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18 <br /> 1 Additionally, professional facilitator Andy Sachs from the Dispute Settlement Center was hired <br /> 2 to facilitate and help plan for the meetings. Consultation and advice was also provided by the <br /> 3 County Manager, County Attorney and Risk Manager. <br /> 4 <br /> 5 Staff will present the following information at the meeting for the Board's consideration and <br /> 6 further direction: • The results of the Segment 11 MST planning process • The Proposed <br /> 7 Segment 11 MST Trail Map (with alternates) • A proposed course of action for beginning to <br /> 8 acquire trail easements and trail construction and infrastructure, beginning with extension <br /> 9 southwest from Occoneechee Mountain. <br /> 10 <br /> 11 Consistent with the wishes of the OWASA Board, the planned next steps for the MST, once <br /> 12 approved, will be communicated to the OWASA Board and staff. <br /> 13 <br /> 14 FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with the receipt of this report. <br /> 15 Funding for the planned first phase of MST trail easements, construction and associated <br /> 16 equipment and appurtances was included in the FY 2016-17 budget as part of the County's <br /> 17 Capital Investment Plan. Grants for trail easement acquisition will be applied for to lessen <br /> 18 County costs, and MST needs are listed as a high priority for State grant programs such as the <br /> 19 Parks and Recreation Trust Fund. Trail construction and maintenance is expected to include <br /> 20 partnership with the Friends of the Mountains to Sea Trail organization. Allotments of funds for <br /> 21 future sub-segments of the MST are scheduled in the County's Capital Investment Plan for FY <br /> 22 2019-20 and FY 2023-24 or beyond. <br /> 23 <br /> 24 <br /> 25 David Stancil, Department of Environment, Agriculture, Parks and Recreation (DEAPR) <br /> 26 Director, made the following PowerPoint presentation: <br /> 27 <br /> 28 Mountains to Sea Trail (MST) Segment 11 Plan and Next Steps <br /> 29 <br /> 30 The N.C. Mountains to Sea Trail <br /> 31 • Part of the State Parks System <br /> 32 • Clingman's Dome to Jockey's Ridge <br /> 33 • Connects State Parks, Open Spaces <br /> 34 • Much of Trail Exists — But Not Eastern Piedmont <br /> 35 <br /> 36 Statewide MST Master Plan <br /> 37 • Commissioned by State Parks in 2014 <br /> 38 • Plan identified corridors ("swath") for MST <br /> 39 • Orange County <br /> 40 o Segment 11: Alamance to Occoneechee Mtn <br /> 41 o Segment 12: Occoneechee Mtn to Durham <br /> 42 <br /> 43 Segment 11 Corridor <br /> 44 • Up Cane Creek, around Cane Creek Reservoir <br /> 45 • Northeast to Seven Mile Creek <br /> 46 • Connects to Occoneechee Mtn Trails <br /> 47 • Segment 12 - Route Largely Identified <br /> 48 <br /> 49 Challenges of Segment 11 <br />