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>> CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER.
>> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
[4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA]
>> SIR ARNOLD PRESENT >> BLEVINS
[5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
>> HERE.THANK YOU. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. ALL IN FAVOR?
[6. PUBLIC COMMENT]
AND MEETING MINUTES FROM THE 19TH.>> I WILL MAKE A MOTION. THAT WE APPROVE THE MINUTES.
>> AYE >> AND FROM JULY 7. ALL IN FAVOR?
>> AYE >> VERY GOOD, THANK YOU.
AS A PUBLIC COMMENT? GO AHEAD AND READ FROM THERE.
>> AT THIS TIME THE BOARD WILL HEAR PUBLIC COMMENT ON MATTERS THAT ARE NOT ON THE REGULAR AGENDA. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS WILL HAVE THEIR OWNPUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD . ANY PERSON WISHING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD SHALL COME TO THE PODIUM AND STATE HIS OR HER NAME AND ADDRESS. EACH PERSON WILL BE PROVIDED THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. COMPLY WITH THE BOARDS RULES OF DECORUM.
NOT TO ANY INDIVIDUAL COMMISSIONER MAY NOT INCLUDE IMMEDIATE RESPONSE FROM THE BOARD. NO PERSON MAY ADDRESS THE BOARD FOR PERSONAL, IMPORTANT OR SLANDEROUS REMARKS OR BOISTEROUS BEHAVIOR. MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE SHOULD REFRAIN FROM ANY DISRUPTIVE DEMONSTRATION OF APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL OF ANY COMMENTS.
FINALLY, I WOULD ASK ANY SPEAKER TO PRESENT ANY MATERIAL PLEASE PRESENT THAT MATERIAL TO THE STAFF TO BE ENTERED INTO PUBLIC RECORD.
>> VIRGINIA 297 ST. GEORGE STREET. YOU CAN START THE CLOCK IF YOU LIKE. I'M HERE TO REQUEST THAT THE TDC RUNNING TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO DUPLICATE THE CURRENT CONTRACT AN ISSUE IT FOR FULL SERVICES FOR ANOTHER FIVE YEARS. YOU DO HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE THIS REGULATION AND DIRECT STAFF. AS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE PCB I NOW BELIEVE THE PCB HAS SIGNIFICANTLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE SUCCESS OF TOURISM AND RESULT IN GROWTH AND TDD PCOLLECTIONS DURING THE LIFE OF THE ORGANIZATION. WHEN THE PCB WAS STARTED AND AWARDED ALL THE ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION FOR ST. JOHNS COUNTY IN 1995, 96 THE COUNTY HAD A STAGNANT AND OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONS, LOW AVERAGE DAILY RATE AND VIRTUALLY NO FOUR AND FIVE STAR HOTELS IN THE COUNTY. OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONS GENERATED ONLY 2.43 MILLION AND TDD COLLECTIONS. AS OF 2022 OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONS GENERATED OVER $22.7 MILLION AND TDD REVENUE. THE GROWTH IN A NEW HOTELS AT THE THREE, FOUR AND FIVE STAR LEVEL HAS INCREASINGLY UPGRADED THE QUALITY AND SWIMMING LEVELS THE VISITOR THE COUNTY. THIS GROWTH DID NOT HAPPEN BY ACCIDENT.
IT TOOK YEARS OF BCB COMMITMENT FOR THETOURISM INDUSTRY TO GROW .
THE PROPOSAL BY THE COUNTY'S TOURISM DIRECTOR TO SEPARATE THE CORE SERVICES AND ADVERTISING FROM THE BCB IS NOT JUSTIFIED. THE EXPERTS IN THE FIELD OF TOURISM ARE US THE PEOPLE WHO SELL THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES TO THE TOURISM INDUSTRY.THE
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BUSINESS OWNERS AND THEIR REPRESENTATIVES. WE ARE THE FRONT LINE PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE DIRECT HOLES ON TOURISM. AND WE SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED AS THE EXPERTS. THE BOARD OF THE BCB CONSISTS OF TOURISM INDUSTRY OFFICIALS WHO VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME AND EXPERTISE TO DIRECT THE MARKETING AND ADVERTISING OF THIS COUNTY. WE KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON AND CAN MAKE IMMEDIATE CHANGES TO ANY CAMPAIGN TO AFFECT THE TOURISM. THE VCP IS THE MOST SUCCESSFUL CONTRACT ORGANIZATION IN THE COUNTY. I SUPPORT THE VCP BECAUSE IT'S ROLE IS TO ENSURE THAT ALL TOURISM RELATED BUSINESSES BENEFIT EQUALLY FOR THE GOOD OF THE COUNTY.HISTORY HAS PROVEN THAT THE VCP PROVIDES STRESS PROVIDES PREVENTATIVE MARKETING AND ADVERTISING THAT BENEFITS ALL NOT A SELECT FEW. I STRONGLY URGE YOU TO ABANDON THE CORE SERVICES CONTRACT AND THE RFP FOR ADVERTISING. I ASK YOU TO HAVE A NEW CONTRACT WRITTEN WITH THE VCP HANDLING MULTICORE SERVICES, PROMOTION AND ADVERTISING FOR ST. JOHNS COUNTY. THE TDC IS THE GOVERNING TOURISM ORGANIZATION THAT OVERSEES THE VCP. YOU HAVE FULL AUTHORITY TO MAKE THIS RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COUNTY AND AND THIS DISASTER OF RFP. THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING MY
>> SO JUST A NOTE IF ANYONE THAT LIKES TO DOCK THAT SHOULD'VE BEEN PART OF AGENDA
[7. TDC BOARD MEMBER RECOMMENDATIONS]
ITEM NUMBER 10 TOURISM DESTINATION MARKETING DISCUSSION.WE WILL HAVE A DISCUSSION AND TOUCH ON SOME OF THE THINGS VIRGINIA WAS TALKING ABOUT.
>> IS THERE ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? FOR ANY OTHER ITEMS. VERY GOOD. TDC BOARD MEMBER REGULATIONS. RECOMMENDATIONS.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. FOR THIS AGENDA ITEM THIS WAS SOMETHING WE CAN BRING THAT TO THIS MEETING AS A REMINDER FOR EVERYONE WE DID CONSIDER A SET OF APPLICATIONS IN OUR LAST MEETING. WE ARE LOOKING TO FILL ONE VACANCY CURRENTLY FOR THE TOURIST COUNTY COUNCIL. HE SAID THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE STATUTE YOU CAN EITHER FILL THIS POSITION WITH ACCOMMODATIONS MEMBER OR A NON-ACCOMMODATIONS MEMBER AT THE STATUTE REQUIRES AT LEAST NO MORE THAN 42. SEATED FOR A COMMISSION MEMBERS. WE RECEIVED APPLICATIONS LAST MEETING.
WE DID NOT HAVE ANY APPLICATIONS FROM ACCOMMODATIONS NUMBERS.
THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION AT THIS POINT WE FELT THAT WE SHOULD GO BACK TO SOLICITATION FOR ANOTHER 30 DAYS AND SEE IF ANYBODY FROM THAT INDUSTRY APPLIED.
SO WE DID. WE POSTED FOR ADDITIONAL 30 DAYS AND WE DID RECEIVE SOME ADDITIONAL APPLICATIONS.E DO NOT RECEIVE ADDITIONAL ALLOCATIONS FROM ACCOMMODATIONS REPRESENTATIVE'S. SO BEING PRESENT HERE TODAY FOR SEPARATION IS A SELECTION OF CANDIDATES WHO ARE ALL RESENTED OF NON-ACCOMMODATIONS INDUSTRIES.
WHICH IS FINE. SO WE HAVE THE OPTION THE BOARD OF RECOGNITION FROM THIS LIST OF APPLICATIONS THEY ARE ALL ACTIVE APPLICATIONS AND THEY DO MEET THE QUALIFICATIONS.
OR IF WE WOULD LIKE TO KICK IT BACK OUT FOR ANOTHER SOLICITATION FOR ANOTHER 30 DAY PERIOD TO KEEP SEE IF WE GET APPLICATIONS FROM THE ACCOMMODATIONS INDUSTRY.WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR TODAY IS SOME ACTION EITHER RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD FOR ONE OF THESE APPLICANTS OR DIRECTION TO GO BACK OUT AND ADVERTISE AGAIN.
WE DID INVITE ALL THE APPLICANTS TODAY TO COME IN AND SPEAK SO BEFORE WE START REGULATIONS WE PROVIDED THE OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO COME UP AND SHARE WHO THEY ARE IN A LITTLE ABOUT THEMSELVES. NYBODY WHO DOES JUST COME TO THE PUTTING FOR THIS AGENDA ITEM WE WILL ASK YOU ADHERE TO THE THREE MINUTES . KEEP YOUR BIO AND WHY YOU ARE INTERESTED TO THAT PERIOD OF TIME. THE BOARD CAN ASK SPECIFIC QUESTIONS IN ADDITION TO THE THREE MINUTES. FOLLOWING THE INTRODUCTION OF THOSE APPLICANTS YOU ARE WELCOME TO HAVE DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW YOU WANT TO MOVE FORWARD. WHEN WE GET TO THAT POINT I WILL REMIND YOU HOW WE GO TO THE NOMINATIONS BEFORE WE DO THAT. WITH THAT I WILL ASK EVERYONE TO COME UP AND GET THEIR INTRODUCTION.
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>> ACTUALLY I WILL MAKE A STATEMENT AS FOR THE PACCOMMODATIONS.
I AM OKAY MOVING FORWARD. AS A MATTER FACT I SAID HEY THERE IS AN OPENING AND I COULDN'T RECRUIT ANYBODY EITHER SO UNCOMFORTABLE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE APPLICANTS WE HAVE.
I WOULD HAVE LIKED TO SEE ACCOMMODATIONS BUT I THINK YOU GUYS GIVE YOUR BEST EFFORT AND IT JUST DIDN'T HAPPEN. THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT FOR US.
>> WITH THAT I AM GOING TO INVITE ANYBODY FROM THE AUDIENCE WHO IS ON THE APPLICATION LIST WHO LIKE TO SPEAK YOU CAN COME APPEAR AND JUST GO IN ORDER OF WHOEVER COMES UP FIRST.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM DOCTOR ARTHUR FIELD WILL THE PHD IN LOGISTICS, OPERATIONS, RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT, TRAVEL AND TOURISM. I SPECIALIZE IN THE TOURISM INDUSTRY. I AM ALSO A RETIRED ATTORNEY AND I DO RENT OUT MY HOUSE THREE WEEKS PER YEAR WHICH SORT OF MAKES ME AN ACCOMMODATION, TECHNICALLY.
I SLIDE IN, BUT BARELY. I HAVE LIVED IN SAINT AUGUSTINE SINCE 2011 AND IN VASTLY EARLIER WITH TOURISM. I WAS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CAROLINA POPS ORCHESTRA SO I'M FAMILIAR WITH TRYING TO GET CULTURE OUT INTO THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO BRING IN CULTURE AND BRINGING TOURISM. I WAS A COMMISSION OF TOURISM AND ARTS FOR SHELBY, CONNECTICUT FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND INCREASED TOURISM IN THAT SMALL CITY, DRAMATIC WITH.
