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Tourist Development Council (2025-10-21)

Tuesday, October 21, 2025 · Government meeting record

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The Escambia County Tourist Development Council met to review budget status and vote on funding requests for various local events. The council approved funding for Pensacola Sports, PENSACON, and the Pensacola Mardi Gras Association, while rejecting requests for the Gulf Coast Jazz Fest and Foiling Events US, Inc.

Why it matters

The council manages the allocation of tourism tax dollars to local events, directly impacting the funding available for community organizations and the county's tourism budget.

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Minutes textTourist Development Council (2025-10-21)

Escambia County Tourist Development Council Meeting Escambia County Board of County Commissioners Chambers 221 Palafox Place Pensacola, Florida 325020 August 19, 2025 Present: Mitesh Patel – Present James Reeves – Present Ashlee Hofberger – Present Shirley Cronley– Present David Bear – Present Brad Mullenix-Present Charles Bare– Present Jennifer Brahier- Present Jason Nicholson-Present Phillip Miller – Present Location: Ernie Lee Magaha Government Building, Board Chambers, First Floor 221 Palafox Place, Pensacola, Florida Minutes prepared by: Phillip Miller, County Administration REGULAR TOURIST DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA 1. Call to Order • Chair David Bear called the Tourist Development Council Meeting to order at 3:04pm. 2. Did we have a quorum? • Yes, a quorum was established. 3. Was this meeting properly advertised? • The Tourist Development Council Meeting was published in the Pensacola News Journal on August 14, 2025. 4. Public Forum • Tom Pace, Pensacola Yacht Club, provided updates on 2026 sailing World Championship. 5. Review and Approval of the Meeting Minutes • June 17, 2025 Budget Workshop Meeting Minutes • June 17, 2025 Meeting Minutes

Motion: To approve June 17, 2025 Budget Workshop and regular Meeting minutes Made by: Jason Nicholson Second by: Charles Bare Disposition: Passed 9 – 0 6. Status of Funds Available – Jeremy Paguiligan,County OMB • FY 2025 Collections (including interest) through July 2025: $17,325,945 • FY 2024 Collections through July: $17,392,569 • Year-over-Year Change: Decrease of $66,624 • FY 2025 Budget: $20.5 million • Percentage of Budget Collected by July 2025: 84.52% • Total Expenditures through July 2025: Approx. $14.6M/$7.79M encumbered • Current TDC Cash Balance (as of July 2025): $32.07M 7. Requests • Pensacola Sports SBC Football and Basketball – Requested $200,000 Motion: To approve $200,000 funding request first with Pensacola Sports Association reserves. Remaining balance will be applied to Unified Budget carrying forward. Made by: Charles Bare Second by: Jennifer Brahier Disposition: Passed 9 - 0 • PENSACON – Requested $180,000 Motion: To approve PENSACON funding for $161,000 Made by: Jason Nicholson Second by: James Reeves Disposition: Passed 5 - 4 • Pensacola Mardis Gras Association – Requested $250,000 Motion: To approve Pensacola Mardis Gras Association funding for $250,000 Made by: Chales Bare Second by: Ashlee Hofberger Disposition: Passed 9 - 0 • Gulf Coast Jass Fest – Requested 250,000

Motion: To approve Gulf Coast Jazz Fest funding for $150,000 Made by: James Reeves Second by: Shirley Cronley Disposition: Failed 3 - 6 8. Other Business • None 9. Next Meeting Scheduled: September 9, 2025 10. Meeting Adjourned: 5:04pm

Special Meeting of the Escambia County Tourist Development Council Meeting Escambia County Board of County Commissioners Chambers 221 Palafox Place Pensacola, Florida 32502 September 9, 2025 Present: Mitesh Patel – Present James Reeves – Present Ashlee Hofberger – Present Shirley Cronley– Present David Bear – Present Charles Bare– Present Jennifer Brahier- Present Brad Mullenix- Absent Jason Nicholson-Present Phillip Miller – Present Location: Ernie Lee Magaha Government Building, Board Chambers, First Floor 221 Palafox Place, Pensacola, Florida Minutes prepared by: Phillip Miller, County Administration SPECIAL MEETING OF THE TOURIST DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL AGENDA 1. Call to Order • Chair David Bear called the Tourist Development Council Meeting to order at 3:03pm. 2. Did we have a quorum? • Yes, a quorum was established. 3. Was this meeting properly advertised? • The Special Meeting of the Tourist Development Council was published in the Pensacola News Journal on September 4, 2025. 4. Public Forum • None. 5. Request • Foiling Events US, Inc decreased original request from $500K to $375K.

• FloridaWest and Visit Pensacola provided comments regarding Foiling Events and tourism generation Motion: Approve Foiling Events US, Inc request for $375,000 Made by: David Bear Second by: Shirley Cronley Disposition: Failed 2 - 6 6. Meeting Adjourned: 4:26pm

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