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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
DATE: September 16, 2014
TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board
FROM: Ed Schroeder
SUBJECT: Special Event Funding Request - Destin Seafood Festival
DEPARTMENT: Tourist Development Department
BCC DISTRICT:
STATEMENT OF ISSUE: Request approval to accept the Destin Seafood Festival’s 2014
Special Event and Sponsorship Funding Application.
BACKGROUND: Pursuant to the TDD Operations & Procedures Manual, special event and
sponsorship funding applications shall be submitted no later than sixty (60) days prior to the start
of the Event. The Destin Seafood Festival’s application was not submitted within the requisite
timeframe prior to the event’s October 3, 2014 start date.
The Destin Seafood Festival is a signature event for the area and drives incremental room
occupancy during the fall shoulder season. The TDC unanimously recommended to allow an
exception to the application deadline at its August 28 meeting.
Staff respectfully requests Board approval to accept the application. If accepted, the application
will be reviewed and approved pursuant to the TDD Operations & Procedures Manual.
OPTIONS: Approve or Disapprove
RECOMMENDATION: Accept the Destin Seafood Festival’s 2014 Special Event and
Sponsorship Funding Application.
RECOMMENDED BY:
APPROVED BY:
Ernie Padgett, County Administrator