May 13, 2026 Tourist Development Council

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>> GOOD AFTERNOON. AT THIS TIME, PLEASE STAND FOR TODAY'S INVOCATION. TODAY'S INVOCATION WILL BE LED

BY MR. ADRIAN ANDREWS. >> PLEASE JOIN ME IN PRAYER HEAVENLY FATHER COME WE COME TO YOU THIS AFTERNOON AND WE ASK YOU TO BLESS THE ENDEAVORS WE HAVE AND CONTINUE TO BE ABLE TO DO WHAT WE CAN DO DEDICATED TO THE TAXPAYERS.

>> AMEN. PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

SPEAKER TODAY IS MAY 132026. IT IS 3:30 P M AND I WOULD LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE TOURIST AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL MEETING HERE IN CLAY COUNTY. WE WILL START BY INTRODUCTIONS AND I WILL START TO MY RIGHT WITH DEBBIE.

>> DEBBIE BECOME A CITIZEN, KEYSTONE HEIGHTS.

>> KIM EVANS, ACCOMMODATIONS. >> JOHN SGROMOLO, CLAY COUNTY

COMMISSIONER. >> ADRIAN ANDREWS, COMMISSIONER.

>> KEVIN ROBERT, ACCOMMODATIONS. SAMANTHA, TOURISM PRODUCT

DEVELOPMENT MANAGER. >> TEDDY MEYER, TOURISM

DIRECTOR. >> STEPHANIE LAM, PROGRAM

MANAGER. >> SHARON, TOURISM MARKETING

MANAGER. >> THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE TODAY AND TEDDY, IS NEIL THE ONLY ONE ABSENT?

[Public Comments]

>> NEIL AND DAVID WON'T BE HERE. >> NEIL PORTER AND DAVID DIAZ ARE ABSENT TODAY. MOVING ON TO OUR PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION. IF YOU ARE A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC AND YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL COME UP PLEASE FEEL FREE TO STEP UP TO THE PODIUM.

SEEING NONE, WE WILL HAVE ANOTHER PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION

[1. Tourist Development Council Meeting Minutes March 4, 2026. Tourist Development Council Meeting Minutes from March 4, 2026.]

>> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> I WILL SECOND.

>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE

MINUTES SAY AYE. >> AYE.

[2. Advance Travel & Tourism Marketing Update (P. Vann) Marketing update from the contracted advertising agency.]

>> ANY OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO WE WILL START WITH PRESENTATIONS FROM OUR MARKETING PARTNER WITH ADVANCED TRAVEL AND TOURISM.

MISS VAN. >> SHE IS AT THE DESTINATION DOWN IN BRADENTON LEARNING ALONGSIDE ALL OF THE TOURISM INDUSTRY FOLKS SO YOU HAVE KYLE HERE AGAIN TO RUN THROUGH THE MARKETING REPORT. WE HAVE SOME EXCITING STUFF TO SHARE WITH YOU TODAY. FIRST, WE WILL LOOK THROUGH A SERIES OF THINGS THAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO TO START THE YEAR OUT. WE WILL REVIEW KAYAK ANGLER MAGAZINE AND PADDLING MAGAZINE. SOME CLEAR CHANNEL BILLBOARD CAMPAIGNS AND SOMETHING WE DID IN ORANGE PARK WHILE, SOME TARGETING EMAIL RESULTS AND THEN SOME WEBSITE PERFORMANCE WHILE WE LOOK AT THINGS ON THE HORIZON.

THE FIRST PANELING MAGAZINE. IF YOU REMEMBER LAST YEAR WE REALLY INVESTED IN GETTING SOME BETTER QUALITY CREATIVE ASSETS TO USE. PHOTOGRAPHY.

THIS YEAR, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DEPLOY THAT STRATEGICALLY TO REACH NICHE AND IMPORTANT AUDIENCES FOR YOU GUYS.

PADDLING MAGAZINE IS ONE OF THEM.

WE WERE IN THE SPRING ISSUE SO THAT WAS FUN.

WE ALSO WERE ABLE TO GET SOME EXPOSURE IN THEIR EMAIL NEWSLETTER. THE NEWSLETTER IS COMING OUT THIS MONTH FOR THAT BUT YOU CAN SEE REALLY GREAT ASSETS HERE.

THE AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OF THE PADDLING, THE FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHY, REALLY SHOWCASING THAT YOU CAN DO A LOT OF THAT COOL PADDLING STUFF AND THE CLAY COUNTY AREA AND SAINT JOHN RIVER. OUR SISTER PUBLICATION, KAYAK ANGLER ON THE NEXT SLIDE. YOU CAN SEE A DIFFERENT SLANT ON THIS BUT ALSO LEADING INTO SOME OF THAT PHOTOGRAPHY AND THE ASSETS WE WERE ABLE TO GET LAST YEAR TO SHOWCASE COOL THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO THERE IN THE WATER IN CLAY COUNTY.

WE HAVE A BONUS ISSUE IN THE EMAIL NEWSLETTER FOR KAYAK ANGLER. THEY RAN US TWICE INSTEAD OF PADDLING MAGAZINES SO WE DID NOT COMPLAIN.

WE TOOK THE EXTRA FREE EXPOSURE AND WE ARE HAPPY WITH THAT.

THIS IS SOMETHING WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR WHAT TRACTION WE GET FROM THIS MOVING FORWARD.

UP NEXT, BILLBOARDS. HOW GREAT DOES THIS AD LOOK ON A BILLBOARD? THAT AERIAL SHOT REALLY HIGHLIGHTS THE OPEN WATER AND THE PEACE AND SERENITY YOU CAN GET PADDLING ON THE SAINT JOHNS. CLEAR CHANNEL BILLBOARD CAMPAIGN FROM MARCH THROUGH THE END OF MAY SO YOU MAY STILL SEE SOME OF THOSE OUT AND ABOUT AND JUST EXCITED TO HAVE THE CREATIVE

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NEXT UP, AT THE ORANGE PARK MALL, WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE A BANNER HERE THAT REALLY HIGHLIGHTED THREE DIFFERENT ELEMENTS OF CLAY COUNTY. WE USED A QR CODE TO DRIVE TRAFFIC ONTO YOUR WEBSITE FOR PEOPLE WHO WERE AT THE ORANGE PARK MALL. WE GOT 100 SCANS OF THE QR CODES. 87 ENGAGEMENT RATE AND WHEN PEOPLE GOT TO THE WEBSITE THEY SPENT ALMOST 2 MINUTES ON THERE.

A LOT OF GOOD OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO CREATE AWARENESS TO PEOPLE WHO ARE HERE AND ARE ABLE TO SEE ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT THEY CAN DO IN THEIR OWN BACKYARD EXPLORING CLAY COUNTY AND THE NATURAL WONDERS THAT ARE THERE.

ALSO, WE GET TO KEEP THE BANNER. WE CAN REPURPOSE THIS MOVING FORWARD AND WE WILL BE PICKING IT UP AT THE END OF THIS MONTH.

LOOK FOR IT TO SHOW UP OTHER PLACES POTENTIALLY.

EXCITED ABOUT THAT. NOW LOOKING AT SOME OF OUR DIGITAL CAMPAIGNS. REALLY WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THE EMAIL MARKETING. IT IS SOMETHING WE HAVE BEEN DOING WHERE WE LOOK TO TARGET DIFFERENT TARGET MARKETS WITH YOUR EMAIL MARKETING. THIS ONE WAS TARGETED TO TALLAHASSEE. THE AVERAGE OPEN RATE OF EMAIL IS BETWEEN 15%-25%. WE WERE AT 37% OPEN RATE ON THIS. THE PEOPLE WE SENT IT TO, THEY WERE INTERESTED IN IT. THEY OPENED IT AND WE GOT A LOT OF GOOD ENGAGEMENT ONCE THEY DID OPEN IT.

OVER 1000 CLICKS WITHIN THE EMAIL THAT BROUGHT THEM INTO THE EXPLORE CLAY WEBSITE. FROM THEIR, JUST MEASURING THE ACTIVITY AND WHAT THEY WERE DOING WITHIN THE SITE WAS GOOD.

98% ENGAGEMENT RATE WHEN PEOPLE CAME TO THE WEBSITE.

A REALLY STRONG PERFORMANCE. THIS IS A TACTIC WE WILL CONTINUE TO DEPLOY, WHETHER IT'S IN TALLAHASSEE OR TAMPA OR ORLANDO OR OTHER MARKETS, BUT EMAIL IS DOING A GOOD JOB OF DRIVING ENGAGEMENT TO YOUR WEBSITE WHEN WE PUT IT OUT THERE. WE TALK ABOUT ENGAGEMENT ON THE WEBSITE IN THE NEXT SLIDE. TALKS ABOUT WHAT WE MEASURE.

IT'S GREAT THAT WE DREW UP 107,000 PEOPLE ON THE WEBSITE AND IT'S GREAT THAT 300000 PLUS PAGES WERE VIEWED ON THE WEBSITE BUT WE LIKE TO SEE WHAT THEY ARE DOING WHEN THEY GET THERE AND WHAT CAN WE MEASURE THAT IS IMPORTANT? WE HAD ALMOST 1000 KEY EVENTS ON THE WEBSITE.

516 WAS THEM CHECKING OUT YOUR LODGING PARTNER AND LOOKING UP WHERE THEY COULD STAY WHEN THEY COME HERE.

WE ALWAYS WANT TO LOOK AND MEASURE THAT BECAUSE THE LODGING DRIVES A LOT OF WHAT WE DO HERE. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE ARE DRIVING PEOPLE TO NOT ONLY CHECK OUT CLAY COUNTY, BUT STAY HERE IN ONE OF THOSE HOTELS. DINING PARTNER CLICKS, VISITOR GUIDES, THOSE REQUESTS ARE THINGS THAT WE MEASURE THERE AND STRONG PERFORMANCE OVERALL FROM THAT AS WELL.

EVERYONE IS WORKING THE WAY WE EXPECTED IT TO FROM THAT REGARD.

AS WE LOOK AT THINGS WE ARE WORKING ON.

WORKING ON A NICE COOL PROJECT FOR SPORTS TOURISM.

WE KNOW THERE'S A HOST OF EVENTS THAT COME TO CLAY COUNTY AT YOUR VARIETY OF FACILITIES SO WE ARE WORKING ON A VIDEO PROJECT THAT CAN HELP SHOWCASE THOSE FACILITIES AND HELP US LAND MORE EVENTS AND TOURNAMENTS AND THINGS IN THE AREA THAT BRING PEOPLE COME A FAMILY COME A COMPETITORS TO THE MARKETPLACE.

THAT WILL BE FUN FOR US TO GET DONE.

WE ARE HOPING TO HAVE THAT FINISHED SOMETIME IN Q4.

THAT'S THE PLAN FOR THAT. ALSO EXPLORING NEW BANNERS THAT WE CAN HOST AND PUT UP AT SPORTS FACILITIES AND DRIVE PEOPLE TO THE WEBSITE AND EXPLORE MORE THINGS IN CLAY COUNTY WHEN THEY ARE THERE. THAT IS A PROJECT THAT WE ARE UNDERGOING AND THE 250 PROMOTION, CUTIE AND THE TEAM ARE LOOKING AT THE ARCHIVES TO FIND OLD HISTORIC PHOTOS THAT WG AMERICA'S 250TH CELEBRATION. THAT IS WHAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON ON THE MARKETING SIDE HERE DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?

>> AWESOME THANK YOU VERY MUCH. QUESTIONS?

>> I HAD ONE, APPEARED ON BILLBOARDS.

DID YOU SAY THAT THEY WERE LOCAL OR OUTBOUND OR IN A CERTAIN

MARKET? >> THEY ARE LOCAL.

WE HAVE THOSE LISTED AND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE SPECIFIC LOCATIONS OF THAT, WE CAN GET THAT FOR YOU.

I DON'T HAVE IT RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME COME UP BUT IT IS A LOCAL

CAMPAIGN. >> THAT WAS MY QUESTION.

>> WE CAN GET THOSE EXACT BILLBOARDS.

I KNOW I CAN TELL YOU THESE ARE BOTH DIGITAL AND ONE IS AT 295 AND WELLS RIGHT NOW AND I WILL DOUBLE CHECK BUT I BELIEVE THE OTHER ONE IS IN SOUTH JACKSONVILLE BUT I WILL CHECK

THAT ONE. >> IS IT ONE OF THOSE THAT

ROTATES? >> IT WILL ROTATE.

ON A TIME BASIS. >> KYLE, ANOTHER QUESTION I HAVE. CREATIVE THINKING HERE.

I DON'T WANT TO BRING AN UMBRELLA TO A BRAINSTORM.

THE SPORTS TOURISM VIDEO, ONCE YOUR COMPANY CREATES THAT, DOES

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THAT BECOME OUR PROPERTY? >> YES.

>> GOOD. FOR INSTANCE, I'M THINKING OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH AIRSTREAM AS THEY ARE OUT AT SHOWS AND STUFF LIKE THAT, IT WOULD GIVE THEM A TOOL.

>> EXACTLY CORRECT, COMMISSIONER.

AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT TEDDY AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT AS WE HAVE BEEN GEARING UP FOR THIS. WE WANT IT TO SERVE MULTIPLE PURPOSES AND IT CAN'T JUST BE SOMETHING FOR THE WEBSITE, BUT IT'S ALSO SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN USE TO GET PEOPLE TO SAY HEY COME ON I NEED TO LOOK AT CLAY COUNTY FOR MY NEXT TOURNAMENT. YOU WERE THINKING EXACTLY WHERE

WE ARE. >> AND BACK OFF OF KYLE'S COMMENTS, THERE'S ONE ON THE WEBSITE.

WE ARE CURRENTLY IN CONVERSATIONS TO GET E T WHO IS A LOCAL CLAY COUNTY GUY. HE DOES VOICE OVER WORK.

AND THAT WOULD LINE UP SO IT BECOMES LIKE A SALES PIECE AND THEN THE OTHER OPTION IS WE CAN ALSO USE THE B-ROLL FOR OTHER VIDEOS WITH OTHER TYPES OF MARKETING.

BECAUSE YOU LOOK AT THE THINGS THAT WE HOST HERE AND THERE'S A LOT OF DIVERSITY IN THE EVENTS. THE VIDEO WOULD BE A GREAT ASSET AND THEN THE B-ROLL FROM THAT VIDEO WILL HELP US IN A LOT OF

OTHER WAYS TOO. >> VERY GOOD.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR KYLE FROM ANYBODY?

[3. Airstream Ventures Sports Tourism Update (A. Verlander) Sports Tourism update from Airstream Ventures.]

