City of Annapolis - File #: R-61-22

• File #: R-61-22
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 12/7/2022
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 1/9/2023
• Final action: 1/9/2023
• Title: Annual Meeting and Tourism Industry Reception - For the purpose of identifying the Annual Meeting and Tourism Industry Reception that will be held on January 24, 2023, as a Major Special Event; and waiving certain City of Annapolis fees for services related to that event.
• Sponsors: Gavin Buckley

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
1/9/2023	1	City Council	adopt on second reader	Pass
12/12/2022	1	City Council	adopt on first reader	Pass
12/12/2022	1	City Council	Cosponsor added

Title

Annual Meeting and Tourism Industry Reception - For the purpose of identifying the Annual Meeting and Tourism Industry Reception that will be held on January 24, 2023, as a Major Special Event; and waiving certain City of Annapolis fees for services related to that event.

Body

CITY COUNCIL OF THE

City of Annapolis

Resolution 61-22

Introduced by Mayor Buckley

A RESOLUTION concerning

Annual Meeting and Tourism Industry Reception

FOR                      the purpose of identifying the Annual Meeting and Tourism Industry Reception that will be held on January 24, 2023, as a Major Special Event; and waiving certain City of Annapolis fees for services related to that event.

WHEREAS,                     Section 14.18.110 of the City Code states that “the City Council may exempt certain special events from fees by resolution”; and

WHEREAS,                      The Annual Meeting and Tourism Industry Reception will take place on January 24, 2023, from 4pm-7pm in the circular parking lot behind the Visit Annapolis building; and

 WHEREAS,                       Tourism attracts more than five million out-of-town visitors from 28 different countries to Annapolis and Anne Arundel County annually; and

WHEREAS,                       Tourism generates an estimated $3,000,000 in heritage tourism revenue annually (100,000 visitors spending an average of $30 on dining, shopping, hotels, or another activity), according to Historic Annapolis; and

WHEREAS,                      The Maryland tourism industry also generated $2.1 billion in state and local taxes in 2021, essentially saving each Maryland household $923 in annual taxes, and directly supported Marylanders with nearly 113,000 jobs, according to the Maryland Office of Tourism.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE ANNAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL that the city-supported Annual Meeting and Tourism Industry Reception that will be held on January 24, 2023, is hereby designated a Major Special Event in recognition of its significance to tourism in our City.

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE ANNAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL that the City of Annapolis hereby waives reimbursement for the costs associated with the Annual Meeting and Tourism Industry Reception that will be held on January 24, 2023, up to a maximum of $2,740 including but not limited to costs for providing related services.

EXPLANATION

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