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Approved January 20, 2016 <br /> MINUTES <br />Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau Board of Directors Meeting <br />November 18, 2015 <br />The Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau met at <br />FRANK Gallery, Chapel Hill <br /> <br /> <br />Board Members Present: Anthony Carey, Libbie Hough, Debbie Hepp, Karen DeHart, Lee Pavao, Michelle Johnson, Mike <br />Gering, Rosemary Waldorf, Penny Rich, Aaron Bachenheimer, Meg McGurk <br />Not Present: Annette Stone, Lee Storrow, Mark Sherburne, Nitin Khanna, Jill McCullough <br />Staff attendance: Laurie Paolicelli, Marlene Barbera, Allison Chambers <br />Also present: Linda Prater, Susan Filley, and Gordon Jameson of FRANK Gallery; Heidi Perov Perry, Carrboro Bicycle <br />Coalition; Andrew Strickland, GM Residence Inn; and Shannan Campbell, Economic Development Planner for Town of <br />Hillsborough. <br />Call to Order <br />Chairman Anthony Carey called the meeting to order at 8:10 am. <br />Introductions were given by all. <br />Approval of Minutes <br />Mr. Cary requested a motion to approve the October 21, 2015 minutes. Lee Pavao so moved, Michelle Johnson <br />seconded. With all members in favor, the minutes were approved as submitted. <br />Guest/host speakers <br />Chairman Carey recognized Linda Prater, Susan Filley and Gordon Jameson of FRANK Gallery. Gordon Jameson spoke on <br />behalf of FRANK and stated that they are a non-profit organization representing eighty artists of whom twenty-two are <br />members of the cooperative. He shared that the gallery has established a dedicated outreach area within the gallery for <br />art exhibits by students, theater presentations and music and mentioned that there is a video on their website that <br />highlights some of these activities. Part of their mission is to bring something really great to downtown and added that <br />most of their artists are from the area. Member artists have responsibilities to the gallery and receive a consignment on <br />sales of their art while other artists do not have responsibilities and pay a fifty percent commission to the gallery on <br />sales. The majority of large sales are from out of town visitors. Mr. Jameson also noted that they rent the space out for <br />private events. <br />Chairman Carey recognized Heidi Perov Perry with the Bicycle Coalition to speak on Bicycle Tourism. The coalition’s goal <br />is to make the road safer for cycling and to get more people to cycle. Their community outreach has included Fix a Flat <br />events, bike light giveaways, kids rodeos, and participation in the State Bike summit. She requested that we advertise <br />the County and towns as bike friendly destinations. The Coalition would like to see a bike path from Carrboro to <br />Hillsborough and a bike themed art show at the Carrboro Branch Library. Chair Carey and Ms. Paolicelli stressed the <br />importance of promoting bicycle tourism in our community. Michelle Johnson spoke about a bike share feasibility study <br />conducted in Carrboro by UNC students in planning.