ALL RIGHT KYLE, THANK YOU AGAIN. >> THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE YOU GUYS. >> WE ARE GOING ON TO ITEM NUMBER THREE WHICH IS OUR AIRSTREAM VENTURES SPORTS TOURISM UPDATE. MR. VERLANDER.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYBODY. I HAVE JOSH WITH ME WHO IS OUR DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS. BEEN A BUSY MAY.

WE WENT TO LAS VEGAS AND MET -- SPEAKING OF CONFERENCES, WE WENT TO THE SPORTS ETA CONFERENCE. THERE WE GO.

AS A REMINDER, THESE ARE ALL OF THE DIFFERENT CONFERENCES THAT WE WILL GO TO. WE JUST GOT BACK FROM VEGAS AND I WILL GO THROUGH THAT JUST TO GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT WE DO AT THESE CONFERENCES. I THINK THAT WOULD BE VERY BENEFICIAL. THE FLORIDA SPORTS FOUNDATION, ALL THE SPORTS COMMISSIONS FROM AROUND THE STATE OF FLORIDA GET TOGETHER. THE FLORIDA SPORTS FOUNDATION AND THEY HAVE BEEN A LITTLE LATE IN GETTING EVERYTHING OUT.

BUT THEY FINALLY DID SO IT WILL BE AT THE IMG ACADEMY IN BRADENTON. THEY WILL HAVE ABOUT 30 EVENT PLANNERS THERE. WE HAVE HAD SOME SUCCESS WITH THAT SO JR AND BROOKE FROM OUR TEAM WILL GO TO THAT AND HOPEFULLY WE WILL REPRESENT CLAY COUNTY VERY WELL AND HOPEFULLY GET MORE EVENTS AS WELL. AND VIRGINIA BEACH AND PUNTA GORDA IS THE U.S. SPORTS CONFERENCE.

A BUSY TIME FOR CONFERENCES LIKE SOME OF YOUR BUSINESSES AS WELL.

GOING BACK. APRIL 21ST THROUGH 23RD, JR AND I ATTENDED THE SPORTS CONFERENCE REPRESENTING CLAY COUNTY.

IT WAS ONE OF THE BIGGER ONES THEY'VE EVER HAD.

ABOUT 800 COMMUNITIES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY WERE REPRESENTED. THEY HAD ABOUT 400 EVENT PLANNERS. IT'S EVERYBODY FROM USA TRACK AND FIELD, USA VOLLEYBALL, TO LITERALLY JUST A MOM AND POP CHESS ORGANIZATION. IT'S EVERYBODY IN BETWEEN THAT IS LOOKING TO SELL EVENTS. YOU MEET FOR 10 MINUTES WITH EVERYBODY, SPEED DATING ROUNDS AND ALL THIS KIND OF STUFF.

THEN THOSE THAT HAVE GONE TO CONFERENCES COME A LOT OF THE WORK GETS DONE AFTER HOURS AND THAT STUFF.

BASED ON ALL OF THE DIFFERENT EVENTS THAT WE HAD, THESE WERE THE ONES THAT SAID WE NEED TO GO TO THE NEXT STEP WITH CLAY COUNTY. IT'S INTERESTING BECAUSE TEDDY AND I TALKED EARLIER TODAY. KAYAK, BASS FISHING TEAM SERIES, THEY ARE BASED OUT OF GEORGIA. THEY REALLY WANT TO COME HERE.

BASED ON THAT BILLBOARD, YOU TALK ABOUT SYNERGIES THERE, THEY ARE TWO PERSON KAYAK TEAMS AND THEY COME AND THEY FISH FOR FOUR DAYS AND IT'S LIKE A BASSMASTERS THING BUT THEY ARE NOT NECESSARILY BASS. THEY DO ALL DIFFERENT TYPES OF SPECIES. SO THAT IS A HUGE THING THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT THAT WE WILL BRING BACK TO YOU AT THE NEXT MEETING. AND THEN YOU CAN SEE ALL OF THESE WILL BE IN OUR REPORT NEXT, BUT A LOT OF THESE THAT REALLY WORKED WELL THAT SPECIFICALLY WHEN WE SAT DOWN WITH THEM, A LOT OF THEM SAID TELL US ABOUT CLAY COUNTY.

THE ONE I DO WANT TO POINT OUT IS THE COLLEGIATE GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP. WE'VE GOTTEN TO KNOW THOSE GUYS REALLY WELL. THE VP OF THEIR CHAMPIONSHIP PLACEMENTS HAS BECOME A GOOD FRIEND.

THE GOLF TOURNAMENT RIGHT NOW, THE MEN'S IS IN MINNESOTA, THE WOMEN'S IS IN CALIFORNIA. A LOT OF TIMES BECAUSE SCHOOLS ARE SMALLER BY NATURE SOME OF THE GOLF COACH COACHES THE MEN'S

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SO I WAS TELLING THEM ABOUT THE HARBOR AND THEY WANT TO COME HERE OR THEY WANT TO DO A SITE VISIT.

THEY WOULD LIKE TO BE IN FLORIDA.

ANYWAY. WE HAVE TO TALK TO THE GOLF COURSE AND MAKE SURE THAT FOR TWO STRAIGHT WEEKS BUT IT COULD BE A REALLY COOL THING TO HOST INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS HERE AT. A LOT OF GREAT STUFF COMING OUT OF THAT. THE ONE TEAM TRAVEL SOURCE, I DON'T KNOW KIM OR KEVIN, IF YOU'VE WORKED WITH THEM FROM A HOTEL STANDPOINT, HAVE YOU HEARD MUCH ABOUT THEM? OKAY. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS GOOD, BAD, INDIFFERENT. WE HAD GOOD MEETINGS WITH THEM.

THEY RUN ABOUT 52 DIFFERENT EVENTS AND THE EVENT HIRES THEM TO PLACE THE EVENT. I MAY WANT TO CONNECT WITH YOU ON THAT IF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH THEM.

WE HAD REALLY GOOD MEETINGS. ANYWAY.

THIS IS OUR LINEUP CARD, AS YOU ARE USED TO SEEING.

BUT WE HAVE HAD SOME REALLY GOOD EVENTS SO FAR.

FIVE EVENTS AND THEN YOU SEE THE EVENTS COMING UP THAT HAVE BEEN BOOKED. I KNOW THE FLAG.

HE HAS A GRANT IN FRONT OF YOU. THAT WOULD BE AN EXCITING EVENT AS WELL COME UP BUT WE HAVE A LOT OF EVENTS ALREADY BOOKED AND A LOT OF ADVANCED CONVERSATIONS ARE HAPPENING, AS YOU CAN SEE.

THE NC DOUBLE A PORTAL IS ABOUT TO OPEN FOR THEIR CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR '28, '29, '30, '31. WE WILL BE WORKING WITH TEDDY AND THE STAFF LOOKING AT THE ONES THAT WE CAN HOST.

WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF FACILITIES COME UP PER SE, BUT WE DO HAVE FOR LIKE CROSS COUNTRY AND A RIFLE AND POTENTIALLY EVEN BOWLING AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

ANYWAY. SO YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THESE.

THE ONES I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT ARE STREET OUTLAWS DRAG RACING.

FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE SEEN STREET OUTLAWS ON THE DISCOVERY NETWORK, THEY REACHED OUT TO US ABOUT ANOTHER CITY AND I QUICKLY PIVOTED AND SAID NO, WE ARE GOING TO CLAY ON THIS.

WE CAN GO TO REYNOLDS. SO TEDDY AND I MET WITH TED OUT THERE. IT'S REALLY IN THEIR HANDS TO DECIDE IF THEY WANT THIS, BUT IT WOULD BE A NATIONALLY TELEVISED EVENT. IT WOULD BRING IN PROBABLY 4000-5000 PEOPLE INTO OUR AREA. THIS WOULD BE AN '27, NOVEMBER OF '27. BRETT, THE DIRECTOR OF I.T., HE JUST CALLED ME A FEW MINUTES AGO SO I WILL CALL HIM BACK ON MY WAY HOME. IT COULD BE AN AWESOME EVENT.

GAME ON TRIATHLON IS EXACTLY WHAT THAT IS.

I THINK TEDDY HAS WORKED WITH THEM IN THE PAST.

WE HAVE CONNECTED WITH THEM SO WE ARE TRYING TO PUT THAT TOGETHER. THOSE THAT WERE HERE A FEW YEARS AGO COME A PRO WATERCROSS WILL COME BACK AN '27.

WE JUST HAVE TO SOLIDIFY THE DATES.

FIVE V FIVE SOCCER, WE KNOW THERE HAS BEEN A CHANGE A LITTLE BIT IN THE SOCCER LANDSCAPE HERE.

THEY ARE TRYING TO CLOSE OUT THAT DATE.

THE KANSAS CITY BARBEQUE SOCIETY WANTS TO DO AN EVENT HERE, BUT IT REALLY MARRIES WITH ANOTHER EVENT SO WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT EVENT THAT WOULD BE TO MARRY THAT.

UFL IS ACTUALLY NOW BOOKED. SO SINCE WE HAVE TURNED THAT IN, THAT IS ACTUALLY NOW ON THE BOOKS.

LACROSSE, THEY ARE COMING HERE. NEXT YEAR IN '27.

WE WILL PROBABLY BE AT THE END OF MARCH FOR THAT EVENT.

MINOR LEAGUE GOLF. WE'VE HELD MINOR LEAGUE EVENT.

SCOTT LOVES CLAY COUNTY AND HE WANTS TO DO ANOTHER EVENT.

WE CONNECTED HIM WITH THE OAKLEY PLANTATION AND THEY HAD A GREAT CONVERSATION. THEY WILL REPLACE SIX OF THEIR GREENS NEXT WEEK SO ASSUMING THOSE GREENS COME AND LOOK WELL AND PROGRESS WELL IN A STATE THAT SHOULD BE ABLE TO GROW GRASS, WE WILL HOST A SECOND EVENT HERE.

SO WE WILL HAVE TWO PRO GOLF EVENTS HERE IN CLAY COUNTY WHICH WOULD BE AWESOME. AND THEN SOME OF THESE OTHERS, THEY ARE TALKING INSPIRE DANCE WHICH HAS A GRANT IN FRONT OF YOU NOW. THEY WOULD LOVE TO BRING A SECOND EVENT HERE. WHICH IS ALWAYS A GOOD EVENT FOR US. AND SOUTHERN PICKLEBALL, JOSH IS GOING OVER TO THE HUB ON HIS WAY HERE TO VISIT WITH THE PERSON THAT IS NOW NO LONGER WITH THE HUB.

WE WILL CHANGE UP, BUT THEY WANT TO BRING A BIG PICKLEBALL EVENT HERE AS WELL. ANYWAY.

YOU CAN SEE PICKLEBALL IS BECOMING A BIG THING.

AND SOME OF THESE OTHERS COME OH, WE ARE HAVING REALLY GOOD

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THEY WANTED TO BE IN FLORIDA. PERFECT TIMING AND SO WE ARE WORKING ON DATES WITH THAT. THEY RUN BIG EVENTS.

THE BIG THING WITH THAT IS THEY RUN 80-100 TEAM EVENTS.

I KNOW THERE IS A ROBUST PARKING PLAN BEING DEVELOPED SO WE HAVE TALKED TO THEM ABOUT THAT. THE OTHER THING IS MOTO SURF.

FOR THOSE THAT REMEMBER MOTO SURF HERE A FEW YEARS AGO, THERE IS NOW THROUGH THE AMERICAN POWER BOAT ASSOCIATION, THEY ARE FORMING THEIR OWN MOTO SURF EVENT.

THAT MOTO SURF THAT WE USED TO WORK WITH, THEY ARE NOW OVERSEAS. SO THEY ARE NOW CREATING -- THEY ARE NOW CREATING A NATIONAL USA TYPE MOTO SURF.

WE ARE LOOKING AT THAT FOR KEYSTONE HEIGHTS.

A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS. SEVERAL BOOKED.

WE FEEL GOOD ABOUT THE MOMENTUM WE ARE BUILDING.

ALL OF THESE THINGS FROM A MARKETING PERSPECTIVE WOULD GREATLY COME A GREATLY HELP. BUT OVERALL COME A REALLY GOOD ACTIVITY. AND THIS IS JUST THAT WE ARE VERY TRANSPARENT ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT WE DO.

WE ACTUALLY HAVE 11 BOOKED BUT AT THE TIME THIS WAS TURNED IN IT WAS 10. BUT THESE ARE ACTUALLY WHAT HAVE TRANSPIRED SO YOU CAN SEE THE NUMBERS AND WHERE WE ARE.

THAT TOTAL VALUE SHOULD BE 403, NOT 314.

WE WILL HIT THOSE NUMBERS AND WE WILL MEET OUR GOALS WITH EVERYTHING WE HAVE GOT AND IT SHOULD BE A REALLY GOOD FIRST YEAR. ANY QUESTIONS?

>> QUESTIONS FOR ALAN? I HAVE A COUPLE COMMENTS.

ONE, I THINK THIS IS GOOD NEWS. TEDDY, REMIND ME, BUT THROUGH THE CHAIN HERE I HAVE SEEN THAT I THINK THE NETS ARE GOING UP

OUT THERE. >> WE ARE TRENDING WITH BURBANK THE FIRST AND SECOND WEEK OF JULY.

>> FOR INSTALL? >> FOR INSTALL.

FIELDS ONE THROUGH FIVE. >> AND FOR EVERYONE'S REFERENCE, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE HEARD THIS OR NOT, BUT IN MY OTHER ROLE AS A HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, THE FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC HAS PUT OUT A SURVEY TO ALL OF THE ATHLETIC DIRECTORS IN THE STATE ABOUT SCHOOLS INTEREST IN MAKING PICKLEBALL A SANCTIONED HIGH SCHOOL SPORT.

THEY ARE GETTING A LOT OF POSITIVE PRESSURE FROM KIDS AND PARENTS THAT THEY REALLY WANT IT TO BE A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP STYLE SPORT. IF THAT HAPPENS, HOPEFULLY WE

CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN AT THE HUB. >> AND I DO KNOW FROM AN H A PERSPECTIVE, THEY ARE LOOKING TO MOVE THE LACROSSE CHAMPIONSHIPS

WHICH TRANSPIRED LAST WEEKEND. >> WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

>> IT'S IN NAPLES. WE'VE HAD VERY PRELIMINARY CONVERSATIONS BUT THEY LOVE THE COMPLEX.

THEY DO NEED A STADIUM TYPE FIELD.

BUT WHERE THEY PLAY RIGHT NOW, THE COACHES ARE BEGINNING TO REVOLT. THEY WANT TO PLAY SOMEWHERE ELSE. SO WE WILL HAVE SOME CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM ON THAT AND MAYBE THEY COULD HAVE PRACTICES AT THE SPORTS COMPLEX. MAYBE PLAY SOMEWHERE ELSE.

