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<br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: May 3, 2018 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 3 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Planning for the 2018 Orange County Economic Development Summit <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT: Economic Development and <br />Community Relations <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Todd McGee, (919) 245-2302 <br />Steve Brantley, (919) 245-2326 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />PURPOSE: To finalize planning for fall 2018 Economic Development Summit, including: <br />1) identifying topics for discussion; <br />2) selecting the date and time of day for the Summit; and <br />3) confirming the roles of BOCC members during the Summit. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: The Board of County Commissioners appropriated $30,000 in the FY 2017- <br />18 budget from the Article 46 sales tax to host an Economic Development Summit. At its April 3 <br />meeting, the BOCC approved holding the Summit on a to-be-determined date after the summer <br />break and chose to partner with WCHL to broadcast the Summit live on the radio and Internet. <br />The Board chose to hold the event at the Whitted Building so it could also be broadcast on the <br />County access channel (channel 1301 on Spectrum). The purpose of the Summit is to provide <br />information to residents and existing or potential businesses about the many services and <br />programs provided by Orange County Economic Development. <br /> <br />Staff met April 19 with representatives from WCHL and developed the four proposed topics <br />below. These topics were taken from ideas solicited by staff from the Board of Commissioners <br />earlier this year. It is proposed that each topic be discussed by a panel of experts for one hour <br />of the four-hour program. <br /> <br />In addition, WCHL will create short (60-second) profiles of individuals or businesses that are <br />Orange County Economic Development “success stories.” These stories will highlight <br />businesses that received assistance from Orange County Economic Development or students <br />who benefitted from an Orange County Scholarship to Durham Technical Community College. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />1