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FROM: Orange County Arts Commission <br />SUBJECT: Monthly Meeting <br />DATE: March 11, 2013 <br />LOCATION: Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau, Chapel Hill <br />MEMBERS PRESENT: Charles Hochman, Gordon Jameson, Emily Lees, Cher Tuskey <br />MEMBERS ABSENT: Lindsey Alexander, Nedra Bradsher, Kate Dickson, Bronwyn Merritt, Leah Rade, Rebecca Ray, <br />Todd Neal, Alice Levinson, Geoffrey Hathaway <br />STAFF PRESENT: Martha Shannon <br /> <br />Meeting called to order at 6:00 PM NO QUORUM <br />Topic A <br /> Discussion Point: Review of January & February 2013 Minutes <br /> Decision/Vote(s): No Vote taken because a quorum was not present. <br /> Action Item: None <br /> <br />Topic B <br /> Discussion Point: Director’s Report <br />Decision/Vote(s): -- Staff updated Board on: the Budget will remain relatively flat for FY14. - 4th U.S. <br />Congressional District was redrawn and now goes from Burlington to Fayetteville. Durham is in multiple <br />districts. It is OCAC’s turn to host the District-wide Reception May 2 which has been moved by Rep. David <br />Price’s office to the Museum of Art in Raleigh. OCAC is responsible for paying for this event and sending judges. <br />Gordon Jameson volunteered to judge, if available (date TDB). – Remaining 2013 Artists Salon Series dates are <br />5/3, 8/23, and 11/15. -- The name of volunteer applicant Devra Thomas was submitted to the BOCC for possible <br />OCAC appointment at their March 19, 2013 meeting. Staff knows of another potential candidate for the board <br />and will ask if that person is interested. -- Hillsborough children’s author, educator, and presenter John Claude <br />Bemis has been chosen as the 2013 Piedmont Laureate. – Andrea Riley had to resign because she accepted a <br />part-time job with the Visitors Bureau. It may be possible to keep the OCAC board members whose current <br />terms are ending in March, 2013 until their replacements are appointed by the BOCC. <br /> Action Item: None <br /> <br />Topic C <br /> Discussion Point: Ad Hoc Committees and Liaison Reports <br />Decision/Vote(s): Gordon Jameson reported from the Visitors Bureau meeting that there will be a new hotel in <br />Carrboro. Andrea Riley has resigned so we need another liaison for the Orange County Cultural Center (OCCC). <br />Todd Neal was not present to report on the Public Art committee, but this subject was discussed in the <br />director’s report. Rebecca Ray was not present to discuss the possible School Project. <br /> Action Item: None <br /> <br />Topic D <br /> Discussion Point: Annual Conflict of Interest Policy Renewal <br />Decision/Vote(s): There was a discussion of the document. <br />Action Item: Staff was asked to email it to the full board for their review and acceptance of it via email. <br /> <br />Meeting adjourned at 6:50 PM