12 (14)Jennifer L. Hall
Subject: FW: [EXTERNAL] Anaheim Resort User Fee
Attachments: Anaheim Resort User Fee.pdf
From: William Taormina <
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Date: July 19, 2022 at 11:59:15 AM PDT
To: Jim Vanderpool <JVanderpQQI&aqaft6nIjM>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Anaheim Resort User Fee
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Dear Jim,
Please ask Maggie to give a copy of this to the City Council from me. We cannot tax our resort
businesses, we must only use them to collect a user fee that will be put in a separate bucket for
community benefits, not for the general fund.
Thank you sir.
Bill Taormina
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Anaheim Resort User Fee (ARUF)
Mission Statement: Via the voluntary collection of a small one time
percentage -based user fee on a combination of hotel guest headcount, sports
venue tickets, and special parking fees, the ARUF will generate a sustainable
income stream separate from the Anaheim General Fund to be invested and
disbursed by a self-appointed group of stakeholders to directly benefit the resort
businesses, resort worker community, enhance the quality of life for all Anaheim
citizens, support our first responders, fund permanent solutions for affordable
workforce housing and establish a sustainable solution for homelessness in and
around the City of Anaheim.
Aspects of the ARUF:
1) This is not a "tax" and will absolutely not impact the profitability. of
any resort -related business.
2) Resort and entertainment stakeholders will collect these funds on
behalf of a self-appointed Quality of Life Commission (QOLC)
composed of a diverse cross section of Anaheim citizens and
business owners.
3) The ARUF would be based on a small percentage charge against
each hotel stay, sports ticket, or parking fee depending upon the
source. No stakeholder will be charged for more than one source.
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4) ARUF funds will be electronically deposited into a secured trustee
account that would NOT be a part of the City's General Fund. These
funds will be held in trust and dispersed via a formal protocol of the
privately controlled Quality of Life Commission (QOLC).
5) To cover any cost of administration and oversight, stakeholders will
retain 5 % of the funds they collect.
6) The QOLC members must reside in, own property in, or be employed
by a business in Anaheim. Appointees will be chosen from the
following:
a) Walt Disney Company - Parks
b) Major Resort Hotelier
c) Major Resort Hotelier
d) Mid-sized Resort Hotelier
e) Mid-sized Resort Hotelier
f) Small -sized Resort Hotelier
g) Small -sized Resort Hotelier
h) Angels Baseball
i) Ducks Hockey
j) Anaheim Arena Management
k) Faith Based
1) Education Based
m)Anaheim Community Foundation
n) OC Vibe - Samueli Family Holdings
o) At Large
p) At Large
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7) The QOLC will initially have one full time Executive Director and one
full time Assistant Director. Staff salaries and headcount will grow at a
pace tied to the demand for services. All staff costs and other
overhead will be funded from the revenues received from the ARUF
via an annual budget.
8) The formal structure of the ARUF entity may be a Joint Powers
Authority formed as a public/private partnership or some other similar
type of entity to be determined by the nature of potential projects that
may come before the stakeholders. An example might include the
development of a large scale parking structure that generates
revenues net of operating costs and debt service directly to ARUF
uses. This enterprise type approach could apply to numerous
resort -related business opportunities wherein the "profits" would
accrue to the ARUF.
9) Distribution of the ARUF funds will be done via a formal application
process. Applications will be accepted from pre -approved 501 C-3
organizations that are based in and around Anaheim.
10)
Where possible, the ARUF funds will be matched with funding from
other sources in order to increase the impact of our involvement.
ARUF funds may be used for the following types of need fulfillment:
a) Capital Projects that require "seed funding" wherein the ARUF
funds would be used as short term loans, bridge financing, etc.
all to be paid back over an agreed upon period of time.
b) Loans for housing rental deposits to enable families to move
out of motels and/or overcrowded, unsafe living conditions and
into more dignified and permanent housing alternatives.
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c) Loans for Continuing Education, or Job Skills Enhancement.
d) Grants for Non -Profit organizations to establish and operate
Continuing Technical Education and Job Skills Enhancement
Programs.
e) Grants for Non -Profit organizations to establish and operate
Neighborhood Clean-up Programs.
f) Grants for Non -Profit organizations to establish and operate
Drug Treatment programs.
g) Grants for Non -Profit organizations to establish and operate
both Youth and Adult Recreational and After School Programs.
h) Grants or Loans for Non -Profit organizations to establish and
operate sustainable solutions for Homelessness with a special
focus on funding the development and operation of:
i) Emergency Shelters
ii) Transitional Housing
iii) Permanent Supportive Housing
iv) Affordable Housing
11) The QOLC will meet monthly. Meetings will feature atypical
agenda along with guest speakers and reports from experts in the
relevant field of interest.
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12) No funding of any political candidate or political initiative will be
paid from ARUF funds. These funds will remain absolutely
non-political. However, without political overtones, the QOLC may
use ARUF funds to issue direct mail or other forms of
advertising/promotion in order to educate the general public about the
QOLC and the important projects and organizations it is funding.
For More Information Please Contact:
Bill Taormina
CEO - Clean City, Inc.
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