTRODUCED ALL FOUR PIECES OF 308 00:12:32,084 --> 00:12:33,119 LEGISLATION AND VOTED ON THE 309 00:12:33,119 --> 00:12:34,320 ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTIONS. 310 00:12:34,320 --> 00:12:35,221 THESE RESOLUTIONS AT THE PUBLIC 311 00:12:35,221 --> 00:12:37,857 HEARING DATE FOR SEPTEMBER 13th 312 00:12:37,857 --> 00:12:42,428 AT 9:30 A.M., THIS WEDNESDAY. 313 00:12:42,428 --> 00:12:43,629 MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE 314 00:12:43,629 --> 00:12:44,663 NOTICE OF THE UPCOMING PUBLIC 315 00:12:44,663 --> 00:12:45,998 HEARINGS WAS PUBLISHED IN THE 316 00:12:45,998 --> 00:12:48,501 DAILY JOURNAL COMMERCE AND 317 00:12:48,501 --> 00:12:49,835 MAILED TO ALL POTENTIAL RATE 318 00:12:49,835 --> 00:12:52,404 PAYERS IN ADVANCE OF THE 319 00:12:52,404 --> 00:12:54,874 HEARING , AGAIN AS REQUIRED BY 320 00:12:54,874 --> 00:12:57,676 STATE LAW. TODAY , WE ARE 321 00:12:57,676 --> 00:12:58,778 HEARING AN INITIAL PRESENTATION 322 00:12:58,778 --> 00:13:01,780 ON THE COUNSEL BILL . LOOKING 323 00:13:01,780 --> 00:13:02,782 AHEAD, THE NEXT COMMITTEE 324 00:13:02,782 --> 00:13:03,883 MEETING ON WEDNESDAY MORNING 325 00:13:03,883 --> 00:13:06,485 WILL CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING, 326 00:13:06,485 --> 00:13:10,789 CAN -- CONSIDER ANY AMENDMENTS 327 00:13:10,789 --> 00:13:12,324 AND POSSIBLY VOTE ON THE 328 00:13:12,324 --> 00:13:13,492 LEGISLATION. WITH THAT OVERVIE 329 00:13:13,492 --> 00:13:15,361 OF THE PROCESS I WILL TURN IT 330 00:13:15,361 --> 00:13:21,700 OVER TO THE PROPONENTS. 331 00:13:21,700 --> 00:13:22,935 >> THANKS, JASMINE. THANKS FOR 332 00:13:22,935 --> 00:13:23,702 EVERYONE. THANKS FOR HOSTING US 333 00:13:23,702 --> 00:13:25,004 AT THE MEETING TODAY. APPRECIAT 334 00:13:25,004 --> 00:13:26,105 IT. MY NAME IS CASEY ROGERS I'M 335 00:13:26,105 --> 00:13:27,439 UP IS TO -- BUSINESS DISTRICT 336 00:13:27,439 --> 00:13:29,108 PROGRAM MANAGER. I WILL GIVE YO 337 00:13:29,108 --> 00:13:32,511 A REVIEW OF THE BIA PROGRAM AN 338 00:13:32,511 --> 00:13:33,679 WHAT WE ARE INTRODUCING AND THE 339 00:13:33,679 --> 00:13:35,548 I WILL PASS IT OVER FOR THE 340 00:13:35,548 --> 00:13:42,087 DETAILS. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. 341 00:13:42,087 --> 00:13:43,189 OUR BIA PROGRAM, CURRENTLY WE 342 00:13:43,189 --> 00:13:44,890 HAVE 11 ACROSS THE CITY OF 343 00:13:44,890 --> 00:13:46,592 SEATTLE INCLUDING SETTLE 344 00:13:46,592 --> 00:13:48,661 TOURISM IMPROVEMENT AREA AND 345 00:13:48,661 --> 00:13:52,398 VISIT SEATTLE. THAT MONEY GOES 346 00:13:52,398 --> 00:13:53,199 BACK TO ENHANCED BUSINESS 347 00:13:53,199 --> 00:13:58,170 SERVICES AND PROGRAMS. BIA 348 00:13:58,170 --> 00:13:59,071 PROVIDE LOCAL CONTROL WITH 349 00:13:59,071 --> 00:14:00,172 FUNDING AND PREDICTABLE 350 00:14:00,172 --> 00:14:10,683 SUSTAINING FUNDING AS WELL. 351 00:14:11,183 --> 00:14:11,817 HIRING STAFF, AND LOOK FORWARD 352 00:14:11,817 --> 00:14:13,252 AND PLAN FOR THE FUTURE. THE 353 00:14:13,252 --> 00:14:14,186 REVENUE THAT IS COLLECTED 354 00:14:14,186 --> 00:14:15,054 THROUGH THE ASSESSMENT IS 100% 355 00:14:15,054 --> 00:14:16,288 DELEGATED TO THE DISTRICT, SO I 356 00:14:16,288 --> 00:14:16,989 STAYS WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOODS 357 00:14:16,989 --> 00:14:17,923 ITSELF . THE PROGRAM IS 358 00:14:17,923 --> 00:14:19,725 SUPPORTED BY OED AND THE CITY'S 359 00:14:19,725 --> 00:14:21,961 TREASURY SERVICES. HOW A BIA I 360 00:14:21,961 --> 00:14:26,332 FORMED IS, THE FIRST THING THE 361 00:14:26,332 --> 00:14:27,399 MUST DEMONSTRATE 60% OF SUPPORT 362 00:14:27,399 --> 00:14:30,236 FROM THE RATEPAYERS VIA A 363 00:14:30,236 --> 00:14:31,537 PETITION PROCESS. THEN THE 364 00:14:31,537 --> 00:14:38,043 PROPONENTS CAN UTILIZE ANY 365 00:14:38,043 --> 00:14:39,044 REASONABLE FACTOR THAT RELATES 366 00:14:39,044 --> 00:14:39,812 TO THE BENEFITS RECEIVED, 367 00:14:39,812 --> 00:14:40,412 INCLUDING HOTEL OCCUPANCY, 368 00:14:40,412 --> 00:14:41,313 BUSINESS AND OCCUPATIONAL 369 00:14:41,313 --> 00:14:45,084 VALUES, LOT SQUARE FOOTAGE . 370 00:14:45,084 --> 00:14:47,553 WHEN A BIA IS PROPOSED FOR 371 00:14:47,553 --> 00:14:49,255 CHANGE TO PROPOSE, IT COMES TO 372 00:14:49,255 --> 00:14:52,424 THE CITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. 373 00:14:52,424 --> 00:14:54,093 WE REVIEW THE PROPOSAL TO MAKE 374 00:14:54,093 --> 00:14:58,664 SURE IT'S COMMENSURATE WITH 375 00:14:58,664 --> 00:14:59,732 CITY POLICIES AND STATE LAWS. 376 00:14:59,732 --> 00:15:01,033 AND THAT THE REPAIRS ARE 377 00:15:01,033 --> 00:15:01,767 RECEIVING BENEFITS PROPOSED WIT 378 00:15:01,767 --> 00:15:10,309 THE BIA. LASTLY, THE BIA -- 379 00:15:10,309 --> 00:15:11,610 EXCUSE ME, LASTLY, THE PI NEEDS 380 00:15:11,610 --> 00:15:12,678 TO BE APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL, 381 00:15:12,678 --> 00:15:13,979 WHICH IS WHY WE ARE HERE TODAY. 382 00:15:13,979 --> 00:15:24,456 NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. STIA 383 00:15:25,658 --> 00:15:26,659 BACKGROUND. FORMED ORIGINALLY I 384 00:15:26,659 --> 00:15:27,559 2011 THROUGH THE PROCESS I 385 00:15:27,559 --> 00:15:28,594 MENTIONED ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE 386 00:15:28,594 --> 00:15:35,067 FOR THIS CHANGE HERE, THEY HAV 387 00:15:35,067 --> 00:15:36,168 SECURED 72% OF SUPPORT THROUGH 388 00:15:36,168 --> 00:15:37,102 THE PETITION PROCESS, WHICH IS 389 00:15:37,102 --> 00:15:39,104 MUCH HIGHER THAN THE 60% MINIMU 390 00:15:39,104 --> 00:15:40,773 I BELIEVE ACTUALLY IT'S NOW 74 391 00:15:40,773 --> 00:15:41,840 SINCE WE'VE SUBMITTED THESE 392 00:15:41,840 --> 00:15:43,208 DOCUMENTS, IF I'M RIGHT. NEXT 393 00:15:43,208 --> 00:15:46,145 SLIDE. JUST A LITTLE CONTEXT 394 00:15:46,145 --> 00:15:48,480 HERE. HERE ARE THE BOUNDARIES . 395 00:15:48,480 --> 00:15:49,982 YOU CAN SEE IT'S PROBABLY 396 00:15:49,982 --> 00:15:52,851 DOWNTOWN. WITH THE RED OUTLINE 397 00:15:52,851 --> 00:15:56,555 THERE. I JUST WANTED TO NOTE 398 00:15:56,555 --> 00:15:57,690 THE BOUNDARIES ARE NOT CHANGING 399 00:15:57,690 --> 00:15:58,724 WITH THIS ORDINANCE. NEXT SLIDE 400 00:15:58,724 --> 00:16:01,393 PLEASE. JUST ANOTHER MAP TO 401 00:16:01,393 --> 00:16:07,800 SHOW THE RATEPAYERS , 71 IN 402 00:16:07,800 --> 00:16:08,867 TOTAL. THE BOUNDARY IS NOT 403 00:16:08,867 --> 00:16:11,103 CHANGING WITH THIS. NEXT SLIDE 404 00:16:11,103 --> 00:16:16,575 PLEASE. THERE ARE TWO MAIN 405 00:16:16,575 --> 00:16:17,643 UPDATES WITH THIS PROPOSAL. THE 406 00:16:17,643 --> 00:16:19,244 FIRST BEING EXPANDING THE TYPE 407 00:16:19,244 --> 00:16:20,279 OF TRAVEL THAT VISIT SEATTLE CA 408 00:16:20,279 --> 00:16:21,080 MARKET TO INCLUDE BUSINESS 409 00:16:21,080 --> 00:16:22,381 TRAVEL. THEY ARE CURRENTLY 410 00:16:22,381 --> 00:16:26,685 RESTRICTED TO LEISURE TRAVEL, 411 00:16:26,685 --> 00:16:27,519 WHICH PRECLUDES THE CONVENTION 412 00:16:27,519 --> 00:16:28,487 CENTER, WHICH IS NOTABLE RIGHT 413 00:16:28,487 --> 00:16:29,888 NOW WITH THE NEW SUMMIT 414 00:16:29,888 --> 00:16:33,459 BUILDING. THIS UPDATE WILL 415 00:16:33,459 --> 00:16:34,426 ALLOW THEM TO MARKET BUSINESS 416 00:16:34,426 --> 00:16:35,661 TRAVEL AS WELL. THE OTHER MAIN 417 00:16:35,661 --> 00:16:37,429 COMPONENT TO THIS ORDINANCE IS 418 00:16:37,429 --> 00:16:43,702 TRANSITIONING FROM A FLAT FEE 419 00:16:43,702 --> 00:16:44,370 MODEL TO A PERCENTAGE MODEL. 