Subject:
Title
Staff Direction, Re: Tourism Development Council's Recommendation to Place a 12-Month Hold On Indian River Lagoon Grant Program and Lori Wilson Park Project Until End of Fiscal Year 2020-2021.
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Fiscal Impact:
$6 million total reduction of expenditures from the Tourism Development Office Beach Improvement, Fund 1442 ($1 million reduction for the Indian River Lagoon Grant Program and $5 million reduction for Lori Wilson Park project).
Dept/Office:
Tourism Development Office
Requested Action:
Recommendation
It is requested that the Board of County Commissioners provide staff direction regarding the Tourist Development Council's (TDC) unanimous recommendation to place Indian River Lagoon Grant Program for future grants and the Lori Wilson Park project on hold for 12 months, with the exception of expenses needed for Park maintenance and repairs. This recommendation would remove funding both items from the Tourist Development Office's budget for the Fiscal Year 2020-2021 budget year. Both projects would be brought back to the TDC's Beach Committee and the TDC for review next year for the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 budget.
If the Board agrees with the recommendation of the TDC to suspend spending for Lori Wilson Park, except for repair and maintenance for the next Fiscal Year, it is requested the Board further grant permission to reject all 6 submissions received to RFQ 5-19-12, Redesign of Lori Wilson Park for the reasons cited below.
If the Board rejects the recommendation of the TDC to hold on spending for 12 months for the Lori Wilson Park project, except for repair and maintenance, it is requested the Board grant permission to re-advertise revised Request for Qualifications as listed below and specify the budget level for that project (up to $5 million minus amount needed for repairs and maintenance):
- Reject all six submissions received in response to RFQ 5-19-12, Redesign of Lori Wilson Park
- Authorize Staff to Revise and Advertise a Reque...
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