{"id":24248,"date":"2026-08-04T16:09:47","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T20:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/?post_type=press-release&p=24248"},"modified":"2026-08-04T16:11:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T20:11:42","slug":"tourist-development-tax-citizen-advisory-task-force-to-hold-meeting-aug-5","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/media-advisories\/press-releases\/2026\/08\/tourist-development-tax-citizen-advisory-task-force-to-hold-meeting-aug-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Orange County Tourist Development Tax Citizen Advisory Task Force to Hold Meeting | Aug. 5"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Orange County, FL.<\/strong> \u2013 The Orange County Tourist Development Tax (TDT) Citizen Advisory Task Force will meet for the fourth time on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, at the Orange County Innovation Center.<\/p>\n

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 Florida Statute 125.0104<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The full agenda, meeting dates, and list of task force members are available on the Tourist Development Tax Citizen Advisory Task Force webpage<\/a>.<\/p>\n

WHEN:
\n<\/strong>Wednesday, August 5, 2026, 9 a.m. \u2013 4 p.m.<\/p>\n

MEETING AGENDA:
\n<\/strong>The meeting agenda for the August 5 meeting is outlined below.
\n<\/strong>

Wednesday, August 5, 2026<\/strong><\/span><\/summary>
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Call to Order<\/td>\nEddy Moratin<\/strong>, Co-Chair<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pledge of Allegiance<\/td>\nLinda Chapin<\/strong>, Co-Chair<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Task Force Roll Call<\/td>\nEddy Moratin<\/strong>, Co-Chair<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Approval of Minutes<\/td>\nLinda Chapin<\/strong>, Co-Chair<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Presentations of Interested Parties<\/td>\n\u2022 Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts<\/strong> | 9:15-9:45 a.m.
\n\u2022 UCF Sports<\/strong> | 9:45-10:15 a.m.
\n\u2022 Dr. Phillips, Inc.<\/strong> | 10:15-10:45 a.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Break<\/td>\n10:45-11:00 a.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Presentations of Interested Parties<\/td>\n\u2022 Orlando City Baseball Dreamers<\/strong> | 11-11:30 a.m.
\n\u2022 8 Waves<\/strong> | 11:30 a.m.-12 p.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lunch<\/td>\n12-12:30 p.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Presentations of Interested Parties<\/td>\n\u2022 Town of Eatonville CRA<\/strong> | 12:30-1\u00a0p.m.
\n\u2022 City of Ocoee<\/strong> | 1-1:30 p.m.
\n\u2022 OCPS<\/strong> | 1:30-2 p.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Break<\/td>\n2-2:15 p.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GSU Analysis Discussion<\/td>\nPeter Bluestone<\/strong>, PhD, Associate Director of the Center for State and Local Finance and Fiscal Research Center, GSU<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Survey Overview<\/td>\nRyan Nikin-Beers<\/strong>, PhD, Research Statistician, Orange County Corrections<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Member Comments<\/td>\nEddy Moratin<\/strong>, Co-Chair<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Public Comments<\/td>\nLinda Chapin<\/strong>, Co-Chair<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Next Meeting<\/td>\nEddy Moratin<\/strong>, Co-Chair
\nAugust 11, 2026 | 9 a.m. \u2013 2 p.m.<\/strong>
\nOrange County Innovation Center
\n7149 West Colonial Drive Orlando, FL 32818<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Adjourn<\/td>\nEddy Moratin<\/strong>, Co-Chair<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

WHERE:
\n<\/strong>Orange County Innovation Center
\n7149 W. Colonial Drive
\nOrlando, FL 32818<\/p>\n

