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, . ►, <br /> Approved April 1, 1991 <br /> MINUTES <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> AND <br /> CHAPEL HILL TOWN COUNCIL <br /> MARCH 6, 1991 <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in Joint Session <br /> with the Chapel Hill Town Council at 5 : 30 p.m. in the Council <br /> Meeting Room, Municipal Building, Chapel Hill , North Carolina to <br /> discuss legislative matters. <br /> COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chairman Moses Carey, Jr. , and <br /> Commissioners Alice Gordon, Verla Insko and Don Wilihoit. <br /> COMMISSIONER ABSENT: Commissioner Stephen Halkiotis <br /> COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Jonathan Howes, and Council <br /> Members Nancy Preston, Joseph Herzenberg , Joyce Brown, and Julie <br /> Andresen . <br /> COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT: Council Members Alan Rimer, James Wallace, <br /> Arthur Werner, and Roosevelt Wilkerson. <br /> ORANGE COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: John Link, County Manger, Ted <br /> Abernathy, EDC Director and Kathy Baker, Deputy Clerk to the Board <br /> of County Commissioners. <br /> ORANGE COUNTY ATTORNEY: Geoff Gledhill <br /> CHAPEL HILL STAFF PRESENT: Cal Horton, Town Manager, Pete <br /> Richardson, Clerk to the Town Council and Greg Feller, Assistant <br /> to the Manager. <br /> CHAPEL HILL ATTORNEY: Ralph Karpinos <br /> 1 . INTRODUCTIONS <br /> Mayor Howes called the meeting to order and stated that the <br /> meeting focus would be discussion of the proposed Orange County <br /> Visitor Development Authority, as well as the Orange County Impact <br /> Tax. <br /> Mr. Horton indicated that the information provided by the <br /> proposed Visitor's Center Task Force had been evaluated. Staff has <br /> researched the idea, and citizen comments have been solicited and <br /> received. From an economic standpoint it has been decided that a <br /> break-even analysis would be the most effective one to be used. <br /> In essence, in carrying out the proposal enough funds would be <br /> generated to cover operating costs. The review of potential <br /> contributions indicates that this venture could very well be self- <br /> supporting. Discussion on the particular services and arrangements <br /> for creation would be beneficial . He suggested that "service <br />