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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: June 24, 2008 <br />Action Agen a <br />Item No. -~ <br />SUBJECT Little River Regional Park Interlocal Agreement Renewal <br />DEPARTMENT: Parks and Recreation <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Draft New Agreement- Changes are Italicized and Lori Taft, 245-2660 <br />Explanations are in Bold <br />Previous Agreement <br />PURPOSE: To consider the proposed draft renewal of the Interlocal Agreement between the <br />counties of Orange and Durham. <br />BACKGROUND: In December 2004, Orange and Durham counties opened the jointly owned <br />Little River Regional Park, a 391-acre park that is operated by Orange County Parks and <br />Recreation through an Interlocal Agreement. The boards of commissioners of Orange and <br />Durham counties adopted this Interlocal Agreement for the park in 2003, for afour-year initial <br />period. The agreement has expired and representatives of the two counties have met on several <br />occasions to redraft a new agreement which would serve to address subsequent issues <br />associated with the experiences of the first several years, as well as the development of a <br />common vision for the future of the park, moving past the start-up phase of park operations. The <br />revised draft addresses a comprehensive Master Plan (only a small developed portion of the <br />park was master planned in 2002) and Management Plan, Facility Naming, Ownership, <br />Management, Funding, Park Operations, Contracts, Insurance, Park Security and Safety and <br />Park Caretaker Residence. The duration of the proposed renewal agreement would be for an <br />additional three years, expiring on June 30, 2011. Substantive changes are italicized and <br />explanations in bold are provided in the proposed new agreement. (attached) <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: As in the past, the agreement proposes the 50-50 cost-share for direct <br />costs associated with park management and operations. Past practice has been that Orange <br />County bills and collects from Durham County 50% of expenditures less revenues received <br />during each six-month period. No additional financial impact is anticipated. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board adopt the Little River <br />Regional Park Interlocal Agreement Renewal and authorize the Manager to sign the <br />Agreement on behalf of the Board. <br />