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'~~7 that it was his personal opinion a R®creetion Director .was needed to oordinate a program that x9uld involve ana c sate the a ded cpmo~unit leadership. He stated further that most of t~e money t~ia~ was being r~quested would be for personnel and that he felt this personnel could apply for Federal Grants that would assist in expending the program. Mrs. Aileen Ray stated that she felt the first years budget was realistic and a practical approach to the instituting of a recreation program and that she considered that towards the end of the report that had been presented, by the Consultants, that the Consultants took a starry-eyed approach to the entire matter. Eddie Mann stated that he wished to re-emphasize that the Recreation Study Committee does not recommend the program as presented by the Consultants and that the projects contained in the report were arrived at after much study and I that the Committee did not get into the ten (10) year program and that it was not to be adopted on a Car ti Hlanch basis that the report from the Consultants was to be used £or savrce material only. Ann Barnes stated that she felt the spirit of Mr. Miller's concern was good and that the Committee felt that the decision to move in,either direction was to be left up to the Board of Directors. N.x. Mann stated he wished to commend the Board on the choice of representa- tives on the Recreation Study Committee as they were from all sections of the County and that each had been a good spokesman and had contributed their time, interest, and effort on the matter of recreation. Discussion ensued. Commissioner Richard Whitted stated the report was good as far as it went, but he questioned."but where do we go from tonight?" Commissioner Flora Garrett stated that she could not decide whether the County was ready for a Commission or a Advisory Committee and she expressed concern over the fact that the Consultants report excluded the Town of Carrboro and the Town of Chapel Hill. Mr. Mann replied that the Recreation Study Committee did not recommend the exclusion of the Towns of Carrboro and Chapel Hill and did not accept the recommendations that was stated in the Consultants Report. Chairman Norman Walker stated that the Hoard did not want the Recreation Study Committee to be resolved at -this point and time and that he felt they should come back to the Board with a proposed Recreation Ordinance. Commissioner Richard Whitted stated that he felt it would be advantageous to investigate some other counties who have more than one recreation commission in order to determine how the seperate commissions are funded and that he would like for the Recreation Study Committee to explore the possibilities of sub- sidizing the existing recreation programs. Sob Strayhorn asked "in whose hands should the Recreation Program be in?" Chairman Walker replied a Commission, commissioner Richard Whitted stated that he felt this was true if the direction o£ the Commission could be clearly defined. Commissioner Flora Garrett agreed that she felt a clear definition of the authority of a Commission and/or an Advisory Committee should be definitely defined. Ann Barnes stated that she would like for the Commissioners to have more input into the Recreation Study Committee in order that the Committee might be able to judge how they felt about certain matters. Further discussion ensued. The Recreation Study Committee was instructed to draft a proposed Recreation Ordinance and to present the Ordinance at such time as they felt they wished to confer with the Board. •~- -~~ There being no further business tv come before the Board the meeting was adjourned to meet again on Thursday, June 20, 197, at $ p.m. in the Commissioners Room at the Courthouse in Hillsborough. C. N man Walker, Chairman Betty June Hayes, Clerk