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DocuSign Envelope ID: 1 F2C909E-0965-4F5D-841 F-4B2BC73DOD55 <br /> - On July 4"we had the Frederick Douglas reading"The Meaning of the Fourth of July for the <br /> Negro" with guest speaker Cheri Beasley. <br /> - We unveiled another Truth Plaque at the intersection of Brewer Lane and Merritt Mill Rd. on <br /> the property of St. Paul's Church right between Chapel Hill and Carrboro and it recognizes the <br /> former Freedmen's School in Carrboro. <br /> - The Grata Cafe has opened up where Elmo's used to be in Carr Mill Mall. <br /> - Tesoro is a small, Italian restaurant that just opened across from Weaver Street. <br /> - Cat's Cradle has had several outdoor concerts this summer in what they call the Cradle's <br /> Backyard. <br /> - Jon Hartman-Brown has been working hard on getting as many grants out to our local <br /> businesses, particularly our BIPOC businesses. <br /> • Shannan Campbell—Economic Development,Town of Hillsborough <br /> - The organizers of Hog Day are still trying to make that happen. <br /> - The Carolina Tarwheels are still doing their big bike felt. <br /> - We saw a big boom in our restaurants and hotel occupancy in the spring but there is an <br /> unknown landscape again with the Delta variant. <br /> - Last Fridays has been a huge hit. They've taken small entertainment and put it at a bunch of <br /> different venues in downtown and West Hillsborough. <br /> - Hillsborough is leading our marketing campaign with "The getaway you've been waiting for. . <br /> - We've added some new walking tours and itineraries on the website and we are seeing a lot of <br /> clicks on that. <br /> - We just wrapped-up a campaign with WRAL that we received a lot of good feedback on. <br /> • Commissioner Sally Greene—Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> - I was invited to sit in on a meeting of restaurant owners to see if they can come together and <br /> work in concert on how to be after the pandemic. What are restaurants going to look like <br /> moving forward. The wholesale price of food has tripled, in some cases. There is a need to pay <br /> employees higher wages. One prediction is that restaurant dining will become more expensive <br /> so that it will become a less frequent but more special occasion. There is also discussion of <br /> highlighting vegetarian menu not only for health but to help save money. <br /> - The Orange County Board of Commissioners is going back to virtual meetings at least through <br /> September. <br /> - We'll be choosing Mark Dorosin's replacement during our meeting on September 2"d <br /> - The Broadband taskforce has been working over the summer and next week we will finalize an <br /> RFP to put out. The RFP is for a partner to work with us and take the next step with us, not to <br /> lay the fiber yet. The County has committed $5,000,000 of our ARPA money to the Broadband <br /> Project. The goal is to provide the 5,000 residents who don't have broadband or have lousy <br /> broadband and provide them fiber. Fiber-level is what is required if you use ARPA funds. <br /> - The Transit Policy Steering Committee continues to meet. More on that in the fall. <br /> - The Orange County Housing Collaborative,which is four elected officials and staff, met in early <br /> summer and we are going to meet again this week and we will be hearing from an organization <br /> who understand and are capable of modeling which mobile home owners can become resident <br /> home owners at their property if there is a seller willing to sell. <br /> 3 Page CHOCVB BOD Meeting August 18 , 2021 <br />