HomeMy Public PortalAbout03-07-2016 Agenda Tourism Board Regular Session
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TOURISM BOARD
March 7, 2016
Town Barn
6:30pm
AGENDA
I. Call Meeting to Order
II. Agenda Adoption
III. Consideration of Minutes of February 1, 2016 Regular Meeting (Tabled to April-
revisions)
Consideration of Minutes of February 23, 2016 Work Session Meeting (Tabled to
April- revisions)
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. Mission Statement Update & Vision Statement Development
- Town Resources/Guides: Town Strategy Map (Mayor Tom Stevens) and
Town Vision 2030 Goals
- Mission & Vision Statement to guide Tourism Plan development (goals,
implementation projects, etc)
b. Orange County Visitors Bureau responding to an RFP from the North American
Travel Journalists Association in spring 2017 ( http://www.natja.org/)
a.c. Alliance- Visitor Services/Visitor Center FY 2017 Budget Presentation for Visitor
Services Vendor Contract (Sarah DeGennaro & Bill Crowther)
- Questions or discussion
b.d.Tourism logo/purpose presentation (Tabled to April)
- Review and comment on draft logo designs
- Finalize it down to ONE favorite concept
- Comment on any suggestions/changes to finalized ONE favorite
c.e. Website Wireframe Page Examples (Tabled to April)
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d.f. Review/Approve RFP’s to organizations (Tabled to April- add 1st to agenda)
- Overview of ‘What is an RFP?’
- Review of actual documents and deadlines
e.g. Funding Re-Structuring Communication Plan (Tabled to April- add 2nd to agenda)
- Grant Cycle Opening/Closing Date Notifications
o Press Releases
o Town and Visit Hillsborough Website Notifications
o Visit Hillsborough Newsletter
o Email Blasts
- RFP release and return deadline notification
- Funding types brochure and handout development
f.a. Mission Statement Update & Vision Statement Development
- Town Resources/Guides: Town Strategy Map and Town Vision 2030 Goals
- Mission & Vision Statement to guide Tourism Plan development (goals,
implementation projects, etc)
VII. Old Business Items
a. Adopted Tourism Board Stance on Colonial Inn- formal statement (Tabled to
April)
VIII. Staff/Board Comments and Discussion Items
IX. Adjourn