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Bridal Nevada/MORF to present TravelNevada grant ask; council adds presentation to next agenda
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Summary
Representatives of Bridal Nevada and MORF asked the City of Mesquite to consider providing a local match for a TravelNevada rural tourism marketing grant that typically requires a 50% match (exceptions may lower it to 20%); the council voted to add their presentation to the next council meeting.
Representatives of Bridal Nevada and MORF will present to the City of Mesquite council at its next meeting to seek city consideration of a local match for a TravelNevada rural tourism marketing grant.
John Rosen, a member of the steering committee for Bridal Nevada and MORF, asked the technical review body on March 3 to add a 15-minute presentation and to include discussion and possible action on a city match. "The rural tourism marketing grant by its nature is a grant that requires matching investment," Rosen said, adding that the nominal match is 50 percent but that "there are conditions" under which exceptions can reduce the match to as low as 20 percent. Rosen said the committee will provide slides and facts showing where any city contribution would fit into the broader tourism initiative.
Councilmembers pressed for details about the city's available economic development funds before committing to a match. Councilwoman Fielding said she wanted to know how much money is currently reserved for tourism before agreeing to any potential 50 percent match; Rosen replied he would bring facts and figures to the council meeting. Rosen also told the council he expects TravelNevada to announce awards in June.
Councilwoman Fielding moved to add the Bridal Nevada/MORF presentation, with discussion and possible action on a match request, to the next council agenda; the motion was seconded and approved. The transcript records Fielding voting "aye"; a complete roll-call tally was not specified in the meeting record.
The presentation will include context for the grant request and supporting slides, which Rosen said he will provide to councilmembers in advance so members have time to review materials before the meeting. The council noted procedural concerns about whether two separate motions might be needed—one to place the item on the agenda and another for any later action on providing a city match.
Next steps: Bridal Nevada/MORF will provide slides and a financial summary ahead of the council meeting; council members said they expect to discuss available economic development funds when the presentation occurs.
