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Home My WebLink AboutCommittee of the Whole - 05 Dec 2022 - Agenda - Pdf CITY OF RENTON AGENDA - Committee of the Whole Meeting 5:45 PM - Monday, December 5, 2022 7th Floor Council Chambers/Videoconference 1. INCLUSION AND EQUITY PROGRAM UPDATE a) Presentation 2. ALLOCATION OF LODGING TAX FUNDING FOR 2023 a) AB - 3243 Community & Economic Development Department recommends approval of the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee funding allocations in the amount of $444,000; and approval to execute the related contracts with the successful applicants. b) Presentation If you would like to attend this week's meeting remotely, you can do so by going to https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86753290028?pwd=M2pOc09HWWNrY05uVnlIWnpGS1E4UT09 Zoom Meeting ID: 867 5329 0028, Passcode: 881839 You can call through Zoom at (253) 215-8782 and use the Meeting ID. INCLUSION & EQUITY: LOOKING BACK TO MOVE FORWARD Benita Rodriguez Horn, Inclusion & Equity Consultant COW December 5, 2022 AGENDA ITEM #1. a) LOOKING BACK TO MOVE FORWARD AGENDA ITEM #1. a) OUR JOURNEY TOWARD INCLUSION & EQUITY Goal of Inclusion 2012 Inclusion & Equity Consultant 2014 Renton Equity Lens 2016 HR Inclusion Tactical Plan 2017 Resolution No.4414 2020 Census 2020 Campaign 2020 Council Retreat Actions 2021 EHHS Formed 2021 Equity Commission 2022 Equity Lens in Project Mgmt. 2022 AGENDA ITEM #1. a) EXAMPLES OF INTERNAL SYSTEMIC CHANGE •Strengthening the Business Plan goal of Inclusion •Mandatory attendance of staff in Inclusion workshops •Council directing boards and commissions to attend Inclusion workshops •Using the Renton Equity Lens to analyze and change hiring processes •Tangible leadership support of the EHHS department •Establishing a Renton Equity Commission to analyze policy and remove barriers to equitable outcomes •Prioritizing ARPA funds toward community needs •Hiring staff reflective of the community •Elevating priorities expressed by community AGENDA ITEM #1. a) EXAMPLES OF EXTERNAL SYSTEMIC CHANGE •Strengthening the Business Plan goal of Inclusion •Building relationships and trust with the community •Mayor’s Inclusion Task Force actions •Community members partnering with city and/or with each other to plan celebrations and events •Moving beyond events to bringing community voice to city decisions •Community forming organizations in support of equitable outcomes •Evolution of community leaders including youth AGENDA ITEM #1. a) THE JOURNEY CONTINUES… When my contract completes in March 2023 •Our journey toward the goal of inclusion to date will be memorialized •Recommendations will be in place for continuing the journey •Care will be taken in handing off years of relationships and trust AGENDA ITEM #1. a) THIS JOURNEY IS OUR LEGACY, WHAT EVOLUTION OF INCLUSION & EQUITY DO YOU ENVISION FROM HERE?AGENDA ITEM #1. a) AB - 3243 City Council Regular Meeting - 28 Nov 2022 SUBJECT/TITLE: Allocation of Lodging Tax Funding for 2023 RECOMMENDED ACTION: Refer to Committee of the Whole DEPARTMENT: Community & Economic Development Department STAFF CONTACT: Amanda Askren, Economic Development Director, Acting EXT.: 7369 FISCAL IMPACT SUMMARY: Expenditure Required: $444,000 SUMMARY OF ACTION: The Lodging Tax Advisory Committee met in June to approve and set a timeline for the application process. The deadline to apply was October 21, 2022. Twenty-three applications totaling $1,175,230 were received. The Lodging Tax Advisory Committee recommends Renton City Council approval 2023 expenditures from the Lodging Tax Fund as follows: AmPowering - Global Women Festival 2023 - $15,000 AmPowering -North America Fashion Week 2023 - $15,000 Baile Dior Studios - Emerald City Stomp & Shake - $6,500 City of Maple Valley - 2023 Ironman - $25,000 Renton Farmers Market 2023 Season - $5,000 Renton River Days 2023 - $5,000 City of Renton 4th of July Celebration - $20,000 Renton Community Marketing Campaign - $75,000 City of Renton Holiday Lights program - $7,500 HighSchool.GG - Renton City Retro 2023 - $20,000 Northwest Entertainment Foundation - KingCon NW 2023 - $5,000 Randall Morris Foundation - Gala and Celebrity Golf Tournament - $10,000 Renton Chamber of Commerce - Visitor's Center Operations - $75,000 Renton Downtown Partnership - Tourism Incentive Program - $75,000 Renton King County Black alliance for Equity and Justice - Juneteenth Festival - $5,000 