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DocuSign Envelope ID:4C1F119C-B709-4D49-82F1-16FE74875645 <br /> - Unplanned for community involvement with a very large Meet the Moment Art Walk on Franklin <br /> Street. 4 x 4 plywood panels with art painted on them, stretched pretty much the entire length <br /> of Franklin Street downtown Chapel Hill. <br /> - Free drive-in movies project with Carolina Union Activities Board that UNC Students are helping <br /> us put together. <br /> - Since Carolina Inn is not doing a holiday market this year, we are seeing if we can get their <br /> vendors to do a holiday market downtown Chapel Hill. <br /> Nominating Committee/Board Seats <br /> Commissioner Jamezetta Bedford—Orange County Board of County Commissioners <br /> • Open Board Seats: <br /> - Dixon Pitt—Chamber of Commerce seat. Chamber would like to nominate Manish Atma. Just <br /> one concern related to this nomination and that is there would be four hoteliers on the board <br /> that is designed for two. Input from the board requested. <br /> - David Brooks—Hillsborough Chamber of Commerce. Aubrey Williams has been nominated to <br /> fill this position. <br /> - Anthony Carey—Orange County Economic Development Advisory Board. Anthony's seat expires <br /> 12/31/2020 but Anthony is eligible to serve a second term. <br /> - Tim Hoke—Orange County Arts Commission. Dan Mayer has been nominated by the Arts <br /> Commission. <br /> - Libbie Hough—at large. <br /> The Board of County Commissioners reviews these periodically so the timing is important right now <br /> as you end up with open seats. I want to raise an issue that is somewhat sensitive. I want to raise <br /> the issue of the lack of diversity on all of our County advisory boards. We are working with our <br /> human relations commission to try to work with the boards about recruiting and about how to <br /> invite others to be part of boards and to apply. We as a County have joined Governmental Alliance <br /> on Race and Equity(GAR). We funded $35,000 to start with the initial work. The goal being that <br /> race does not predict outcomes. We know that we have systemic structures in government that we <br /> can improve so that race is not a predictor. It is essential to have representatives at the table who <br /> are diverse. It's not just race, its gender, its gender identity, we have it built into the bylaws for <br /> geographic representation, its age, ethnic background, socioeconomic status and much more. <br /> We're doing well with gender diversity. We have nine men and eight female members. However, <br /> we have fourteen white people and one African American that are self-identified from seventeen <br /> total members. We would like to suggest, as we look at these open positions, and see if we can get <br /> some broader viewpoints, backgrounds, and approaches that will add value and will result in <br /> economic gain as well. Something to consider and to think about our changing mindsets and think <br /> about our processes as we get together to fill these seats. <br /> Chair Anthony Carey will put a nominating committee together to fill our open seats with an eye to <br /> diversity. <br /> Next meeting: Wednesday, November 18th <br /> Meeting adjourned at 9:42 a.m. <br /> DocuSigned by: cuSigned by. <br /> FlAVlt, �aoual Do - ,6" <br /> Ini 'ffiF06*ed by: Minutes accepted by: <br /> Laurie Paolicelli, Executive Director Anthony Carey, Chairman <br /> 11/19/2020 11/19/2020 <br /> Date Date <br /> 4 1 P a g e CHOCVB BOD Meeting October 21 , 2020 <br />