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5 <br /> 1 D.R. Bryan said they want to make sure that short term rentals are complying with <br /> 2 requirements and laws. <br /> 3 Laurie Paolicelli, Visitor Bureau Director, said that the municipalities all have differing <br /> 4 views on short-term rentals. She said they are trying to stay in conversation with everyone. <br /> 5 Vice-Chair Fowler asked for information on the statement that they are rebuilding the Town <br /> 6 of Chapel Hill's contribution. <br /> 7 Laurie Paolicelli described the tensions with occupancy tax collection and said that the <br /> 8 advisory board wants to study it before bringing recommendations to the Board of County <br /> 9 Commissioners. <br /> 10 Commissioner McKee said the conversation could be difficult, but they should tread <br /> 11 carefully because one cannot anticipate what the General Assembly might do. <br /> 12 Laurie Paolicelli said they are hoping to work on the issue locally. <br /> 13 Denise Duffy of the Arts Commission described the accomplishments over the last year, <br /> 14 noting the significant impact Tropical Storm Chantal had on the commission's programming. She <br /> 15 highlighted community support for the Arts Commission after the storm. She said they distributed <br /> 16 $95,000 in artist relief grants after the storm, and hosted the Uproar festival two weeks later. She <br /> 17 noted the visitor data from the festival and that it resulted in $84,000 in private support. She said <br /> 18 that they are planning a summer festival, expanding programming, and launching a new website. <br /> 19 She said $1 of arts grant funding generates $16 in local spending. She expressed appreciation to <br /> 20 the staff for their hard work through a challenging time. <br /> 21 Commissioner Greene highlighted the artist relief grants given by the Arts Commission to <br /> 22 artists impacted by the tropical storm, while also maintaining summer programming, launching <br /> 23 Uproar, and recovering from flood damage to the Eno Mill. She applauded the commission for <br /> 24 their efforts. <br /> 25 Commissioner Carter echoed Commissioner Greene's remarks. <br /> 26 Chair Hamilton thanked the Arts Commission for their work. <br /> 27 <br /> 28 2. Orange County Land Use Plan 2050 — Board Request for Additional Information <br /> 29 The Board received a follow-up presentation in a series as response to the Board's request for <br /> 30 additional background information for the Land Use Plan 2050 process. <br /> 31 <br /> 32 BACKGROUND: The original Fact Book (February 2024) was prepared by Clarion Associates <br /> 33 and posted to the project specific website it maintains as part of the contractual scope with Orange <br /> 34 County. <br /> 35 <br /> 36 The original Fact book as well as the updated (February 2026) version can be found via the <br /> 37 "Resources" tab of the project website, listed under "Project Resources and Documents": <br /> 38 https://www.orangecountylanduseplan.com/resources <br /> 39 <br /> 40 The Fact Book: <br /> 41 • Provides data on existing conditions and projected future trends to provide a common <br /> 42 understanding of Orange County at the start of this Land Use Plan 2050 process. <br /> 43 • Serves as a resource as the plan is being developed. New data continually becomes <br /> 44 available, such as new Census data and updated development features maintained by the <br /> 45 County's GIS staff. This Fact Book freezes the data at a moment in time and is a useful <br /> 46 snapshot of County conditions today to help inform development of the plan. <br /> 47 • Is not intended to be an encyclopedia of every data point about Orange County. <br /> 48 <br /> 49 The Fact Book Update: <br /> 50 0 41 of the 137 total pages/slides have been updated by Planning staff. <br />