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DocuSign Envelope ID: 1 F2C909E-0965-4F5D-841 F-4B2BC73DOD55 <br /> For Approval September 15, 2021 <br /> Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau <br /> Virtual Board of Directors Meeting <br /> August 18,2021 <br /> Board Members Present: Pam Hemminger, Manish Atma, Aubrey Williams,Tanya Moore, Sharon Hill, <br /> Kayla Dempsey, Mark Bell,Anthony Carey, Lydia Lavelle, Beverly Jo Payne, Mark Sherburne, Daniel <br /> Mayer, Spring Council,Jon Hartman-Brown, Matt Gladdek, Lil Engelhardt, and Sally Greene. <br /> Not Present: <br /> Staff Attendance: Steve Brantley, Laurie Paolicelli, Marlene Barbera, Patty Griffin,Tina Fuller, Susan <br /> Rice, Leslie Wilcox, Katie Murray, and Shannan Campbell. <br /> Also present: Lee Davis,Jon Parker,Jessica Herrschaft, and Glen Fellman -Clean Inc. Barbara Foushee, <br /> Mayor Pro Tem,Town of Carrboro. <br /> Call to Order <br /> Chair Anthony Carey called the meeting to order at 8:03 a.m. <br /> Approval of Minutes <br /> Chair Anthony Carey requested a motion to approve the June 16, 2021 minutes. Pam Hemminger so <br /> moved and Dan Mayer seconded the motion. With all members in favor,the minutes were approved as <br /> submitted. <br /> Chair Anthony Carey requested a motion for Anthony Carey to continue as chair and make Daniel Mayer <br /> co-chair. Pam Hemminger so moved and Mark Bell seconded the motion and all members voted in <br /> favor. <br /> Chair Anthony Carey introduced two new members to our board,Sharon Hill who will be representing <br /> Orange County Economic Development Advisory Board and Lili Engelhardt representing <br /> Executive Director's Report <br /> Tourism Orange County, North Carolina Summer 2021 Presentation. <br /> Presentations <br /> Marlene Barbera,Sales Director provided recent sales statistics and meeting trends. <br /> • Two confirmed bookings in since July 1, 2021,the beginning of the new fiscal with 585 room <br /> nights and worth about$181,000 in economic impact. <br /> • 13 leads sent. <br /> • With the Delta variant,things are back in the "unknown" on what to expect with group <br /> meetings. Hybrid meetings continue. <br /> • Hotel response to RFPs is overall good and responsive but, due to loss of staff because of the <br /> pandemic, sometimes deadlines are missed and/or Marlene needs to follow-up with sales teams <br /> to ensure response to customers. <br /> • Marlene explained the CVENT event platform. <br />