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Fort Myers 15 AGENDA Estimated Time August 9, 2013 (Minutes) I. Call to Order II. Pledge of Allegiance III. Roll Call IV. Approval of June 14, 2013 TDC Meeting Minutes V. SSL White Glove Awards Presentations 10 VI. Public to be Heard VII. Municipalities to be Heard 15 VIII. Report of the Executive Director, Tamara Pigott 35 a. Bed Tax Collection b. STR Report c. Airport Traffic d. Key Indicators e. 2nd Quarter Research Report, Marcia Wood, DPA IX. Report of the Sports Development Office, Jeff Mielke 15 X. Special Presentation: KuKu Trolley, Patti Corbin 10 Google Glass Campaign, Robert Patterson, MMGY Global 20 Harborside & Downtown Hotel Plans, Don Paight, City of Fort Myers 15 XI. Old Business XII. New Business 10 a. TDC Bylaws rd b. 3 Quarter FY Budget Report XIII. For Council Information XIV. TDC Member Items XV. Adjourn There will be no September TDC Meeting. The next TDC Meeting will be held 9:00 a.m. on Friday, October 11, 2013 at the Visitor & Convention Bureau located at 2201 Second Street, Suite 118. Denotes Action Item Lee County properties recognized by the Florida Superior Small Lodging Association hospitality recognition program for 2013 include: Bokeelia, Cape Coral, Fort Myers, Matlacha & St. James City Lahser House – White Glove Award Bridgewater Inn Casa Loma Legacy Harbour Hotel & Suites – White Glove Award Tarpon Lodge – White Glove Award Two Fish Inn – White Glove Award Fort Myers Beach Beach Shell Inn - White Glove Award Harbour House at the Inn - White Glove Award Manatee Bay Inn Bed & Breakfast – White Glove Award Matanzas Inn – White Glove Award Silver Sands Villas – White Glove Award White Cap Beach Condos – White Glove Award Sanibel & Captiva islands Anchor Inn & Cottages – White Glove Award Blue Dolphin - White Glove Award Gulf Breeze Cottages – White Glove Award Mitchell’s Sand Castles – White Glove Award The Palm View – White Glove Award Sandpiper Inn Shalimar Resort – White Glove Award Signal Inn – White Glove Award Tropical Winds Motel & Cottages – White Glove Award Waterside Inn on the Beach – White Glove Award LEE COUNTY TOURIST TAX COLLECTIONS BY FISCAL YEAR CURRENT PAYMENTS FINAL FINAL FINAL FINAL PRELIMINARY PERIOD FY08/09 YTD FY09/10 YTD FY10/11 YTD FY11/12 YTD FY12/13 YTD Prior Years 2,981 2,981 308 308 550 550 48 48 OCTOBER 579,768 579,768 721,181 721,181 769,527 769,835 1,045,136 1,045,686 1,119,116 1,119,164 NOVEMBER 962,052 1,541,820 617,018 1,338,199 1,101,350 1,871,185 1,297,018 2,342,704 1,380,343 2,499,507 DECEMBER 1,038,517 2,580,337 1,389,073 2,727,272 1,475,989 3,347,174 1,812,611 4,155,315 2,020,964 4,520,471 JANUARY 1,665,144 4,245,481 1,356,344 4,083,616 2,035,513 5,382,687 2,316,840 6,472,155 2,643,975 7,164,447 FEBRUARY 1,764,392 6,009,873 2,179,931 6,263,547 2,770,744 8,153,431 3,224,741 9,696,896 3,492,923 10,657,370 MARCH 2,985,171 8,995,044 4,005,514 10,269,061 5,173,837 13,327,268 5,887,297 15,584,193 6,220,653 16,878,023 APRIL 2,055,451 11,050,495 1,441,418 11,710,479 2,399,360 15,726,628 2,361,781 17,945,974 2,365,918 19,243,940 MAY 1,224,342 12,274,837 901,899 12,612,378 1,444,581 17,171,209 1,487,129 19,433,103 1,700,839 20,944,780 JUNE 803,167 13,078,004 1,288,003 13,900,381 1,528,398 18,699,607 