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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION - 11-90 - 1/23/1990 - INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENTRESOLUTION NO. 11-90 A RESOLUTION TO ENACT A CONVENTION CENTER TAX AND ENTER INTO AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WHEREBY THE VILLAGE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE WILL SUPPORT THE ILLINOIS INTER- NATIONAL CONVENTION CENTER WHEREAS, the Schaumburg Metropolitan Exposition, Auditorium and Office Building Authority (hereinafter called the "Authority") has made application to the State of Illinois (the "Application") for funding in the sum of $20.0 Million for the construction of the Illinois International Convention Center in the Greater Woodfield Area (the "Convention Center"); and WHEREAS, as part of the Authority's Application, the Authority must submit evidence that municipalities in the Greater Woodfield Area are willing to provide economic support for the Convention Center; and WHEREAS, the Village of Elk Grove Village believes that the Village of Elk Grove Village will receive significant economic benefit from the Convention Center through increases in tourism and hotel and motel use and occupancy and in connection therewith an increase in the tax base for sales, hotel and other taxes. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Elk Grove Village, Counties of Cook and DuPage, State of Illinois as follows: Section 1: That the Village of Elk Grove Village shall, subject to conditions to be established by the Village of Elk Grove Village, enter into an intergovernmental agreement acceptable to the Village with the Authority, and other communities, pursuant to which the Village shall, among other things, enact a 2% tax on the privilege of renting a hotel or motel room within the Village of Elk Grove Village and pay over to the Authority such proceeds collected from said privilege tax at an amount not to exceed that established by the Village. Section 2: That this Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval according to law. VOTE: AYES: Trustees Chernick, Czarnik, Gallitano, Tosto; President Zettek NAYS: Trustees Bosslet, Petri ABSENT: None PASSED this 23rd day of January , 1990. APPROVED this 23rd day of January , 1990. ATTEST: Patricia S. Smith Village Clerk -2- Charles J. Zettek Village President