title
RESOLUTION APPROVING
A GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF DUPAGE
AND THE DUPAGE CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU
IN THE AMOUNT OF $425,000
resolution
WHEREAS, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA; P.L. 117-2) was signed into law on March 11, 2021 to provide COVID-19 relief and economic stimulus; and
WHEREAS, County of DuPage (“County”) received $179,266,585.00 (ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-NINE MILLION, TWO HUNDRED SIXTY-SIX THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE AND 00/100 DOLLARS) from the American Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA”); and
WHEREAS, one of the objectives of ARPA is to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic by assisting negatively impacted industries such as tourism, travel, and hospitality; and
WHEREAS, the DuPage Convention and Visitors Bureau is an Illinois not-for-profit corporation organized and operated exclusively under section 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code; and
WHEREAS, the DuPage Convention and Visitors Bureau seeks to attract national and regional sporting events through the use of hosting fees and venue rental fees, for the purpose of promoting tourism and travel in DuPage County.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the DuPage County Board approves the attached grant Agreement (“Exhibit A”) between the County and DuPage Convention and Visitors Bureau; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the DuPage County Board hereby directs the DuPage County Board Chair to execute the grant Agreement between the County and DuPage Convention and Visitors Bureau.
end
Enacted and approved this 9th day of May, 2023 at Wheaton, Illinois.
________________________________
DEBORAH A. CONROY, CHAIR
DU PAGE COUNTY BOARD
Attest: ___________________________________
JEAN KACZMAREK, COUNTY CLERK