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FROM: Orange County Arts Commission SUBJECT: Monthly Meeting DATE: April 8, 2013 LOCATION: Central Orange Senior Center, Hillsborough MEMBERS PRESENT: Lindsey Alexander, Geoffrey Hathaway, Emily Lees, Alice Levinson, Rebecca Ray, Devra Thomas MEMBERS ABSENT: Kate Dickson, Gordon Jameson, Cher Tuskey STAFF PRESENT: Martha Shannon Meeting called to order at 6:05 PM NO QUORUM Topic A Discussion Point: Review of January, February & March 2013 Minutes Decision/Vote(s): No Vote taken because a quorum was not present. Action Item: None Topic B Discussion Point: Director’s Report Decision/Vote(s): -- Staff updated Board on: Emily Lees volunteered to serve as a district-wide judge for the Congressional High School Art Competition on Monday, April 29th (11 am-1 pm) – Lindsey Alexander also volunteered to be a district-wide judge (if she is able to get back from week-end plans on Sunday, April 28th). – Alice Levinson and OCAC staff are on the April 16th BOCC Work Session agenda (Boards & Commissions) to make a brief presentation and answer questions about our most recent annual report for the BOCC’s Planning Retreat. – OCAC made a request to the BOCC for a temporary extension of the terms of Charles Hochman, Bronwyn Merritt and Leah Rade so they can serve through our June, 2013 grant evaluation. The OCAC is not the only board having this problem (loss of institutional memory). – Clerk to the BOCC has distributed a request for volunteer applicants for the OCAC advisory board. – NC Arts Council has asked OCAC and Chapel Hill Public & Cultural Arts Office to co-host one of their four strategic planning meetings (Creative North Carolina Connects) in Chapel Hill on April 23rd in the Town Council Chambers. Action Item: None Topic C Discussion Point: New OCAC Vice Chair Needed Decision/Vote(s): Emily Lees volunteered to serve as Vice Chair, to fill out the remainder of Andrea Riley’s term. Action Item: Since there was no quorum present, a vote will be taken at the May, 2013 OCAC meeting. Topic D Discussion Point: Ad Hoc Committees and Liaison Reports Decision/Vote(s): Staff reported that Cher Tuskey spoke on behalf of the OCAC board during the April 4th BOCC Public Meeting in support of the Orange County Cultural Center’s request RE: performance space at Whitted Building. The OCAC still needs a volunteer board liaison to the Orange County Cultural Center. Rebecca Ray spoke about the possible school project. She will make a more comprehensive report at our May, 2013 meeting. Action Item: None Topic E