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BUDGET AND FINANCE <br /> Mr. Moses Carey, treasurer, reported the revenues for the bureau were up and all <br /> expenditures appeared to be in line. The budget report was based on the adjusted budget, <br /> which will be reviewed by county commissioners next month. With no questions <br /> regarding the financial report, Mr. Carey turned the meeting over to the chair. <br /> DIRECTOR'S REPORT <br /> Ms. Shelly Green introduced Ms. Patty Griffin to the board. Ms. Griffin began work with <br /> the bureau on January 5, 1998 and will serve as Communications Manager for the bureau. <br /> Ms. Green updated the board members on the 2007 Pan Am Games, and apprised the <br /> board that she had been asked to serve on the Pan Am Games Board of Directors. She <br /> noted that UNC officials had not made a decision on the use of their athletic facilities for <br /> the event yet. The Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau will not participate in the <br /> bid if the University decides not to pledge their involvement. <br /> Ms. Green reported that she and Reyn Bowman of the Durham Convention and Visitors <br /> Bureau met recently with representatives from the athletic departments of UNC-CH, <br /> NCCU, and Duke. They discussed the formation of a Triangle Sports Consortium to <br /> review requests for mega sporting events to be held in the Triangle. It is anticipated that <br /> the 3 CVB's, the major universities, as well as representatives from NC Amateur Sports <br /> and the Sports Division of the NC Department of Commerce will be involved. It is hoped <br /> that having this type of review process in place would prevent problems (such as we <br /> experienced with the Pan Am Games) in the future. <br /> Ms. Green advised board members about a co-op advertising campaign that was being <br /> conducted with the Alliance for Historic Hillsborough. The Alliance will allocate $6,000 <br /> for placement and the bureau will provide $2,500 for design and production. Ads will run <br /> between now and June 30th, after which time the two organizations will assess the <br /> effectiveness of the program. <br /> NC Heritage Inc. is offering a statewide training session next month on the software <br /> program for the collection of data for Heritage Tourism. Ms. Green noted that the <br /> Visitors Bureau is participating in the training, and that the collection of this information <br /> will be a long process, involving many individuals in our community. Data entry of our <br /> heritage resources will be on going. <br /> Ms. Green reported that she met with Brent Pierce, General Manager of the Orange <br /> County Speedway. Mr. Pierce requested a sponsorship of$7,000 from the bureau. The <br /> sponsorship would entitle the bureau to a billboard at the racetrack, among other things. <br /> After a brief discussion and review of the board's policy on sponsorship, the request was <br /> denied. The board wishes to maintain its current policy that the Visitors Bureau does not <br /> 2 <br />