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CARLSBAD TOURISM BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
SPECIAL BOARD MEETING
December 6, 2017
3:00 p.m.
1635 Faraday Avenue, Room 173A, Carlsbad, CA 92008
Board Member Stripe called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m.
He turned the meeting over to Ulrich Samietz to act as Chair since the
item on the agenda he had to recuse himself from.
Present: Stripe, Idris, Malaspina, Samietz, Sims (arrived at 3:01pm),
Canepa
Absent: None
Ill. AB 12-17-157 GROUP INCENTIVE PROGRAM REQUEST
Consider funding of group incentive program request that is outside guidelines.
Visit Carlsbad has requested an exception to the group incentive program for the following
request that did not meet the guidelines since the request did not go through Visit Carlsbad.
Gallo Business Media -The Jewelers Summit -Sheraton-$3,000
Visit Carlsbad presented the request and reminded the board that they will be bringing
recommendations to revise the Group Incentive Program at the January meeting since they keep
having to bring forward requests that are exceptions to the guidelines.
Assistant City Attorney, Ron Kemp, had some input to the Board. He read to them the following:
From the Carlsbad Municipal Code:
3.37 .070 Use of proceeds from assessments.
The proceeds of the additional hotel business assessment shall be spent to administer marketing
and visitor programs to promote the City of Carlsbad as a tourism visitor destination and to fund
projects, programs, and activities, including appropriate administrative charges, that benefit
hotels within the boundaries of the district. Funds remaining at the end of any CTBID term may
be used in subsequent years in which CTBID assessments are levied as long as they are used
consistent with the requirements of this section. The city council of the City of Carlsbad shall
consider recommendations as to the use of said revenue made by the advisory board created by
Section 3.37.100 of this chapter.
From the Parking and Business Improvement Area Law of 1989 found in Streets & Highway
Code 36500-36551
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The definition of "improvements"
36510.
"Improvement" means the acquisition, construction, installation, or maintenance of any tangible
property with an estimated useful life of five years or more including, but not limited to, the
following:
(a) Parking facilities.
(b) Benches.
(c) Trash receptacles.
( d) Street lighting.
( e) Decorations.
(f) Parks.
(g) Fountains.
The definition of "activities"
36513.
"Activities" means, but is not limited to, all of the following:
(a) Promotion of public events which benefit businesses in the area and which take place on or in
public places within the area.
(b) Furnishing of music in any public place in the area.
( c) Promotion of tourism within the area.
( d) Activities which benefit businesses located and operating in the area.
Tim Stripe pulled the item AB 12-17-157 from the agenda.
On a motion by Gary Sims, seconded by Kim Malaspina, the CTBID Board unanimously agreed to
appoint Ulrich Samietz to a subcommittee to work with staff and Visit Carlsbad to bring back
recommendations to the Group Incentive Program at the next CTBID Board meeting.
IV. NEXT MEETING
The Board had previously scheduled the next meeting January 24 at 2:00 p.m. Agenda topics to
include:
1. Visit Carlsbad mid-year report
2. Airline purchase by Ted Vallis
3. Review Visit Carlsbad Group Incentive Guidelines
4. Review Visit Carlsbad Impact
GENERAL COUNSEL COMMENT:
None.
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PUBLIC COMMENT:
None.
ADJOURNMENT:
By proper motion, the Board Meeting was adjourned at 3:25 p.m.
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