CHOCVB Board Meeting Minutes 091620

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DocuSign Envelope ID:BCD54242-E930-4E16-AAFB-DA66CD178B1E • Laurie reviewed the Visitors Bureau marketing campaign funded by CARES Act grant—"Get out. Give back." Very localized. Produced a video with local elected officials giving messages to the community as to why its important to get out and give back. • Patty discussed the$100,000 marketing credit program the Visitors Bureau received from the State, Count on me NC. VisitNC Tourism Marketing Credit Program. Patty also reviewed the quarterly newsletter that the Visitors Bureau will be issuing covering which local restaurants and retail are open and activities/attractions that people can do safely during the pandemic. New Business/ Roundtable • Matt Gladdek—Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership Sidewalk expansion is going well. Offering and approving sidewalk dining grants. Working with town to reduce parking costs. Working on some future outdoor events. CHDP has hired Kevin "Kaze"Thomas, owner of Vibehouse 405 to help with event planning. • Mayor Pam Hemminger—Town of Chapel Hill UNC has a committee discussing Spring semester. Decisions about October football home games won't be made until the end of September and after Governor Roy Cooper's orders. Discussions about preventing mass gatherings on Halloween. Percent positive COVID-19 among the college students is dropping. Sales tax revenue up over the recent months compared to last year probably due to more residents working remotely from home and ordering online. Downtown hotel still moving forward. FilmFest 919 still happening but will have a drive-in as part of the venue. More information to come. • Mayor Lydia Lavelle—Town of Carrboro Shared challenges of the pandemic and how to encourage people to come out but to do so safely. Also preparing for Halloween and learning about best practices to safely celebrate Halloween. • John Hartman-Brown—Town of Carrboro, Economic Development Joint marketing with Carrboro Business Association to encourage people that it is safe to come out to local restaurants and businesses. Fall festivals will be almost exclusively online via YouTube. Carrboro Tourism website goes live the end of September. • Mark Bell—Town of Hillsborough Colonial Inn is about ready to open. Soft opening early November. Alliance for Historic Hillsborough is sponsoring Regulator History on September 24"which marks the 250 anniversary of the Regulator movement. Walking tour and online educations activities. Orange County Museum is open. Burwell School is hosting The Mad Women of Hillsborough as part of the 100t" commemoration of the women's right to vote. Hillsborough restaurants are working to stay afloat with several offering in dining room as well as sidewalk seating. Various galleries have various exhibits and featured artists. River Park concert and Handmade Parade have been canceled. • Kayla Dempsey—North Carolina High School Athletic Association Last week we put our a calendar for the playoff championships event schedule. Off season workouts are happening if the school district allows it. Everyone in the school districts that are doing the voluntary workouts seems happy with the protocols. • Commissioner Jamezetta Bedford—Orange County Board of County Commissioners Proposed development in Orange County. Rates of positive COVID-19 in the County. One week below 5%. Need two consecutive weeks below 5% before BOCC can loosen some orders. Funding for a second building at the Durham Tech Community Campus in the works. There is a committee studying and working on how commissioners are elected. • Tim Hoke—Orange County Arts Commission Just completed their grant cycle. Garden concert in Hillsborough this weekend. Check the website for details https://artsorange.org/. 2 Page CHOCVB BOD Meeting September 16 , 2020