1,773,891 21,206,994 1,962,611 22,907,391 JULY 1,133,837 14,211,841 1,183,700 15,084,081 1,710,063 20,409,670 1,639,872 22,846,866 5,568 22,912,959 AUGUST 680,758 14,892,599 771,892 15,855,973 851,111 21,260,781 1,126,108 23,972,974 1,076 22,914,035 SEPTEMBER 770,433 15,663,032 768,806 16,624,779 970,684 22,231,465 1,021,859 24,994,833 6,114 22,920,150 (-) REFUNDS 15,663,032 16,624,779 22,231,465 24,994,833 22,920,150 FUTURE YEARS (2,496) 15,660,536 7,885 16,616,894 10,574 22,242,039 14,700 25,009,533 3,807 22,923,957 SUB TOTAL $ 15,660,536 $ 16,635,645 $ 22,242,039 $ 25,009,533 $ 22,923,957 LATE PAYMENTS PERIOD FY08/09 YTD FY09/10 YTD FY10/11 YTD FY11/12 YTD FY12/13 YTD Prior Years 499,599 499,599 774,433 774,433 713,971 713,971 532,607 532,607 403,311 403,311 OCTOBER 340,306 839,905 177,859 952,292 146,769 860,740 38,196 570,803 33,624 436,935 NOVEMBER 220,310 1,060,215 525,695 1,477,987 31,658 892,398 32,306 603,109 54,211 491,146 DECEMBER 598,648 1,658,863 324,434 1,802,421 130,873 1,023,271 59,262 662,371 57,234 548,380 JANUARY 599,602 2,258,465 809,806 2,612,227 67,537 1,090,808 62,053 724,424 30,673 579,052 FEBRUARY 1,012,237 3,270,702 583,538 3,195,765 44,924 1,135,732 65,083 789,507 60,447 639,500 MARCH 1,660,672 4,931,374 1,238,974 4,434,739 420,462 1,556,194 446,664 1,236,172 422,865 1,062,364 APRIL 73,265 5,004,639 750,255 5,184,994 34,182 1,590,376 41,595 1,277,766 26,434 1,088,798 MAY 33,300 5,037,939 407,083 5,592,077 28,119 1,618,495 27,543 1,305,309 19,506 JUNE 600,284 5,638,223 110,245 5,702,322 130,069 1,748,564 61,440 1,366,750 6,233 JULY 266,295 5,904,518 236,520 5,938,842 26,655 1,775,219 97,041 1,463,791 AUGUST 260,030 6,164,548 131,463 6,070,305 247,296 34,698 1,498,488 SEPTEMBER 39,113 6,203,661 58,320 6,128,625 8,288 4,899 1,503,387 SUB TOTAL $ 6,203,661 $ 6,128,625 $ 2,030,803 $ 1,503,387 $ 1,114,537 GRAND TOTAL $ 21,864,197 $ 22,764,270 $ 24,272,842 $ 26,512,920 $ 24,038,494 CURRENT PAYMENTS: Payments received from the 1st day through the closing date & posted to either the current period or to future periods. Current payments received after the 20th of the month may include penalty and interest charges. LATE PAYMENTS: Cumulative payments for prior months & years. Late payments include tax and may include penalty & interest charges. *For further Information, please contact: Lee County Visitor & Convention Bureau JUNE 2013 - TDC Current Month - June 2013 vs June 2012 Participation Occ % ADR RevPAR Percent Change from June 2012 Properties Rooms Room Room Room 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013 2012 Occ ADR RevPAR Rev Avail Sold Census Sample Census Sample United States 69.9 70.1 111.27 107.74 77.76 75.52 -0.3 3.3 3.0 3.8 0.8 0.5 52,752 30,221 4,918,727 3,510,767 Florida 69.2 66.4 109.51 105.54 75.83 70.09 4.3 3.8 8.2 8.6 0.4 4.6 3,556 1,969 410,426 288,864 Lee County, FL 54.4 52.1 116.92 113.79 63.56 59.28 4.3 2.8 7.2 5.8 -1.3 3.0 133 75 11,776 8,859 Pinellas County, FL 68.7 66.0 112.74 108.81 77.40 71.83 4.0 3.6 7.8 8.6 0.8 4.8 231 93 18,593 11,790 Manatee County, FL 62.0 58.8 96.75 95.69 59.99 56.29 5.4 1.1 6.6 6.5 -0.1 5.4 54 27 3,768 2,689 Collier County, FL 57.0 54.8 142.81 133.26 81.41 72.99 4.1 7.2 11.5 11.5 -0.1 4.0 62 37 7,399 6,113 Monroe County, FL 81.9 79.6 