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