Okaloosa County BOCC — April 23, 2015 — II. g. Destin Fishing Museum request

DESTIN HISTORY & FISHING MUSEUM March 26,2015 DESTIN FISHING MUSEUM FOUNDATION,INC. TO: Tourist Development Council Ed Schroeder, Tourist Development Department Director Charlotte Dunworth,,Finance,/administration & Compliance Manager From: Dave Steele, Museum President Jean Melvin, Executive Director “ . /) o San_, 17 / /z/f)uwu Jedl Melvin Director Destin History and Fishing Museum Preserving the Heritage of The World’s Luckiest Fishing Village Destin History and Fishing Museum Board of Directors, Dave Steele, John Lefler, Lloyd Taylor, Terry Long Dan Empson, Richard Derek, Norm Hall, Dan Martin, Russell Wamble Jean Melvin, Executive Director Kathy Marler, Associate Director P.O.BOX 548 DESTIN, FLORIDA 32540-0548 850.837.6611 850.837.6609 FAX DESTINHISTORY @GMA!L.COM Preserving the Heritage of The World’s Luckiest Fishing Village Destin History and Fishing Museum Proposal to Okaloosa County -- Tourist Development Council March 2015 GOAL: As a tourist destination, museum, and key historical repository in the Tourist Development (TDC) “bed tax” district of Okaloosa County, Destin History and Fishing Museum (DHFM) seeks a partnership with Okaloosa County to receive a portion of the designated revenue in order to expand and continue its objectives to attract visitors to the region. As a not-for-profit organization open to the public, offering education and entertainment for visitors of all ages, the DHFM qualifies for such revenue under Okaloosa County Code of Ordinances, Chapter 20, Article I, Section 20.72 (c.) (1.). (See Appendix.) This request for FY 2016 funding is for $50,000 to operate, maintain, and expand the Destin History and Fishing Museum for the education and entertainment of an average (and growing) visitor attendance of over 8,000 customers per year. OBJECTIVES: 1. Serve as a welcome station for visitors and locals to witness the unique heritage of Destin and increase visitor attendance. 2. Create a 20-station audio-tour in the museum with MP3 Players & headphones for visitors to use for a self-guided tour as well as an audio-tour for the “Old Post Office”. Scripts written and prepared for professional oral recording. 3. Continue researching and complete the Captain’s Wall of Fame & Pioneers of Paradise exhibits. Complete the Oral History Project with visual kiosk. 5. Expand the museum’s lecture program with use of the adjoining City’s “Senior Program” room recently acquired from the City of Destin through long-term lease. Prepare lecture program space with seating and podium to hold laptop which will be wired to large screen monitor to project PowerPoint presentations created by Museum Staff and other visiting speakers. 6. Create a Science of Fish and Children’s Hands-On Exhibit to compliment area school’s science programs and enhance visitors’ learning experience. 7. Work with the City of Destin to repair and preserve the historic seine-boat “Primrose” shelter. This work is to include a covering for the boat, a wrap-a-round dock structure around the perimeter of the boat for observation, and a data plaque of information about the boat’s history. 8. Create a new exhibit featuring the early families and specific people in “A Family Album” of the early generations and their life in Destin to provide additional history for museum visitors. Exhibit data is to be displayed on a swingframe exhibit. Page 2 9. Continue to collect artifacts that help tell the whole story of Destin. 10. Continue to expand the “Footprints in the Sand” paver project, a celebration of life in Destin, past, present, and future. Located at Museum property entrance. 11. Expand into the “Senior Center” area creating an Artifact Processing Workroom for artifact and exhibit preparation and storage. Include workspace to clean and process incoming artifacts, storage area, and computer and scanner equipment for digital inventory of museum collections. 12. Expand the Destin Fishing Rodeo exhibit utilizing interactive t