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FROM: Orange County Arts Commission <br /> SUBJECT: Monthly Meeting <br /> DATE: May 11, 2015 <br /> LOCATION: Century Center, Carrboro <br /> MEMBERS PRESENT: Lynne Albert, Kate Dickson, Brian Finch, Deb Hepp,Tim Hoke,Tinka Jordy, Kim Roberts, <br /> Joy Salyers, Devra Thomas, Scott Van Manen <br /> MEMBERS ABSENT: Ian Bowater, Doris Friend, Geoffrey Hathaway, Bronwyn Merritt,Ashley Nissler <br /> STAFF PRESENT: Martha Shannon <br /> Meeting called to order at 6:30 PM <br /> Topic A <br /> Discussion Point: Review of April 2015 Minutes <br /> Decision/Vote(s): Discussion of minutes <br /> Action Item: April 2015 Minutes were approved. <br /> Topic B <br /> Discussion Point: Director's Report <br /> Decision/Vote(s): County Manager Bonnie Hammersley called a meeting entitled "County Purchased Art <br /> Policy"for May 12, 2015 with Jeff Thompson (Director, Asset Management), Laurie Paolicelli (Executive <br /> Director, Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau), and Martha Shannon (Director, Orange County Arts <br /> Commission). Applications for 2015 Festifall (Sunday, October 41h) are due by May 22, 2015.The NC Arts <br /> Council is sponsoring a statewide arts economic study with Americans for the Arts (AFTA) again. For <br /> AFTA's Arts& Economic Prosperity V study(data to be collected January 1—December 31, 2016), the cost <br /> for North Carolina counties to participate is 50%off AFTA's regular price. For OCAC,this would be$4,250 <br /> or less. Our first payment—1/3 of the total payment—is due Fall 2015; second and third payments are <br /> due Spring 2016 and Fall 2016 respectively.This is an eligible expense for Grassroots funds. If our <br /> proposed public art project is funded in FY16 using hotel/motel taxes, OCAC's budget would be around <br /> 12%of the Visitors Bureau's budget(as opposed to 10%-a slight increase).There has been record <br /> spending on tourism in NC, so this could be workable. Possible fundraising idea: Cedar Ridge High School <br /> woodturning students (Fall 2014 grantee)would like to donate their handiwork to help raise funds for <br /> other arts projects for kids ("kids helping kids"). OCAC could raffle them to raise additional funds for our <br /> Arts in Education grants. Orange County's Finance and Legal Departments would need to know the details <br /> about our proposed fundraising. We could potentially sell raffle tickets at our Festifall booth,via silent <br /> auction at 301h Anniversary party(Thursday, September 3, 2015 in Room 230 at the Whitted Bldg. in <br /> Hillsborough), etc. <br /> Action Item: None <br /> Topic C <br /> Discussion Point: CHOCVB Liaison,Ad Hoc Committee Updates,Whitted/County Building Art Exhibits <br />