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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: April 19, 2007 <br />Action Ages <br />Item No. <br />SUBJECT: Status Report -Park Pre-Construction and Design Projects <br />DEPARTMENT: ERCD, R&P PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Projects Summary <br />Northern Park approved site plan <br />West Ten Master Plan <br />Fairview Master Plan <br />Twin Creeks Potential Phase I Map <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />David Stancil, 245-2590 <br />Lori Taft, 245-2660 <br />Marabeth Carr, 960-3880 <br />PURPOSE: To receive updates and provide direction to staff on several park projects in pre- <br />construction or design phase. <br />BACKGROUND: In 2001, Orange County voters approved $13 million bond funds for park <br />construction. These funds were allocated as follows: <br />^ $3.5 million for the Homestead Park Aquatic Center (Chapel Hill) <br />^ $2.0 million for Southern Park (Chapel Hill) <br />^ $2.0 million for the "Soccer Superfund" (apportioned to West Ten Soccer Center and <br />Twin Creeks Park). <br />^ $1.2 million for Northern Park (at Northern Human Services Center) <br />^ $1.2 million for Twin Creeks Park, phase I <br />^ $1.0 million for Chapel Hill .greenways <br />^ $0.85 million for Fairview Park, Phase II <br />^ $0.75 million for Carrboro greenways <br />^ $250,000 for Efland-Cheeks Park, Phase II <br />^ $250,000 for public soccer field at Smith Middle School <br />Over the last few years, these projects have moved through design, pre-construction, or <br />construction phases -and some have been completed.. Efland-Cheeks Park and Smith soccer <br />field are both open, and Carrboro greenways funds were appropriated (at Town request) to the <br />purchase of the Adams Tract in 2004. The Homestead Aquatics Center is under construction, <br />and the Southern Park project has received construction bids. <br />The purpose of this item is to provide a status report on the Orange County projects, including <br />new projects that have been authorized since the bond. In several cases, direction is needed to <br />move the projects along toward construction. A summary page (attached) outlines the status of <br />each project and next steps): <br />