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9 1 2 • Recreation Program Assistant - $50,212 3 • Assist with tournament programming at Soccer.com 4 • Family Success Alliance collaborative work 5 • Funded by increasing recreation fee revenue projections — 6 ($64,843) 7 8 Chair Dorosin asked if next year's budget presentation could contain a line pertaining to 9 net cost. 10 Commissioner Jacobs asked if there is a planned expansion of the soccer complex. 11 David Stancil said this process is in the preliminary stage of design bubble concepts. 12 Commissioner Jacobs asked if the soccer community is a part of the discussions. 13 David Stancil said this is a possible. He said the big questions will center on the 14 desired investment and the desired surface for the facility. He said these questions are very 15 tied up in the potential for partnerships with soccer organizations and local governments, and 16 there is a lot of communication with these soccer organizations. 17 Commissioner Jacobs suggested speaking to the Town of Mebane about its possible 18 participation. 19 David Stancil said many people from Mebane do use fields. He said Chapel Hill has 20 been successful at re-tasking the fields at Homestead Road, with the support of some soccer 21 organizations. 22 Commissioner Jacobs asked if there is an update on the payment in lieu study. 23 Craig Benedict, Planning Director, said it is a two-phase project, and part of the first 24 phase was connected to the DEAPR master plan. He said that plan now needs to contain 25 some capital facility level of service, and then costs can be determined thereafter. 26 Commissioner Jacobs asked if there is an expectation that the fees will be challenged, 27 either by the legislature or developers. 28 David Stancil said there is still local legislation. 29 Commissioner Marcoplos asked if the work pace on the Mountains to the Sea trail 30 would increase with more funding. 31 David Stancil said there is sufficient funding, and there are other reasons for the pace 32 being slower, such as state parks, working with Orange Water and Sewer Authority (OWASA), 33 timing, etc. 34 Travis Myren resumed the PowerPoint presentation: 35 36 • Economic Development, Pg. 139, including Article 46 Sales Tax Fund, Pg. 63 37 • Total expenditure budget - $578,725 38 • No significant budget changes 39 • Chapel Hill Orange County Visitors Bureau — page 143 40 • Total expenditure budget - $1,459,003 — offset by occupancy tax 41 • Occupancy tax revenue increase of 5% — ($60,635) 42 • Additional advertising and sales funds to promote overnight tourism - 43 $36,000 44 45 Commissioner Rich said it would be nice to highlight a business each month that 46 receives some of the Article 46 tax monies. 47 Steve Brantley, Economic Development Director, said the department has been having 48 events at local businesses to spotlight them, and this will continue on a monthly basis.