Tourist Development Council

Agenda items

• Fiscal Year 2026 Event Funding Allocations
• Funding Requests
• Long Range Tourism Plan Update
  • Business Consulting
  • Marketing & Advertising
  • Accounting & Tax
  • Engineering & Architecture
  • Professional Services (Other)
  • Government Authority
• MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE ADVISED THAT THIS MEETING/HEARING IS A PUBLIC PROCEEDING, AND THE CLERK TO THE BOARD IS MAKING AN AUDIO RECORDING OF THE PROCEEDINGS, AND ALL STATEMENTS MADE DURING THE PROCEEDINGS, WHICH RECORDING WILL BE A PUBLIC RECORD, SUBJECT TO DISCLOSURE UNDER THE PUBLIC RECORDS LAW OF FLORIDA. BE AWARE, HOWEVER, THAT THE AUDIO RECORDING MAY NOT SATISFY THE REQUIREMENT FOR A VERBATIM TRANSCRIPT OF THE PROCEEDINGS, DESCRIBED IN THE NOTICE OF THIS MEETING, IN THE EVENT YOU DESIRE TO APPEAL ANY DECISION ADOPTED IN THIS PROCEEDING.
• MOTION: Acknowledgement of Financials - May, June and July 2026
• MOTION: Approval of May 2026 Tourist Development Council Minutes
• MOTION: FHSAA Swimming and Diving State Championship - (Bid Fee) (Requested Funding - $62,000 per year)
  • Sports Facility
  • Catering
  • Hotel & Lodging
  • Staffing & Employment
  • Business Consulting
  • Event Planning & Rentals
• MOTION: Ocala November Show Series II: National Hunter/Level 5 Jumper - (Room Night Generating) (Requested Funding - $13,000)
  • Full-Service Restaurant
  • Hotel & Lodging
  • Sports Facility
  • Business Consulting
  • Admin Services (Other)
  • Event Planning & Rentals
• MOTION: Proposed Marketing Assistance Funding Programs Recipients for FY 2026-2027 ($75,000)
  • Marketing & Advertising
• MOTION: WEC Winter Wonderland - (Room Night generating) (Requested Funding - $25,000)
  • Full-Service Restaurant
  • Hotel & Lodging
  • Event Planning & Rentals
  • Marketing & Advertising
• MOTION: World Equestrian Center Food and Wine Festival - (Room Night Generating) (Requested Funding $12,000.00)
  • Catering
  • Full-Service Restaurant
  • Quick-Service Restaurant
  • Food Service (Other)
  • Marketing & Advertising
  • Event Planning & Rentals
  • Staffing & Employment
  • Bar & Lounge
  • Coffee, Bakery & Dessert
  • Food Truck & Mobile Food
  • Pizza
  • Sushi & Japanese
  • BBQ & Smokehouse
  • Food & Beverage Distribution
  • Grocery & Convenience
• Meeting ID: 239 292 421 085 39
  • General Contractor
  • Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
  • Concrete & Masonry
  • Building & Industrial Supply
  • Engineering & Architecture
• Meeting Materials
• Meeting Materials
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  • General Contractor
  • Site Prep, Grading & Hardscape
  • Building & Industrial Supply
  • Engineering & Architecture
  • Real Estate Development
• Motion: Acknowledgement of Financials
• PRESENTATION: Media Plan FY 2026-2027, Miles Partnership
• PRESENTATION: Ordinance Update, Dana Olesky, Chief Assistant Attorney, Marion County
• PRESENTATION: Tourist Development Tax Collection Update, Marion County Deputy Tax Collector, Tammy McCann
• Quarterly Economic Impact/Visitor Tracking Report - April - June Data
• Quarterly Public Relations and Analytics Report - April - June Data
• Sales Report
• Sales Update
• Shocker Park Feasibility Update
  • Engineering & Architecture
  • Business Consulting
  • Real Estate Development
• TDC Attendance Report
• TDC Events Calendar
• TDT Collections/STR and Key Data Update
• Tourism Annual Meeting - Save the Date - December 17, 2026