GADSDEN COUNTY

TOURIST DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL

 

 

COMMISSIONERS:

 

ERIC F. HINSON

District 1

ANTHONY O. VIEGBESIE

Dr. ‘V”

District 2

GENE MORGAN

District 3

BRENDA A. HOLT

District 4

SHERRIE D. TAYLOR

District 5

 

 

 

 

 

DeShaundra Jackson

County Administrator

 

LEE GARNER

TDC Chairperson

 

 

 


MEETING AGENDA & NOTES

Monday, February 19, 2018 at 3:30 P.M.

Edward J. Butler Governmental Complex


 

Present:

Lee Garner, Chair

Angela Sapp

Brenda Holt

Carolyn Ford

Peter Patel

Cathy Johnson (arrived late)

Linda Dixon (arrived late)

Sonya Burns, TDC Administrative Assistant

Joe Bouch, 78 Madison

Attorney David Weiss

Beryl H. Wood, Deputy Clerk

 

Absent:

Joe Munroe - excused

Jeff DuBree – excused

 

 

1.       Pledge of Allegiance/Roll Call  

 

Lee Garner, Chairman of the TDC called the meeting to order at 3:37 p.m. with a quorum present and lead in Pledge of Allegiance.

 

 

2.       Amendments to and Approval of the Agenda    Patel/Holt 5-0 approve

 

3.       General Business

 

a.       Selection of(Chair and Vice-Chair)   Nominations of Chair (must be a tax collector)

        Garner – Ford/Patel 5-0 approve – Chair Garner

        Holt nominated Sapp and she declined. Sapp then nominated Ford

        Ford - Sapp/Holt 5-0 approved – Vice Chair Ford

                   Lee Garner, TDC Chairman     

 

               b. Welcome New Members (Cathy Johnson and Linda Dixon)

                    TDC Chairman

 

               c.   Approval of Meeting Minutes (October)   Ford/ Holt 5-0 approved

                    TDC Chairman

 

               d. Task Orders and Strategic Planning Initiatives    

                    Joe, Bouch  

 

                     Mrs. Ford asked about the Facebook Ad Campaign.

                    Mr. Bouch explained about the impressions with Facebook

 

                    Mrs. Holt asked about the Ad Campaign. How can they follow? How are the facebook     

                    Ads being posted. She asked about May Day post.

 

                      Mrs. Ford asked about the Southern Living Ad. Mr. Bouch said Southern Living is the

                    most effective.  He Southern Living and Triple A Living are the most effective they

                    attract the baby boomers.

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                       Mr. Patel asked about the 15% agency

 

Mrs. Linda Dixon arrived at this juncture @ 3:54 pm.

 

Cathy Johnson arrived at this juncture of 3:58 p.m.

 

  Chair Garner welcomed two new members to the TDC Chair.

 

Councilwoman Johnson who serves with the Town of Havana stated she was excited to be her.

 

Mrs. Linda Dixon said that she was honored to serve on the board and do great things in Gadsden County.

 

Motion: Task Orders; Ford/Sapp 7-0 approved

 

Mr. Bouch introduced to the two new members. He said they are full marketing company.

 

  Workshop – TDC 

2019 - 100 Years of Real Thing – Coke Cola – He said they can make it huge or let it slip by. He said they would like to make it really big.

 

2019 – Question for the room – how do we blow out Coke Cola? How can we tie in County with Coke throughout the year? Today I want to discuss ideas. Who is going to follow-up?  He said Grace Robinson has already started. He said the Arts Museum is bought in.

  Ford – said she remember Coke and she remember when they pulled out.

·         Art  Center & Museum

·         Torch Run – Coke Run

·         Networking Event – Jobs

·         Current Events ( Letter) Lake Talquin Event

·         Murals

·         Mainstreets

·         Coke Cola Swap Meat

·         Havana – Fab – Festival of Arts & Bicycles (Raffles & Pancake Breakfast) Shade Tabaco

·         Rotary Club – Golf Tournaments proceeds go to under privileges  kids

·         May Festival – Blues Concert, May 20 Celebration, Old Fashion Day, Quincy Music Theatre,

·         Music Festivals (Billy Dean , Nat Adderley)

·         Marching Bands (Marching 100, FSU Chiefs, local high schools)

·         Fireworks – July 4 (On the River)

·         Youth Spring Football Camp ( FSU, FAMU)

·         Dean Mitchell – Marie Brooks Gallery

·         Letter (restaurants, retailers, etc.) Stakeholder letter

·         Suggestion target events,  Goal sale bed nights and then get them to do other things while they are here

·         Grand Finale – Coke Festival, Scavenger Hunt

·         Mobile Stage, Polar Bear, Hugging Machine – Coke

·         Corporate/ Social Responsibility – Reframe the story - lasting for the 100 year mark

·         Dinner Boat Rides – Lake Talquin, Lake Seminole

·         Parade (such as Rose Parade)

 

  National Association of Counties (NACO)

CGI Communications – no charge to us …….another group of videos – write script and decide what we are going to produce. Welcome, Economic Driven, Historic and Outdoor Vision.

 

Economic Development   Ford – Culture is missing, Churches……

·         Ring Power/ Cat -2

·         Camping World - 3

·         Tri – Eagle Sales – Budweiser -1

·         Four Star Freightliners

·         Farmers Market

·         Gadsden County High School

·         Capital Regional Medical Center

·         Law Enforcement Training Center

·         Quincy Airport  -6

·         BASF

·         Egglands Best - 4

·         Supervalue

·         Marijuana Center

·         Mushroom Plants (Prime)

·         Coastal Lumber

·         May, Hackney Nursery

·         Courthouse, Government -5

 

 Peter Patel left at this juncture @ 5:01pm/ Angela Sapp left at this juncture.

 

Mrs. Ford suggested placing in order.

 

  Historic

·         White Dog Plantation - 3

·         Havana – Shopping Shade Tobacco (Planters Exchange) -4

·         US 12 – Quincy ( The Victorian Homes) McFarlin Homes, etc. -5

·         Courthouse -1

·         Churches -6

·         Arsenal/ Mounds/ FSH (Hospital) -2

·         Black History –Murals - tie in with Courthouse -1

·         Grubbing for Worms

·         Coke – Mural/Coke Machine for 1930

·         Old Spanish Trail – 27 Corridor

 

  Outdoors

·         Gadsden County Re-Entry Center

·         S. GF &A Drive = Roads Canopy Oak /Old Federal Highway

·         Ingram’s Mariana – Lake Talquin - 1

·         Pat Thomas Park

·         Jim Woodruff Damn -  2

·         Salem Road – Biking - 3

·         Kayaking

·         Running

                                 

 4.   Items of discussion from Council members (no vote items) – No Comments

 

 5.    Public Comments (3 Minutes)

 

6.     Adjournment @ 5:24 pm

 

Information only:

2017 Crappie Tournament Results

 

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