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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD <br />September 13, 2016 <br /> <br />Hickory Tavern Private Room <br />Carrboro, NC <br /> <br />MINUTES <br /> <br />Present: D.R. Bryan, Delores Bailey, Jim Kitchen, Ron Keizer, Mark O’Neal, James Watts, Nicholas Thomas, Paige Zinn, <br />John Anderson, Nitan Khanna <br /> <br />Orange County Staff: Travis Myren, Steve Brantley, Yvonne Scarlett, Amanda Garner, Mike Ortosky, Tina Love <br /> <br />Call to Order <br /> <br />New Business <br /> <br />• Welcome New Member John Anderson – DR Bryan <br />o Introductions were made <br />• Advisory Board Replacement Representative – Steve Brantley <br />o John Anderson will be new representative on Loan Committee <br />• Advisory Board Rules and Procedures on Elections – Tina Love <br />o Elections will be held in September of each year <br />• Annual Report/Work Plan – Steve Brantley <br />o Members will emails thoughts and suggestions <br />o Will be part of the November Advisory Board Agenda <br />• Meetings - Day and Time <br />o Meetings days will change from the second Monday of every other month to the second Tuesday of <br />every other month <br />o Meeting time will change from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. <br />o Next meeting will be Tuesday, November 8, 2016 at 12:30 p.m. at a location TDB <br />• Election of Chair/Vice-Chair/Secretary <br />o Jim Kitchen was elected as Chair <br />o Nicholas Thomas was elected as Vice-Chair <br />o Mark O’Neal was reelected as Secretary <br /> <br />Approval of March 21, 2016 minutes <br />MOTION by Delores Bailey to approve minutes; seconded by Ron Keizer. Minutes were approved by consensus. <br /> <br /> <br />Director’s Report and Presentations <br />• Update on Recruitment Projects – Steve Brantley <br />o Project visits and updates were discussed <br />• Update on S.W.O.T. Analysis – Steve Brantley, Travis Myren, Amanda Garner <br />o A PowerPoint Presentation was given <br />o Challenges were discussed <br />o Infrastructure necessity <br />o Discussion on type of S.W.O.T. analysis and focus <br />o Draft will be emailed to the Advisory Board and they will email comments to staff. <br />• Update on Orange County’s Small Business Loan and Grant Programs – Yvonne Scarlett <br />o Postponed until November meeting due to time constraints <br />• Update on Orange County Agricultural Grant Program – Mike Ortosky <br />o Postponed until November meeting due to time constraints <br /> <br /> <br />Adjournment <br />Approved 11/8/16