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FROM: Parks and Recreation Advisory Council SUBJECT: Monthly Meeting DATE: June 3, 2015 LOCATION: Chapel Hill Library conference room ____________________________________________________________________________ MEMBERS PRESENT: Neal Bench; Tori Williams Reid; Joel Bulkley; James Carter; Evelyn Daniel; John Greeson; Betty McDade Khan, Haywood Rhodes; Rob Robinson; Allan Green; Daniel Siler; Rachel Massai MEMBERS ABSENT: none STAFF PRESENT: David Stancil; Lynn Hecht; Dan Derby ____________________________________________________________________________ I. Beginning time of meeting: 6:30. II. a. Meeting Summary (5/6) No comments. b. Additions or Changes to the Agenda. Hecht and Williams Reid asked that we add a discussion related to the picnic. Bench asked that it be more family oriented. Bench spoke of how the picnic/meetings in the past had been with hotdogs and sides with the meeting going on simultaneously. Khan would like to invite other staff members. Williams/Reid spoke of a BOCC member talking about the money spent on the “barn” (Blackwood Farm Park), so invite them to give them a chance to learn more about what we do, that this park is more than just a “barn.” Stancil said that September’s meeting could not accommodate a large group, but maybe a few guests due to budget restraints. Another thought, Stancil said, is that other boards have meetings with the BOCC. Maybe once a year we can invite the BOCC. III. Report of the Chair. a. Welcome to New Members. Introductions were made. New members Daniel Siler and Rachel Massai were introduced. Bench mentioned the passing of the 2030 Master Park Plan and Stancil explained, especiall y for the newer members, about the plan. b. Prior Membership Recommendations Status: all positions are now filled. IV. New Business a. Draft CFE Letter to Board of Commissioners on Parks/Open Space. A letter that the CFE (Commission for the Environment) wrote was shared with the group. The