HomeMy Public PortalAbout04-04-2016 Agenda Tourism Board Regular Meeting
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TOURISM BOARD
April 4, 2016
Town Barn
6:30pm
AGENDA
I. Call Meeting to Order
II. Agenda Adoption
III. Consideration of revised minutes of February 1, 2016 Regular Meeting
Consideration of revised minutes of February 23, 2016 Work Session Meeting
Consideration of draft minutes of March 7, 2016 Regular Meeting
IV. General Public Comment
V. Monthly Reports
a. Alliance Director’s Report
b. Visitor’s Center Communications Report
c. Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitor’s Bureau Update
VI. New Business Items
a. 2015 Grant Project Funding/Report Extension to 12/30/2016
- Hillsborough Arts Council- Program Director ($15,000)
- Pleasant Meadows Philanthropy- River Park Concert ($5,080)
b. Review/Approve RFP’s to organizations
- Overview of ‘What is an RFP?’
- Review/Comment on draft RFP documents and requirements
c. Funding Re-Structuring Communication Plan (Staff)
- Grant Cycle Opening/Closing Date Notifications
o Press Release (Town)
o Town Website Homepage
o Visit Hillsborough NC Website Homepage
o Town Email Blast
o Town Social Media/ Repost Visit Hillsborough Social Media
o Email Blasts to Organizations
o Other ideas?
- RFP release and return deadline notification
- Coming Soon: Funding types brochure and handout development
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d. Tourism logo/purpose presentation
- Review and comment on draft logo designs
- Finalize it down to ONE favorite concept
- Comment on any suggestions/changes to finalized ONE favorite concept
VII. Old Business Items
a. Alliance- Visitor Services/Visitor Center FY 2017 Budget Presentation for Visitor
Services Vendor Contract- 2nd Draft
- Questions or discussion
b. Tourism Board Stance on Colonial Inn- formal statement
“The Tourism Board is ever mindful of the important historical and cultural value
of the Colonial Inn and supports the Town’s forward motion of the project and
positive work in its restoration and in bringing it back into use”
VIII. Staff/Board Comments and Discussion Items
IX. Adjourn