Renton King County Black alliance for Equity and Justice - Black History Month- $5,000 Return to Renton Benefit Car Show - $5,000 Seattle TISI Sangam - Seattle Sangam Cultural & Sports Event - $20,000 United Creatives - SECO Festival Series - $50,000 Total Recommendation: $444,000 EXHIBITS: AGENDA ITEM #2. a) A. Issue Paper_2023 LTAC Allocations B. 2023 LTAC Applicant Summary STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approve allocations for the 2023 Lodging Tax Fund as recommended by the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute contracts with the successful applicants to expend budgeted funds on the proposed additional marketing initiatives. AGENDA ITEM #2. a) DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT M E M O R A N D U M DATE:November 15, 2022 TO:Ryan McIrvin, Council President Members of Renton City Council CC:Armondo Pavone, Mayor FROM:Chip Vincent, CED Administrator (x6588) STAFF CONTACT:Jessie Kotarski (x7271) SUBJECT:Allocation of Lodging Tax Funding for 2023 ISSUE Should money from Lodging Tax funds be allocated to applicants to support tourism marketing and operations as recommended by Renton’s Lodging Tax Advisory Committee (LTAC)? RECOMMENDATION Support the recommendation of the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee to allocate an $444,000 in lodging tax funding for funding in 2023 as detailed in the attached matrix and summarized below. Additionally, staff recommends that the Mayor and City Clerk be allowed to execute contracts with the successful applicants to expend budgeted funds on the proposed additional marketing initiatives outlined below. BACKGROUND SUMMARY In accordance with RCW 67.28.1817, the City of Renton has established a Lodging Tax Advisory Committee to recommend the allocation of lodging tax funds to Renton City Council. The Committee was chaired by Councilmember Alberson and members include: •Cathy Martinez, Legacy Hospitality (Hampton) •Scott Lane, Hyatt Regency Lake Washington at Seattle’s Southport •Menka Soni, AmPowering Council "may only choose recipients from the list of candidates and recommended amounts provided by the local lodging tax advisory committee." However, Council does not have to fund the full list as recommended by the LTAC and can choose to make AGENDA ITEM #2. a) Ryan McIrvin, Council President Page 2 of 2 November 15, 2022 awards in the recommended amounts to all, some, or none of the candidates on this list. The Lodging Tax Advisory Committee met on June 30, 2022, to approve and set a timeline for funding through the 2023 Lodging Tax application process. The applications were made available online on August 27, 2022. The deadline to apply was October 21, 2023. Twenty-three applications were received. The Committee heard presentations from qualified applicants on November 8, 2022 and conducted a debriefing following the interviews to finalize its recommendations. The Lodging Tax Advisory Committee recommends Renton City Council approve 2023 expenditures from the Lodging Tax Fund as follows: •AmPowering - Global Women Festival 2023 - $15,000 •AmPowering - North America Fashion Week 2023 - $15,000 •Baile Dior Studios - Emerald City Stomp & Shake - $6,500 •City of Maple Valley - 2023 Ironman - $25,000 •Renton Farmers Market 2023 Season - $5,000 •Renton River Days 2023 - $5,000 •City of Renton 4th of July Celebration - $20,000 •Renton Community Marketing Campaign - $75,000 •City of Renton Holiday Lights program - $7,500 •HighSchool.GG - Renton City Retro 2023 - $20,000 •Northwest Entertainment Foundation - KingCon NW 2023 - $5,000 •Randall Morris Foundation - Gala and Celebrity Golf Tournament - $10,000 •Renton Chamber of Commerce - Visitor's Center Operations - $75,000 •Renton Downtown Partnership - Tourism Incentive Program - $75,000 •Renton King County Black alliance for Equity and Justice - Juneteenth Festival - $5,000 •Renton King County Black alliance for Equity and Justice - Black History Month- $5,000 •Return to Renton Benefit Car Show - $5,000 •Seattle TISI Sangam - Seattle Sangam Cultural & Sports Event - $20,000 •United Creatives - SECO Festival Series - $50,000 Total Recommendation: $444,000 These expenditures are recommended at a level less than the anticipated fund balance in the 2022-2023 lodging tax fund. Staff appreciates the thorough review given to each application by the Committee and finds their recommendations are consistent with the goals of the City’s Business Plan and Economic Development Strategic Plan. AGENDA ITEM #2. a) Grant Applicant Event Name Contact Information Date of Event Summary of Project or Event Amount Requested Amount Recommended 1 AmPowering Global Women Festival 2023 Menka Soni soni_menka@hotmail.com 425‐301‐2255 425‐418‐7181 (cell) December 2023 Deepavali or Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights. The themes associated with Diwali are the ‘triumph of good over evil,’ ‘light over darkness’ and ‘positivity over the negative.’ The major deity is the Goddess of spiritual and material Wealth, Prosperity and Light, Mother Lakshmi. Vision is to transform Downtown Renton into a street market of India, full of lights, flags, decorations, culture, music, dance. $35,000 $15,000 2 AmPowering North American Fashion Week Menka Soni soni_menka@hotmail.com 425‐301‐2255 425‐418‐7181 (cell) September 2023 A celebration of art and culture designed to promote local fashion designers and put Renton on the map as an industry hotspot while connecting local and international designers. NAFW is a great platform to promote tourism and commerce while supporting the arts and multiculturalism. $35,000 $15,000 3 Baile Dior Studios Emerald City Stomp & Shake TiQuida Spellman bailediorstudios@gmail.com 206‐501‐6563 March 3‐5, 2023 Emerald city stomp & shake an HBCU dance, cheer and drill event. Teams will be invited from all around the US. To compete within one of the three genres with creative categories. The event will have a celebrity host & judge from lifetime’s hit show “bring it” and collegiate‐level cheerleaders from historically black colleges and universities. The goal is to increase awareness of BIPOC dance, cheer and drill in our community, increase the visibility of the HBCU dance studio in Renton, and create an ongoing relationship with other teams to continue our event annually. $6,500 $6,500 4 City of Maple Valley 2023 Ironman Laura Philpot laura.philpot@maplevalleywa.gov 425‐413‐6625 17‐Sep‐23 Seeking financial assistance for the 2023 Maple Valley Ironman on Sunday, Sept 17, 2023. Maple Valley has no hotels for event attendees to stay. The event will partner with Renton hotels for lodging options and room blocks $25,000 $25,000 5 City of Renton Farmers Market Carrie Olson clolson@rentonwa.gov 425‐430‐7214 Jun ‐ Sept 2023 The goal of the Renton Farmers Market (RFM), in the hub of Downtown Renton, is to act as a social glue that attracts a diverse population from the King County region to support local businesses, eat healthier foods, learn about regional services and social networking. Visitors not only shop at the Market, a weekly survey revealed, but 80% of respondents noted they also travel into the adjacent business district and spend money at shops and eateries. $10,000 $5,000 6 City of Renton Renton's 4th of July Jennifer Spencer jspencer@rentonwa.gov 425‐ 430‐6716 July 2 ‐ July 4, 2023 Renton's 4th of July Celebration is the largest one‐day event the City produces. The full‐day event takes place on the beautiful shores of Lake Washington at Gene Coulon Memorial Park and includes all day activities, live music, volleyball tournament, and concludes with a beautiful fire work show that can be seen from throughout Renton, Seattle and Mercer Island. $35,000 $20,000 7 City of Renton Holiday ligjhts at Coulon & Piazza Park Carrie Nass cnass@rentonwa.gov 425‐ 430‐6624 December 2, 2023 ‐ January 1, 2024 Renton’s Holiday Lights at Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park and Piazza Park are free month‐long regionally established seasonal destinations and that bring an estimated 15,000 visitors to Renton each year. The unique, iconic, and stunning immersion of saturated lights at Gene Coulon Memorial Park set against Lake Washington, features 200,000‐plus individual lights. Historically, opening night and the official lighting welcome dignitaries and recognition of funding partners, entertainment, selfies with Santa and Mrs. Claus at Santa’s Sleigh, Rainier Yacht Club’s Parade of Boats and Argosy Christmas Ship on the first Friday in December. For 30+ consecutive days, park patrons of all ages and abilities are able to enjoy more than a mile of the park's flat paved path and water walk, holiday lights and nearby hotel and restaurant amenities. $35,000 $7,500 8 City of Renton Renton Community Marketing Amanda Askren aaskren@rentonwa.gov 425‐430‐7271 Ongoing The RCMC partners use a variety of communication