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City of Topeka
Council Action Form
Council Chambers
214 SE 8th Street
Topeka, Kansas 66603
www.topeka.org |
| | | July 11, 2017 |
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| | | | | | | | | DATE: | July 11, 2017 | | | | CONTACT PERSON: | Lisa Robertson, City Attorney | DOCUMENT #: | | | SECOND PARTY/SUBJECT: | | PROJECT #: | | | CATEGORY/SUBCATEGORY | 013 Ordinances - Codified / 002 Administration | | CIP PROJECT: | No | | | | ACTION OF COUNCIL: | | JOURNAL #: | | | | PAGE #: | |
| DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: |
AN ORDINANCE introduced by Interim City Manager Doug Gerber, concerning service fee levied in Topeka Tourism Business Improvement Districts, creating Topeka Municipal Code Section 3.65.035.
Voting Requirement: Majority vote of the Governing Body (6 votes).
(Approval would impose a $1.00 service fee on hotel rooms in the Topeka Tourism Business Improvement District to commence on January 1, 2018.) | | POLICY ISSUE: | Whether to impose a service fee on all hotels in the City - the proceeds of which would be used for services within the Topeka Tourism Business Improvement District (TTBID), including the design of the Downtown Plaza. | | STAFF RECOMMENDATION: | | Staff recommends the Governing Body adopt the ordinance. | | BACKGROUND: | The governing body established the TTBID on May 9, 2017. If no business owner files a protest petition contesting the TTBID by June 29, 2017, the next step is to enact an ordinance establishing a service fee of $1.00 per paid occupied room per night on hotel room rentals. The service fee would start on January 1, 2018 unless a protest petition is filed by business owners.
| | BUDGETARY IMPACT: | | $465,000 in anticipated revenue for 2018. | | SOURCE OF FUNDING: | | Service fees paid by hoteliers |
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