CHOC Visitors Bureau Minutes 091218

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Approved October 17 , 2018 MINUTES Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau Board of Directors Meeting September 12, 2018 The Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau met at The Chapel Hill Police Station Board Members Present : Kayla Dempsey, Penny Rich, Lydia Lavelle , Anthony Carey, Chair, Tim Hoke, Aaron Bachenheimer, Rachel Schaevitz, Mark Sherburne , David Brooks, Libby Hough Not Present : Lee Storrow, Rosemary Waldorf, Vice Chair, Shannan Campbell, Andrew Strickland , Jeffrey Strickler, Mark Bell, Annette Lafferty, Elinor Landess Staff attendance : Laurie Paolicelli, Steve Brantley, Marlene Barbera , Allison Chambers Also present : Gretchen Mueller, Brand Strategist, FleishmanHillard ; Kristen Bilger, Managing Supervisor Social & Innovation , FleishmanHillard ; Chris Blue , Chief of Police, Chapel Hill Police Department; Meg McGurk, Community Safety Planner, Chapel Hill Police Department Call to Order Chair Anthony Carey called the meeting to order at 8 : 05 am . Introductions were given by all . Host Welcome Chief Chris Blue and Meg McGurk welcomed the board to the Chapel Hill Police Department . As we visited the police station the Chief shared that four years ago the town council identified as one of its goals a new station recognizing this one leaks heavily during storms and is built on landfill so that it shifts . Since that time they have worked on securing a site and planning for a building that will serve as a municipal services center, serving many Town of Chapel Hill departments that are in need of a new and expanded home . The intersection of Estes Dr . Ext . and Seawell School Rd . has been identified as a possible site . Meg McGurk spoke about the headway being made with parking downtown and the new parking meters . They launched the " Park on the Hill " website in the spring . Approval of Minutes Chair Carey requested a motion to approve the August 15, 2018 minutes . Penny Rich so moved and Tim Hoke seconded . With all members in favor, the minutes were approved as submitted . Finance Report Finance Chair Penny Rich reported that we have budgeted correctly and are moving in the right direction . We are on target thus far with revenues and expenditures and continue to watch Airbnb collections and work with the municipalities going forward . The bureau will participate in the Handmade Parade on October 14 in downtown Hillsborough while continuing to work on tradeshows and visitors services . We continue to work with the new UNC Visitors Center and they will present at our November board meeting . Guest Speaker Report The board heard from Gretchen Mueller, Brand Strategist with our ad agency FleishmanHillard in St . Louis . Branding is the chance to capitalize on significant moments of change by more effectively defining and representing purpose, people , products, services and ideas .