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<br />Meeting Summary <br /> <br />Parks and Recreation Council (PRC) <br />Monthly Meeting Summary <br /> <br />MEETING: December 3, 2014 <br />LOCATION: Environment and Agricultural Center Conference Room <br />____________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />MEMBERS PRESENT: Neal Bench, Joel Bulkley, Allan Green, Rob Robinson, Tori Williams Reid, Betty <br />McDade Khan, Teri Driscoll <br />MEMBERS ABSENT: Eric Roeder, Erin Dillard, James Carter (excused) <br />STAFF PRESENT: David Stancil <br />GUEST: Timothy Halpin <br />____________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />I. Call to Order / Welcome New Member <br /> The meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m., with a quorum present. Bench <br />introduced new member, Teri Driscoll, then allowed the rest of the Board to introduce <br />themselves. <br /> <br />II. Review Meeting Summary (10/1)/Additions or Changes to Agenda: The October 1 <br />summary was reviewed without comment. Bench wanted to add his report on the <br />BOCC/Advisory Board Chairs Meeting to his comments. Green wants to discuss <br />orienteering, so Bench added that to the agenda. <br /> <br />III. Report of the Chair (Bench) <br />a. New member, Teri Driscoll was officially introduced. She fills the Town Of <br />Hillsborough position. <br />b. Membership status. The current Vice-Chair, Eric Roeder, in the Town of Carrboro <br />position, is unable to continue due to his job commitments, so he has officially <br />resigned from the Board. One order of business is to select a vice-chair. Tori <br />Williams Reid was nominated by Green. Robinson seconded the nomination. Reid <br />accepted the nomination. All unanimously voted in favor. The Town of Carrboro <br />position is now open and Roeder had mentioned that he was trying to help us fill <br />that slot. Robinson has a potential candidate for the Carrboro position through his <br />work. She has given an application. There is still an at large position to be filled. The <br />Board had submitted Robb English’s name to the BOCC. The BOCC is discussing <br />many issues related to Board Members in general, to include a past Board member, <br />like English, reapplying to same Board. His application remains under review at this <br />time. Erin Dillard has not attended meetings in a long time. Her situation, at the <br />time, is in question. Staff will attempt to contact her again. She filled an at - large <br />position on the Board. Bench sees this as a position soon to open and asked the <br />Board to look out for potential folks who can fill that slot. Sandy Green, recently <br />nominated, is not able to serve after all. She was to fill the Cheeks Township <br />position. An application by another person has been submitted in case he can fill a