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FROM: Orange County Arts Commission SUBJECT: Monthly Meeting DATE: August 11, 2014 LOCATION: Century Center, Carrboro MEMBERS PRESENT: Lindsey Alexander, Katherine Dickson, Doris Friend, Geoffrey Hathaway, Deborah Hepp, Emily Lees, Ashley Nissler, Devra Thomas VISITOR PRESENT: Tinka Jordy MEMBERS ABSENT: Brian Finch, Kathleen Ponder STAFF PRESENT: Martha Shannon Meeting called to order at 6:30 PM Topic A Topic B Topic C Topic D Discussion Point: Review of June 2014 Minutes Decision /Vote(s): Discussion of minutes. No changes. Action Item: Vote taken; minutes approved unanimously. Discussion Point: Director's Report Decision /Vote(s): Need 1 or 2 board members to serve as Emerging Artists Program discipline panel members for the Durham Arts Council (DAC). Panels meet last week of October; full committee will meet on November 5th (2 -4 pm) at DAC. Art Menius (Exec. Dir. of ArtsCenter) is resigning from his position at the end of the month. Their board will be heavily involved in governing and operations until a new director is selected, probably sometime next year. October BOCC abstract deadlines (to be on their meeting agenda) are approx. 2 -3 weeks prior to their meetings. If we want to present a proposal to them in October (for public art or otherwise), we'd need to meet the September 15th deadline (for their October 7 meeting) or October 6th (for their October 21s' meeting). We need to determine if this is the timing we'd like to pursue. It was noted that the OCAC will celebrate its 301h birthday on February 4, 2015. Action Item: Lindsey Alexander volunteered to serve on the DAC's EAP discipline panels & full committee. Discussion Point: New Applicants for OCAC Board Decision /Vote(s): OCAC board reviewed the current Volunteer Applicants for the OCAC. Action Item: OCAC board voted to suggest the names of Tim Hoke, Tinka Jordy, Bronwyn Merritt, Joy Salyers, and Scott Van Manen to the BOCC for possible appointment. Discussion Point: CHOCVB Liaison, Ad Hoc Committee Updates Decision /Vote(s): Deb Hepp reported on the recent Visitors Bureau board meeting. Their media plan ( "Edge of the Triangle ") is continuing their focus on the arts. She reported that Laurie Paolicelli said their media plan needed to focus as much on the arts as on sports. The Alliance for Historic Hillsborough is meeting with a marketing firm to do a strategic plan to expand marketing for Hillsborough. Marketing Committee reported on ideas from their recent meetings. We can determine whether database needs expansion, and survey those people to see what OCAC can do for them. Email will ask recent grantees for