Accommodation Tax Advisory Committee Meeting Tuesday, May 21, 2024 06:30 PM Theodore D. Washington Municipal Building, Henry “Emmett” McCracken Jr. Council Chambers, 20 Bridge Street, Bluffton, SC

This meeting can be viewed live on Beaufort County Channel, on Hargray Channel 9 and 113 or on Spectrum Channel 1304.

I.CALL TO ORDER

II.ROLL CALL

III.ADOPTION OF MINUTES

1. 1.Meeting Minutes of February 26, 2024

IV.PUBLIC COMMENT

V.FINANCIAL REPORT

VI.OLD BUSINESS

VII.NEW BUSINESS

1. 1.Committee Approval and Recommendation to Town Council of the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce's Bluffton Marketing Plan FY2024-2025 Budget as the Town's Designated Marketing Organization (DMO)

2. 2.Grant Applicants' Presentations and Q&A

   1. Society of Bluffton Artists: 30th Anniversary - $20,000

   2. Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra: 2024 Bluffton Concerts - $43,632

   3. BlacQuity: 2024 River and Roots Festival - $25,000

   4. MLK Observance Committee: 9th Annual Bluffton Juneteenth Festival Weekend - $20,000

   5. Historic Bluffton Foundation: Heyward House Welcome Center Q1 Allocation - $40,000

   6. Historic Bluffton Foundation: Luke Peeple's Music Celebration - $5,000

3. 3.Review of Changes to Town of Bluffton Code of Ordinances, Chapter 24, Taxation

4. 4.Workshop Agenda and Date

VIII.DISCUSSION

IX.ADJOURNMENT

NEXT MEETING DATE: Tuesday, August 20, 2024

Please be reminded that all advertising sponsored with Town of Bluffton ATAX dollars must incorporate the Bluffton Heart of the Lowcountry brand logo.

Town Council will review recommendations at the Tuesday, June 11, 2024, 5:00 p.m. meeting.

All funds awarded must be committed with two (2) years of award.

Next deadline for ATAX applications is by 12:00 p.m., noon, Monday, July 1, 2024.