420 00:16:44,370 --> 00:16:45,604 RIGHT NOW IT'S FOUR DOLLARS PER 421 00:16:45,604 --> 00:16:46,605 NIGHT. THIS WOULD ACTUALLY 422 00:16:46,605 --> 00:16:54,413 CHANGE IT TO A 2.3% CHARGE. TH 423 00:16:54,413 --> 00:16:55,381 PERCENTAGE MODEL IS MORE 424 00:16:55,381 --> 00:16:56,548 EQUITABLE. YOU CAN THINK OF $10 425 00:16:56,548 --> 00:17:06,125 A NIGHT HOTEL VERSUS A $400 A 426 00:17:06,125 --> 00:17:06,725 NIGHT HOTEL, SPENDING TWO 427 00:17:06,725 --> 00:17:08,193 DOLLARS AND 30% -- I CAN'T DO 428 00:17:08,193 --> 00:17:09,228 THE MATH RIGHT NOW. DO YOU 429 00:17:09,228 --> 00:17:10,329 UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M SAYING. THE 430 00:17:10,329 --> 00:17:11,764 PERCENTAGE MODEL IS MORE IN 431 00:17:11,764 --> 00:17:13,365 ALIGNMENT WITH WHAT OTHER 432 00:17:13,365 --> 00:17:14,199 JURISDICTIONS ARE DOING ACROSS 433 00:17:14,199 --> 00:17:15,367 THE COUNTRY AND AROUND THE 434 00:17:15,367 --> 00:17:16,168 WORLD. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. I 435 00:17:16,168 --> 00:17:17,202 MENTIONED BEFORE THAT 100% OF 436 00:17:17,202 --> 00:17:18,837 THE ASSESSMENTS GO BACK TO THE 437 00:17:18,837 --> 00:17:21,106 BIA FOR VARIOUS PROGRAM AREAS. 438 00:17:21,106 --> 00:17:22,307 I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF 439 00:17:22,307 --> 00:17:24,176 THE PROGRAM AREAS THAT STIA 440 00:17:24,176 --> 00:17:26,311 HAS. I WANTED TO SHOW 441 00:17:26,311 --> 00:17:29,014 ADVERTISING , GROUP SALES. YOU 442 00:17:29,014 --> 00:17:33,786 CAN SEE WHAT VISIT SEATTLE 443 00:17:33,786 --> 00:17:35,387 DOES. NEXT SLIDE. I THINK THAT' 444 00:17:35,387 --> 00:17:36,989 IT. MAYBE WE MOVE QUESTIONS TO 445 00:17:36,989 --> 00:17:39,324 THE VERY END. 446 00:17:39,324 --> 00:17:40,859 >> THAT'S A GOOD IDEA. 447 00:17:40,859 --> 00:17:44,263 >> GREAT. WITH THAT I WILL PAS 448 00:17:44,263 --> 00:17:45,197 IT OVER TO TAMMY AND ALLIE. 449 00:17:45,197 --> 00:17:52,371 >> THANK YOU. 450 00:17:52,371 --> 00:17:58,977 >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUC 451 00:17:58,977 --> 00:18:00,312 FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY AND 452 00:18:00,312 --> 00:18:01,346 MAKING THE TIME TO LISTEN TO OU 453 00:18:01,346 --> 00:18:03,382 PRESENTATION. MY NAME IS TAMMY 454 00:18:03,382 --> 00:18:04,483 I'M THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF 455 00:18:04,483 --> 00:18:06,018 VISIT SEATTLE. WE ARE THE 456 00:18:06,018 --> 00:18:07,086 PROGRAM MANAGER FOR STIA. I'M 457 00:18:07,086 --> 00:18:09,721 HERE PRESENTING WITH ALLIE, OU 458 00:18:09,721 --> 00:18:10,722 CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER. NEXT 459 00:18:10,722 --> 00:18:14,793 SLIDE. WE HAVE BEEN AROUND FO 460 00:18:14,793 --> 00:18:16,795 A LONG TIME. JUST A LITTLE BIT 461 00:18:16,795 --> 00:18:18,897 OF HISTORY ABOUT THE IS T.I.A. 462 00:18:18,897 --> 00:18:22,634 IT WAS ESTABLISHED 12 YEARS 463 00:18:22,634 --> 00:18:24,703 AGO. A MINIMUM OF 60 ROOMS 464 00:18:24,703 --> 00:18:27,606 WITHIN THE BIA BOUNDARIES. AN 465 00:18:27,606 --> 00:18:30,876 11 MEMBER BOARD IS WORKING 466 00:18:30,876 --> 00:18:33,178 WITH US . AND MUST BE IMPROVED 467 00:18:33,178 --> 00:18:38,684 BY THE RATEPAYERS EACH YEAR. I 468 00:18:38,684 --> 00:18:39,618 GENERAL TERMS, AND WILL TALK 469 00:18:39,618 --> 00:18:40,385 MORE ABOUT SPECIFICS, THESE 470 00:18:40,385 --> 00:18:46,291 FUNDS HAVE BEEN INVESTED TO 471 00:18:46,291 --> 00:18:47,392 GROW THE ECONOMY THROUGH 472 00:18:47,392 --> 00:18:48,093 ADVERTISING, MEDIA RELATIONS, 473 00:18:48,093 --> 00:18:48,827 SPECIAL EVENTS, SALES MISSIONS 474 00:18:48,827 --> 00:18:49,528 AND OTHER WORK THAT INCREASES 475 00:18:49,528 --> 00:18:50,596 AWARENESS OF SEATTLE AS A 476 00:18:50,596 --> 00:18:51,363 LEISURE DESTINATION. WHILE THE 477 00:18:51,363 --> 00:18:54,466 STIA IS MANDATED TO BENEFIT TH 478 00:18:54,466 --> 00:18:55,434 RATEPAYERS, IT'S IMPORTANT TO 479 00:18:55,434 --> 00:19:03,408 NOTE THAT BENEFITS ARE BEYOND 480 00:19:03,408 --> 00:19:04,443 THE HOTELS. OUR RATEPAYERS 481 00:19:04,443 --> 00:19:05,511 RECOGNIZE THAT PEOPLE STAY IN 482 00:19:05,511 --> 00:19:06,812 HOTELS TO ENJOY THE DESTINATION 483 00:19:06,812 --> 00:19:07,946 ALL THE THINGS THAT MAKE IT 484 00:19:07,946 --> 00:19:09,715 SPECIAL. THIS IS A VERY 485 00:19:09,715 --> 00:19:10,349 COLLABORATIVE EFFORT. VISIT 486 00:19:10,349 --> 00:19:11,583 SEATTLE HAS MORE THAN 700 487 00:19:11,583 --> 00:19:12,584 MEMBERS REPRESENTING EVERY 488 00:19:12,584 --> 00:19:14,887 SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOOD . THESE AR 489 00:19:14,887 --> 00:19:15,721 BUSINESSES AND NONPROFITS ACROS 490 00:19:15,721 --> 00:19:16,722 THE CITY. WE'VE HAD AMAZING 491 00:19:16,722 --> 00:19:22,895 SUCCESS AS A RESULT OF THE 492 00:19:22,895 --> 00:19:24,296 FUNDS AND ARE LOOKING TO DO 493 00:19:24,296 --> 00:19:25,330 MORE. WE'RE LOOKING FOR JUST A 494 00:19:25,330 --> 00:19:26,164 COUPLE OF ADJUSTMENTS. THE 495 00:19:26,164 --> 00:19:26,732 OBJECTIVES HAVE REMAINED 496 00:19:26,732 --> 00:19:27,466 CONSISTENT OVER TIME. WE 497 00:19:27,466 --> 00:19:28,367 LEVERAGED IT WITH OTHER FUNDS 498 00:19:28,367 --> 00:19:31,003 AND USE IT TO BUILD AWARENESS 499 00:19:31,003 --> 00:19:34,506 AND FALL, WINTER AND SPRING. 500 00:19:34,506 --> 00:19:35,974 AND TO TELL THE STORY OR STORIE 501 00:19:35,974 --> 00:19:37,609 OF SEATTLE. THIS HAS BEEN VERY 502 00:19:37,609 --> 00:19:42,181 SUCCESSFUL ECONOMIC WORK AND 503 00:19:42,181 --> 00:19:43,649 WE'RE LOOKING TO DO MORE OF THI 504 00:19:43,649 --> 00:19:52,057 WITH THE NEW STIA. THANKS. 505 00:19:52,057 --> 00:19:52,991 WHILE WE'VE HAD GREAT SUCCESS, 506 00:19:52,991 --> 00:19:54,493 WE HAVE FOUND OURSELVES IN A NE 507 00:19:54,493 --> 00:19:55,160 CHAPTER, WITH THAT HAVE 508 00:19:55,160 --> 00:19:56,562 DISCOVERED SOME CHALLENGES WITH 509 00:19:56,562 --> 00:20:07,139 THE STIA. THE OTHER MAIN SOURC 510 00:20:10,442 --> 00:20:11,577 OF MARKETING COMES FROM THE 511 00:20:11,577 --> 00:20:12,211 CONVENTION CENTER. RIGHT UP 512 00:20:12,211 --> 00:20:13,211 UNTIL 2020, THOSE FUNDS WERE 513 00:20:13,211 --> 00:20:14,179 WORKING WELL TOGETHER. WE NOW 514 00:20:14,179 --> 00:20:15,247 HAVE OPENED A SECOND CENTER 515 00:20:15,247 --> 00:20:16,782 BUILDING WHICH GRATES -- BRINGS 516 00:20:16,782 --> 00:20:23,789 GREAT OPPORTUNITY. THE PANDEMI 517 00:20:23,789 --> 00:20:24,990 AND THE DEBT SERVICE OBLIGATION 518 00:20:24,990 --> 00:20:26,692 HAVE RESULTED IN THE EROSION OF 519 00:20:26,692 --> 00:20:31,496 THE AVAILABLE SALES AND 520 00:20:31,496 --> 00:20:32,464 MARKETING FUNDS. THIS LEAVES US 521 00:20:32,464 --> 00:20:34,099 WITH A GAP OF ABOUT $30 MILLION 522 00:20:34,099 --> 00:20:35,000 OVER A FIVE-YEAR PERIOD, MONEY 523 00:20:35,000 --> 00:20:38,070 WE WERE COUNTING ON TO STAFF U 524 00:20:38,070 --> 00:20:42,240 AND RECOVER FROM THE PANDEMIC. 525 00:20:42,240 --> 00:20:43,408 IT IS GREATLY AFFECTING OUR 526 00:20:43,408 --> 00:20:44,142 MOMENTUM IN BUILDING CONVENTION 527 00:20:44,142 --> 00:20:48,046 BUSINESS. THE STIA AS IT'S 528 00:20:48,046 --> 00:20:49,881 BUILT NOW, CANNOT HELP US BRIDG 529 00:20:49,881 --> 00:20:53,418 THE GAP. IN ADDITION TO THAT, 530 00:20:53,418 --> 00:20:54,620 THE FLAT FEE MODEL HAS ITS 531 00:20:54,620 --> 00:20:55,787 LIMITATIONS. AS WE SEE 532 00:20:55,787 --> 00:21:00,926 INFLATIONS EFFECT ON 533 00:21:00,926 --> 00:21:02,327 EVERYTHING, WE ARE IN DANGER OF 534 00:21:02,327 --> 00:21:03,195 BEING MORE AND MORE UNDER 535 00:21:03,195 --> 00:21:04,396 RESOURCED IF WE LEAVE THINGS TH 536 00:21:04,396 --> 00:21:07,366 WAY THEY ARE. WE ARE STILL 537 00:21:07,366 --> 00:21:08,267 WORKING ON RECOVERY. WE'VE HAD 538 00:21:08,267 --> 00:21:12,604 GOOD MOMENTS AND GREAT MOMENTS 539 00:21:12,604 --> 00:21:14,139 WE CAN SEND BUNTS. WE TRULY ARE 540 00:21:14,139 --> 00:21:16,008 NOT BACK. CERTAINLY WE HAVE A 541 00:21:16,008 --> 00:21:18,310 LOT OF GROUND TO MAKE UP . WE 542 00:21:18,310 --> 00:21:23,782 ARE STILL 18% BELOW 2019 IN 543 00:21:23,782 --> 00:21:24,650 OVERNIGHT VISITOR LEVELS. 