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II Partnerships (Millhouse Road Park): Demands/Needs: partnerships. <br />Actions - 1) agree and plan - start design process; multipurpose fields; 2) <br />include community center; 3) decide on turf or AstroTurf fields; 4) pool?, <br />trails, hike or bike?; 5) host tournament play, provides economic <br />development; 6) playgrounds - special needs? <br /> <br />III Promote Wildlife Corridors and Riparian Buffers: Land Conservation <br />Alliance exists. Ask IP Work group to tackle, use this group and make an <br />agenda topic; Action 1) Support one annual workshop on <br />conservation/wildlife corridors (collaborate with other partners) - balance <br />the municipal and county scale (include smaller urban conservation <br />systems efforts); Action 2) get National Wildlife federation (NWF) <br />certification and use “citizen science” - interpretation; enhance awareness <br />of conservation needs in all parts of the county – National Recreation and <br />Parks Association (NRPA), Land Trust Alliance (LTA) show conservation <br />benefits that accrue. Describe benefits in dollar form, quantify; need <br />guidance/definitions of conservation terms; Action 3) Connectivity of <br />corridors for wildlife; need to partner with land trusts, etc. and have better <br />collaboration between local governments and land trusts. Look at <br />economic aspect, eco-tourism, economic impact of protected corridors; <br />need the money and who will maintain (RRS, NCRPA, CTNC). Action 4) <br />develop educational opportunities and workshops, things like Upper <br />Neuse Clean Water Initiative (UNCWI); quantify water quality benefits in <br />buffers (science, money); use citizen science. Action 5) Identify local <br />“conservation champions” for riparian buffers, wildlife corridors; update <br />inventory of natural areas. <br /> <br />IV Recreation Programming for Teens: Current Facilities: Chapel Hill <br />Teen Center with table tennis, foosball, computers, recording studio; <br />tutoring and proposed trips for adventure, college visits & etc.; Library <br />Teen Room with tutoring, computers, book groups & etc.; Chapel Hill <br />Parks and Recreation Skate Park; Sportsplex with ice skating, swimming <br />pool and proposed indoor soccer; Hargraves Swimming Pool with pool <br />and basketball court. Action Recommendations: 1) tubing on Eno; 2) <br />climbing wall, 3) kayaking opportunities. <br /> <br />5. Bench and Stancil noted that tonight’s discussion pads would be transcribed and <br />shared. Bench noted that hopefully there will be further inter-board discussion and <br />collaboration on actions that can be pursued. <br /> <br />6. Adjournment. The meeting was adjourned at 7:55 pm.