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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: April 12, 2005 Action Agenda Item No. ~ SUBJECT: AmeriCorps Improvements Project-Trail Construction DEPARTMENT: Environment and Resource Conservation, Recreation and Parks PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No ATTACHMENT Efland Cheeks Park Master Plan INFORMATION CONTACT: Lori Taft, 245-2660 Rich Shaw, 245-2591 TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 968-4501 Durham 688-7331 Mebane 336-227-2031 PURPOSE: To approve the submittal of an application for an AmeriCorps improvements project at Efland Cheeks Park and other park sites for trail construction. BACKGROUND: In the winter of 2002-2003, at the County's request, a 12-member project team from the AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Carps arrived in Orange County to develop trails at the Southern Human Services Center, The recently-completed Efland Cheeks Park Phase II plan includes the construction of a loop trail system on the property and a connection to the adjoining Richmond Hills subdivision. Staff proposes to utilize an AmeriCorps team for this portion of the Phase II of Efland Cheeks Park. Other trail work could be undertaken at Northern Park (Northern Human Services Center), Little River Park, and potentially at the proposed Erwin Trace parks project among other sites, as time permits. The application will request a team for the fall of 2005, but actual deployment will be set and coordinated by AmeriCorps, It is expected the team would stay six weeks in Orange County, As in 2002-03, the cost for the County would be the accommodations for the team and a kitchen area for meal preparation. Camp Chestnut Ridge was the site for accommodations in 2003, and staff plans to discuss this possibility again with the camp, The team will likely include 12 members with 1-2 supervisors. Recreation and Parks staff (assisted by ERCD staff as needed) would be responsible for overseeing and coordinating the work,