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Action Item: None Topic C Discussion Point: CHOCVB Liaison,Ad Hoc Committee Updates Decision/Vote(s): Debb Hepp reported briefly on the Visitors Bureau's May 2015 meeting.At their meeting, Colleen Minton of Terra Vita made a presentation and requested(and received)additional funding.There were also Visitors Bureau budget and fund balance updates. OCACs Marketing Committee will meet again at 9 am on June 25,2015 at be Van Gogh in Chapel Hill. Action Item: None Topic D Discussion Point: Board Fbtreat Decision/Vote(s): OCACboard members were reminded about our Mini-F;btreat on Saturday, June20, 2015(9 am—noon)with sped al guest Karen Wells(Executive Director,ARTS North Carolina). M ini- Fbtreat agenda itemswill be primarily advocacy,funding requests,etc. Other suggestions are welcomed. Action Item: None Topic E Discussion Point: Advocacy Updates Decision/Vote(s): No discussion. Action Item: None Topic F Discussion Point: Agenda Additions/Old BusinessiNew Business Decision/Vote(s): Chair Devra Thomas mentioned an email received from AnitaJones-M cNair(Director, Town of Carrboro Recreation&Parks Dept.) regarding Carrboro cultural districts and the"next steps for Creative Carrboro." Staff will forward Anita Jones-McNair's email to all OCACboard members for their review. OCACboard memberswere reminded that Vice Chair Ashley Nissler will lead our August,2015 board meeting. Nominating Committee will be charged in August,2015 with bringing back a new slate of officers at our September 14,2015 meeting. Action Item: None Topic G Discussion Point: Calendar Decision/Vote(s): OCACAdvisory Board does not meet in July. Our next meetingwill be Monday,August 10,2015 from 6:30-7:30 pm in Fbom 2-3 at the Century Center (100 N. Greensboro Street)in Carrboro. Action Item: None Topic H Discussion Point: Spring 2015 Arts Grant Allocation—CLOS®SES9ON Decision/Vote(s): OCACAdvisory Board reviewed the grant applications received by the deadline. Action Item: OCACAdvisory Board allocated$30,878 instate Grassroots funds to nonprofit arts organizations, nonprofit organizations sponsoring art projects, and schools and$300 in county funds to an individual artist. If additional state Grassroots funds are received in FY16,these fundswill be used to increase the Spring 2015 grant to one arts organization and possibly help support OCAC programming. Meeting adjourned at 10:00 PM