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<br /> <br />FROM: Orange County Arts Commission <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Monthly Meeting <br /> <br />DATE: May 14, 2012 <br /> <br />LOCATION: Century Center, Carrboro, NC <br />______________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />MEMBERS PRESENT: Kate Dickson, Charles Hochman, Emily Lees, Alice Levinson, <br />Audra Marotta, Joe Marro, Tamara Oxley, Rebecca Ray, Andrea Riley <br /> <br />MEMBERS ABSENT: Lindsey Alexander, Nedra Bradsher, Gordon Jameson, <br />Bronwyn Merritt, Leah Rade, Cher Tuskey <br /> <br />STAFF PRESENT: Martha Shannon <br />______________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Meeting called to order at 6 pm <br /> <br />Topic A <br />Discussion point: March and April, 2012 Minutes <br />Decision/Vote(s): Discussion of March and April, 2012 Minutes <br /> Action Item: Minutes approved with no changes. <br /> <br />Topic B <br />Discussion point: Director’s Report <br />Decision/Vote(s): Staff updated OCAC board on recent activities, including AFTA <br />report (Arts & Economic Prosperity IV), new draft of OCAC’s policies & <br />procedures, and ARTS North Carolina’s recent “Calls to Action” <br /> Action Item: None <br /> <br />Topic C <br /> Discussion point: New Requirements for Grant Agreements with Grantees <br />Decision/Vote(s): Discussed new requirements for Grant Agreements with <br />grantees RE: use of ExploreChapelHillARTS.com to publicize funded programs <br />Action Item: Approved addition of new requirements. Language will be drafted <br />based on wording already used by Greensboro & Winston-Salem arts councils. <br /> <br />Topic D <br /> Discussion point: Encourage More Grant Applications from Individual Artists <br />Decision/Vote(s): Discussed various possibilities (increase amount of grant <br />award, eliminate match, etc.) <br /> Action Item: Board will consider possible recommendations in August, 2012. <br /> <br />Topic E <br /> Discussion point: Report from Liaisons Present <br />Decision/Vote(s): Andrea Riley reported on recent progress of Orange County <br />Cultural Center. Martha Shannon reported on most recent CHOCVB meeting. <br /> Action Item: None <br /> <br />Meeting adjourned at 7:15 pm