IT WAS COMMISSIONER OF ART AND TOURISM FOR UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA, MORE SPECIFICALLY GREENVILLE. IF ANY OF YOU HAVE BEEN TO GREENVILLE IN THE LAST COUPLE YEARS TOURISM HAS GROWN ESPECIALLY. I WOULD LOVE TO SERVE ON THIS COMMISSION. I WOULD LOVE TO SERVE ST. JOHNS COUNTY AND I THINK I BRING A LOT IN THE WAY OF A LEGAL BACKGROUND AND ATHLETICS AND TOURISM SPECIALTY AND CAN BE OF ASSISTANCE. ONE CAN ONLY DO SO MUCH. I WOULD HOPE TO ADD TO THIS COMMISSION BECAUSE I THINK YOU HAVE DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB SO FAR IN THE LAST 10 YEARS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. I APPRECIATE YOUR INTEREST AND YOUR CONSIDERATION.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON BOARD MY NAME IS HEATHER HARLEY DAVIDSON.NO RELATION TO THE MOTORCYCLE.
I AM A FORMER INNKEEPER. I CREATED BARRIER ISLAND IN AND RESTAURANT ON CRESCENT BEACH AND I HAD LOTS OF SANDWICHES. IT SAID VIRGINIA WHETSTONE IT SAID.
WE WERE LIKE THE CUTTING EDGE OF FIVE-STAR IN ACCOMMODATIONS IN CRESCENT BEACH.
I WAS A REAL ESTATE BROKER. ON THE STATE CERTIFIED GENERAL CONTRACTOR AND I AM SEMIRETIRE . VERY ACTIVE IN THE ART ASSOCIATION.
MY DAUGHTER HAS CREATED FASHION WEEK IN SAINT AUGUSTINE. WE HAVE HAD TO TAKE A LITTLE STEP BACKWARD SHE DID WITH 2020 AND THOSE CHALLENGES. BUT, I WOULD LOVE TO SIT ON THIS BOARD. I HAVE BEEN IN SAINT AUGUSTINE SINCE 1970.
I'VE SEEN IT GROW. I WAS HERE BEFORE WALMART EVEN CAME.
ANYWAY, I LOVE THIS COMMUNITY. I WALKED DOWN IN SAINT AUGUSTINE AND I GET VERY SAD WITH THE HOMELESS PROBLEMS AND I KNOW PARKS AND RECREATION THIS IS THE FABRIC OF SAINT AUGUSTINE. THE TOURISM. I AM SYNTHETIC TO THE NEIGHBORS THAT ARE HAVING THE AIR B&B'S COMMENT AND ENCROACH UPON THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD AND THEIR NEIGHBORS WITH PARTIES AND ALL THAT. LIKE I SAID, HAVE BEEN I KNOW THE ACCOMMODATION WORLD AND BEING A SMALL HOTEL THERE I HAD TO TAKE ALL THE FINANCIAL BURDENS. THE STAFFING PROBLEMS AND ALL OF THAT.
BUT, I WOULD LOVE TO SIT ON THIS BOARD. I SAID ON THE BATEMAN BOARD 20 YEARS AGO THE CONSTRUCTION OF PATENT FOR ST. JOHNS COUNTY. THANK YOU IF YOU ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME.
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>> GOOD AFTERNOON MY NAME IS BONNIE AFFLECK. MY ADDRESS IS 62 VALENCIA STREET DOWNTOWN SAINT AUGUSTINE I AM A FULL-TIME RESIDENT PROFESSIONAL PUBLIC RELATIONS PERSON HERE FOR 10 YEARS SINCE 90S OF THE PROFESSIONAL BUILDING TAMPA BAY AND HERE I REPRESENT MANY RELATED TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY COMPANIES AS A PR CONSULTANT.
I GOT ON RETAINER, I'M NOT ON RETAINER WITH ANYONE. I'M HIRED ON AN AS-NEEDED BASIS AND MANY OF THE STORIES YOU SEE PLACED ARE MY WORK WITH THESE ORGANIZATIONS AND THEIR RELATED ACTIVITIES HERE. I FEEL THE BENEFIT TO SERVE WOULD BE MY FAMILIARITY WITH MANY COMMUNITY LEADERS IN THE FIELD WHOM I HAVE AN ACTIVE ROTARY MEMBERSHIP IN THE DOWNTOWN ROTARY. MY CONSTANT WORK WITH THE NEWS MEDIA TO IMPROVE AND SHARE THE COUNTIES TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY STORY. NOT ONLY AN HOUR GENERAL MARKET AREA BUT ALSO IN THE U.S. AND CANADA. I'VE CLIENTS THROUGHOUT THESE AREAS. I FEEL I COULD BE A TREMENDOUS BENEFIT AND HAVE DONE A LOT OF HOMEWORK. I'M INVOLVED WITH A LOT OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE AFFECTED BY TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY ON A 24 SEVEN BASIS AND MY EXPERTISE AND MY SPOKESPERSON ABILITIES BECAUSE OF MY TRICKLE PART OF MANY OF THEIR WORLDS. SO I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY AND WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE TO SERVE. ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS?
>> HI, GOOD AFTERNOON, MY NAME IS GINA, I OWN A COMPANY CALLED ARCUATE LLC, LOCAL ENTERTAINER AND ALSO ON A COMPANY CALLED ANCIENT CITY ENTERTAINMENT. AND I'M A LARGE SCALE EVENT PRODUCER THAT WORKS WITHIN THE CITY OF SAINT AUGUSTINE, THE COUNTY OF ST. JOHN'S, PUTNAM COUNTY AND LAKE COUNTY, AS WELL. I NAVIGATE WORKING THROUGH A LOT OF DIFFERENT TDC GROUPS CULTURAL COUNCILS AND I SORT OF HAD A VERY COLLABORATIVE NATURE WITH EVERYONE. LOCALLY THAT WORKS IN ENTERTAINMENT FROM SMALL-SCALE VENUES THAT PROVIDE LIVE ENTERTAINMENT. I WOULD HOPE TO SERVE AND OFFER MY EXPERTISE IN ADVERTISING AND MARKETING FOR LARGE-SCALE EVENTS AND SORT OF DATA DRIVEN PROCESSES THAT LEAD CERTAIN DEMOGRAPHICS BACK INTO OUR COMMUNITY.
I'M KIND OF ON THE FRONT LINES IN ENTERTAINMENT AND ST. JOHNS COUNTY AND HAVE A BIRDSEYE VIEW ON A LOT OF UNIQUE PERSPECTIVES FROM EVERY ANGLE. SO I LIVED HERE 15 YEARS.
MY DAUGHTER IS A SOPHOMORE AT SAINTAUGUSTINE HIGH SCHOOL . I LIVE BY FORT MOSAIC AND I SAID ON SEVERAL BOARDS AND NONPROFITS FROM HERE TO HOPEFUL HANDBAGS IN THE COMMUNITY I WOULD LOVE TO SERVE AND I THINK WOULD BE WOULD BE A GREAT ASSET TO YOUR TEAM.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON MY NAME IS CHARLES COX A RESIDENT OF ST. JOHN'S COUNTY.
SINCE I MOVED TO THE END OF 1996 AND I OWN THE SAN SEBASTIAN WINERY.
BEFORE THAT I WAS AT THE ACREAGE WONDERING. DURING THAT BASICALLY THE ENTIRE TIME I'VE BEEN IN CHARGE OF MARKETING OF OUR ENTIRE COMPANY.
MOVED FORWARD SUCCESSFULLY. HOPEFULLY, YOU AGREE. I HAVE BEEN ON MULTIPLE BOARDS INCLUDING THE VISITORS BUREAU ABOUT 18 YEARS SO THERE I WAS CHAIRMAN THREE TIMES.
ALSO, IT'S IN MY RESUME AND COVER LETTER. BUT I DO FEEL QUALIFIED AUDIO] APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER.
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>> GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYBODY MY NAME IS BENJAMIN BRENDA -- THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY HAVING A GOVERNMENT THAT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO SUPPORT. I ALMOST WITHDRAWN MY APPLICATION POSITIONALLY FABULOUS PEOPLE THAT CAME BEFORE ME.
I PUT MY HAND IN THERE I'M AN ENTREPRENEUR. I'M AN ECO-TOUR GUIDE.
I WORKED ABOUT 150 DAYS PER YEAR AND THE REST OF THE I'M LOOKING TO GET IN TROUBLE I THOUGHT WHAT GOOD WAY TO GET IN TROUBLE THEN TO BE ON COUNSEL. TROUBLE IN A GOOD WAY MAKING MOVEMENTS AND PROGRESS. MY COMPANY TURNS A 90 PERCENT PROFIT I DON'T QUITE UNDERSTAND I FEEL LIKE I SHOULD WORK HARDER BECAUSE MY BODY CAN ONLY PHYSICALLY TAKE SO MUCH.TAKE ALL THIS MOTIVATION I HAVE FOR DEVELOPING A BRIGHT FUTURE NOT ONLY FOR COMMITTEE BUT FOR OUR WORLD AND HAVING A WAY TO CHANNEL THAT IN CREATIVE WAYS. THE BUSINESS I STARTED THE ONE THING I HAVE IN COMMON WITH ALL OF THEM IS IT STARTED FROM NOTHING.
IN MY OFF TIME AND INSTEAD OF TURNING AWAY BUSINESS I REFER TO LETTERS I HAVE A REFERRAL NETWORK. SO PULLING TOGETHER THE COMMUNITY FOR TOURISM AND ECOTOURISM IT REALLY IS THE STRONGEST WE HAVE TO DROP AND LOW HANGING FRUIT AND HOW MANY MILLIONS OF PEOPLE COMING HERE AND GOING ON A KAYAK OR SURFBOARD, CULTURAL HISTORY, PEACHES, ECOTOURISM AND MARITIME ADVENTURES IS WHAT'S ON EVERYBODY'S MINDS.
IF SOMEONE ON THE BOARD THAT'S REALLY THE GET UP WITH THE MARKET WANTS AND IS WORKING.
BEFORE I CAME TO ST. JOHNS COUNTY AND STARTED MY OWN COMPANY SPENT TWO YEARS ON GUIDING AND WORKING FOR COMPANIES AND SEEKING OUT LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AND BAR COUNTY, MARION COUNTY WHICH ARE VETERANS IN THE INDUSTRY AND I WAS THERE DURING SOME PRETTY -- AS A TIDAL WAVE OF INTEREST CAME CRASHING DOWN ON US FEEL OUR COUNTY IS UNDER REPAIRED AND GONNA RUN INTO PEOPLE GETTING HURT AND BUSINESSES AND PERMITTING ISSUES IS REALLY THE WILD WEST HERE. HOW EASY IT WAS FOR ME TO FEEL GUILTY MINUS DIRECTLY ON THE ASSEMBLY OF FAVOR OF C TAX FOR MUSIC AS A RESOURCE WE SHOULD GO BACK TO THE SERVICE THE SAME RIGHTS AS A PERSON IN MY MIND. SO TAKING ADVANTAGE OF A VERY RARE GEM BEHALF. PROBABLY REALIZE WE HAVE THE LAST 10 MILES OF-- IN FLORIDA.
