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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: June 7, 2016 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 8-a <br /> SUBJECT: Status Report on Orange County Community Centers <br /> DEPARTMENT: Environment, Agriculture, Parks <br /> & Recreation (DEAPR), Asset <br /> Management Services (AMS) <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Community Center Report David Caldwell, 919-245-2510 <br /> Center Information David Stancil, 919-245-2510 <br /> Rogers Road Operating Agreement Jeff Thompson, 919-245-2550 <br /> PURPOSE: To report on the current activity/status and operational plans for the County's three <br /> community centers. <br /> BACKGROUND: At its annual retreat in January, the Board identified community centers as a <br /> top priority for the present and upcoming fiscal years. In June 2015 the Board also approved a <br /> new Community Center Coordinator position with the instruction to synchronize opportunities <br /> and activity at the two existing centers (Efland Cheeks and Rogers Road) and one under <br /> construction (Cedar Grove Community Center) with a plan using the Rogers Road Community <br /> Center as a model. <br /> With construction underway at Cedar Grove, David Caldwell was hired as the Community <br /> Center Coordinator and began work in late-January. Working with staff from DEAPR and AMS, <br /> Mr. Caldwell has been meeting regularly with resident groups in both the Efland Cheeks and <br /> Cedar Grove communities to plan for expanded and/or new center operations and to engage the <br /> public in organizing support boards for the centers, future center activities and program needs. <br /> Mr. Caldwell has also worked closely with staff to coordinate furnishings and equipment for the <br /> centers, while still maintaining an active role in the Rogers Road Community Center which <br /> opened in January 2015. <br /> Leveraging resources within and outside of County government, efforts have begun to create <br /> new and/or re-energized centers at Cedar Grove and Efland Cheeks along the Rogers Road <br /> model. At this time, there are emergent or existing non-profit associations at both locations as <br /> noted in the report. These associations have formed or are forming Boards of Directors, using <br /> the Rogers Eubanks Neighborhood Association as a template, and may offer an opportunity for <br /> operations agreements as early as this fall. <br />