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DocuSign Envelope ID:502009F3-4D5D-4553-94B6-17FCBFF12415 <br /> •Tanya Moore—Associate Vice Chancellor, UNC Chapel Hill <br /> - Orientation is still virtual. <br /> - UNC Staff will be returning to work on campus on July 19, 2021. From that point it will be a <br /> quick ramp-up to full move-in in August and, hopefully, looking a lot more normal. <br /> • Mayor Lydia Lavelle—Town of Carrboro <br /> - Pride Month—I've been working with a committee at Chapel Hill and between the two towns, <br /> we have organized several different ways of celebrating Pride month. Flags, proclamations, <br /> and urging businesses to offer specials, drinks, special appetizers, and decorate. We are going <br /> to have Pride Food Truck Rodeo and Dance Party on Thursday,June 24 at Carrboro Town <br /> Commons. It is for everyone. <br /> - Frederick Douglass speech reading—we are hoping to hold this again this year on July 4 in the <br /> Carrboro Century Center. I am working with parks & rec now to figure out how to maybe ticket <br /> for that to limit attendance and we will have a live feed of the reading. <br /> - 203 Project—at our meeting last night we passed a couple of text amendments to continue the <br /> 203 Project on its route toward, hopefully, a groundbreaking in the fall. <br /> - Also at our meeting last night we had a really good presentation from Catherine Lazorko, our <br /> Communications Manager, on efforts that she has done over the past year to increase our <br /> presence on all forms of social media. If you are interested, it is in our agenda packet from last <br /> night's meeting. <br /> - American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)funds—at our June 8 meeting our council is going to discuss <br /> our prioritization for much of those funds. <br /> - Carrboro Town Manager, David Andrews, is retiring the end of July. We have been advertising <br /> for that position but we are early in that process. We are hoping to have someone on-board by <br /> the time we come back in the fall. <br /> - Our staff has been working mostly remote except for some key staff that rotate in and out of <br /> town hall. The Town Hall has largely been closed to the public for much of this time. The plans <br /> from the Town Manager are for staff to start coming back slowly in June and July. We plan to <br /> keep meetings virtual through June. So staff will be returning,with protocols,this summer and <br /> then the new town manager will determine policies around remote work. <br /> •Jon Hartman-Brown—Economic Development Director,Town of Carrboro <br /> - Carrboro is adding additional parking behind the Arts Center at 300 E. Main St. Additionally, we <br /> are working with Cat's Cradle to provide them some accommodations so they can offer <br /> outdoor concerts during the summer back there. We are hoping this will help them recover <br /> some of the funds they lost during the pandemic when they had to shut down. <br /> - Freight Train Blues Festival is going on virtually now. <br /> - Our new Visit Carrboro social media channels are up on Facebook and Instagram. <br /> - Mask mandate—most of Carrboro businesses are choosing to require masks. Some are still not <br /> opening their indoor dining. <br /> • Mark Bell—Mayor Pro Tem,Town of Hillsborough <br /> - Activity is really picking up for restaurants, bars, and outdoor events in Hillsborough. So far this <br /> month we have had our Sculpture Tour, our Garden Tour, and our Revolutionary War Day. <br /> - The Visitor Center still has self-guided tours and masks are required to come in to the Visitors <br /> Center. <br /> - Last Fridays—the next Last Friday will be May 28 and there are about 21 different venues for <br /> arts and events. <br /> - Orange County Historical Museum still has its Date Night Exhibit. <br /> 7 1 P a g e CHOCVB B 0 D Meeting May 19 , 2021 <br />