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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: June 3, 2003 Action Agenda Item No. SUBJECT: Process for Northern Human Services Center Park DEPARTMENT: Environment and Resource PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No Conservation ATTACHMENT 1) Proposed Process 2) Draft Pre - Concept Plan 3) Proposed Timetable 4) Northern Human Services Center Task Force Future Use Plan (Under Separate Cover) INFORMATION CONTACT: David Stancil, 245 -2590 Lori Taft, 245 -2660 TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough 732 -8181 Chapel Hill 968 -4501 Durham 688 -7331 Mebane 336- 227 -2031 PURPOSE: To consider approval of a process to design a park adjacent to the Northern Human Services Center. BACKGROUND: On January 27th, staff presented an updated version of the Park Facility Planning (PFP) Process for County parks. As proposed in the report, staff recommends that steps be taken to kickoff the Northern Human Services Center Park (formerly termed the Cedar Grove Park) master plan process. As noted in the January 27 report memorandum, there are several reasons why staff feels that this park design can move forward at this time: 1. The County already holds a total of 48 acres at the site, including the Northern Human Services Center (NHSC). This includes an existing ballfield and playground, with some existing parking. An additional 12 acres is located across NC 86. 2. A draft Preliminary Concept Plan was developed as part of the NHSC report in 2001 3. Conversations have been held with community interest groups that approached the board in June 2002 about expediting this park plan 4. Plans for upgrading the NHSC are currently being developed and can work in concert with the park concept plan 5. Funding for the park is included in the CIP this fiscal year and FY 2003 -04. For these reasons, staff suggests that the Board consider and adopt a proposed process for the park design.