HomeMy WebLinkAbout59-85 - Res. Agreement with Peninsula Tourism Council Region 8 RESOLUTION NO. 59-85
A G R E E M E N T
MASON COUNTY AND PENINSULA TOURISM COUNCIL (REGION 8)
This Agreement between Mason County, hereinafter
referred to as "COUNTY" , and the Peninsula Tourism Council (Region
8) , hereinafter referred to as "COUNCIL" .
WHEREAS, the Council is a non-profit tourism promotion
corporation of the State of Washington; and
WHEREAS, the County is a municipal corporation interested in
the enhancement of tourism and the further development of the
tourism industry within the corporate bounds of the municipal
corporation; now, therefore,
In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein,
it is agreed by the parties as follows :
1. PERFORMANCE BY COUNCIL:
A. Council shall use its capabilities to perform the following
specific services :
1. As a regional agency representing the Olympic
Peninsula with specific intent to aid the individual municipal
entities through the attraction of additional tourism into those
areas and entities of the Peninsula. This will be done in the
following ways:
a. The Council will respond to inquiries addressed
to the State of Washington, Division of Tourism, requesting
information on vacation and recreation opportunities on the Olympic
Peninsula. During 1983 , the Council mailed approximately 45, 000
promotional replies to such inquiries.
b. The Council will represent the Olympic Peninsula
at Travel Industry Association of America Pow Wow in Seattle on May
14-16 , 1984, and will coordinate with the State Division of Tourism
to plan and host a familiarization tour of the Olympia Peninsula for
Pow Wow participants following the close of the business portion of
Pow Wow®
Pow Wow is the largest international gathering of travel
wholesalers in the world and occurs once each year in a different
region of the United States, attracting approximately 3 ,000 members
of the travel industries of Europe and Asia as well as approximately
800 members of the foreign travel press®
C. The Council will perform as a central clearing
agency for the distribution of funds provided by the State of
Washington and collected from the various public agencies to assure
the proper distribution and expenditure of the funds to support
tourism activities and enhancement of the tourism industry on the
Olympic Peninsula.
d® Council will provide volunteer support to the
Washington State Division of Tourism at those trade and travel shows
which the Division of Tourism attends for the purpose of
distributing information about the Olympic Peninsula and its
recreational opportunities®
e® Council will undertake a generic advertising
campaign promoting the attractions of the entire Peninsula®
f® Council will provide a status report on a
periodic basis which will , in summary form, provide the municipal
corporation with a listing of accomplishments, intended programs,
and budgetary review®
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g. Specific expenditure of Mason County monies:
Council intends to allocate the $3 ,000 received from
Mason County as follows:
Reprint of the regional lure brochure for nation-wide
distribution (45 ,000 distributed in 1983) - $3 ,000
2. PERFORMANCE BY THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION:
A. For the services rendered by the Council , the County will
provide, by payment in cash, the amount of Three Thousand Dollars
($3 ,000 .00) .
3 . TERM:
A. This Agreement shall be in effect for Calendar Year 1984.
4. ASSIGNMENT:
A. This contract may not be assigned by either party to this
agreement, except by signed amendment.
5. This Agreement may be terminated, upon sixty (60) days
notice for any material breach of any of the terms of this Agreement
by either party. After receipt of notice and before termination,
the party in default may cure the defect, in which case this
Agreement shall continue in force for the full term.
PENINSULA TOURISM COUNCIL BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
(REGION 8) MASON COUNTY
Secretary V V
DATED 6/11/85 sio r
Commissioner
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