Title
Tourist Product Development Interlocal Agreement with Alachua County (B)
This is a request to amend an agreement with Alachua County to administer the new Tourist Product Development Program.
Explanation
In April 2006, the Alachua County Board of County Commissioners approved the Tourist Product Development Program and voted to ask the City to administer the grant funding.
An Inter-local Agreement was approved for a period of three years, to begin retroactively from October 1, 2006 through September 30, 2009, with up to two (2) one-year extensions.
As the administrator, the City would enter into agreements with agencies awarded grants by the Tourist Development Council, review requests for reimbursement, and disburse funds for authorized expenditures on a monthly basis. In addition, the City would create marketing and/or tourist programs with the New Programs/Marketing portion of the funding.
The amendment involves the Funding Formula as stated in Exhibit A, deleting the 5% Contingency and adding 5% to Programming and Events.
Fiscal note
None to the City
Recommendation
The City Commission authorize the City Manager or designee to sign the amended Interlocal Agreement on behalf of the City.
Alternative Recommendation A: The City Commission reject the amendment to the Interlocal Agreement and request that the City Manager to renegotiate.
Alternative Recommendation B: The City Commission reject the amendment to the Interlocal Agreement.