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MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />AND <br />CHAPEL HILL TOWN COUNCIL <br />MARCH 6, 1991 <br />Approved April 1, 1991 <br />The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in Joint Session <br />with the Chapel Hill Town Council at 5:30 p.m. in the Council <br />Meeting Room, Municipal Building, Chapel Hill, North Carolina to <br />discuss legislative matters. <br />COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chairman Moses Carey, Jr., and <br />Commissioners Alice Gordon, Verla Insko and Don Willhoit. <br />COMMISSIONER ABSENT: Commissioner Stephen Halkiotis <br />COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Jonathan Howes, and Council <br />Members Nancy Preston, Joseph Herzenberg, Joyce Brown, and Julie <br />Andresen. <br />COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT: Council Members Alan Rimer, James Wallace, <br />Arthur Werner, and Roosevelt Wilkerson. <br />ORANGE COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: John Link, County Manger, Ted <br />Abernathy, EDC Director and Kathy Baker, Deputy Clerk to the Board <br />of County Commissioners. <br />ORANGE COUNTY ATTORNEY: Geoff Gledhill <br />CHAPEL HILL STAFF PRESENT: Cal Horton, Town Manager, Pete <br />Richardson, Clerk to the Town Council and Greg Feller, Assistant <br />to the Manager. <br />CHAPEL HILL ATTORNEY: Ralph Karpinos <br />1. INTRODUCTIONS <br />Mayor Howes called the meeting to order and stated that the <br />meeting focus would be discussion of the proposed Orange County <br />Visitor Development Authority, as well as the Orange County Impact <br />Tax. <br />Mr. Horton indicated that the information provided by the <br />proposed Visitor's Center Task Force had been evaluated. Staff has <br />researched the idea, and citizen comments have been solicited and <br />received. From an economic standpoint it has been decided that a <br />break -even analysis would be the most effective one to be used. <br />In essence, in carrying out the proposal enough funds would be <br />generated to cover operating costs. The review of potential <br />contributions indicates that this venture could very well be self - <br />supporting. Discussion on the particular services and arrangements <br />for creation would be beneficial. He suggested that "service <br />