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13 <br /> 1 Travis Myren resumed the presentation: <br /> 2 <br /> 3 Proposed EMS Station Plan — map <br /> 4 <br /> 5 Parks and Open Space Projects FY17-18 — map <br /> 6 <br /> 7 Capital Investment Plan <br /> 8 • Blackwood Farm Park - $100,000: Page 58 <br /> 9 o Purchase mowing equipment for former hay fields; add disc golf course pending <br /> 10 amendment to park master plan <br /> 11 o Primary entrance and parking design underway <br /> 12 o Major park construction scheduled for FY2018-19 ($1,795,000) <br /> 13 o Parks Operations Base scheduled for FY2019-20 ($2,572,000) <br /> 14 o New operating expenses for personnel and operations of approximately <br /> 15 $190,000 on full build out <br /> 16 <br /> 17 Chair Dorosin asked if there is an approximate cost for disc golf and mowers. <br /> 18 David Stancil, Department of Environment, Agriculture, Parks and Recreation Director, <br /> 19 said it would be about $75,000 for mowing equipment, and $25,000 for disc golf. <br /> 20 Commissioner Jacobs said he would like an analysis completed to see whether cows or <br /> 21 combustion mowers are more environmentally sound. <br /> 22 Chair Dorosin asked if the new entrance to Blackwood Farm is in the next year of the <br /> 23 CIP. <br /> 24 David Stancil said the funding was approved in the current year, and it is hoped that the <br /> 25 request for qualifications (RFQ) will go out this summer after the design and engineering firm is <br /> 26 selected. He said construction will likely commence in 2018. <br /> 27 <br /> 28 • Soccer.com Soccer Center— Phase I I - $300,000: Page 63 <br /> 29 o Additional land acquired in 2016 for expansion (37 acres) <br /> 30 o FY2017-18 professional design and engineering services <br /> 31 o Expansion to include four new soccer fields, additional parking, restrooms, <br /> 32 concessions, stormwater controls <br /> 33 o Expansion cost estimated at $4,589,000 in FY2019-20 <br /> 34 <br /> 35 Commissioner Marcoplos asked if there is an update about the controversy over grass <br /> 36 versus artificial turf. <br /> 37 David Stancil said this has not been resolved. He said a new master plan will be <br /> 38 required for the newly expanded facility, and one of the big decision points for the BOCC will be <br /> 39 whether or not to pursue synthetic turf fields at this complex, which already has five Bermuda <br /> 40 fields; or to keep it as it is. He said Millhouse Road Park is related to this project, which is a <br /> 41 joint project with the Town of Chapel Hill, and there is great interest in synthetic turf fields at <br /> 42 that location. <br /> 43 Travis Myren resumed the presentation: <br /> 44 <br /> 45 Capital Investment Plan <br /> 46 • Hollow Rock Nature Park- $10,000: Page 67 <br /> 47 o Deconstruct dilapidated house on property <br /> 48 o 50% cost share with Durham County <br /> 49 o New operating expense of approximately $59,000 as property is improved <br /> 50 <br />