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and one of only 20 in the U . S . The main hospital in Chapel Hill will add a peri -operative ( everything that has to do with <br /> having surgery ) hospital which will be a $ 290 million project including 24 operating rooms and 56 ICU beds with two of <br /> the sky bridges being replaces . This is a three year project . <br /> Approval of Minutes <br /> Chair Carey requested a motion to approve the September 12, 2018 minutes . Mark Bell so moved and Tim Hoke <br /> seconded . With all members in favor, the minutes were approved as submitted . <br /> Guest Speaker Report <br /> Anna Wu and Gordon Merklein of UNC attended the board meeting in order to present the University' s most recent <br /> master plan , which is their guide for physical planning on the main campus at UNC-CH and a blueprint for Next . The <br /> most recent past plan was formulated in the late 90' s and has carried to university through the present and guided them <br /> through the implementation of nearly 6 million square feet of development . The planning process used the strategic <br /> framework to lead it . The two pillars that came out of the strategic framework were : of the public and for the public; <br /> innovation made fundamental . Through these processes they formulated three big ideas including transportation, open <br /> space and development of infrastructure to use as lenses that they will look through and each project, large or small, to <br /> advance at least one of those themes . At present thirty percent, or 6 . 4 million square feet, of the buildings on campus <br /> are in poor to severe condition and this is something all UNC system institutions are struggling with . They will continue <br /> to focus on the main campus as the heart of the University . Some buildings are slated for demolition , including Odom <br /> Village and Berryhill Hall , the latter will be replaced with a new medical education building . Arts Everywhere has been a <br /> tremendous ambassador for the arts and has challenged the planners to make it more visible and encourages the <br /> campus to engage with the arts . They plan to improve and amplify the welcome to campus which includes the <br /> improvements to Porthole Alley and the relocation of the university' s Visitor Center to Franklin St . Transit in the form of <br /> light rail is coming and will build four stations on campus and these will be places that there is direct interface with <br /> visitors and will improve the campus' east/west and north/south connection . The Hub Concept is the colocation of <br /> different types of disciplines on campus to spur innovation . This concept makes it possible to use a building for uses that <br /> make it welcoming to all and as an example a maker space ( combination of home economics and shop ) was recently <br /> added to the first floor of Carmichael Dormitory . The University is buying buildings on the south side of Franklin St . so <br /> that they can control what tenants go in those buildings in order to keep that space attractive on the campus side, which <br /> is the businesses backdoor. They now own 118, 122 and 128 E . Franklin St . This includes two restaurants and the <br /> Franklin Center. The largest hub will be located in south campus where Odom Village is now located will have research <br /> buildings as well as private/ public partnership buildings with housing . These buildings can house mature startups . This <br /> area will also be home to a new campus recreation center. As they look to their outlying pieces of land they realize <br /> there is still capacity on the main campus . Proximity is critical to a successful innovation district . As they look ahead 10- <br /> 15 years they see the majority of growth happening on the main campus . They will also focus on renovating undergrad <br /> bed spaces to make what they already have more appealing to students . <br /> Finance Report <br /> In the absence of Finance Chair, Penny Rich , Laurie Paolicelli reported that the budget is mostly uneventful and that the <br /> occupancy tax collections continue to trend upward . Revenues are stable and our ad agency FleishmanHillard continues <br /> to be our greatest expense and we continue to monitor our expenditures with a marketing committee meeting on <br /> November 1 to evaluate their performance to date . Marlene is traveling to tradeshows which is producing a bump in <br /> group spending . <br /> 2 Page CHOCVB BOD Meeting October 17 , 2018 <br />