The ULI Charlotte Executive Committee met on Monday, September 28th and have the following reports:

• Membership for ULI Charlotte is now at 596.  The Membership Committee has launched the Facebook page and LinkedIn to connect our members to the activities of ULI Charlotte.  The recommended membership campaign was approved and will be launched in October (click her for information).
• Young Leaders reported that three scholarships for  YLG registration to the ULI Fall Meeting and Urban Land Expo were awarded to Mary Ellen George, John Schwaller, and Stuart Proffitt.
• Programs chair Mike Tomlinson noted that the MasterMind Book Series on Affordable Housing has launched two groups of 11 people each in September and Sustainability is reviewing applications.  Plans are underway for a Mobile Workshop of the Village at Robinson Farm in October, Emerging Trends in November, and Members’ Only Breakfast in November.
• Technical Assistance Programs (TAPs) chair Jim Williams noted that marketing literature is to be developed so that we can promote the program services to local nonprofits and municipalities.
• Volunteers are in classrooms for Urban Plan through the middle of October.  A special thank you to our 60+ high school and graduate school students, the teachers and the 15+ volunteers that have served as facilitators and city council members.
• How do we do it all?  Many thanks to our sponsors that support the many initiatives and program.  We know that many companies are taking a hard look at their dollars, but we want to thank every sponsor for supporting ULI so that we can over premium programming and community initiatives.  The 2010 campaign is beginning and information is available by clicking here.
• Sustainability and Housing Initiative committees continue to investigate manners in which we can address these initiatives specifically in our area.
  • Sustainability – a number of programs are being considered to look at the trade-offs in decisions made by the private and public side in developments
  • Housing – A glossary of Affordable Housing Terms is being published in October.  This will be available on the ULI Charlotte website soon.  The committee is also planning a ½ day program called Urban Marketplace, a program that offers a trade show, roundtable discussion and general session speakers discussing workforce and affordable housing in our region.  Shortly, they hope to confirm date for late March, 2010.