VIEWING OPTIONS:
\n<\/strong>Orange TV will carry the TDT Citizen Advisory Task Force meeting live on http:\/\/www.ocfl.net\/OTVLive<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The meeting can also be viewed on YouTube<\/a> and Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Orange County, FL. \u2013 The Orange County Tourist Development Tax (TDT) Citizen Advisory Task Force will meet for the fourth time on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, at the Orange County Innovation Center. The Task Force will review and provide recommendations to the Orange County Tourist Development Council and the Orange County Board of County Commissioners […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-24248","press-release","type-press-release","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nTDT Citizen Advisory Task Force Meeting Aug. 5<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Orange County Tourist Development Tax (TDT) Citizen Advisory Task Force will meet for the fourth time on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, at the Orange County Innovation Center.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/media-advisories\/press-releases\/2026\/08\/tourist-development-tax-citizen-advisory-task-force-to-hold-meeting-aug-5\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"TDT Citizen Advisory Task Force Meeting Aug. 5\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Orange County Tourist Development Tax (TDT) Citizen Advisory Task Force will meet for the fourth time on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, at the Orange County Innovation Center.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/media-advisories\/press-releases\/2026\/08\/tourist-development-tax-citizen-advisory-task-force-to-hold-meeting-aug-5\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"OCFL Newsroom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OrangeCountyFlorida\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-08-04T20:11:42+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/mayor-logo.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"150\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"150\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@OrangeCoFL\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newsroom.ocfl.net\\\/media-advisories\\\/press-releases\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/tourist-development-tax-citizen-advisory-task-force-to-hold-meeting-aug-5\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newsroom.ocfl.net\\\/media-advisories\\\/press-releases\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/tourist-development-tax-citizen-advisory-task-force-to-hold-meeting-aug-5\\\/\",\"name\":\"TDT Citizen Advisory Task Force Meeting Aug. 5\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newsroom.ocfl.net\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newsroom.ocfl.net\\\/media-advisories\\\/press-releases\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/tourist-development-tax-citizen-advisory-task-force-to-hold-meeting-aug-5\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newsroom.ocfl.net\\\/media-advisories\\\/press-releases\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/tourist-development-tax-citizen-advisory-task-force-to-hold-meeting-aug-5\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newsroom.ocfl.net\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/mayor-logo.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-08-04T20:09:47+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-08-04T20:11:42+00:00\",\"description\":\"The Orange County Tourist Development Tax (TDT) Citizen Advisory Task Force will meet for the fourth time on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, at the Orange County Innovation Center.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newsroom.ocfl.net\\\/media-advisories\\\/press-releases\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/tourist-development-tax-citizen-advisory-task-force-to-hold-meeting-aug-5\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/newsroom.ocfl.net\\\/media-advisories\\\/press-releases\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/tourist-development-tax-citizen-advisory-task-force-to-hold-meeting-aug-5\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newsroom.ocfl.net\\\/media-advisories\\\/press-releases\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/tourist-development-tax-citizen-advisory-task-force-to-hold-meeting-aug-5\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newsroom.ocfl.net\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/mayor-logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newsroom.ocfl.net\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/mayor-logo.png\",\"width\":150,\"height\":150},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newsroom.ocfl.net\\\/media-advisories\\\/press-releases\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/tourist-development-tax-citizen-advisory-task-force-to-hold-meeting-aug-5\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newsroom.ocfl.net\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Press Releases\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newsroom.ocfl.net\\\/media-advisories\\\/press-releases\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Orange County Tourist Development Tax Citizen Advisory Task Force to Hold Meeting | Aug. 5\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newsroom.ocfl.net\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newsroom.ocfl.net\\\/\",\"name\":\"OCFL Newsroom\",\"description\":\"Orange County, Florida | Government Newsroom\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newsroom.ocfl.net\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newsroom.ocfl.net\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newsroom.ocfl.net\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Orange County Government Newsroom\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newsroom.ocfl.net\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newsroom.ocfl.net\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newsroom.ocfl.net\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/03\\\/NEWS-APP-DropShadow.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newsroom.ocfl.net\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/03\\\/NEWS-APP-DropShadow.png\",\"width\":504,\"height\":504,\"caption\":\"Orange County Government Newsroom\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newsroom.ocfl.net\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/OrangeCountyFlorida\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/OrangeCoFL\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/ocfl\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/orange-county-government\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/channel\\\/UCff6MZzeWNpXg6TCU3jdxbA\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"TDT Citizen Advisory Task Force Meeting Aug. 5","description":"The Orange County Tourist Development Tax (TDT) Citizen Advisory Task Force will meet for the fourth time on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, at the Orange County Innovation Center.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/media-advisories\/press-releases\/2026\/08\/tourist-development-tax-citizen-advisory-task-force-to-hold-meeting-aug-5\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"TDT Citizen Advisory Task Force Meeting Aug. 5","og_description":"The Orange County Tourist Development Tax (TDT) Citizen Advisory Task Force will meet for the fourth time on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, at the Orange County Innovation Center.","og_url":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/media-advisories\/press-releases\/2026\/08\/tourist-development-tax-citizen-advisory-task-force-to-hold-meeting-aug-5\/","og_site_name":"OCFL Newsroom","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OrangeCountyFlorida\/","article_modified_time":"2026-08-04T20:11:42+00:00","og_image":[{"width":150,"height":150,"url":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/mayor-logo.png","type":"image\/png"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@OrangeCoFL","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/media-advisories\/press-releases\/2026\/08\/tourist-development-tax-citizen-advisory-task-force-to-hold-meeting-aug-5\/","url":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/media-advisories\/press-releases\/2026\/08\/tourist-development-tax-citizen-advisory-task-force-to-hold-meeting-aug-5\/","name":"TDT Citizen Advisory Task Force Meeting Aug. 5","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/media-advisories\/press-releases\/2026\/08\/tourist-development-tax-citizen-advisory-task-force-to-hold-meeting-aug-5\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/media-advisories\/press-releases\/2026\/08\/tourist-development-tax-citizen-advisory-task-force-to-hold-meeting-aug-5\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/mayor-logo.png","datePublished":"2026-08-04T20:09:47+00:00","dateModified":"2026-08-04T20:11:42+00:00","description":"The Orange County Tourist Development Tax (TDT) Citizen Advisory Task Force will meet for the fourth time on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, at the Orange County Innovation Center.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/media-advisories\/press-releases\/2026\/08\/tourist-development-tax-citizen-advisory-task-force-to-hold-meeting-aug-5\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/media-advisories\/press-releases\/2026\/08\/tourist-development-tax-citizen-advisory-task-force-to-hold-meeting-aug-5\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/media-advisories\/press-releases\/2026\/08\/tourist-development-tax-citizen-advisory-task-force-to-hold-meeting-aug-5\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/mayor-logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/mayor-logo.png","width":150,"height":150},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/media-advisories\/press-releases\/2026\/08\/tourist-development-tax-citizen-advisory-task-force-to-hold-meeting-aug-5\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Press Releases","item":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/media-advisories\/press-releases\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Orange County Tourist Development Tax Citizen Advisory Task Force to Hold Meeting | Aug. 5"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/#website","url":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/","name":"OCFL Newsroom","description":"Orange County, Florida | Government Newsroom","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/#organization","name":"Orange County Government Newsroom","url":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/NEWS-APP-DropShadow.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/NEWS-APP-DropShadow.png","width":504,"height":504,"caption":"Orange County Government Newsroom"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OrangeCountyFlorida\/","https:\/\/x.com\/OrangeCoFL","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ocfl\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/orange-county-government","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCff6MZzeWNpXg6TCU3jdxbA"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release\/24248","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/press-release"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24248"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}