>> HELLO MY NAME IS EXHIBIT DIRECTED OF THE LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE IN THE CITY OF NORTH FLORIDA. SO PROUD TO CALL SAINT AUGUSTINE HOME I COULD HEAR MY WIFE SINCE 2011. I WAS ACTUALLY SAINT AUGUSTINE WHY WE ENDED UP SAYING.
WE MOVED DOWN FROM BOSTON WE WERE YOU AT FIRST WAS TO GO BACK TO OUR FAMILY AND THAT WAS IT. YOU COULDN'T HAVE SCRIPTED BETTER.
NOW AT FLAGLER OUR KIDS ALL GO TO SCHOOL AND ST. JOHNS COUNTY SO HERE IS HOME.
THE REASON I WOULD LOVE TO BE PART OF THE SPORT HAS BEEN CREATED A PROGRAM FOR VETERANS.
OFF THE PLANE. LOTS OF CHALLENGES THEY ARE HAVING IN WAYS THAT ACTUALLY BRING THEM ON VACATION TO GET HER MIND FF OF WHAT THEY'RE FACING.
ALSO IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GENERAL MANAGER GREG COOK STATEWIDE KNOWN PRETTY WELL IN
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TOURISM AND GREG IS HOPELESS THE PERISHABLES ARE STUDENTS SO REALLY PASSIONATE ABOUT --TOURISM. THEY HEAR ME SAY IT ALL THE TIME --VACATION HOW DO WE HARNESS THAT? AREAS THAT WE HAVE PEOPLE TO COME TO FLORIDA, COME TO SAINT AUGUSTINE, COME TO ST. JOHNS COUNTY AND MAKE THIS A PLACE PEOPLE WANT TO COME FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. I REALLY WELCOME AND LOVE THE IDEA OF THIS FOR THE DIFFERENT VIEWPOINTS AND EXPENSES BUT I THINK HAVING THE EXPERTISE AND SOURCES OF THE TWO UNIVERSITIES HOW DO WE HARNESS THE RESOURCES FROM THE UNIVERSITY TO TOURISM HERE AND ST. JOHNS COUNTY.THANK YOU SO MUCH IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS LET ME KNOW. OH, AND ONE MORE THING, I WOULD BE REMISS ALSO ON THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE AND CENTERS SO OUTLIVING VICE CHAIR, HAPPY TO BE PART OF IT. THANK YOU.
>> HELLO AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME MY NAME IS BETH STRAUSS ON THE ORDER AND PRESIDENT OF VEGAS PR. ORIGINALLY FOUNDED IN CHICAGO 20 YEARS AGO.Y ROUTINE SPECIALIZES IN TOURISM. I SPENT MY ENTIRE CAREER IN TOURISM AND HAVE A VERY DEEP CONNECTION AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE INDUSTRY. I'VE SPENT THE LAST TWO DECADES BEING A TOURIST TO ST. JOHNS COUNTY. I HAVE FAMILY CARE CERTAINLY SOMETHING SOMETHING CHICAGO. HIS RACES GETS HERE AND DECIDED TO PROBABLY MOVE HERE BUT THE MAJORITY OF REASONS IN THE SPRING OF 2021. ALONG WITH MY SELF AND MY TEAM WE CURRENTLY OR HAVE SUCCESSFULLY PRESENTED AND EXECUTED TOURISM, MEDIA AND MARKETING FOR SOME OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST COMPANIES AND CITIES.
MARRIOTT NATIONAL, HILTON, GARDEN RESTAURANTS, FAMILY RESOURCE AND MORE.
A LOT OF THEM HAVE BEEN THE MOST AND OF THEMSELVES. I ALSO WANT TO MENTION NOT ONLY TO HAVE A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF THE TRAVEL AND TOURISM BUT ALSO ARTS AND CULTURE AND FOOD.
AND I WORKED EXTENSIVELY WITH A LOT OF COMPANIES OUTSIDE OF THE TOURISM INDUSTRY IN CHICAGO CHILDREN'S CHOIR,-- AND CHICAGO JUST FESTIVAL AMONG OTHER THINGS.
I ALSO WANTED TO MENTION PRIOR TO CREATING VEGAS AND HAVING A RICH CAREER IN PR AND MARKETING IN THE TOURISM INDUSTRY I ALSO SERVE AS A MEMBER YEARS PRIOR AS A MANAGER OF PR FOUR--ORGANIZATION. OVERSEEING MARKETING 104 HOTELS IN THE UNITED STATES, CANADA AND THE CREAM. I ALSO WAS IN CHICAGO PRIOR TO OPENING VEGAS.
MY POINT IS I WANT TO JUST INTRODUCE MYSELF I LOVE THE AREA AND WHY DO I WANT THE POSITION? WHY DO I WANT TO BE HERE? LIKE I MENTIONED,ONE , AND THE DEEP UNDERSTANDING AND CONNECTION TO THE INDUSTRY AND VERY GOAL ORIENTED WHICH I THINK GIVES YOU EXCELLENT JUDGMENT IN TERMS OF MAKING IMPORTANT DECISIONS FOR LONG-TERM SUSTAINABLE GROWTH HERE. ALSO, FIRST PERSPECTIVE.
I HAVE LOTS OF IDEAS AND JUST LISTENING HERE TO EVERYONE TODAY IT'S AMAZING ONE GENTLEMAN IS HARNESSING THE AREA AND HIS STRENGTHS AND HARNESSING EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM WORKING TOGETHER. BRINGING MUSIC TO THE FOREFRONT SOMEONE MENTIONED A WINERY ETC., ETC. AND I WANT TO GET BACK. I'M IN A POSITION WHERE I WANT TO GIVE BACK AND HELP MY NEW HOME. ANY QUESTIONS? OVER.
>> DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER APPLICANTS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? PLEASE COME UP.
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>> HELLO. MY NAME IS GARRETT COLTON I'M A REALTOR WITH SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL HERE IN SAINT AUGUSTINE. MY CAREER IS ACTUALLY WORKING IN A NONPROFIT WHERE I HELP PEOPLE WITH VARIOUS DISTILLATES PLAY DRUMS. I'VE ONLY BEEN IN SAN AUGUSTINE FOR TWO YEARS BUT WORKING WITH PROGRESSIVE ABILITIES AND THE CHANCE TO TALK TO 200 FAMOUS PROCEDURES COUNTY WHICH I THINK IS REALLY SPECIAL JOURNEY FOR ME BECAUSE EVERYONE IS JUST SO ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT LIVING AND SAY JUST SPECIFICALLY SAINT AUGUSTINE. IT'S HARD TO SAY ON THE BEST APPLICANT BASED ON EQUABLE PEOPLE I'M VERY BIG FANS OF THEIR VARIOUS BUSINESSES. PRIOR TO WORKING WITH PROGRESSIVE ABILITIES I WAS IN LOS ANGELES AND IN THE CITY OR FOR NONPROFIT WE WERE IN OUR RESUME. THE DIFFERENCE IS WE WERE ART FOR ALL WE DID NOT CHARGE ADMISSIONS. SO IT'S REALLY GREAT WAY TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER.
50 AND THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE DEPARTMENT. YET, EVERYONE THAT HAS SPOKEN HERE IS REALLY ENTHUSIASTIC AND EXCITED ABOUT THIS POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITY.
IT'S A. HE ALSO OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE IF SAINT AUGUSTINE WASN'T SO AWESOME WE WOULD NOT BE HERE TALKING ABOUT IT. YEAH, IT'S, AGAIN, I HAVE ONLY BEEN HERE TWO YEARS AND IN THAT SHORT TIME WAS IN LA, NEW YORK, EVERYONE EVEN HONG KONG TWO YEARS AGO AND BUSINESSES, VINTAGE CLOTHING, RESTAURANTS, IT'S JUST THERE'S OPPOSITE NO PROBLEM HERE IN SAINT AUGUSTINE ON A MAP IN THE UNITED STATES BUT I THINK IT'S READY FOR GLOBAL STATUS AND OPPORTUNITIES. SO, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER SPEAKERS AT THIS POINT IS?
>> SO, AS WAS MENTIONED BEFORE THERE WAS ACTION FROM THE TDC TO ASK FOR THE ACCOMMODATION SO I THINK EVEN THE SHORT LIST THE DRY RUN THINK THE DISH TAKE UP THE DISCUSSION AND IF YOU LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE RECOGNITION THE WAY THIS WORKS IS WE WILL NOMINATE APPLICANTS AND WE WILL TAKE ALL NOMINATIONS FIRST. AND THEN WE WILL TAKE UP THOSE NOMINATIONS IN THE ORDER THAT THEY WERE DELIVERED AND YOU WILL VOTE ON THEM UNTIL YOU GET A SUCCESSFUL MAJORITY CANDIDATE. SO IF YOU RECOMMENDED CANDIDATE A, CANADA F AND CANDIDATE Z WE WILL TAKE A FIRST. IF A BECAUSE A MAJORITY VOTE THEN THAT WOULD BE THE RECOGNITION OF GO TO THE BBC BUT I WILL MOVE TO CANADA F AND SO ON AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS IF NOT WE WILL GO TO CANDIDATE Z.
>> SO WE GET ALL THE CANDIDATE .
>> YOU DO ALL NOMINATIONS AND YOU GO IN THE ORDER THEY WERE NOMINATED.
AND YOU KEEP VOTING TO GET YOUR FIRST CANDIDATE WITH AN APPROVAL WHICH IS MAJORITY.
>> I WILL START THE FIRST DISCUSSION SINCE I BROUGHT IT UP LAST TIME.
WHAT THEY COULD TO TRY TO GET PEOPLE IN HERE I DON'T WANT TO HOLD UP THE PROCESS.
I'M OKAY WITH THE EFFORT NOTWITHSTANDING TO THE NEXT.
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY I'M REALLY GLAD WE TOOK THAT PAUSE WHEN WE DID BECAUSE I THINK TODAY'S EXERCISE INVITING ALL THESE FOLS IN AND HAVE THEM INTRODUCE THEMSELVES AND SHARE WHAT THEY WANT TO SERVE AND WHETHER PASSIONATE ABOUT THE COMMUNITY AND ALL THAT HAS BEEN TREMENDOUSLY ENCOURAGING AND FOR ME TO SEE ALL THESE FOLKS COME AND SHARE.
I KNOW THERE'S ONLY ONE SPOT AVAILABLE BUT IT SEEMS TO ME LIKE WE HAVE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT IF WE COULD APPOINT THEM ALL WE WOULD. BUT WE'VE ALSO IDENTIFIED A LOT OF PEOPLE FOR FUTURE SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES AND SO I THINK JUST THE FACT THAT WE HAVE GONE TO THE EXERCISE WE DID PUT THE PAUSE AND I AM RIPPLE WE DID.
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>> A LOT OF TALENT IN THE ROOM, FOR SURE. THANK YOU GUYS FOR COMING OUT WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. WHEN YOU READ IT ON PAPER PUTTING A FACE WITH IT.
>> NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN FOR DISCUSSION.
>> DO NOMINATIONS NEED SECONDS?
>> DO NOMINATIONS NEED SECONDS?
>> MR. CHAIR, I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE MR. CHARLES COX.
