• The fund to be expended under this section shall be used for the acquisition of sites for and the construction, improvement, enlarging, equipping, repairing operation and maintenance of convention facilities or visitor information centers, or both. This includes civic centers, civic center buildings, auditoriums, coliseums and exhibition halls owned by the City of Balch Springs or managed in whole or part by the City of Balch Springs. It also includes parking areas or facilities for the parking or storage of motor vehicles or other conveyances located at or in the immediate vicinity of the convention center facilities);
  • The furnishing of facilities, personnel, and materials for the registration of convention delegates or registrants;
  • Advertising and conducting solicitations and promotional programs to attract tourists and convention delegates or registrants to the municipality or its vicinity; and
  • Other terms and conditions to be established by contract approved by the City Council.

Section 6. Use of HOT Funds for Promotion of the Arts, Historical Preservation or Restoration and Special City-Wide events.

In order to promote the Arts in manners that directly encourage tourism and the hotel and convention industry, the City shall make available a portion of the HOT revenue to the Tourism Advisory Committee subject to the following regulations:

  • Eligible projects, events, and organizations shall be those that encourage, promote, improve, or apply instrumental and vocal music, dance, drama, folk art, creative writing, architecture, design and allied fields, painting, sculpture, photography, graphic and craft arts, motion pictures, radio, television, tape and sound recording and other arts related to the presentation, performance, execution, and exhibition of these major art forms; and
  • Eligible projects, events and organizations shall be those that encourage, promote, improve, or apply historical restoration or preservation projects or activities, including advertising and conducting solicitations and promotional programs to encourage tourists and convention delegates to visit preserved historic sites or museums: (i) at or in the immediate vicinity of convention center facilities or visitor information centers; or (ii) located elsewhere in the municipality or its vicinity that would be frequented by tourists and convention delegates.
  • Priority will be given to those events and entities based on their ability to generate overnight visitors to the City of Balch Springs.
  • Events must have the capability of growing either by number of participants or spectators. Furthermore, events must not limit attendance by age, sex or race or limit spectators to a small number.