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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD
May 13, 2013
Durham Technical Community College
Orange County Campus
Hillsborough, NC
MINUTES
Present: D.R. Bryan, Lori Eichel, Jim Kitchen, Karen McAdams, Mark O’Neal, Nicholas Thomas
Orange County Staff: Steve Brantley and Yvonne Scarlett
Absent: Delores Bailey, Mark Sherburne, and Tom Underwood
Call to Order
D.R. Bryan, Chair called the meeting to order at 8:22 a.m.
Approval of Minutes
MOTION by Mark O’Neal to approve the March 11, 2013 minutes. Seconded by Karen McAdams. Minutes were
approved unanimously.
Old Business
Communications plan
Steve Brantley - Advisory Board should speak on behalf of projects, incentives, etc.
Jim Kitchen will put together the framework and will send via email (for discussion at July meeting).
Director’s Report – Steve Brantley
NC Department of Commerce presentation – Economic and county staff will make a Power Point
presentation highlighting commercial property in Orange County to Commerce developers (at their semi-
monthly meeting).
Economic Development Specialist position: Eighteen applications were received. Steve Brantley will
review the applications and select 5 or 6 to interview.
Advisory board – Steve Brantley reviewed the current applications and will recommend Kia McLamb (HR
Director with MeadWestvaco) for appointment by the Board of County Commissioners.
Groundbreaking for Buckhorn-Mebane and Ribbon Cutting for Central Efland and North Buckhorn Sewer
System will be on May 16, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at the Efland Ruritan Club.
Additional Discuss:
Mark O’Neal asked that the “trash and recycling issue” be added to a future agenda.
o DR Bryan recommended a sub-committee be established to discuss and report back to the
full Advisory Board.
o Nick Thomas agreed to serve on sub-committee.
Karen McAdams suggested the Advisory Board invite a member of the UNC School of Government
(Community and Economic Development program) to discuss the “role of economic development
boards”.
Adjournment
Meeting was adjourned at 9:30 a.m. MOTION by Jim Kitchen (second by Karen McAdams).