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Office of the <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY <br />ADMINISTRATOR <br />Jason E. Brown, County Administrator <br />Michael C. Zito, Assistant County Administrator <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Members of the Board of County Commissioners <br />FROM: Jason E. Brown <br />County Administrator <br />DATE: January 7, 2019 <br />SUBJECT: Public Hearing: Ordinance Amending Section 210.01 and Section 210.03 <br />of the Code regarding the fourth cent of the Tourist Development Tax <br />At the December 18, 2018, Board of County Commission Meeting, the Board of County <br />Commissioners (Board) approved the Historic Dodgertown Facility Lease Agreement between <br />Major League Baseball and Indian River County. This approval included a recommended <br />change to the County's Code to allow for the use of the County's Fourth Cent Tourist Tax (the <br />Professional Sports Franchise Facility Tax), "To promote and advertise tourism in Florida, <br />nationally, and internationally..." in accordance with Section 125.0104, Florida Statutes. <br />Consistent with the direction of the Board, the County Attorney's Office drafted the attached <br />ordinance amending Section 210.01 (Taxing District and Levy) and Section 210.03 (Authorized <br />Uses of Revenue) of Chapter 210 (Tourist Development Tax) of the Code of Indian River <br />County in order to allow for the fourth cent of the Tourist Development Tax to be used for <br />promotion and advertisement of tourism and clarify the use of Tourist Development Taxes for <br />promotion and advertisement of tourism. <br />Staff Recommendation: <br />Staff Recommends that the Board of County Commissioners opens the Public Hearing, and after <br />hearing all public comments, the Board approves the draft ordinance as proposed. <br />132 <br />