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5 <br /> 1 o River Park— Phase II - $50,000 <br /> 2 ➢ Stormwater controls, entry sign from new Churton St. bus turnout <br /> 3 o Little River Park— Phase II - $100,000 <br /> 4 ➢ Repave original entry road <br /> 5 o Fairview Park Access and Parking - $325,000 <br /> 6 ➢ New entry and parking lot <br /> 7 ➢ Bid award scheduled June 21 <br /> 8 ➢ Construction scheduled for summer/fall of 2016 <br /> 9 <br /> 10 Commissioner Rich asked if there was funding left over from last year's budget for this <br /> 11 project. <br /> 12 David Stancil said yes. <br /> 13 Commissioner Rich asked if state parks and recreation funds have been received for the <br /> 14 MST, or any other parks. <br /> 15 David Stancil said he has not received anything official yet, but he does expect some <br /> 16 funding from the State. <br /> 17 Commissioner Jacobs asked if there is periodic contact with the resident who has a lot <br /> 18 of junk cars at the entrance to the park. <br /> 19 David Stancil said he is not aware of any conversations. <br /> 20 Jeff Thompson said contact was made about a year ago and will continue to touch base <br /> 21 with him. <br /> 22 Travis Myren resumed the presentation: <br /> 23 <br /> 24 o $35,000 for Efland Cheeks Community Center for the design of expansion of the <br /> 25 facility. <br /> 26 o $195,000 parks and recreation facility renovations, repairs, and safety <br /> 27 improvements. <br /> 28 <br /> 29 David Stancil said there is a plan to meet with the Efland Cheeks neighborhood to <br /> 30 discuss the Center's needs. <br /> 31 Travis Myren said a request was received yesterday from the Town of Chapel Hill about <br /> 32 a joint project on a Morgan Creek Bridge. He said staff will research this and bring back an <br /> 33 amendment, if necessary, at a future meeting before the break. He said it is expected to cost <br /> 34 share in this project with the Town using some bond funds. <br /> 35 Commissioner Jacobs congratulated DEAPR on the near completion of the Historic <br /> 36 Resources Inventory project, which has been in the works for over 25 years. He said Carrboro <br /> 37 did a history project in the 1980s and he asked if including this project has been considered. <br /> 38 David Stancil said Peter Sandbeck has reached out to all the municipalities but is unsure <br /> 39 if Carrboro has been approached on this project specifically. He said he would follow up. <br /> 40 Travis Myren resumed the presentation: <br /> 41 <br /> 42 Community Services <br /> 43 • Economic Development—Article 46 Sales Tax <br /> 44 o $3,007,726 Total Recommended FY2016-17 <br /> 45 o Divided between Education and Economic Development <br /> 46 o Education amount divided between the Districts by average daily membership <br /> 47 proportions (ADM) <br /> 48 <br /> 49 Community Services <br /> 50 • Economic Development—Article 46 Sales Tax- graph <br />