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Commissioner Gordon asked if the landscaping could be deferred. Rich Shaw said that the type of landscaping is to screen the adjacent landowner. Same of the landscaping could be deferred. Commissioner Gordon said that there would have to be a public hearing if bond funds were used that were designated for other parks. A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to approve the proposed Little River Park master plan with both alternatives for locating the caretaker house and septic area; authorize ERCD and Recreation and Parks to submit the master plan for Planning Department site plan review and approval; develop construction drawings necessary to solicit bids for park construction in accordance with the approved plan; and ask staff to report back a combination of funding alternatives using payment-in-lieu, deferral of facilities, and other creative approaches to make up the difference in the cost necessary to move forward. John Link said that they will "shake the tree" again and the County can move forward on this. VOTE: UNANIMOUS b. Proposed Orange County 2003-2004 Secondary Road Improvement Program The Board will either concur, take no action, or make recommendations for deviations and setting a public hearing for those recommendations, with respect to the Orange County 2003-2004 Secondary Raad Improvement Program proposed by the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT). A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to concur with the 2003-2004 Secondary Road Improvement Program for Orange County as proposed and presented by NCDOT at the public meeting on May 20, 2003, and to authorize the Chair to write a letter to NCDOT indicating concurrence. VOTE: UNANIMOUS Commissioner Jacobs said that he received a call from a citizen about Rosewood Cemetery Road near Hillsborough and asked far someone to check and see if it is a State maintained road, and if it is, NCDOT should look at it. c. Options -Maple View Soccer Field This item was addressed before item 9-a. The Board considered options for the proposed Maple View Soccer Field. Environment and Resource Conservation Director Dave Stancil said that in November the Board of County Commissioners approved a plan for a soccer field at Maple View Farms. In February, they put out bids and the bids received were much higher than anticipated. The reasons for the higher costs are outlined in the abstract. It relates to the fact that there is a substantial increase in additional facilities and accessory uses associated with this field. Since March, a workgroup of staff has tried to create same different options to consider. They were able to work with the low bidder to adjust the cost down to about $214,000. On page two, there are four options identified by staff: a. do not pursue the field b. re-bid this field at a cost of $200,000 - 215,000 c. public-private partnership -involve Orange County Soccer Alliance or other soccer organizations in helping to fund parts of the project d. Orange County step aside and award a grant to a soccer organization and allow that group to build the field using Soccer Super Fund monies In the case of the last option, the lease agreement would need to be amended with written consent of owners. The field may not be open until 2004-05. The recommendation is to consider the options and to reject the original bids. Commissioner Carey asked if the original plan was for Parks and Recreation to operate the field and if some of the options would change this. Dave Stancil said yes and that two of the options would change this. Commissioner Halkiotis said that they have looked at this for some time and when the Nutters came forward with their offer, it was going to be a simple field. Then it began to grow with amenities (irrigation, landscaping, well, etc.}. He said that the Board should not be surprised that it is over $200,000 because all of the extra stuff is far beyond the original concept plan. 11