1. Johnston & Mecklenburg Mills RFP in NoDa

2. Agenda Current RFP Scope Proposed RFP Scope Why NoDa Wants Artspace Why Charlotte Needs NoDa

3. The Current RFP Scope

4. Proposed RFP Scope

5. Why NoDa Wants ArtSpace Artspace is sustainable affordable housing Businesses surrounding Artspace projects have shown revenue growth up to 167%

6. NoDa Arts & Entertainment Businesses 5 Year Success Rate 14 new NoDa Arts & Entertainment businesses have opened in the past year

7. Why Charlotte Needs NoDa NoDa is a tourist destination NoDa helps Charlotte retain its cultural class

8. Artists in Charlotte In Need of Affordable Housing are affiliated with the following organizations Children's Theater of Charlotte Arts and Science Council The Light Factory American Craft Council Mint Museum of Craft and Design Off Tryon Theater Company ArtsTeach Carolina Voices The North Carolina Blumenthal Performing Art Center The Actor's Theater of Charlotte Clayworks Carolinas Concert Association Point 8 Forum Charlotte Art League Bare Bones Theater Group Creative Loafing Charlotte Philharmonic Orchestra Charlotte Symphony Orchestra Community School of the Arts North Carolina Dance Theatre Charlotte Chronicle Charlotte Civic Orchestra Opera Carolina Museum of the New South Theatre Charlotte Novello Festival Press The Charlotte Writer's Club

9. Most Artists require Affordable Housing in NC Average Annual Salary = $30,722 *Source U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics http://stats.bls.gov/oes/oes_dl.htm -- phone: 202-691-6569

10. Artspace is a financially sound decision for Charlotte. The property is worth just as much money, if not more, with Mecklenburg Mill excluded from the RFP