206.46 188.70 169.09 150.17 2.9 9.4 12.6 10.3 -2.0 0.8 164 55 8,682 5,583 Miami-Dade County, FL 74.1 72.6 140.90 135.61 104.40 98.51 2.0 3.9 6.0 5.6 -0.4 1.6 370 216 48,145 37,647 Broward County, FL 71.0 66.7 100.08 97.23 71.03 64.86 6.4 2.9 9.5 9.0 -0.5 5.9 267 146 29,506 24,286 Palm Beach County, FL 66.7 61.5 112.70 110.05 75.17 67.67 8.5 2.4 11.1 11.3 0.2 8.7 135 83 15,400 13,201 US Virgin Islands 72.2 73.3 257.75 245.55 186.05 180.07 -1.6 5.0 3.3 3.3 -0.1 -1.6 78 9 4,884 1,496 Bahamas 66.4 73.3 261.64 251.56 173.82 184.50 -9.4 4.0 -5.8 -5.3 0.5 -9.0 123 12 13,945 6,189 Bermuda 84.1 78.8 388.11 388.46 326.54 306.00 6.8 -0.1 6.7 6.7 0.0 6.8 26 10 2,232 1,706 YearYear to DateDate - JuneJune 20132013 vsvs JuneJune 20122012 Occ % ADR RevPAR Percent Change from YTD 2012 Room Room Room 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013 2012 Occ ADR RevPAR Rev Avail Sold United States 61.8 60.9 109.49 105.27 67.69 64.09 1.5 4.0 5.6 6.4 0.8 2.3 Florida 71.2 69.1 126.95 121.13 90.33 83.69 3.0 4.8 7.9 8.5 0.5 3.5 Lee County, FL 69.0 64.6 143.80 139.41 99.21 90.11 6.7 3.1 10.1 8.6 -1.4 5.3 Pinellas County, FL 71.3 70.2 126.58 120.17 90.22 84.41 1.5 5.3 6.9 7.9 1.0 2.5 Manatee County, FL 69.9 67.5 114.66 112.09 80.14 75.62 3.6 2.3 6.0 6.0 -0.0 3.6 Collier County, FL 73.2 70.3 213.11 197.77 156.08 138.98 4.2 7.8 12.3 12.1 -0.2 4.1 Monroe County, FL 83.6 81.8 246.38 230.24 206.08 188.28 2.3 7.0 9.5 8.8 -0.6 1.7 Miami-Dade County, FL 81.1 79.2 194.41 178.30 157.68 141.18 2.4 9.0 11.7 12.2 0.5 2.9 Broward County, FL 79.2 76.3 131.64 126.62 104.23 96.59 3.8 4.0 7.9 7.3 -0.6 3.2 Palm Beach County, FL 76.8 73.0 165.52 159.75 127.16 116.62 5.2 3.6 9.0 9.8 0.7 6.0 US Virgin Islands 76.8 74.3 340.99 334.98 261.89 249.02 3.3 1.8 5.2 4.9 -0.2 3.1 Bahamas 63.1 68.2 281.35 269.21 177.58 183.49 -7.4 4.5 -3.2 -3.1 0.2 -7.3 Bermuda 52.9 52.4 306.98 297.02 162.28 155.68 0.9 3.4 4.2 2.7 -1.4 -0.6 Lee County Visitor & Convention Bureau MAY 2013 - TDC Current Month - May 2013 vs May 2012 Participation Occ % ADR RevPAR Percent Change from May 2012 Properties Rooms Room Room Room 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013 2012 Occ ADR RevPAR Rev Avail Sold Census Sample Census Sample United States 64.0 63.3 109.86 106.08 70.34 67.17 1.1 3.6 4.7 5.5 0.8 1.9 52,619 30,192 4,908,959 3,507,715 Florida 65.5 63.3 112.92 109.39 74.01 69.25 3.5 3.2 6.9 7.3 0.4 3.9 3,557 1,970 411,079 289,477 Lee County, FL 58.4 52.0 117.52 112.82 68.61 58.68 12.2 4.2 16.9 15.4 -1.3 10.8 133 74 11,776 8,930 Pinellas County, FL 66.1 65.8 116.27 110.23 76.87 72.54 0.5 5.5 6.0 7.4 1.4 1.8 231 92 18,594 11,734 Manatee County, FL 60.6 58.7 98.82 98.24 59.89 57.66 3.3 0.6 3.9 3.8 -0.0 3.2 54 28 3,768 2,705 Collier County, FL 65.3 62.1 163.50 149.80 106.72 92.96 5.2 9.1 14.8 14.7 -0.1 5.1 62 37 7,399 6,113 Monroe County, FL 78.8 78.1 221.16 203.82 174.28 159.16 0.9 8.5 9.5 8.9 -0.5 0.4 165 56 8,815 5,732 Miami-Dade County, FL 74.7 74.3 159.54 151.88 119.23 112.78 0.6 5.0 5.7 5.9 0.2 0.8 370 213 48,451 37,400 Broward County, FL 71.1 68.0 108.48 111.06 77.10 75.56 4.5 -2.3 2.0 1.6 -0.4 4.0 267 146 29,506 24,286 Palm Beach County, FL 70.1 64.1 126.50 124.47 88.68 79.73 9.4 1.6 11.2 11.4 0.2 9.6 135 83 15,400
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