Subject:
Title
Approval of the Tourist Development Council FY 2020-2021 Cultural Support Grant Program recommendations.
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Fiscal Impact:
FY 2020-2021: $175,000 for listed grants is budgeted in the Cultural Fund 1446/293020
Dept/Office:
Tourism Development Office
Requested Action:
Recommendation
It is requested that the Board of County Commissioners approve the Tourist Development Council's recommendation to approve funding for the following FY 2020-2021 Cultural Grant Applications listed in Attachment "A". In approving these grants, the Board makes the necessary legislative findings as further described in the summary explanation section below. Additionally, it is requested that the Tourism Development Office Director be authorized to negotiate and sign all necessary grant agreements and related documents upon County Attorney and Risk Management approval and authorize the County Manager to execute necessary budget change requests.
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Summary Explanation and Background:
The Board of County Commissioners, at the October 6, 2020 meeting, tabled the agenda item and asked for further clarification on potential Return on Investment (ROI) from Cultural events and programs. This updated information is found in Attachment B, which takes the verified attendees from outside of Brevard County to an event or program (determined by the Tourism Development Office's cellular device tracking software), and is multiplied by an average visitor spending number, which came from a 2019 Economic Contribution study produced for the Brevard Cultural Alliance by Florida Tech University. This is included under Attachment C.
The Cultural Grant Program is designed to promote Tourism in Brevard County by funding tourist-oriented cultural and special events such as visual and performing arts including theater, concerts, recitals, opera, dance, art exhibitions and other tourist-related activities. The grants are administered by the Cultural Committee of the Tourist Development Cou...
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