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outcome of the 2014 meeting and what came of that. Greeson suggested finding <br />out in advance each jurisdiction’s top 10 priorities and then come to the meeting <br />with this already established and come up with maybe 5 or so joint overlapping <br />themes and use those issues when the whole group meets to discuss in the smaller <br />groups. This groups’ list includes: Trails; Biking; Athletic Fields and Artificial <br />Turf; Biking and connectivity; Camping; Pools; Seniors and Parks; and Disc Golf <br />V. Connect NC Bonds. Much is for Education, but 5% covers money for upgrading <br />State Parks including the Zoo getting some of the money. <br />VI. d Business <br />a. Mountains to Sea Trail (MST) Update. Agenda item went to the BOCC the end of <br />January to look at segment 11 of the MST. Some opponents of this plan have seen <br />this and have expressed their opinions about it recently. 270 private land owners <br />along that segment will be contacted about this process to include conducting <br />community meetings. The first community meeting will be around the 1st of <br />March. Green spoke of the opposition to the MST. <br />b. Hollow Rock Nature Park-Update. Since October, we have had 15 inches of rain, <br />yet, the park is still almost ready. Maybe the opening will be in late April. <br />c. Blackwood Farm Park/Disc Golf-Update. The memo PRC wrote was given to the <br />BOCC at their meeting last night. Around mid-March, the County Manager will <br />present her capital fund budget with the hopes that funding does goes through for <br />this. <br />VII. Report of the Director (Stancil) <br />a. Fairview Park Improvements and Commemorative Sign. The commemorative <br />sign has been developed with a ceremony occurring soon. <br />b. Efland Cheeks Park Incident. There was a murder on MLK day. A young man <br />was shot multiple times near a car in the ECCC Park. The man was from Durham. <br />It doesn’t sound like it has anything to do with the Park. It seems the location was <br />random. <br />c. Community Center Coordinator. David Caldwell is the new Community Center <br />Coordinator. He will be introduced at the April meeting. <br />d. April Chair/Vice-Chair Elections will occur at the April meeting. <br />e. Stancil added some Recreation information. Summer Camp registration opened <br />this week with many coming in. Now co-sponsoring with Hillsborough Chamber <br />to show the Movie in the Parks. Partnering with the Health Department and the <br />Family Health Alliance to have Summer Camps at New Hope Elementary. <br />VIII. Council and Committee Reports <br />a. Intergovernmental Parks Works Group. <br />b. Items from the Council. <br />c. Friends of Orange County Parks and Recreation (FOPR). Has been stalled for a <br />few months. There is a $400 file fee. They are fundraising to raise the file fee. <br /> <br />Next meeting is the multiple Advisory Board meeting at the Whitted Building, room 230. 300 W. <br />Tryon St, Hillsborough <br />Meeting adjourned at: _8: 05pm____________________ <br />Name of Notes Taker _Lynn Hecht___________________ <br />