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13 <br /> completed, and met with the community recently to discuss some of the findings from that study. <br /> He said future use of this land is scheduled about 4-5 years out in the Capital Investment Plan <br /> (CIP). <br /> Chair Dorosin referred to the contributions to the community centers, and asked if there <br /> is a process by which this number is determined. He said the Rogers Road Community Center <br /> has an intense amount of programming, but receives the least amount of funds. <br /> David Stancil said the Rogers Road Community Center is more established, and has <br /> been successful at finding other funding sources for programming. <br /> Bonnie Hammersley said the community centers create and submit budgets to the <br /> County, and the Rogers Road Community Center has access to so many volunteers and <br /> resources due to its location. <br /> Bonnie Hammersley said last year there was a request for a mower for Blackwood Farm, <br /> and David Stancil will address this. <br /> David Stancil said staff looked at a number of options and at the end of the day, <br /> introducing livestock was cost prohibitive, so many fields were put back into hay and grass <br /> production. He said staff recently solicited bids from farmers to work this land, and a contract is <br /> in the works. <br /> Economic Development <br /> • Economic Development— page 144- Steve Brantley, Economic Development Director, <br /> and Laurie Paolicelli, Visitors' Bureau (VB) Director. <br /> o Total expenditure budget - $513,461 <br /> o Transfers Administrative Assistant III Position to Planning and Inspections <br /> - $69,135 <br /> ■ Serve as Development Services Concierge to Improve Central <br /> Permitting Customer Service <br /> ■ Schedule and Coordinate Development Services Team for New <br /> and Existing Businesses <br /> ❖ Economic Development <br /> ❖ Planning, Building, Erosion Control Inspections <br /> ❖ Environmental Health <br /> ❖ Fire Marshal <br /> ❖ Others as Needed <br /> Chapel Hill Orange County Visitors Bureau <br /> • Chapel Hill Orange County Visitors Bureau — page <br /> o Total expenditure budget - $1,689,036 — offset by occupancy tax <br /> o Budgeted Occupancy Tax Revenue Increase of 5% — ($64,633) <br /> o Advertising and Marketing Increase - $200,780 <br /> o Occupancy Tax Revenue History (chart) <br /> Commissioner Rich asked Laurie Paolicelli if the occupancy tax increase is for hotels <br /> and/or Airbnbs. <br /> Laurie Paolicelli said this is just the hotels, but Airbnb has an agreement with the <br /> County, where it remits taxes. She said this line item is starting to grow. <br /> Commissioner Rich said it may be good next year to separate these from each other. <br /> Laurie Paolicelli said that is a good idea, and she expects this amount to grow as <br /> Carrboro and Hillsborough have increasing numbers of whole house rentals on Airbnb. <br /> • Article 46 Sales Tax— page 62 <br />