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2 back to the Board for review and direction after the summer break. A placeholder amount of $100,000 was appropriated in the Capital Investment Plan (CIP) for the current fiscal year, pending a more-complete recommendation. Over the last three months, staff has looked at several potential parking options, including the original master plan, variations on new parking areas, and short-term solutions previously identified using the existing Town police substation parking lot and roadsides. This includes sketches and designs with pricing prepared by the engineer who prepared the construction drawings for Fairview Park, and the County's Landscape Architect. Several different possibilities were examined, and discussed in meetings with Town and County staff and the Sheriff. After considerable review and discussion, the Manager and staff recommend that the County proceed with the original master plan parking lot option, extending Public Works Drive into the park and building a lot adjacent to the tennis courts. While this option is more expensive than other options, it has the substantial benefit of being located within the park adjoining existing facilities, and minimizing some of the safety issues that other more-remote parking options might create. It also brings the additional traffic coming from outside the community to the park without increasing traffic on streets in the Fairview neighborhood. In talking with local groups and the Town police, the predominant need for additional parking is for park patrons coming from outside of the community. If the Board agrees with this parking solution, the Manager and staff will incorporate the needed funding for this parking lot in the upcoming CIP for FY 2016-17. Implementation of this (or any of the) parking options will require additional survey work before construction drawings can be prepared and submitted to the Town of Hillsborough for a Conditional Use Permit modification. This permit and the work associated with the permit or construction will take several months, which coincides with timing of additional funds that would be needed for the new fiscal year in July 2016. Proceeding with this plan would enable the construction of the parking lot to be in position to move straight to construction in the summer of 2016. Between now and July, the Town also plans to pave the police substation parking lot, creating new parking spaces. Parking along the east side of Rainey Avenue adjoining the park may also be used as overflow parking until the new lot is built. FINANCIAL IMPACT: As part of the FY 2015-16 budget approval, the Board appropriated $100,000 for this project, pending a plan for the parking solution that is presented herein. If this parking lot solution is desired, an additional $250,000 would be requested in the upcoming FY 2017-22 Capital Investment Plan (CIP) and FY 2016-17 budget to complete the project, with all needed work and permits to be pursued and completed prior to July 1 to enable a quick move to construction once funds are available. SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: The following two Orange County Social Justice Goals are applicable to this agenda item: • GOAL: FOSTER A COMMUNITY CULTURE THAT REJECTS OPPRESSION AND INEQUITY The fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race or color; religious or philosophical beliefs; sex, gender or sexual orientation; national origin or ethnic background; age; military service; disability; and familial, residential or economic status.