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1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />Attachment 2 <br />DRAFT MINUTES <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />WORK SESSION <br />February 15, 2018 <br />7:00 p.m. <br />The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a work session on Thursday, February <br />15, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. at the Southern Human Services Center in Chapel Hill, N.C. <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Dorosin and Commissioners Mia Burroughs, <br />Mark Dorosin, Barry Jacobs, Mark Marcoplos, Earl McKee, Renee Price and Penny Rich <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: None <br />COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts <br />COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Bonnie Hammersley, Deputy County Manager <br />Travis Myren and Clerk to the Board Donna Baker (All other staff members will be identified <br />appropriately below) <br />Chair Dorosin called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. <br />Park Construction and Funding Update <br />BACKGROUND: <br />At the December 12, 2017 BOCC meeting, the Board suggested that an update of park <br />construction projects and funding sources be planned for the February work session. <br />As shown on the attached table and map, the adopted Capital Investment Plan (CIP) — <br />consistent with the County's adopted 2030 Parks and Recreation Master Plan — includes a <br />number of park projects. These include completion of several existing or partially -built facilities, <br />as well as plans for parks with sites land- banked through the Lands Legacy Program, and a few <br />facilities for which land has not yet been acquired. <br />In general, Orange County parks and public open spaces fall into the following categories, <br />which are elaborated on in the 2030 Master Plan: <br />36 • Regional Parks (such as Little River and Blackwood Farm) <br />37 • District Parks (such as Twin Creeks /Moniese Nomp) <br />38 • Community Parks (such as Fairview Park and Cedar Grove Park) <br />39 • Linear Parks (Trails — such as the portion of the Mountains to Sea Trail) <br />40 • Nature Preserves / Nature Parks (such as Hollow Rock and Seven Mile Creek) <br />41 <br />42 There are a total of 13 projects listed in the CIP and shown on the attached table. The cost <br />43 estimates shown are total projected cost, and do not include potential grants or partner funding <br />44 amounts, which may significantly reduce the cost of the projects. It is also worth noting that <br />45 many parks may be completed in phases. Twin Creeks Park, for example, was broken into <br />46 three phases last year (Phase 1 is completed), while other large district parks like Northeast <br />47 and Bingham have not yet progressed to that level of discussion. There is also the potential to <br />48 scale back the scope of facilities and amenities planned. The cost estimates shown are based <br />49 on estimates prepared to date for a comparable park of the size and type, or by actual cost <br />50 estimates created for the park in question. <br />