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Meeting Name: Tourist Development Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 2/26/2026 9:00 AM Action Summary status: Draft  
Meeting location: Tourist Development Conference Room
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published Action Summary: Not available Meeting Extra1: Not available  
Agenda packet: Agenda Packet Agenda Packet
Meeting video:  
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     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.   Not available
   1. Roll Call   Not available
   2. Meeting Materials   Not available
2026-22120 12.1Cover DocumentsMeeting Materials   Not available
   3. Motion: Approval of Minutes   Not available
2026-22121 13.1MinutesMOTION: Approval of January 2026 Tourist Development Council Minutes   Not available
   4. Motion: Acknowledgement of Financials   Not available
2026-22123 14.1Staff ReportMOTION: Acknowledgement of Financials   Not available
   5. Report from Chair   Not available
2026-22124 15.1Discussion ItemRecognition of Outgoing TDC Member, Jeff Bailey   Not available
2026-22125 15.2Discussion ItemIntroduction of Incoming TDC Member, Rich Larkin   Not available
2026-22127 15.3Discussion ItemPRESENTATION: Fiscal Year 2025 Tourist Development Tax Collections, Marion County Deputy Tax Collector, Tammy McCann: Marion County Tax Collector Director of Tax Services, Craig Silverman   Not available
   6. Funding Requests   Not available
2026-22129 16.1Notation for ActionFiscal Year 2026 Event Funding Allocations   Not available
2026-22130 16.2Notation for ActionMOTION: Fishers of Men District 12 Championships (Bid Fee) (Requested Funding - $1,000)   Not available
2026-22131 16.3Notation for ActionMOTION: Official Strongman Games 2026 and 2027 (Bid Fee) (Requested Funding - $45,000 per year)   Not available
2026-22132 16.4Notation for ActionMOTION: Babe Ruth 13U, 14U, 13-16, & 16-18 Southeast Regional (Bid Fee) (Requested Funding - $10,000)   Not available
2026-22134 16.5Notation for ActionMOTION: Cal Ripken B State Tournament (Room Night Generating) (Requested Funding - $25,000)   Not available
2026-22135 16.6Notation for ActionMOTION: USA Swimming Speedo Sectionals (June 2026 - Date Change)   Not available
   7. Staff Updates   Not available
2026-22167 17.1Staff PresentationPRESENTATION and MOTION: Campaign Communications & Strategic Media Agreement - Marion County America 250 Commemoration Initiative, EJ Nieves   Not available
2026-22137 17.2Staff PresentationPRESENTATION: Quarterly Public Relations and Analytics Report - October - December Data   Not available
2026-22138 17.3Staff PresentationSales Update   Not available
2026-22128 17.4Staff PresentationTDT Collections/STR and Key Data Update   Not available
2026-22139 17.5Staff PresentationTDC Events Calendar   Not available
2026-22140 17.6Staff PresentationMarion County Day   Not available
   8. Notation for Record   Not available
2026-22141 18.1Notation for RecordSales Report   Not available
2026-22142 18.2Notation for RecordTDC Attendance Report   Not available
   9. Old Business   Not available
   10. New Business   Not available
   11. Public Comment   Not available
     If you would like to address the council during public comment you may submit your comments in advance to visit@marionfl.org by Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 5:00 PM. The next Tourist Development Council Meeting will be held on March 26, 2026 at 9:00 AM    Not available