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Alice Gordon. The master plan was adopted by each of the four local government partners in 2009 -10. Orange County adopted the plan on April 20, 2010. Construction of the initial public amenities for the Hollow Rock site will occur in the latter half of 2015 with help from a $200,000 NC Recreational Trails Program grant awarded to Durham County in collaboration with Orange County. Orange County's share of this Phase la construction is $50,000 from the adopted 2014 -19 Capital Investment Plan (CIP). The CIP identifies an additional $120,500 from Orange County for Phase lb construction in 2016 -17. A phasing plan for development of the site is provided as Attachment 4. DEAPR worked closely with the Durham County staff to develop a draft interlocal agreement for the development and operation of the Hollow Rock portion of the larger New Hope Preserve. The agreement describes the property ownership, existing encumbrances (conservation easements), and allowed uses consistent with the adopted master plan. The agreement also addresses how the parties would share in the cost of future improvements, the operation and maintenance of the site, and development of a joint management plan. An initial draft agreement was presented to the Board on March 3, and the Board referred the draft agreement to the Durham - Chapel Hill- Orange County Work Group ( DCHOWG) for consideration on March 11. Since then DEAPR has worked closely with Durham County staff to incorporate recommended edits from the DCHOWG as well as separate technical edits received from Town of Chapel Hill, Durham County, and the Orange County Attorney. The only non - technical issue of note is that the consensus of the DCHOWG was to change the name of this site from the "Hollow Rock Access Area ", a placeholder name from the 1992 New Hope Creek Master Plan, to the "Hollow Rock Nature Park ". The initial draft agreement that the Board received on March 3 suggested the name change to "Hollow Rock Park and Natural Area," but many reviewers of the document commented that name was too long and cumbersome. The revised interlocal agreement is ready to be reconsidered by the Board. The agreement was approved by the Town of Chapel Hill on May 27 and is scheduled to be considered for approval by Durham County on June 8. FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with consideration of the draft interlocal agreement; however, the agreement does specify options for how the local governments would share in the costs of future improvements to the site, as well as for the operation and maintenance of the site. Decisions for actual costs associated with the construction, operation and maintenance of the Hollow Rock Nature Park will be made in separate actions by the Board. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve the interlocal agreement for the development and operation of the planned Hollow Rock Nature Park and authorize the Chair to sign the agreement.