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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />WORKSESSION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: February 10, 2009 <br />Action Agend~a- <br />Item No. <br />SUBJECT: Parks /Lands Legacy CIP Follow-Up Discussion <br />DEPARTMENT: ERCD, P&R, Budget <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Twin Creeks Trail -Issue Paper/Map <br />Project Prospectus -Potential Twin <br />Creeks Family Recreation Center <br />Synthetic Turf -Issue Paper <br />Emerging/Future Issues -Issue Paper <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />David Stancil, 245-2598 <br />Lori Taft, 245-2673 <br />Donna Coffey, 245-2151 <br />Pam Jones, 245-2652 <br />PURPOSE: To 1) consider and discuss identified follow-up items from the November 13 and <br />December 11 Board discussions on parks and Lands Legacy projects, as related to the <br />Manager's Recommended Capital Investment Plan 2009-2019, and 2) receive and discuss a <br />proposal for a possible public-private partnership at Twin Creeks. <br />BACKGROUND: At a work session and regular meeting in late 2008, the Board discussed the <br />Manager's Recommended Capital Investment Plan 2009-19. As part of the discussion, the <br />Board identified several topics related to park projects and/or Lands Legacy for discussion at a <br />future work session. <br />Staff has organized these topics into three categories for this follow-up discussion, and has <br />prepared issue papers (attached) for each: <br />1. Potential Twin Creeks Linear Park (Morris Grove School Trail) -along with a related <br />alternative proposal regarding a possible public-private partnership at the same site that <br />has been received. <br />2. Potential for Collaboration on Synthetic Turf Field Installation <br />3. Emerging Issues and Future/Other Topics <br />Twin Creeks - In late 2008, the Board asked staff to investigate the potential for a linear park <br />along the newly-installed sewer easement at Twin Creeks that runs along Jones Creek and <br />connects to Morris Grove Elementary School. Subsequently, a letter was received from the <br />Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools apprising the County of interest expressed by Morris Grove <br />parents regarding a similar trail concept. Several persons attended the January 22"d Board <br />meeting and commented in support of this concept. <br />The attached issue paper provides background information about the proposed trail concept(s). <br />There are two primary options for proceeding with a trail or linear park (although there are no <br />