>> EXACTLY. EXACTLY.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? THANK YOU, ALLEN.

[4. Bed Tax Colection (T. Meyer) Most recent Bed Tax colections and Hotel Data.]

>> THANK YOU ALL. >> MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM FOUR, BED TAX COLLECTION DATA. TEDDY MEYER.

>> JUST TO DO AN OVERVIEW FOR BED TAX.

YOU WILL NOTICE WE HAVE HAD A GREAT START.

FIRST OF ALL COME INTO THE CALENDAR YEAR.

AND THEN YOU WILL NOTICE ALSO IN APRIL, YOU WILL GO BACK 30 DAYS BEFORE THAT, THAT IS THE HIGHEST BED TAX THE COUNTY HAS COLLECTED ON RECORD. PLUS 200,000.

THE QUESTIONS ARE HOW DO WE GET THERE, HOW DO WE STAY THERE.

I THINK IT IS A COMBINATION OF THE NEW HOTEL IN MIDDLEBURG HAS 130 ROOMS. THAT IS SIGNIFICANTLY LARGER THAN SOME OF OUR OTHER HOTELS. YOU WOULD ALSO SAY THAT THE MARKETING IS WORKING TO SOME EXTENT AND THEN YOU WOULD ALSO SAY THAT THINGS ARE MORE EXPENSIVE.

THE REVENUES AND THE COST OF THINGS.

OBVIOUSLY THAT WILL DRIVE THINGS UP.

BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE WILL TAKE IT ALL DAY LONG, OBVIOUSLY.

IT'S GREAT. THE NEXT SLIDE, WE DON'T HAVE TO DO IT YET, BUT IT WILL GO INTO SOME OF THE COMPARABLES OF OTHER COUNTIES NEAR US AND YOU WILL NOTICE THAT WE ARE DOING FAIRLY WELL COMPARED TO THEM. WE CAN CHECK THE NEXT SLIDE.

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WE ALSO ADDED THE FLAG LETTER. PROBABLY MORE TO GIVE YOU A NORTH FLORIDA FEEL. WE HAVEN'T HAD THOSE ON THERE BEFORE A. OBVIOUSLY IT CAN BE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. IN BOTH APPLICATION AND CONTEXT.

BUT IT'S GREAT TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A WIDER COMPARABLE FOR MORE FLORIDA SINCE WE DO THAT AND A LOT OF DIFFERENT AGENCIES AND GROUPS. BUT AGAIN, YOU WILL SEE THE REVENUE COME OTHER ROOMS SOLD WE ARE IN A GOOD SPOT AND SO HOPEFULLY WE CONTINUE TO TREND THE SAME WAY.

BUT AGAIN, A GREAT MONTH AND WE WILL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

WE COULD HAVE ANOTHER UPDATE FOR SEPTEMBER.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON ACCOMMODATIONS?

>> YEAH. YEAH.

OKAY. AND THAT HOTEL IS 129 ROOMS FOR REFERENCE. THE AVERAGE IS 89 AND 90.

SO THAT IS SIGNIFICANT. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?

>> GOOD. AND WE WILL GO OVER THE

DASHBOARD. >> LAST MEETING WE INTRODUCED A DASHBOARD THAT YOU CAN USE AS A TOOL IN YOUR TOURISM ADVOCACY EFFORTS. AND YOU ALL MADE SOME SUGGESTIONS THAT WE IMPLEMENTED. CAN WE SHOW? YOU WANTED A TOURISM FAST FACT AND WE GOT THAT ON THERE.

WE ALSO INCORPORATED THE STAR REPORT NUMBERS.

THAT OCCUPANCY IN THE TOP RIGHT CORNER UP THERE.

YOU CAN SEE OUR CAMPAIGNS AND AN ADDITION WE DID UNDER THAT SECTION IS THE PLACER REPORT DATA SO YOU CAN SEE YEAR OVER YEAR PLACE REPORT DATA FROM THE FIRST QUARTER IN 2026 COMPARED TO FIRST QUARTER OF 2025. AGAIN, OUR RECENT ADDITIONS TO OUR COMMUNITIES. WE HAVE ALL OF OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES THAT WE HAVE BEEN TRACKING IN THE FIRST QUARTER THAT ARE NEW AND FINALLY COME UP ALL OF THE COMMUNITY EVENTS AND YOU HAVE THE QR CODE THAT YOU CAN SCAN AND SEE AN UPDATED LIST ON THE EVENTS CALENDAR. AGAIN, THIS IS AN OVERVIEW OF EVERYTHING YOU WILL SEE IN THIS MEETING COME UP BUT I JUST WANT YOU GUYS TO HAVE IT FOR YOUR EFFORTS AS WELL.

>> THIS IS GREAT. THE FAST FACT THAT IS VERY INTERESTING. I THINK MOST CLAY COUNTY RESIDENTS WOULDN'T KNOW THAT IN 2025, MORE THAN $103 MILLION WAS SPENT IN TOURISM. WHICH IS GREAT.

I THINK PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT IMPACTS GAS STATIONS AND RESTAURANTS AND OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AS A HOLE.

VERY GOOD. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY.

[5. Selection of Vice Chairman Selection of Vice Chairman]

UNFORTUNATELY TERMED OUT OF HIS TOURIST DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL SEAT AND HE WAS OUR VICE CHAIR. SO WE NEED TO RENOMINATE AND SELECT A VICE CHAIRMAN. I WILL OPEN THE FLOOR FOR NOMINATIONS IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE SOMEONE TO BE VICE CHAIR. IT'S NOT TOO BIG OF A JOB.

YOU JUST HAVE TO SIT HERE IF I'M NOT HERE.

I TRIED TO BE HERE. YOU WANT TO MAKE A NOMINATION?

GO FOR IT. >> I MAKE A NOMINATION FOR MISS

KIM. >> WE HAVE A NOMINATION FOR MISS KIM. WE HAVE A SECOND.

WE HAVE A NOMINATION AND A SECOND.

DO WE HAVE ANY MORE NOMINATIONS? HEARING NO NOMINATIONS. MISS KIM, VICE CHAIR, ALL IN

FAVOR, SAY AYE. >> AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? CONGRATULATIONS VICE CHAIRMAN.

YOU ARE ALREADY IN THE RIGHT SEAT.

[6. TDC Citizen Seat Applicants Michael Fulkner Sandra Keler Michele Riley Cecil Smith]

THE NEXT PORTION. THIS IS FOR BRIAN'S SEAT, CORRECT? AS CITIZEN?

>> THAT'S CORRECT. >> THE NEXT PORTION OF OUR MEETING WITH BRIAN'S TERM ENDING, WE NOW HAVE AN OPEN SEAT ON THE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL.

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HI SANDRA. I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME UP AND ADDRESS.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO COME UP BUT IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF, YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO DO SO.

DID YOU WANT TO? I DON'T MEAN TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT. YOU GUYS CAME AND THAT'S AWE AWESOME. SORRY.

>> MICHAEL FULKNER. TRYING TO THINK WHERE I START HERE. BORN AND RAISED FLORIDIAN.

PARENTS RAISED IN FLORIDA, BORN IN FLORIDA.

PAST HISTORY HAS BEEN MOSTLY GULF COAST AND KEY WEST.

THAT'S WHERE MY PARENTS ARE FROM.

RESTAURANTS, BARS, HOTELS. OR I SHOULD SAY HOTELS ALONG THE WATER AREA FOR YEARS. THAT'S WHERE I GREW UP.

CAME OVER HERE WITH MY BROTHER. >> IF YOU COULD HOLD THE

MICROPHONE A LITTLE BIT CLOSER. >> CAME OVER HERE ABOUT A DECADE AGO AND I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED AND PUT TOGETHER A CHARITY FOR YOUTH SPORTS. HAVE BEEN A COACH IN FOOTBALL AND LACROSSE HERE. MOVED INTO COMMISSIONER ROLE FOR LACROSSE FOR THE REC LEAGUE AND I HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCING GAMES AS A VOLUNTEER FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, FOR HIGH SCHOOL, FOR THE POST-GRAD PROGRAM, FOR THE FORMER SEMI-PRO TEAM THAT USED TO BE HERE IN JACKSONVILLE, THE FALCONS.

I'VE BEEN INVOLVED HEAVILY IN THE SPORTS AREA.

CURRENTLY WORK IN IT. I HAVE BEEN AT THE SAME COMPANY

FOR THE PAST TEN YEARS HERE. >> AWESOME.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU FOR APPLYING.

SANDRA, DO YOU WANT TO COME UP? YOU ARE GOOD.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE APPRECIATE YOU APPLYING AS WELL. MICHELLE?

>> GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

I AM MICHELE RILEY AND MOVED HERE ABOUT 16 YEARS AGO FROM MAINE. I AM CURRENTLY EMPLOYED WITH SOUTH STATE BANK AS A VICE PRESIDENT BRAND MANAGER.

ALSO BEEN NOMINATED AS A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVOCATE FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA. SOUTH STATE BANK.

VERY ACTIVE IN OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH ROTARY AND THE CLAY COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. SERVED AS TREASURER, BOTH CAPACITIES. TRAVEL AND TOURISM IS EXCITING FOR CLAY COUNTY AND I WOULD LOVE NOTHING MORE THAN TO PLAY A VERY

SMALL ROLE IN THAT. >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. >> AND I DON'T BELIEVE CECILE WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT. HER APPLICATION IS IN YOUR BACKUP AS WELL. TO APPOINT OUR NEXT MEMBER OF THE TDC, ELECT A VICE CHAIRMAN, WE WILL DO THE SAME THING.

I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE FLOOR FOR NOMINATONS.

>> I NOMINATE MICHAEL FULKNER. >> DO WE HAVE A SECOND?

>> SECOND. >> SECOND.

ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? ALL RIGHT HEARING NONE, I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE NOMINATIONS. THE NOMINATION WAS FOR MICHAEL FULKNER. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

>> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? CONGRATULATIONS, SIR. TEDDY, WHEN WILL HE START?

>> SEPTEMBER MEETING. HE HAS TO GO TO THE BCC AND OUR

NEXT MEETING. >> AND STAFF WILL BE IN CONTACT WITH YOU. CONGRATULATIONS.

ALSO, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH TO EVERYONE THAT APPLIED.

ALL FOUR OF YOU ARE EXTREMELY VALUABLE TO OUR COMMUNITY AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND INVOLVEMENT IN

[7. Event Marketing Grant Update (S. Lamb) TDC grant summary as of April 27, 2026.]

MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM SEVEN IS GOING TO BE EVENT MARKETING

GRANT UPDATE. >> OKAY.

BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A MEETING IN JULY, THIS COULD POTENTIALLY BE THE REST OF THE GRANT INCLUDING THE ONES THAT ARE COMING TO NIGHT FOR AN APPLICATION.

THIS COULD VERY WELL BE IT FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR.

WE DO HAVE A FEW MORE GRANTS THAT HAVE BEEN PAID OUT SINCE THIS WAS PRINTED. WE ARE LOOKING PRETTY GOOD ON THAT. WE HAVE FIVE GRANTS COMING TO

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, AND THE RODEO IS COMING AS WELL.

THE FULL REQUESTS ARE HERE IF YOU DO GO WITH THE FULL AMOUNT, WE WILL HAVE THE REMAINING 13,000 IF WE HAVE ANY LAST MINUTE EVENTS IN SEPTEMBER. WE DON'T HAVE ANYBODY ON THE BOOKS YET. AS OF RIGHT NOW REMAINING WE HAVE $80,500. IF THE FULL AMOUNT GOES TO DE, THEN WE WILL HAVE $13,000 REMAINING PLUS THE VARIANCE LEFT OVER FROM THE GRANTS THAT HAVE BEEN PAID OUT.

>> STEPHANIE, DO YOU KNOW OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD -- I GUESS IT'S A TWO PART QUESTION. HOW LONG DO WE WAIT BEFORE WE -- I HATE TO USE THE TERM CUT OUR LOSSES COME UP BUT IN TERMS OF LET'S SAY SOMEONE DOES A GRANT FOR $25,000 AND THEY ONLY TURN IN $20,000 OF RECEIPTS. WHAT DOES THAT RUNWAY LOOK LIKE AS FAR AS WHEN YOU GUYS TELL THEM THIS IS YOUR DEADLINE.

WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? >> THEY HAVE 60 DAYS POST EVENT TO TURN IN THEIR POST EVENT REPORT AND ALL OF THE DOCUMENTATION TO GO ALONG WITH THAT.

THEY DO GIVE THEM A LITTLE LEEWAY IF WE NEED TO EXTEND THE APPLICATION. THEN LEGAL STEPS IN AND THEY WILL EXTEND THE AGREEMENT BUT IT'S NORMALLY 60 DAYS.

THEY GIVE US ONE FINAL INVOICE. IF THEY KNOW THEY WILL ONLY HAVE $20,000 BUT THEY HAD A GRANT FOR $25,000, THEY WILL SUBMIT AN INVOICE FOR THE $20,000 AND THEN IT JUST SETS.

SO YOU CAN SEE THAT WITH THE YOUTH FLAG FOOTBALL EVENT.

THEY HAD A GRANT FOR $12,500 AND WE PAID THEM ABOUT $8000.

SO THAT $4500 VARIANCE IS THEIR COME UP BUT THAT IS STILL SITTING IN THE GRANT FUND. JUST BECAUSE IT SAYS WE HAVE $80,000 REMAINING, WE HAVE MORE THAN THAT BECAUSE THERE IS A

VARIANCE THERE. >> BOTH OF THESE VARIANCES, THE 4500 AND ALMOST TEN GRAND WITH PICKLEBALL, THAT WOULD BE ABOVE

AND BEYOND THE 85. >> YES.

THAT WOULD BE IN ADDITION TO THE REMAINING $13,000.

>> PERFECT. VERY NICE.

>> AND JUST TO UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS.

IF THESE DO GET APPROVED AND WE HAVE 13,000 REMAINING, WE STILL HAVE A RESERVE THAT WE CAN MOVE OVER INTO THIS, CORRECT?

>> YES. TO SAY SOMEONE DID COME IN SEPTEMBER AND THEY HAD THIS GREAT EVENT HAPPENING AT THE END

OF THE MONTH, WE COULD. >> IT'S NOT GOING TO PREVENT US

FROM TAKING ANOTHER EVENT. >> RIGHT.

>> THANKS. >> AND FOR REFERENCE, OUR MEETING SEPTEMBER 4TH, 2 AND A HALF WEEKS TO HAVE AN EVENT.

THIS SEPTEMBER 1 IS REALLY ARE THE GRANTS FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR PENDING THE BUDGET APPROVAL? TRADITIONALLY THAT IS HOW IT HAPPENS.

