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Approved May 15, 2018 <br /> <br />ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD <br />March 20, 2018 <br /> <br />The Hickory Tavern <br />1505 E. Franklin Street <br />Chapel Hill, NC <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES <br /> <br />Members Present: Jim Kitchen, Paige Zinn, Mark O’Neal, John Anderson, D.R. Bryan, James Watts, Anthony <br />Carey, Delores Bailey <br /> <br />Orange County Staff: Travis Myren, Steve Brantley, Katie Murray, Mike Ortosky, Amanda Garner, Tina Love <br /> <br /> <br />Call to Order <br />The meeting was called to order Jim Kitchen, Chair. <br /> <br />Approval of Minutes <br />Minutes from the January 9, 2017 meeting were approved by consensus. <br /> <br />New Business <br />• Orange County Arts Commission Presentation– Katie Murray <br />o Presentation on economic impacts of the arts included the revenue generated in Orange <br />County <br /> Data shows art generates 130.3 million of spending in Orange County <br /> 5,001 jobs generated <br /> <br />Old Business <br />• CROP Loan – Steve Brantley <br />o Grant from Dept. of Agriculture with a match form Weaver Street to serve as a loan program for <br />companies at PFAP <br />• Economic Summit – Steve Brantley, Travis Myren <br />o More traditional event currently looking at 3 formats – going to BOCC on April 3, 2018 <br />• Visit NC Farms Mobile App – Tina Love <br />o Agritourism tool currently only available in Orange County <br />• Project and Commercial Activity – Steve Brantley <br />o Up to about 80 projects with strong activity and multiple projects making multiple visits <br />• Ag Grant Activity <br />o Funding has been depleted since the fall – no new grants until next fiscal year – July 1 <br />• Update on County Activity – Travis Myren <br />o Settlers Point <br />o Detention Center <br />o School Bond <br />o Capital Budget then Operating Budget <br />o Mobile Home Strategies <br />• SWOT Analysis – Steve Brantley <br />o Creation of Subcommittee – Jim Kitchen <br /> Next Steps – putting together <br />• Members: Jim Kitchen, James Watts, Mark O’Neal, Paige Zinn, John Anderson <br />o Request to Timmons to attend May meeting <br /> <br />Adjournment <br /> <br /> <br />Economic Development Advisory Board – next meeting scheduled for Tuesday, May 8, 2018