R-8716
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RESOLUTION NO.
8716
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
SUPPORTING THE SANTA MONICA CONVENTION AND
VISITORS BUREAU APPLICATION FOR RELIEF FROM
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, STATE OF
CALIFORNIA TRADE AND COMMERCE AGENCY AND ANY
OTHER PERTINENT FEDERAL OR STATE FUNDING
SOURCE.
WHEREAS, Travel and Tourism is one of Santa Monica's most
important economic mainstays, generating over $300 million
annually in visitor spending, and
WHEREAS, Travel and Tourism employs more than 5,000 Los
Angeles area residents, including thousands of minorities, female
heads of household, seniors and teenagers, most of whom are
citizens of Santa Monica, who are dependent upon travel and
tourism for their livelihoods, and
WHEREAS, Santa Monica'S travel and tourism industry has
been adversely affected by the January 17 NorthridgejReseda
Earthquake, resulting in the closure of many hotel rooms, and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the region to
preserve the flow of tourism dollars into the community for the
purpose of generating local jobs and tax revenues, and
WHEREAS, late winter and spring are the critical planning
seasons for summer travel, the local market's most important
tourism season, and
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WHEREAS, it is imperative that creative tourism promotion
efforts be made to bring visitors back to Santa Monica, from
Western Europe, the Pacific Rim and other areas of the united
States, and
WHEREAS, Santa Monica Convention & Visitors Bureau needs
financial assistance to maintain the integrity of the local
tourism economy in light of the recent disaster,
NOW, THEREFORE, Santa Monica city council does resolve to
support the visitors Bureau application for Federal and/or state
grants for the purpose of postquake tourism recovery.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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SEPH lLAWRENCE
cting City Attorney
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Adopted and approved tlus 8th day of February, 1994.
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I hereby certIfy that the foregomg ResolutIOn No.8716 (CCS) was duly adopted at a
meeting of the City CouncIl 8th day of February, 1994 by the folIowmg vote:
Ayes
CouncIlmembers
Noes: Councllmembers
Abstam: Councilmembers
Absent. Councilmembers'
Abdo, Genser, Holbrook, Olsen, Rosenstein, Vazquez
Greenberg
ATTEST:
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