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Approved 3/14/2011 OC Board of Adjustment – 11/8/2010 Page 5 of 43 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 Larry Wright: On page 38, you referred to Attachment A and on our handout they are listed as Attachments 1, 2, 3 and 4. I think that should be clarified. Michael Harvey: It is Attachment A. Larry Wright: Also, in the packet, on page 72, I was confused about this on the top of page 72, it says description of proposed kennel site and I believe we are talking about this application and not the next one. Michael Harvey: That is an error generated in Mr. Knight’s report. The only thing I will comment is you will note for the record that the rest of this application goes on to describe the property at the intersection of Gaines Chapel Road and Southern Drive for the development of a baseball field. That is an error we don’t see often from Mr. Knight. Greg Andrews: My name is Greg Andrews and I live in Efland and run a construction company in Efland. Michael Harvey: Mr. Chairman, point of clarification, as each individual stands, if they could state their name, where they live and indicate they have been sworn in for the record. Greg Andrews: I have been sworn in. I have two small kids that play ball. One plays tee ball and the other plays softball. One thing I noticed that Orange County was missing was a fall softball so this year in partnering up with HYAA, we were able to start the first softball league in Orange County other than rec ball and I’m very proud of the support from the community. We have had a lot of teams come out. As any group that we have supported from Orange High School and any softball camps or boy scout troops that I have supported through the years I have always been an advocate of supporting the community in the different things our children do because my heart believes that is where our future is, with our children. The Loftin ball field is one of the oldest ball fields in Orange County and is probably one of the only all minority ball fields started back in the late 60s and early 70s. As softball moves on in Orange County, we will have to have more ball fields. Right now, HYAA turns down about 100 kids actively a year because there is not enough room for the kids to play. The fall softball brought in about 71 kids which was more than we thought we would get. When the spring comes, we will need more ball fields. Part of giving back to the community, my construction company has prospered through a lot of times and I owe a lot of that to the community, so one thing my wife and I decided to do with Mr. Loftin was, when the opportunity came about for my wife and I to buy the ball field and start a non-profit organization and let HYAA come up and we are going to have a community ballpark and not charge anyone to come play. I appreciate your consideration. Thomas Brown: I think we had other issues on plans and elevations. Michael Harvey: Mr. Andrews has a handout for you. Greg Andrews: These are the lease agreements between HYAA and my wife and I. Also, on the back page are pictures of what we are proposing the dugout to look like. Michael Harvey: Mr. Chairman, this should be entered into record as Applicant Exhibit 1. Thomas Brown: What are these photographs depicting? Greg Andrews: Those are the dugouts. I went down to look at the ball fields around Orange County from Schley to Collins and these are the dugouts at the Exchange Club and they look close enough to what we are thinking about. Thomas Brown: You are proposing that your dugouts will look similar to what is in the photo? Greg Andrews: Yes. Larry Wright: The intent is, because we haven’t had the privilege of reading it before, could you briefly state what your take home message is from this exhibit?