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Approved 5/16/17 <br />ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD <br />January 31, 2017 <br /> <br />Mama Dips Private Room <br />Chapel Hill, NC 27516 <br /> <br />MINUTES <br /> <br />Present: Jim Kitchen, Delores Bailey, John Anderson, Mark O’Neal, D.R. Bryan <br /> <br />Orange County Staff: Steve Brantley, Yvonne Scarlett, Amanda Garner, Tina Love <br /> <br /> <br />Call to Order <br />Minutes were approved by consensus <br /> <br /> <br />Old Business <br />o Steve Brantley let the members know that in addition to the two vacancies on the Board, Nitan Khanna <br />resigned his position. <br />o Discussion on potential candidates was discussed <br /> <br /> <br />Director’s Report <br />o Projects have ramped up and there have been return visits on some of those. Utilities extensions are in the <br />planning stages for the Hillsborough EDD. <br />o There are always more inquiries than there is the ability to answer because of the lack of utilities, etc. <br />o The Chair requested that the BOCC members each come and participate in an Advisory Board meeting. <br /> <br /> <br />New Business <br />o Amanda updated the Board on the S.W.O.T. analysis including additional requirements requested by the <br />BOCC. All the information will be brought back to the Advisory Board. The goal is to be done in October. <br />o Yvonne updated the Board on the Small Business Grant and Business Loan Programs. <br />o Steve shared the information on the Growing Small Business booklets produced by Yvonne. <br />o The Chair requested a representation of the Business Grant programs address the BOCC regarding grant <br />allocations. <br />o The Ag Grant funds have been exhausted for the year. There will be an additional $60,000 on July 1, 2017. <br />o The Ag Summit will be held on February 20th at the Cedar Grove Community Center. The themes will be <br />Rural Broadband and Bona Fide Farms. <br />o The Chair requested a change in meeting dates because of the UNC Spring Break <br /> <br /> <br />Adjournment <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Next Meeting will be Tuesday, March 21st, 2017 <br />