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CITY OF RENTON
AGENDA - Committee of the Whole Meeting
6:00 PM - Monday, June 13, 2022
7th Floor Council Conference Room
1. ALLOCATION OF LODGING TAX FUNDING FOR 2022
a) AB - 3139 Community & Economic Development Department recommends approval of
the second round of 2022 Lodging Tax Fund allocation recommendations; and approval to
execute the related contracts.
b) Presentation
2. RENTON MUNICIPAL ARTS COMMISSION UPDATE
a) Presentation
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AB - 3139
City Council Regular Meeting - 06 Jun 2022
SUBJECT/TITLE: Allocation of Lodging Tax Funding for 2022 (second round funding)
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: $85,000
SUMMARY OF ACTION:
The Lodging Tax Advisory Committee met in August to approve and set a timeline for the application process. The
deadline to apply was May 13, 2022. Ten applications totaling $289,000 were received.
The Lodging Tax Advisory Committee recommends Renton City Council approve additional 2022 expenditures from the
Lodging Tax Fund for the second round of funding as follows:
•AmPowering - New Year's Eve Celebration $15,000
•Emerald Dynasty Entertainment - Polynesian Arts & Musical Festival $15,000
•National Black MBA Assoc Seattle chapter - PWOCN Summit $10,000
•National Black MBA Assoc Seattle chapter - Juneteenth Royal Ball $10,000
•KingCon NW - KinCon 2022 $5,000
•REELRenton - 2022 Seattle Film Summit $20,000
•Tasveer - Tasveer South Asian Film Festival $5,000
•NW Youth Music Association - Seattle Summer Music Games $5,000
Total Recommendation: $85,000
EXHIBITS:
A. Issue Paper_2022 LTAC Allocations
B. 2022 LTAC Applicant Summary
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Approve allocations for the 2022 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 #1. a)
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY &
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
M E M O R A N D U M
DATE:May 27, 2022
TO:Ryan McIrvin, Council President
Members of Renton City Council
CC:Armondo Pavone, Mayor
Ed VanValey, Chief Administrative Officer
FROM:Amanda Askren, Economic Development Director (Acting)
(x7369)
STAFF CONTACT:Jessie Kotarski (x7271)
SUBJECT:Allocation of Lodging Tax Funding for 2022 (second round)
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
$85,000 in lodging tax funding for 2022 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)
•Menka Soni, AmPowering
•Scott Lane, Hyatt Regency Lake Washington at Seattle’s Southport
•Preeti Shridhar, City of Renton
AGENDA ITEM #1. a)
Ryan McIrvin, Council President
Page 2 of 2
May 25, 2022
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
awards in the recommended amounts to all, some, or none of the candidates on this
list.
The Lodging Tax Advisory Committee approved and set a timeline for the 2022 Lodging
Tax application process; opening the application on April 8, 2021. Applications were due
on May 13, 2022. Ten applications were received.
The Committee heard presentations from qualified applicants on May 24, 2022 and
conducted a debriefing following the interviews to finalize recommendations.
The Lodging Tax Advisory Committee recommends Renton City Council approve 2022
expenditures from the Lodging Tax Fund as follows:
•AmPowering - New Year's Eve Celebration $15,000
•Emerald Dynasty Entertainment - Polynesian Arts & Musical Festival $15,000
•National Black MBA Assoc Seattle chapter - PWOCN Summit $10,000
•National Black MBA Assoc Seattle chapter - Juneteenth Royal Ball $10,000
•KingCon NW - KinCon 2022 $5,000
•REELRenton - 2022 Seattle Film Summit $20,000
•Tasveer - Tasveer South Asian Film Festival $5,000
•NW Youth Music Association - Seattle Summer Music Games $5,000
Total Recommendation: $85,000
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 #1. a)
Grant Applicant
Event Name Contact Information Date of Event Summary of Project or Event Amount
Requested Amount Recommended
1 AmPowering
New Year's Eve Celebration
Menka Soni
soni_menka@hotmail.com
425‐301‐2255
425‐418‐7181 (cell)
Dec 31, 2022 A New Year Eve celebration with families to include music,
dance & food. Designed to cater to families with young
kid, the event will include onsite daycare services and
events that run until midnight to encourage attendees to
stay in the hotel (Hyatt) overnight.
