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- Facility charts for Carrboro Hampton Inn <br /> - Ads for 2013 Meeting Planning Guide <br /> Creation of New Audio/Video Database: <br /> - New photo image bank was made with 245 updated photos of Carrboro <br /> - New video bank has been made featuring Carrboro scenes <br /> Promotion of Carrboro events in Maqazines: <br /> - Southern Living magazine <br /> - Our State magazine <br /> Other Specific Examples of Tourism Promotion in Carrboro <br /> - Carrboro's art galleries, ArtsCenter & Cat's Cradle have been featured in ads <br /> - Facebook promotions are added weekly <br /> - Carrboro is promoted throughout the annual 15-page Visitors Guide <br /> - Carrboro referrals are made daily to restaurants via walk-ins to Visitors Center <br /> - Carrboro is promoted extensively in a new website, launching October 8th <br /> Hospitality at Carrboro Events <br /> VIP hospitality qift baqs were provided to: <br /> - Carrboro Film Festival Attendees <br /> - DSI Comedy Festival Attendees <br /> Consideration for Development: <br /> (1) OWASA advises further engineering review to determine adequate water (a) pressure <br /> and (b) flow required for sufficient sprinkler fire suppression. <br /> (2) "Water and Sewer Management Planning and Boundary Agreement" (WASMPBA) <br /> would have to be jointly amended, along with OWASA's University Lake watershed <br /> restrictions governing utility extensions and connections in this area along NC 54, <br /> according to Orange County's Planning Department. <br /> Alderman Slade thanked the County and Annette Stone for collaborating on economic <br /> development. He asked about similar studies about agriculture and how much could be <br /> generated with agriculture. He also asked about the process the County uses to allocate <br /> funds from the '/4-cent sales tax for economic development. <br /> Frank Clifton said that when the process was initiated, there were general guidelines. <br /> Infrastructure is a priority. An Economic Development Advisory Board has been appointed <br /> with representatives from all over the County. There is great flexibility going forward. <br /> b) Public Water and Sewer for Business Development on NC Highway 54 <br /> Carrboro's Economic Development Director Annette Stone said that this area is part of <br /> Carrboro's Extraterritorial Jurisdiction. It is zoned by Carrboro. She said that this area is along <br /> NC 54 and lends itself to be a manufacturing business node. It is in the University Lake <br /> Watershed and there are existing buildings. Staff would like to continue to look at the existing <br /> zoning and see what could be put here. She showed pictures of the existing buildings. <br /> Mayor Chilton said that the issue is the modernization of the fire code and the use of <br /> sprinkler systems in new commercial buildings. He said that the range of uses is very narrow. <br />