Senate Bill 477 from the 1999 legislative session created the Tourism & Marketing Committee consisting of “(a) Two members of the City Council of the City of Sparks, appointed by the City Council of the City of Sparks” and “(b) One member who is a member of the Nevada Resort Association who represents a property in the City of Sparks, appointed by the City Council of the City of Sparks from a list submitted by the Nevada Resort Association.” Current members of the Tourism & Marketing Committee are Council Members Ron Schmitt and Ron Smith. Due to a job change, David Zamarin will no longer be employed by J.A. Nugget in Sparks and unavailable to serve on the Tourism and Marketing Committee.

The secretary to the Tourism and Marketing Committee wrote the Nevada Resort Association to obtain a list of appointees to the committee, and they responded by recommending the appointment of Randy Kennedy, Director of Advertising at the J.A. Nugget Hotel and Casino Resort.

This committee is formulated by State law, this action will allow them to continue to do business.
 

Council can provide direction to staff.

I move to appoint Randy Kennedy to the Tourism and Marketing Committee.