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1 i -.,f 1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Action Agenda Item No.Cr-5 ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: June 5, 1989 SUBJECT: Efland Cheeks Community Center and Park DEPARTMENT: Manager PUBLIC SEARING YES: NO: X ATTACHMENT(S) : Memorandum INFORMATION CONTACT: Manager's Office Project Profile Financing of Projects TELEPHONE NUMBER- Hillsborough - 732-8181 Chapel Hill - 968-4501 Mebane - 227-2031 Durham - 688-7331 PURPOSE: To approve the Efland-Cheeks Community Center and Park Concept Plan. BACKGROUND: On December 5, 1989 the Board approved the 1989-1994 Capital Improvements Plan. The plan included the construction of the Efland-Cheeks Community Center to replace the leased Efland- Cheek Multipurpose Center. The proposed center would house JOCCA and Department on Aging sponsored senior citizens' activities. The park would be western Orange County's first Community Park. Ten acres of a 12. 15 acre tract of land contiguous to Efland- Cheeks Elementary School and owned by the County School Board has been identified as the most suitable site for the project. The proximity of the site to the existing Efland- Cheeks Multipurpose Center would ease the transition of senior citizen programs. Construction of the park adjacent to Efland-Cheeks Elementary School would promote joint use of park facilities particularly for school related physical education and recreational activities. Access to the Community Center and Park would be from Richmond Road alleviating the mix of school bus and center/park traffic (see attached map) . The Recreation and Parks and Department on Aging Advisory Boards along with the JOCCA Board of Directors recently approved the concept of the project. The County Board of Education discussed the concept on May 22. RECOMMENDATION(S) : Approve the project in concept and authorize the Manager to begin negotiations with County School staff for 10 acre tract of land.