...Title
Actions Related to the County of Santa Clara Hotel Tax and Fee Refund.
...Recommendations
(a) Approve a refund for Transient Occupancy Tax, Convention Center Facilities District Tax, and Hotel Business Improvement District fees, totaling $1,097,455.63, to the County of Santa Clara, for the period of March 2020 through July 2021.
(b) Direct the Director of Finance to make the refund payment in accordance with the instructions in the refund claim.
(c) Adopt the following 2021-2022 Appropriation Ordinance adjustments in the Convention Center Facility District Revenue Fund:
(1) Establish the Special Tax Refund appropriation to the Finance Department in the amount of $290,161; and
(2) Decrease the Unrestricted Ending Fund Balance by $290,161.
CEQA: Statutorily Exempt, File No. PP17-005, CEQA Guidelines Section 15273, Adjustment to Fees, Rates and Fares without changes to or expansion of services. (Finance/City Manager)