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b. Updates on Other Projects and Activities. Fairview Park has been getting a lot of <br />attention lately. In June, the BOCC asked staff to look at parking at the northern <br />part of the park. There has been work since June with the past engineer of the <br />park, as well as the County’s landscape architect. The County Manager, Sheriff <br />and staff have been meeting about this concept. Staff will present a potential <br />solution for the parking situation to the BOCC on Sept 1. <br />c. Bench asked about the other PRC priorities. Rich Shaw will be coming in October <br />to address land and nature preserves, and will address the Upper Eno Nature <br />Preserve. In response to a question, no decision has been made about primitive <br />camping. The Community Center Coordinator position was approved in the <br />budget, but the nature of that position’s job duties is still evolving. There is a <br />meeting August 6 on this. Stancil added that Dan Derby, our Park Superintendent, <br />will speak on the status of all our parks at our next meeting. <br /> <br />VII. Council and Committee Reports <br />a. Items from the Council. <br />b. Intergovernmental Parks Work Group (next meeting-October) No report, next <br />meeting in October. <br />c. Friends of Orange County Parks and Recreation (FOCPR) report. Green updated <br />the group. The group is now official as of June 17 when they were incorporated in <br />the State of North Carolina. The next step is to get 501C 3 status. Following this <br />meeting, Green asked if members of the group could meet. Bench, Khan, Green, <br />Daniel, Robinson and ______ are the organizing directors. Massai asked what it <br />the group does, and Green gave a description. <br />d. Recreation Superintendent Chris Sousa was asked if he had any updates. Sousa <br />noted that August 28 “Annie” will be the Movie in the Park. On August 28-30 <br />there will be the Fall Classic soccer tournament, utilizing most soccer fields that <br />can be found in the county including Soccer.com Center. There are two more <br />weeks of summer camps. In the past year, 45 of the 52 weekends saw rentals at <br />Efland Cheeks Community Center. More information on this and all Parks and <br />Recreation programs can be found on the DEAPR website. <br /> <br />8:15 VIII. Adjournment 8:20pm <br />Next Meeting – September 2, 2015 (cookout/meeting at Blackwood <br />Farm Park, 6:00pm start) <br /> <br />Meeting adjourned at: _____________________ <br />Name of Notes Taker _Lynn Hecht___________________ <br />