{"id":24202,"date":"2026-07-28T15:56:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T19:56:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/?post_type=press-release&#038;p=24202"},"modified":"2026-07-28T16:06:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T20:06:01","slug":"tourist-development-tax-citizen-advisory-task-force-meeting-july-29","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/media-advisories\/press-releases\/2026\/07\/tourist-development-tax-citizen-advisory-task-force-meeting-july-29\/","title":{"rendered":"Orange County Tourist Development Tax Citizen Advisory Task Force to Hold Meeting | July 29"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-21138\" src=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/mayor-logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>Orange County, FL<\/strong> \u2013 The Orange County Tourist Development Tax (TDT) Citizen Advisory Task Force will meet for the third time on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, at the Orange County Innovation Center.<\/p>\n<p>The Task Force will review and provide recommendations to the Orange County Tourist Development Council and the Orange County Board of County Commissioners regarding potential uses of future, unencumbered Tourist Development Tax revenues, in accordance with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leg.state.fl.us\/statutes\/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&amp;URL=0100-0199\/0125\/Sections\/0125.0104.html#:~:text=The%20ordinance%20levying%20and%20imposing,accordance%20with%20subsection%20(6).\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Florida Statute 125.0104<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The full agenda, meeting dates, and list of task force members are available on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ocfl.net\/tdt\">Tourist Development Tax Citizen Advisory Task Force webpage<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>*Please note a 5th TDT Task Force meeting has been added for August 11, 2026.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>WHEN:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Wednesday, July 29, 2026, 9 a.m. \u2013 2 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MEETING AGENDA:<br \/>\n<\/strong>The meeting agenda for the July 29 meeting is outlined below.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><div class=\"lightweight-accordion\"><details><summary class=\"lightweight-accordion-title\"><span><strong>Wednesday, July 29, 2026<\/strong><\/span><\/summary><div class=\"lightweight-accordion-body\"><table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;\" width=\"250\">Call to Order<\/td>\n<td width=\"374\"><strong>Linda Chapin<\/strong>, Co-Chair<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;\" width=\"250\">Pledge of Allegiance<\/td>\n<td width=\"374\"><strong>Eddy Moratin<\/strong>, Co-Chair<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;\" width=\"250\">Task Force Roll Call<\/td>\n<td width=\"374\"><strong>Linda Chapin<\/strong>, Co-Chair<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;\" width=\"250\">Approval of Minutes<\/td>\n<td width=\"374\"><strong>Eddy Moratin<\/strong>, Co-Chair<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;\" width=\"250\">Presentations of Interested Parties<\/td>\n<td width=\"374\">\u2022 Alcrest Capital<br \/>\n\u2022 Association to Preserve the Eatonville Community (P.E.C.)<br \/>\n\u2022 Florida Citrus Sports<br \/>\n\u2022 Orange Audubon Society<br \/>\n\u2022 Creative City Project<br \/>\n\u2022 Florida Museum of History<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;\" width=\"250\">Lunch<\/td>\n<td width=\"374\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;\" width=\"250\">Member Comments<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;\"><strong>Linda Chapin<\/strong>, Co-Chair<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;\" width=\"250\">Public Comments<\/td>\n<td width=\"374\"><strong>Eddy Moratin<\/strong>, Co-Chair<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;\" width=\"250\">Next Meeting<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;\"><strong>August 5, 2026 | 9 a.m. \u2013 3 p.m.<\/strong><br \/>\nOrange County Innovation Center (new location)<br \/>\n7149 West Colonial Drive<br \/>\nOrlando, FL 32818<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;\" width=\"250\">Adjourn<\/td>\n<td width=\"374\"><strong>Eddy Moratin<\/strong>, Co-Chair<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div><\/p>\n<p><strong>WHERE:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Orange County Innovation Center<br \/>\n7149 W. Colonial Drive<br \/>\nOrlando, FL 32818<\/p>\n<p><strong>VIEWING OPTIONS:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Orange TV will carry the TDT Citizen Advisory Task Force meeting live on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ocfl.net\/OTVLive\">http:\/\/www.ocfl.net\/OTVLive<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting can also be viewed on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/5gFDGyNt49E\">YouTube<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/event\/6071326\">Vimeo.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more information on the Orange County Tourist Development Tax (TDT) Citizen Advisory Task Force, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ocfl.net\/tdt\">www.ocfl.net\/tdt<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Orange County, FL \u2013 The Orange County Tourist Development Tax (TDT) Citizen Advisory Task Force will meet for the third time on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, at the Orange County Innovation Center. 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