ORD-2007-074 - Affordable Housing Program Project Ordinance

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ty A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner Foushee to adopt the school capital project ordinances. VOTE: UNANIMOUS b. Acceptance of Grant from the NC Parks and Recreation Trust Fund for Northern Park The Board considered accepting a $500,000 state grant from the NC Parks and Recreation Trust Fund for construction of Northern Park (also known as Cedar Grove Park) and authorizing the Chair to sign subject to final review by staff and the County Attorney. Environment and Resource Conservation Director Dave Stancil said that he would present items 'Wand 'c' together since they are so similar. He said that this park is known as Cedar Grove Park or the Northern Park at the Northern Human Services Center. At some point, the Board will want to assign a formal name to the park. This is a 40+-acre park along NC 86, six miles north of Hillsborough. This grant is very timely as it enables the County to build all of phase one of the park. The grant is a reimbursement grant, and the County can begin getting reimbursed once it expends about half of the total project. The Manager's recommendation is to accept the grant and authorize the Chair to sign the grant contract after review by the County Attorney and staff. Commissioner Jacobs congratulated staff of both Recreation and Parks and ERCD. He asked about the total of grant funds since 2001 and Dave Stancil said around $4.2 million. Commissioner Jacobs made reference to naming the park and said that he asked staff to do some research. Dave Stancil said that Tina Moon, Cultural Resources Specialist, has looked at over 150 years worth of title searches to see who owned the property. Commissioner Jacobs asked to see this information. Commissioner Jacobs asked about the status of the wastewater for the Northern Human Services Center. Dave Stancil said that the last conversation was that this would be resolved in September. Commissioner Jacobs asked that this be put in the Manager's Memo over the summer. He wants to be aggressive about this and go to Raleigh if necessary. A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Nelson to approve accepting a $500,000 state grant from the NC Parks and Recreation Trust Fund for construction of Northern Park (also known as Cedar Grove Park) and authorize the Chair to sign subject to final review by staff and the County Attorney. VOTE: UNANIMOUS C. Bid Award for Northern Park, Phase I The Board considered awarding a bid and approving a contract with Faulconer Construction in an amount not to exceed $1,547,149 for construction of the major elements of Northern Park (also known as Cedar Grove Park) and authorizing the Chair to sign. Recreation and Parks Director Lori Taft made reference to the first page of the abstract, which lists the items included in phase one. The one pending item is the ball field lighting. There could be enough in the allocated funding to include the lighting, but this one alternate was set aside with the realization that there are some issues with soil that could be quite costly. In addition, there is a risk of running into rock, which can be costly. The staff is asking for the Board to consider approval of the budgeted amount, which includes the original bond money, part of the grant money, as well as the payment-in-lieu funds from this park district. A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Nelson to approve awarding a bid and approving a contract with Faulconer Construction in an amount not to exceed $1,547,149 for construction of the major elements of Northern Park (also known as Cedar Grove Park) and authorize the Chair to sign.