BUT YES, THERE IS A CHANCE THAT SOMEONE COULD HAVE SOMETHING MID OR LATE SEPTEMBER AND WE COULD HAVE THEM VOTE ON.

HIGHLY DOUBTFUL. >> ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THAT? GO AHEAD. SORRY.

>> NO QUESTIONS COMMENT NO COMMENTS.

>> MADAM VICE CHAIR. >> I WAS GOING TO THINK BACK TO ALAN'S THING. HE HAS SO MANY IN CONVERSATION FOR 2026. THAT'S IN THE YEAR, FOR THE YEAR. ARE THOSE GOING TO HAPPEN? BECAUSE WE ARE ALMOST IN JUNE. AND THEN WHAT DOES IT TAKE OUT OF HERE. I THINK WE HAVE TO PUT THAT TOGETHER COME A RIGHT? THE ADVANCE CONVERSATION FOR THE YEAR AND THEN WHAT WOULD IT TAKE I THINK WE NEED TO COMPARE THOSE

TWO AND KNOW WHAT IT MIGHT TAKE. >> THAT'S THE ONE THING I WOULD ADD TO THAT. A LOT OF THESE CONVERSATIONS ARE CONTINGENT ON A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS.

FIELD AVAILABILITY, THEIR SCHEDULE, OTHER EVENTS THAT THEY ARE HOSTING. TRADITIONALLY YOU WILL FIND MOST OF THESE -- AND MAYBE ALAN CAN COME BACK UP COME UP BUT YOU WILL BE POST OCTOBER ANYWAYS. MORE THAN LIKELY YOU ARE LOOKING AT THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. SO THE VARIANCE WILL BE THE VARIANCE AND OBVIOUSLY IF WE DON'T SPEND, IT GOES BACK TO

RESERVES, FOR THE RECORD, BUT. >> AND/OR, THEY JUST DON'T NEED A GRANT. SO SOME OF THESE PEOPLE JUST THEY ARE DOING WELL AND THEY WANT TO PAY THE FEE AND WE GET THE BENEFIT FROM THAT. BUT A LOT OF THEM ARE -- SEPTEMBER IS NOT TRADITIONALLY A GREAT GRANT MONTH BECAUSE EVERYONE'S GOING BACK TO SCHOOL SO A LOT OF THE EVENT PLANNERS WANT TO REST FROM THE FALL. TYPICALLY SEPTEMBER IS SLOWER.

YOU HAVE A LOT OF HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS STARTING AND ALL OF THAT AND THEN STUFF PICKS BACK UP IN OCTOBER.

>> GOOD. ARE YOU GOOD? GREAT. BEFORE WE MOVE ON, ONE THING I WANT TO SAY IS I WANT TO COMMEND TEDDY AND THE TEAM.

IN THE PAST YEAR, YOU GUYS HAVE REALLY -- WE INCREASED OUR GRANT

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>> AND I CAN SPEAK TO THAT. I APPRECIATE THAT THE STAFF DOES A GREAT JOB APPEARED BUT ONE OF THE INTRIGUING THINGS THAT ALAN REFERENCED WAS THE STREET OUTLAWS AT REYNOLDS PARK AND THINKING OUTSIDE OF THE BOX. AND GAME ON TRIATHLON.

THE CONVERSATION WITH THEM IS POSSIBLY HAVING A HALF MARATHON AROUND SPRING PARK. THE OTHER THING WE ARE TRYING TO DO IS IF YOU LOOK AT THE GRANTS AND WHAT WE GIVE AWAY, THERE IS DIVERSITY AND THE OFFERINGS OF WHAT THEY ACTUALLY ARE AND IN THE GENRE OF WHAT THEY DO. THE OTHER PIECE IS WE ARE TRYING TO FIND DIVERSITY IN OUR FACILITIES.

IT'S NOT ALWAYS THE REGION, IT'S NOT ALWAYS THE FAIRGROUNDS.

WE HAVE TO BE FORWARD THINKING THAT WAY.

IF NOT, YOU WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE THE SAME ONES.

SO THE GAME ON TRIATHLON IS A GREAT EXAMPLE.

WE MET WITH THEM AT SPRING PARK AND THEY LOVED THE PARK AND THEY WERE LIKE WE CAN'T JUMP OFF A DOCK BECAUSE IT'S ONLY 4 FEET AND THAT WOULD BE TRICKY AND THEN WE CAN'T GET BACK UP.

BUT THEY WERE LIKE WHAT ABOUT A HALF MARATHON? THEY LOVE THE STREETS, THEY LOVE THE ATMOSPHERE.

SO THEY LANDED ON THAT AND WE ARE LOOKING AT THEM FOR LATE APRIL OF NEXT YEAR. A TREMENDOUS EVENT.

IT'S A SMALL WINDOW ON A SATURDAY MORNING.

SPEAKING TO THAT DIVERSITY OF EVENTS AND GRANTS.

[8. TDC Grant Request - 2026 Kitaif Rodeo (S. Lamb) J. C. Kitaif Pro Rodeos | Clay County Pro Rodeo and Western Festival September 5-6, 2026 at The Clay County Fairgrounds Requesting $25,000]

>> VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT.

WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR GRANT REQUESTS.

WE WILL START WITH NUMBER EIGHT WHICH IS THE RODEO.

>> THIS IS A REOCCURRING EVENT, BUT BECAUSE THEY DID SO WELL LAST YEAR, THEY HAVE DECIDED TO ADD A LITTLE BIT MORE TO IT.

THIS IS THE JSI KITAIF RODEO OUT OF MISSISSIPPI.

UNFORTUNATELY THEY COULDN'T BE HERE BECAUSE OF THE SCHEDULE CHANGE BUT THEY DID PROVIDE ME WITH A VIDEO AND SOME TALKING POINTS BUT BEFORE WE GET INTO THAT I WANT TO GO OVER THE APPLICATION. IT WILL BE LABOR DAY WEEKEND.

IT IS 2026. THEY ARE EXPECTING ROOM NIGHTS.

THIS IS A LOW ESTIMATE. 185 ROOMS OVER TWO NIGHTS.

THE VENUE RENTAL, THEY WILL BE AT THE FAIRGROUNDS.

THE CLAY COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS SO THEY ARE EXPECTNG OVER $10,000.

IT IS A MULTI-DAY EVENT SO THEY QUALIFY FOR THE $2500 AND IT IS DURING A PERIOD SO THEY QUALIFY FOR THE $2500 AS WELL.

THEY ARE REQUESTING 25,000, THE FULL AMOUNT.

OUR RECOMMENDATION BASED ON THEIR APPLICATION SCORE IS $22,400. LET ME GO AHEAD AND SHOW YOU THE VIDEO THAT THEY SUBMITTED. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

WITH A THOUSAND ATTENDANTS RINGSIDE AND THE MILLIONS WATCHING AROUND THE WORLD ON TELEVISION, THIS IS THE MOMENT WE HAVE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR. LET'S GET READY TO RUMBLE! ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

>> OKAY. SO THE MAJORITY OF THOSE -- MY APOLOGIES. THE MAJORITY OF THAT VIDEO WAS FROM THE RODEO LAST YEAR AT CLAY COUNTY AT THE FAIRGROUNDS.

IF THOSE SCENES LOOK FAMILIR, THAT'S WHY.

THIS YEAR, LIKE I SAID, THEY ARE EXTENDING IT AND THEY WILL BE DOING A FESTIVAL AS WELL. SO THE FESTIVAL WILL BE ON SEPTEMBER 6TH. THEY WILL HOLD MULTIPLE PERFORMANCES SO NOT JUST ONE RODEO.

THERE IS GOING TO BE -- THEY'RE LOOKING AT DOING THREE.

THE FOURTH, FIFTH, AND SIXTH. AND AGAIN, THIS IS TENTATIVE.

THEY ARE TRYING TO FIGURE STUFF OUT.

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IT'S GOING TO BE A CENTER COURT FOR THE LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND ALL OF THE VENDORS AND FOOD TRUCKS WILL BE AROUND THAT.

THERE WILL BE THE CAP SEATING LIKE THEY DID BEFORE.

THE FIRST YEAR THEY HELD THE EVENT IT WILL SELL OUT.

IT WAS VERY CLOSE TO CAPACITY BUT IT WASN'T SOLD OUT.

THEY ARE EXTENDING TO A THIRD DAY THIS YEAR.

THE RODEO HAS BROUGHT A SIX FIGURE ECONOMIC IMPACT TO THE COUNTY. THEY ARE EXPECTING TO EXCEED THAT WITH THE LARGER FESTIVAL EVENT.

THOSE ARE THE POINTS THAT THEY GAVE ME TO SPEAK ON AND THEN I ALSO INCLUDED LAST YEAR'S POLICE REPORT FOR YOUR REVIEW.

AND THIS PLACE REPORT IS FOR THE VISITORS OUTSIDE OF 50 MILES.

THE RODEO LAST YEAR BROUGHT IN OVER 12,000 PEOPLE.

VISITORS OUTSIDE OF 50 MILES, THERE'S 573.

WITH A 280 MINUTE DWELL TIME AND THEN YOU CAN ALSO SEE WHERE THEY VISITED BEFORE AND AFTER. THERE WILL BE RESTAURANTS ON THERE AND YOU CAN SEE THE TOP HOTELS ON THERE.

YOU CAN SEE THE ZIP CODES THAT THEY CAME FROM.

IT LOOKS LIKE THE HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS CONEY ISLAND WAS THE POPULAR HOTEL. AND THEN YOU CAN SEE THE BEFORE AND AFTER TRAFFIC THERE. AND THE TRAFFIC ROUTES ON THE LAST PAGE. AGAIN, THEY ARE REQUESTING $25,000 FOR THIS YEAR'S EVENT. DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS WITH THE REPORT OR ANYTHING FROM THE APPLICATION THAT I CAN

ANSWER FOR YOU? >> DID YOU OBTAIN TOTAL ROOM NIGHTS THAT THEY PRODUCED FROM LAST YEAR?

>> IT SHOULD BE THAT WAS LAST YEAR.

I DON'T HAVE IT ON ME, BUT I CAN GET IT TO YOU.

>> DID WE GIVE THEM THE FULL LAST YEAR?

>> LAST YEAR THEY GOT THE FULL AMOUNT, BUT THEY DIDN'T SUBMIT THE FULL AMOUNT FOR REIMBURSEMENT.

I BELIEVE IT WAS $22,000 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

IT WASN'T THE FULL $25,000. >> I HAD ANOTHER QUESTION AND

LOST IT. >> I WENT TO THIS AND IT WAS AWESOME. THE ARENA WAS PACKED.

LAST YEAR IT WAS JUST ONE NIGHT. >> IT WAS TWO NIGHTS.

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. THIS YEAR IT'S OVER LABOR DAY SATURDAY, SUNDAY. FRIDAY,- THEY ARE FOCUSING ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. THEY ARE IRONING OUT DETAILS.

>> WOULD THE MARKET VIBE THING THAT'S BEFORE THE ROEO ON BOTH

DAYS OR IS IT THE DAY BEFORE A? >> THE FESTIVAL IS JUST THE DAY BEFORE A. IT'S SEPTEMBER 6TH AND THAT WILL BE DURING THE DAY AND THEN THERE WILL BE A RODEO THAT NIGHT.

BUT THAT COULD CHANGE. THAT IS THE TENTATIVE PLAN RIGHT NOW. THEY HAVEN'T DONE THIS BEFORE.

THEY DID JUST HOST THE RODEO IN ST. AUGUSTINE BUT IT DIDN'T HAVE

THE SAME FESTIVAL PART OF IT. >> FOR ANYBODY WATCHING, IT IS SUPER ENTERTAINING. THERE RODEO CLOWN IS HILARIOUS.

HE HAS A MICROPHONE SO IN BETWEEN EVENTS THEY ACTIVATE THE KIDS, THEY GET PEOPLE OUT OF THE CROWD.

IT'S GREAT. IT'S A LOT OF FUN.

IT'S GOOD. >> THIS YEAR WE ARE SAYING THE

FOURTH, FIFTH AND SIXTH? >> YES, MA'AM.

THE RESERVATION IS FOR THE FOURTH, FIFTH, AND SIXTH.

THEY ARE IRONING OUT WHICH DAYS THEY WILL DO WHAT.

>> OKAY. AND LAST YEAR IT WAS ONLY TWO

DAYS? >> YES, MA'AM.

IT WAS IN SEPTEMBER LAST YEAR. THE 12TH AND THE 13TH.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR

THE GRANT. >> I MOTION TO APPROVE THE

22,400 FOR THE RODEO. >> WE HAVE A MOTION.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? >> I WILL SECOND.

>> MOTION AND SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ONE QUESTION I HAVE IS DO YOU THINK WITH SUCH A LARGE EVENT, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE WHAT THEY NEED.

YOU SAID THEY DID NOT TURN IN THE FULL AMOUNT LAST YEAR?

>> THAT WAS THE FIRST YEAR THAT THEY RECEIVED A GRANT SO IT WAS

NEW FOR THEM. >> IF THEY ARE WATCHING FROM BACK HOME IN MISSISSIPPI COME AND MAKE SURE YOU MAX THAT OUT.

>> NO SPOILER ALERTS BUT THEY ARE LOOKING AT SOME PRETTY GOOD LIVE EVENTS.% LIVE MUSIC EVENTS.

>> COOL. THAT'S GREAT.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ANY AWARD FOR APPLICATION AMOUNT

[9. TDC Grant Request - Ignite Dance Competition | 2026 Nationals (S. Lamb) Ignite Dance Competition | Ignite Dance Competition - Nationals - June 24 28, 2026 at Thrasher-Horne Center. Requesting $19,000]

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THE IGNITE DANCE COMPETITION. >> IGNITE IS ANOTHER RETURNING EVENT. THIS IS NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH INSPIRE DANCE. THEY ARE TWO SEPARATE COMPANIES.

THAT IS A NATIONAL EVENT. THIS IS THE SECOND ONE AND THEY WERE LATE TO THE PARTY FOR THE FIRST ONE AND THEY ARE VERY HAPPY TO RECEIVE THE SECOND ONE. THESE DATES ARE JUNE 24TH AND 25TH OF 2026 AND IT WILL BE AT THE THRESHER POINT CENTER.

THIS IS A NATIONAL EVENT SO IT IS BRINGING IN DANCERS FROM ALL OVER. THEY ARE LOOKING AT 40 ROOM NIGHTS OVER FIVE NIGHTS. 200 ROOMS GIVE THEM THE $400,000. THEY WILL EXCEED $10,000 AND IT IS A MULTI-DAY EVENT AND IT IS DURING THIS PERIOD.

