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11 <br /> I Education <br /> 2 Arts <br /> 3 Whitted Building - an historic but underutilized building <br /> 4 Elegant space that speaks to complementary usage <br /> 5 Demonstrated desire for a center for arts, cultural, and social gatherings in <br /> 6 Hillsborough and northern Orange County <br /> 7 Support for the arts = tax dollars <br /> 8 OCCC as nexus for arts and cultural community <br /> 9 Sense of place and "Community" <br /> 10 Hub for innovation <br /> 11 Enhancement of facility usage <br /> 12 Provision of up-fits <br /> 13 Gathering of diverse community members <br /> 14 OCCC = Strong grassroots network <br /> 15 One-stop shopping —THE Resource <br /> 16 Start modestly, grow slowly, may outgrow space <br /> 17 Thank you <br /> 18 A number of our board will stay after the meeting to answer further questions. <br /> 19 <br /> 20 Donna Coffey left at 7:54:46 PM. <br /> 21 <br /> 22 <br /> 23 A citizen said there is not enough parking for this facility. <br /> 24 Ken Thompson said the recreation facility is averaging 40-50 cars daily. He said there is <br /> 25 very little use of the east lot. <br /> 26 Commissioner Dorosin made reference to the slide about impacts and asked if the 20 <br /> 27 events were all OCCC events or if those included government uses. <br /> 28 Margo Pinkerton said some of the low-impact uses are Town Board meetings and <br /> 29 County meetings, but there are also potential workshops put on by the OCCC. <br /> 30 Commissioner Dorosin said he wants a sense of the goal of programming for the OCCC. <br /> 31 Margo Pinkerton said it would depend on the neighborhood because the goal is to work <br /> 32 with the neighborhood to find a good fit. <br /> 33 Commissioner Dorosin asked about the source of revenue for things such as hiring law <br /> 34 enforcement, etc. <br />