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15 <br /> 1. How many times per month does this board/commission meet, including any special <br /> meetings and subcommittee meetings? <br /> • For 2025, six (6) meeting dates took place on the following dates: January 14tH <br /> March 11th, May 13th, July 28th, September 9th and November 11th. <br /> • The Orange County Small Business Grant subcommittee, comprised of 5 <br /> members of the full 10-member advisory board, met three (3) times throughout <br /> 2025 to review and score all business grant applications that were received <br /> during the year. Those meeting dates occurred following the grant application <br /> deadlines of December 31, 2024, March 30, 2025 and October 31, 2025. The <br /> program did not have funding to hold a June 30, 2025 cycle. Five (5) members <br /> will continue to serve on the small business grant subcommittee in 2026. <br /> • One member of the advisory board also participated in 2025 to help review local <br /> farmers' and food producers' applications that were submitted to the Orange <br /> County Agriculture Grant program. One member of the advisory board will <br /> continue to serve on the agriculture grant subcommittee in 2026. <br /> 2. Please briefly describe this board/commission's assigned charge and <br /> responsibilities. Board-specific Policies and Procedures documents, which detail the <br /> charge and responsibilities for each board/commission, are available here. <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 Piedmont Food & Agriculture <br /> Processing facility (PFAP) in Hillsborough, and through the expansion of new, <br /> high-technology employment opportunities. <br />