>> PEOPLE DO ME A FAVOR. MR. CASTLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE HERE TODAY IS ANY STATEMENT NOW IS PROBABLY A GOOD TIME AS ANY. MR. IRVING WOULD SAY AFTER REVIEWING THE APPLICATIONS IT'S APPARENT THAT CHARLES COX HAS EXPENSE HE UNDERSTANDS OUR MARKET RESPECTIVELY RECOMMEND MR. COX SERVE ON THE TDC.
>> WILL START WITH MS. JANETTA.
>> COMMISSIONER SARAH ARNOLD >> NO
>> GAIL PHILLIPS >> MAYOR JOHN TOMORROW
>> SO THE RECOMMENDATION WITH THIS JANETTA AND WITH A FOUR-TO VOTE.
>> SHOULD BE OPPOSITE OF THAT.
>> YES THAT'S RIGHT, 5-2 VOTE.
>> MAYOR SIKES-KLINE >> YES X MICHAEL WICKS
>> ALL RIGHT WE WILL DRAW UP THE PAPER PRESENTED THAT RECOMMENDATION FOR MR. CHARLES COX. THE APPLICANT FOR THE BOARD AND THAT WILL BE ON I BELIEVE THE SECOND MEETING IN SEPTEMBER, THE 19TH.
>> THANK YOU. IF WE GO TO THE NEXT MUCH AGAIN THINK EVERYBODY HERE WHO SPOKE TODAY TO SHARE WITH YOU SAID EARLIER THIS GROUP OF PEOPLE HOPEFULLY WHEN A POSITION COMES
[8. TAG! CHILDREN’S MUSEUM PRESENTATION]
OPEN THE JUNK APPLICATIONS SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT IS AGENDA MEMBER IT AND THAT THE PRESENTATION WILL BE HEARING FROM THE REPRESENTATIVES OF TAG! CHILDREN'S MUSEUM.[00:40:19]
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY. MY NAME IS ANDREW ON THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF THE TAG!CHILDREN'S MUSEUM.
>> ON THE DIRECTOR FOR TAG! CHILDREN'S MUSEUM.
>> TODAY WE WANT TO INTERVIEW SUE TO TAG! FOR THOSE OF YOU WERE FOLLOWING THE ORGANIZATION TO GIVE AN UPDATE. SO TAG! FIRST WILL START WITH THE NAME IT'S A GAME WE ALL PLAYED WERE LITTLE.
IT BRINGS TO MIND PLAYFUL, ENERGETIC, SOMETHING MORE IMPORTANT IS DESIGNED TO PLAY WITH OTHERS AND TO JOY. SO TAG! , IT'S A SILLY WHAT IT MEANS FOR ORGANIZATION IT CAN MEAN SO WE LOOK AT THE PRESENTATION, I'M SORRY, TOOLS AND GADGETS -- OR WHATEVER YOU FIND PLAYFUL CHILDREN'S LEARNING. FOR TODAY THIS PRESENTATION AND WHAT TAG! WILL BRING TO THE COMMITTEE TA JEEP STANDS FOR TOURISM AND GROWTH. SO TAG! IS LED BY A VOLUNTEER BOARD OF DIVERSE INDUSTRIES. STARTING WITH BANKING AND FINANCE, MARKETING ADVERTISING, TECHNOLOGY AND EDUCATION. SO WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING TOLEDO DIRECTION.
OUR ORGANIZATION IN 2016, WAS A 4.5 ACRES BEHIND THE TARGET. OFF OF U.S. ONE.
SINCE THAT TIME WE HAVE REACHED OVER 10,000 CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.
SO IT'S ALWAYS HARD TO UNDERSTAND WHERE THAT IS BECAUSE PEOPLE IN THE TELLY BEFORE I JOINED THE BOARD SO HERE IS A MAP OF WHERE OUR LAND IS IT'S RIGHT THERE BEHIND TARGET OF U.S. ONE NEXT TO A NEW DEVELOPMENT CLOSER TO THE WATER.
THIS IS A SPOT RIGHT NEXT TO RETAIL AND OTHER RESTAURANTS AROUND THE AREA.
THE SITE IS IMPORTANT TO US BECAUSE IT'S ALSO EXPANDING OUTSIDE OF THE TYPICAL DOWNTOW . WE ANTICIPATE STARTING CONSTRUCTION ON OUR SITE WITH RESPECT TO THE OPENING NEXT YEAR. ALREADY WE HAVE EXTENSIVE PLANNING, DESIGNING AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE PRECONSTRUCTION SITE WE ARE EXCITED.
>> AS YOU CAN SEE THE PINK DOTS INDICATE THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM LOCATIO AND OUR CHILDREN'S MUSEUM LOCATION THE STATE OF FLORIDA. WE ARE SO EXCITED TO BRING THESE AMENITIES TO ST. JOHNS COUNTY. THE RESIDENTS AND VISITORS.
WE RAISED SEVEN HAVE NINE DOLLARS TODAY OUR GOAL IS $11 MILLION.
WE ARE EXPECTING 200,000 ANNUAL ATTENDANCE TO MUSEUM WITH $6.7 MILLION ANNUAL PROFIT.
I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO SHARE OUR NUMBERS WITH YOU SO FAR AND I WANT TO NOTE WE ENCOMPASS THINGS WITHOUT ANY ADVERTISING OR DOLLARS TO HUNDRED PERCENT ORGANIC.
WE HAVE 31 HUNDRED SURVIVE. SUBSCRIBERS --THE AVERAGE TOURISM INDUSTRY RATE IS 39 PERCENT. WE HAVE 56,000 PROFILE VIEWS ALREADY AND ANALYTICS THAT FOLLOWED 6000 FACEBOOK FOLLOWERS AND 200 AND SCREEN FOLLOWERS.
WE RECENTLY LOOKED LAST WEEK AT THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF OUR CHURCHES IN THE LAST FOUR WEEKS OUT OF AREA SEARCHES NUMBER ONE ATLANTA, NUMBER TWO MIAMI, THE TOP 10 OCALA, ORLANDO, --.
WE ARE INCREDIBLY HUMBLE ABOUT THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF OUR COMMUNITY.
ST. JOHNS COUNTY 'S OWNERS, CORPORATIONS,--AND PRIVATE PHILANTHROPISTS WE HAD 50 UNIQUE DONORS THAT DONATED TO THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM WE HAVE RECEIVED THE SEAL TRANSPARENCY --. SO AS DREW MENTIONED WE HAVE BEEN PLANNING, DESIGNING WE
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DESIGNED PEOPLE, SUSTAINABLE DESIGN MUSEUM AROUND OLD GROWTH FOREST YOU CAN SEE IN THE PICTURE THE PROJECT IS READY. WE DISSIPATE STARTING CONSTRUCTION IN SEPTEMBER SENDING OUR PERMITS TO COUNTY FOR APPROVAL. AS APPROVED IN A STRUCTURAL PERMIT OUR CONTRACTORS ARE RESPONDING TO COMMENTS AND WE RESPECT EXPECT A RESPONSE A DAY. CONSTRUCTION DESIGN PARTNERS HIGH-LEVEL EXPERIENCED ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS AND DESIGNERS. A VERY POSITIVE GROUP TO WORK WITH AND WE HAD ONE FULL-TIME WORKING TOGETHER PLANNING IS BUSY WITH THEM.PHASE 1 INCLUDES 11 11,700 SQUARE FEET OF SPACE. 34,000 SQUARE FEET OF SPACE WE CALL HER BIG BACKYARD. WE WERE OWN PARKING LOT AND PARKING AVAILABLE.
DESIGNING AND BUILDING WE HAVE A WELCOME FULFILLING, GENEROSITY BILLING --.
THIS IS AN AREA --PROJECT I WANT TO SHOW OF THE FOREIGN HAVE ACRES WITH ABOUT TWO ACRES WE HAVE A WIDE VARIETY OF INTERACTIVE HANDS-ON EXHIBITS THAT INCREASE --FAMILIES VISITING THE MUSEUM. THE SUSTAINABLY DESIGN BUILDINGS FOR THE OLD GROWTH FOREST CLOSE TO 200 NATIVE SPECIES OF TREES DURING WORKSHOPS AND PROGRAMS WE ANTICIPATED A BIG BACKYARD BIRD COUNT TO COUNT BIRDS ON THE PARTIES WERE USING SMARTPASS , RAIN GARDENS EVERYTHING TO SUPPORT THE SUSTAINABLE DESIGN. ONE OF OUR SIGNATURE EXHIBITS ARE THE MUSICAL SWINGS. VERY GENEROUS FAMILY AND ST. JOHNS COUNTY WHO ARE SUPPORTING THIS EFFORT FOR US. IT IS ONE OF EIGHT LOCATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES FOR THIS EXHIBIT WE HAD TO APPLY AND WE WERE CHOSEN FOR THAT. EACH SWING ACTIVATES DIFFERENT NOTES ALLOWING VISITORS TO MAKE MUSIC AND CONNECT ONE ANOTHER. TOGETHER THE SWINGS COMPOSE DIFFERENT ABILITIES EMERGE WITH COOPERATION.IT'S A VERY BIG DRAW AND IT'S FUN FOR BOTH ADULTS AND KIDS. DREW WILL TALK TO A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE AREAS LIKE THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE AND HOW WE ARE GOING TO EXPAND AND ELEVATE THAT.
>> SO WHEN WE THINK ABOUT THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE HERE'S WHAT WE THINK ABOUT.
EXPANDING AND ENHANCING AND ELEVATING. EXPANDING THE VISITORS EXPERIENCE. PUTTING IN PLACE A MULTIFACETED MARKETING APPROACH TO PULLING FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN IN ADDITION TO THE SITES THEY HAVE THE BE ABLE TO-- ATTRACTION.
WHAT WE NOTICED AND WHAT THE RESEARCH HAS SHOWN IS A FAMILIES THAT ARE COMING TO TOWN THE CULTURAL ATTRACTIONS STAY LONGER AND SPEND MORE. ALL GOOD THINGS.
WERE GOING TO ENHANCE THEIR EXPERIENCE. TAG! WILL I PORTABLE ENTERTAINMENT FOR FAMILIES AND THEIR CHILDREN IN SAINT AUGUSTINE AND IT'S GOING TO BE INDOORS AND OUTDOORS THE WEATHER YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO GET.
SOME OF THE EXHIBITS WILL HAVE NATIONAL EXHIBITS WITH EXECUTOR LIKE CURIOUS GEORGE, DORA THE EXPLORER AND COUSIN DIEGO. AND WILL CONTINUE TO ELEVATE THE DEMOGRAPHIC HERE IN SAINT AUGUSTINE FOR VISITORS. DIFFERENT WAYS WE ARE ABLE TO DO THAT WHICH YOU SHOULD TAKE NOTE OF IS THAT TAG! THE DISSOCIATION OF CHILDREN'S MUSEUMS ACM INTO THE PARTNER WE WILL DISCOUNT TO OTHER CHOSE MUSEUMS AND SEND THEM TO SAINT AUGUSTINE, AS WELL.