THEY APPLIED FOR THE FULL AMOUNT NOT THE FULL AMOUNT.

FOR $19,000. THAT IS WHAT THE APPLICATION IS FOR. THAT IS WHAT WE RECOMMEND.

WE ALSO DID PROVIDE A VIDEO OUT OF GEORGIA.

THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO ATTEND SO LET ME GET THAT VIDEO FOR YOU.

>> EXCITED TO HOST IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, ON JUNE 25TH. WE EVEN PROUD TO HOST OUR EVENT IN CLAY COUNTY. THIS BRINGS TOGETHER OVER 30 STUDIOS FROM THE EAST COAST AND 400 DANCERS AND THEIR FAMILIES FOR FIVE DAYS OF NONSTOP FUN. AT IGNITE, OUR MOTTO IS WHERE COMPETITION BUILDS COMMUNITY. BUILDING COMMUNITY IS ON THE FOREFRONT OF EVERYTHING THAT WE DO AT NASHVILLE.

CREATING AN UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE FOR DANCERS AND FAMILIES. ASIDE FROM CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE DANCERS PERFORM, LEARN, AND GROW, WE OFFER SEVERAL ADDITIONS TO OUR NATIONAL EVENT.

OUR NATIONAL OPENING NUMBER BRINGS TOGETHER MORE THAN 100 DANCERS FROM STUDIOS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

CREATING ONE POWERFUL PERFORMANCE CHOREOGRAPHED BY AN INDUSTRY PROFESSIONAL. GRADUATING SENIORS CAN PROVIDE THE SCHOLARSHIP HELPING SUPPORT THE NEXT CHAPTER IN COLLEGE OR CONSERVATORY TRAINING. ONLY AT IGNITE CAN DANCERS STEP OUTSIDE THEIR COMFORT ZONE IN OUR EXCLUSIVE COMPETITION WHERE CREATIVITY AND CONFIDENCE TAKE CENTER STAGE.

EVERY DAY IT BRINGS NEW ENERGY WHERE ONE STANDOUT STUDIO EARNS A $100 DONATION TO THE CHARITY OF THEIR CHOICE.

AND EVERY SOLOIST IS AUTOMATICALLY ENTERED INTO OUR DANCER OF THE YEAR TITLE COMPETITION.

WINNERS RECEIVING SCHOLARSHIPS TO FUTURE IGNITE CONNECTIONS.

WE CLOSE THE WEEK WITH A CHALLENGE OF THE CHAMPIONS WHERE THE TOP FIVE TEAMS IN EACH AGE DIVISION RETURNED TO THE STAGE FOR ONE FINAL SHOWDOWN TO COMPETE FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE. FROM PERFORMANCES TO FRIENDSHIPS, FROM THE STAGE TO THE MEMORIES, IGNITE NATIONAL IS MORE THAN A COMPETITION BUT AN OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD COMMUNITY.

WE WOULD LOVE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE 2026 CLAY COUNTY SPORTS GRANT TO HELP US CONTINUE TO BRING MEMORABLE EXPERIENCES TO

DANCERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. >> OKAY.

SO THAT WAS A VIDEO FROM IGNITE. AND AGAIN, THEY ARE REQUESTING $19,000 IN THAT MARKETING GRANT. WERE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THEIR APPLICATION? LAST YEAR...

I THINK IT WAS MORE THAN 10 BECAUSE I THINK WE ARE THINKING OF THREE MORE THAN 10I THINK WE ARE THINKING OF IGNITE WE GAVE THEIR REGION AN AMOUNT BUT THEIRS WAS AN A REGIONAL EVENT. AGAIN, INSPIRE.

THEY ARE EXPECTING MORE ANSWERS AND THIS WAS OVER FIVE NIGHTS.

THIS WAS THE SECOND OF 2026. THEY HOSTED ONE IN MAY AS WELL.

OR, I'M SORRY MARCH. >> THEY DID NOT DO A GRANT IN MARCH BUT WE HAVE HAD THEM LAST YEAR.

>> THEY DID NOT APPLY LAST YEAR, IT WAS THE YEAR BEFORE THAT.

>> NOT TO MAKE YOU LOOK BACK TWO YEARS AGO, BUT DID THEY TURN IN

EVERYTHING FOR TWO YEARS AGO? >> YES, THEY GOT THE FULL AMOUNT. THEIR FULL REIMBURSEMENT IS BASICALLY THE BRACCO -- [INDISTINCT]

>> GOT IT. >> YOU KNOW THE VENUE RENTAL IS

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BUT I JUST WANTED TO BRING TO ATTENTION WE DO FUND 200,000 A YEAR TO THE THRASHER HORN AND THEN WE GET HIT WITH THIS EXTRA WHEN THEY HAVE EVENTS. IT'S KIND OF LIKE WE ARE DOUBLE PAYING. SO AT SOME POINT I THINK ONE HAS GOT TO GIVE AND NOT BE BOTH AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE 200,000

ACTUALLY COVERS. >> FOR THE RECORD, WE GAVE THE THRASHER 125,000 BASED ON THE ORIGINAL CONTRACTS AND THEN THE MONEY, WE HAVE GIVEN THEM 125 ROUGHLY FROM 2002 UP UNTIL NOW SO THAT IS AN ALLOCATION YEARLY BASED ON THE ORIGINAL AGREEMENT WITH THE THRASHER, THERE WAS SOMEWHERE 1.5 TO 1.7 START UP WITH THE FACILITY AND THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.

SO TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, THAT IS CORRECT.

THEY ARE GIVING VENUE RENTAL TO THIS GROUP, WE ALSO GIVE THAT

MONEY YEARLY TO THRASHER. >> ONE THING THAT MAY BE GOOD NOT TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT BUT YOU KNOW WHEN THAT CONTRACT

RENEWAL IS FOR THAT? >> IT'S A TWO YEAR RENEWAL.

IT RENEWS AGAIN SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR.

>> KEVIN, THROUGH THE SAME VEIN ONE THING THAT I WOULD PROBABLY LIKE TO SEE IS MAYBE TO REACH OUT TO THE THRASHER ABOUT OUR SEPTEMBER MEETING MAYBE IF THEY COULD COME AND MAYBE PRESENT AND TALK ABOUT HOW THAT MONEY IMPACTS THEM, THROUGH MY EXPERIENCES, THEY ARE TRYING TO CONTINUALLY IMPROVE THEIR FACILITY TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S A RELEVANT SITE TO HOLD EVENTS THAT THEY HAVE THE CORRECT EQUIPMENT.

I THINK I REMEMBER THEM SAYING THEY WERE REDOING ALL OF THEIR FLOORING TO GET IT UP TO DATE AND THOSE KINDS OF THINGS BUT I AGREE WITH YOU, IT GIVES YOU A POINT WHERE YOU'RE LIKE JEEZ, YOU ARE STACKING, STACKING, STACKING BUT I THINK IF WE KNEW MORE OF WHERE THEY ARE PUTTING IT TOWARDS IT MIGHT GIVE US SOME

MORE CLARITY. >> AND I THINK ON THE THRASHER SIDE WE COULD DEFINITELY REACH OUT TO COME IN SEPTEMBER AND KIND OF GIVE AN UPDATE. FROM THEIR PERSPECTIVE TO OBVIOUSLY A VENUE A LARGE VENUE, THE OTHER PART OF THE CONTRACT WHICH IS NOT REALLY EXPLICITLY AWARE IS THAT THE COUNTY DOES REAP BENEFITS OF X AMOUNT OF EVENTS A YEAR AT THE FACILITY I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT NUMBER ON THAT, I BELIEVE IT'S FIVE TO SEVEN POSSIBLY AND DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THE PURCHASING THERE ARE DIFFERENT GROUPS THAT USE THAT WITH THE CONTRACT.

SO I COULD GET A SPECIFICS IF YOU GUYS NEED THEM, BUT THAT GIVES YOU AN IDEA IT DOES COME OUT OF TDC, BUT THERE ARE OTHER REPERCUSSIONS FROM THAT, THAT'S NOT JUST, HEY, WE GIVE THEM A CHECK, THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE DO RECEIVE ON AN ANNUAL -- AN

ANNUAL BASIS WITH THAT CONTRACT. >> I THINK THE DANCE GROUPS ARE GREAT. WE GENERATE TAXES ON THOSE GROUPS. SO I THINK THE MULTI-NIGHT GROUPS FOR THE DANCE GROUPS ARE FINE.

I THINK THEY HAVE ALSO GONE TO THE ONE NIGHT TYPE EVENTS THAT DON'T REALLY BENEFIT THE REST OF THE COUNTY.

BUY IN THIS CASE FIVE NIGHTS. >> I DO LIKE THE DANCE GROUPS.

>> YES, IF THE BOARD WOULD LIKE WE WILL REACH OUT TO BOB OLSON AND TALK ABOUT THE SEPTEMBER DATE AS AN OPTION FOR THE UPDATE

FOR YOU GUYS FOR SURE. >> CONSENSUS THAT'S A GOOD IDEA? GOOD. THE SECOND KIND OF QUESTION I HAD AND IT'S KIND OF A 50,000-FOOT QUESTION I MIGHT HAVE ASKED THIS PREVIOUSLY, DO WE HAVE ANY WAY TO WORK WITH OUR HOTELIERS TO GET THAT EXACT NUMBER OF WHEN A GUEST COMES TO AN EVENT, LET'S SAY THEY ARE GOING TO THE IGNITE DANCE COMPETITION. DO WE HAVE A WAY OF TRACKING YES, THEY STAYED AT THESE NUMBER?

>> SO ROOM BLOCKS ARE A BIG PIECE OF THAT.

SOME OF THE OTHER WAYS TO DO IT WOULD BE WITH SOME OF THESE EVENTS TO MAKE THINGS MORE MANDATORY ON THE REGISTRATION PIECE. AND WE CAN DO THAT, TO THE POINT OBVIOUSLY GRANT IS IN THE ROOM, THAT'S WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING MORE FOR AS WELL SO YOU GUYS ARE NOT THE ONLY GROUP.

BUT, YES, WE COULD WORK THROUGH BOTH OF THOSE AT THE DISCRETION

OF THE BOARD. >> YES, ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS ASK AND I THINK, ASK ABOUT THE GROUP BLOCKS AND WHAT YOU ACHIEVED IN THAT, BUT ALSO I WOULD SAY WHAT WAS YOUR OCCUPANCY IN ADR BECAUSE THERE MIGHT BE SOME ROOMS THAT BOOKED OUTSIDE OF THE GROUP AND WE WILL BE ABLE TO SEE THAT THROUGH YEAR

OVER YEAR. >> THEY WILL BOOK OUT ON OTA THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE CHALLENGE.

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>> YES. I'M JUST THROWING THIS OUT THERE BECAUSE I'M KIND OF GOING THROUGH IT RIGHT NOW WITH OUR BASEBALL TEAM GOING TO STATE TOMORROW TO PLAY DOWN THERE AND WHEN WE ARE ESSENTIALLY PARTICIPATING IN A TOURISM EVENT AND THEN THEY REACHED OUT TO US AS A PARTICIPANT AND SAID, HEY, TALK TO THIS PERSON, THIS PERSON WILL GET YOU SET UP WITH THE HOTELS. BUT THEY HAVE ALL OF THAT DATA BECAUSE THEY ARE FACILITATING IT, AND OBVIOUSLY OUR TOURISM TEAM IS NOT 40 PEOPLE LARGE, BUT I THINK AS WE CONTINUE TO MAKE THESE DATA DRIVEN DECISIONS TO MOVE THE BALL DOWN THE COURT, THAT'S SOMETHING I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US GET TO IS WHERE WHEN YOU GET A GRANT, WE ARE GOING TO KNOW FOR SURE THAT WE GOT THOSE ROOM NIGHTS AND HOPEFULLY COME UP WITH THAT PROCESS OF FACILITATING AND BEING A GOOD HOST AS MUCH AS WE CAN AS A TEAM WITH ALL OF OUR HOTELS AND OUR TOURISM STAFF AND THE WHOLE THING. SO THEN THEY MIGHT SAY, HEY, GOING TO CLAY COUNTY WAS AWESOME.

THEY ROLLED OUT THE RED CARPET FOR US THAT KIND OF THING.

>> THE OTHER THING WE COULD DO ON THE STAFF END IS LOOK AT POSSIBLY A ONE-PAGER FOR YOU GUYS WITH PREVIOUS AMOUNTS THEY HAVE BEEN GIVEN AND THEN PLACE THEIR DATA WITH SOME OF THAT THAT MIGHT GIVE YOU MORE OF A CHEAT SHEET RATHER THAN DIVING TOO DEEP IN THE APPLICATION. I DON'T WANT TO GIVE TOO MUCH SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS, BUT MAYBE THERE IS A WAY THAT WE COULD KIND OF ONE PAGE THE LAST TWO YEARS, THE LAST THREE YEARS.

LIKE THE IGNITE GAME TWO YEARS AGO THAT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL RATHER THAN [INDISTINCT] AND SOME PLACER DATA THAT IS EASY AND SHORT AND CONCISE FOR YOU GUYS AS WELL.

WE COULD DO THAT. >> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION?

GO AHEAD. >> WHERE ARE THEY COMING FROM?

IS IT GEORGIA? >> THEIR COMPANY IS BASED OUT OF GEORGIA BUT THE DANCERS COME FROM ALL OVER THE EASTERN COAST.

>> RATHER THAN COME TO CLAY OR ORLANDO.

>> RIGHT. I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR

THE GRANT REQUEST. >> TO MAKE A MOTION TO BE

AWARDED THE FULL 19,000. >> THE MOTION FOR THE FULL

AMOUNT SECOND. >> I SECOND.

>> AND A SECOND? WITH NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, ALL

[10. TDC Grant Request - Free Bird Classic (S. Lamb) Clay County Free Bird Classic 7on7 Tournament - July 16-17, 2026 at Clay County Regional Sports Complex. Requesting $17,000]

GRAHAM. >> THIS WILL BE HELD AT THE REGIONAL SPORTS COMPLEX JULY 16TH AND 17TH AND I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THIS IS A WEEKDAY EVENT SO IT WILL BE DURING THE WEEK NOT ON THE WEEKENDS.

THEY ARE LOOKING RIGHT NOW 100 ROOM NIGHTS OVER THE ONE NIGHT SO $2000 THERE. THE VENUE RENTAL THEY REQUEST THE $10,000 IT'S A MULTI-DAY EVENT AND IT'S HAPPENING DURING THE REVIEW. WE HAVE JEFF HERE FROM CLIFF HONEY HIGH SCHOOL AND HE'S HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU GUYS

MIGHT HAVE. >> COACH, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. TELL US JUST FOR THE COUNCIL ABOUT 7ON7 AND HOW THAT PLAYS INTO THE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

WORLD. >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

THIS HAS BECOME A BIG KIND OF TRAVEL SUMMER ACTIVITY OVER THE PAST YOU KNOW, FOUR OR FIVE YEARS OR REALLY THE PAST DECADE.

