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Draft Agenda
Tourist Development Council Meeting
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
1:00 p.m.
Council Members
Kathy Houchins Association Manager for Resort Quest
Warren Gourley Owner – Venus/Sea Crest Condominiums, Okaloosa Island
Patricia Hardiman Chief Marketing & Sales Officer, Southern Resorts
Lino Maldonado Vice President-Operations, Wyndham Worldwide
Dennis “Nick” Nicholson Ft. Walton Beach Resident – Retired County Commissioner
Honorable Kelly Windes Okaloosa County Board of Commissioners - Liaison
Honorable Tuffy Dixon City of Destin Representative
Honorable Bobby Nabors City of Fort Walton Beach Representative
Daniel O’Byrne Director, Tourist Development Department, Okaloosa County
Steve Hall, Esq. Hall & Runnells
I. Welcome & Pledge of Allegiance (Daniel O’Byrne)
II. Election of Officers (Chairman and Vice-Chairman) per TDC Operations & Procedures
Manual (Steve Hall)
III. Approval of Okaloosa County December 5, 2012 Tourist Development Council Meeting
Minutes Summary (Vice-Chairman)
IV. Tourist Development Department Update (Daniel O’Byrne)
a. Present Okaloosa County’s Response to the Preliminary and Tentative Audit Findings and
Recommendations on the Oversight of the Tourist Development Council and Use of Tourist
Development Taxes and funds Received from British Petroleum.
b. Present Updated 2012 – 2013 TDD Budget.
V. Review Month End November Tax Receipts & Draft Month End December Expenditures
(Daniel O’Byrne)
VI. Old Business
a. Updates to Emerald Coast CVB Operations & Procedures Manual (Steve Hall)
VII. New Business (Daniel O’Byrne)
a. Marketing Committee Approved Special Event Funding Requests
• Musical Echoes Flute Festival; April 19-21, 2013 - $9,225.00
b. Consider 2013 Sponsorships
• Battle by the Beach Soccer Tournament; March 1-3, 2013 – 1200+ Rn’s potential
• Emerald Coast Volleyball Week(s); April, May, Oct – 4300+ Rn’s potential
• Destin Bayou Bay & Back Races, Destin Area Chamber of Commerce; Jan 26, 2013
c. Formation of Committee to fill TDC Vacancy (Steve Hall)
d. 2013 Stub Year Marketing Plan presentation (Peter A. Mayer Advertising Agency)
VIII. Public Input (3 minutes each, (Vice-Chairman)
IX. Adjourn (Vice-Chairman)
The next regular TDC Meeting is scheduled for February 27, 2013