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o <br />r ^_ <br />0 R A N G E C 0 U N T Y <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: December 18, 1990 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item # 1X_' �7 <br />SUBJECT: Economic Development Visitor Services <br />DEPARTMENT: Economic Development PUBLIC HEARING: Yes __I __No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Public Private Partnership Res. <br />* Chapel /Hill Carr Chamber Res. <br />Hillsborough Area Chamber Res. <br />Chairman's Report - Visitor <br />Task Force <br />Ted W. Abernathy, Director <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough - 732 -8181 <br />Durham - 688 -7331 <br />Mebane - 227 -2031 <br />Chapel Hill - 967- 9251 /968 -4bOl <br />PURPOSE: To provide information regarding the effort to address <br />challenge 9 of the Orange County Economic Development Strategic Plan - <br />"Program to Attract and Serve Visitors ". <br />BACKGROUND: <br />To meet part of the EDC Strategic Plan the County entered into a <br />contract with the Chambers of Commerce to study and make <br />recommendations on an appropriate course of action to attract and serve <br />visitors. The Chambers working with a Public Private Partnership Task <br />Force have studied the issues and passed resolutions detailing their <br />recommendations. Each of the resolutions was presented at the December <br />13th Economic Development Commission meeting and all were accepted, in <br />principle. The resolutions differ slightly in content but agree in the <br />following: (1) That a County -wide entity be created to operate a <br />County -wide program (2) That the entity be governed by members <br />representing appropriate organizations (3) That the County <br />Commissioners seek legislative authority to levy a County -wide <br />occupancy -tax dedicated to this purpose (4) That Chapel Hill commit <br />20% of its current occupancy tax to this entity (S) That other sources <br />of funding continue to be explored. <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />1 <br />