Salt Lake City: Official Development News Thread - Part 3 - Page 364

jedikermit · #**7261** Posted **Mar 4, 2014, 8:28 PM**

The short version: the convention center/hotel bill passes the house, 53-21!!

jedikermit · #**7262** Posted **Mar 4, 2014, 8:33 PM**

Longer version, taken from Tribune Politics Reporter Robert Gehrke's Twitter Feed:

Now up, the bill to give a $33 million state subsidy to help build a convention center/hotel downtown.

Rep Brad Wilson: "We have most of the right ingredients for a very successful convention destination."

Wilson says all across the country, convention space is built with public money. This is no different.

Wilson says it's post-performance, so the developer doesn't get the break until the center is built.

Wilson: "We risk losing many of the large conventions we host now...remain at a significant disadvantage in attracting new conventions."

Wilson says the new bill has a "bounce-back" voucher for visitors to come back, stay in another hotel.

There is a mitigation fund for hoteliers to get money for lost biz resulting from new hotel over next four years.

Doesn't seem to be the same drama this year on the convention/hotel bill as there was last year when it failed by two votes.

Rep. Dixon Pitcher, who owns hotels, says the new convention center/hotel would be a "no-fail hotel," but he likes mitigation fund.

Rep. Arent says she manages a small lodge in Garfield County, and sees increase in business when there's a big convention in SLC.

No tears, no nail-biting this time, as subsidy for convention center/hotel passes easily, 53-21.

And that's it--I liked watching the drama unfold via Twitter, and @RobertGehrke's is the best for legislative politics.

brankrom · #**7263** Posted **Mar 4, 2014, 8:38 PM**

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Originally Posted by UTPlanner

Just an FYI-- any bar in the 9th and 9th area will require city approvals similar to the proposed BrewHaHa. If you want to know more about how that ended up, google it. We will see if there are similar results with this proposal.

This place is just down the hill from me. I'd like to think the 9th and 9th area will be far more supportive than the snooty upper yalecrest neighborhood.

Stenar · #**7264** Posted **Mar 4, 2014, 8:43 PM**

$33 million subsidy? I thought it was going to be $75 million.

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Originally Posted by jedikermit

Longer version, taken from Tribune Politics Reporter Robert Gehrke's Twitter Feed:

[I]Now up, the bill to give a $33 million state subsidy to help build a convention center/hotel downtown.

Rep Brad Wilson: "We have most of the right ingredients for a very successful convention destination."

Wilson says all across the country, convention space is built with public money. This is no different....

Orlando · #**7265** Posted **Mar 4, 2014, 8:47 PM**

So, the CCH bill has passed both the house and the senate?

jedikermit · #**7266** Posted **Mar 4, 2014, 8:47 PM**

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Originally Posted by Orlando

So, the CCH bill has passed both the house and the senate?

Ayup.

As long as Herbert doesn't veto (I don't see him doing that)(probably), it's in.

stayinginformed · #**7267** Posted **Mar 4, 2014, 8:54 PM**

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Originally Posted by Stenar

$33 million subsidy? I thought it was going to be $75 million.

$25 million from the state plus the $8 million mitigation fund.

Later both the city and county need to sign on with $25 million each.

wrendog · #**7268** Posted **Mar 4, 2014, 8:54 PM**

jedikermit · #**7269** Posted **Mar 4, 2014, 8:55 PM**

Was waiting for that. You did not disappoint, sir.

Reachforthesky · #**7270** Posted **Mar 4, 2014, 9:22 PM**

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Originally Posted by jedikermit

The short version: the convention center/hotel bill passes the house, 53-21!!

WOO!!! Great news!!! Hopefully we'll see some renderings soon!

Makid · #**7271** Posted **Mar 4, 2014, 9:25 PM**

Love looking at the future wrendog. Only change is less palms and more brown air.

Makid · #**7272** Posted **Mar 4, 2014, 9:32 PM**

Looking at this link: http://le.utah.gov/DynaBill/statusProx.jsp?bill=HB0356S01&sessionid=2014GS

The current status is SSEC which is:

Senate Secretary
The Secretary of the Senate is an officer of the Senate, appointed by the President, and responsible for the Senate staff and its operation.

I don't think the Senate has voted on the CCH bill yet as I don't see any updates about the Senate voting on it.

jedikermit · #**7273** Posted **Mar 4, 2014, 9:45 PM**

Hrrrrm. I thought for sure they had already voted. Maybe that was just one of the committee hearings?

stayinginformed · #**7274** Posted **Mar 4, 2014, 10:06 PM**

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Originally Posted by jedikermit

Hrrrrm. I thought for sure they had already voted. Maybe that was just one of the committee hearings?

Yeah, it still has to be voted on in the senate.

jedikermit · #**7275** Posted **Mar 4, 2014, 10:19 PM**

My bad. Sorry nerds!

This just happened too:

The House voted 70-3 for resolution supporting move of Utah Prison form Draper.

ToysNoiz · #**7276** Posted **Mar 4, 2014, 10:53 PM**

I think that the CHH is a go.

And if it is any sort of wall design, it'll probably be something more like this..

http://www.legendtour.ru/eng/mongolia/pictures/foto.shtml?hotel/blue-sky-hotel-1.jpg

Makid · #**7277** Posted **Mar 4, 2014, 11:02 PM**

Not enough Stucco...

downtownslcresident · #**7278** Posted **Mar 4, 2014, 11:44 PM**

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/politics/57632492-90/1000-53-21-bill-convention.html.csp

bflatflat9 · #**7279** Posted **Mar 4, 2014, 11:45 PM**

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Originally Posted by ToysNoiz

I think that the CHH is a go.

And if it is any sort of wall design, it'll probably be something more like this..

http://www.legendtour.ru/eng/mongolia/pictures/foto.shtml?hotel/blue-sky-hotel-1.jpg

The Dorsal (ominous underground behavior) that ate Salt Lake.

Boz · #**7280** Posted **Mar 5, 2014, 1:19 AM**

SLTrib article on the passing of the bill:
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/politics/57632492-90/1000-53-21-bill-convention.html.csp

Read the comments for differing opinions. I love my SLC, but I don't love more taxes and public/private "deals"...