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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: March 17, 1998 <br />Action Agenda =d <br />9 I <br />Item No. <br />SUBJECT: Town of Chapel Hill Request for Bond Funds for Northern and Southern Community Parks <br />DEPARTMENT: County Manager/Recreation PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) �p`A <br />BUDGET AMENDMENT: (YIN) ( ,� , <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />3/4/98 Letter from CH Town Manager <br />Rod Visser, ext 2300 <br />2/23/98 CH Town Council Resolution <br />Bob Jones, ext 2660 <br />3/2/98 CH Town Council Resolution <br />Draft Letter from County Mgr to Town Mgr <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732 -8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968 -4501 <br />Durham 688 -7331 <br />Mebane 227 -2031 <br />PURPOSE: To consider requests from the Chapel Hill Town Council that the Board of <br />Commissioners allocate 1997 County bond funds for the Northern and Southern Community parks. <br />BACKGROUND: During the 1997 bond education effort, the Board of Commissioners indicated <br />that if the $6 million Parks and Recreation bonds were passed by voters in November 1997, that $1 <br />million would be allocated from bond proceeds to each of two projects being undertaken by the <br />Town of Chapel Hill - the Northern Community Park and the Southern Community Park. The <br />Town Council has recently adopted two resolutions requesting that the Commissioners allocate <br />$145,000 for a utility building to support the planned skateboard park at the Northern Park, and <br />$105,000 for lights, irrigation, and bleachers at the Southern Village School soccer field at the <br />Southern Park. Details of the requests are included in the Town Manager's attached letter. <br />If the Board of Commissioners approves these requests, the Town of Chapel Hill can rely upon the <br />future bond proceeds as a revenue source for each project. There is no need for the County to <br />disburse these funds at this time. The general process for the disbursement of County park bond <br />proceeds is explained in the attached draft letter from the County Manager to the Town Manager. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board respond favorably to the <br />request by the Chapel Hill Town Council by the attached letter, as drafted by the Manager. <br />