Remarks by Craig Berenstein
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So I had asked before, are you having dialogue with the hotel partners and other communities to get other hotels and communities to become revenue sources?
She was saying that one of the stories they're doing is to promote the entrepreneurship. I'll volunteer my time, if you need me. So, Mike, what are your thoughts?
No, the 27 and 28, right? Correct? It's a two fiscal year per two year.
Second year would be the same, the increments of the additional revenue?
So is there, if Ike's motion to amend the two years to one year is approved, if we direct Mike to continue to have dialogue with Stacey, And again, that's what I was asking for last week and to come up with some clarity. And Stacey, you made some really good points about the role of Explore Siouxland with the Sports Commission and working with OVG. If we can get some clarity on those issues, I'm comfortable moving forward with a second year. I'm only trying to prompt the dialogue. That's all I'm trying to do. And it really is in large part in response to your confidence in what you shared at…
This is to amend and then we'll vote on the underlying item.
This is for what? This is for approving the one year as opposed to the two.
But it's also the one you should understand.
It's a completely objective shout out, right? Yes, I promise.
You did. And, Brett, so... to really understand how the, when we had the dialogue, Mike was tasked with looking at the numbers, the hotel-motel tax, and what were the increments that would support providing increased dollars. We give a base amount, and then there are two increment calculations. And they have to perform, they have to get bodies in the hotels and motels, and as long as they're doing that, that's where the return on investment is.
That's what their task, but that's that's I was just going to say exactly right Stacey and Denise and Angela. Their task is to make Sioux City a tourist.
Anyone else? And I do want to just share that Denise and I had a really nice conversation over the weekend at Art Splash. I was going to comment about Art Splash in our comments. The numbers were a little thin, but we had a chance to visit. I think it was on Saturday. And it was a very good conversation. I appreciate your input. I appreciate your direction. I appreciate the spirit that you bring to Stacey and the organization and to the city. And I think you've got a partnership with us to move forward. I encourage Stacey, Denise, you are welcome to visit with Mike as well. Let's get clarity…
And I had a chance to visit with Todd and his team. And I think they would welcome your input as well. 100%.
Tito and I had the chance to visit last week, and he started the meeting by saying, I need to know what you think. Do we need help on A, B, C, D, E, and F, and G? And I said, yes. He was thinking I was going to take one or two, and I said, yes. And we had a nice conversation, and my recommendation was just to simply make sure, as we talk about the homeless and transient population, as we talk about those in need with social service agencies, is to not function in a silo, to work with all of the organizations that are providing those services, And I think you'll do a great job.
So we want to introduce you to Stacey Anderson. Stacey, this is Jack.
For the shrine circus where you sold 22,000 seats, I know a number of the seats are are voucher gratis to students. Is that in that number?
Okay. So that's a revenue source for them?
So the spaces are leased by the teams, but you collect concession revenue for... Yeah, it's a split revenue, but they can sell those to large groups.
So we budgeted a $300,000 fund that we hope replenishes, right?
What have you used the $300,000? Coming up. Sorry. Yep, it's coming up. Okay.
People that go to a lot of those kinds of performances said unequivocally it was the best show they've ever seen.
You don't have to get away from that. Is there any dialogue about opening Momo's to more activity. When it opened 20 years ago, 25 years ago, it was a really good restaurant for lunch, for dinner. It wasn't just for evening events at the Orpheum. Any dialogue about any interest that somebody might have?
It was more of a delicatessen, but they brought in really high quality food. It would be interesting to have that dialogue with her.
Does the Orpheum in Omaha still function?
So going back. very quickly to your number. You budget a loss subject to the city subsidy? How about number works?