channels and tactics to continue promoting Renton as an ideal community to live, work and play. The communication consultants at JayRay provide a strategic marketing plan and facilitate activities focused on tourism and economic development. Activities such as social media posts and community engagement, website content updates and maintenance, media relations, digital marketing and strategic communications planning reach the primary audiences of visitors and businesses. Programs are refined through ongoing monitoring and reporting of results. Geolocation marketing is this year’s primary effort to increase awareness and overnight stays among Renton visitors and those most likely to consider Renton. $100,000 $75,000 9 City of Renton Renton River Days Sonja Mejlaender smejlaender@rentonwa.gov 425‐430‐6514 July 21‐23, 2023 Renton River Days (RRDs) will celebrate its 38th annual return in 2023. RRDs is making plans to provide a scalable community event, centered at Cedar River Park, Renton Community Center, Henry Moses Aquatics Center, Carco Theatre & Event Center, Liberty Park, Don Persson Renton Senior Activity Center, and Renton History Museum. City staff and volunteer teams are also exploring options for downtown Renton, Piazza Park, and the Renton Pavilion Event Center and if/how these space(s) may be available. $35,000 $5,000 10 HighSchool.GG Renton City Retro Emilio Morales emilio@highschool.gg 206‐579‐1526 May 12‐14, 2023 Renton City Retro is an organization dedicated to creating a network of people in the Pacific Northwest area that are passionate about all facets of geek culture, especially classic video games. We create awareness in our town to come visit not just during our festivals but a landmark and destination when you travel to Seattle. Renton is known to be a town with good food, beer, and video gaming. We started having small conferences designed primarily to give collectors an opportunity to swap games and stories. Since then, Renton City Retro has put on several shows, and members have gone on to form both Renton City Comic Con and Evergreen Tabletop Expo. We have grown and expanded to bring in organizations like Chrono Academy, Code Ninjas, Microsoft Gaming, Academy of interactive and Seattle Indies. $50,000 $20,000 2023 LTAC Applicant Summary AGENDA ITEM #2. a) 11 KingConNW 2023 KingCon Brian Morris admin@kingconnw.com 209‐914‐8054 Oct 13‐15, 2023 KingCon 2023 is planned to be a community and regional family oriented event that will draw in 4,000 to 5,000 attendees over a 3 day event. Last year we had just come out of a 2 year Covid pandemic and we had over 1,000 attendees in a smaller venue. This next year we intend to expand our offerings to encourage a more robust attendance count, to encourage overnight stays and to engage a variety of hotel and activities over the weekend. To accomplish a larger attendance we intend to increase the number of vendors and artists if given the larger space at the venue. We also will be hosting a variety of special guests such as actors and gaming celebrities, special scientists and nationally known artists and cosplayers. To encourage overnight stays we intend to create daily programing that will give attendees the benefit of staying overnight either at the venue or at local hotels. And lastly we intend to create unique activities such as water front parties, on the lake panels and activities that will engage the downtown business core both before and during event. $75,000 $5,000 12 Randall Morris Foundation Randall Morris Celebrity Golf Tournament Randall Morris rmorris43@comcast.net (206) 356‐8639 Sept. 10 ‐ Sept. 11, 2023 The Randall Morris Foundation is getting ready for the 17th Annual Randall Morris Celebrity Golf invitational at the Fairwood Golf and Country Club in Renton, Washington. Many celebrities and guests will be coming in from out of town, with the dinner/auction on Sunday night and the Golf Tournament on Monday. The events begin on Sunday September 11th with our annual Auction/ Gala at the Hyatt Regency Lake Washington in Renton. $83,000 $10,000 13 Renton Chamber of Commerce Visitor's Center operations Diane Dobson diane@gorenton.com 425‐226‐4560 Ongoing Operation costs to run the Visitor's Center in downtown Renton, plus additional funds requested for a promotional 2022 Calendar of Major Renton Events and Opportunities and support to allow the use of the Visitors Center for events, functions, markets and