AS I MENTIONED, TAG! IS A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION OF CHILDREN'S MUSEUMS THAT STARTED IN THE 1960S. ASSOCIATION OF CHILDREN'S MUSEUMS HAS BEEN A CHAMPION FOR CHILDREN'S MUSEUMS WORLDWIDE. THEY WILL CONTINUE TO LEVERAGE THAT ORGANIZATION AND OUR MEMBERSHIP. MORE THAN 470 MEMBERS AND 16 COUNTRIES THEY CURRENTLY HAVE 35 EMERGENT CHILDREN MUSEUMS. BEYOND THE BENEFIT OF THE EXPRESS OF THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM IS ALSO AN ECONOMIC IMPACT. SOME OF THE STUDIES THE ACM HAS
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PUT OUT IN ADDITION TO THE ADMITTANCE OF THE CHILDREN MUSEUM TYPICALLY YOU SPENT ABOUT 38 DOLLARS PER PERSON IN THE TRENTON AREA. WE WILL PARTICIPATE IN A VISIT FLORIDA'S TARGETED MARKETING ASSISTANT PROGRAM . AND WE ARE PLANNING ONCE WE ARE OPEN TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE MANY MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE ALREADY IN PLACE.WE THINK THIS IS GOING TO BE A LARGE ATTRACTION TO BRING FOR VISITORS TO SAINT AUGUSTINE TO SUGGEST COUNTY. THIS WILL ASSIST OUR EFFORTS FOR THE DRIVE AND VISITORS AND TRAVELERS FROM LOCAL PLACES ATLANTA, CHARLOTTE AND EVEN TAMPA AND AS KIM MENTIONED SOME OF THE CLICKS AND SEARCHING ARE COMING FROM THAT LOCATION SO THEY ARE LOOKING FOR US SO HAS BEEN MANY MARKETING. WHEN I WANT TO POINT OUT ON THIS SLIDE IT'S CONSISTENT THAT THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM IS ONE OF THE TOP ATTRACTIONS IN THIS LOCATION AND WERE EXPECTING TAG! TO BE TOP ATTRACTION. SO OUR SITES.
THERE IS PLENTY OF GLOBAL NATURAL AREAS AND ST. JOHNS COUNTY.
IN OUR SITES WE ARE GOING TO PRESERVE THE --THAT'S ALREADY IN PLACE -- SPANISH MOSS THAT YOU SEE IN ALL THE FLORIDA PHOTOS. THIS WILL MAKE IT AN ADDITIONAL SPOT THAT THE VISITORS WILL BE SEEKING. IN ADDITION TO ALL THE OTHER SPOTS THAT ARE ALREADY IN ST. JOHNS COUNTY THAT MAKES FOR US A UNIQUE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.
WE LIKE TO INVITE YOU TO OUR SITE IF YOU'VE NOT ALREADY BEEN OUT THERE, COME OUT OUT, IT'S BEAUTIFUL. MEET THE TAG! TEAM.
I'M LUCKY TO GET TO WORK WITH THEM. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY WE LIKE TO TAKE SOME TIME TO GET TO KNOW EACH OF YOU IF WE HAVE NOT ALREADY SCHEDULED SOME TIME TO YOU PLEASE REACH OUT TIME FOR A ONE-ON-ONE CONVERSATION TO CONTINUE TO INFORM ABOUT THE CURRENT PROJECT AS WELL AS THE ORGANIZATION. WE WILL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. REALLY WITH OUR INTENT IS TO COME BACK AFTER THOSE CONVERSATIONS TO HAVE AN INFORMED, COOPERATIVE APPROACH TO ASK FOR SUPPORT FROM THE TD . THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME TODAY WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. FROM THE ENTIRE TAG! ORGANIZATION, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. MR. CHAIR, ONLY TO COMMENT ON OPPORTUNITIES AND TALK WITH STAFF THERE. THE EFFORT IS AMAZING WE ARE THRILLED IT'S GOING TO BE IN THE CITY OF SAINT AUGUSTINE. WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THAT. I'M LOOKING FORWARD AND EXCITED TO HEAR WHAT WE HAVE IN THE WAY OF --.
>> YES, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE THOSE ONTHE TEAM . THIS GOES ALL THE WAY BACK WHEN IS THE DIRECTOR 12 YEARS AGO. YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN AT IT FOR A LONG TIME, CONGRATULATIONS, SO THE ORIGINAL DRAWING MR. PLATT SHARED THE NEWS AND STUFF. JUST CONGRATULATIONS ON THE HARD WORK AND WHERE YOU ARE AT. ON THAT. LAST MONTH I TALKED TO --SOME TYPE OF PLAN THIS TO ME IS THE TYPE OF PROJECT WE HAD A CAP EARLIER IN PLACE FOR THOSE TYPE OF RESERVES. I KNOW THERE IS A LOT IN ITS WANT TO BE ASKED IN THE FUTURE PUBLIC TO SEE THAT INTO THIS BUDGET PROCESS HOW ARE GOING TO MANAGE THIS IN COORDINATION
[9. ART, CULTURE AND HERITAGE GRANT ALLOCATIONS]
WITH CIP PROGRAM BECAUSE THERE'S GOT TO BE SOME CORRELATION WITH THEM.I'VE NEVER SEEN THAT THE TDC WORKING WITH THE COUNTY TO APPROVE A PROJECT.
>> THE PUBLIC COMMENTS? TAG! THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE MOVE ON TO THE ARTS, CULTURE AND HERITAGE GRANT ALLOCATIONS.
>> ALL RIGHT SO ART, CULTURE AND HERITAGE GRANT ALLOCATIONS. WE HAVE FOUR FISCAL YEAR 24 SET
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OUT THE ALLOCATION PROCESS FOR THOSE INTERESTED ORGANIZATIONS TO SEE IN TOTAL WE RECEIVED 30 TOTAL ALLOCATIONS WE DID HAVE SOME REVISED GRANT GUIDELINES THAT WERE PUT INTO PLACE.WE ALSO HAD A FIRST YEAR AND ADVISORY REVIEW FOR THESE GRANT APPLICATIONS I'M GOING TO SAY STAFF WITH QUOTES SO THE CREATE NEW REVIEW PANEL FROM THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, THE VISITORS CONVENTION BUREAU, THE CULTURAL COUNCIL IN THE DEPARTMENT AND IN PART WE DID THAT BECAUSE THERE WAS A PANEL BEFORE THAT WAS REVIEWING THEM IN THE PAST AND GETTING ENOUGH PEOPLE TO KEEP THAT WORK FULLY SEATED. SO WE REVIEWED THESE IN A PUBLIC MEETING LAST MONTH AND HERE TODAY FOR YOUR REVIEW EXPIRATION IS A LISTING OF THE APPLICATIONS THAT WERE SAVED. THIS LITTLE BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE TITLE OF THE PROGRAM AND LISTED HERE IS THE AVERAGE SCORE OF THE FUNDING REVIEW. WE HAVE THE AMOUNT OF MONEY SHOWN THAT EACH APPLICATION REQUESTED ON THE APPLICATION. THE AMOUNT NEXT TO IT WHAT THEY ARE FOR. AND THEN WHAT YOU SEE IN THAT COLUMN THAT'S FURTHEST TO THE RIGHT IS A FUNDING RECOMMENDATION. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ELIGIBLE FUNDING AND THE RECOMMENDED FUNDING IS BASICALLY WE TOOK THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT'S AVAILABLE AND WE APPLIED IT TO THE APPLICATIONS THAT WERE ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING AND THEN WE THEN AS HIGH AS WE COULD. THE ELIGIBLE FUNDING IF WE HAD ON ELIGIBLE FUNDS WE WOULD HAVE THE ELIGIBLE FUNDING DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT YOU SEE. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? WHAT WERE LOOKING FOR HERE TODAY IS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR APPROVAL OF THE RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. THIS WILL BE APPROVED AS PART OF THE REGULAR BUDGET PROCESS TO AWARD GRANTS AND THE AMOUNTS SHOWN HERE INTO THE VISUALS THAT WE HAVE AS GREEN.
>> MR. CHAIR, I HAVE A QUESTION. EVERYONE APPLIED IS ON THIS LIST.
>> OKAY REMIND ME HOW TO THE RANK BASED ON NEW NESTS? AS FAR AS NEW PROGRAMS. --OR HOW DOES THAT WORK?--ON THIS LIST FOR LONG YEARS.
>> WE HAVE A SCORING MATRIX IN THE SMEARED OF POINTS THAT ARE APPLIED FOR ALL THE THAT THERE ARE DOING WHETHER THEY ARE NEW EVENTS OR AN EVENT THAT'S BEEN HERE FOR CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME OR IF THEY HAVE BEEN HERE EVEN LONGER THAT KIND OF INITIAL PERIOD.
THERE MARKETING PLAN AND HOW LONG THEY THINK THEY WILL BE GENERATING AT THEIR EVENT ALL THOSE THINGS PLAY INTO THE SCORING MATRIX. IN THIS LIVING HERE WILL BE
MORE SPECIFIC. >> FOR NEW PROGRAMS, YES, WE DO HAVE ALLOTTED UP TO 10 EXTRA POINTS FOR OVER 100 TOTAL POINTS THE PROGRAMS WE HAVE THAT OPTION.
>> EXCELLENT BECAUSE I DO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO TRY TO ENCOURAGE NEW APPLICANTS LIKE WE ALWAYS HEAR FROM PCB AND PEOPLE WHO WANT THE EXPERIENCES AND I HEAR FROM TAG! AND THEN HOW ARE WE GOING TO FIT THEM IN AND ARE WE GOING TO BE ABLE TO FIT THEM IN? THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT.
>> SO MY QUESTION IS IN THIS MIGHT NOT BE FOR YOU IT MIGHT BE FOR TARA I DON'T KNOW WHO THE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE MY QUESTION IS IT LOOKS LIKE THE ELIGIBLE FUNDING OF THE 6612 20 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THAT AND OUR RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE 575 BY $6000 IS THERE SOMETHING IN THE BUDGET PROCESS TO TAKE SOME OF WHAT WE HAVE IN SURPLUS AND MOVE IT SO WE CAN ACTUALLY FUND
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EVERYBODY TO THE FULL ELIGIBILITY LEVEL? IT'S ONLY $86,000.>> CERTAINLY WHAT YOU CAN ALL DO TO BE PART OF THE PROCESS AND SOME OF THAT JUST DEPENDS ON WHERE WE ARE IN THE BUDGET PROCESS. YOU CAN TAKE THE REGULATIONS AND SAY YOU WOULD WANT TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD WITH DOING THE FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS WITH THE ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS REQUEST THAT THE FISCAL YEAR 24 BUDGET BE MODIFIED TO INCREASE THE GRANTS LINES TO 664 220 BE FUNDED.
YOU CAN MAKE THAT YOUR RECOMMENDATION AND WE WILL WORK WITH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT TO ACCOMMODATE THAT IN THE BUDGET PROCESS THEY MAY BE ABLE TO.
BUT WE MAY NOT I DON'T KNOW TO BE HONEST.