10% 544 00:21:24,650 --> 00:21:27,919 DOWN IN VISITOR SPENDING, AND 545 00:21:27,919 --> 00:21:29,421 THAT'S NEARLY $1 BILLION. 10% I 546 00:21:29,421 --> 00:21:35,927 NO SMALL CHANGE. EMPLOYMENT IS 547 00:21:35,927 --> 00:21:37,029 LAGGING BY 24%. ON THE NEXT 548 00:21:37,029 --> 00:21:38,730 SLIDE, IT SHOWS A GRAPH ABOUT 549 00:21:38,730 --> 00:21:42,968 CONVENTION CENTERS. THEY NEED 550 00:21:42,968 --> 00:21:44,703 RUNWAY. THE BOOK WELL IN 551 00:21:44,703 --> 00:21:45,904 ADVANCED GENERALLY . THEY 552 00:21:45,904 --> 00:21:49,174 TRADITIONALLY BOOK SEVERAL 553 00:21:49,174 --> 00:21:50,642 YEARS ELSE. WE TRACK WHERE WE 554 00:21:50,642 --> 00:21:52,444 SHOULD BE IN ORDER TO MEET OUR 555 00:21:52,444 --> 00:21:55,814 ANNUAL LOOKING TARGETS. RIGHT 556 00:21:55,814 --> 00:21:56,948 NOW, WE SHOULD BE WHERE THE 557 00:21:56,948 --> 00:21:58,116 YELLOW LINE IS RIGHT NOW. WHERE 558 00:21:58,116 --> 00:22:00,485 WE ARE IS THE BLUE LINE. YOU CA 559 00:22:00,485 --> 00:22:02,454 SEE WE'VE GOT SOME GROUND TO 560 00:22:02,454 --> 00:22:07,225 MAKE UP , AND NEED A LITTLE BIT 561 00:22:07,225 --> 00:22:10,629 OF HELP THERE. ON THE NEXT SLID 562 00:22:10,629 --> 00:22:12,497 YOU SEE WE ARE FOLLOWING BEHIN 563 00:22:12,497 --> 00:22:17,002 OUR COMPETITIVE CITY BUDGETS. 564 00:22:17,002 --> 00:22:17,803 POST-COVID RECOVERY IS ON 565 00:22:17,803 --> 00:22:18,737 EVERYONE'S RADAR, AS IS 566 00:22:18,737 --> 00:22:20,372 INFLATION OF COURSE. WHEN WE 567 00:22:20,372 --> 00:22:21,940 BEGAN THIS SURVEY IN THE EARLY 568 00:22:21,940 --> 00:22:26,812 SPRING , WASHINGTON, D.C.'S 569 00:22:26,812 --> 00:22:28,246 BUDGET WAS AT $25 MILLION. IF 570 00:22:28,246 --> 00:22:29,648 YOU LOOK AT THE GRID NOW, THEY 571 00:22:29,648 --> 00:22:33,018 ARE $50 MILLON. IN A FEW SHORT 572 00:22:33,018 --> 00:22:34,019 MONTHS THEY HAVE DOUBLED THE 573 00:22:34,019 --> 00:22:34,986 RESOURCES THEY HAVE AVAILABLE T 574 00:22:34,986 --> 00:22:36,254 GROW THE SAME KIND OF BUSINESS 575 00:22:36,254 --> 00:22:37,456 WE ARE PURSUING. WE ALREADY LAG 576 00:22:37,456 --> 00:22:38,890 BEHIND DENVER AND SAN DIEGO, LO 577 00:22:38,890 --> 00:22:40,125 ANGELES. PORTLAND AND SAN 578 00:22:40,125 --> 00:22:43,328 FRANCISCO ARE PREDICTING 579 00:22:43,328 --> 00:22:44,029 SIGNIFICANT FUNDING INCREASES I 580 00:22:44,029 --> 00:22:47,599 2024 POINT ON THIS GRAPH WE AR 581 00:22:47,599 --> 00:22:48,867 THE LITTLE BLUE LINE ON THE 582 00:22:48,867 --> 00:22:49,968 RIGHT-HAND SIDE. WE ASPIRE TO B 583 00:22:49,968 --> 00:22:54,239 NOT ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE. WE 584 00:22:54,239 --> 00:22:57,442 ARE PROPOSING TO SIMPLE CHANGES 585 00:22:57,442 --> 00:22:58,977 . WHEN I SAY WE, WE ARE 586 00:22:58,977 --> 00:23:00,078 INCLUDING THE RATEPAYERS. WE 587 00:23:00,078 --> 00:23:04,416 HAVE CONTINUED TO COLLECT 588 00:23:04,416 --> 00:23:05,417 PETITIONS SINCE WE ORIGINALLY 589 00:23:05,417 --> 00:23:06,651 SUBMITTED. WE HAVE 51 SIGNED OU 590 00:23:06,651 --> 00:23:08,220 OF THE 71 HOTELS. 72% OF THE 591 00:23:08,220 --> 00:23:10,655 HOTELS REPRESENTING 79.4% OF 592 00:23:10,655 --> 00:23:13,158 THE ROOMS , AND LIKELY MORE OF 593 00:23:13,158 --> 00:23:17,562 THE RATE PAYING . THE FIRST 594 00:23:17,562 --> 00:23:18,296 ADJUSTMENT IS CHANGING FROM A 595 00:23:18,296 --> 00:23:20,932 FLAT NIGHTLY FEE TO A 596 00:23:20,932 --> 00:23:21,600 PERCENTAGE OF THE NIGHTLY RATE. 597 00:23:21,600 --> 00:23:24,536 THIS CHANGE MAKE THINGS MORE 598 00:23:24,536 --> 00:23:25,437 EQUITABLE FOR THE REPAIRS AND 599 00:23:25,437 --> 00:23:29,307 ALLOWS IT TO GROW WITH RATE A 600 00:23:29,307 --> 00:23:30,575 AND OCCUPANCY. WITH THE FLAT FE 601 00:23:30,575 --> 00:23:31,376 THERE'S LIMITED OPPORTUNITY TO 602 00:23:31,376 --> 00:23:37,516 GROW AS WE DON'T HAVE PLANS FO 603 00:23:37,516 --> 00:23:38,416 NEW HOTEL ROOMS COMING ANYTIME 604 00:23:38,416 --> 00:23:39,417 SOON. THE PERCENTAGE RATE HAS 605 00:23:39,417 --> 00:23:41,920 BEEN CHOSEN QUITE PURPOSELY. W 606 00:23:41,920 --> 00:23:42,988 DID A GREAT DEAL OF STUDYING. W 607 00:23:42,988 --> 00:23:43,789 LOOKED AT OUR COMPETITIVE 608 00:23:43,789 --> 00:23:45,257 MARKETS. WE LANDED ON 2.3 609 00:23:45,257 --> 00:23:47,159 PRECISELY TO GENERATE AS MUCH 610 00:23:47,159 --> 00:23:48,093 REVENUE AS POSSIBLE WHILE STILL 611 00:23:48,093 --> 00:23:51,363 UNDER THE TOP REVENUE OF TAX 612 00:23:51,363 --> 00:23:55,033 AND FEES AND OTHER DESTINATIONS 613 00:23:55,033 --> 00:23:56,601 THE OTHER ADJUSTMENT ON THE 614 00:23:56,601 --> 00:23:58,303 NEXT SLIDE IS A MODIFICATION OF 615 00:23:58,303 --> 00:24:07,145 THE USE. THE SECOND CHANGE IS 616 00:24:07,145 --> 00:24:08,446 ADDING THE ABILITY TO USE THE 617 00:24:08,446 --> 00:24:09,347 FUNDS FOR THE SALES AND 618 00:24:09,347 --> 00:24:10,248 MARKETING'S OF CONVENTIONS AND 619 00:24:10,248 --> 00:24:11,783 MEETINGS. WE ARE THE ONLY PLACE 620 00:24:11,783 --> 00:24:13,318 ON THE PLANET WITH TWO 621 00:24:13,318 --> 00:24:14,920 STATE-OF-THE-ART DOWNTOWN 622 00:24:14,920 --> 00:24:15,854 CONVENTION CENTERS AND THE 623 00:24:15,854 --> 00:24:16,788 CLOSER PROXIMITY. WE HAVE A 624 00:24:16,788 --> 00:24:18,223 GREAT OPPORTUNITY, BUT WE NEED 625 00:24:18,223 --> 00:24:19,391 RESOURCES TO MAXIMIZE THAT AND 626 00:24:19,391 --> 00:24:21,092 WIN BUSINESS IN WHICH THERE'S 627 00:24:21,092 --> 00:24:28,266 INCREDIBLY FIERCE COMPETITION. 628 00:24:28,266 --> 00:24:29,401 WE HAVE A COUPLE OF CASE 629 00:24:29,401 --> 00:24:30,469 STUDIES, JUST TO ILLUSTRATE WHY 630 00:24:30,469 --> 00:24:31,403 THE MEETINGS MARKET IS SO 631 00:24:31,403 --> 00:24:32,571 IMPORTANT. THE FIRST ONE IS THE 632 00:24:32,571 --> 00:24:33,271 INTERNATIONAL ANTIVIRAL SOCIETY 633 00:24:33,271 --> 00:24:34,940 THEY WERE HERE IN FEBRUARY OF 634 00:24:34,940 --> 00:24:38,076 THIS YEAR. IN A MONTH WHERE 635 00:24:38,076 --> 00:24:39,110 TRADITIONALLY WE DON'T HAVE A 636 00:24:39,110 --> 00:24:40,345 LOT OF LEISURE VISITORS IN TOWN 637 00:24:40,345 --> 00:24:42,147 THIS CONVENTION BROUGHT OVER $1 638 00:24:42,147 --> 00:24:45,283 MILLION IN ECONOMIC IMPACT, 639 00:24:45,283 --> 00:24:46,484 INCLUDING $400,000 IN LOCAL 640 00:24:46,484 --> 00:24:48,587 TAXES. WE WORKED WITH THEM, AS 641 00:24:48,587 --> 00:24:50,288 WITH ALL GROUPS, TO SOURCE LOCA 642 00:24:50,288 --> 00:24:52,023 PRODUCTS FOR THEIR WELCOME BAGS 643 00:24:52,023 --> 00:24:57,362 DR. MADE US -- HELPED US MAK 644 00:24:57,362 --> 00:25:05,503 NATIONAL HEADLINES AS WELL. TH 645 00:25:05,503 --> 00:25:06,538 BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION WAS 646 00:25:06,538 --> 00:25:07,772 HERE IN FEBRUARY ALSO, LITTLE 647 00:25:07,772 --> 00:25:08,640 SMALLER THAN THE OTHER GROUP, 648 00:25:08,640 --> 00:25:09,341 BUT STILL IMPORTANT AND 649 00:25:09,341 --> 00:25:10,208 IMPACTFUL EVENT. NOT ONLY DID 650 00:25:10,208 --> 00:25:11,810 THEY INFUSE OUR ECONOMY WITH 651 00:25:11,810 --> 00:25:13,011 MORE THAN $3 MILLION, BUT THEY 652 00:25:13,011 --> 00:25:14,713 EMBRACED OUR COMMUNITY. WORKIN 653 00:25:14,713 --> 00:25:15,547 WITH THE SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY 654 00:25:15,547 --> 00:25:16,948 AND OTHER LOCAL NONPROFITS TO 655 00:25:16,948 --> 00:25:19,985 NOTE -- DONATE BOOKS TO OUR 656 00:25:19,985 --> 00:25:27,893 TEACHERS. THEY USED OUR LOCAL 657 00:25:27,893 --> 00:25:28,693 PRODUCTS FOR THEIR WELCOME 658 00:25:28,693 --> 00:25:29,561 