$15,000 $15,000
2 AmPowering
North American Fashion Week
Menka Soni
soni_menka@hotmail.com
425‐301‐2255
425‐418‐7181 (cell)
Sept 25, 2022 (Requesting additional funding ‐ received $15,000 in the
first round of LTAC applications). 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.
$20,000 $0
3 Emerald Dynasty Entertainment
Polynesian Arts & Musical
Festival
Jesse Koria
emeralddynastyent@gmail.com
253‐389‐2717
Aug 5‐6, 2022 The 4th annual Polynesian Arts & Music Festival will bring
education, entertainment, and community together to
celebrate the Pacific Islander community and serve as a
platform for business owners to network and support each
other.
$30,000 $15,000
4 National Black MBA Assoc
Seattle chapter
PWOCN Summit
Meko L. Lawson ‐ CEO/Founder
meko@pwocn.org
206‐669‐0575
Sept 15‐17, 2022 Professional Summit for women of color, focusing on
diversity, professional wellbeing and networking. This 2
day summit features speakers, employers and business
organizations sharing best practices, presentations and
wellbeing activities.
$20,000 $10,000
5 National Black MBA Assoc
Seattle chapter
Juneteenth Royal Ball
Meko L. Lawson ‐ Event Manager
meko@pwocn.org
206‐669‐0575
19‐Jun‐22 Black Owned Business Excellence is an amazing
collaborative of Washington State business owners,
corporations, contributors, and supporters coming
together to support, educate, inspire, and elevate
businesses that are owned by underserved business
owners in Washington State. M.L. & Associates/PWOCN
has been brought in to assist Washington State Black
Owned Business Excellence in the production and
management of their Inaugural Juneteenth Ball &
Celebration; a celebration of culture, history and change
as Washington state declares this to be the FIRST
$19,000 $10,000
6 KingConNW
2022 KingCon
Brian Morris
admin@kingconnw.com
209‐914‐8054
Oct 28‐30, 2022 Kingcon NW plans to create an event that will not only
bring physical guests into Renton from King County, the
West Coast and beyond, but also an event that will
highlight Renton around the world via the internet. Our
event will consist of our main three tracks: Science,
Gaming, and Cosplay all based upon education,
supporting and encouraging artists, and providing a solid
financial foundation through the gaming world. This
event will allow us to not only put heads in bed and feet
on the street but have a regional presence to show what
Renton has to offer.
$75,000 $5,000
7 Seattle TISI Sangam
2022 Sangam Festival
Bal Ram
bal929@hotmail.com
253‐632‐2440
28‐29 May,2022 (Requesting additional funding ‐ received $25,000 in the
first round of LTAC applications). Cultural sporting and
education event held every and attracting people from
Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Canada and India.
$40,000 $0
8 reelRenton
2022 Seattle Film Summit
Ben Andrews
bena@seattlefilmsummit.com
253‐861‐7755
September 9 ‐ 10,
2022
(Requesting additional funding ‐ received $40,000 in the
first round of LTAC applications). The Seattle Film Summit
(SFS) is quickly becoming the premier creative economy
event in the Pacific Northwest, bringing together regional
creatives, leaders, and influencers in the digital content
creation arena. The Summit appeals to writers, directors,
producers, distributors, acquisition executives, talent
agents, attorneys, festival directors, and all those who
provide services to the motion picture industry and
beyond.