>> I ALWAYS HAVE QUESTIONS. THE FIRST ONE IS IS ON LOOKING AT THIS LIST AND THE ONE THAT --IS NOT ELIGIBLE AT ALL AND THAT'S THE--CONCERT. I UNDERSTAND I'M NOT PICKING ON GAIL, LINCOLNVILLE, LIMELIGHT ALL OTHERS I THOUGHT THEY WERE IN SEPARATE CATEGORIES AND I LOOKED AT THEM DIFFERENTLY THEY ARE DEFINITELY NECESSARY -I'VE AS IF IT'S A WEEKEND EVENT BUT HEADS IN BEDS. BUT IT'S ENHANCEMENT TO THE COMMUNITY EXPERIENCE FOR HEADS IN BEDS LIKE THAT. MY QUESTION IS IS WITH THEM ALL BEEN LUMPED IN WITH THE CREATE SOME CONFUSION --BECAUSE IT'S COMPLETELY DIFFERENT BUT THE MUSEUMS COMPARED TO -- AND THAT TAKES ME TO MY SECOND QUESTION. HAD SOME GREAT NATIONAL COVERAGE FROM THE NEW FOOD NETWORK BUT POSSIBLY WITH A FULL MORE INTO THE CATEGORY OF THE SITUATION OF COMPETITION?
>> FOR JEN AND JAMES THEY NEVER SCORED APPLICATION THAT YOU CONTINUE TO APPLY WHICH IS GREAT AS PER THE DISCUSSION WITH PARKS AND RECREATION CAN APPLY FOR THE SPORTS GRANT.
I THINK THAT WE WOULD PROBABLY HAVE A BETTER CHANCE OF THAT WE DON'T SCORE VERY WELL.
>> TO ME IS A MUCH BETTER FIT.
>> I AGREE IS PROBABLY A BETTER FIT FOR THEM. -- -- I WAS TALKING WAS THE CONSUMMATE AN APPLICATION FOR THAT AS WELL AS FOR CONSIDERATION.
TO ANSWER THE OTHER QUESTION AS OF --ALONG WITH THE OTHER APPLICATION BELOW THAT BLACK LINE THEY ARE BELOW THE BLACK LINE BECAUSE HE SCORED AN 80 SUITE HAVE DECIDED ANYTHING THAT NETS WERE AT LEAST 80 POINTS WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE. ALTHOUGH AT THIS POINT WE LET THIS GRANT WERE SPECIFICALLY LOOKING AT THE EVENT IN TERMS OF IF THEY ARE A WEEKEND EVENT OR AN ONGOING EVENT. THEY ARE ALL SCORED INDIVIDUALLY AND AGAIN WERE LOOKING FOR THAT CONDITIONS HOW ARE THEY BRINGING THE PEOPLE IN THEIR DESTINATIONS CANNOT MEMBER OF THE PANEL SO I CAN'T SPEAK SPECIFICALLY TO WHY WHY THEY DID NOT SCORE HIGHER.
THE APPLICATION IS SCORED --AS OPPOSED TO COMPARING IT THEY'RE NOT COMPARED AGAINST EACH OTHER.
>> I THINK IT'S KIND OF AN UNFAIR -- WHEN I SIT HERE I'M COMING FROM THE OTHER SIDE AND I SAID WHO BRINGS ME REVENUE IT SEEMS LIKE THE ONES THAT BRING ME THE REVENUE ARE THE ONES THAT SCORING WELL AND I LIKE TO FIND OUT WHAT THAT IS. THE OTHER COMPONENT I CAN SEE IS THE WEEKENDS IN WHICH IF I'M ALREADY SOLD OUT AND I SPEND THE MONEY ON ADVERTISING THAT TO ME IS COUNTER PRODUCTIVE.
>> THAT WAS PART OF THE CRITERIA THIS TIME.
>> APPLICANTS RECEIVED A 10 POINT DEDUCTION THE ALLOCATION FELL WITHIN A HIGH--PERIOD.
IT WAS DEFINED SO EVERYONE WAS IN THE SAME SET OF DATA WAS APPLIED TO ALL THE APPLICATIONS
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THAT WERE HERE. SO IF I COULD GO BACK AND LOOK AT THE NOTES ON THIS REVIEW PANEL FOR THAT SPECIFIC APPLICATION AND SHARE WITH THE WITH THE ENDED UP.AGAIN WE DID MODIFY THOSE GUIDELINES THIS YEAR AND WE MODIFIED THEM EVERY YEAR SINCE WE'VE BEEN HERE. THIS IS IT WE WILL PROBABLY NOT MODIFY ANY MORE BUT WE GO THROUGH SAY WE WILL LIKELY DO THAT THIS YEAR. KNOW THAT THE WAY THAT THE POINTS WHY THE POINTS DEDUCTION WAS APPLIED FOR THAT PERIOD OF TIME WE WERE GOING TO ONE OF THOSE-- PERIOD'S THAT YOU HAVE SOME VALUE SO. DO THAT AS WELL.
BUT LIKE I SAID I WILL PULL THOSE NOTES THAT WE GOT AND I'LL SHARE THEM WITH YOU.
>> IN FUTURE ON THE SPREADSHEETS THAT WOULD HELP US OUT IF IT'S AN ANNUAL-- I REALLY NEED PEOPLE AUGUST 24 WHICH I REALLY NEED PEOPLE AUGUST WAY FORTH.SO IT WOULD REALLY KIND OF HELP US.
>> YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT?
>> I DON'T NEED IT TODAY. IT SHOULD IMPROVE EACH TIME WE DO THIS.
>> NO, I AM PREPARED TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION. I WOULD RECOMMEND THE LIST IS PRESENTED AND ALSO AT THE SAME TIME THE POSSIBILITY OF THE FULL FUNDING OF THE 651,000 FOR THESE GRANTS. IS THAT ENOUGH?
>> YOU NEED A SECOND? I WILL SECOND.
[10. TOURISM DESTINATION MARKETING DISCUSSION]
>> I'M SORRY WE NEED PUBLIC COMMENT ON THAT FIRST? ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THAT? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, TOURISM DESTINATION MARKETING DISCUSSION.
>> AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 10 THIS IS SOMETHING WE HAD AN ONGOING DISCUSSION ON FOR QUITE AN EXTENSIVE PERIOD OF TIME. WE ARE ONCE AGAIN BACK ON THIS BECAUSE WILL BE TAKING THE PATH FORWARD TO GET TO THE FINISH LINE. I WILL SHARE WITH EVERYONE ON FRIDAY AND EVEN WITH AN ATTACHED DOCUMENT WITH THE TOURISM DESTINATION CONTRACT ACTION PLAN AND IF YOU'LL OPEN IT IS RIGHT THERE ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE INTO THE LITTLE PACKETS ARE WELCOME TO HAVE THAT AND REFER TO IT IN THIS DISCUSSION.
KIND OF AS A RECAP TO EVERYONE WHERE WE ARE WE HAVE A VARIETY OF CONTRACTS FOR TOURISM SERVICES THAT WILL ALL EXPIRE POSITIVE OR 30TH THIS YEAR. THIS CONTRACTS INCLUDE THE CULTURAL COUNSEL, BUSINESS CONVENTION BUREAU AND--. WE STARTED DISCUSSING ARE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD QUITE SOME TIME AGO WE MOVE DOWN THE PATH WITH A LOT OF THESE CONTRACTS AND HERE WE ARE AT THE MOMENT WE HAVE APPROVAL FROM THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT FOR CORE SERVICES WITH THE COUNCIL. WE ARE WORKING ON GOING TO THE BORDER THE FIVE-YEAR CONTRACT FOR THE BUSINESS CONVENTION BUREAU AND CORE SERVICES AND WHAT THEY DO WITH THEIR IN-HOUSE STAFF. WE ARE WORKING AND HAVE BEEN WORKING ON PROPOSALS, MARKETING SERVICES AND WE ARE WORKING ON A CONTRACT WITH THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, AS WELL. THE COUNTY WENT OUT AN RFP FOR THE MARKETING SERVICES AND WE DECIDED THAT BASED ON WHAT WE HAVE RECEIVED THAT MADE SENSE FOR US TO TAKE A PAUSE IN THE
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PROCESS AND GO BACK AND REVISIT HOW WE WERE GOING ABOUT THESE MARKETING SERVICES.AND SO, WHAT WE ARE DOING HERE TODAY TO SHARE WITH YOU OR I'M GOING TO SHARE WITH YOU THE NEXT STEPS PLANT AND KIND OF THE RULES AND REGULATIONS WE ARE LOOKING FOR TO HELP US FILLING AN ANSWER. WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO IS WE WOULD LIKE TO HELP IDENTIFY FIVE WHO WILL COME TOGETHER AND WORK AS A TEAM FOR THE EXISTING SCOPE OF WORK THAT TOURISM DESTINATION AND PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONS FOR HOW TO IMPROVE THE RELEVANT QUALITY OF WORK IS PROCURED WITH THE RESULTING CONTRACT. LOOK AT THE EXISTING AND DECIDE WHAT CHANGES NEED TO BE MADE TO MAKE IT MORE EFFICIENT. WE ARE THEN LOOKING TO THE GROUP OF FIVE PEOPLE TO REVIEW THE EXISTING COUNTY RFP PROCESS AND MAKE SOME SUGGESTIONS ON THE EVALUATION CRITERIA OF WHAT WILL BE ESSENTIALLY EVALUATE AND SCORE THOSE PROPOSALS WHEN THEY COME BACK IN. AND THEN WE WERE LOOKING FOR THAT GROUP TO MAKE SOME SUGGESTIONS ON HOW WE GO ABOUT APPROACHING THAT SOLICITATION FOR RFPS.
THE COUNTY DOES USE A PROGRAM CALLED COMMAND START AND DEMANDEDÁ IS A GOOD TO SOFTWARE THAT POTENTIALLY INTERESTED VENDORS BUT THERE MAY BE SOME OPPORTUNITIES TO A QUALIFIED FOLKS KNOW THAT WE ARE DOING THE SOLICITATION SO THOSE FIVE PEOPLE COULD PROVIDE SOME INSIGHT ON THAT, AS WELL. AND THEN WE ARE LOOKING FOR FIVE PEOPLE TO SUGGEST NO MORE THAN FIVE INDIVIDUALS TO EVALUATE THOSE RFPS. SO ONCE IT GOES THROUGH AND ADVERTISES THESE OPPORTUNITIES AND WE RECEIVED PROPOSALS THAT WE HAVE AN EVALUATION COMMITTEE GOES THROUGH AND OVERSEES THE PROPOSALS AND SCORES THEM TO RECOVER REGULATIONS ON WHO SHOULD BE INCLUDED ON THAT TEAM. SO ANITA WILL WE NEED A DIVERSE GROUP.SO HOW ARE GOING TO MOVE THIS FORWARD WE ARE LOOKING TO COMPLETE INPUTS FOR THIS GROUP OF PEOPLE AND RFP PROCESS WITH THE SIX-MONTH PERIOD WERE LOOKING TO PURSUE THE TOPIC AND AND WERE HOPING TO GET ME OFF TODAY HIS THOUGHTS AND IDEAS ON THOSE FIVE INDIVIDUALS WHO THEY MAY BE IT'S A FAIRLY QUICK TURNAROUND TIME TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE QUALIFIED AND WILL BE INTERESTED ON-- WERE LOOKING TO THE HOLIDAY PERIOD AS WELL. SO IT GETS SOME SUGGESTIONS. PEOPLE THAT WOULD BE INTERESTED IN THOSE CANDIDATES FOR THIS WORKER AND I WILL REACH OUT TO THEM AND ASK THEM IF THEY'RE INTERESTED AND AT THE SEPTEMBER 18 TDC MEETING WILL REVIEW THE CANDIDATES MAKE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS ON WHO SHOULD BE ON THERE. AND THEN WILL START REGULARLY ME ON A SET SCHEDULE AND WILL LET EVERYONE KNOW WHEN THE BEGINNING SO THEY CAN COME THERE AS WELL. WE WILL PROVIDE AN UPDATE TO THE TDC ON NETWORK STATUS AND HOW THAT'S GOING IN THE OCTOBER 16 MEETING AND THEN WE LOOK FOR THE TDC IN DECEMBER WE USUALLY DON'T BE IN DECEMBER. OUR REGULAR WOULD BE DECEMBER 18 SO I WILL ASK IF THAT DATE WORKS FOR YOU GUYS IF IT DOESN'T WILL FIND AN ALTERNATIVE DATE IN DECEMBER.
