MISSION

The mission of the Orlando Downtown Development Board (DDB) is to strengthen the role of Downtown Orlando as the economic, governmental and cultural center of Central Florida. The DDB is responsible for the planning, implementation and administration of the City’s core area redevelopment and development program.

DESCRIPTION

The Downtown Development Board (DDB) is a five member board and agency of the City of Orlando that was created by Special Act of the Florida Legislature in 1971 (codified as Chapter 18 of the Charter of the City of Orlando). The Board meets the fourth Wednesday in every month, plans and projects designed to stimulate private investment are implemented within the 1,000 acre boundary.

The Board was created to give property owners within the Orlando Central City Neighborhood Development Area a vehicle to directly impact revitalization of the area and preserve property values and prevent future and reduce present deterioration within the Area.  Board members are appointed for three year terms by the Mayor of the City of Orlando with the concurrence of City Council. The Board levies an ad valorem tax within the Area of one mill on each dollar of tax base.  The Board’s fiscal year is the same as that of the City of Orlando, October 1-September 30.  As a Florida special district, a unit of special purpose local government, Part III, Chapter 112, Florida Statutes, provides general pertinent ethics rules applicable to the DDB.

Resources:

• Annual financial reports are available on the state’s website.
• City’s Comprehensive Annual Report
• 2017-2018 Budget
• 2018-2019 Budget
• Proposed 2019-2020 Budget 

Please be advised, the December 4, 2019 Downtown Development Board meeting has been cancelled.

The regularly scheduled meetings of the Board for 2020 will commence at 3:00 p.m.

January 22, 2020, February 26, 2020, March 25, 2020, April 22, 2020,  May 27, 2020, June 24, 2020, July 22, 2020, August 19, 2020*, August 26, 2020, September 23, 2020, October 28, 2020, November 18, 2020, December 2, 2020.

*August 19, 2020 – Annual Downtown Development Board Budget Workshop

Current board members are:

• William “Bill” Lambert, Chair – Red Lobster
• James “Jamie”  Barati, Vice Chair – Jones Lang LaSalle
• Wendy Connor – True Marketing
• Monica McCown – Artisan’s Table
• Eugene Jones – Valencia College

To view meeting minutes and agendas from previous months, please click here or e-mail Ashley Edwards at Ashley.Edwards@downtownorlando.com.

Downloads

	2017-2018 Annual Report	Download
	2016-2017 Annual Report	Download
	Annual Report 2015-2016	Download
	November 20, 2019 DDB Agenda	Download