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4 <br />Minutes <br />Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitnrs 13urcau Hoard <br />December 10, 1997 <br />The Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau Board met Wednesday, December 10, <br />1997, 8 a.m. at the Burwell School in [ Iillsborough. <br />Board Members Present: Lee I'avao, Chairman <br />Moses Carey, Jr. <br />Margaret Skinner <br />Catharine Callaway <br />Rick Strunk <br />Stephen I talkiotis <br />Board Members Absent: I Iilliard Caldwell <br />Pat Cvans <br />Remus Smith <br />Nancy Uavis <br />Staff Present: Shelly Green, llirector <br />Betty Davis, Administrative Assistant <br />Guests: Ted Abernathy, Orange County F,UC <br />Cathleen Turner, Alliance for I Iistorical I Iillsborough <br />Sandy Roberts, I1NC-CI I Visitors Center <br />Joel Sheer, Sheer Associates, Marketing Agency <br />John Link, County Manager <br />Chairman Lee Pavan called the meeting to order at 8:05 a.m. at the Burwell School. <br />` •; <br />INTRODUCTION OF GtII;S'I'S <br />Mr. Pavan welcomed members and recognized and greeted gucsls to the board meeting. <br />APPROVAL OF MINU'T'ES <br />Mr. Pavan made a motion that the minutes be approved as submitted. Mr. Rick Strunk <br />seconded the motion. With all board members in agreement the minutes were accepted. <br />BUDGET AND FINANCE <br />Mr. Moses Cary, treasurer, reported the visitors bureau was i~ti "good shape" budget wise. <br />After discussion regarding the budget "draft" which was included with tine board packet, <br />Mr. Halkiotis expressed concerns regarding tlie $30,000 cost for Highway signs. T'l~e cost <br />for the signs increased $15,000 over tl~e last eighteen months. Ms. Green explained the <br />