IF YOU ARE NOT DOING 7ON7 OVER THE SUMMER.

YOU ARE BEHIND. YOUR KIDS WILL TRANSFER TO OTHER SCHOOLS. YOU HAVE TO HAVE FLASHY UNIFORMS. YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO GO TO THESE DIFFERENT EVENTS. SO TYPICALLY THE JAGUARS HOST A BIG SUMMER EVENT FOR THE BOYS AND IT'S FREE.

WELL WITH THEIR CONSTRUCTION, THEY ARE NOT DOING IT THIS YEAR OR NEXT YEAR. THEY'RE ACTUALLY DOING IT IN FORT WALTON BEACH AND THEY'RE GOING TO ANOTHER SATELLITE ONE SO IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO TAKE OVER THAT SPACE THAT THEY NORMALLY HAVE AND CREATE OUR OWN THING.

I HAVE GONE TO THESE IN TENNESSEE, ALABAMA, ALL OVER FLORIDA. PEOPLE WILL COME AND THE GIRL SIDE HAS GOTTEN SO BIG SO QUICK, NO ONE HAS EVER DONE SOMETHING LIKE THIS IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA BESIDES THE JAGUARS ON THEIR INVITATION OF THE YEAR AS FAR AS SUMMER TOURNAMENTS WE HAVE A GREAT FACILITY OVER THERE ALL LANDING KIND OF THE FIELD SPACE TO THROW A PROPER EVENT. IDEALLY, IF WE COULD GET THIS GOING, I WANT TO FASHION IT AFTER THE HOOVER INVITATIONAL WHICH IS A NATIONAL TOURNAMENT OUTSIDE OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, AND IT'S GIGANTIC. IT'S A WEEK LONG EVENT.

THEY HAVE MIDDLE SCHOOL UP THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL ELITE, GUYS THAT PLAY IN THE NFL HAVE BEEN IN THAT TOURNAMENT.

YOU KIND OF DON'T GO UNLESS YOU HAVE A BUNCH OF DIVISION ONE GUYS. THAT'S THE KIND OF ELITE TOURNAMENT I WANT THIS TO BECOME YOU HAVE TO START SOMEWHERE AND

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THIS IS A PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE SOMETHING BIG AND TIE IT IN TOGETHER AND EVENTUALLY THEY START MIDDLE SCHOOL SOMETIMES THAT I EVEN TALKED TO THOMPSON ABOUT THEY TRY AND ORGANIZE THE SEVEN ON SEVEN LEAGUE THE EIGHTH GRADERS AND SEVENTH GRADERS OF THE JUNIOR HIGHS THEY GOT IT IN SAINT JOHNS COUNTY THAT'S THE OTHER THING WITH THE SILVER LEAF FACILITY THAT'S COMING, IF WE DON'T JUMP ON THIS, SOMEONE IS GOING TO JUMP ON THOSE FIELDS.

SO IF WE HAVE ALREADY STAKED OUR CLAIM, THEY WILL BE BEHIND IF WE HAVE A TOP NOTCH EVENT TO DO IT RIGHT THE WAY IT'S ALWAYS SUPPOSED TO BE DONE. LIKE I SAID I'VE BEEN TO THESE IN FOLEY ALABAMA AND IN BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, AND IN ORLANDO AND IN KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE, I KNOW HOW THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE RUN. I'VE ALREADY PUT A BUNCH OF FEELERS OUT. I'VE GOT A WEBSITE BEING LAUNCHED I WANT IT TO WAIT FOR THIS MEETING TO REALLY GET IT OUT THERE I'VE BEEN TALKING TO THE HOTELS ABOUT BLOCKS.

EXCITEMENT IN GEORGIA ON THE GIRLS SIDE BECAUSE THEY WANT TO COME DOWN AND PLAY THE FLORIDA TEAMS WE STARTED THE GIRLS FLAG FOOTBALL MOVEMENT SO THEY KIND OF WANT TO TEST THEIR METTLE AGAINST OUR GIRLS AND SO POTENTIALLY TO HAVE A LOT MORE OUTSIDE OF THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA AS FAR AS THE KNIGHTS -- ROOM NIGHTS FOR THE GIRLS TOURNAMENT ONLY AND THAT COULD TAKE OFF.

THAT COULD BE A HUGE THING I HOPE FOR 24 TEAMS THIS YEAR.

IT COULD BE 50 THE FOLLOWING YEAR IF WE DO THIS THING RIGHT AND THEN THE BOYS AGAIN IT'S THIS BACKING THAT WOULD BE HERE IN JULY FOR FORT WALTON BEACH FOR IT.

SO WE WILL GET ALL CORNERS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND ALSO TO GET THE OUTSKIRTS OF [INDISTINCT] AND SOME OF THOSE TEAMS WILL COME TO STAY OVERNIGHT.

WE ASK FOR THE GRANT BECAUSE THE MOST EXPENSIVE THING IS.

>> REFEREE: . A BUNCH OF COACHES OUT HERE TO DO THE REFEREES TO GET A BUNCH OF COMPLAINTS TO HAVE SANCTIONED REFEREES, THEY ARE NOT CHEAP. BUT IF WE ARE GOING TO DO IT WE WANT TO DO IT RIGHT THAT'S THE MAIN PART OF THIS GRANT TO CHARGE AN ARM AND A LEG TO REFEREE ANYTHING.

AND THEN WE WILL HAVE TO PROBABLY BRING IN PORTLETS, THE BATHROOM FACILITIES WILL NOT BE ENOUGH IF WE HAVE UPWARDS OF 24 TEAMS. AND THEN WE WANT TO DO SOME PROPER MARKETING INSURANCE OBVIOUSLY AND THOSE SORTS OF THINGS THAT'S WHAT THIS REQUEST IS FOR.

ANY QUESTIONS? >> COACH, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU SEEING THAT THE STADIUM IS CLOSED THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR DO YOU FORESEE THIS BEING AN ONGOING THING?

>> ABSOLUTELY. WITH THE JAGUARS, IT IS FREE.

BUT IT'S ONLY FOR DUVAL COUNTY TEAMS AND THOSE TEAMS ALWAYS GET TO GO, BUT THEY HAVE A CAP ON WHAT THEY CAN DO WITH IT AND SO YOU KIND OF ROTATE THE CLAY, SAINT JOHNS, NASSAU TEAMS, YOU DON'T ALWAYS GET TO GO. AND THEN OBVIOUSLY IF YOU BRING IN TEAMS FROM OUTSIDE OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA, YOU WILL BRING IN PENSACOLA, TALLAHASSEE, TEAMS. AGAIN THERE'S TEAMS THAT WOULD GO TO TEN 7ON7 THIS SUMMER.

IT'S KIND OF WHAT THEY DO THEY ARE LINED UP ALL SUMMER LONG HERE SO YES, SOME OF THE TEAMS IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA MAY NOT WANT TO COME, POSSIBLY WITH THE JAGUARS, BUT IF WE'RE NOT GOING TO COMPETE FOR THE SAME WEEKEND THAT THEY USUALLY DO THERES THAT FIRST WEEKEND AFTER JULY FOURTH THAT SPECIFICALLY WE ARE GOING TO DO THIS RIGHT KIND OF A WEEK BEFORE WE START FALL PRACTICE WHICH IS THE INDIVIDUAL GAME IN AUGUST WHERE WE'VE GOT A BIT OF TIME BEFORE WE START WITH THE FOOTBALL.

AND THEN TYING IT IN TYING IT INTO THE FOURTH OF JULY ALSO WITH THE LEONARD SKINNER SOUTHERN ROCK OF GREEN COAST SPRINGS. TRYING TO GET ALL OF THAT COOL LOGOS AND THINGS WE COULD DO WITH THAT BECAUSE KIDS WILL WANT TO WEAR SHIRTS AND THAT KIND OF STUFF.

BUT JUST DIFFERENTIATE. BUT THIS WOULD BE SOMETHING WE WOULD BUILD ON HOPING THIS FIRST YEAR WE REALLY TAKE OFF WITH THE GIRLS AND THEN THE GUYS CACTUS WILL FILL THAT VOID, BUT AGAIN, WHEN HOOVER STARTED IT FOLEY HAD STARTED IT'S NOT WHERE IT IS NOW. FOLEY IS NOW A 72 TEAM INVITATIONAL AND IT'S IN FOLEY ALABAMA.

SO AGAIN, EVERYONE IS LOOKING TO DO IT.

THE COLLEGE ONES ARE ALL IN JUNE.

YOU CAN'T DO THEM IN JULY. IT'S LIKE WE ARE GOING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA AND UCF SEVEN -- 7ON7 TOURNAMENT.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO WEAR HELMETS. YOU DON'T HAVE TO WEAR HELMETS AT. THEY PREFER WE WEAR THE SOFT SHELLS. WE CAN'T MAKE THEM BECAUSE THE OFFICIALS HAVE NOT MANDATED IT. THAT'S WHY WE HAVE TO HAVE THE INSURANCE OBVIOUSLY BUT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAS TAKEN OFF WHEN I WAS TAKING -- WHEN I WAS PLAYING EVEN TEN YEARS AGO REALLY SEVEN ON SEVEN -- 7ON7 WAS A NICHE THING.

NOW ALL SUMMER LONG YOU GO TO FIVE OR SIX OF THESE EVENTS.

SO NO ONE ELSE UP HERE HAS PUT ON A PROPER ONE SO WE HAVE THE

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INCLUDING THE GIRLS. >> COACH, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. I THINK THIS IS A HEAVY LIFT.

BUT I APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP AND PUTTING YOUR NECK OUT AND STEPPING FORWARD AND SAYING WE WILL DO IT HERE WITH CLAY.

I THINK EVERYONE WANTS IT. PARENTS WANT IT.

AND WE DEFINITELY WANT IT AND WE APPRECIATE YOU PUTTING YOURSELF OUT THERE TO DO IT. WE ARE HERE TO HELP YOU AND SUPPORT YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS?

>> I LIKE THAT IT'S HOMEGROWN. [INDISTINCT].

AND IF YOU TAKE THIS MONEY I JUST HOPE YOU HAVE A TEAM TO

MAKE IT PERFECT FOR IT. >> I'VE GOT ALL OF MY COACHES TO TALK TO JARED ON BOARD WHO THINKS IT'S AWESOME FOR THE GIRLS AND WE HAVE REACHED OUT TO OAKLEY AND OTHERS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH GUYS TO RUN IT.

>> I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. TO GO WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF

17,000 FOR THE FREEBIRD CLASSIC. >> I HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED?

CONGRATULATIONS, GO GET THEM. >> THANK YOU.

[11. TDC Grant Request - 2026 Seamark Rodeo at the Ranch (S. Lamb) Seamark Rodeo | 2026 Rodeo at the Ranch - May 15-16, 2026 at Seamark Ranch. Requesting $3,000]

RODEO. >> NUMBER 11 IS AT THE RANCH IT'S A TWO DAY EVENT. [INDISTINCT] FIRST YEAR IT'S GREAT WE LOVE TO HEAR THAT. THIS IS THE FIRST GRANT APPLICATION BASED ON THE NEW SPECIAL EVENT THAT WE APPROVED LAST MEETING. THIS IS THE THREE CHECKPOINTS YOU ADMIT IT YOU'VE GOT IT AND YOU GO GET IT.

SO THEY ENJOY QUALITY OF LIFE AFTER 1500 IT'S A MULTIDAY EVENT AND UNFORTUNATELY IT'S NOT DURING THE NE.

SO THEY DO QUALIFY FOR $3000 IN THAT AREA FOR THE ASK.

I HAVE MARY STANLEY HERE FROM SEAMARK AND SHE'S HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE EVENT. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME TODAY.

I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF SLIDES HERE SO ANYHOW, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME TODAY. WE ARE SO EXCITED THAT THIS YEAR THAT THE RANCH IS ABLE TO HOST THIS AS A TWO DAY EVENT INSTEAD OF THE ONE DAY FOR STUFF THAT YOU HAD MENTIONED.

IT DID SELL OUT AT THE GATE. WE WERE JAM PACKED LAST YEAR.

WE WERE KIND OF HOPING FOR 1000 TO 1500 PEOPLE OR OVER 2000 PEOPLE AND IT WAS AMAZING. IT WAS A VERY HOT DAY.

IT'S SUCH A GREAT TIME. OUR INITIAL GOAL WE HAVE A RODEO LAST YEAR WE WANT TO BRING MORE OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE KIDS THAT WE SERVE TO HELP FUNDRAISE FOR THESE WHEN YOU HAVE 30 OR 40 TEENAGE BOYS WHO EAT LIKE CRAZY IT IS EXPENSIVE.

WE ALSO DO HAVE AMAZING AGRICULTURAL PROGRAM AND FOR A THERAPY THAT'S ALL EXPENSIVE OUR INITIAL GOAL WAS TO TRY AND FUNDRAISE BUT AFTER WE ENDED UP SEEING SOME TICKET SALES LAST YEAR WE HAD 80% OF OUR TICKET SALES WERE FROM OUT OF CLAY COUNTY WHICH SHOCKED US. THIS YEAR WE ARE ACTUALLY ON PACE TO DO THAT WE'RE AT 90% NOW CURRENTLY OUTSIDE OF CLAY COUNTY. DUVAL IS OUR NUMBER 1 SALES.

OUR SECOND IS IN MIAMI. THIRD IS IN ATLANTA BUT WE'VE GOT SAINT JOHNS, ORLANDO, WE'VE GOT TICKET SALES ALL OVER THE STATE AND ALSO IN GEORGIA. THAT'S REALLY ENCOURAGING.

>> SOMEONE'S DOING GOOD MARKETING.

>> THANK YOU. THAT MAKES ME HAPPY.

THAT'S SUCH AN ENCOURAGING THING TO SEE TO GET INVOLVED WITH THE RODEO THE SPONSORSHIP LEVELS THIS YEAR WAS SUCH A COOL THING TO SEE AS WELL $90,000 CURRENTLY IN SPONSORSHIPS QUITE A FEW OF OUR LOCAL COMPANIES THAT HAVE AMAZING SUPPORTERS LIKE VALLENCOURT, THEY ARE ALWAYS INVOLVED IN ANYTHING WE DO HERE OUT OF SAINT AUGUSTINE THEY WANTED TO COME IN IMMEDIATELY WHEN THEY HEARD ABOUT IT AGAIN THIS YEAR BECAUSE WE HAD BELT BUCKLES THAT ARE PRETTY COOL. WE HAVE GOT SOME GREAT INVOLVEMENT FROM THE COMMUNITY AND OUTSIDE OF THE COUNTY FOR SPONSORING THE RODEO TO THAT POINT TO EXPAND TO THE TWO DAY

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SO THE EVENT LIKE I SAID, IT HAS JUST GROWN THIS YEAR.

