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• include existing or planned sports lighting, irrigation for grass fields, available restrooms, and • be designed for fields of sufficient size to accommodate adult play. Projects with multiple fields and proximity to public transportation are preferred. The guidelines also call for the grant recipient to provide a match for these funds to be designated for the project or provided in-kind. The proposal from the Town of Chapel Hill (attached) would use the funding as a match for a NC Parks and Recreation Trust Fund (PARTF) application to reconfigure an existing damaged youth baseball field at Cedar Falls Park located on Weaver Dairy Road across from East Chapel Hill High School. The additional funding would allow the installation of a 315 foot by 375 foot artificial turf field in place of the existing field, as well as improvements to infrastructure at Cedar Falls Park. Staff finds that the proposal satisfies the majority of the guidelines set forth in the SSF document. A representative from Chapel Hill Parks and Recreation will be present at the meeting and will describe the proposal relative to the project plan (attachment). FINANCIAL IMPACT: Of the $650,000 in SSF funds appropriated to Twin Creeks in 2005, approximately $623,000 remains and is available for reallocation. If this project is pursued, these funds would be reassigned to the new project. The Town of Chapel Hill would then use this partnership and other town funds to leverage a Parks and Recreation Trust Fund grant for the proposed Cedar Falls Park soccer field project. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve the request for Soccer Superfund assistance and re-appropriate the $623,000 in existing funds for this project, pending further action by the Town to secure all needed funds as noted above. Funds would be transferred to Chapel Hill consistent with the conditions of an Interlocal agreement subject to approval by the County Attorney. If grant funds are not received, a modified proposal may be developed for subsequent Board consideration.