activities $150,000 $75,000 14 Renton Downtown Partnership Downtown promotion package Christian Switzer Director@rentondowntown.com 971‐599‐1667 Ongoing The Renton Downtown Partnership has officially been designated as a Washington Main Street community and is strategically planning to host events attracting new visitors to downtown Renton. The proposal for 2022 is to expand the visitor‐ centered events and utilize new geolocation to promote downtown Renton as a vibrant regional destination for day trips and overnight stays and provide valuable insights on who is visiting, where they visit, and whether they stay overnight in a concentrated effort to retarget those visitors to re‐experience what they think Renton is about. The campaign will hit a broad audience outside of Renton and target relevant audiences based on behavior and preferences. $27,500 $0 15 Renton Downtown Partnership Tourism Incentive Program Christian Switzer Director@rentondowntown.com 971‐599‐1667 Ongoing Renton Downtown Partnership is focused on bringing visitors and activating the historic downtown. This partnership with Bullseye Creative, a proven and effective firm, that will market the downtown with direct incentives to spend at the small businesses that make our community a unique and distinct destination. $82,430 $75,000 16 Renton King County Alliance for Justice Juneteenth Festival Linda Smith linda‐smith1@comcast.net 425‐ 221‐1504 June 15‐17, 2023 Juneteenth Festival a two day event that celebrate and uplift the black community. Friday we will be a Black Business Expo will have Black Business leaders giving motivational speeches on how they have navigated their current industry as black professionals. Empowering and encouraging the attendees to do the same. We will also have workshops on Digital Marketing, PR , and utilizing social media in order to reach a wider customer base. We would also like to include professional Head Shots during event The day will conclude with sit down dinner celebration that will include a short entrepreneurship award ceremony. $70,000 $5,000 17 Renton King County Alliance for Justice Juneteenth Festival Linda Smith linda‐smith1@comcast.net 425‐221‐1504 February 3‐5, 2023 Renton Black History Month Festival will be a weekend long event celebrating the Black History in our city and highlighting current black owned businesses and community leaders. The weekend will begin with a Friday evening celebration of black community leaders and activist in the form of a Disco/Funk Ball. Disco and Funk play a significant role in black music history. On Saturday a black art exhibit event will highlight black artist. Sunday will include a walking historic tour of Downtown Renton as relevant to black & indigenous events and historic figures. $35,000 $5,000 18 Return to Renton Return to Renton Benefit Car Show Johanna Montgomery johanna29617@gmail.com 253‐350‐6380 July 8‐9, 2023 We have a car show that attracts 300 ‐ 400 cars and we donate the proceeds to local youth organizations. This will be our 32nd year. $5,000 $5,000 19 Seattle TISI Sangam 20223Sangam Festival Bal Ram bal929@hotmail.com 253‐632‐2440 September 2‐3, 2023 Cultural sporting and education event held every and attracting people from Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Canada and India. $35,000 $20,000 20 United Better Thinking Together We Are Will Jimerson, Jr wjimersonjr@unitedbetterthinking.org 425‐902‐7755 25‐Feb‐23 A community event featuring live performances from local youth talent to share the enriching culture of song, dance, and and spoken word. $22,800 $0 21 United Creatives SECO Festival Series Ben Andrews bena@seattlefilmsummit.com 253‐861‐7755 ongoing SECO Development has partnered with United Creatives to implement a festival series on the Southport properties. This 2023 calendar implementation will procure 8 Seafair events from Seattle, a Dragonboat festival, two music festivals, a Haunted House, and many more under discussion. These events will bring an unparalleled amount of visitors to Renton. $200,000 $50,000 22 VFW Post 1263 Veterans Appreciation & Remembrance Traci Williams seahawkssoldier@hotmail.com 206‐818‐7856 May 28‐29, 2023 A Veteran Appreciation dinner/meet and great with Veterans in the community as well and community members including a wreath laying ceremony for those lost at sea at the Cedar River, a Memorial Day program at Greenwood Cemetery in tge Renton Highlands, and a ceremony at