GIFTS. WHEN WE ATTRACT GROUPS 659 00:25:29,561 --> 00:25:30,595 LIKE THIS, IT'S NOT JUST A 660 00:25:30,595 --> 00:25:31,930 CONVENTION, IT'S A COMMUNITY 661 00:25:31,930 --> 00:25:33,632 BENEFIT. IT HELPS US BALANCE 662 00:25:33,632 --> 00:25:35,133 THE IMPACT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR 663 00:25:35,133 --> 00:25:37,769 AND BRINGS GROUPS ALIGNED WITH 664 00:25:37,769 --> 00:25:39,604 THE VALUE OF OUR CITY. TAYLOR 665 00:25:39,604 --> 00:25:43,575 SWIFT ON THE SCREEN. THE 666 00:25:43,575 --> 00:25:47,078 TOURISM COMEDY -- ECONOMY IS 667 00:25:47,078 --> 00:25:50,382 MULTIFACETED. THE REVENUE AND 668 00:25:50,382 --> 00:25:51,616 OCCUPANCY RECORD-BREAKING 669 00:25:51,616 --> 00:25:56,755 WEEKEND WAS AMAZING. YES, THE 670 00:25:56,755 --> 00:26:01,426 SWIFTY IS MADE A BIG IMPACT, 671 00:26:01,426 --> 00:26:02,794 BUT IT WASN'T JUST THEM. IT WAS 672 00:26:02,794 --> 00:26:04,129 THE BLUE JAYS IN TOWN THAT 673 00:26:04,129 --> 00:26:05,597 ALWAYS PULLS A HUGE CROWD. TWO 674 00:26:05,597 --> 00:26:07,566 CITYWIDE CONVENTIONS AND 675 00:26:07,566 --> 00:26:11,937 FESTIVALS. ALL OF THAT ON ONE 676 00:26:11,937 --> 00:26:12,837 WEEKEND IS WHAT MADE THAT 677 00:26:12,837 --> 00:26:14,205 WEEKEND SO INCREDIBLY SPECIAL 678 00:26:14,205 --> 00:26:21,279 AND PROFITABLE. THERE'S NO ONE 679 00:26:21,279 --> 00:26:22,547 SEGMENT ALONE THAT CAN CARRY US 680 00:26:22,547 --> 00:26:23,882 WE NEED DIVERSE GROUPS , JUST 681 00:26:23,882 --> 00:26:25,250 LIKE BUSINESS NEEDS DIVERSE 682 00:26:25,250 --> 00:26:27,319 REVENUE STREAMS. THE ONE 683 00:26:27,319 --> 00:26:28,386 SEGMENT WE HAVEN'T TALKED ABOUT 684 00:26:28,386 --> 00:26:30,188 YET IS INTERNATIONAL. THIS 685 00:26:30,188 --> 00:26:31,856 CROWD IS CRITICAL TO OUR OVERAL 686 00:26:31,856 --> 00:26:33,658 RECOVERY. THEY SPEND MORE, THE 687 00:26:33,658 --> 00:26:36,261 STAY LONGER. THEY COME IN ON 688 00:26:36,261 --> 00:26:38,396 SUMMER MONTHS. OVERSEAS IS THE 689 00:26:38,396 --> 00:26:40,398 SLOWEST TO RECOVER. WHILE THERE 690 00:26:40,398 --> 00:26:50,575 ARE -- AND AIRLIFT ARE PART O 691 00:26:50,575 --> 00:26:51,810 THAT POINT WE NEED TO BE 692 00:26:51,810 --> 00:26:53,011 INVESTING MORE IN GROWING THESE 693 00:26:53,011 --> 00:26:54,079 MARKETS. YOU CAN SEE ON THE 694 00:26:54,079 --> 00:26:54,879 SCREEN THE TRADITIONAL MARKETS 695 00:26:54,879 --> 00:26:56,047 HAVE IMPORTANCE, AND WHERE WE 696 00:26:56,047 --> 00:26:57,015 ARE AT IN RECOVERING THOSE 697 00:26:57,015 --> 00:26:58,450 VISITORS. CANADA IS OUR LARGEST 698 00:26:58,450 --> 00:27:00,518 MARKET , AND IS NOT ON THE 699 00:27:00,518 --> 00:27:01,653 GRAFT. WHEN YOU PUT THAT THERE 700 00:27:01,653 --> 00:27:05,757 YOU CAN'T READ OF -- ANY OF TH 701 00:27:05,757 --> 00:27:07,058 OTHER LINES. SUCH A HUGE MARKET 702 00:27:07,058 --> 00:27:08,159 WHILE THEY ARE RECOVERING, THEY 703 00:27:08,159 --> 00:27:10,795 ARE STILL AT 32% BELOW 2019 704 00:27:10,795 --> 00:27:12,163 LEVELS. YOU CAN SEE WE ARE 705 00:27:12,163 --> 00:27:13,798 ANYWHERE BETWEEN 20 OR 90% 706 00:27:13,798 --> 00:27:19,337 BELOW WERE 2019 BROUGHT US. 707 00:27:19,337 --> 00:27:23,375 LOOK AT CHINA. IN OUR LARGEST 708 00:27:23,375 --> 00:27:28,546 OVERSEA MARKET, TRADITIONALLY, 709 00:27:28,546 --> 00:27:29,647 IT'S NOWHERE NEAR RECOVERING. 710 00:27:29,647 --> 00:27:30,949 THERE ARE A LOT OF REASONS FOR 711 00:27:30,949 --> 00:27:32,050 THAT. SOME OF THE FLIGHTS ARE 712 00:27:32,050 --> 00:27:33,218 COMING BACK, BUT IT'S GOING TO 713 00:27:33,218 --> 00:27:34,653 TAKE A LONG TIME, IF EVER, THE 714 00:27:34,653 --> 00:27:40,859 CHINA COMES BACK AS THE 715 00:27:40,859 --> 00:27:42,227 IMPORTANCE OF A MARKET TO US. I 716 00:27:42,227 --> 00:27:43,228 ADDITION TO INVESTING IN THE 717 00:27:43,228 --> 00:27:44,462 MARKETS WE ARE ALREADY IN, WE 718 00:27:44,462 --> 00:27:45,363 NEED TO EXPLORE OTHER 719 00:27:45,363 --> 00:27:46,965 OPPORTUNITIES TO GROW THAT. 720 00:27:46,965 --> 00:27:47,332 >> THANK YOU. 721 00:27:47,332 --> 00:27:48,767 >> NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THIS IS 722 00:27:48,767 --> 00:27:50,368 MY THIRD TIME PRESENTING IN 723 00:27:50,368 --> 00:27:56,274 FRONT OF COUNSEL ON STIA, AND 724 00:27:56,274 --> 00:27:57,375 EACH TIME I GET MORE EXCITED. 725 00:27:57,375 --> 00:27:59,044 I'M SO PROUD TO BE A STORYTELLE 726 00:27:59,044 --> 00:28:03,848 FOR THE CITY WE LOVE SO MUCH. 727 00:28:03,848 --> 00:28:05,150 THESE ARE A SLICE OF THE 728 00:28:05,150 --> 00:28:06,384 PROGRAMS WE WORK ON, BUT THIS I 729 00:28:06,384 --> 00:28:07,552 A COMMITMENT WE'VE MADE TO 730 00:28:07,552 --> 00:28:08,453 OURSELVES BUT TO OUR RATEPAYERS 731 00:28:08,453 --> 00:28:09,721 THAT WE HAVE A COMMISSION -- 732 00:28:09,721 --> 00:28:11,322 COMMITMENT TO SHINE A LIGHT ON 733 00:28:11,322 --> 00:28:14,025 MUSIC, UNDERREPRESENTED 734 00:28:14,025 --> 00:28:15,160 COMMUNITIES AND BUSINESS OWNERS 735 00:28:15,160 --> 00:28:16,561 I DID A QUICK COUNT LAST NIGHT 736 00:28:16,561 --> 00:28:18,263 ACROSS OUR CAMPAIGNS. 91% OF 737 00:28:18,263 --> 00:28:22,000 THE WORK WE PUT OUT IS ABOUT , 738 00:28:22,000 --> 00:28:25,370 OR FEATURES , ARTS, CULTURE, 739 00:28:25,370 --> 00:28:29,174 SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS, AND 740 00:28:29,174 --> 00:28:30,575 LGBTQ COMMUNITY. NEXT SLIDE, 741 00:28:30,575 --> 00:28:32,210 PLEASE. THE SEATTLE MUSEUM 742 00:28:32,210 --> 00:28:36,281 MONTH IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE. 10 743 00:28:36,281 --> 00:28:37,749 YEARS AGO WE GOT ALL THE HOTELS 744 00:28:37,749 --> 00:28:39,284 TOGETHER AND THE ARTS AND 745 00:28:39,284 --> 00:28:41,152 CULTURE INSTITUTIONS AND 746 00:28:41,152 --> 00:28:47,659 CREATED SEATTLE'S MUSEUM MONTH 747 00:28:47,659 --> 00:28:49,260 IF YOU STAY IN A DOWNTOWN HOTEL 748 00:28:49,260 --> 00:28:49,961 YOU RECEIVE HALF OFF ADMISSION 749 00:28:49,961 --> 00:28:55,166 AT OVER 30 ARTS AND CULTURAL 750 00:28:55,166 --> 00:28:55,800 INSTITUTIONS THROUGHOUT THE 751 00:28:55,800 --> 00:28:57,202 REGION. NOT ONLY DID IT GIVE US 752 00:28:57,202 --> 00:28:58,169 A CHANCE TO HIGHLIGHT THE 753 00:28:58,169 --> 00:28:59,370 DIVERSE ART SCENE WE HAVE HERE, 754 00:28:59,370 --> 00:29:07,612 FROM THE PINBALL MUSEUM , TO TH 755 00:29:07,612 --> 00:29:08,580 KLONDIKE GOLD RUSH MUSEUM, TO 756 00:29:08,580 --> 00:29:10,381 THE ZOO, BUT WE HAVE A CHANCE T 757 00:29:10,381 --> 00:29:11,182 HAVE OUR ARTS AND CULTURE 758 00:29:11,182 --> 00:29:12,383 COMMUNITY WORK TOGETHER WITH OU 759 00:29:12,383 --> 00:29:13,118 HOTEL COMMUNITY AND REALLY LIFT 760 00:29:13,118 --> 00:29:15,120 ALL BOATS. WE KNOW FEBRUARY IS 761 00:29:15,120 --> 00:29:17,021 ROUGH MONTH FOR ALL INVOLVED. 