Next meeting of DeSantis' Central Florida Tourism Oversight District likely to stir more controversy days before Disney court case hearing

Nov 29, 2023 in "Reedy Creek Improvement District"

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Posted: Wednesday November 29, 2023 12:30pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

The Central Florida Tourism Oversight District has released the agenda for the next Board of Supervisor meeting, to be held on December 6, 2023, at 9:30 am.

CFTOD headquarters near Disney Springs at Walt Disney World

CFTOD meetings frequently offer insights into the workings of the Ron DeSantis-appointed governing district, but this next meeting looks like it will be especially interesting.

The agenda contains an entry under "New Business" titled "Discussion of Historical Issues Involving The Operation And Governance Of The District."

CFTOD Board of Supervisors have spent many hours, particularly in their early meetings, proclaiming how the district was, in their opinion, poorly managed under Disney's Reedy Creek Improvement District. But it seems that the new board now has even more to say on the subject.

The meeting comes just a few days before Judge Allen Winsor will hear arguments on December 12 at 9:30 at the federal courthouse in Tallahassee as CFTOD tries to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Walt Disney Parks and Resorts against DeSantis and the CFTOD board.

Here is the agenda in full for the CFTOD BOS meeting on December 6, 2023:

CALL TO ORDER
2. OPENING INVOCATION
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
4. SAFETY MINUTE
5. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
6. CONSENT AGENDA
6.1 November 15, 2023 Meeting Minutes
7. REPORTS
7.1 Management Report
8. NEW BUSINESS
8.1 Supplemental Performance Award Policy
8.2 Discussion of Historical Issues Involving The Operation And Governance Of The District
9. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
10. OTHER BUSINESS
11. ADJOURN

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castlecake2.07 days ago

Yes

Stripes7 days ago

Has Disney/CFTOD continued to replace the purple direction signage with the new blue color scheme since CFTOD took over?

mkt7 days ago

You're right. The new document will be different. It will be "different" in the way that Chris Gaines was "different" from Garth Brooks or how the drummer from Nirvana is "different" from the singer of the Foo Fighters.

Unbanshee7 days ago

Both are effectively picked by the Governor, just not technically. Look no further than the communications "strategy" with the replacement of Gilzean of the Governor's office getting out ahead of every single step of the process

lazyboy97o8 days ago

The settlement acknowledged the “need” to change the comprehensive plan, which undermines this idea. So too does the lack of an agreement, as the 2032 Comprehensive Plan wasn’t that different than the again in force 2020 Comprehensive Plan.

Brian8 days ago

That's understandable for sure. I just felt inclined to make the distinction due to the ongoing conversation, as the district administrator is selected by the board, while the board is selected by the governor.

mkt8 days ago

The new agreement will be functionally the same as the one Disney was sued over.

pdude818 days ago

You're right. This has been going on so long I just lumped all the antagonists together.

Brian8 days ago

Not to nitpick, but Gilzean was district administrator, not a board member.

pdude818 days ago

A bigger risk than keeping Garcia and Gilzean on the board as active disruptors? I don't agree with their decision to stall the federal lawsuit, but I understand why they saw the status quo as a risk to growth over the next few years.

lazyboy97o8 days ago

You don’t think dropping your bargaining power in the middle is the best strategy in a negotiation?

flynnibus8 days ago

Again… we know nothing except both sides have shown signs of positive attitude and certainty of successful outcomes. What does that mean? None if us know. All we can speculate is… they know a lot more than they have said publicly… and obvious things like "desantis is not perpetual…" were clearly obvious to them when they made these choices.

UNCgolf8 days ago

That seems wildly optimistic.

flynnibus8 days ago

“Right now…” Yes, we all know this. But again, we don’t know what back room deal they have setup. Who knows… it could even include new legislation promises… Or Disney is just rolling with the hand they are dealt… maybe they have accepted that the time to sunset their advantages of rcid is here… none of us can tell what their true intentions are right now.