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13 <br /> • Participate and advise in discussions, evaluations and County Commissioner <br /> decisions on appropriate economic development uses of the proceeds from the <br /> 1/4 cents sales tax revenues to be used for economic development; <br /> • Assist the Economic Development department with the development of new <br /> marketing materials, ad campaigns and effective media, and general <br /> "branding" efforts that promote business recruitment to Orange County. <br /> • Help to advise the Economic Development department, the County Manager's <br /> Office and BOCC on appropriate levels of financial incentives for a variety of <br /> potential recruitment projects, and best uses of Article 46 funding. <br /> • Become more involved with the County's agriculture economic development <br /> &business retention efforts. <br /> What are the concerns or emerging issues your board has identified for the <br /> upcoming year that it plans to address or bring to the Commissioners' attention? <br /> • Increase & diversify Orange County's overall tax base and employment <br /> opportunities among clean, high-tech and desirable firms through the <br /> recruitment of new businesses, and from retention and expansion efforts with <br /> existing businesses. <br /> • Promote the addition of clean, light manufacturing, warehouse operations, <br /> corporate headquarters, commercial and retail businesses, and the required <br /> County infrastructure (sites with zoning and utility service). <br /> • Improve the County's communication relations effort regarding the importance <br /> of economic development, endorsing the continuing utility infrastructure <br /> development of Orange County's 3 economic development districts (EDDs) <br /> and commercial/industrial transition activity nodes (CITANs) to attract future <br /> non-residential growth by private businesses that create new employment and <br /> property tax/retail sales tax revenue. <br /> • Support small business and agricultural related small business ventures, the <br /> LAUNCH Chapel Hill" innovation center", help administer the small business <br /> loan and grant programs, and play an advisory role in the key uses of Article <br /> 46 funds (1/4 quarter cent sales tax proceeds for economic development)that <br /> generally promotes the County's local economy. <br />