762 00:29:17,021 --> 00:29:18,223 THIS GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO 763 00:29:18,223 --> 00:29:20,058 CELEBRATE ALL OF THAT. YEAR 764 00:29:20,058 --> 00:29:26,164 OVER YEAR, WE GET MORE PRESS O 765 00:29:26,164 --> 00:29:26,998 THIS CAMPAIGN THAN ANY OTHER 766 00:29:26,998 --> 00:29:27,932 EXISTING CAMPAIGNS. THIS WAS 767 00:29:27,932 --> 00:29:29,200 CREATED BY VISIT SEATTLE. VISIT 768 00:29:29,200 --> 00:29:36,741 SEATTLE.TV , IN 2015, WE HAVE 769 00:29:36,741 --> 00:29:37,876 NOW OVER 160 PIECES OF CONTENT 770 00:29:37,876 --> 00:29:42,080 RANGING FROM 50 SECONDS TO 40 771 00:29:42,080 --> 00:29:42,714 MINUTES TELLING STORIES ABOUT 772 00:29:42,714 --> 00:29:43,715 OUR CITY, NONTRADITIONAL 773 00:29:43,715 --> 00:29:44,682 CONTENT. WE KNOW PEOPLE DON'T 774 00:29:44,682 --> 00:29:45,650 ALWAYS KNOW THEY ARE PLANNING 775 00:29:45,650 --> 00:29:48,853 THEIR NEXT TRIP. IT'S A WAY FO 776 00:29:48,853 --> 00:29:50,588 US TO USE OTHER PEOPLE'S VOICES 777 00:29:50,588 --> 00:29:51,956 TO TELL ABOUT OUR BEAUTIFUL 778 00:29:51,956 --> 00:29:53,324 CITY. PEOPLE TRUST PEOPLE LIKE 779 00:29:53,324 --> 00:29:55,093 THEM MORE THAN THEY TRUST 780 00:29:55,093 --> 00:29:57,328 PEOPLE TO PROMOTE A PRODUCT. W 781 00:29:57,328 --> 00:29:59,297 LEAN INTO THAT. OUR LATEST IS 782 00:29:59,297 --> 00:30:02,433 CALLED BOOKMARKED. WE ARE PROU 783 00:30:02,433 --> 00:30:03,935 CITY OF LITERATURE. WE HAVE 784 00:30:03,935 --> 00:30:06,538 SEATTLE AUTHORS , PASSAGES, AND 785 00:30:06,538 --> 00:30:10,575 INFLUENCERS ALL MIXED TOGETHER 786 00:30:10,575 --> 00:30:11,509 IN ONE BEAUTIFUL CAMPAIGN WE AR 787 00:30:11,509 --> 00:30:22,086 THRILLED TO SHARE. WE HAVE ALS 788 00:30:23,922 --> 00:30:24,856 HAD ANOTHER HIGHLIGHT THAT IS 789 00:30:24,856 --> 00:30:25,523 FAMILY-STYLE. FIRST GENERATION 790 00:30:25,523 --> 00:30:26,157 IMMIGRANT CHEFS SHARING THEIR 791 00:30:26,157 --> 00:30:26,858 FAMILY REPRESENTS AND 792 00:30:26,858 --> 00:30:27,559 RESTAURANTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY 793 00:30:27,559 --> 00:30:28,693 AS THEY FEEL LIKE IT'S THEIR 794 00:30:28,693 --> 00:30:29,561 RESPONSIBILITY TO BRING THESE 795 00:30:29,561 --> 00:30:30,728 RECIPES TO SEATTLE, AND WHY THE 796 00:30:30,728 --> 00:30:32,363 CHOSE TO DO IT HERE AND WHY THE 797 00:30:32,363 --> 00:30:33,832 ARE SO PROUD TO DO IT. NEXT 798 00:30:33,832 --> 00:30:35,033 SLIDE, PLEASE. THE I KNOW A 799 00:30:35,033 --> 00:30:36,034 PLACE CAMPAIGN, I BELIEVE I 800 00:30:36,034 --> 00:30:46,578 SHARED WITH THE LAST YEAR, IT 801 00:30:50,114 --> 00:30:51,082 STARTED IN CITIES THAT KNEW US 802 00:30:51,082 --> 00:30:51,883 ALREADY. VANCOUVER, BC. 803 00:30:51,883 --> 00:30:52,851 PORTLAND, SAN FRANCISCO AND L.A 804 00:30:52,851 --> 00:30:54,185 AS WE WERE ABLE TO LAUNCH INTO 805 00:30:54,185 --> 00:30:55,386 NEW MARKETS, WE DIDN'T WANT TO 806 00:30:55,386 --> 00:30:56,354 DO IT WITH JUST BILLBOARDS. 807 00:30:56,354 --> 00:30:57,422 FOLLOWING YOU AROUND YOUR NEWS 808 00:30:57,422 --> 00:30:58,856 CHANNELS. WE WANTED TO DO IT IN 809 00:30:58,856 --> 00:31:00,291 A TRUE SEATTLE WAY. WE TOOK OVE 810 00:31:00,291 --> 00:31:01,926 LOCAL COFFEE SHOPS IN BOISE AND 811 00:31:01,926 --> 00:31:04,362 HOUSTON. WHEN YOU WENT IN FOR 812 00:31:04,362 --> 00:31:05,396 YOUR MORNING COFFEE ON A MONDAY 813 00:31:05,396 --> 00:31:06,998 WHAT A TREAT YOUR FIRST CUP OF 814 00:31:06,998 --> 00:31:08,733 COFFEE IS ON SEATTLE. THEN WE 815 00:31:08,733 --> 00:31:10,535 FOLLOWED YOU WITH THE 816 00:31:10,535 --> 00:31:11,302 BILLBOARDS AND BUS PORTS. COFFE 817 00:31:11,302 --> 00:31:12,670 IS NOT AS POPULAR DURING THE HO 818 00:31:12,670 --> 00:31:14,005 MONTHS AND HOT DESTINATIONS. WE 819 00:31:14,005 --> 00:31:19,077 TOOK POPSICLES. WE TOOK SEATTL 820 00:31:19,077 --> 00:31:19,744 POPS, LOCAL FAMILY-OWNED, 821 00:31:19,744 --> 00:31:20,545 WOMEN-OWNED, LGBTQ BUSINESS. WE 822 00:31:20,545 --> 00:31:27,252 HANDED OUT FREE POPSICLES IN 823 00:31:27,252 --> 00:31:28,519 THE SUMMER. OF COURSE BUS BOARD 824 00:31:28,519 --> 00:31:30,188 AS WELL. ONCE YOU GO TO I KNOW 825 00:31:30,188 --> 00:31:31,122 PLACE, ON THE WEBSITE, USING 826 00:31:31,122 --> 00:31:33,124 LOCAL STORIES. HIGHLIGHTING 827 00:31:33,124 --> 00:31:35,226 PEOPLE OF OUR COMMUNITY THAT W 828 00:31:35,226 --> 00:31:42,000 LOVE SO MUCH. REALLY ASKING 829 00:31:42,000 --> 00:31:43,034 THEM TO SHARE THEIR FAVORITE 830 00:31:43,034 --> 00:31:44,669 PLACES WITH LOVED ONES. HOW YOU 831 00:31:44,669 --> 00:31:45,703 TAKE A LOVED ONE AROUND THE CIT 832 00:31:45,703 --> 00:31:47,171 IS HOW YOU -- IS DIFFERENT HOW 833 00:31:47,171 --> 00:31:48,773 YOU SHARE THINGS ON SOCIAL 834 00:31:48,773 --> 00:31:51,175 MEDIA. WE ENCOURAGE THEM TO 835 00:31:51,175 --> 00:31:51,943 TAKE THEIR SISTERS, BEST 836 00:31:51,943 --> 00:31:53,177 FRIENDS, AND SHOW THEM THE PART 837 00:31:53,177 --> 00:31:54,379 OF SEATTLE THEY LOVE THE MOST. 838 00:31:54,379 --> 00:31:55,947 THE CHEF WAS PART OF THAT 839 00:31:55,947 --> 00:31:58,983 CAMPAIGN. 840 00:31:58,983 --> 00:32:06,724 ACTORS, AND THE VOICE OF THE 841 00:32:06,724 --> 00:32:07,558 SEATTLE KRAKEN WERE PART OF 842 00:32:07,558 --> 00:32:08,593 THAT. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. WE 843 00:32:08,593 --> 00:32:10,028 TALK ABOUT NEGATIVE PRESS COMIN 844 00:32:10,028 --> 00:32:15,533 OUT OF COVID. SEATTLE TOOK A 845 00:32:15,533 --> 00:32:17,068 HIT, FOR SURE. WE WANTED TO MAK 846 00:32:17,068 --> 00:32:18,236 SURE WE WERE IN THE NATIONAL 847 00:32:18,236 --> 00:32:19,871 NEWS FOR THINGS NOT ONLY THAT 848 00:32:19,871 --> 00:32:21,072 BROUGHT JOY, BUT THINGS WE CAN 849 00:32:21,072 --> 00:32:22,607 CONTROL. WE TOOK A NEGATIVE 850 00:32:22,607 --> 00:32:24,409 STEREOTYPE THAT IT RAINS A LOT 851 00:32:24,409 --> 00:32:26,044 HERE, AND FLIPPED IT ON ITS 852 00:32:26,044 --> 00:32:27,445 HEAD, AND CREATED SOMETHING 853 00:32:27,445 --> 00:32:28,446 CALLED COZY SEASON. WE BROUGHT 854 00:32:28,446 --> 00:32:33,418 SEATTLE RAIN, SEATTLE MISSED , 855 00:32:33,418 --> 00:32:34,786 TWO HOT MARKETS LAST YEAR. WHAT 856 00:32:34,786 --> 00:32:35,687 RESULTED WAS OVER 167 MILLION 857 00:32:35,687 --> 00:32:37,722 EARNED IMPRESSIONS, TALK TO 858 00:32:37,722 --> 00:32:39,357 ABOUT A REASON TO COME TO 859 00:32:39,357 --> 00:32:40,658 SEATTLE IN THE FALL AND WINTER, 860 00:32:40,658 --> 00:32:43,795 ALL ACROSS THE WORLD. CLOUD 861 00:32:43,795 --> 00:32:49,233 BREAK WE LAUNCHED LAST YEAR . A 862 00:32:49,233 --> 00:32:50,468 CELEBRATION NOT ONLY OF MUSIC 863 00:32:50,468 --> 00:32:51,970 VENUES, BUT OUR INCREDIBLE MUSI 864 00:32:51,970 --> 00:32:56,107 SCENE. AN OPPORTUNITY, AGAIN, 865 00:32:56,107 --> 00:32:57,342 WHEN YOU STAY IN A DOWNTOWN 866 00:32:57,342 --> 00:33:00,678 HOTEL, TO RECEIVE FREE ACCESS 867 00:33:00,678 --> 00:33:01,879 TO THESE MUSIC VENUES THROUGH 2 868 00:33:01,879 --> 00:33:05,950 DAYS THROUGHOUT NOVEMBER. 869 00:33:05,950 --> 00:33:07,018 ANOTHER PART OF OUR SHOULDER 870 00:33:07,018 --> 00:33:08,152 SEASON. AN OPPORTUNITY NOT ONLY 871 00:33:08,152 --> 00:33:09,020 TO DRIVE TRAFFIC TO MUSIC 872 00:33:09,020 --> 00:33:10,088 VENUES, BUT BRING MORE PEOPLE 873 00:33:10,088 --> 00:33:12,256 INTO THE CITY AND CELEBRATE 874 00:33:12,256 --> 00:33:18,663 EVERYONE FROM SIR MIX A LOT , 875 00:33:18,663 --> 00:33:19,998 TO THE CONCLUSION WITH THE DUST 876 00:33:19,998 --> 00:33:24,168 45S. NEXT SLIDE. WERE FACT, A 877 00:33:24,168 --> 00:33:25,803 CELEBRATION OF GLASS ART. WE 878 00:33:25,803 --> 00:33:27,805 LAUNCHED THE FESTIVAL FIVE 879 00:33:27,805 --> 00:33:32,844 YEARS AGO. FOUR DAYS THAT 880 00:33:32,844 --> 00:33:33,911 REALLY HIGHLIGHTS NOT ONLY WHAT 881 00:33:33,911 --> 00:33:35,213 PEOPLE THINK OF GLASS ART, BUT 882 00:33:35,213 --> 00:33:36,581 OPENS HER EYES TO SOMETHING NEW 883 00:33:36,581 --> 00:33:37,615 DID YOU KNOW THERE'S AN ARTIST 884 00:33:37,615 --> 00:33:39,250 THAT KNITS WITH GLASS? IT'S MIN 885 00:33:39,250 --> 00:33:44,288 BLOWING. NOT ONLY TO CELEBRATE 886 00:33:44,288 --> 00:33:45,323 THIS WITH OUR COLLECTORS, BUT 887 00:33:45,323 --> 00:33:46,224 WITH THE GLASS ART CURIOUS. 