Where did you find this?At least one CFTOD official has been deposed (according to Disney’s lawsuit under the Public Records legislation)
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News Reedy Creek Improvement District and the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District
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ABQ
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So help a novice, not a lawyer, understand. CFTOD has been around for what, less than a year? Is Disney looking for public records from that time? Or are they looking for records from back when RCID was in place? I mean, if it's from the past year, it cannot be that much to gather them all. Though the filing from 12/22 says CFTOD turned over 888 documents, apparently they want 889+? Those cannot be all from just 2023, could they?
ABQ
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So then CFTOD turned over 888 pages of paperclip requisition forms but nothing of substance in all likelihood? I'm still curious over the time period requested.
Goofyernmost
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I'm not sure but it only makes sense that Disney is looking for what that band of idiots have done since taking over. They've had plenty of time to do a lot of questionable things. What little I read of it, it seems to be looking for what money is going to specific political friends and allies.
CFTOD & RCID would generally be considered one continuing entity for legal purposes. Many of the discovery requests will be inherently limited to a certain period of time because they relate to certain events, such as documents relating to the preparation of the Development Agreement, or to the district's consideration of whether mailed Notices were required to any "affected property owners".
Stripes
Premium Member
According to Disney’s complaint, the chair of the new board, Martin Garcia, has outsourced the district’s public records department to the same lawyers that are suing Disney, at least in the case of his emails and communications.
The district’s lawyers also asserted “attorney client privilege” as an exemption to the disclosure of certain documents despite the fact that Florida law doesn’t recognize attorney client privilege as a valid exemption, and instead recognizes a far more limited exemption. The district later claimed that this asserted exemption was simply a generalized way of referring to the Florida statute, but I don’t buy it. In the district lawyer’s communication they cited the statute in question just 2 bullets above the “attorney client privilege”exemption.
The district’s employees and board members are also using personal devices and private e-mail servers for discussing and communicating about government business. The district has not been imaging those devices and is relying on the honor system when it comes to board members and employees handing over documents subject to the public records requests.
PREMiERdrum
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Quoted for pure schadenfreude.
Brian
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Stripes
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I wonder if we’ll hear the same excuses as last time.
Dranth
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I'm going to guess that members of a Ron appointed board also had a problem with that situation and surprise! Here they are allowing the same thing to happen. Either they are letting it happen through negligence, bad management, or doing it on purpose which is a lack of any personal morals. What a joke. I wouldn't be surprised if one of them ended up in a leaked sex tape doing the very thing they claim is evil... oh... wait.
Highly UnUsHoOaL
flyakite
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From Orlando Sentinel:
NOTICE OF 2024 CFTOD REGULAR BOARD MEETINGS
Please take notice that the Board of Supervisors of the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District will meet in regular session at 1900 Hotel Plaza Boulevard, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, commencing at 9:30 a.m. (unless otherwise indicated below) on the following 2024 calendar year dates to conduct its regular board meetings:
January 24
February 28
March 27
April 24
May 22
June 26
July 24
August 28
September 11 @5:05pm (Budget-1st Reading)
September 25 @5:05pm (Budget-Final reading)
October 23
November 20
December 18
Interested parties may appear at the public meeting(s) to be heard with respect to the proposed resolution(s) and other matters on the agenda(s). If a person decides to appeal any decision made by the Board of Supervisors with respect to any matter considered at such meeting or hearing, he or she will need a record of the proceedings, and that, for such purpose, he or she may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.
12/30/2023 7558143
NOTICE OF 2024 CFTOD REGULAR BOARD MEETINGS
Please take notice that the Board of Supervisors of the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District will meet in regular session at 1900 Hotel Plaza Boulevard, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, commencing at 9:30 a.m. (unless otherwise indicated below) on the following 2024 calendar year dates to conduct its regular board meetings:
January 24
February 28
March 27
April 24
May 22
June 26
July 24
August 28
September 11 @5:05pm (Budget-1st Reading)
September 25 @5:05pm (Budget-Final reading)
October 23
November 20
December 18
Interested parties may appear at the public meeting(s) to be heard with respect to the proposed resolution(s) and other matters on the agenda(s). If a person decides to appeal any decision made by the Board of Supervisors with respect to any matter considered at such meeting or hearing, he or she will need a record of the proceedings, and that, for such purpose, he or she may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.
