Interoffice Memorandum
DATE: February 2, 2026
TO: Mayor Jerry L. Demings and County Commissioners
THROUGH: N/A
FROM: Ray Walls, Deputy Director, Orange County Convention Center
CONTACT: Ray Walls
PHONE: 407-685-5684
DIVISION: Fiscal and Operational Support Division
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approval of the Tourist Development Tax Sports Incentive Committee's recommendations for sports incentive funding pursuant to the terms and conditions of funding agreements between Visit Orlando and the following applicants and authorization for Visit Orlando to enter into such agreements as follows: (1) $25,000 per year, for a total amount of $75,000, to the Greater Orlando Sports Commission to be used as bid fees for the 2026-2028 AAU Boys Basketball World Championships; (2) $50,000 to the Greater Orlando Sports Commission to be used as bid fees for the National Veterans Wheelchair Games in July 2027; (3) Not to exceed amount of $75,000 to the Greater Orlando Sports Commission to offset venue rental and contract labor expenses for the 2026 USA Rugby October Doubleheader on October 31, 2026; and (4) $7,500 to the Greater Orlando Sports Commission to offset venue rental expenses for the USA Diving East National Championships in June 2026. (Fiscal and Operational Support Division)
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PROJECT: Sports Incentive Committee Funding Requests
PURPOSE: On November 1, 2016, the Board authorized consolidated sports funding under the tourist development plan for incentivizing sporting events in Orange County venues. Since 2017, Visit Orlando has provided professional assistance in evaluating sports incentive funding proposals before the Tourist Development Tax Sports Incentive Committee (SIC). Sports incentive funds are held in a separate Visit Orlando account. On October 22, 2019, the Board approved a new tourism promotion agreement pursuant to which Visit Orlando will now administer both the evaluation of proposals and enter into funding agreements with applicants after the S...
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