Okaloosa County BOCC — January 30, 2014 — reading text

the SMP, and is the mechanism for actually authorizing individual promotional expenses/activities. To date, task orders in the amount of $1.9M have been issued to the ad agency and $88K has actually been paid to date. Another $241K in payments is pending here in January for October activities, primarily related to the fall and christmas campaigns. Co-Op Opportunities are being reevaluated. Additional opportunities are being designed for partner review, and some of the funding is being reallocated to other marketing plan components to make a larger promotional impact for our area. To date, $32K has been reallocated from co-op to leisure. BP SPEND PLAN $957,471 The FY 2014 BP Spend Plan was approved by the Board of County Commissioners in November 2013. Task orders have been issued for all recovered funds and $50K has actually been paid to date. All funds must be expended no later than March 31, 2014. January 28, 2014 Tourist Development Department, Okaloosa County, FL 5 of 5 Packet Pg. 27  4.c Tourist Development Council Meeting: 01/30/14 02:00 PM 1540 Miracle Strip Parkway Department: Tourist Development Council Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548 Category: Report Prepared By: Aida Wilkinson SCHEDULED Initiator: Aida Wilkinson Sponsors: TDC ITEM (ID # 2458) DOC ID: 2458 Special Event & Sponsorship Funding Updated: 1/28/2014 11:30 AM by Aida Wilkinson Page 1 Packet Pg. 28  Special Event Funding FY 2014 Summary Date Out of Total Approved Post Event Actual Event Town Lodging Nights per Room Application Amount TDD Date TDD Amount Date Invoice Payment Report Room Event and Contact Information Dates Visitors Rooms Visitor Nights Submitted Requested Approved Approved PO Number Approved Amount Received Nights 65th Annual Destin Fishing Rodeo 10/1/13 to 16,450 501 6 2,899 4/30/13 $ 20,000.00 6/21/13 $ 20,000.00 21301624 8/1/13 $ 20,000.00 Helen Donaldson 10/31/13 Destin Fishing Rodeo Inc Emerald Coast Fall Classic 10/2/13 to 1,290 323 5 1,680 7/24/13 $ 8,277.69 7/26/13 $ 8,277.69 21301835 10/24/14 $ 8,277.69 10/10/13 2,400 Mike Minich 10/6/13 on time over Southern Events Management, Inc. 1 Destin Seafood Festival 10/4/13 to 25,000 800 3 2,400 3/21/13 $ 29,066.00 8/2/13 $ 19,166.00 21301928 Mile Eller 10/6/13 Destin Charter Boat Association Florida State HOG Rally 10/21/13 to 2,500 1,000 4 4,625 10/22/13 $ 35,000.00 11/6/13 $ 30,000.00 21301626 7/25/13 $ 16,000.00 3,141 Bruce Fuller 10/26/13 10/18/13 $ 9,000.00 under Florida State HOG Rally Inc Festival of the Arts 10/26/13 to 730 185 3 555 6/28/13 $ 4,950.00 8/8/13 $ 4,950.00 21301927 1/14/14 $ 4,936.00 11/25/13 354 Marcia Hull 10/27/13 on time under Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation 1 Emerald Coast Golf Tour Fall Champs 11/20/13 to 600 150 4 600 9/17/13 $ 8,125.00 9/30/13 $ 6,000.00 21400077 Geno Celano 11/25/13 Emerald Coast Golf Tour 2 Round the Bay Relay & Ultra 12/28/13 to 100 30 2 60 10/22/13 $ 2,095.00 10/28/13 $ 600.00 21400225 Dennis Samac 12/28/13 Northwest Florida Track Club A Collection of Black American Music 2/3/14 to TBD TBD 2 TBD 5/22/13 $ 10,000.00 Marlayna Goosby 2/9/14 Emerald Coast Performing Arts Alliance Emerald Coast Sports Camp 3/29/14 to 2,150 538 6 3,228 9/4/13 $ 20,000.00 9/19/13 $ 20,000.00 21400003 Greg Conant 4/12/14 Emerald Coast Sports Camp Inc Emerald Coast Volleyball Week-Spring 4/23/14 to 2,088 522 5 2,714 10/22/13 $ 19,904.69 10/28/13 $ 19,904.69 21400224 Mike Minich 4/27/14 Southern Events Management, Inc. Burning Up the Beaches 5/1/14 to 750 330 4 1,155 9/6/13 $ 20,000.00 9/19/13 $ 9,000.00 21400002 LA Woodall 5/4/14 Horizons of Okaloosa County Total Approved $ 137,898.38 Total Paid $ 58,213.69 Notes: 1) Documentation under review for payment 2) Documentation not yet received 4.c.a Packet Pg. 29 \\TDCSV1\TDCMedia\Special Events\SPECIAL EVENTS AND SPONSORSHIPS 2014\2014 Funding Summary.xlsx 1/23/2014 12:36 PM Attachment: IV.c. Special Event Funding (2458 : Special Event & Sponsorship Funding)  6.a Tourist Development Council Meeting: 01/30/14 02:00 PM 1540 Miracle Strip Parkway Department: Tourist Development Council Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548 Category: Information Prepared By: Aida Wilkinson SCHEDULED Initiator: Aida Wilkinson Sponsors: TDC ITEM (ID # 2460) DOC ID: 2460 2013 Readers' Choice & Travelers' Choice Updated: 1/28/2014 11:49 AM by Aida Wilkinson Page 1 Packet Pg. 30  6.a.a Packet Pg. 31 Attachment: VI.a. 2013 Readers' Choice (2460 : 2013 Readers' Choice & Travelers' Choice)  6.a.a Packet Pg. 32 Attachment: VI.a. 2013 Readers' Choice (2460 : 2013 Readers' Choice & Travelers' Choice)  6.a.a Packet Pg. 33 Attachment: VI.a. 2013 Readers' Choice (2460 : 2013 Readers' Choice & Travelers' Choice)  6.a.a Packet Pg. 34 Attachment: VI.a. 2013 Readers' Choice (2460 : 2013 Readers' Choice & Travelers' Choice)  6.a.a FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Attachment: VI.a. 2013 Readers' Choice (2460 : 2013 Readers' Choice & Travelers' Choice) CONTACT: Larry Lovell Peter Mayer Public Relations PR Management Supervisor lovelll@peteramayer.com TripAdvisor names Destin to national top 10 list Florida Panhandle beach city named third for Destinations on the Rise in the U.S. DESTIN, Fla. (January 6, 2014) Leading travel website TripAdvisor named Destin, Fla., to its 2013 annual top 10 list of received the greatest increase in positive traveler feedback and traveler interest from the s customers. TripAdvisor is the dominant source of travel information on the Internet director of the Emerald Coast Tourist Development Department. and the Emerald Coast is fantastic. We agree Destin is the destination of choice for travelers visiting our special Destin ranked third in the country after Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, and Anchorage, Alaska, and is the only destination in the Southeastern U.S. to be recognized by TripAdvisor in the annual poll. ir 2014 travel planning, TripAdvisor travelers have helped us put a m and off-the-beaten-path spots