Okaloosa County BOCC — May 29, 2014 — Minutes — reading text

Okaloosa County Tourist Development Department 1540 Miracle Strip Parkway Ft. Walton Beach, FL 32548 Regular Meeting http://www.okaloosafl.com ~ Motions Summary~ Thursday, May 29, 2014 2:00 PM Emerald Coast Convention Center Tourist Development Council Members Attendee Name Title Status Arrived Departed Chairman, Dale E. Peterson Present - - Dale E. Peterson Vacations Vice-Chairman, Present Thomas Rice - - Magnolia Grill Rachel Joyce Hampton Inn FWB Present - - Daniel Empson Harry T’s Restaurant Resigned - - Thom Gossom Best Gurl, Inc. Present - - Joe Guidry Ramada Plaza Resort Present - - Tuffy Dixon Destin Councilman Present - - Charles Rigdon FWB Councilman Present - - Kelly Windes Commissioner District 5 Present - - Ed Schroeder TDD Director Present - - Lynn Hoshihara TDD Attorney Present - - Public Comments Related to Current Agenda Councilmember’s Minute (Dale Peterson- Chairman) I. Consider Okaloosa County Tourist Development Council Meeting Minutes (Dale Peterson) a. April 24, 2014 TDC Meeting Minutes b. May 8, 2014 TDC Budget Meeting Minutes Note: Correct the May 8, 2014 TDC Budget Meeting Minutes to show Rachel Joyce voted against an increase to the Greater Fort Walton Beach Chamber and Destin Chamber funding. Okaloosa County Tourist Development Department Page 1 of 4 April 24, 2014  Motion to Approve April 24, 2014 TDC Meeting Minutes and May 8, 2014 TDC Budget Meeting Minutes with above noted correction. RESULT: MOTION APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Rice SECONDER: Dixon AYES: Gossom, Guidry, Rigdon, Windes, Peterson, Joyce II. Director’s Update (Ed Schroeder) a. April Month End Lodging Reports from Smith Travel Research b. Film Commission Monthly Report – April c. Destin Chamber Quarterly Report – January - March d. Fort Walton Beach Chamber Quarterly Report – January – March III. Financial Update (Charlotte Dunworth) a. March Month End Tax Revenue Reports from Okaloosa Tax Collector b. May Financial Update Motion to Approve the March Month End Financial Report as Provided RESULT: MOTION APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Rigdon SECONDER: Rice AYES: Gossom, Guidry, Windes, Peterson, Dixon, Joyce IV. Convention Center Update (Bill Leaman) a. Bayview Plaza Grand Opening Update V. Marketing Update (Kendra Moore-Nixon) a. Visit Florida InState Magazine Advertising b. Food Traveler Magazine Advertising c. FY 2014-15 Strategic Marketing Plan (Peter Mayer) – Presentation VI. Old Business (Dale Peterson) VII. New Business (Dale Peterson) a. Okaloosa Island Dune Walkovers Grant & Transfer from Reserve (Jim Trifilio) Okaloosa County Tourist Development Department Page 2 of 4 May 29, 2014  Motion to Approve the Transfer of $160K from First Penny Reserves into the Expense Account for the Okaloosa Island Dune Walkovers Construction Project RESULT: MOTION APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Windes SECONDER: Rigdon AYES: Gossom, Guidry, Rice, Peterson, Dixon, Joyce Motion to Approve the Status Quote of $89K for Beach Park Restroom Cleaning in the FY 2014-15 Budget Proposal. RESULT: MOTION APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Rice SECONDER: Guidry AYES: Gossom, Rigdon, Windes, Peterson, Dixon, Joyce Motion to Approve $100K for Film Commission Funding in the FY 2014-15 Budget Proposal RESULT: MOTION APPROVED MOVER: Dixon SECONDER: Windes AYES: Gossom, Guidry, Windes, Peterson, Rice NAYES: Joyce b. FY 2014-15 Budget Proposal to County Administrator (Ed Schroeder) Motion to Approve the FY 2014-15 Budget Proposal RESULT: MOTION APPROVED MOVER: Windes SECONDER: Rice AYES: Gossom, Guidry, Rigdon, Peterson, Dixon NAYES: Joyce c. TDT Reserves