Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Stacy Ritter
Department: Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention and Visitors Bureau
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Requested Action
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MOTION TO AUTHORIZE County Administrator to establish a one-time supplemental tourism place of interest sponsorship program to provide operating assistance funding to tourism-related organizations during the COVID-19 pandemic, conditioned upon the organization seeking financial assistance from other available COVID-related funding programs, such as the federal CARES Act, and County funding not to exceed the total amount of eligible expenses not funded by other COVID-related funding sources; waiving certain requirements of Section 13.32(d) of the Broward County Administrative Code; and authorizing the President of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention and Visitors Bureau to execute sponsorship agreements using the form sponsorship agreement reviewed by the Office of the County Attorney for legal sufficiency after the list of recommended awards is approved by the Board of County Commissioners.
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Why Action is Necessary
Board authority is needed to authorize the County Administrator to establish a supplemental tourism place of interest sponsorship program, authorize the President of the GFLCVB to execute sponsorship agreements, and transfer funds from reserves.
What Action Accomplishes
Authorizes the County Administrator and GFLCVB President to take the referenced actions and provides the one-time funds, subject to Board approval of the recommended awards.
Is this Action Goal Related
No
Previous Action Taken
None
Summary Explanation/Background
One of the impacts of COVID-19 in Broward County is the suspension of services by tourism organizations and visitor sites. As a result of the pandemic, many tourism events and other activities that would have been sponsored by the County through various GFLCVB sponsorship programs will not be proceeding and have therefore not been f...
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