the Downtown Veterans Park ceremony. $13,000 $0 23 Voice of Planet Vasudha Sharma voiceofplanetus@gmail.com 310‐986‐4280 January ‐ June, 2023 Showcasing diverse art and culture under one platform. The festival will be based on promoting underrepresented youth and ethnic minorities to bring a never before opportunity to showcase and preserve various art forms. This festival will be dedicated to serving as a platform that will attract participants and visitors from across the states and countries to celebrate the themed festival. It will also serve as an opportunity for education and social awareness behind the participating art form. $10,000 $0 Total $1,175,230 $444,000 AGENDA ITEM #2. a) 2023 Funding Recommendations Presentation to Committee of the Whole - December 5, 2022 L O D G I N G T A X AGENDA ITEM #2. b) 2023 Applications Deadline to apply Oct. 21 Projects recommended 19 New Proposals 8 Requests totaling $1,175,230 Applications 23 Total recommendation $444,000 AGENDA ITEM #2. b) Emerald City Stomp & Shake Baile Dior Studios March 3-5, 2023 An HBCU dance, cheer & drill event inviting teams from across the US to compete in one of the (3) genres with creative categories. The program goal is to increase awareness of BIPOC dance, cheer and drill in our community, increase the visibility of the HBCU dance studio in Renton, and create an ongoing relationship with other teams to continue our event annually.AGENDA ITEM #2. b) CommunityCurrencyTourism Incentive Renton Downtown Partnership Book your stay at a participating hotel & receive vouchers to play in Renton. "You Stay We Pay” currency that can only be spent at participating businesses in the City of Renton. The program aims to attract tourists, entice overnight hotel stays and bring new customers, cash- on-hand and free publicity and marketing to Renton’s small businesses, restaurants and hotels. Explore a new venue or patronize long favorites – program vouchers benefit our local businesses.AGENDA ITEM #2. b) Juneteenth Festival Renton King County Alliance for Justice A two day event that celebrates and serves to uplift the black community. Events include a Black Business Expo, workshops on Digital Marketing, PR , and utilizing social media in order to reach a wider customer base, and a street fair featuring black-owned businesses, community art projects, musical and dance performances and motivational speakers and headliners. June 15-17, 2023 AGENDA ITEM #2. b) Black History Month Festival Renton King County Alliance for Justice A weekend long event celebrating the Black History in Renton and highlighting current black owned businesses and community leaders. The weekend will begin with a celebration of black community leaders & activist in the form of a Disco Ball, followed by a black art exhibit to highlight black artists and a walking historic tour of Downtown Renton as relevant to black & indigenous events and historic figures. Feb 3-5, 2023 AGENDA ITEM #2. b) SECO Festival Series United Creatives Seafair Events Music Festival Haunted House Eight Seafair events from Seattle The production of 1 to 2 music festivals Season-long Halloween attraction to bring tourism to Renton Year-long series of events to be held in Renton and sponsored in part by SECO Development AGENDA ITEM #2. b) Total funding recommendation AmPowering - Global Women Festival 2023 - $15,000 AmPowering - North America Fashion Week 2023 - $15,000 Baile Dior Studios - Emerald City Stomp & Shake - $6,500 City of Maple Valley - 2023 Ironman - $25,000 Renton Farmers Market 2023 Season - $5,000 Renton River Days 2023 - $5,000 City of Renton 4th of July Celebration - $20,000 Renton Community Marketing Campaign - $75,000 City of Renton Holiday Lights program - $7,500 HighSchool.GG - Renton City Retro 2023 - $20,000 Northwest Entertainment Foundation - KingCon NW 2023 - $5,000 Randall Morris Foundation - Gala and Celebrity Golf Tournament - $10,000 Renton Chamber of Commerce - Visitor's Center Operations - $75,000 Renton Downtown Partnership - Tourism Incentive Program - $75,000 Renton King County Black alliance for Equity and Justice - Juneteenth Festival - $5,000 Renton King County Black alliance for Equity and Justice - Black History Month- $5,000 Return to Renton Benefit Car Show - $5,000 Seattle TISI Sangam - Seattle Sangam Cultural & Sports Event - $20,000 United Creatives - SECO Festival Series - $50,000 $444,000 AGENDA ITEM #2. b) Questions?AGENDA ITEM #2. b)