R-05-01 Selecting Chicago Southland Convention & Tourism Bureau as Lemont's Agency of Record for Tourism PromotionsRESOLUTION -O /
RESOLUTION SELECTING
CHICAGO SOUTHLAND CONVENTION & TOURISM BUREAU
AS LEMONT'S AGENCY OF RECORD FOR TOURISM PROMOTIONS
WHEREAS, Lemont seeks to affiliate with a regional tourism and convention bureau to
assist in the promotion and advertising of the community; and
WHEREAS, Such affiliation will encourage further retail, commercial, and business success
in the downtown area and community as a whole.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the President and Board of Trustees that the
Village of Lemont selects CHICAGO SOUTHLAND CONVENTION & TOURISM BUREAU
as the agency of record for tourism promotions.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
THE VILLAGE OF LEMONT, COUNTIES OF COOK, WILL, AND DUPAGE, ILLINOIS,
on this as "day of � - 2001.
John Benik
Debby Blatzer
Keith Latz
Connie Markiewicz
Richard Rimbo
Mary Studebaker
Approved by me this ;CA' day of
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HARLENE SMOLLEN, Village Clerk
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Village Attorney
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CONVENTION &VISITORS BUREAU
Village of Lemont
418 Main Street
Lemont, IL 60439 -3788
State of Illinois
Department of Commerce and Community Affairs
Local Tourism and Convention Bureau Grant Program
Sue Fierce, Tourism Grants Manager
From: Village of Lemont
President Richard Kwasneski
Be it resolved that:
The Village of Lemont hereby acknowledges the Chicago Southland Convention and
Visitors Bureau as our Convention and Visitors Bureau of record for the marketing and
promotion of the tourism industry.
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2304 1 73rd Street • Lansing, IL 60438 -6006
Phone: 708 - 895 -8200 • Toll Free: 888 - 895 -8233 • Fax: 708 - 895 -8288
www. Lincolnnet .net/Chicago- Southland -CVB • info @cscvb.com
January 5, 2001
C H I C AG O
SOUTHLAND
President Richard Kwasneski CONVENTION &VISITORS BUREAU
Village of Lemont
418 Main Street
Lemont, IL 60439 -3788
Dear President Kwasneski:
JAN
As you know, The Chicago Southland Convention and Visitors Bureau represents the Village of Lemont and
59 other south and southwest suburbs of Chicago. As the official marketing organization for our region, our
mission is to create a positive image as a viable destination site for conventions and meetings, group tours,
sporting events and leisure visitors. Though we are funded from a variety of sources, including memberships
and portions of the hotel /motel room tax, our largest funding comes through our Local Tourism Grant
Program from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs.
The state grant dollars we receive from DCCA are specifically for sales and marketing activities to bring
outside dollars into our communities and draw visitors to the region's attractions, festivals & events,
recreational facilities, restaurants, hotels & motels, and meeting facilities. These sales and marketing efforts,
in turn, have a positive impact on the economy for the Village of Lemont and the entire Chicago Southland
through job creation, retail sales, and taxes collected from visitors to our region.
As part of our Fiscal Year 2002 state certification process, the state requires the Bureau to submit a
letter from each of the 60 municipalities designating the Chicago Southland CVB as their Convention
& Visitors Bureau agency of record.
For your convenience, we have enclosed an acknowledgment letter, ready for your signature. Please sign
and return the original to our office in the enclosed envelope by February 28 or sooner if possible. We will
then include your letter with our certification request which will be mailed to DCCA. (Please do not send
your letter directly to DCCA.)
Richard, if you have any questions or need additional information, please feel free to call either myself or
Sally Abell. CPA, Executive Vice President. On behalf of the Board of Directors, we sincerely appreciate
your support and look forward to our continued marketing partnership.
Si rely.
m Garrett
President/CEO
Enclosures:
1. Acknowledgment letter (for your signature)
2. Addressed stamped envelope (for return of letter)
3. Last years copy of acknowledgment letter
4. Value of Being a Marketing Partner
2304 1 73rd Street • Lansing, IL 60438 -6006
Phone: 708 -895 -8200 ■Toll Free: 888-895-8233 ■ Fax: 708-895-8288
www.Lincolnnet .net /Chicago - Southland -CVB • info @cscvb.com
CHICAGO SOUTHLAND CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU
The Value of Being a
MARKETING PARTNER
(designating the Bureau as your "Convention Bureau/Agency of Record ")
The Chicago Soutland Convention and Visitors Bureau is the official regional sales, management
and marketing organization, representing the South and Southwest Suburbs of Chicago. The
Bureau's mission is to establish an image for this region and to market it as a destination or venue
of choice for conventions and small meetings, group tours, sporting activities and leisure visitors.
This marketing partnership is composed of communities who have designated the Chicago
Southland Convention and Visitors Bureau as their "convention bureau/agency of record."
Among the benefits communities participating in this marketing partnership receive are the
following:
Marketing Opportunities
* As a Bureau member, your festival and events are eligible for listing /inclusion in all
state and regional publications;
* Your municipality will also be listed in the Bureau's annual Visitors Guide, designed to
attract visitors to our region (165,000 copies distributed);
* Coverage of pertinent and timely municipal activities in the Bureau's newsletter
"Crossroads" (over 1,300 copies distribution four times annually);
* Inclusion of historical societies and nature centers (at no cost) in our publication
listings;
* Access to various Bureau cooperational promotional programs including cooperative
advertising programs (regional, consumer, trade promotions);
* Access to borrowing the Bureau's small table top display unit for promotional purposes;
* Eligible for telephone referrals over the Bureau's 888 toll -free line.
Additional Membership Benefits
* Eligible to participate in the Bureau's Local Grants program (three times - annually,
grants are awarded for promotional projects; includes a grant writing seminar);
* Invitation to participate in networking and social opportunities;
* Invitation to participate in educational programs, workshops and seminars;
* Eligible for technical advisory assistance for local /municipal attractions and other
travel- related resources (e.g., development of community brochures).
The Chicago Southland Convention and Visitors Bureau appreciates your community's
involvement in our marketing partnership. From time to time, there may be other programs
announced to which you will be invited to attend and/or participate in; we look forward to those
mutual opportunities. We value this marketing partnership and thank you.
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