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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: January 24, 2005 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. C(-Q <br />SUBJECT: Twin Creeks Park- Follow-up Report and Potential Decisions <br />DEPARTMENT: ERCD, Recreation and Parks PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />* - Staff Follow-up Report and <br />Attachments, 1/24/05 <br />* - Staff Memorandum of 12/1/04 <br />* - Master Plan (Design #1), 2003 <br />* - Alternative Scenario (Design #2), <br />October 2004 <br />* - Citizen Plan #3 <br />* - 12/22/04 USA Today Article <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />David Stancil, ext 2590 <br />Lori Taft, 245-2660 <br />Marabeth Carr, 960-3880 <br />Paul Thames, 245-2303 <br />Craig Benedict, 245-2575 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To consider follow-up information of the Twin Creeks (Moniese Nomp*) Park and <br />Educational Campus project, with possible decision points. <br />BACKGROUND: On June 8, the Board of Commissioners considered the Twin Creeks (Moniese <br />Nomp) master plan, and authorized staff to conduct several activities regarding the project: <br />1. Convey Smart Growth for Schools principles to the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools <br />(CHCCS) <br />2. Ask CHCCS for a timetable for the construction and opening of the planned Elementary <br />School #10, as well as any infrastructure construction estimates generated to date <br />1 Create an alternative design scenario, with a focus on smart growth for school <br />construction and sharing of facilities <br />4, Hold an open house/public input session on the plans for the site <br />5. Prepare a report evaluating projected water and sewer demand from the site, and <br />develop park construction cost estimates <br />6. Discuss with Chapel Hill Transit potential future service to the site (both park and <br />educational campus), and <br />7. Begin the process of preparing a Conditional Use Permit application for submittal to the <br />Town of Carrboro <br />A pubic input session/open house was held in October, and in December staff reported back on <br />these topics (which are summarized in the attached December 6, 2004 memos).