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~b~~ [otel/Motel Tax Funds- - Fceques-ts Managex Taylor stated that the Chamber of Coaunerce hac3 =re-que-sted $--15, 000 for support to the- t7mbria Jazz Festival ifr late July and that the ~irts Center had requested $15,00-0 for their Teen Program. He also said that at the- June 2~ meeting. the Olympic Festival had requested a-w$iver of the $16,1A6 in fees for police and transit services du-ring the_ Festival and that it had been suggested that the occupany tax funds could be used for this purpose. Mr. Taylor said that if the Courtci-1 funded these three- -reguests it would virtual~y tgsE all the funds- allocated from the occupancy tax for visitor information- and cultuzal Services for this- budget year. He stated that two of the requests were for funds txrat were needed. immediately and that treeded to be- allocated before the events -occurred. Mr. Taylor said that the staff proposed to develop a process for receiving requests for proposals for the funds in-tie upcoming years but that he dict not thiflls there was sufficient time in this budget year for that kind of _process,_ Fie stated that what was budg-eted for these services was--a tainimum-~f -IO$ of the revenue-s, but -which =would-not-_exceed_ 55-0, 0-00. 13e said 3ie ~cecommended resolution R-6 to -fund -the Chamber of Comiaerce request. ~4~JNCIL MEi~+~ER SMITH MOVED, SEEONDED BY COIINCIL MEM$ER GODSCBAL-K TO ADOPT RESOLDTION 87-6-22 h~ fi. Council Member Werner said he felt it was incumbent upon th$ Council to adverts-se for proposals for use of the-ta~ funds. He -said he was concerned that the public might feel i-t -did trot have- the oppor-tunny to apply for these funds. He said there needed to be a formal process far applying for the funds. Council Member Pasquini agr-eed with Yom. Werner and said that the Council should not make the decision that evening but to allow more time fer other, possibly more worthy grojects_, to request funding. - Council Member- Andresen asked if the Coun-cil's•meeting schedule would provide for a process of reviewing other proposals- before the deadline for the Chamber and Olympic Fesitival's requests. Manager Taylor responded that there would be no problem with delaying action on the funding requests until th-e July 6 agenda but that he did not think there was enough time for the staff to advertise and receive requests and review those requests before - - the July 6 meeting. Manager Taylor also stated that if the Council were to fund the Olympic Festival's request for $16,100 for the police and transit services, he would consider this funding to be considered Chapel Hill's portion of the agreement regarding contingency funds for the Festival ff it were to lose money, 26