WE ARE ON TRACK TO BE AGAIN FOR THE TWO NIGHTS WHICH WOULD BE SO EXCITING FOR NOT ONLY THE COMMUNITY HERE THAT HAS SUPPORTED US AND JUMPED ON BOARD BUT EVERYONE IN THE SURROUNDING AREA AS WELL I THINK THEY WERE REALLY ENGAGED AND INVOLVED IN AN INTERESTING RODEO AND ITS SUCCESSES SO THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE TODAY TO SPEAK HELPED WITH ALL OF OUR MARKETING AND ADVERTISING AND TO GO FOR THAT AGAIN THIS YEAR.

SO THANK YOU. >> IS A SET UP THE SAME THIS YEAR, AROUND THE RING, BLEACHERS AND EVERYTHING?

>> WE HAVE EXPANDED IT LAST YEAR OUR ARENA IS 120 FEET THIS YEAR IT'S 150 BY ALMOST 200. SO WE GOT TO BUILD OUT THE ARENA. OUR SEATING IS NOW SEVEN ROWS OF BLEACHERS BUT IT HAS GONE ON TO BE TEN -- TEN ROWS OF BLEACHERS.

WE HAVE ADDITIONAL SEATING. WE ALSO HAVE A SEPARATE AREA WITH SPONSORS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.

AND WE HAVE ACTUALLY EXPANDED EVERYTHING AS FAR AS THE ARENA AND THE AREA AND ALSO JUST THE OFFERINGS BIG TRUCKS THIS YEAR MOST OF THEM ARE LOCAL FOOD TRUCKS SO WE'VE GOT THINGS LIKE ALABAMA AZUL AND WE ARE REALLY EXCITED.

>> VERY GOOD. BANG FOR YOUR BUCK.

>> I HAVE A QUESTION IF THAT'S OKAY.

SO EACH NIGHT WILL BE THE SAME SHOW I COULD COME EITHER

SATURDAY OR I COULD COME SUNDAY. >> IT'S FRIDAY OR SATURDAY.

>> IT'S NOT LIKE A CARRYOVER. >> NO.

>> WE WILL HAVE THE SAME EVENT SO IF THERE'S GOING TO BE THE BULL RIDING EVERY SINGLE EVENT BE DIFFERENT RIDERS THEY WILL ALL COMPETE THE ACTUAL BUCKLE AWARD CEREMONY WOULD AVERAGE OUT AND IT'S IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE SATURDAY SO THE COWBOYS AND COWGIRLS ARE ALL COMPETING FOR THOSE BUCKLES AND THEY ARE VERY EXCITED. SO YOU WILL SEE BOTH NIGHTS ALL OF THE EVENTS IT'S JUST DIFFERENT PEOPLE.

>> AND ARE THEY LOCAL COMPETITORS AND ARE THEY A

CIRCUIT OF SOME KIND? >> MOST OF THEM ARE NOT LOCAL.

WE HAVE COWBOYS COMING FROM ALL OVER.

WE HAVE SOME COMING FROM TEXAS. WE HAVE A FEW THAT ARE LOCAL UP NORTH BUT WE DON'T HANDLE ALL OF THOSE DETAILS WE ACTUALLY HAVE A RODEO PRODUCTION COMPANY WHICH HANDLES ALL OF THOSE DETAILS.

I JUST KNOW OF AT LEAST TEN OR 12 THAT I HAVE SPOKEN WITH DIRECTLY HELPING TO GET THEIR TOTALS FIGURED OUT SO I KNOW

THEY ARE DEFINITELY NOT LOCAL. >> THANK YOU.

>> WHAT TIME IS THE EVENT? >> THE DOORS OPEN AT FIVE.

IT STARTS AT SEVEN. LAST YEAR WAS REALLY HOT SO THEY HOPE TO MOVE IT BACK ONE HOUR SO WE HOPE STARTING IT LATER IT WILL BE A BIT COOLERIN THE EVENING.

OUR WEATHER DOES LOOK WAY BETTER THIS YEAR.

LAST YEAR WAS 97 DEGREES IT WAS LIKE AN ALL TIME HIGH FOR THAT WEEKEND. THIS YEAR WITH THE WEATHER THE HIGH IS 861 NIGHT AND 80 THE NEXT NIGHT AND WE HOPE THAT STAYS ON TREND BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

>> THE ONLY THING THAT WAS HOTTER THAN THE WEATHER WAS THE RACE FOR THOSE BELT BUCKLES. IT WAS AWESOME.

IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN TO SEAMARK IT IS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL FACILITY.

IT DOESN'T REALLY FEEL LIKE YOU ARE IN CLAY COUNTY.

IT WAS LIKE IT WAS IN YELLOWSTONE OR SOMETHING.

IT IS AWESOME. REALLY GOOD.

REALLY GOOD. ALL RIGHT.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? >> I HAVE A QUESTION IF THAT'S OKAY? EARLIER IT WAS BROUGHT UP ABOUT PLACES TO STAY AND YOU ARE WORKING WITH THE SUITES, I WONDER IF YOU SELL TICKETS ARE PEOPLE ASKING ABOUT VACATION RENTALS IN THE SENSE THAT A LARGE HOUSE SUSTAINED OR ARE THEY ASKING ABOUT CAMPGROUNDS OR ANY OTHER UNIQUE PLACES TO STAY?

>> WE HAVE HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT CAMPGROUNDS.

I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT AIRBNB NECESSARILY.

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>> THANK YOU. >> ONE THING TO ADD.

NOT A QUESTION, BUT THANK YOU, MARY.

MARY PROVIDED A FOUR PACK OF TICKETS TO THE RODEO THIS WEEKEND AND WE WERE ABLE TO GET -- GIVE THOSE FOUR PACKS OF TICKETS AWAY TO A FAMILY IN SAINT AUGUSTINE.

THEY ARE SUPER EXCITED TO COME TO THE RODEO AND THAT GIVEAWAY ON THE PLATFORM GOT OVER 100,000 ENGAGEMENTS.

>> JUST NOW SITTING HERE THINKING THAT COULD ALSO BE A NUMBER JUST THROUGH THE GRANT PROCESS FOR THE FUTURE AND MAYBE TO TALK OFF LINE WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE IN TERMS OF MAYBE WE COULD GET MORE POINTS IF WE DO THAT WITH US BECAUSE THAT'S KIND OF THAT SYNERGY OF DRIVING THINGS FORWARD.

THAT IS GREAT. >> I HAVE ONE QUESTION.

IS THE SAME RODEO CLOWN COMING BACK?

>> YES, HE IS. WE LOVE HIM.

>> IT'S GOOD, IT'S FUN TIMES. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF 3000. ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE.

[12. TDC Grant Request - Moosehaven 2026 4th of July (S. Lamb) Moosehaven | American Pride 4th of July 2026 - July 4, 2026 at Moosehaven. Requesting $3,500]

FOURTH OF JULY. >> NORMALLY WE HAVE MISS MATTHEWS HERE BUT UNFORTUNATELY WITH SCHEDULE CHANGES SHE WILL NOT BE HERE TONIGHT. BUT THIS IS A RECURRING EVENT.

AS YOU KNOW MOOSEHAVEN HOSTS THE PRIDE OF FOURTH OF JULY EVERY YEAR IT'S JULY FOURTH. SO THEY QUALIFY FOR $2000.

THEY DID REQUEST 3500 AND IT MAY JUST BE BECAUSE THEY ARE USED TO THE OLD GRANT PROCESS. AGAIN CACTUS IS THE NEW GRANT PROCESS SO THEY ONLY SCORED $2000.

I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE FOR THE EVENT.

SHE DID GIVE ME SOME BACKGROUND INFORMATION, BUT IT'S THE SAME EVENT THIS YEAR WITH THE CAR SHOW BEFORE GRANTED WE ARE NO LONGER IN A BURN BAND BY THE 24TH.

THE FIREWORKS AT MOOSEHAVEN THIS YEAR.

>> ARE THEY AWARE THEY ONLY QUALIFY FOR 2000?

>> YES. >> WHAT WAS THE DETERMINING

FACTOR WITH THE APPLICATION? >> THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN THE

$1500. >> BUT IT NEVER HAS BEEN.

>> PERSONALLY THAT'S ALWAYS A REALLY LARGE EVENT FOR CLAY COUNTY. IT'S BEEN A DOUBLE DIGIT YEAR SINCE I HAVE LIVED HERE SO I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE SUPPORT.

>> YOU KNOW ME,. >> I KNOW, FOLLOW THE RUBRIC.

>> BECAUSE IF WE OPEN UP, BECAUSE WE TOOK SO LONG TO GET IT TO WHERE WE ARE, AND I'M WITH YOU.

I JUST WANT IT ALL TO, BUT I FEEL LIKE WE OPEN UP THAT CAN OF WORMS... SO I MAKE A RECOMMENDATION FOR

THE 2000. >> ALL RIGHT.

DO WE HAVE A RECOMMENDATION AND A SECOND?

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? >> 2000.

>> THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR IS FOR 2000 WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE 2000 SAY

[13. Regional Sports Complex - Facility Improvement Plan (T. Meyer) Clay County Regional Sports Complex Facility Improvement Plan FY25-28]

AYE. >> AYE.

>> ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES.

NUMBER 13 SO WE ARE DONE WITH GRANTS, CORRECT? OKAY. SO OUR NEXT ITEM IS THE FACILITY IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR THE REGIONAL SPORTS COMPLEX.

WE ARE JUST APPROVING THE PLAN? >> I JUST WANTED TO BRING THIS PLAN TO YOUR GUYS ATTENTION A BIT OF BACKGROUND SO THE FACILITY IS TWO AND A HALF, THREE YEARS OLD I BELIEVE.

BUT I WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT WE ARE DOING AND WHAT'S HAPPENING OUT THERE. WE HAVE INFRASTRUCTURE MONEY THAT COMES IN EVERY YEAR AND WE'VE GOT THAT FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS KIND OF GOING OVER SOME OF THE PROJECTS WE ARE DOING THIS YEAR IT'S IN OUR CENTER IT'S IN OUR BUDGET THERE'S NO RESERVES BUT I WANT TO TAKE SOME TIME TO GIVE YOU

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THIS IS AN INSTALLED PIECE OF EQUIPMENT AT THE FACILITY THAT COULD BE USED BY OUR STAFF FOR OPERATIONS TO FULLY DETERMINE WHEN LIGHTNING AND BAD WEATHER IS WITHIN 10 MILES SIMPLY PUT.

THE OTHER THING IS TO THE JULY NETTING WITH PARKING EXPANSION IT'S SOMETHING WE ARE STILL WORKING TOWARDS AND KIND OF TO LEAVE INTO THAT THAT'S THE PERRY WEATHER GREAT LOOKING MACHINE.

7,405,400 ANNUALLY. THAT'S THE SOFTWARE.

IT'S INCREDIBLE. SOMEWHAT CUTTING EDGE.

THE OTHER BONUS TO THIS AS AN ASIDE IS THE CLAY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS SIX OR SEVEN OF THESE AS WELL SO THE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO USE THAT IN OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND OTHER DIVISIONS WITH THIS LICENSE IS ALMOST LIKE A TWO FOR ONE.

AGAIN A GOOD INVESTMENT LONG TERM FACILITY AGAIN ENSURING PATRON SAFETY. THE NETTING FOR FIELDS ONE THROUGH 5325 I'LL SHOW YOU KIND OF A SCHEMATIC IN A MINUTE NOT TO BELABOR THE POINT BUT IF YOU REMEMBER IF YOU'VE BEEN OUT THERE THE FACILITY HAS A SIDEWALK THAT RUNS BETWEEN THE FIRST, ALL OF THE FIELDS THAT'S A BIT OF AN ISSUE ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU DEAL WITH NOT AS MUCH FLAG OR TACKLE BUT LACROSSE BALLS WITH LIKE MOST THINGS WHEN THEY GATHER MOMENTUM THEY TELL YOU IT WILL HURT A LITTLE BIT. THAT'S WHY WE KIND OF LOOK FOR THAT INSTALL. THAT'S ALL HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.

THIS PROJECT IS SCHEDULED FOR JULY FOURTH EARLY IN SECOND WEEK OF JULY. PARKING EXPANSION STILL WORKING THROUGH SOME OF THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS TO SEE THE COST TRUTH BE TOLD THAT IS MORE ON THE ACTUAL LOGISTICS PIECE WE ARE TALKING LIKE FENCING AND THINGS LIKE THAT WHERE THE PARKING IS A CONTINUAL THING AS A COUNTY WHERE WE COULD ACCESS THAT BACK AREA A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS ARE IN PLAY.

AND I CAN CONTINUE TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE.

BUT AGAIN SOMETHING YOU HAVE HEARD MULTIPLE TIMES FROM GROUPS MORE PARKING MORE ACCESS TO EXPAND USAGE.

THE NEXT THING WOULD BE TRADITIONALLY PROBABLY NEXT YEAR IF YOU'RE AT THE FACILITY SHADE IS A BIG ISSUE.

WE HAVE THREE PIECES OF SHADE THERE PROBABLY MORE USED FOR A SMALL GIRAFFE THAT ARE VERY SMALL AND PROBABLY ONLY USABLE FROM LIKE 11:30 UNTIL 1245. SO WHAT WE LOOK AT IS INCORPORATING SOME SHADE ON BOTH THE EAST AND WEST ENDS OF THE SIDEWALKS FOR OBVIOUSLY REASONS THAT ARE MUCH EASIER TO TIE IN SO AN IMPROVEMENT COMING FROM THE BUDGET FUNDING WE HAVE THE NEXT PROJECT WOULD BE NETTING SIX THROUGH EIGHT YOU COULD SEE THE ROUGH COST ESTIMATE WE HAVE WE WANT TO KIND OF EXPLAIN SOME OF THESE THINGS ARE SCHEDULED OUT BECAUSE IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT IT'S DIFFICULT TO ADD NETTING AND OTHER SPECIFIC THINGS IF YOU DON'T HAVE MORE PARKING SO BEING VERY STRATEGIC IN HOW WE PUT THINGS IN AND HOW WE USE THE BUDGET TO MAKE SURE WE BUILD IT THE RIGHT WAY WITH THE INFRASTRUCTURE WE ALREADY HAVE AND WHAT WE COULD HAVE. NEXT THING IS LIGHTING.

