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16 <br /> 1 Hillsborough came to the occupancy tax party late, with Hillsborough collecting $75,000 <br /> 2 annually, and Carrboro collects $150,000 annually. She said these towns have elected to save <br /> 3 this occupancy tax stream to fund special events, put up wayfinding banners, etc. She said this <br /> 4 is a sound use of these funds, and this is more of a policy question. <br /> 5 Chair Dorosin clarified that Orange County gets the occupancy tax throughout the <br /> 6 County, and thus the fees that are due to the County have been paid. <br /> 7 Laurie Paolicelli said yes, and the towns have independent prerogative to levy their own <br /> 8 3% tax. <br /> 9 Chair Dorosin said the towns have some part that they have the right to spend as they <br /> 10 will. <br /> 11 Laurie Paolicelli said that some people argue that because Chapel Hill is giving <br /> 12 additional funds to the County, that the other towns should do the same. <br /> 13 Chair Dorosin asked if Chapel Hill keeps its 3%. <br /> 14 Laurie Paolicelli said Chapel Hill gives $250,000 of its own 3% to the County, on top of <br /> 15 the 3% tax levied by the County. <br /> 16 Chair Dorosin asked if the VB has items it is looking forward to in 2018-19. <br /> 17 Laurie Paolicelli said she is very grateful for Arts Commission Director, Katie Murray, <br /> 18 and all the arts partnerships. She said there are wonderful opportunities within the arts. She <br /> 19 said the VB has noticed that vacations used to be taken to indulge, but now vacations are being <br /> 20 taken for good health: walking trails, healthy food, etc. She said VB marketing will be moving <br /> 21 towards working with local farmers and other health promoting issues. <br /> 22 <br /> 23 Community Services <br /> 24 Capital Investment Plan Projects <br /> 25 • Economic Development Water & Sewer Infrastructure - $145,000 (p. 75) <br /> 26 o Design and Permitting; Construction FY2019-20 - $1.3 million <br /> 27 <br /> 28 Orange Public Transportation <br /> 29 Orange Public Transportation — page 396 <br /> 30 o Total expenditure budget - $1,748,132 <br /> 31 ■ Expenditure Increase of$161,189 over FY2017-18 Budget <br /> 32 ■ Revenue Increase of$702,473 over FY2017-18 Budget <br /> 33 <br /> 34 Chair Dorosin applauded the efforts to find so many creative sources of funding. He <br /> 35 asked if there is anything exciting coming up in the next year. <br /> 36 Theo Letman, Transportation Director, said the County is going through a long-range <br /> 37 transportation planning with GoTriangle and consultants. He said flex routes— micro-transit— <br /> 38 are being discussed, and they may engage in a pilot program this next year. He said the <br /> 39 concept is the people subscriber to the service, much like Uber or Lyft, but from a public transit <br /> 40 perspective. He said it is hoped that this will provide more ridership in the rural areas. He said <br /> 41 the simme-seat project is still on going, and there is hope for additional bus shelters. <br /> 42 Chair Dorosin asked if the micro-transit program would involve vans or cars. <br /> 43 Theo Letman said it could be both, and smaller vans are being looked into. He said <br /> 44 there are many ways to do this. <br /> 45 <br /> 46 Planning and Inspections <br /> 47 Planning and Inspections — page 412- <br /> 48 o Total expenditure budget - $3,208,098 <br /> 49 ■ Expenditure Increase of$73,237 <br />