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K <br />ID A FT 412 1/2 0 151 <br />INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT <br />FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION OF <br />THE HOLLOW ROCK PORTION OF THE NEW HOPE PRESERVE <br />BETWEEN <br />DURHAM COUNTY, ORANGE COUNTY AND TOWN OF CHAPEL HILL <br />THIS INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT is made and entered into this the day of , <br />2015, by ORANGE COUNTY, a political subdivision of the State of North Carolina, <br />hereinafter referred to as "Orange County," and DURHAM COUNTY, a political subdivision of <br />the State of North Carolina, hereinafter referred to as "Durham County," and the TOWN of <br />CHAPEL HILL, a North Carolina municipal corporation, hereinafter referred to as "Chapel <br />Hill;" collectively referred to as "the Parties." This Agreement is made as an Interlocal <br />Agreement pursuant to Part I, Article 20 of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes of North <br />Carolina. <br />WITNESSETH: <br />WHEREAS, the Parties own certain adjacent real property known collectively as the <br />Hollow Rock Access Area, (hereinafter referred to as "the Park "), of which 43 acres plus or <br />minus are located in and owned by Orange County, and 32 acres plus or minus are located in and <br />owned by Durham County, and 2 acres plus or minus are located in Durham County and owned <br />by Chapel Hill, a map of which property is attached hereto as Exhibit A; and <br />WHEREAS, Orange County, Durham County, Chapel Hill, and the City of Durham <br />participated in the cost of acquiring the property for the Park in order to assure that the Park is <br />preserved for open space and low- impact recreational public use; and <br />WHEREAS, Orange County, Durham County, Chapel Hill, and the City of Durham <br />adopted a master plan for the Park in 2009 -2010 (hereinafter referred to as "Master Plan "), a map <br />of which is attached hereto as Exhibit B; and <br />WHEREAS, Orange County and Durham County have agreed to monitor and protect <br />sensitive natural and cultural resources known to exist on the Park property; and <br />WHEREAS, Orange County, Durham County, and Chapel Hill have agreed to make <br />portions of the Park available for low- impact outdoor recreational purposes, including walking <br />trails, nature study, cultural resource interpretation, picnic areas, and other educational and <br />recreational uses; and <br />WHEREAS, Orange County, Durham County, and Chapel Hill agree that Orange County <br />and Durham County should operate and maintain the Park consistent with the adopted master <br />plan and to the mutual benefit of residents of both counties during the term of this Agreement <br />and any subsequent extended term thereof, pursuant to N.C. Gen. Statute 160A -355, N.C. Gen. <br />Statute 160A -460 et seq., and other applicable law; and <br />Diiraft 4/21/201:5 - tnterlocal Agreement —Hollow Rock Nature Park 1 of 8 <br />