§ 2-934. Activity criteria.

(a)

The council instructs the NTDF committee to recommend funding for only "neighborhood tourist development activities." Neighborhood tourist development activities are cultural, social, ethnic, historic, educational and recreational activities that are in conjunction with promoting the city as an international trade, convention, visitors and tourist center and which meet all of the following criteria:

(1)

Tourist.

a.

Provide a clear appeal to persons who live in Kansas City to attend the proposed activity who would not normally visit the neighborhood; and

b.

Provide a clear appeal to persons who do not live in Kansas City, but who are visiting in the city or who would travel to Kansas City to participate in or otherwise attend the proposed activity.

(2)

Tourist development.

a.

Provide a clear goal for the implementation of subsection (1) above.

b.

Provide short- and long-term goals for achieving and maintaining interest in the proposed activity.

(b)

Applicants, in addition to meeting subsection (a), must provide the following information:

(1)

Provide a clear, geographical definition of the neighborhood which is the sponsor of the activity.

(2)

Provide a clear, geographical definition of the neighborhood which is the beneficiary of the activity.

(3)

Provide a clear description of the way in which the activity will promote the benefitting neighborhood.

(4)

Provide a clear description of the way in which the activity will benefit the neighborhood in the short term and in the long term.

(5)

Provide written documentation that demonstrates timely advance communication about the activity to surrounding registered neighborhood groups and that such groups have the opportunity to participate in the planning, and if possible, the execution of the activity.

(6)

Provide a resolution from the non-profit board of directors stating that the activity meets the requirements for tourist development activity.

(Ord. No. 951565, § B, 11-27-95; Ord. No. 990965, § 1, 8-19-99; Ord. No. 100617, § 1, 9-30-10; Ord. No. 141010 , § 1, 12-11-14; Ord. No. 150191 , § 1, 3-26-15)