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3 <br /> 1 Historical Foundation of Hillsborough and Orange County- Candace Midgett, <br /> 2 Whitney Watson, <br /> 3 Gabriel Delgadillo, <br /> 4 Jamiyah Brigman, <br /> 5 Isbah Neit, Neftaly, <br /> 6 Eli Morales, Jessica <br /> 7 Tinka Jordy - NOT AVAILABLE <br /> 8 Michael Roy Layne from Legacyworks Michael Roy Layne <br /> 9 attending from <br /> 10 Legacyworks <br /> 11 McDougle Elementary School PTA- Siobhan Colgan <br /> 12 North Carolina Symphony Society, Inc. - Lisa Ransom <br /> 13 One Song Productions - Anna LeDuc <br /> 14 Peoples Channel - Carson Riedel <br /> 15 Phillips Middle School PTSA- Alyse Levine & <br /> 16 Cristina Smith <br /> 17 Triangle Weavers - Ruth Ann Ross, Lori <br /> 18 Rhodes, Janice Kohl <br /> 19 Susie Wilde - NOT AVAILABLE <br /> 20 Women's Voices Chorus, Inc. - Shelley Hedtke <br /> 21 <br /> 22 A motion was made by Commissioner Rich, seconded by Commissioner Burroughs to <br /> 23 acknowledge the local recipients of the Arts Grants. <br /> 24 <br /> 25 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 26 <br /> 27 b. Cedar Grove Community Center Update <br /> 28 The Board received a progress report on the Cedar Grove Community Center project. <br /> 29 Jeff Thompson, Asset Management Services Director, said he is here tonight with David <br /> 30 Stancil, Department of Agriculture, Environment, Parks and Recreation (DEAPR) Director, and <br /> 31 David Caldwell, Orange County Community Center Coordinator. He said the purpose of the <br /> 32 presentation is to update the Board on this project, introduce David Caldwell, and provide an <br /> 33 update on community center outreach and program development. <br /> 34 Jeff Thompson said the Cedar Grove Community Center is a 30,000 square foot center <br /> 35 featuring several flexible, multipurpose rooms, an Internet café, a quite room, art and heritage <br /> 36 display areas, a multimedia room, and exercise areas and is 90% complete. He said the <br /> 37 construction is currently focused on interior finishes. He said the exterior landscaping and <br /> 38 parking areas are complete and the library kiosk and the bus shelter will be installed in the <br /> 39 coming weeks. He said a ribbon cutting will take place in the spring. He introduced David <br /> 40 Caldwell. <br /> 41 David Caldwell said he is glad to be here. He said he is looking forward to being the <br /> 42 Community Center Coordinator for the community centers in Orange County. He said it is a <br /> 43 pleasure to work at Orange County. <br /> 44 Chair McKee said the Cedar Grove community is excited to have David Caldwell serving <br /> 45 in this new position and to be working with him going forward. <br /> 46 Commissioner Rich said David Caldwell was a recipient of the citizen of the year award <br /> 47 at the MLK Banquet for his community work. <br /> 48 Commissioner Dorosin welcomed David Caldwell and noted the County's fortune at <br /> 49 having him serve in this position. <br />