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Paul Laughton said the last six items are related to parks. He referred to page 45 of the CIP and reviewed the following information from the agenda package, as discussed at the March 11 th work session: Blackwood Farm Park— includes $147,400 in Year 1 (FY 2014-15) for amenities such as trail construction, parking, restrooms, dock, signage, disc golf, and security cameras. Park construction is included in Year 4 (FY 2017-18), with $5.6 million for the construction of an Agricultural, Environment, and Parks Center, including a permanent parks operations base, included in Years 6-10, pending final decisions from the Board regarding the Space Needs Analysis Study. (NOTE: As per direction from the BOCC at their March 11, 2014 work session related to the Space Needs Study, staff will remove funding for a new Agricultural, Environment, and Parks Center at Blackwood Farm Park, currently in Years 6-10 of the Recommended CIP, and will continue the use of the Environment and Agricultural Center(EAC) on Revere Road, either in its current state, an adaptive re-use of the facility, or deconstruction/new facility construction. Staff will provide additional information, including cost estimates, related to these potential options at the April 10th meeting. Funding of$1,432,508 for replacement of the roof, HVAC equipment, and parking lot improvements to the EAC is currently included in FY 2017-18). Revised CIP project pages for these two projects, as well as any other project changes directed by the BOCC at this meeting, will be provided in preparation for the May 15, 2014 CIP work session. Conservation Easements Paul Laughton said there is a total of$250,000 for easements, which is consistent with past years. He said staff also tries to leverage grant funding for this to cover half of this amount, with the County covering the other $125,000. Eurosport Soccer Center(Phase ll) He said $141,000 is allocated for Eurosport in year one; this is for renovation projects including: restrooms, scoreboards, bleachers, and an irrigation system pump. He said this also includes the purchase of some equipment. Lands Legacy Paul Laughton said $400,000 is allocated for Lands Legacy. He said the CIP splits the $2.4 million that lapsed in 2010 with the original bond authorization. He said there would be additional financing that would be needed. He said the total has been split into $400,000 in year one and $2 million in year two. He said split is mainly due to the availability of funds. He said there was $1.5 million available in carryover funds. New Hope Preserve/Hollow Rock Public Access Paul Laughton said $125,000 is budgeted for phase 2 of the 3 phase project. He said phase 3 will occur in 2015-16, and there will be some offsetting grant money affiliated with that. Chair Jacobs asked if Chapel Hill was still a financial participant in this. Paul Laughton said it is just Durham and Orange County now. Dave Stancil said Chapel Hill owns a 2 acre portion of this and participated in property acquisition, but they have not indicated an interest in being part of the construction of facilities. He said staff is proceeding as if it is just the two counties. Chair Jacobs asked how Chapel Hill spent the money outside of their jurisdiction.