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20 <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 <br /> for operations agreements as early as this fall. <br /> As noted in the attached report of the abstract, as of June 1, all three community centers are <br /> operating on a regular schedule, with a base level of temporary staff support. The Rogers <br /> Road Community Center operates under its Operating Agreement with Orange County (a five- <br /> year agreement approved February 19, 2014). The Rogers Road Center is open Monday- <br /> Friday from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm with Center staff support, until 7:00 pm on weekdays using <br /> trained community volunteers, and on Saturdays for special events and programs. The <br /> Rogers Road Center is available for reservation through Orange County on Sundays. <br /> The Efland Cheeks and Cedar Grove Community Centers are open 10:00 am — 3:00 pm at <br /> present with the Community Center Coordinator and temporary part-time employees providing <br /> staffing. Using the community organizing efforts currently underway, the intention is to expand <br /> operational hours to the same as those at Rogers Road, once the nascent Cedar Grove <br /> Neighborhood Association (CGNA) and Efland Cheeks Neighborhood Association (ECNA— <br /> actual name to be determined) gain or renew formal non-profit "corporation" status from the <br /> State of North Carolina and secure necessary insurance. (Both organizations are also <br /> pursuing or renewing federal 501c3 non-profit status as shown in the attached report). At that <br /> time, trained volunteers will be able to operate the centers for extended hours. <br /> This model of initial operating is consistent with the Rogers Road Center approach. Staff <br /> support is provided from 10:00 am — 3:00 pm, with the community encouraged to organize and <br /> enter into an operating agreement with the County, at which time trained volunteers (under the <br /> oversight of the neighborhood association) can work at the center and extend the operating <br /> hours later in the day and on weekends to the degree desired by the neighborhood association <br /> and the County. <br /> Status report on Community Centers <br /> June 7, 2016 <br /> How we got here <br /> • Identified as Board Priority <br /> • Creation of Rogers Road and Cedar Grove Community Centers <br /> • Community Center Coordinator Hired <br /> • Meetings with Efland Cheeks and Cedar Grove community groups on interests and <br /> needs <br /> The model <br /> • Use the Rogers Road Community Center approach <br /> • Provide a "base" level of staff support (M-F 10-3) <br /> • Engage community to create neighborhood association and incorporate, form non- <br /> profit <br /> • Work toward developing operating agreements <br />