CHOCVB Board Meeting Minutes 021920

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3 | P a g e C H O C V B B O D M e e t i n g F e b r u a r y 1 9 , 2 0 20 New Business/Roundtable  The new Hillsborough Town Mayor, Jenn Weaver, shared Hillsborough updates:  The Colonial Inn is nearing completing. Elise Tyler, The Colonial Inn General Manager, is also here and will provide a more detailed update.  River Park is getting a new entrance. A piece of art is being made from the old oak tree that fell last year, possibly the oldest oak in Hillsborough, will be erected as part of the entrance.  There will be several commemorative events occurring this year in Hillsborough celebrating the 100-year anniversary of women gaining the right to vote.  No major summer construction projects.  Hillsborough will be embarking on a comprehensive/sustainability plan process. It is in the very early stages of imagining what that process will look like and it will likely take about two years.  Two new restaurants are opening in spring, Napoli and Nomad.  New handrails have been installed on all sets of stairs on Town sidewalks, making them somewhat more accessible though, obviously, not wheelchair accessible, unfortunately.  Elise Tyler, General Manager of The Colonial Inn in Hillsborough shared information on the Inn’s opening.  Tim Hoke for Orange County Arts Commission:  Monday, February 17 was the deadline for applications for the new Eno Mill space lease. We are beginning this new support for the artists in our community. Katie has moved her office into the Mill as well. Target move -in date is March 15th for the tenants.  We have finalized the bylaws for our new arts 501(c)(3).  Monday, April 13th is the State of the Arts Day. Two events will be hosted by Orange County Arts Commission and Arts NC. One will be a breakfast or lunch with arts leaders and the other will be an evening meeting for the general public.  Arts Day 2020 will be Tuesday and Wednesday May 19th and 20th. These are advocacy days for the arts at the State Legislature.  Wild Hillsborough: 20 panels are to be painted by local schoolchildren with the theme of “Wild Hillsborough”. They will be placed at Gold Park. Ribbon cutting will be after the start of the new school year.  Tanya Moore for UNC Visitors Center:  The board is invited to a special preview of the UNC Visitors Center on Tuesday, February 25th. Please drop by between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to see the new space at 134 E. Franklin St. You are also invited to a reception celebrating the grand opening of the Visitors Center at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 5 th at the Carolina Coffee Shop  Kayla Dempsey for North Carolina High School Athletic Association:  Basketball is on March 14th at the Smith Center.  Mayor Lydia Lavelle and Annette Stone for the Town of Carrboro:  New building to house Orange County’s Southern Branch library, replacing Cybrary and McDougle Carrboro branches, Town Recreation and Parks Offices, and a number of smaller civic groups such as a teen center, virtual justice center, and community radio station WCOM, and maybe even a black box room with multiple uses (annex theatre to the Arts Center, meeting space, etc.). It no longer includes The Arts Center, which will build its own new building. Mayor Lavelle explained the reallocation of the cost of designing and construction of the building. (Please provide summarized details if you want included.)  New Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park had its ribbon cutting and grand opening on Martin Luther King Jr. day, Monday, January 21st. Anthony Carey shared that his family uses the “pump park”, a BMX track, and what a great feature of the park that is. Mayor Lavelle added that, in addition to the multipurpose field, and, in keeping with honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., that they chose eight of Dr. King’s quotes to install around the walking trail and recommended we all check it out.  Annette shared she ate at the new Lune Restaurant in Carrboro and it was delicious. She has yet to try the new Thai restaurant. DocuSign Envelope ID: A3146F50-E28D-4A4E-B9E4-E9C35AD5C8AA