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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />HILLSBOROUGH BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />JOINT MEETING <br />AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: February 24, 2011 <br />SUBJECT: Joint Meeting Discussion Items <br />DEPARTMENT: County Manager/Town PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No <br />ManagerlTown <br />Planning/County <br />PlanninglAsset Management <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />As noted in "Background" section <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Frank Clifton, 245-2300; Eric Peterson, <br />732-1270; Margaret Hauth, 732-1270; <br />Craig Benedict, 245-2592; Karen Lincoln, <br />245-2580; Pam Jones, 245-2650; Greg <br />Wilder, 245-2300 <br />PURPOSE: To discuss topics of mutual interest between the governing boards of Orange <br />County and the Town of Hillsborough. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />1. Report and Discussion on County's Economic Development Activities <br />This topic provides the opportunity for the two governing boards to consider the following items: <br />a) Introduction of Gary Shope, the County's new Interim Economic Development <br />Director <br />b) Board of County Commissioners' Consideration of a Reformulated Economic <br />Development Commission (UNC, Interim Economic Development Director, <br />County Manager, and other staff preparing recommendations) <br />c) Towns of Hillsborough, Chapel Hill, and Carrboro Financial Participation <br />(currently $6,000 from each town) -County Manager recommends the <br />County fully fund the effort allowing the Towns to reallocate their funds to <br />local needs <br />d) Pursuit of Utility Infrastructure (County investment & transfer of assets to <br />appropriate towns) <br />e) Collaboration and coordination of joint efforts on prospective projects <br />fl Small Business Loan Program and incubator project(s) <br />The attached documents provide background information for the discussion. Staff will provide <br />any other information at the meeting, and the Boards can discuss issues related to this item as <br />necessary. <br />