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occupancy limits and parking restrictions. They also limit units that are only used for <br /> STRs to mixed-use and commercial zoning districts. <br /> • New AirBnB regulations passed: homeowner must be on site <br /> • Visitor Bureau paid for data, addresses of AirBnBs <br /> • Carrboro— Because of increased requests for information on Carrboro, the Visitors <br /> Bureau, in conjunction with its ad agency, has designed a Carrboro Tourism Brochure. <br /> Pending that board's approval, the Visitors Bureau will proceed in printing and <br /> distributing to help build demand for Carrboro's businesses. <br /> • Budget for current day is balanced. Because the fund balance has grown, the VB is <br /> requesting $190,000 to use for Trolley Service for summer Uproar Arts Festival; <br /> meetings and convention advertising; research for a futures study that will look at the <br /> next 5 years in the tourism industry. <br /> • Planning is now underway for the 2023/2024 budget planning process. <br /> Mark Bell introduced guest speaker Susan Amey, CEO of the Durham Convention and Visitors <br /> Bureau. Susan gave an overview of Durham's tourism industry, including demand, new <br /> programs, and city programs that will influence the future tourism industry as well as a look at <br /> the Durham Sports Commissions work to date. <br /> Susan Amey, Presentation - https://tinyurl.com/56fhx8rc <br /> New Business <br /> Marlene Barbera <br /> • The Bureau is seeing an increase in demand in the group meetings and conference <br /> sector. <br /> • Potential New Business involves a 2024 Military Reunions/Meetings event that she and <br /> the Sheraton Chapel Hill are courting now. <br /> • Marlene is also serving on the committee with the Orange County Arts Commission to <br /> organize a Trolley for Saturdays during the July/August festival. The trolley will run <br /> Saturdays in Chapel Hill and Carrboro during the Uproar event. Hillsborough will be <br /> using the Orange County Commuter Bus in the northern part of the county. <br /> Damon Seils <br /> • Damon questioned why we could not use the Chapel Hill Transit instead since it runs <br /> from Chapel Hill to Carrboro for free. Paolicelli will research possibilities. <br /> Tanya Moore <br /> • UNC will host the Slavery Conference in March 2023. UNC is expecting about 250 people <br /> to attend. https://historyandrace.unc.edu/universityes-studing-slavery/ <br /> 21 Page CHOCVB BOD Meeting Feb 15 , 2023 <br />