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Agenda Items / Notes (Feb. 11, 2015) <br />Call to order <br />Chair Rich called the meeting to order at 5:35 PM <br />2. Introductions <br />Introduction of members and staff <br />3. Presentation: The Town of Hillsborough's development of Riverwalk II and III, Churton Street Access <br />Improvements and the CMAQ Sidewalk Connections Project: (Presented by: Stephanie Trueblood <br />Planner with the Town of Hillsborough) <br />Parks and Recreation Board developed a long term connectivity plan <br />There are five trail systems within Hillsborough but none connected ( Occoneechee Mountain Park; <br />Occoneechee Speedway Trail; Kings Highway Park; Gold Park and Orange Counties River Park <br />The Riverwalk Greenway accomplishes making the connections. It is: <br />• 1.8 miles; 8' wide <br />• ADA accessible <br />• Paved (some boardwalk and Chapel Hill Gravel segments) <br />• Built in three segments: <br />• Phase I was constructed as part of Gold Park; <br />• Phase II was completed last summer and connects Gold Park and Orange Counties <br />River Park (this segment is part of the NC Mountains -to -Sea Trail.) <br />• Phase III is open and connects River Park behind the Orange County Justice Facility <br />to lands owned by Classical American Homes Preservation Trust. Eventually there <br />will be an access through this private property to the Historic Occoneechee <br />Speedway Trail. <br />CMAC Project (Congestion, Mitigation, and Air Quality Improvement Program) provides <br />neighborhood sidewalk connections to Riverwalk; construction is expected to take 6 -12 months <br />Churton Street Access: <br />• Very Congested <br />• Need ways to reduce pedestrian and vehicle conflicts <br />• Stamped brick asphalt crosswalks <br />• Some landscaping improvements <br />• Loses 17 parking spaces <br />• Moves the sidewalk out (creates more dining area) at Mathews Chocolate Shop to Antonia's <br />• Bus stop is planned across from Weaver Street Market a connection to River Park is outside <br />of the scope of the towns project <br />Not funded is Cates Creek Greenway in Waterstone; which will connect that area to the downtown <br />system. Jim Ward asked about bike access. Stephanie replied none on roads but the greenway <br />allows for bikers. <br />4. Group Discussion on issues and topics for future study <br />• Locator Map — Need funding for Phase 2; involve Visitors Bureau <br />• An Update From Chapel Hill of their Artificial Turf Project as far as cost and maintenance <br />issues <br />• Bonds — County or Chapel Hill <br />• Sponsorships or ways to contribute to Parks? Mebane could speak on this. HiChew? <br />• UNC — Facility Master Plan- How recreation has changed over the years — now mind; body; <br />spirit orientated <br />