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a ON MOTION by Commissioner Macht, SECONDED by Commissioner Bird, the Board unanimously adopted the proposed proclamation in support of the plan and presented it to Mr. Busby. TOURIST DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL - - 1996-97 BUDGET RECONESIENDATION - CULTURAL COUNCIL The Board reviewed the following memo dated 6/12/96: TO: Members of the Board of County Commissioners DATE: June 12, 1996 SUBJECT: TOURIST DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL 1996/97 BUDGET RECOMMENDATION - OMB AGENDA ITEM FROM: Joseph A. Bair OMB Director DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS On June 5, 1996, the Tourist Development Council reviewed budget requests for fiscal year 1996/97 to be paid from Tourist Tax revenue. The Council's recommendations are listed below: Organization 1995/96 Funding 1996/97 Request 1996/97 TD.C. Recommendation .Riverside Theatre, Inc. $4,000 $o $0 Center for the Arts, Inc. $8,000 $10,179 $10,179 Vero Beach/IRC Chamber of Commerce $261,407 $273,132 •$280,495 Exchange Club $756 $0 $0 Rotary Club $4,000 $o $0 Environmental Learning Center $3,244 $0 $0 Vero Heritage, Inc. $0 $20,000 $10,000 Cultural Council of Indian River County $10,880 $13,250 $0 Offshore Reef (PEP Reef) $597,914 $337,250 $337,250 Reserve for Contingency $20,750 $20,689 $36,576 TOTAL $9101951 *Includes $7392 reamed fmm A.A—r;.,., Ri - A-- rL - t__ _ten___---- $674-00 S674.500 ojlndion River County. —4-4 num tunuras touncu RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners approve the amounts recommended by the Tourist Development Council. Commissioner Macht led discussion in regard to budgeting $13,250 to the Cultural Council of Indian River County to enable them to publish and distribute a cultural calendar. He wished to see the $10,000 that was included in the Chamber of Commerce budget go directly to the Cultural Council with an additional $3,250 from 20 JUNE 189 1996 BOOK 98 PnUF., 384