ITEM TITLE:
#26-20 - Extending the Sunset of the Valdez Tourism Task Force and Assigning Additional Scope of Work
SUBMITTED BY: Elise Sorum-Birk, Deputy City Clerk
FISCAL NOTES:
Expenditure Required: n/a
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RECOMMENDATION:
Approve Resolution 26-20
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
The Valdez Tourism Task Force envisions a future tourism organization as a quasi-public non-profit that balances city oversight and accountability for public funds with member and community driven support to guide tourism-related initiatives, investments, and policies.
In their April 7, 2026 report to City Council they ask to play a role in the formation and structural design of this future organization, specifically related to drafting bylaws and other policy documents that have built-in safe guards for organizational success.
This resolution extends the Valdez Tourism Task Force through October 1, 2026 and asks that this group assist with creating the structure for a future tourism organization.