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Threats • H132 continues to be a threat with travel bans, cancellations, etc. • Airbnb • Federal travel bans causing some foreign travelers to put off travel to U.S. • Use of occupancy tax revenue for non - tourism purposes. Some of the overarching needs and priority issues are: • Feasibility study phase II • Agency RFP and review of brand • National positive media due to NATJA • Increase dollars invested in sales The entire SWOT report has been attached to these minutes. Sales Report Marlene shared that she recently attended a Rendezvous South trade show where she had nineteen one on one appointments with meeting planners. She has organized a March Madness Lunch and Learn to be held at the Carolina Club on March 16 to share local vendor resource information with UNC meeting planners. The NATJA Conference will be here May 16 -18 and she is putting the finishing touch on those plans. New Business/ Roundtable Chair Waldorf acknowledged all for updates in their respective fields: Meg McGurk stated that basketball victories have been very good for downtown business. The West Rosemary St. Development Guide review of the final draft will take place at two sessions on March 21, 2017. A RFP is being initiated for a traffic and parking study to look a circulation mobility. A food truck rodeo will be held on E. Rosemary St. from 12- 5 p.m, on March 26. Summer movies will be offered after games at Boshamer Stadium this summer. The Second Friday Art Walk will be held in April on the 14th and will feature open architecture offices and Florafetti. Steve Brantley reported that the County's economic development board will soon get three new members. The county is working on extending utilities to properties along interstate highways in the county. Carrboro Mayor Lydia Lavelle shared that a conversation with current and former out NC LGBTQ elected officials will be held April 7, 2017 from 4 -5:30 p.m. at the FeclEx GEC on the UNC campus. George Cianciolo reported that the Ephesus /Fordham project will be completed by the end of the month. There will be a meeting at the Chapel Hill Library on April 8, 2017 regarding future uses for the American Legion Post property. The Town Council has approved the new Homestead Townhomes to be built on Homestead Rd. between Homestead Park and the Vineyard. Aaron Bachenheimer shared that the university is conducting a feasibility study ahead of transformation of the Student Union. An exercise center is one of the planned projects. We will meet next month at Durham Tech in Hillsborough. Meeting Adjourned at 9:35 am. 31 Page CHOCVB BOD Meeting March 15, 2017