888 00:33:46,224 --> 00:33:52,597 PEOPLE WHO THINK THEY MIGHT 889 00:33:52,597 --> 00:33:54,065 KNOW WHAT GLASS ART IS, BUT HAV 890 00:33:54,065 --> 00:33:54,999 NO IDEA. WE HIGHLIGHT EVERYTHIN 891 00:33:54,999 --> 00:33:59,037 FROM ART AT THE AIRPORT, AND 892 00:33:59,037 --> 00:34:00,104 THROUGH DEMOS ENTERS AND 893 00:34:00,104 --> 00:34:02,940 PARTIES. THIS YEAR WE ARE 894 00:34:02,940 --> 00:34:04,409 ADDING A SHUTTLE SERVICE TO MAK 895 00:34:04,409 --> 00:34:05,877 SURE IT IS AS ACCESSIBLE AS 896 00:34:05,877 --> 00:34:07,545 POSSIBLE TO GIVE VISITORS AND 897 00:34:07,545 --> 00:34:09,781 LOCALS AROUND. NEXT SLIDE. WE 898 00:34:09,781 --> 00:34:17,455 KNOW MLB ALL-STAR WEEK WAS HER 899 00:34:17,455 --> 00:34:18,756 EARLIER THIS YEAR. WHEN ALL EYE 900 00:34:18,756 --> 00:34:20,124 WERE ON OUR CITY, AND PEOPLE 901 00:34:20,124 --> 00:34:21,626 WERE HERE FOR THE FIRST TIME, W 902 00:34:21,626 --> 00:34:22,927 MAJOR PEOPLE USE THE OPPORTUNIT 903 00:34:22,927 --> 00:34:24,162 TO INTEREST -- INTRODUCE THEM 904 00:34:24,162 --> 00:34:25,530 TO MORE THAN JUST BASEBALL. WE 905 00:34:25,530 --> 00:34:26,798 HAD POP-UP CONCERTS. WINDOW 906 00:34:26,798 --> 00:34:30,768 CLINGS HIGHLIGHTING BUSINESSES 907 00:34:30,768 --> 00:34:32,804 FOR THEM TO PLACE ALONG THE 908 00:34:32,804 --> 00:34:37,675 GREEN PATH. AS VISITORS WERE 909 00:34:37,675 --> 00:34:38,743 TRAVELING BETWEEN THE HOTEL AND 910 00:34:38,743 --> 00:34:39,544 THE STADIUMS, WE ENCOURAGE THEM 911 00:34:39,544 --> 00:34:40,578 TO SUPPORT OUR SMALL BUSINESSES 912 00:34:40,578 --> 00:34:42,146 FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 50 YEARS, 913 00:34:42,146 --> 00:34:49,420 THE MONORAIL LET OTHERS PUT AR 914 00:34:49,420 --> 00:34:50,721 ON THE MONORAIL COLUMNS AS A 915 00:34:50,721 --> 00:34:51,756 SURPRISE AND DELIGHT. A LOCAL 916 00:34:51,756 --> 00:34:52,890 ARTIST WITH OVER 100 COMMUNITY 917 00:34:52,890 --> 00:34:54,425 MEMBERS CREATING THE รท16. AGES 918 00:34:54,425 --> 00:34:59,697 SIX TO 60, HIGHLIGHTING 919 00:34:59,697 --> 00:35:00,798 BASEBALL PLAYERS AND THE FANS 920 00:35:00,798 --> 00:35:02,433 AND LOCALS ALIKE. FREE EVENTS, 921 00:35:02,433 --> 00:35:04,869 SUCH AS -- TO MAKE SURE THIS 922 00:35:04,869 --> 00:35:05,870 EVENT WAS AS SUCCESSFUL AND 923 00:35:05,870 --> 00:35:08,172 INCLUSIVE AS POSSIBLE. FINALLY, 924 00:35:08,172 --> 00:35:09,807 SEATTLE GOOD NEWS. WE TALKED A 925 00:35:09,807 --> 00:35:12,877 LOT ABOUT IT TODAY. BRAND 926 00:35:12,877 --> 00:35:13,878 REPUTATION IS IMPORTANT TO US. 927 00:35:13,878 --> 00:35:16,280 COMING OUT OF THE PANDEMIC 928 00:35:16,280 --> 00:35:17,448 AGAIN. IT WAS IN THE PANDEMIC. 929 00:35:17,448 --> 00:35:25,289 IN 2020 WE LAUNCHED A CURE 930 00:35:25,289 --> 00:35:26,424 RATION OF THE STORIES THAT 931 00:35:26,424 --> 00:35:27,225 CELEBRATE SEATTLE. NOT ONLY FRO 932 00:35:27,225 --> 00:35:28,059 A TOURISM AND BUSINESS 933 00:35:28,059 --> 00:35:28,726 PERSPECTIVE, BUT SEATTLEITES. 934 00:35:28,726 --> 00:35:35,700 HOW WE WEATHERED THE PANDEMIC. 935 00:35:35,700 --> 00:35:36,901 HOW WE ARE RECOVERING. WE ALSO 936 00:35:36,901 --> 00:35:37,768 ENCOURAGE PARTNERS TO SHARE 937 00:35:37,768 --> 00:35:38,503 THOSE MESSAGES AS WELL. 938 00:35:38,503 --> 00:35:40,404 RE-CREATED VISUAL ASSETS FOR 939 00:35:40,404 --> 00:35:41,606 THEM TO ADD e-SIGNATURES TO HEL 940 00:35:41,606 --> 00:35:43,941 SPREAD THE WORD OF ALL THE GOO 941 00:35:43,941 --> 00:35:47,578 THAT COMES OUT OF THIS PLACE. 942 00:35:47,578 --> 00:35:51,716 BACK TO YOU. I WILL TAKE THIS 943 00:35:51,716 --> 00:35:54,085 ONE. SUPPORTING SEATTLE. WE DO 944 00:35:54,085 --> 00:35:57,989 THIS IN ALL KINDS OF WAYS. WE 945 00:35:57,989 --> 00:35:59,357 PARTNERED WITH THE INTENTION 946 00:35:59,357 --> 00:36:06,030 LIST TO UPLIFT LGBTQ OWNED 947 00:36:06,030 --> 00:36:06,731 BUSINESSES THROUGHOUT SEATTLE. 948 00:36:06,731 --> 00:36:07,765 LAST YEAR WE SPONSORED 20 949 00:36:07,765 --> 00:36:09,300 BUSINESSES TO BECOME PART OF 950 00:36:09,300 --> 00:36:10,501 VISIT SEATTLE. NOT ONLY DOES 951 00:36:10,501 --> 00:36:11,602 THAT GIVE THEM PARTNERSHIP 952 00:36:11,602 --> 00:36:13,738 BENEFITS EMMA BUT ALSO AN 953 00:36:13,738 --> 00:36:14,505 OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT THEM 954 00:36:14,505 --> 00:36:16,941 THROUGHOUT THE MEDIA AND GIVE 955 00:36:16,941 --> 00:36:18,009 THE NATIONAL MEDIA EXPOSURE. WE 956 00:36:18,009 --> 00:36:20,878 ARE A KEY PART OF THE DOWNTOWN 957 00:36:20,878 --> 00:36:21,712 ACTIVATION PLAN. WE HAVE 958 00:36:21,712 --> 00:36:22,747 MULTIPLE MEMBERS THAT'S IT WITH 959 00:36:22,747 --> 00:36:24,181 THAT GROUP. WE ARE ALIGNED WITH 960 00:36:24,181 --> 00:36:25,750 ALL FIVE STRATEGIC PILLARS IN 961 00:36:25,750 --> 00:36:30,488 THE NEW ECONOMY AGENDA. TAMMY 962 00:36:30,488 --> 00:36:31,122 MENTIONED ABOUT USING LOCAL 963 00:36:31,122 --> 00:36:32,690 PRODUCTS AND GIFT BEDS. ANY 964 00:36:32,690 --> 00:36:34,292 OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE TO TELL OU 965 00:36:34,292 --> 00:36:39,797 STORY THROUGH PRODUCTS AND MAK 966 00:36:39,797 --> 00:36:40,898 THIS PLACE SO SPECIAL, WE TAKE 967 00:36:40,898 --> 00:36:45,202 FULL ADVANTAGE OF THAT. 968 00:36:45,202 --> 00:36:49,106 >> THE ECONOMY IS CRITICAL TO 969 00:36:49,106 --> 00:36:55,479 SEATTLE'S VITALITY. THEY ARE 970 00:36:55,479 --> 00:36:56,614 LOWER THAN 2019 AS WE DISCUSSED 971 00:36:56,614 --> 00:37:03,821 THEY ARE IMPORTANT , AND WE NEE 972 00:37:03,821 --> 00:37:05,156 TO MAINTAIN AND GROW THEM. THE 973 00:37:05,156 --> 00:37:05,990 OVERALL SPENDING EQUATES TO AN 974 00:37:05,990 --> 00:37:07,258 AVERAGE OF MORE THAN $20 MILLIO 975 00:37:07,258 --> 00:37:08,659 A DAY. IN KING COUNTY. STATE AN 976 00:37:08,659 --> 00:37:10,228 LOCAL TAXES PAID BY VISITORS 977 00:37:10,228 --> 00:37:13,030 MEANS WE AS RESIDENTS GET A TA 978 00:37:13,030 --> 00:37:17,335 BREAK EVERY YEAR. NEARLY 61,00 979 00:37:17,335 --> 00:37:20,137 OF OUR NEIGHBORS GO TO WORK I 980 00:37:20,137 --> 00:37:23,975 TOURISM EACH DAY. SURE THEY 981 00:37:23,975 --> 00:37:27,578 WORK IN HOTELS , BUT THEY WORK 982 00:37:27,578 --> 00:37:28,679 IN FOOD AND BEVERAGE, ARTS AND 983 00:37:28,679 --> 00:37:30,781 CULTURE. THEY WORK IN RETAIL. 984 00:37:30,781 --> 00:37:32,550 MAYBE THEY HAVE A BUSINESS IN 985 00:37:32,550 --> 00:37:36,320 PIKE PLACE MARKET. THE TOURIS 986 00:37:36,320 --> 00:37:38,656 INDUSTRY MAKES THE DREAMS 987 00:37:38,656 --> 00:37:41,559 POSSIBLE. IT BRINGS VITALITY T 988 00:37:41,559 --> 00:37:48,366 OUR STREETS. WITH YOUR HELP, W 989 00:37:48,366 --> 00:37:53,271 CAN MAKE SURE IT CONTINUES TO 990 00:37:53,271 --> 00:37:57,174 GROW. 991 00:37:57,174 --> 00:37:58,676 >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL 992 00:37:58,676 --> 00:38:00,077 OF THAT INFORMATION. I REALLY 993 00:38:00,077 --> 00:38:03,447 LOVE ALL THE TOOLS YOU USE. IS 994 00:38:03,447 --> 00:38:07,184 THERE ANOTHER -- OH, GO AHEAD. 995 00:38:07,184 --> 00:38:07,551 996 00:38:07,551 --> 00:38:13,524 >>, IN CASE YOU HAVE QUESTIONS. 997 00:38:13,524 --> 00:38:14,125 998 00:38:14,125 --> 00:38:17,194 >> ALL THE CREATIVE WAYS IT 999 00:38:17,194 --> 00:38:18,262 PROMOTES SEATTLE'S IN OTHER 1000 00:38:18,262 --> 00:38:25,102 MARKETS. WHEN YOU ARE TALKING 1001 00:38:25,102 --> 00:38:31,375 ABOUT YOUR BUDGET SHORTFALL, 1002 00:38:31,375 --> 00:38:33,144 LAST YEAR THERE WAS A 1003 00:38:33,144 --> 00:38:35,946 LAST-MINUTE PANIC CALL FOR HELP 1004 00:38:35,946 --> 00:38:37,948 FROM THE CONVENTION CENTER FRO 1005 00:38:37,948 --> 00:38:44,021 SEATTLE FOR FUNDING SUPPORT . 1006 00:38:44,021 --> 00:38:50,094 COSPONSORED A BUDGET ITEM , IT 1007 00:38:50,094 --> 00:38:51,462 DID NOT FLY. THERE WERE 1008 00:38:51,462 --> 00:38:57,802 QUESTIONS AND THINK OF HOW THE 1009 00:38:57,802 --> 00:38:58,669 WOULD END UP MARKETING. WHAT WA 1010 00:38:58,669 --> 00:39:01,105 THE FUNDING SOURCE FOR THAT, 1011 00:39:01,105 --> 00:39:02,006 AND WHY IS THERE A SHORTFALL? 1012 00:39:02,006 --> 00:39:07,712 CAN YOU EXPLAIN THAT IS IS WE 1013 00:39:07,712 --> 00:39:08,579 GO TO OTHER ISSUES? 