12/30/2023 7558143
mikejs78
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I'm not a legal expert, but looking at the Florida statue on discovery, failure to produce discovery is one possible remedy a judge has under the law. Contempt citations and jail time is another.
From a recent OBJ article.
"The Central Florida Tourism Oversight District — formerly called Reedy Creek Improvement District — is inviting scrutiny.
The governing entity that oversees Walt Disney World's land published a request for proposals on Dec. 27. The bid opportunity is for an operational assessment that may kickstart widespread changes to the district, even creating new opportunities for Central Florida contractors that sell products and services Disney needs.
The invitation to bid was posted on PlanetBids, the vendor portal adopted after Reedy Creek Improvement District dissolved. Orlando Business Journal requested more information from the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District, but the district had not responded by the afternoon of Dec. 29."
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"Questions about the project are due Thursday, Jan. 11, and answers will be posted on PlanetBids. Bids are due Thursday, Jan. 18, at 2 p.m. Proposals will be subject to a rating system; a shortlist of applicants will be created followed by an initial evaluation to narrow the field to the two highest-rated proposers, which will be examined further.
In the end, the highest-rated contractor will win a one-year contract to assess the current organization and develop a “prioritized list of reform strategies with associated action plans for implementation.” If the reform strategies proposed by the winning contractor are approved by the district, the $130 million allocated annually for operating expenses could be spent differently.
The activity attached to the contract appears to address the entire scope of Central Florida Tourism Oversight District operations, from finance to technology to procurement. Other areas scoped are:
Typically, competition for an award of this kind would favor businesses certified in the Minority/Women Business Enterprise and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise programs. However, the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District eliminated most of its diversity, equity and inclusion programs in August — though preference for veterans remains secure."
Full article at the link below.
See the listing on PlanetBids at this link - https://pbsystem.planetbids.com/portal/62171/bo/bo-detail/112846
"The Central Florida Tourism Oversight District — formerly called Reedy Creek Improvement District — is inviting scrutiny.
The governing entity that oversees Walt Disney World's land published a request for proposals on Dec. 27. The bid opportunity is for an operational assessment that may kickstart widespread changes to the district, even creating new opportunities for Central Florida contractors that sell products and services Disney needs.
The invitation to bid was posted on PlanetBids, the vendor portal adopted after Reedy Creek Improvement District dissolved. Orlando Business Journal requested more information from the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District, but the district had not responded by the afternoon of Dec. 29."
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"Questions about the project are due Thursday, Jan. 11, and answers will be posted on PlanetBids. Bids are due Thursday, Jan. 18, at 2 p.m. Proposals will be subject to a rating system; a shortlist of applicants will be created followed by an initial evaluation to narrow the field to the two highest-rated proposers, which will be examined further.
In the end, the highest-rated contractor will win a one-year contract to assess the current organization and develop a “prioritized list of reform strategies with associated action plans for implementation.” If the reform strategies proposed by the winning contractor are approved by the district, the $130 million allocated annually for operating expenses could be spent differently.
The activity attached to the contract appears to address the entire scope of Central Florida Tourism Oversight District operations, from finance to technology to procurement. Other areas scoped are:
- Building
- Safety
- Construction management
- Environmental sciences
- Facilities
- Fire department
- Human resources
- Planning
- Engineering
- Public affairs
- Security
- Emergency management
Typically, competition for an award of this kind would favor businesses certified in the Minority/Women Business Enterprise and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise programs. However, the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District eliminated most of its diversity, equity and inclusion programs in August — though preference for veterans remains secure."
Full article at the link below.
See the listing on PlanetBids at this link - https://pbsystem.planetbids.com/portal/62171/bo/bo-detail/112846