Daytona Beach looking to score home-field advantage Trio works to recruit various sporting events to area

Many factors contribute to successful sporting events, with world-class amenities in great destinations being top considerations. Daytona Beach has a rich history of attracting a diverse array of sporting and outdoor events and athletes.

Last week, City Manager Deric C. Feacher attended the TEAMS Conference & Expo in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Presented by SportsTravel and hosted by the Oklahoma City Convention & Visitors Bureau, the fourday event attracted more than 1,000 attendees including CEOs, executive directors and event managers from sports organizations as well as representatives from sports commissions and convention bureaus.

Feacher joined a contingent from Daytona Beach including Brandon Little, sports business development manager at the Daytona Beach Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, and Tim Buckley, director of sales and marketing at the Ocean Center.

Looking to attract more sporting competitions, tournaments, championships and conventions to Daytona Beach, the trio secured 38 one-on-one appointments with groups representing youth, college and
adult sporting events including e-sports, flag football, women’s tackle football, ping pong, cheer, dance, baseball, jump rope,
fencing and soccer. Several of the sporting entities have set up follow-up meetings and site visits. One of the key visits for Feacher was a tour and discussions with Boat District and Riversports representatives. With Daytona Beach having direct access to the Halifax River and city’s marina, attracting water-related projects would be beneficial for our community.

New mobile app makes doing business with the city easier and more convenient

The City of Daytona Beach is excited to announce the launch of its new mobile app, DBCityConnect. The app will be available to download on the Apple and Google app stores starting Nov. 9.

Using the city’s branded color palette, the app incorporates a beachy, yet nostalgic, image looking through the coquina rocks and water feature of the iconic Clocktower. The app’s layout is intuitive and well thought out using analytics of user habits on the city’s website, making the most soughtafter information more easily accessible.

The new design is mobile-optimized to ensure citizens can easily navigate and interact with content from any smartphone or tablet, anytime and anywhere.

Convenient features allow users mobile access to:

• Pay utility bills
• Search city job openings, meeting agendas and minutes
• View Daytona Beach Police Department’s home page
• Schedule a virtual appointment with staff
• Access the city’s social media platforms
• Get the latest city news and active emergency alerts
• See calendars for city meetings, Peabody events and community events from the Daytona Beach Area Convention & Visitors Bureau’s calendar
• Stops on the Black Heritage Trail
• Subscribe to city newsletters, agendas and alerts

Public Works teammate uses CPR
training to save stranger

Caron Haywood, a maintenance worker in the Public Works department since
2020, was awarded the American Heart Association’s Heartsaver Hero Award for
putting his CPR skills and instincts to the test when he found an unresponsive woman at the 7-Eleven on North Atlantic Avenue earlier this year. Haywood went through the CPR training provided by the city before performing his heroic act. Fast forward six months later, he found himself applying what he learned to help save a woman's life.

Going above and beyond to save a stranger, Haywood stuck to what he learned and brought the woman’s breathing back three different times until police arrived on scene. Due to his quick response and timing, Haywood was able to save the woman's life.

Protogroup condemnation lifted

The city lifted its condemnation order on the Protogroup’s North Tower as of Oct. 19, following the completion of certain requirements met by the property owner. The original order was issued Sept. 1 after the foundation's
exposed, rusted rebar was determined to be no longer suited to support construction of the proposed development, according to the city’s Chief Building Official Glen Urquhart. To lift the order, the property owner was
instructed to clean up and remove construction debris and materials and obtain a structural analysis report from an engineer. Studies of the rebar were performed, which included sand blasting sections of the exposed rebar to measure its diameter and test its strength. Prior to resuming construction, another structural analysis will have to be submitted to the city. To keep the construction permit active, the project must have another passing inspection within 180 days.

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