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DocuSign Envelope ID: E02B9D95-EAB7-42AE-A854-C45E8C08F501 - Working with the UNC General Alumni Association on a Fundraiser for downtown highlighting the history of downtown. They're focusing on historic retail like Julien's and restaurants and they're partnering with the NAACP in February on Civil Rights history. - The partnership between the Downtown Partnership,the Town of Chapel Hill and the Town of Carrboro on the Elizabeth Cotten Mural is complete and it looks great. The building owner is so excited he's offered his second wall on the other side of his building for another mural. Elizabeth Cotten should be referred to as Elizabeth and not by her slave name of Libba. . Mayor Pam Hemminger—Town of Chapel Hill - Friday is Arbor Day and the town has planted over 201 trees. 201 because the town is 201 years old this year. - The Rosemary Hotel, an extended stay hotel,that wraps around the old town hall, is working through our system right now. - The wet lab building that's proposed to go where the current Wallace Deck is,the application will be filed next week and it will start working through the system as well. It is proposed to bring over 800 jobs. - The Booker Creek Basin Park behind Eastgate is going to be an incredible park. The bridge is in already. Storm water retention was one goal but having a place to be is another and it's going to have a walking trail, art, lights, and some wild life. - We'll continue to be virtual through the spring,with all these meetings. While the vaccine is coming, the priority is essential workers, emergency personnel, etc. so the prediction is the general public won't be able to get vaccinated until May or June. - We've had a lot of interest in people wanting to play Pickle Ball which is considered one of the safer activities that we've worked in partnership with the group to put lines on that state ramp in Southern area park. We're going to see how that works to co-use that facility. Pickle Ball is a way to bring people to our community safely. - Still slammed with development proposals. - In December the town will be meeting and talking about where to put our municipal services building. • Mayor Lydia Lavelle—Town of Carrboro and Jon Hartman-Brown—Town of Carrboro, Economic Development - Carrboro Town Board met last night and definitively approved the 203 Protect. We project groundbreaking to begin next fall and construction should take a little over a year. - Carrboro Town Board also approved last night the Community Works building mural. - Also approved the lettering for a Black Lives mural on the Century Center. - Carrboro's Comprehensive Plan kick-off is tomorrow night at 7:00 p.m. CarrboroConnects.org. It's Carrboro's visioning process on how we put our community values in our built environment. We're hoping to engage as much of our community as we can in the months to come to be part of this process. Please spread the word to Carrboro folks you may know. - This weekend is the traditional weekend of the Carrboro Film Festival. Like everything else, it's moved online Carrboro Virtual Music Festival. •Jon Hartman-Brown—Town of Carrboro, Economic Development - We launched our new Visit Carrboro website. Jon provided a preview of the website, specifically specialized itineraries and the timeline of Carrboro's history. Jon thanked Dan Mayer,who is on the Carrboro Tourism Development Authority, for helping get this website setup and going. •Tanya Moore— Associate Vice Chancellor, UNC-Chapel Hill - Winding down our academic year. Today is the first day of exams and they will run through next Thursday. Our students will then be on an extended break until January 13t"when move in 3 Page CHOCVB BOD Meeting November 18 , 2020