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CITY OF RENTON
AGENDA - Committee of the Whole Meeting
6:00 PM - Monday, April 3, 2023
7th Floor Council Chambers/Videoconference
1. RENTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE UPDATE
a) Presentation
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Renton Chamber
of Commerce and
City of Renton
Visitor Center
City of Renton
Committee of the Whole
April 3, 2023 AGENDA ITEM #1. a)
History
Purchased in 2012 from
Burlington Northern
18% support of LTAC funding
Commitment from the City to
support the Visitors Center
Operations through LTAC
Commercial Kitchen Space
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Visitors Center
Subtitle AGENDA ITEM #1. a)
Visitors Center
Team & Board
4 AGENDA ITEM #1. a)
5
MARKETING PARTNERS
City of Renton
Renton School District
Renton Technical College
Valley Medical Center
Renton Chamber of Commerce
Southport/Hyatt/LTAC AGENDA ITEM #1. a)
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Port of
Seattle
Tourism Grant
Q3 2022
AGENDA ITEM #1. a)
Visitors Center
Visitors: over 2,349
Phone Calls: over 4,915
Requests for Renton Information –
New Resident Packets: over 72
Community Guides: 30,000
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Events at Chamber
Community Drives
•Eastside Baby
Corner School
Supply Drive
•Eastside Baby
Corner Diaper
Drive
•Rosie Rourke
March Diaper
Drive
•Sydney Wilson
House Holiday
Items
•VFW Toys for Tots
•Valley Medical
Center Birthday
Dreams
•Salvation Army
Holiday Giving Tree
•Ukraine Families
•DESC
Games/Arts/Crafts
•DESC Men’s
Clothing
•DESC Holiday
Items
•Toys for Tots
with SnoKing
Ice Arena
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Events at Chamber
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Food Trucks
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Supported Events AGENDA ITEM #1. a)
Voice of Planet
Vasudha Sharma
International
Womens Day
Diwali Festival
of Lights
12 AGENDA ITEM #1. a)
Elevate PR Management
Franchesca Vargas-Smith
Rising in Greatness:
Beyond Black History
BLM Art Walk
Black Love
Markets Carnival Market
Back to School Bash
The North Pole
Family Picnic & BBQ
Cook Off
Other Events
PRIDE Month
Spilling the Tea
Party
Boozy Tea Party
Juneteenth
Celebration
PRISM: Guided
Meditation and
Writing Therapy
Cultivate Artists
Collective
The Hatchery
Co-Op 13 AGENDA ITEM #1. a)
Urban Market
Ashley Dobson
Waterfront Market at the Hyatt
Night Markets Vendor Business Support
Renton Night Market
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Other Community Groups
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Other Community Endeavors
Candidate Meet & Greet
Candidate Forum
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Mental Health First Aid Training
CoR/RTC Career Fair Renton River DaysAAMWW
Battle of the Badges AGENDA ITEM #1. a)
Inner City Capital Connections
17 business referrals
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IMPACT
Events at the Chamber:
Approximately 8,030
Events Off Site (Pavilion):
Approximately 4,560
Other Community Groups (Chamber):
Approximately 5,630
Other Community Endeavors:
Approximately 4,770
Over 22,990 Visits AGENDA ITEM #1. a)
On behalf of the Renton
Chamber of Commerce Board
of Directors, Ambassadors
and Members, we say thank
you to the City of Renton for
your continued partnership
and support of the Renton
Visitors Center
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Chief Executive Officer
Renton Chamber of Commerce
Diane@GoRenton.com
425.226.4560
www.gorenton.com AGENDA ITEM #1. a)