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Biennial Joint Parks and Recreation Boards Meeting <br />March 2, 2016 <br />Richard Whitted Center – Main Meeting Room <br />____________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Orange County: Neal Bench ; Joel Bulkley; Evelyn Daniel; <br />Allan Green; John Greeson; Tori Williams Reid; Haywood Rhodes; Betty McDade Khan; Rachel <br />Massai; Rob Robinson. Chapel Hill: Steve Price; Mary Musacchia; Bob Myers; Erin Crouse. <br />Carrboro: Tamara Sanders. Hillsborough: Todd Stabley; Robb English; Ashley Desena; Annie <br />Jarabek. <br /> <br />MEMBERS ABSENT: Orange County: Michael Dempsey. Chapel Hill: Joseph Battle; Regina <br />Blalock; Joan Guilkey; Robert Myers; Steve Price; Raymond Wong; Jochen Swarz; Maria <br />Palmer. Hillsborough: Rebecca Swartz; Kate Albrecht; Noah Lassiter Mace; Nancy Taylor; Kim <br />Woodell; Chris Wehrman; Jennifer Weaver. <br /> <br />STAFF PRESENT: Orange County: David Stancil; Lynn Hecht; Marabeth Carr; Daniel Derby. <br />Carrboro: Anita Jones McNair. Chapel Hill: Jim Orr; Linda Smith. <br />____________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />1. Beginning time of meeting: 6:30. Orange County P&R Council Chair Bench <br />introduced himself and asked for all to introduce themselves. Introductions were <br />made around the room to include which Board they were representing. <br /> <br />2. Stancil gave a brief overview of the evening format. <br /> <br />3. Staff and board members were asked to choose a table which represented 4 topics of <br />discussion. Groups were asked to briefly note the main points of their discussions. <br />The topics were as follows: <br />I. Trail and greenway connectivity (local and MST) between jurisdictions. <br />II. County and municipalities partnerships (focus on Millhouse Road Park) <br />III. Focus on preserving wildlife corridors and riparian buffers. <br />IV. Recreation programming for teens (and facility needs for teens?) <br /> <br />4. Reports were given from the small groups with potential action plans. <br /> <br />I. Trail and greenway connectivity: Existing Connectors are Chapel <br />Hill/Carrboro and MST through Hillsborough and the Eno River. High <br />probability/possibility: Hillsborough via Cates Creek/Blackwood; Chapel Hill <br />via Blackwood and Carrboro via Blackwood. <br />Identified action items are: 1) Get the MST done; 2) Ask IP Work Group to <br />write a letter to BOCC prioritizing; 3) Camping and waystation focus for <br />MST; and 4) Publicize upcoming interactive Trails and Greenway GIS App. <br />Other input was about Teen Access and Wildlife Corridors. <br />