07 - Approved Program of Works & Budgets for LCC & VCCItem No. 7
TO: Mayor, Mayor Pro -Tem & City Council
FROM: Paul Allen, President, Lamar County Chamber of Commerce
SUBJECT: APPROVED PROGRAM OF WORKS & BUDGETS FOR LCC & VCC
DATE: September 12, 2022
BACKGROUND: The bylaws of both the Love Civic Center and the Visitors and Convention
Council, since they receive funding from the city's Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT), require that their
annual budgets be approved by the city council each summer. These budgets have been approved
by the Chamber Board on August 23, 2022.
STATUS OF ISSUE: Budget approved by the Chamber Board on August 23, 2022
BUDGET: Funding is from the 7% Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT), plus certain operating revenues.
Budgets are attached.
RECOMMENDATION: Approve Chamber requested budgets.
Mission Statement:
2022-2023
Program of Work
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The Paris Visitors & Convention Council will provide all necessary services and information to
visitors/tourists, and develop programs to attract meetings, conventions, sports events, groups, and
other activities that will produce economic benefits for the Paris community.
PROJECTS:
• Endeavor to attract groups and individuals by providing marketing materials, e.g. social media videos, literature,
website information, calendar of events, visitor and newcomer guides, maps, historical tour guides, and brochures.
• Promote Paris and Lamar County as an event location to meeting and event planners.
• Work with existing partners to continue and expand annual events.
• Evaluate and potentially offer funding for events that bring 'heads -in -beds.'
• Encourage civic clubs and local businesses to hold meetings and events in Paris
• Collaborate with Paris Main Street and Paris Downtown Association and assist with events.
• Biking Destination
• Wedding Destination
Develop and broaden existing events
• Tour de Paris Bicycle Rally
• "Hell of North Texas" Gravel Grind partnering
with Tour de Paris
• Paris Balloon Festival and Music Festival
• ASA "Southwest Shootout" Archery
Tournament
• Southern Drag Boat Races
• Two separate square-dance conventions
• Antique car events
• Fishing tournaments
• Golf tournaments
• Baseball and Softball tournaments
• Motorcycle rides and events
• Indoor Archery Tournament
• Blaze Trails Running
• Golf Events
• Pump Track
• TMBRA -Barber Hills
• New events for the NETT
• Concerts Downtown and Civic Center
Bolster promotion of area attractions:
• Eiffel Tower topped with red cowboy hat
• Red River Valley Veterans Memorial
• Trail de Paris and the North East Texas Trail
• Sam Bell Maxey House
• Lake Crook
• Pat Mayse Lake
• Historic Downtown
• Lamar County Courthouse
• Historic Evergreen Cemetery
• Lamar County Historical Museum
• Valley of the Caddo Museum and Cultural
Center
• Lamar County Historical Genealogy Library
• John Chisum Monument
• Promote Historical Trolley Tours
• Paris Community Theatre
• Love Civic Center
• Promote the expansion of the NETT
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Continue to address and utilize the Long -Term Planning Committee's facility assessment for
improvements, and specifically address the following opportunities for improvement:
• Host an open house for community to see renovations
• Use marketing dollars to promote renovated civic center for use
• Promote civic center as a concert venue in conjunction with Visit Paris
• Promote trolley as a great way to see and visit Paris
• Continue to work with City and partnership to keep civic center updated
• Add a 65-70 inch TV in the entryway
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