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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 02-10-2010 ST. LUCIE COUNTY TOURIST DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL MEETING Wednesday February 10, 2010 ? 12:30 P.M. MINUTES Members present: Commissioner Doug Coward, Chairman Commissioner Tom Perona, City of Fort Pierce Councilwoman Linda Bartz, City of Port St Lucie Marilyn Minix, Road Runner Travel Resort Christopher Egan, Vistana’s Beach Club – Sheraton PGA Jill Hanson, Residence Inn by Marriott Pam Haney, Holiday Inn Express Members absent: Michelle Valvano, Perfect Drive Golf Villas Staff present: Faye Outlaw, County Administrator Charlotte Lombard, Tourism Development Manager Katherine Mackenzie Smith, Assistant County Attorney Charline Burgess, Executive Aide to Commissioner Coward Jennifer Garrity, Recording Secretary Debra Brisson, SLC Parks and Rec. Summer Ivey-Platt, SLC Parks and Rec. Sue Munyan, SLC Ag. Dept. James Oppenborn, St. Lucie County Public Works Also present: Erica Byfield, Comet Creative, Inc. George Byfield, Comet Creative, Inc. Jack Connolly, Art in Public Places Loretta Millan, St. Lucie County Chamber of Commerce Tom Colucci, Treasure Coast Sports Betty Jean Andrianoff, Steam Locomotive Assoc. #253, Inc. Michael Howard, National Navy Seal Museum Cris Adams, Heathcote Botanical Gardens Arlene Hall, Dr. MLK Commemorative Committee John Daly Mickey Finns Mary Butler, Dr. MLK Commemorative Committee Jim VanLandingham, Heathcote Botanical Gardens Jim Masterson, FAU Harbor Branch Oceanographic Craig Mundt, National Navy UDT Seal Museum Robin Dannahower, Backus Museum Kathleen Fredrick, Backus Museum Jack Aylor, FAU Harbor Branch Oceanographic LeeAnn Adams, Adams Ranch Bud Adams, Adams Ranch Chuck Jouansen, Heathcote Botanical Gardens Amy Dahan, Heathcote Botanical Gardens Miriam Charles, Heathcote Botanical Gardens Tourist Development Council Meeting ? February 10, 2010 Jeffery William Smith, Steam Loco Assoc. #253 Gloria Moore, Heathcote Botanical Gardens Kathryn Hensley, SLC School Board Odaly Victorio, Workforce Solutions Bret McCain, Spot On, LLC Peggy Berg, Backus Museum Jon Ward, FPRA/City of Fort Pierce Margaret Benton, Lincoln Theater/ Dr. MLK Comm.Committee Thea Bullard, Equestrian Committee Kelly & Joe Holiday, St. Lucie Prof. Art League Ryan Strickland, St. Lucie Mets John Wilkes, Sunrise Theatre 1. CALL TO ORDER: County Commissioner Doug Coward called the meeting to order at 12:33 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL: Jennifer Garrity called roll. 3. SELF INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS: Attending guests identified themselves. 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes from January 13, 2010 were approved unanimously. 5. FINANCIAL Charlotte Lombard reported that the December 2009 numbers were $141,314.00 which is up 1% from December 2008. The year to date revenue is $115,477.00 which is down 16% from last year at this time. Direct expenses are down to $113,096.00 which is 65% decrease from last year. 6. Capital Grant Review, Evaluation & Discussion A: Five minute Presentations, Q & A 1. Heathcote Botanical Gardens Presentation – Cris Adams 2. Steam Locomotive Association #253 – Betty Jean Andrianoff 3. Backus Gallery & Museum – Kathleen Fredrick 4. National Navy UDT-Seal Museum – Michael Howard & Craig Mundt 5. FAU/Harbor Branch Ocean Discovery Center – Jim Masterson 6. St. Lucie County Parks & Recreation/Equestrian Committee – Debra Brisson 7. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative – Margaret Benton 8. St. Lucie County Public Works – James Oppenborn 9. City of Fort Pierce, Sunrise Theatre – Jon Ward Page 2 of 4 Tourist Development Council Meeting ? February 10, 2010 B. Evaluations/Scoring – TDC Members C. Score Calculations – Charlotte Lombard D. Announcement of Applicant Scores 1. Backus Museum 81 pts., 2. Heathcote Botanical Gardens 73 pts., Navy UDT- Seal 73 pts. 4. Sunrise Theatre 70 pts., 5. FAU/Harbor Branch 67 pts., 6. St. Lucie County Parks & Rec. Equestrian 57 pts., 7. St Lucie County Artificial Reefs 41 pts., 8. Steam Locomotive 36 pts., 9. MLK Commerative Committee 35 pts. E. Announcement of Eligible Projects and Funding Top three applicants were chosen to be recommended to the Board of County Commissioners for funding. 1. Backus Museum, 2. Heathcote Botanical Gardens, & 3. Navy UDT Seal Museum. F. Open Discussion of Funding Recommendations Deferred to Board of County Commissioners. G. Final Funding Recommendations Chris Egan made a motion to recommend the top three listed applicants as put forth by staff which is based on our input guidelines in the application process. Linda Bartz seconded the motion. Unanimously approved. 7. Other Business / Public Comment 8. General Public Comments - John Wilkes from Sunrise spoke of upcoming events. - Kathleen Fredrick from Backus gave update on upcoming events at the Backus Museum. - Amy Dahan from Heathcote Botanical Gardens gave update on upcoming events at the Gardens. - Jeffery William Smith from Steam Locomotive Association spoke of an annual event held in September. - Kelly Holiday spoke of a plant sale at the Port St. Lucie Botanical Gardens. - Linda Bartz spoke of a plant sale and the opening of the Port St. Lucie Botanical Gardens. Page 3 of 4 Tourist Development Council Meeting ? February 10, 2010 - Jim Masterson from FAU/Harbor Branch spoke of the Ocean Science Lectures. - Jill Hanson from Residence Inn spoke of Business After Hours at the Residence Inn. - Ryan Strickland from the Mets spoke of opening day and spring training workout open to the public. - Erica Byfield from Comet Creative spoke of the Spring Training VIP Mets Promotion. 9. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 3:25 p.m. Page 4 of 4