THE TDC MEETING TO MAKE RECOGNITION OF APPROVAL ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THAT FIVE-MEMBER BOARD. QUESTIONS.
>> QUESTION, WHO IS INELIGIBLE TO SERVE?
>> THE TOURIST DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL MEMBERS SHOULD NOT SERVE ON THIS COUNCIL I'LL BE MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS, SO THE TDC MEMBERS SHOULD NOT SERVE ON IT.
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AND THEN IDEALLY THE VISUALS WILL HAVE SOME SORT OF RELEVANT EXPERIENCE BUT THE ONLY PEOPLE THAT MIGHT BE AN ELIGIBLE ARE THE TDC BOARD MEMBERS.>> MEMBERS OF THE BCB, -COUNSE .
>> I THINK WE DID HAVE SOME DISCUSSIONS AND SEE WHAT THEIR ROLE IS FOR THE FUTURE THEY WANT TO BID ON THIS PROPOSAL WHEN IT GOES OUT THEY MAY NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS ORDER TO CLARIFY THAT WITH PURCHASING. I KNOW THAT THE COUNCIL EXPRESSED THE CANNOT BID ON THE MARKETING CONTRACT SO THEY WOULD BE ELIGIBLE THEY ALSO WOULD BE ELIGIBLE.
>> THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.IN THE CULTURAL COUNSEL WOULD BE ELIGIBLE.
>> THE MEMBERS OR THE STAFF MIGHT NOT BE ELIGIBLE?
>> MEMBER OF THE BCP AND THE BOARD BUT FOR THAT I GUESS FOR TODAY PEOPLE CAN SUGGEST THAT IF THOSE IN VISUALS IF THEY WOULD LIKE AND THAT THAT OUT WITH LEGAL AND PURCHASING.
>> MEMBERSHIP IS SO BROAD. SORRY JUST VOLUNTEERED BUT SHE WOULD BE A GOOD PERSON TO BE ON THE WITH THE VCP AND WHERE SHE IS ON THAT I WAS PROBABLY GONNA NOMINATE CHARLES.
>> CERTAINLY TODAY WE CAN MAKE ANY SUGGESTIONS WELIKE . CHARLES MAY NOT BECAUSE YOU IT RECOGNITION. ON THE BOARD. BUT IF IT BECOMES A TDC BOARD MEMBER HE WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE BUT IF YOU DID THEN YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND RECOMMEND HIM AND HE CAN BE WAITING IN THE WINGS, IF YOU WILL.
>> ARE YOU READY FOR RECOMMENDATIONS? I HAVE ONE, CHRISSY HARRIS STONE. AND I WOULD OFFER KATHY CLEMENT.
>> TARA TALK ABOUT THE SECOND WAS A CONFLICT WITH THE BOARD FOR THE BCP AS OPPOSED TO STAFF?
>> AGAIN, I WOULD HAVE TO CHECK ON THIS, BUT HAVE TO CHECK BUT I BELIEVE IT WOULD BE KIND OF THE SAME WHAT WE HAVE SEEN IN THE LAST RFP PROCESS WHERE THE BCP STAFF WERE OBVIOUSLY REPRESENTING ORGANIZATION AND THE BCP BOARD IS GIVING THAT DIRECTION TO THE STAFF THAT PART OF THE LEADERSHIP BODY FOR THE ORGANIZATION THE DIRECTION OF THE PATH FORWARD.
WITH A TYPICAL RFP PROCESS THERE CERTAIN PEOPLE THAT ARE DISQUALIFIED FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE AND DEVELOPMENT IN OUR FEE BECAUSE THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN THE PROCESS IS THAT ORGANIZATION HAVE A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE FOR THE RFP SO THAT WOULD BE THE ONE THAT SAID THIS IS A LITTLE BIT, THIS IS NOT THE TYPICAL PROCESS WE FOLLOW, AND SO, I WOULD HAVE TO CLEAR THAT WITH LEGAL WHETHER OR NOT THAT SAME RATIONALE APPLIES HERE.
I AM NOT SURE SO CERTAINLY LIKE I SAID YOU WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND SOME PEOPLE IN THE BCP STAFF, YOU CAN, JUST I WILL HAVE TO DO A LITTLE RESEARCH.
>> I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING -- AS A WHOLE IT MAKES SENSE.
IN THIS SITUATION THE BCP IS CONNECTED TO STAFF BUT THEY ARE THE SUBJECT MATTER FOR THE PEOPLE THERE ON THE BOARD AND TO ELIMINATE THEM AS A WHOLE DAMAGES THIS PROCESS SO I WOULD ASK YOU TO GO BACK AND LOOK AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO BECAUSE I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THERE AND THEY'RE ALL LOOKING FOR THE BEST OUTCOME THEIR JOBS ARE NOT DRIVEN ON THE OUTCOME, EITHER. I WOULD ASK YOU TO LOOK AT THAT.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION AND WERE ON A TIGHT TIMELINE BECAUSE OF THE CONTRACT.
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IS THERE ANY WAY WE CAN KICK THIS CAN A LITTLE BIT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE OUR NEXT MEETING BEFORE MR. COX HAS BEEN CONFIRMED.>> THIS IS FOR INITIAL SUGGESTIONS WITH THE STOLEN HOPEFULLY WE CAN MEET THAT THE SUM OF THESE PEOPLE WE WOULD SEE IF THERE EVEN AVAILABLE WITHIN THE TIMELINE.
WE WOULD NOT BE VOTING YOU WILL NOT BE SEEN AS PEOPLE CERTAINLY YOU HAVE TO RECOMMEND SOMEONE THE.
>> MR. COX WOULD NOT BE IN THE BCP AND GENITAL NEXT WEEK.
>> --WE'LL SEE IF WE GET ON THE FIRST MEETING INSEPTEMBER . --
>> I WILL FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE HAVING THIS CONVERSATION --. MR. CHAIRMAN, BECAUSE WE CAN'T HAVE A TDC MEMBER SAID THE CAMPUS MEMBER AS PART OF THIS CONFLICT? CORRECTION? WHAT IS THE REASON BEHIND THAT AND IF WE CAN'T I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME TYPE OF LIAISON FROM THIS BOARD PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROCESS.
>> THIS SUPPORT WILL BE THE BOARD WHO IS WE WILL HAVE A WORKING GROUP, RIGHT? WE WILL SELECT A WORKING GROUP THE WORKING GROUP WILL GET TOGETHER AND THEY WILL SAY HOW DO WE HELP THE TDC. THEY WILL TELL THE TDC SOMETHING IN THE TDC WILL TAKE ACTION YOU EITHER WILL AGREE WITH THEM OR GIVE INPUT OR DISAGREE WITH THEM OR WHATEVER TO SIDE BEFORE. SO YOU DON'T HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND AN ETHICS ISSUE IS A HAVE THE TDC IN THE SCRIPT IS GOING TO TELL THE TDC THAT YOU PHAVE THOSE BE IN TWO SEPARATE BUCKETS IF YOU WILL ABILITIES WERE BUCKETS. WE ARE NOT SLOSHING THOSE INPUTS, BIASES.
>> IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF WE HAD SOMEONE UNDERSTOOD THE VOICE OF THIS BOARD.
--WOULD BE PERFECT FROM THE SPORT HE LOOKED THROUGH RECESSION AND ALL THESE THINGS AND IS ANY HARM, HEIGHT LITTLE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE LEGAL REASON WHY HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS BOARD.
>> CAN I SPEAK ON THAT? I HEAR WHAT YOU ARE SAYING. MR. ARNOLD SITS ON THIS BOARD AND SHE THEN GOES TO THE NEXT PORT I'M SURE THERE COULD BE SOMETHING LEGAL BUT I THINK OUR GOAL IS THE BEST OUTCOME FOR THE COUNTY IN SEPTEMBER OV OR OCTOBER --.
>> I WILL GO BACK AND DOUBLE CHECK THAT THAT'S ONE OF THINGS I CHECKED SO I DID GET THE FEEDBACK SEPARATE IN THE TDC ORDINATE BOARD MEMBER SHOULD NOT BE IN THE WORKING GROUP WILL FOLLOW UP BACK ON THAT . IT'S JUST SENDING OUT THOSE IDEAS AND CERTAINLY FOR TODAY'S PURPOSE I CAN FIND A PERSON OR PEOPLE CERTAINLY FOR OTHER REASONS WOULDN'T WANT TO HAVE
--BOARD MEMBER ON THERE. >> I HAVE SOME NAMES.
READY FOR THAT? . SO, SOME OF THE THINGS I WROTE DOWN IF WE CAN HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE AMPHITHEATER WHICH IS ONE OF OUR BIGGEST GENERATORS AND I THINK THE VICE MAYOR RIGHT NOW GABE I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO GO FOR A NOT-FOR-PROFIT. ONE OF THOSE TO MAKE SENSE. FROM THE ATTRACTIONS INSIDE I WAS THINKING EIGHT OR CINDY. FROM THAT SIDE OR AND WITH SUMMER VISITATION FROM A MAJOR AREA.
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>> I WAS CORRECT WHEN WE TALKED TO TODDHICKEY .
>> WE GOT TO HAVE SOMETHING FROM THAT AREA. AND FROM THE BUSINESS WORLD I HAVE BOW, THEY HAVE A STRONG MARKETING. BO OR LETTIE FROM THE FORD FAMILY. THEY DO HAVE STRONG MARKETING FROM A DIFFERENT ANGLE ALTOGETHER. I HAD A CHARLES COX DOWN, TOO.
>> WELL I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE GAVE FROM--I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE ELIGIBILITY OF OTHER PEOPLE OR CONFLICTS IT'S OUT OF MY LEAGUE MAYBE SOMETHING FOR JULIE'S I WOULD THINK THE NAME WOULD BE IN THE CLEAR . I ALSO LIKE TO NOMINATE DANIEL.
AND I THINK IRVING WOULD BE AMAZING--. I THINK I SAW MS. SPENCER WALKING. DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING FOR ME ON THE TIMING FOR THE APPOINTMENT?
>> GOOD AFTERNOON JOANNA SPENCER SENIOR ASSISTANT TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS I HAD ALL APPOINTEES FOR ALL BOARDS AND COMMITTEES HERE AND ST. JOHNS COUNTY.
I CAME IN FROM LUNCH AND THAT BASICALLY SAID YOU BETTER RUN DOWNSTAIRS BECAUSE YOU TRY TO GET ON THE SEPTEMBER AGENDA, IS THAT CORRECT? AWESOME.
