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9 <br /> 1 Chair Dorosin asked if next year's budget presentation could contain a line pertaining to <br /> 2 net cost. <br /> 3 Commissioner Jacobs asked if there is a planned expansion of the soccer complex. <br /> 4 David Stancil said this process is in the preliminary stage of design bubble concepts. <br /> 5 Commissioner Jacobs asked if the soccer community is a part of the discussions. <br /> 6 David Stancil said this is a possible. He said the big questions will center on the desired <br /> 7 investment and the desired surface for the facility. He said these questions are very tied up in <br /> 8 the potential for partnerships with soccer organizations and local governments, and there is a <br /> 9 lot of communication with these soccer organizations. <br /> 10 Commissioner Jacobs suggested speaking to the Town of Mebane about its possible <br /> 11 participation. <br /> 12 David Stancil said many people from Mebane do use fields. He said Chapel Hill has <br /> 13 been successful at re-tasking the fields at Homestead Road, with the support of some soccer <br /> 14 organizations. <br /> 15 Commissioner Jacobs asked if there is an update on the payment in lieu study. <br /> 16 Craig Benedict, Planning Director, said it is a two-phase project, and part of the first <br /> 17 phase was connected to the DEAPR master plan. He said that plan now needs to contain <br /> 18 some capital facility level of service, and then costs can be determined thereafter. <br /> 19 Commissioner Jacobs asked if there is an expectation that the fees will be challenged, <br /> 20 either by the legislature or developers. <br /> 21 David Stancil said there is still local legislation. <br /> 22 Commissioner Marcoplos asked if the work pace on the Mountains to the Sea trail would <br /> 23 increase with more funding. <br /> 24 David Stancil said there is sufficient funding, and there are other reasons for the pace <br /> 25 being slower, such as state parks, working with Orange Water and Sewer Authority (OWASA), <br /> 26 timing, etc. <br /> 27 Travis Myren resumed the PowerPoint presentation: <br /> 28 <br /> 29 • Economic Development, Pg. 139, including Article 46 Sales Tax Fund, Pg. 63 <br /> 30 • Total expenditure budget - $578,725 <br /> 31 • No significant budget changes <br /> 32 • Chapel Hill Orange County Visitors Bureau — page 143 <br /> 33 • Total expenditure budget - $1,459,003 —offset by occupancy tax <br /> 34 • Occupancy tax revenue increase of 5% — ($60,635) <br /> 35 • Additional advertising and sales funds to promote overnight tourism - <br /> 36 $36,000 <br /> 37 <br /> 38 Commissioner Rich said it would be nice to highlight a business each month that <br /> 39 receives some of the Article 46 tax monies. <br /> 40 Steve Brantley, Economic Development Director, said the department has been having <br /> 41 events at local businesses to spotlight them, and this will continue on a monthly basis. <br /> 42 Commissioner Rich said to work with Todd McGee to publicize these events more <br /> 43 widely. <br /> 44 Travis Myren resumed the PowerPoint presentation: <br /> 45 <br /> 46 • Article 46 Sales Tax— page 63 <br /> 47 • Total projected collections - $3,511,492 <br /> 48 • 50% allocated to Schools and distributed by average daily membership <br /> 49 (ADM) <br />