Policy (Charlotte Dunworth) Okaloosa County Tourist Development Department Page 3 of 4 May 29, 2014  Motion to Recommend the TDT Reserves Policy to the Board of County Commissioners RESULT: MOTION APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Gossom SECONDER: Joyce AYES: Rice, Rigdon, Windes, Peterson, Dixon, Guidry d. Genesis Task Order 2 – 4th, 5th, & 6th Beach Park Developments (Jim Trifilio) VIII. Next TDC Meeting (Dale Peterson) IX. Thursday June 26, 2014, 2:00 p.m. Emerald Coast Convention Center (Tentative) X. Public Comment (3 minutes each) XI. Motion to Adjourn Meeting at 4:20 P.M. RESULT: MOTION APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Rice SECONDER: Peterson AYES: Guidry, Rigdon, Windes, Dixon, Joyce, Gossom APPROVED: APPROVED: By: By: Name: Dale E. Peterson Name: Ed Schroeder Title: Chairman Title: Director, Tourist Development Dept. Date: Date: Okaloosa County Tourist Development Department Page 4 of 4 May 29, 2014  Northwest Florida's Emerald Coast Tourist Development Council Regular Meeting Commencing on Thursday, the 29th day of May, 2014, commencing at 2:00 p.m., at the Emerald Coast Convention Center, 1250 Miracle Strip Parkway Southeast, Fort Walton Beach, Florida 32548, reported by MaryKay Kline, Registered Professional Reporter.  2 1 APPEARANCES 2 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Dale E. Peterson, Chairman Thomas Rice, Vice-Chairman 3 Thom Gossom Joe Guidry 4 Rachel Joyce Honorable Kelly Windes 5 Honorable Tuffy Dixon Honorable Charles Rigdon 6 Ed Schroeder Lynn Hoshihara 7 STAFF MEMBERS: Nancy Hussong 8 Charlotte Dunworth Bill Leaman 9 Jim Trifilio 10 FOR SMITH MAYER Kendra Moore-Nixon ADVERTISING: Michelle Clarke 11 Sonya Landry 12 PUBLIC COMMENT: Rebecca Sherry Jose Garcia 13 14 ______________________________________________________________ Adjournment 117 15 Certificate of Reporter 118 ______________________________________________________________ 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Destin Reporting & Technology Group (850) 837-5078 scheduling@destinreporting.com  3 1 P R O C E E D I N G S 2 *** *** *** 3 CHAIRMAN PETERSON: Welcome, everybody. All right. 4 We're going to call to order this meeting of the Emerald 5 Coast Tourist Development Council. And if we would, 6 let's all stand for the Pledge. 7 (The Pledge of Allegiance was recited in unison) 8 CHAIRMAN PETERSON: All right. We are going to 9 open this up to public comment. And again, let's limit 10 ourselves to three minutes if we do want to speak. And 11 we have a new reporter, a meeting reporter in lieu of a 12 court reporter. And so if you will -- whenever you do 13 come to the microphone to speak, please give your name. 14 If your name is not Smith or Jones, please spell for him 15 -- or her. 16 And with that I will open it. Does anyone have any 17 comments regarding today's agenda? 18 Okay, seeing none we're going to go to the council 19 members' minutes. And, Thom, do you have -- do you want 20 to start? 21 MR. GOSSOM: I'll start, but I don't have anything 22 today. 23 CHAIRMAN PETERSON: Well, that's a good start. 24 Nothing today? 25 MR. GOSSOM: (Shaking head negatively) nothing. I Destin Reporting & Technology Group (850) 837-5078 scheduling@destinreporting.com  4 1 have none. 2 CHAIRMAN PETERSON: Well, we're talking a bunch. I 3 will -- I do have -- unless it's somewhere else on the 4 agenda, I wanted to maybe acknowledge, if not read a 5 letter from -- 6 MR. DIXON: (Shaking head negatively). 7 CHAIRMAN PETERSON: -- Don Gaetz in response to the 8 -- wasn't a resolution -- yes, it was a resolution -- 9 regarding the six-laning of Highway 98 through parts of 10 Okaloosa and part of Walton County. I think we felt it 11