$40,000 $20,000
9 Tasveer
Tasveer South Asian Film Festival
Rita Maher
rita@tasveer.org
206‐349‐4478
Nov 4‐13, 2022 Tasveer requests funding for marketing activities around
the 17th annual Tasveer South Asian Film Festival. TSAFF is
a two week festival of thought‐provoking, meaningful
films & forums on South Asia and its diaspora, to engage
its viewers to dialogue openly on the issues of human
rights and social, political, economic injustice
$10,000 $5,000
10 Northwest Youth Music
Association
Seattle Summer Music Games
David Haining
david.haining@seattlecascades.org
425‐478‐4112
9‐Sep‐22 All day family event at Renton Stadium featuring area food
trucks, marketplace, beer/wine garden,
entertainment and culminating with a drum and bugle
corps competition under the auspices of Drum Corps
International and supported by Seafair and the Renton
Chamber of Commerce.
$20,000 $5,000
Total $289,000 $85,000
2022 LTAC Applicant Summary
AGENDA ITEM #1. a)
LODGING
Round 2
Tax Awards
Presentation to Committee of the Whole - June 13, 2022 AGENDA ITEM #1. b)
New Year's Eve
Celebration
AmPowering
$15,000
Family-focused event designed
to cater to families with young
kids. The event will include onsite
daycare services and scheduled
activities until midnight to
encourage attendees to stay in
the hotel overnight.
Predicted attendance: 1,000
Predicted room nights: 45 AGENDA ITEM #1. b)
Emerald
Dynasty
Entertainment
$15,000
Polynesian Arts &
Musical Festival
The 4th annual Polynesian Arts & Music
Festival brings education, entertainment,
and community together to celebrate
the Pacific Islander community and serve
as a platform for business owners to
network and support each other.
Aug 5 & 6, 2022
Predicted attendance: 2,000
Predicted room nights: 60 AGENDA ITEM #1. b)
National Black MBAAssociation Seattle chapter
Professional Summit for women of color,
focusing on diversity, professional
wellbeing and networking. This 2 day
summit features speakers, employers
and business organizations sharing best
practices, presentations and wellbeing
activities. Sept 15 - 17, 2022
PWOCN Summit
$10,000 Predicted attendance: 100
Predicted room nights: 75 AGENDA ITEM #1. b)
Juneteenth Royal Ball
Inaugural Juneteenth Ball & Celebration;
a celebration of culture, history and
change as Washington state declares this
to be the FIRST Juneteenth recognized as
a paid holiday. June 19, 2022
National Black MBA Assoc Seattle chapter
$10,000 Predicted attendance: 200
Predicted room nights: 75 AGENDA ITEM #1. b)
KingConNW
2022 KingCon
$5,000
A convention-styled celebration
for comic book geeks,
technophiles, cosplayers, & nerds
of all ages. October 28-30, 2022
Predicted attendance: 3,000
Predicted room nights: 300 AGENDA ITEM #1. b)
REELRenton
Requesting additional funding for the
2022 event. The Summit appeals to
writers, directors, producers, distributors,
acquisition executives, talent agents,
attorneys, festival directors, and all
those who provide services to the
motion picture industry and beyond.
September 1 - 11, 2022.
Seattle Film
Summit
$20,000 Predicted attendance: 650
Predicted room nights: 200 AGENDA ITEM #1. b)
TASVEER
$5,000
South Asian Film
Festival
The 17th annual Tasveer South Asian Film
Festival is a two week festival of thought-
provoking, meaningful films & forums on
South Asia and its diaspora, to engage its
viewers to dialogue openly on the issues
of human rights and social, political,
economic injustice. November 4-13, 2022
Predicted attendance: 200
Predicted room nights: 80 AGENDA ITEM #1. b)
NW Youth Music
Assoc
Seattle Summer Music Games
$5,000
All day event at Renton Stadium
featuring area food trucks,
marketplace, beer/wine garden,
entertainment and a drum and
bugle corps competition. July 9,
2022
Predicted attendance: 5,000
Predicted room nights: 250 AGENDA ITEM #1. b)
G R A N T U P D A T ERENTON M U N I C I P A L A R T S C O M M I S S I O N
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