Agenda - 02-16-2016-11-a - Chapel Hill Orange County Visitors Bureau

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11 Date: January 12, 2016 To: Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau Board c/o Laurie Pan|iceUi, Director From: Roger Stancil, Town Manager, Chapel Hit Re: Town of Chapel Hill appointment to Visitors Bureau Board Thank you for keeping the Town Council and me updated on tourism successes and your board's activities. We are only successful together. I understand that there is a current vacancy for an ex-officio representative appointed by the Town Manager from the Town of Chapel Hill to work in tandem with your board leadership, including additional Orange County municipality staff and representatives. Thanks for updating me on the BOCC's addition of these positions to keep the tourism industry abreast of local government activity in economic development. I understand this position is separate from the Town of Chapel Hill's elected official position. For the ex officio role currently open, I would like to appoint former Town Council Member Lee Storrow to this position for one year, expiring in December 2016. At that time, we will mutually review your needs and determine how we approach the appointment in the future. I will ask Lee to provide me a monthly report on the activities of the CVB that relate to the Town. Lee Storrow has been instrumental in representing the town's tourism interests and I understand he remains committed to working with area hotels and your team on maintaining our success in this sector. Lee tells me that his work with area restaurants, food related events, LGBT tourism and recommending Orange County tourism packages, have benefited all. Thank you for considering Lee for this position. I look forward to attending a future board meeting of the Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau. Please let me know when this appointment is confirmed by the BOCC. Thank you to you and your team.