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RESOLtITlON NO. 91-17
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
CLEARWATER. FLORIDA, SUPPORTING THE APPOINTMENT
OF RBCOGNIZED TOURISM LEADERS FROM THE TAMPA
BAY AREA TO THE FLORIDA TOURISM COMMI1TP.E TO
EQU1T ABLY REPRESENT ALL GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS OF
FLORIDA ON THE COMMITTEE.
WHEREAS. the 1991 Florida legislature, pursuant to H.B. 2399 ("Florida Tourism
Commission Act"), created the Florida Tourism Commission for the purpose of developIng a
strategic state plan for an effective, cost-emclent program of overall state tourism promoUol1; and
WHEREAS, the State Tourism Committee Act requires that members to the Florida Tourism
Commission "shall be appointed in such a manner as to equitably represent aU geographic areas of
the State": and
WHEREAS, the City of Clearwater and the Tampa Bay area are m[ijor destinations for
visitors and tourists to Florida and, as such, contribute greatly to the state's revenue base by
providing a substantial portion of sales tax receipts; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and Commissioners of the City of Clearwater find that the current
membership of the Florida Tourism Commission does not equitably repl'e!.ent all geographic areas
of the state and further finds it appropriate and desirable that PineUas County and the Tampa Bay
area be represented on the Florida Tourism Commission; nowt therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF CLEARWATER, FLORlDA:
Section 1. That at least one recognized tourism leader from the Tampa Bay area be
appointed to the Florida Tourism Committee so as to equitably represent all geographical areas of
Florida on the commission.
Section 2. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoptiont and a copy hereof
shall be forwarded by mail to the Governor of the State of Florida, the Florida Tourism Committee,
the Pinellas County Legislative Delegation, and the Board of County Commissioners of Pinellas
County .
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 20th day of June, 1991.
Rita Garvey
Mayor-Commissioner
Attest: .
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