THERE IS EIGHT FIELDS. THREE OF THEM ARE NOT LIT AND OBVIOUSLY PROBABLY A BUDGET DECISION WHEN THE FACILITY WAS BUILT YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THOSE COSTS.

COST VARIANT IT'S BASED ON POLES, BASED ON BALLAST WHICH WOULD BE THE PIECE AT THE TOP OF THE POLE AND THE WIRING.

THEY ARE IN DIFFERENT PHASES WHICH WOULD GO OVER IN SECOND HERE'S THE FIELD TO GIVE YOU A QUICK OVERVIEW YOU WILL SEE ONE THROUGH FIVE AND THEY'RE TO HAVE THE LIGHTING DETECTION SYSTEM WOULD BE IN THE BATHROOM WHICH IS RIGHT ABOVE FIELD TWO JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF THE NETTING AND WHAT THE SCOPE OF IT MUST BE ONE THROUGH FIVE FOR THE AREA THAT'S ABUTTING THE SIDEWALK, THAT NETTING WILL BE BERMUDA TO BERMUDA.

IT'S ABOUT 225 AND WIDTH THAT'S TO MAKE SURE PATRON SAFETY WHEN YOU WALK THROUGH NO ONE GETS IN. ON THE OUTSIDES THE NORTH AND SOUTH END OF FIELDS ONE AND 234 AND FIVE THE NETTING WILL BE

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I WANT YOU TO SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING OUT THERE AND ALSO GET YOU A VISUAL OF WHAT TO DO IN THE FUTURE GOING FORWARD TO MAXIMIZE THE FACILITY. THE OTHER THING I WOULD MENTION TOO IS WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS FIELD FOR FIELD ONE AND FIELD SIX DO NOT HAVE LIGHTS CURRENTLY.

THE COST OF THOSE LIGHTS ARE VARIABLE.

HERE'S THE REASON WHY. FIELD FOUR HAS POLES ON BOTH THREE AND FIVE, BUT IT DOES NOT HAVE A BALLAST.

SO YOU MIGHT THINK, WELL FOUR HAS GOT POLES NO PROBLEM.

IT DOESN'T HAVE THE BALLAST AND THE WIRING THAT'S WHY IT'S A BIT CHEAPER. FIELD ONE AND FIELD SIX DON'T HAVE LIGHTS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE FIELD.

AND ON THE EAST SIDE. SO THOSE TWO COSTS ARE MORE EXPENSIVE BECAUSE YOU PAY FOR POLES AND THE BALLAST.

AGAIN, NOT GOING TO GO TOO CRAZY BUT I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU GUYS AN UPDATE. LET'S SEE.

ONE MORE. IT'S JUST AN IDEA OF THE PLAN, WHAT WE HAVE DONE AND WHAT WE ARE WORKING TOWARDS AND AGAIN, NOT TO BELABOR, BUT BECAUSE THIS COMES FROM TOURISM WE WANTED YOU TO BE AWARE BECAUSE SO MANY OF THE THINGS WE TALK ABOUT ARE GRANTS AT THE FACILITY TO HAVE SOME OVERSIGHT OF WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO HERE AND I THINK THAT IS IT.

>> VERY GOOD PIERRE QUESTIONS FOR TEDDY?

>> HOW MUCH PARKING DO WE HAVE RIGHT NOW? AND WHERE WOULD THE ADDITIONAL PARKING BE?

>> THERE IS CURRENTLY 400 MARKED SPACES IN PAVING.

I THINK THERE'S ALSO WITHIN THAT 400 THERE'S THAT 67 HANDICAP THERE ARE PARKING SPACES AROUND IT TO BASICALLY THE EDGE OF 34 AND FIVE AND AROUND THE OUTSIDES ANOTHER 340 SPACES DEPENDING ON AS LONG AS ANSU IS NOT PARKING THE WRONG WAY OR SOMETHING LIKE

THAT SO 40, 45. >> IT COULD BE AUNT JO.

>> IT COULD BE. SO THEN ON SEVEN, IF YOU LOOK NORTH OF SEVEN THAT GRAVEL AREA THAT'S WHERE WE ARE WORKING TO FIND THE BEST WAY TO ACCESS IT. THERE'S A LOT OF CONSIDERATION SO WE CONTINUE TO LOOK TOWARDS AND IT'S A GREAT SPOT JUST HAVE TO GET TO IT BOTH FOR ACCESS REASONS AND FOR SAFETY REASONS.

>> AND THEN BATHROOM FACILITIES? >> THE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE THERE'S A BATHROOM FACILITIES NORTH OF THE FIELD THERE'S THE PUMP AND THE BUILDING WHERE THE TWO PLACES CONVERGE, PAST CONVERGE. THAT'S OUR BATHROOM FACILITY 6000 EACH. THE OTHER THING TOO IS WE HAVE ALLOCATIONS FOR SPECIFIC EVENTS DEPENDING ON THE SIZE THAT COULD HELP THEM WITH PORTABLE TOILETS AND THINGS LIKE THAT ANOTHER INFRASTRUCTURE IT'S AN OPTION WITHIN OUR BUDGET AS WELL TO MAKE US -- JUST WANTED TO MAKE YOU FEEL AWARE.

IT'S A GOOD TIME. WE'VE GOT THE NETTING AND SOME HIGH QUALITY ITEMS JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE SOME OVERSIGHT.

>> [INDISTINCT]. >> VERY GOOD QUESTION.

THERE WAS A REFERENCE EARLIER. I THINK JEFF HAD MENTIONED I THINK WE'RE IN A VERY GOOD SPOT THERE'S A COUPLE OF SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT, KNOWING THAT THE NATURAL GRASS IS A MASSIVE BONUS BECAUSE TURF IS GREAT FOR PLAYABILITY AND RAINOUTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT THERE'S NOTHING LIKE NATURAL GRASS.

I THINK THAT'S PART OF IT. THE OTHER PART OF IT IS WE DO HAVE INFIELDS THAT'S A LARGE NUMBER COMPARED WITHIN THE REGION. JEFF MADE THE POINT WITH FREEBIRD EARLIER. SAINT JOHN'S IS CURRENTLY CONSTRUCTING A FACILITY IN SILVERLEAF WITH FIVE TURF AND THREE GRASS. SO THAT KIND OF SHOULD COME ONLINE I BELIEVE IN QUARTER 1 O. SO THAT'S PROBABLY THE NEAREST COMPETITOR THERE'S A COUPLE IN JACKSONVILLE WHERE THEY'RE A LITTLE BIT MORE PRIVATE. BUT FACILITY WISE FOR US MY OPINION IS A BIT OF A -- A. CROWN JEWEL.

>> I WOULD TELL YOU KUDOS TO HOWARD AND EVERYONE INVOLVED WITH IT. AND THE ENTIRE TEAM.

THIS BY FAR WE DON'T HAVE 16 FIELDS BUT FOR THE EIGHT FIELDS WE HAVE IN THE COMPLEX IT'S ONE OF THE NICEST IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. THE TURF IS UNBELIEVABLE WE HAVE TO KEEP IT THAT WAY. A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE LIKE

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>> DO YOU HAVE A COMMENT, COACH? >> I HAVE JUST BEEN TO A FEW IN DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE SOUTHEAST THE SETUP IS GREAT.

MY ONLY SUGGESTION WOULD BE HAVING SOME SORT OF CONCESSION STAND FACILITY FOR RENTALS WE'LL HAVE TO BRING OUT TENTS AND BRING OUR OWN BLACK STONES AND STUFF SO IF YOU WANTED TO HOST A BIG NORTHEAST POPCORN OR CHAMPIONSHIPS, THAT'S THE ISSUE YOU'LL RUN INTO. THE ACTUAL FIELDS THEMSELVES ARE IN FANTASTIC SHAPE ACCESSIBILITY ALL OF THAT IS GREAT HAVING THE LIGHTS AS AN OPTION. IT'S GREAT ESPECIALLY IF THEY WILL ALL GET LIT AT SOME POINT. THE LACROSSE FACTOR WITH THE NETTING AT THE NORTH THERE'S A LOT OF FACILITIES THAT DON'T EVEN HAVE THAT. YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO ATTRACT NOW LACROSSE DOES TEAR UP FIELD'S NATURAL GRASS FIELDS NO ONE ELSE IS GOING TO HAVE NETTING. SO YOU WILL BE ABLE TO CHARGE A PREMIUM TO HAVE LACROSSE AND USE THOSE FACILITIES AND THE OTHER THING I WOULD SAY IS WITH LACROSSE WANTING TO CHANGE WHERE IT IS AND POTENTIALLY SOCCER BECAUSE POTENTIALLY OUR FIELDS IS THERE ANY OTHER SPACE WITHIN THAT FACILITY TO BUILD SORT OF A STADIUM AS HAVING, I KNOW FOOTBALL WOULD NEVER DO IT, BUT TO HAVE THE STATE SERIES FIELDS FOR IT, ESPECIALLY LACROSSE IF WE HAD SOME SORT OF STADIUM THAT COULD ACCOMMODATE 2000, 3000 PEOPLE WITHIN THE COMPLEX I JUST WANTED TO ASK WHILE I WAS HERE.

>> YES. AND TO THAT POINT, I THINK THERE IS ALSO, WE HAD LOOKED AT RFP WITH OPTIONS FOR DOING A LOT OF THE GAMES HERE AND MAYBE THE FINAL AT THE HIGH SCHOOL BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE BUILT THERE COULD BE OPTIONS LIKE THAT TO JEFF'S POINT. BUT THERE ARE OTHER THINGS WE LOOK AT AS WELL WHEN THE PLANS FOR THE REFERENCE.

FIELD DAY IS A STADIUM FIELD THAT HAS MORE DAYS AROUND IT THERE COULD BE SOME POSSIBLE THINGS AROUND IT TO LOOK AT IN THE FUTURE BUT WE ARE PRETTY CONFIDENT WITH WHAT WE ARE DOING WITH THIS PLAN IN OUR BUDGET THE OTHER PIECE IS REALISTICALLY A FACILITY LIKE THIS IS PROBABLY IN THE 30 TO 35 EVENTS A YEAR WE CAN RANGE IF YOU FACTOR IN HOLIDAYS AND AGRONOMY PRACTICES [INDISTINCT] AND YOU ALSO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRING THINGS IN, SO THAT'S REALLY WHERE IT WILL BE AND LACROSSE WITH THE NETTING WE DON'T REALLY HOST ANYTHING OUT HERE AT ALL.

TO ADD THAT ANOTHER EIGHT OR TEN EASILY THAT GIVES YOU CLOSER TO

YOUR 30 OR 35. >> ONE QUESTION I HAVE I HAVE NOT HEARD ABOUT IN A WHILE. WHAT IS THE STATUS WITH THE

CROSS COUNTRY COURSE? >> THE CROSS COUNTRY COURSE CAME BACK ON THE DESIGN AN END WE ASKED THEM TO REMOVE THE ACTUAL OTHER ELEMENTS SO WE SHOULD BE GETTING THAT BACK NEXT MONTH OR

SO. >> NICE.

BUT THAT'S JUST ANOTHER FACET. >> THAT'S CORRECT ON THE

SOUTHERN END OF THE PROBLEM. >> GOOD JOB.

I HAD REQUESTED A COUPLE OF MEETINGS AGO TO TALK ABOUT RESERVES AND THOSE KINDS OF THINGS HAVING THAT PLAN AND I THINK IT'S GOOD FOR ALL OF US TO SEE AS WE MOVE FORWARD, THERE IS PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITIES TO KEEP MAKING IT BETTER.

[14. Upcoming Events Update (S. Lamb) Upcoming tourism events in Clay County. May 6, 2026 - July 4, 2026.]

>> OKAY. WE HAVE SOME GREAT EVENTS COMING. WE WILL BE AT THE RANGE THIS WEEKEND. IF YOU CAN MAKE IT, PLEASE DO.

I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT. I WENT LAST YEAR AND IT WAS GREAT. I KNOW TEDDY WAS THERE AND HAD A GREAT TIME. RIBBON FEST IS COMING TO SPRINGS FOR THE WORLD DAY WEEKEND. KEYSTONE BEACH IS HAVING SOME GREAT EVENTS AS THEY START THEIR SUMMER CONCERT SERIES WITH THEIR STREET CONCERTS THIS SUMMER THERE IS TWO LISTED HERE.

AND THEN ALSO THE CITY OF KEYSTONE HEIGHTS THEIR FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION AS WELL.

AND THEN THE SPORTING EVENTS THAT ARE COMING TO BOTH THE SPORTS COMPLEX AND THE THRESHER AND FAIRGROUNDS.

AS WELL AS YOU COULD SCAN THE QR CODE TO HAVE THE FULL LIST AND IF YOU KNOW OF ANY OTHER EVENTS, PLEASE LET US KNOW AND WE WILL PUT THOSE ON THE CALENDAR.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> I JUST WANTED TO ADD, UPCOMING I KNOW I MENTIONED IT BUT WE ARE DOING A 250TH PASSPORT ON OUR MOBILE APP SO THIS IS GOING TO BE NOT ONLY

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THROUGH 18TH. >> AND THAT WILL BE HERE RIGHT

IN THIS PARKING LOT. >> THERE WILL BE FOOD TRUCK VENDORS THERE'S GOING TO BE A POP UP MUSEUM LOTS OF GREAT

HISTORY SO DON'T MISS THAT WORD. >> LOOK OUT FOR THE PASSPORT AND

DON'T MISS THAT EVENT. >> THE FREEDOM TRUCK WILL BE NEAR THE 15TH TO THE 17TH SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THE DATES ARE CORRECT SO WE WILL HAVE A CEREMONY ON TUESDAY THE 16TH STARTING AT 10:00 A.M. THAT MORNING.

>> ALL RIGHT. WILL OPEN THE SECOND PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL, COME ON UP WE SEEING NONE I WILL CLOSE THAT.

I APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S TIME THIS AFTERNOON.

ANYTHING ELSE FROM OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR THE GOOD OF THE GROUP? TEDDY, OUR NEXT MEETING?

>> SEPTEMBER SECOND. >> SEPTEMBER SECOND.

IF WE DON'T SEE EVERYONE -- GO AHEAD, SHERRY.

>> YOU HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THE BILLBOARDS EARLIER AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL UP THE LOCATIONS THERE ARE TWO LOCATIONS IN CLAY COUNTY ONE IS OFF OF BLANDING AND 295.

AND THE OTHER ONE IS OFF OF CONSTITUTION DRIVE AND BLANDING'S. LIKE ACROSS FROM THE TEXAS

ROADHOUSE PET SUPPLIES AREA. >> APPRECIATE THAT.

>> IF NOTHING ELSE FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER HAVE A FANTASTIC SUMMER STAY

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