IT'S PROBABLY POSSIBLE SO ANYONE THAT WAS NOMINATED AND ACCEPTED THEIR NOMINATION LIKE THE ALLOCATION IS ALREADY SUBMITTED THEY WOULD HAVE TO SUBMIT THROUGH OUR PROPER APPLICATION PROCESS. JUST LIKE ANYBODY ELSE THEY CAN STILL APPLY BUT I CAN SEND THA .
>> IF THEY HAVE ALREADY SAID THE APPLICATION.
>> YES SO, IF YOU'RE LOOKING TO PUT SOMEBODY ALREADY HERE THAT HAS APPLIED WE COULD PROBABLY MOVE THAT UP.
>> SEE THE BENEFIT OF HAVING YOUR MEETING LIVE PROJECTED TO THE WORLD.
>> THE TWO WAY AND UNDER REGULATIONS ALREADY AND AT MY SUPPORT FOR VICE MAYOR FOR THE CITY I THINK THAT COVERS A COUPLE DIFFERENT AREAS IN THE CITY AND THAT REPRESENTS US TO ACTUALLY SUPPORT THE AND ALSO MR. MCDANIEL I WOULD SUPPORT THAT.
>> I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS POSSIBLE BUT IF YOU HAVE SOMEONE FROM THE RESTAURANT WORLD. REPRESENTATIVE FROM THAT ALSO. THEY DO A LOT FOR OUR CITY AND THE KIND OF GET LEFT BEHIND --PEOPLE WITH MONEY OFTEN HAVE LOUDER VOICES.
I DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE ANYONE IN MIND BUT THAT WOULD BE BETTER REPRESENTATION.
>> WELL, I WAS JUST YOU ALL THAT I HAVEN'T KNOWN VERY MANY RESTAURANT OWNERS WE CAN REACH OUT TO OTHER INTERESTED OR IF THERE'S A RESTAURANT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE -HAVING THAT SPECIFIC PERSON. WE CAN WAIT TILL NEXT TIME AND PICK UP THERE.
>> ARE YOU FINISHED TAKING NAMES?
>> AS LONG AS YOU ARE SUPPLYING THEM.
>> WELL, I HAVE A COUPLE THAT COME TO MIND. MELISSA WAS OR VICE MAYOR.
>> OKAY SO, BECAUSE REALLY IN ALL HONESTY THE POINT OF THE DISCUSSION IS TO LET EVERYONE KNOW WE WERE GOING NEXT WEEKS AND MONTHS AND LIKE I SAID THE POTENTIAL NAMES AND THEIR SLICK REACH OUT AND SEE IF THEY ARE GENERALLY GLOBAL DURING THIS TIME.
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ANYBODY ON THE BOARD HAVE ADDITIONAL NAMES OF POTENTIAL PEOPLE YOU ARE WELCOME TO EMAIL PME UNTIL CENTER 18. ALSO AS A TIMBER 18, THIS LIST OF INDIVIDUAL'S IF YOU GET THE MORNING OF FANTASTIC PHENOMENAL PERSON YOU CAN TRULY BRING UP THAT DAY BUT WE HAVE THE INTENT[11. MONTHLY REPORTS PROVIDED IN PACKETS]
OF GOING AHEAD AND REACH OUT TO FOLKS AND SEE IF THEY WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON BECAUSE IT WILL BE A TIGHT TIMELINE. SO LIKE I SAID FEEL.TO EMAIL OTHERWISE WILL PUT THIS ON SEPTEMBER 18 AGENDA.
>> THANK YOU. WE GOT THE MONTHLY REPORTS.
>> SUSAN WAS GOING TO COME UP AND SHARE SOME UPDATES.
>> WELL GOOD AFTERNOON. NICE TO SEE YOU GUYS TODAY. ON THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF ST.
JOHNS COUNTY BUREAU AND I HAVE A COUPLE THINGS TO SHIP TODAY. NOT GOING TO GO OVER THE NUMBERS SO MUCH BECAUSE WE ARE CONTINUING TO SEE THE TREND'S OFFICE IN THE MARKET.
PART OF ME. OH OKAY, PERFECT. WE ARE CONTINUING TO SEE SOFTNESS IN THE MARKET BUT WE PUT STUFF IN PLACE TO TRY AND ADDRESS THAT AND WHAT'S HAPPENING IS YOUR SEEN IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS IS WE ARE CONTINUING TO HOLD THE OCCUPANCY AND WE ARE TRADING OFF MONTH BY MONTH THERE'S LOT OF NUMBERS THERE.
MUCH THE SAME AS THE AUGUST NUMBERS BUT WHAT I WANT TO TALK TO NOW IS SOMETHING WE'VE DONE LAST TIME WE TALKED ABOUT ENHANCED FOR THE SUMMER AND ALSO THE NEW STANDALONE LIKE WE SEEN A LOT OF FESTIVAL CAMPAIGN. I WILL READ YOU SOME NUMBERS TO TRY TO TAKE WHAT WE ARE DOING. WE DID PULL OUT THE RADIO AS YOU HAD RECOMMENDED AND WE ENDED UP WITH $100,000 BUDGET WE ENDED UP WITH $74,875 WHICH WILL BE SET DIGITALLY ON THREE NETWORKS. WE ALSO THEN HAD $28,125 WILL BE SPENT ON SOCIAL CAMPAIGNS AND ALL THE TRAFFIC IS GOING DIRECTLY TO THE FESTIVAL WEBSITE.
WE ALSO HAVE TRENDING PIXELS ON AND SO WILL COME BACK AT THE END OF THE CAMPAIGN TO TELL YOU EXACTLY HOW IT PERFORMED. SO IT'S APLACE THE PROCESS STARTED ON JULY 31 , TOOK US A COUPLE WEEKS TO GET EVERYTHING INSTALLED BUT EVERYTHING IS IN PLACE.
HERE IN THE NEXT MONTH WILL MEET AND WE WILL BE ABLE TO SHARE SOME NUMBERS.
IN ADDITION TO THAT WE HAD SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON RECOGNITION PROGRAM FOR CHEFS AND I TO TALK ABOUT RESTAURANTS WE HAVE 50 CHEFS RECOGNIZED THIS PAST MONTH AND THIS HAS STARTED BACK DURING COVID WERE TRYING TO RECOGNIZE THE CULINARY EXCELLENCE WE HAVE IN THE MARKET AND WE WENT OUT AND WE RELAUNCHED THIS AND RECOGNIZED THESE SHIFTS, TOOK PHOTOS WITH PRESS RELEASES AND WE WENT THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY IT WAS NOT JUST THE CITY PARTNERS WITH DIFFERENT RESTAURANTS THROUGHOUT THE ARE .
THE SHIPS WERE ABSOLUTELY THRILLED, RESTAURANT OWNERS WERE THRILLED, TOO.
SO IS SOMETHING WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE ARE REALLY EXCITED TO HAVE A PRESS CONFERENCE LAST WEEK PRESS CONFERENCE AND I KNOW VICTORIA YOU WILL APPRECIATE THIS PRESS CONFERENCE IN WHICH WE OBTAINED FUNDING FROM THE TDC FROM THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SO WE COULD OBTAIN OUR DESIGNATION AS A CERTIFIED AUTISM CENTER HERE IN ST. JOHNS COUNTY. WE DID THIS IN COLLABORATION WITH ST. JOHNS COUNTY CHAIR OF DONORS OF HISTORIC DONORS OF AMERICA.
AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE WITH GREAT ATTENDANCE I THINK MR. KLEIN YOU WERE THERE THERE WERE 30 OR 35 FOLKS THERE. I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY THAT WAS INVOLVED THE ONLY ALL THE SPEAKERS BUT ALSO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WHO DID THE FUNDING AND THE TDC FOR THE FUNDING AND TARA AND ALSO THE CHAMBER AND 13 AND FIVE-. WHAT WERE TRY TO DO IN THE NEXT YEAR 'S MAKE THIS A CERTIFIED DESTINATION NOT JUST A DESTINATION.
WE VISITED 30 BUSINESSES ARE GOING TO GET TORN UP FOR THIS GOING TO BE ACTIVELY REACHING OUT, WE ARE SETTING THE STANDARD FOR EVERYONE AND ONLY TODAY THE REST OF THE JEWISH
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MUSEUM PRESENTATION YOU PROBABLY NOTICED THEY ALSO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE CERTIFIED UNDER IPCC AS WHICH IS AN AGENCY AND WHILE I WAS IN A TOOK PHOTO I LOOK TO ISABEL AND SAID HERE'S ANOTHER ONE IS LOOKING FOR A LIST NEXT YEAR TO WANT TO SHOW YOU THE CLIENT PORTAL. AND AGAIN WERE VERY PROUD THE BCP IS TRAINED AT THE WE HAVE ONE PERSON WHO HAS NOT OBTAINED THE TRAINING AND THAT'S BECAUSE SHE HAS BEEN OUT SICK BUT ALL OF OUR STAFF HAVE A GOAL OF ONE MONTH TO GET IT DONE AND I ENDED UP THEY HAD TWO WEEKS AND THEY WERE ABLE TO DO IT IN TWO WEEKS. WHAT'S REALLY GREAT IS OUR TEAM WE FEEL THAT TRAVEL SHOULD BE ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE REGARDLESS OF ANY DISABILITIES AND WE REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO THIS PROGRAM TO SEE MORE FOLKS JOIN IF YOU FOLKS THAT ARE[12. MEMBER COMMENTS]
INTERESTED OR YOU THINK WOULD BE INTERESTED HAVE THEM CONTACT TARA, CONTACT ME, CONTACT ISABEL WE ARE CHECK IS FOR THIS PROGRAM. I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.>> I JUST WANT TO SAY YOU AS A PARENT.
>> THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, THAT'S FOR THE PACKET, ANY MEMBER COMMENTS?
>> I JUST WANT TO MAKE HEALTHY SAY AUGUSTINE VISITORS CENTER IS UP OVER LAST YEAR.
>> LAST YEAR WAS 4000 26,820,-- VISITORS WHILE WE HEAR ABOUT SOFTENING DOWNTOWN SAINT AUGUSTINE WE ARE. . DOING PRETTY GOOD.
>> TALK ABOUT BUYING? IT'S THE BUYINGPART THAT WE NEED.
>> CAN YOU GIVE US THE ANNUAL REPORT ON THAT? BECAUSE IT'S A GOOD PROGRAM YOU GOT.
>> WELL, WE ARE ON MEMBER COMMENTS, OKAY. YES, WE HAVE A CIRCULATOR FOR THE DOT, ACTUALLY THE DOT YOU CAN HOP ON IT IT CIRCULATES FROM THE GARAGE IT CIRCULATES DOWN BAYFRONT DELTA PLAZA AND BACK SO IT'S A SHORT SMALL LOOP.
IT WILL GET PEOPLE TO GO LITTLE BIT FURTHER INTO THE CITY. SO FAR, SO GOOD.
THERE'S NOT BEEN AN UPDATE RECENTLY ON IT BUT LIKE ANYTHING NEW WE NEED TO GET THE WORD OUT TO SOME OF OUR FOLKS IN ACCOMMODATIONS AND GO AND PARK AT THE GARAGE AND GET ON THE SHUTTLE AND HAVE A NICE AREA AND A RIDE TO THE PLAZA. -- SO WE ARE EXCITED WE HOPE TO
[13. NEXT MEETING DATE – September 18th]
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