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Commissioner Jacobs said in discussing this issue, it was found that there is another group, working through the judiciary, which was meeting to discuss mental health issue that could be represented in the advisory group. A motion was made by Commissioner Price seconded, by Commissioner Rich to accept the recommendations contained in the Memorandum Regarding Organizational Placement of Jail Alternative Programs and authorize staff to implement the recommendations. VOTE: UNANIMOUS 8. Reports a. Fairview Park— Parking Lot Project The Board considered receiving the report and considered the planned parking lot solution for Fairview Park. If desired, the Board may authorize staff to prepare plans, permit and construction documents for the purpose of constructing this parking lot in the summer of 2016. Accordingly, the Manager and staff will include needed additional funds for this project in the FY 2017-22 CIP and the FY 2016-17 County capital budget. David Stancil, Department of Environment, Agriculture, Parks and Recreation (DEAPR) Director, reviewed the following background information: BACKGROUND: The County's Fairview Park opened in 2011, funded by a combination of 2001 voter-approved bonds, a grant from the NC Parks and Recreation Trust Fund (PARTF), and payment-in-lieu funds. Because of site limitations (the northern portion of the site is the former Town of Hillsborough landfill, predating current-day landfill regulations), the park design and ultimate construction was focused on the southern portion of the property. Park facilities include a baseball/softball field, tennis courts, playground, picnic shelter with restrooms, basketball courts, walking track, volleyball courts and trail connecting to the Town Police substation on Rainey Avenue, and a parking lot. The current parking lot was constructed as approved through the Town's Conditional Use Permit approval process. The existing parking lot, which is located off Torain Street and adjoins the picnic shelter, contains 44 spaces. Over the past four years of park operations, occasional events at the shelter or ballfield have taxed this existing parking lot, with vehicles occasionally parking along the street and in front of residents' homes. Phase II of the park was the construction of a second, 68-space parking lot, which was not part of the Phase I construction. This planned additional lot utilizes a new second entrance into the park from the east along Orange County Public Works Drive. The existing drive would be extended through the Public Works site, and wind its way up through a hilly wooded area to a site adjoining the existing tennis courts. During budget deliberations, the Board asked the Manager and staff about additional parking needs at Fairview, and instructed that a recommended solution for additional parking be brought 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 (CI P) for the current fiscal year, pending a more-complete recommendation.