Agenda - 04-13-2007-F - Laserfiche WebLink

Browse Search

12 Therefore, the Board of County. Commissioners is requested: to authorize creation of a task force (with a working charge, membership composition, and'time line), that would be responsible for hosting a soccer symposium at which ail interested parties could express their needs and concerns. The working charge would provide a broad framework for discussing the issues at the symposium; to include: (1} current private and. public soccer resources and facilities (Z) demand for additional resources by type and location within the county (3} alternatives for publiclprivate coordination, caogeration and funding for additional resources that are identified. (4) possibility for multi purpose fields (screea, basabalUsoftbali, football, lacrosse, fiisbee, etc.) - The task force would also be charged with summarizing aad organizing what was presented at the symposium and making recommendations to the Orange County Comm;~;oners, including advisory boards such as the EDC and RPAC; The towns of Carrboro, Chapel Hill, and N;llcbomugh; and the school boards for the Chapel I~3ill-Carrboro City .Schools and the Orange County gchooIs. The committee to organize the meeting and coordinate communica#ion should include representatives from at least the following groups: *C}range County Recreation and Pazks Advisory Council ~ ~ . *Chapel PTll Recreation Board °Cazrboro Recreation Board • *HilIsborough Recreation Boazd *Orange County Economic Development Commission *Orange County School Boazd *Chapel HiII-Carrboro School Board . *Rainbow Soccer *Durhaaz Chapel Bill Str~ers . *Liga 1~Iispana 'Carolina United ' *Three to five interested citizens at large #County Commissioners . ~~ FINANCIAI~ ~'.A~'y't The direct financial impact of creating this ad hoc committee ,will be relatively small.. Depending on the organization and complexity of developing a symposium, there could be significant allocation of time. for one or more county staffmembers in support of this effort,. RECOMMENDATION(S): If the Board of County Commissioners authorizes the creation of the task force, the working charge, membership composition, and tune line would come back at a later meeting far approval.