CHOC Visitors Bureau Minutes 111418

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For Approval January 16, 2019 MINUTES Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau Board of Directors Meeting November 14, 2018 The Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau met at UNC Health Care, 211 Friday Center Drive, Chapel Hill Board Members Present : Kayla Dempsey, Lydia Lavelle , Anthony Carey, Chair, Tim Hoke, Aaron Bachenheimer, Andrew Strickland , Jeff Stickler, Tanya Moore, Rosemary Waldorf, Annette Stone, Elinor Landess, Lee Storrow, Rachel Schaevitz, David Brooks , Libby Hough , Penny Rich , Shannan Campbell Not Present : Mark Bell, Mark Sherburne Staff attendance : Laurie Paolicelli, Marlene Barbera , Allison Chambers, Steve Brantley, Katie Murphy Also present : Simon George, Vice President of Real Estate and Development at UNC Health Care, Tom Maltaise, Manager, UNC Hospitals Community Relations Call to Order Chair Anthony Carey called the meeting to order at 8 , 10 am . Introductions were given by all . Host Welcome Simon George, UNC Health Care Vice President of Real Estate and Development spoke to the board about their new development at East Town office park in eastern Chapel Hill/Orange County . UNC Health Care acquired the land from BCBS in 201142 and it is a total of 48 acres . There are currently eight buildings on the site and four of those are scheduled for demolition in the next few weeks . They have town approval for a 150, 000 sq . ft . , six story, $ 68 million building which will employee a total of 228 people and a parking garage to accommodate 1, 100 vehicles . At some point they will build a second building on the site . They will also move ahead with a strategic plan to decide what will be next and this will be a 15 -20 year build - out . The first building should open the Summer/ Fall of 2020 . This building will serve as clinic space with free parking for follow - up that would normally be at the main hospital campus . This location will improve the patient experience and travel time as it is directly adjacent to Interstate 40 . They are still looking at ways to get pedestrians across 15/501 to and from the light rail station on the south side of that road with all options looking to be expensive . Trees will limit the view of the building from 15/501 with only the logo showing over the trees . They are building the parking deck with the second building in mind so it will only be 50% utilized when the first building is occupied . Approval of Minutes Chair Carey requested a motion to approve the October 17 , 2018 minutes . Tim Hoke so moved and Andrew Strickland seconded . With all members in favor, the minutes were approved as submitted . Chair Anthony Carey took a few minutes , along with Laurie Paolicelli, to thank Aaron Bachenheimer for his six years of service to this board as the representative of the University of North Carolina . He is transitioning off as the BOCC only allows two consecutive terms to one individual .