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~~~ • ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: December 3, 2007 Action Agenda Item No. ~}- - -~ SUBJECT: Proposed Grant Application to NC Parks & Recreation Trust Fund DEPARTMENT: Environment and Resource PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No Conservation, Rec. and Parks ATTACHMENTS: INFORMATION CONTACT: PARTF Program Summary David Stancil, 245-2590 Fairview Park Master Plan (Adopted 2006) Lori Taft, 245-2673 PURPOSE: To consider submitting a joint application (County and Town of Hillsborough) to the NC Parks and Recreation Trust Fund for state grant funds to develop Fairview Park. BACKGROUND: The NC Parks and Recreation Trust Fund (PARTF) provides state grant funds to local governments to develop parks and recreational projects that serve the general public. Applicants may request a maximum grant of $500,000, which must be matched dollar-for-dollar by the local government. Orange County and the Town of Hillsborough are considering submitting a joint application to PARTF for a grant to develop the next phase of Fairview Park. The park property is located west of NC 86 (adjacent to Orange County Public Works) and east of Rainey Avenue, just outside of Hillsborough town limits. In late 2005 and early 2006, residents from the Fairview community participated in meetings to help create a master plan for the park. The master plan was adopted by Orange County Board of Commissioners on April 10, and by Town of Hillsborough on December 11, 2006. The Fairview Park master plan calls for the construction of new recreational facilities, including a new baseball/softball field, basketball courts, two new playgrounds, picnic shelter, restrooms, tennis courts, volleyball court, walking trails, lighting and new parking areas. A copy of the adopted master plan is attached. The proposed application would request $500,000 to assist the County and Town of Hillsborough in developing the park consistent with the adopted master plan. The application must be submitted no later than January 31, 2008. Grant recipients will be selected by the Parks and Recreation Authority, an 11-member board appointed by the Governor and the General Assembly. The Authority will meet in May 2008 to select a first set of grants, and in July 2008 for its final grants for FY 2007-08. • Applications will be judged based on the project justification, the application scoring, the geographic distribution, population of the applicant jurisdictions, the amount of PARTF funds being requested, and the amount of PARTF funds available.