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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD <br /> November 8, 2022 <br /> Orange County Economic Development Office <br /> 131 W. Margaret Lane <br /> Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br /> Minutes <br /> Members Present: Sharon Hill, Johnny Morris, Tom Proctor, Jane Saiers, Kristen Young, Hasan <br /> Abdullah, Barbara Jessie-Black <br /> Guest Speakers: Matt Gladdek and Reagan Chandler Gural <br /> Orange County Staff: Steve Brantley, Amanda Garner, Lindsey Hirni, Travis Myren <br /> Call to Order <br /> The meeting was called to order by Sharon Hill at 11:35 a.m. <br /> Approval of Minutes <br /> A motion was made by Barbara Jessie-Black and seconded by Johnny Morris to approve the Minutes <br /> from the August 9, 2022 meeting. The motion passed unanimously. <br /> Open Discussion <br /> The Board members who took the Economic Development District Tour in September discussed how <br /> discussed how beneficial they felt it was and we scheduled a make-up tour with the remaining members <br /> who weren't able to attend. <br /> New Business <br /> Our first guest speaker was Matt Gladdek from the Downtown Partnership. He spoke briefly about the <br /> mission and funding and then gave a brief presentation of the 4 Goals that the Chapel Hill Downtown <br /> Partnership are working towards. The goals are Marketing & Programming, Clean & Safe environment, <br /> Business support and Community Building. <br /> Our second guest speaker was Reagan Chandler Gural, President and CEO of the Alamance Chamber of <br /> Commerce. Reagan spoke about the Partners and Progress event that took place in August with Creative <br /> Economic Development Consulting. The event was very successful and seems like something that the <br /> Advisory Board might consider in the future for Orange County. <br /> Amanda told the board members about an advertising sponsorship with WCHL radio for an opportunity to <br /> allow past grant recipients to talk about the how the grant program supported their small businesses. The <br /> Chair, Sharon Hill, will contribute by sitting on the panel during the event in early December. <br /> Old Business <br /> The new start-up grant program &guidelines will be reviewed internally and we plan to launch that in <br /> January for the first quarter of 2023. The board members were asked to provide any feedback or <br /> suggestions for additional ways to help promote and market our grant programs. <br /> Adjournment <br /> Sharon Hill adjourned the meeting at 1:00 P.M. <br />