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,' DRAFT February 24, 200, Page 62 {3) That th~ director, National Park Service, Department of the Interior of the ~nited States Government be, and hereby is assured of, full compliance by the applicant with the regulations promulgated pursuan~ to Title VI of Civil Rights Act of 1964. ~usic Video at Cc~cord ~otors~orts Park /s/ Robert M. Freeman Chair, Board of Commissioners /s/ Frankie F. Bonds Clerk Mr. Mike Awns, Public Safety Services Director, reported that Black Dog Films plans =to shoot a music video for a rock band (3 Doors Down) in downtown Concord !and Concord Motorsports Park on March 10 and 11, 2003. The company has requ~_~sted a permit to allow the filming of the video at Concord Motorsports Park ~n~ those dates between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. UPON MOTIO~ of Commissioner Privet=e, seconded by Vice Chairman Suggs and unanimously ~rried, the Board approved the request by Black Dog Films for filming a mimic video, including the intermittent playing of music and driving of race ~ars, at Concord Motorsports Park between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on March 10 ~nd 11, 2003, with the condition that Black Dog Films notify those in the community near the Motorsporte Park of the filming through the posting of signs,iadvertising in the newspaper, etc. Economic Development Strate~iea The Board~ecognized the following Economic Development Corporation (EDt) officials ~t~o were present for the meeting: Mike Nash, Chairman of the EDt Board of Dir =tore; EDC Board Members Cyndi Mynatt and A1 Thigpen; and EDC President Mau:ice Ewing. Mr. Nash ~nd Mr. Ewing gave a PowerPoint presentation entitled "Cabarrus Economc Development - 21"= Century Challenges and Strategic Responses." They :sported a decrease in client activity and presented a plan to respond to th ~se declines, including an expansion of external marketing and the enhancem~ ~t of a business retention and expansion program. Mr. Nash reported that ED~ proposes to focus on job creation through target industry recruitment and fund raising to supplement County investment. He proposed the development ~f a new strategic partnership between private business and local government -whereby County Government would provide stable funding for EDt at the curr~t level and BDt would seek sustained funding from local private businesses and other sources. In addition to a long-term funding commitment by th~ County to support economic development, Mr. Ewing stated the Board migh~ wish Uo consider such activities as maintaining an environment condu~ive to economic growth (i.e., enhanced workforce training and development),~ ensuring adequate infrastructure 'and encouraging business- friendly regulato~yprocesses. There was ~scussion regarding the importance of economic development in Cabarrus Count, the work that is being done by the Economic Development Corporation and t~e proposed multi-year funding commitment by :he County. UPON MOTION~of Vice Chairman Suggs, seconded by Commissioner Privette and unanimously c~rried, the Board directed staff to work with the Economic Development Corporation to draft a multi-year contract that would address County funding ~nd include ~argeted marketing strategies, private fund raising requirements and performance measures for the Economic Development Corporation. Th~ proposed contract will be brought back to the Board for consideration. ~ Tourism Authority ~(Convsntion and Visi~or's Bureau) ~ The Board ~ecognized the following members of the Tourism Authority (Convention and V~itor's Bureau) Board of Directors who were present for the meeting: Chairman~Jay Howard; Vice Chairman Aubie Cook and Board member John Cox. Ann Sternal, Executive Director of the Convention and Visitor's Bureau (CVB}, was also p-~sent. Mr. Day presented a summary of activities associated with the room occupancy tax le~ed by the Board of Commissioners in 1989. He called the Board's attentloni to the following passage~ from the original legislation au~horizing the ~c_cupancy tax and creation of the Tourism Authority: (1) Purposes for which the proceeds from the tax may be spent; (2) Tourism Authority's budge~is subject to the County's regular budget procedure; and