1014 00:39:08,579 --> 00:39:09,280 >> ABSOLUTELY. THE FUNDING 1015 00:39:09,280 --> 00:39:12,917 SOURCE COMES FROM THE PUBLIC 1016 00:39:12,917 --> 00:39:15,386 FACILITIES DISTRICT . IT IS ROO 1017 00:39:15,386 --> 00:39:19,924 TAX. OF COURSE DURING COVID, & 1018 00:39:19,924 --> 00:39:20,825 SIGNIFICANTLY. THE PROJECTIONS 1019 00:39:20,825 --> 00:39:22,393 WERE INFINITELY MORE OPTIMISTI 1020 00:39:22,393 --> 00:39:26,030 THAN WHAT REALLY HAPPENED. 1021 00:39:26,030 --> 00:39:30,501 THEY CONTINUED TO BUILD 1022 00:39:30,501 --> 00:39:31,502 SUMMITS. BUT THE OBLIGATION 1023 00:39:31,502 --> 00:39:33,037 CONTINUES TO BE THERE. THEY 1024 00:39:33,037 --> 00:39:37,775 DEPLETED ALL OF THEIR RESERVES. 1025 00:39:37,775 --> 00:39:38,809 THEY LEVERAGED EVERYTHING THEY 1026 00:39:38,809 --> 00:39:39,643 POSSIBLY COULD. THEY BORROWED 1027 00:39:39,643 --> 00:39:41,378 MONEY FROM EVERYWHERE THEY CAN. 1028 00:39:41,378 --> 00:39:42,913 THEY DID CONTINUE TO FUND THIS 1029 00:39:42,913 --> 00:39:46,817 BUT AT A MUCH REDUCED LEVEL. W 1030 00:39:46,817 --> 00:39:48,486 WERE ABLE TO KEEP THE LIGHTS ON 1031 00:39:48,486 --> 00:39:49,653 BUT WOUND UP HAVINGTO LAY OFF A 1032 00:39:49,653 --> 00:39:51,155 SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF OUR STAFF 1033 00:39:51,155 --> 00:39:56,727 PRE-COVID , WE WERE AT ABOUT 72 1034 00:39:56,727 --> 00:39:59,029 STAFF. WE WENT TO LESS THAN 30 1035 00:39:59,029 --> 00:40:01,465 DURING COVID. WE HAVE NOT BEEN 1036 00:40:01,465 --> 00:40:03,100 ABLE TO GET BACK TO THE FORMULA 1037 00:40:03,100 --> 00:40:11,609 AND THE CONVENTION CENTER 1038 00:40:11,609 --> 00:40:12,543 BECAUSE OF THEIR OBLIGATIONS. 1039 00:40:12,543 --> 00:40:13,711 THEY CONTINUE TO HAVE MONEY 1040 00:40:13,711 --> 00:40:14,378 COMING THROUGH, BUT NOT ENOUGH 1041 00:40:14,378 --> 00:40:16,013 TO FUND AT THE LEVEL WE NEED IN 1042 00:40:16,013 --> 00:40:17,648 ORDER TO SELL TWO BUILDINGS, AN 1043 00:40:17,648 --> 00:40:19,216 TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT 1044 00:40:19,216 --> 00:40:20,885 OPPORTUNITY. 1045 00:40:20,885 --> 00:40:23,754 >> AUDITS. IT DOES NO GOOD TO 1046 00:40:23,754 --> 00:40:25,055 HAVE A BRAND-NEW GORGEOUS 1047 00:40:25,055 --> 00:40:31,095 EXPANSION IF YOU CAN'T TELL 1048 00:40:31,095 --> 00:40:32,196 EVERY SINGLE ASSOCIATION WITHIN 1049 00:40:32,196 --> 00:40:35,533 THE COUNTRY, AND INTERNATIONALL 1050 00:40:35,533 --> 00:40:36,967 , YOU CAN DO MARKET 1051 00:40:36,967 --> 00:40:37,635 INTERNATIONALLY. WE DON'T HAVE 1052 00:40:37,635 --> 00:40:39,069 THE STAFF AND THE DOLLARS TO 1053 00:40:39,069 --> 00:40:41,772 PROMOTE IN MARKET AND FILL 1054 00:40:41,772 --> 00:40:44,275 THOSE ROOMS. HELP TO THOSE 1055 00:40:44,275 --> 00:40:45,509 CONVENTIONS. I THINK THAT'S 1056 00:40:45,509 --> 00:40:49,914 IMPORTANT. I WILL ENTER MY 1057 00:40:49,914 --> 00:40:50,748 BOILERPLATE LANGUAGE I WE SAY 1058 00:40:50,748 --> 00:40:52,449 WHEN WE ARE DISCUSSING BIA'S. 1059 00:40:52,449 --> 00:40:56,387 HERE WE HAVE HOTEL RATEPAYERS 1060 00:40:56,387 --> 00:40:57,688 THAT ARE ASKING FOR THE 1061 00:40:57,688 --> 00:41:00,458 PERMISSION TO CHANGE THE 1062 00:41:00,458 --> 00:41:02,760 ASSESSMENT STRUCTURE SO THAT 1063 00:41:02,760 --> 00:41:06,163 THEY CAN PROMOTE NOT 1064 00:41:06,163 --> 00:41:06,997 THEMSELVES, NOT JUST DOWNTOWN, 1065 00:41:06,997 --> 00:41:09,233 BUT THE MONEY THEY HAVE GOING 1066 00:41:09,233 --> 00:41:11,168 INTO THE OVERALL POT HELPING 1067 00:41:11,168 --> 00:41:14,171 THE SMALL BUSINESSES , AND ART 1068 00:41:14,171 --> 00:41:16,874 INSTITUTIONS AND MUSEUMS ALL 1069 00:41:16,874 --> 00:41:21,278 OVER THE CITY. I ALWAYS THINK 1070 00:41:21,278 --> 00:41:22,446 THAT IF THEY THINK IT'S OKAY TO 1071 00:41:22,446 --> 00:41:23,647 CHANGE HOW THEY HAVE THEIR 1072 00:41:23,647 --> 00:41:28,919 GUESTS PAYING FOR THE 1073 00:41:28,919 --> 00:41:29,720 ASSESSMENT THAT ENDS UP 1074 00:41:29,720 --> 00:41:30,487 PROMOTING ALL OF SEATTLE, I 1075 00:41:30,487 --> 00:41:31,956 THINK WE SHOULD FIRST TAKE OUR 1076 00:41:31,956 --> 00:41:37,561 CUE FROM THEM. WHEN IT COMES 1077 00:41:37,561 --> 00:41:38,896 RIGHT DOWN TO IT, IT DOESN'T 1078 00:41:38,896 --> 00:41:39,763 MATTER IF IT'S A BUSINESS 1079 00:41:39,763 --> 00:41:40,898 TRAVELER, OR A LEISURE TRAVELER 1080 00:41:40,898 --> 00:41:42,833 THAT IS PAYING THE CHECK AT THA 1081 00:41:42,833 --> 00:41:45,503 RESTAURANT. IT REALLY HELPS 1082 00:41:45,503 --> 00:41:46,270 THAT RESTAURANT, NO MATTER WHER 1083 00:41:46,270 --> 00:41:48,072 THE COMPANY IS COMING FROM. IT 1084 00:41:48,072 --> 00:41:51,175 INDICATES. I WILL STOP HERE AN 1085 00:41:51,175 --> 00:41:52,810 ASK OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY 1086 00:41:52,810 --> 00:41:58,282 QUESTIONS. OKAY. 1087 00:41:58,282 --> 00:42:04,922 >> I AM GOOD. 1088 00:42:04,922 --> 00:42:06,957 >> I DID HAVE ONE POINT, MADAME 1089 00:42:06,957 --> 00:42:07,291 IF I MAY. 1090 00:42:07,291 --> 00:42:07,591 >> YES. 1091 00:42:07,591 --> 00:42:09,193 >> TWO THINGS. WERE THE ORIGINA 1092 00:42:09,193 --> 00:42:15,165 PEOPLE PRESENTING -- AND THANK 1093 00:42:15,165 --> 00:42:16,267 YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR 1094 00:42:16,267 --> 00:42:17,434 PRESENTATION -- WERE ANY OF YOU 1095 00:42:17,434 --> 00:42:18,636 THERE IN 2011 WHEN THIS WAS 1096 00:42:18,636 --> 00:42:19,103 CREATED ORIGINALLY? 1097 00:42:19,103 --> 00:42:20,571 >> YOUR HISTORIAN, REPORTING FO 1098 00:42:20,571 --> 00:42:20,938 DUTY. 1099 00:42:20,938 --> 00:42:21,539 >> YOU BOTH WERE? 1100 00:42:21,539 --> 00:42:23,340 >> JUST MYSELF. 1101 00:42:23,340 --> 00:42:26,677 >> WHAT WAS THE CONVENTIONAL 1102 00:42:26,677 --> 00:42:28,679 THINKING BACK THEN TO 1103 00:42:28,679 --> 00:42:30,514 DISTINGUISH BETWEEN BUSINESS 1104 00:42:30,514 --> 00:42:34,385 AND LEISURE , THAT THE FEE COUL 1105 00:42:34,385 --> 00:42:36,053 GO ONLY GO FOR LEISURE BUT NOT 1106 00:42:36,053 --> 00:42:39,456 BUSINESS? 1107 00:42:39,456 --> 00:42:40,658 >> THERE'S BUSINESS AND THEN 1108 00:42:40,658 --> 00:42:41,592 MEETINGS AND CONVENTIONS, AND 1109 00:42:41,592 --> 00:42:42,960 LEISURE. WE TALK ABOUT THREE 1110 00:42:42,960 --> 00:42:44,662 DIFFERENT SEGMENTS. SEATTLE 1111 00:42:44,662 --> 00:42:45,563 NEVER HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO 1112 00:42:45,563 --> 00:42:47,131 PROMOTE THEMSELVES AS A LEISURE 1113 00:42:47,131 --> 00:42:48,198 DESTINATION EVER. THIS WAS 1114 00:42:48,198 --> 00:42:50,701 FOLLOWING THE FACT THAT THE 1115 00:42:50,701 --> 00:42:52,303 STATE TOURISM OFFICE WAS CLOSIN 1116 00:42:52,303 --> 00:42:54,238 . THIS WAS A WAY THAT HOTEL 1117 00:42:54,238 --> 00:42:59,009 YEARS KNEW THEY NEEDED TO 1118 00:42:59,009 --> 00:43:00,511 COMPETE. AT THAT TIME WE HAD ON 1119 00:43:00,511 --> 00:43:01,211 CONVENTION CENTER. WE WERE 1120 00:43:01,211 --> 00:43:02,313 TURNING AWAY MORE BUSINESS THAN 1121 00:43:02,313 --> 00:43:09,653 WE WERE BOOKING ABOUT TIME. IN 1122 00:43:09,653 --> 00:43:13,257 2011, IT WAS THE BEST USED OF 1123 00:43:13,257 --> 00:43:14,825 -- USE OF THE OPPORTUNITY. 