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25 <br /> How many times per month does this board/commission meet, including any special <br /> meetings and sub-committee meetings? <br /> • Five (5) advisory board meetings were held in 2023: January 10, March 14, May <br /> 9, September 12, and November 14. The board's normal meeting schedule <br /> convenes approximately (6) times per year (second Tuesday of every other <br /> month). <br /> • For 2024, six (6) meeting dates have been scheduled for January 9, March 12, <br /> May 14, July 9, September 10 and November 12. <br /> • The Orange County Small Business Grant subcommittee, comprised of 5 <br /> members of the full advisory board, met quarterly throughout 2023 to review and <br /> score all business grant applications that were received during the year. Those <br /> meeting dates occur virtually within a month of the grant application deadlines. <br /> (Five members' service on the small business grant subcommittee will continue <br /> in 2024). <br /> • One member of the advisory board also participated in 2023 for the quarterly <br /> reviews of local farmers' and food producers' applications that were submitted to <br /> the Orange County Agriculture Grant program. (One member's service on the <br /> agriculture grant subcommittee will continue in 2024). <br /> Brief Statement of Board/Commission's Assigned Charge and Responsibilities. <br /> • The Advisory Board works closely with Orange County's Economic Development <br /> staff and other economic development partners in Orange County to help market <br /> Orange County as a desirable and competitive location for the recruitment & <br /> retention of small business ventures, to include agriculture and food processer <br /> ventures, the Piedmont Food Processing Center, the Breeze Farm Incubator <br /> Program., and the promotion of new & expanding capital investment for non- <br /> residential (retail, commercial, light manufacturing and distribution/logistics) <br /> business prospects which make a meaningful impact to creating new <br /> employment opportunities, and diversify the tax base. <br /> • The Advisory Board supports the growth and recruitment of agricultural and food <br /> processing systems local businesses, the promotion of entrepreneurial talent via <br /> the "LAUNCH" high-tech incubator facility in Chapel Hill, the Piedmont Food & <br /> Agriculture Processing facility (PFAP) in Hillsborough, and through the expansion <br /> of new, high-technology employment opportunities. <br />