Agenda - 05-02-2017-11-b - Economic Development Advisory Board

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. .. 6 "i RA IN G C CO(J J'r C'llf"IIII INA .............................................................................................................................................................. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD April 7, 2017 To the Orange County Board of Commissioners: As Chair of the Orange County Economic Advisory Board, I would like to ask the Board of County Commissioners to consider taking the following actions to reappoint and/or extend several seats on our Advisory Board, as follows: 1. Appoint Mr. Anthony Carey, who the BOCC recently selected to fill our advisory board's hotel/restaurant & tourism position, as Economic Development's designated liaison to also serve on the Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitor's Bureau Board. He has agreed to serve in this manner. 2. Approve Ms. Sharon Hill, who was also recently appointed by the BOCC to complete a partial term expiring on 6/30/17, to represent the entrepreneurial position on the Orange County Economic Development Board for her first full 3-year term. She has agreed to serve for a second term and we request that she be reappointed. 3. Reappoint Ms. Paige Zinn, our current Vice-Chair, to a second 3-year term. She represents the Core Business Community position within the Orange County Economic Development Advisory Board. Her first term expires on 6/30/17. She has agreed to serve for a second term and we request that she be reappointed. 4. Extend the appointment of existing members D.R. Bryan and Delores Bailey for one additional year, as permitted by our advisory board's guidelines. They will complete their second terms on 6/30/17. Both individuals have extensive experience and involvement as subcommittee members on the Orange County Economic Development Small Business Grant program and provide needed leadership to review grant applications and make awards to our many small business applicants. Their continued participation will help the County's Small Business Grant's program into another successful year. In addition, D.R. Bryan has played an active role in advising the Board of County Commissioners, the Orange County Manager's Office and the Orange County Economic Development office with key matters with the ongoing consultant S.W.O.T. analysis of the County's three economic development districts and the CITAN nodes to be reviewed in 2017. His continued board representative and assistance in this regard is crucial. Thank you for your considerations of these actions. Sincerely, Jim Kitchen, Chair Orange County Economic Development Advisory Board