AGENDA DATE: 10/2/2019
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Ordinance to Approve a Second Amended Agreement to Operate a Joint Charlottesville Albemarle Convention and Visitors Bureau
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SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Adoption of an Ordinance to approve a Second Amended Agreement to Operate a Joint Charlottesville Albemarle Convention and Visitors Bureau
ITEM TYPE: Regular Action Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Richardson, Walker, Kamptner, DeLoria, Johnson
PRESENTER (S): Roger Johnson, Courtney Cacatian
LEGAL REVIEW: Yes
REVIEWED BY: Jeffrey B. Richardson
BACKGROUND: On August 15, 2019 the CACVB Executive Board unanimously recommended amending the CACVB Agreement to authorize the Chamber of Commerce President to serve on the CACVB Executive Board without term limits, to remove the CACVB Executive Director as a member of the CACVB Executive Board, and to exempt the CACVB from the County's Purchasing Manual regulations so as to allow the CACVB to purchase alcoholic beverages for tourism-related promotional activities. The CACVB Board requested Roger Johnson to take an amended agreement to the Board of Supervisors for its consideration and approval.
The Charlottesville City Council approved the Second Amended Agreement (Attachment A) on September 16, 2019.
STRATEGIC PLAN: Economic Prosperity: Foster an environment that stimulates diversified job creation, capital investments, and tax revenues that support community goals.
DISCUSSION: With the CACVB Executive Director now in place, the CACVB is ready to advance operations. The attached proposed Second Amended Agreement incorporates the changes requested by the CACVB Board to improve the Convention and Visitors Bureaus' operational efficiency.
The proposed Second Amended Agreement includes the following three substantive changes.
1) Allows the Chamber President to serve on the CACVB Executive Board without term limits, similar to the Thomas Jefferson Foundation President;
2) Removes the Executive Director as a member of t...
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