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ECONOMIC VITALITY GROW

DDA District Resources A Practical Guide for
Downtown Delray Beach Businesses
Social Connection Newsletter
A complimentary guide produced by the DDA to provide an
Produced two six–page newsletters with 1,500 printed and understanding of all of the City’s regulations and rules to be
delivered for each issue. followed by each business to ensure a clean, safe and vibrant
Downtown.
Annual Report
Property & Business Owner Town Hall Meeting
Produced the DDA Annual Report for 2014–2015, and provided
complimentary copies to property and business owners within Reestablished the annual Property & Business Owner Town
the District as well as community partners. Hall meeting. The meeting was held on Wednesday, April
20th, 2016 at the Delray Beach Public Library. Guest speaker
DDA “About” Video Created and produced a video Mikel Oglesby, Deputy Director of the South Florida Regional
Transportation Authority provided an update on the development
including who we are and what we do. of the FEC new commuter service and the DDA Team presented
an overview of the organization, the new About Us video, and
DowntownDelrayBeach.com The complete resource for announced that this meeting will be an on–going annual event.

information about Downtown Delray Beach.

Downtown Special Events Program May 2016

The City of Delray Beach instituted a new Special Events • Small Biz Mini Con: DDA Executive Director moderated a
Program. Approved by the City Commission, the DDA was speaker panel and team members attended.
part of the team which reviewed ordinances, policies and
procedures, and remains a member of the team to review every • Participated in Central Business District Business Walk
event application. In addition, the DDA is a member of the spearheaded by Office of Economic Development and
Special Event Technical Advisory Committee. visited over 200 businesses within the core.

Economic Development Grants Business Marketing Programs

Provided financial support through a grant process to these Successfully implemented and executed marketing programs
organizations in the District to further their mission in concert focused on shopping, dining, small business, restaurants and
with DDA objectives. holidays. All programs produced involved the merchants and
were created to drive traffic to and promote the Downtown
$5,000 $15,000 $30,000 businesses. The Programs included: First Friday Art Walk, Small
Business Saturday, Delray Beach Fashion Week, Savor the
PINEAPPLE GROVE WARC DBMC Avenue, Dine Out Downtown Delray Restaurant Week, and
ARTS DISTRICT THE SET 100ft Delray Orchid Giveaway in honor of Mother’s Day.
BRANDING CHRISTMAS TREE
MARKETING AND Visitor Center Information
MAINTENANCE OF
Managed by the DDA on the corner of A1A and East Atlantic
PUBLIC ART Avenue, the Center celebrated its 10th anniversary as a
resource for hundreds of visitors a day to the City of Delray
Downtown Merchant & Business Association Beach. Dedicated volunteers provided customer service,
hospitality and brochures, calendars, and maps to visitors. The
• A forum for the Downtown businesses to collaborate on Center is currently under renovation and when completed will
programs, communicate amongst the organization and be designated as the Official South Palm Beach County Visitor
community, and be a collective voice that advocates for Center by Visit Florida.
activities that promote the retention and smart growth of the
Downtown business community. 14 17,000 56
VOLUNTEERS VISITORS HOURS/WEEK
• This group consists of restaurant, business, and retail owners
or operators in the DDA district.

• The DDA acts as the administrator to the Downtown Merchant
& Business Association by handling the meeting and event
planning details, communications and collaborating on
projects.

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