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Agenda Items / Notes (April 12, 2017) <br />Call to order <br />Chair Rich called the meeting to order at 5:30 PM <br />2. Introductions <br />Introduction of members and staff <br />3. Update / Trails & Greenways Map / Chris Dwinell- Application Development Specialist; OC Land Records /GIS <br />Chris gave a short background/Tour of the project for new members. <br />Seach Boxes will: <br />• Show trails <br />• Search trails and admenities <br />• Trail marker locations will aid 911 with calls <br />Type Filters <br />• 1St Urban or Rural <br />• 2nd Trail Region (Chapel Hill; Carrboro; Eno; Orange County; and other) <br />• 3rd Trail System <br />Current Status and next steps <br />• Add trail markers <br />• Review data Input <br />• Develop legend <br />• Develop graphis <br />• Creation of Web App <br />• Install a test page <br />• Obtain feedback from test <br />• Link Trails and Greenway Map to Interactive Parks Locator Map <br />• Each entity will promote the new site on their webpage similar to the Interactive Parks Locator Map <br />4. What's on the Horizon? / Long Range Parks and Recreation Plans <br />A. Town of Chapel Hill — Linda Smith (Assitant Director - Chapel Hill Parks and Recreation) <br />American Legion property <br />• Town purchased 32.22 acre site <br />• Adjacent to Ephesus park <br />• Charrette on the 8th <br />• Some of it may be sold <br />The town and Orange County are working together to host the Bike Across NC program with overnight camping <br />on October 3rd at Homestead Park <br />B. Town of Carrboro - Anita Jones - McNair (Director - Carrboro Recreation & Parks) & Wendell Rodgers <br />• Town Wide Space needs study going on and includes parks and Recreation facilities <br />• Redesign for MILK jr. Park; hopeful to identify funds for construction <br />• The programming side of recreation is looking at their service delivery /staff configuration to see ifchanges <br />need to be made. Carrboro Day is May 7 <br />• Senior Games are wrapping up. <br />C. Town of Hillsborough — Stephanie Trueblood - Hillsborough Public Space Division <br />Churton St Improvement Project begins April 17. <br />• 8 -10 months of construction with lane closures. <br />• The town received a $100,000 Downtown Revitalization Grant to improve amenities — benches, planters, <br />etc. all items have been ordered but not all have been placed yet. <br />West Hillsborough will be getting sidewalks /crosswalk improvements <br />Hillsborough is one of 35 cities to be named a "Bee City" <br />• Pollinator friendly rain gardens, etc. will be popping up <br />• Pilot project at Cates Creek Park <br />The Public Space Division is now a reality and will tak over maintenance of public areas <br />