1124 00:43:14,825 --> 00:43:20,464 >> IT COULD BE A QUESTION AND 1125 00:43:20,464 --> 00:43:21,632 STATEMENT. TAKING A PAGE OUT OF 1126 00:43:21,632 --> 00:43:22,733 WHAT THE CHAMBER IS DOING AS 1127 00:43:22,733 --> 00:43:23,767 WELL,. ARE YOU ANTICIPATING 1128 00:43:23,767 --> 00:43:32,009 WORKING WITH LOCAL TRIBES ? I 1129 00:43:32,009 --> 00:43:32,576 UNDERSTAND THEY CAN BE 1130 00:43:32,576 --> 00:43:34,478 COMPETITORS AND PARTNERS. IN 1131 00:43:34,478 --> 00:43:37,514 KING COUNTY . CONTRIBUTING 1132 00:43:37,514 --> 00:43:38,649 BILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO THE 1133 00:43:38,649 --> 00:43:43,487 ECONOMY. THEY OFFER MORE THAN 1134 00:43:43,487 --> 00:43:48,626 JUST -- OF COURSE THEY HAVE 1135 00:43:48,626 --> 00:43:49,226 BUSINESSES AND CONVENTION 1136 00:43:49,226 --> 00:43:50,527 CENTERS AS WELL. NOT AS BIG AS 1137 00:43:50,527 --> 00:43:51,895 WHAT DOWNTOWN SEATTLE HAS TO 1138 00:43:51,895 --> 00:43:54,331 OFFER. THE MUSIC VENUES, THE 1139 00:43:54,331 --> 00:43:58,068 SHUTTLE SERVICES, IT WOULD SEE 1140 00:43:58,068 --> 00:44:01,138 TO ME THAT THAT WOULD BE A 1141 00:44:01,138 --> 00:44:05,876 GREAT PARTNERSHIP IN WORKING 1142 00:44:05,876 --> 00:44:08,479 WITH TRIBES AND LOCAL EVENTS 1143 00:44:08,479 --> 00:44:09,980 WHERE PEOPLE COME AND STAY 1144 00:44:09,980 --> 00:44:12,583 DOWNTOWN , GO TO THE CASINO, GO 1145 00:44:12,583 --> 00:44:15,019 TO A MARINERS GAME, AND STILL 1146 00:44:15,019 --> 00:44:17,221 STAY DOWNTOWN. I'M GUESSING IF 1147 00:44:17,221 --> 00:44:23,761 YOU HAVE THE CAPACITY TO 1148 00:44:23,761 --> 00:44:24,828 HANDOUT -- YOU SHOULD HAVE 1149 00:44:24,828 --> 00:44:25,729 CAPACITY TO WORK WITH LOAL 1150 00:44:25,729 --> 00:44:27,831 TRIBES WHO CONTRIBUTE BILLIONS 1151 00:44:27,831 --> 00:44:29,033 OF DOLLARS TO THE ECONOMY, AND 1152 00:44:29,033 --> 00:44:31,301 JOBS. UNDER THE CHAMBER , KUDOS 1153 00:44:31,301 --> 00:44:32,603 TO THEM, THEY ARE BOOKING THEIR 1154 00:44:32,603 --> 00:44:36,740 NEXT BIG EVENT . THERE'S A LOT 1155 00:44:36,740 --> 00:44:45,516 OF TAX BENEFITS AS WELL. I 1156 00:44:45,516 --> 00:44:46,784 DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS SOMETHING 1157 00:44:46,784 --> 00:44:48,118 YOU ARE GOING TO DO. I WOULD 1158 00:44:48,118 --> 00:44:49,420 CERTAINLY LIKE TO LEAVE YOU WIT 1159 00:44:49,420 --> 00:44:50,854 THE THOUGHT THAT THAT MIGHT BE 1160 00:44:50,854 --> 00:44:51,755 SOMETHING YOU SHOULD EXPLORE. 1161 00:44:51,755 --> 00:44:52,389 >> YES, MA'AM. YOU ARE 1162 00:44:52,389 --> 00:44:54,158 ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. WE DO HAVE A 1163 00:44:54,158 --> 00:44:55,192 GOOD RELATIONSHIP. WE PARTNER 1164 00:44:55,192 --> 00:44:56,260 WITH THEM QUITE OFTEN. ALSO WIT 1165 00:44:56,260 --> 00:45:01,999 THE OTHER TRIBE . PROBABLY THE 1166 00:45:01,999 --> 00:45:03,367 MOST ACTIVELY INVESTED IN THE 1167 00:45:03,367 --> 00:45:04,802 WORK WE DO. WE DON'T SEE THEM A 1168 00:45:04,802 --> 00:45:11,675 COMPETITORS. WE SEE THEM AS 1169 00:45:11,675 --> 00:45:13,110 PARTNERS THAT ARE GOING TO HELP 1170 00:45:13,110 --> 00:45:14,078 ATTRACT BUSINESS TO THE GENERAL 1171 00:45:14,078 --> 00:45:14,945 AREA. THAT'S GOOD FOR EVERYONE. 1172 00:45:14,945 --> 00:45:15,079 1173 00:45:15,079 --> 00:45:16,346 >> OH, OKAY. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN 1174 00:45:16,346 --> 00:45:17,848 GREAT TO HAVE A SLIGHT ON THAT. 1175 00:45:17,848 --> 00:45:19,483 CAN I ASK YOU WHAT SOCIAL MEDIA 1176 00:45:19,483 --> 00:45:20,484 PLATFORMS YOU ARE ON? THIS IS 1177 00:45:20,484 --> 00:45:22,119 SOMETHING, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, 1178 00:45:22,119 --> 00:45:26,123 WITH OUR NEWSLETTER, WE REACH 1179 00:45:26,123 --> 00:45:27,558 ABOUT MY DOZEN PEOPLE. A LOT OF 1180 00:45:27,558 --> 00:45:30,627 IT IS INDIAN COUNTRY. I AM 1181 00:45:30,627 --> 00:45:32,730 PROBABLY THE PREPEND -- PRETEND 1182 00:45:32,730 --> 00:45:36,266 RECORDER . THERE IS NOT AN 1183 00:45:36,266 --> 00:45:38,969 OUTLET , REALLY. IS THERE SOME 1184 00:45:38,969 --> 00:45:41,805 SOCIAL MEDIA YOU SEND OUT A 1185 00:45:41,805 --> 00:45:44,742 NOTICE WEEKLY LIKE SOME OTHER 1186 00:45:44,742 --> 00:45:45,676 GROUPS DO THAT WE COULD 1187 00:45:45,676 --> 00:45:47,177 ADVERTISE AND PUT INTO OUR -- 1188 00:45:47,177 --> 00:45:48,245 AND EVERY DISTRICT HAS A 1189 00:45:48,245 --> 00:45:51,782 NEWSLETTER. AS WELL AS USING 1190 00:45:51,782 --> 00:45:52,783 THE SEATTLE CHANNEL. IS THERE 1191 00:45:52,783 --> 00:45:54,985 SOMETHING YOU GUYS PUT OUT WE 1192 00:45:54,985 --> 00:45:57,521 CAN USE? 1193 00:45:57,521 --> 00:45:59,223 >> WE ARE ACTIVE ACROSS ALL 1194 00:45:59,223 --> 00:46:00,324 CHANNELS. WE ENCOURAGE ALL OF 1195 00:46:00,324 --> 00:46:02,092 OUR PARTNERS TO ENSURE THEY TA 1196 00:46:02,092 --> 00:46:05,729 US AND USE THE HASHTAG VISIT 1197 00:46:05,729 --> 00:46:07,097 SEATTLE. WE LOVE TO REPOST ALL 1198 00:46:07,097 --> 00:46:11,001 OF THAT GOOD NEWS. THERE IS NO 1199 00:46:11,001 --> 00:46:13,203 A SOCIAL CHANNEL WE ARE NOT ON 1200 00:46:13,203 --> 00:46:16,173 RIGHT NOW. 1201 00:46:16,173 --> 00:46:16,907 >> THANK YOU. 1202 00:46:16,907 --> 00:46:21,945 >> THANK YOU. 1203 00:46:21,945 --> 00:46:24,815 >> MOST OF THE CHANNELS I AM 1204 00:46:24,815 --> 00:46:25,382 NOT ON. 1205 00:46:25,382 --> 00:46:32,589 >> ME EITHER. NONE. ZERO. 1206 00:46:32,589 --> 00:46:35,926 >> IT'S PRETTY OBVIOUS I AM IN 1207 00:46:35,926 --> 00:46:40,531 100% SUPPORTIVE THIS POINT I 1208 00:46:40,531 --> 00:46:41,465 WOULDN'T HAVE CALLED A SPECIAL 1209 00:46:41,465 --> 00:46:43,100 MEETING TO TRY TO GET THIS DONE 1210 00:46:43,100 --> 00:46:44,001 BEFORE THE BUDGET SEASON GOES 1211 00:46:44,001 --> 00:46:45,536 INTO FULL FORCE. I SUPPORT THIS 1212 00:46:45,536 --> 00:46:50,040 POINT I WILL TALK ABOUT NEXT 1213 00:46:50,040 --> 00:46:51,542 STEPS HERE FOR THE NEXT 1214 00:46:51,542 --> 00:46:57,781 MEETING. WE WILL HOLD A PUBLIC 1215 00:46:57,781 --> 00:47:01,485 HEARING THAT WAS REFERENCED AT 1216 00:47:01,485 --> 00:47:02,953 THE TOP OF THE MEETING. WE WILL 1217 00:47:02,953 --> 00:47:03,887 HOLD THAT OUR NEXT REGULAR 1218 00:47:03,887 --> 00:47:05,155 MEETING ON WEDNESDAY. THAT'S AT 1219 00:47:05,155 --> 00:47:07,291 9:30 , IN TWO DAYS. THERE WILL 1220 00:47:07,291 --> 00:47:11,562 BE A PUBLIC HEARING . A COMBINE 1221 00:47:11,562 --> 00:47:13,063 PUBLIC HEARING ON THE INTENT TO 1222 00:47:13,063 --> 00:47:15,065 ESTABLISH AND DISESTABLISH THE 1223 00:47:15,065 --> 00:47:20,404 EXISTING BIA. THEN WE WILL 1224 00:47:20,404 --> 00:47:23,574 HOPEFULLY , AFTER THE PUBLIC 1225 00:47:23,574 --> 00:47:27,978 HEARING, HOLD A VOTE. THAT IS 1226 00:47:27,978 --> 00:47:29,246 THE PLAN. ANYBODY OUT THERE WHO 1227 00:47:29,246 --> 00:47:32,716 WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT AT THIS 1228 00:47:32,716 --> 00:47:33,684 PUBLIC HEARING, PLEASE MAKE SUR 1229 00:47:33,684 --> 00:47:35,219 TO IDENTIFY WHAT YOUR INTENTION 1230 00:47:35,219 --> 00:47:38,522 IS. DON'T SIGN UP ON THE PUBLI 1231 00:47:38,522 --> 00:47:42,559 COMMENT SHEET. SIGN UP ON THE 1232 00:47:42,559 --> 00:47:43,794 PUBLIC HEARING SHEET SO THERE'S 1233 00:47:43,794 --> 00:47:44,795 NO CONFUSION, AND THAT YOU HAVE 1234 00:47:44,795 --> 00:47:46,096 ENOUGH TIME. ALL RIGHT. ARE 1235 00:47:46,096 --> 00:47:47,397 THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS BEFOR 1236 00:47:47,397 --> 00:47:51,401 WE ADJOURN? ALL RIGHT. THIS 1237 00:47:51,401 --> 00:47:56,306 CONCLUDES THE AGENDA OF THE 1238 00:47:56,306 --> 00:47:56,974 SEPTEMBER 11th SPECIAL MEETING 1239 00:47:56,974 --> 00:48:00,978 OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, 1240 00:48:00,978 --> 00:48:02,145 TECHNOLOGY, AND CITY LIKE 1241 00:48:02,145 --> 00:48:03,213 COMMITTEE. OUR NEXT MEETING IS 1242 00:48:03,213 --> 00:48:04,147 SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY, 1243 00:48:04,147 --> 00:48:10,220 SUBEDITOR THIRD -- SEPTEMBER 1244 00:48:10,220 --> 00:48:12,022 13th AT 9:30. IT IS 10:18, AND 1245 00:48:12,022 --> 00:48:13,557 THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THAN 1246 00:48:13,557 --> 00:48:18,395 YOU, EVERYONE.