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Executive Directors Report There is a lot of focus right now on advertising, sales and new supply. At next month's meeting she will take the board through the budget and show where she is hoping to place sales staff, prospecting firms and advertising. The following month Conventions, Sports and Leisure will present preliminary results. She asked the board for direction on whether when we bring CSL back this needs to be a bigger meeting and conversation than just one board. She says that she was surprised to see that one of the areas of greatest demand for us would indoor sports facilities. Their recommendations are larger than the Visitors Bureau Boards jurisdiction. At present there is a big push to add indoor facilities at the Sportsplex. There are eighty -one pages of data in the phase one report and she would like the board's feedback on how to present it. Chair Waldorf asked if the report is finished, and Ms. Paolicelli responded that CSL would like to present their phase one findings to a group here who will give them more direction for completing the findings. George Cianciolo recommended getting on the towns radar sooner than later and bringing additional people into the discussion. Mayor Lavelle asked that the report be provided to those invited to the meeting ahead of time with sufficient time for review. Commissioner Rich reported that supply is not keeping up with demand at the sportsplex, which offers swimming and ice hockey. She would like to see John Stock included in any meeting as well as the town and county parks and recreation and economic development staff. Chair Waldorf suggested inviting elected officials, facilities specialists, as well as the High School Athletic Association. Sales Report Marlene shared that we are exactly three months out from NATJA. The keynote speaker will be D.G. Martin. NATJA has been working directly with Michael Penny of the UNC School of Media and Journalism on professional development. The UNC March Madness luncheon will be help on March 16 at the Carolina Club. Twelve venues have agreed to participate in promoting local opportunities to UNC meeting planners, showcasing Orange County and the Buy Local theme. She will attend a Conventions South meeting in Roanoke next week and will have thirty one on one meetings with planners. New Business /Roundtable Chair Waldorf acknowledged all for updates in their respective fields: Tina Fuller reported on a new video project we are developing called A Slice of Orange. Videos are being shot around the County hosted by Lee Storrow and will be posted on the Visitors Bureau website and our Facebook page. Nitan Khanna thanked the board for having him as a member and announced that he will be leaving the Sheraton to build a new hotel in Savanah, GA. Kayla Austin announced that on March 11 the state basketball championships will be held at the Smith Center. Lee Storrow reported on his trip to the LGBT Tourism Conference in Las Vegas in December, which he attended on behalf of the Visitors Bureau. A representative of the Raleigh CVB gave a talk about HB2 and graciously acknowledged Orange County being a leader on this topic. Four writers have followed up with Laurie and would like to visit and do stories as a result of Lee attending this conference. George Cianciolo announced that Wegman's has closed on the purchase of Performance Auto Center and have submitted their special use application. A special use application has also been submitted to build three hundred apartments of the sight of Crown Honda. Mayor Lavelle announced, to great applause, that the old bank building at 201 N. Greensboro St. is in the progress of being torn down. She asked people to eat and shop local in the aftermath of the OWASA shutdown, the ice storm and hurricane Matthew last fall. 3 1 P a g e CHOCVB BOD Meeting February 15, 2017