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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: April 14, 2005 Action Agendas Item No. SUBJECT: Twin Creeks Master Plan Work Group Report DEPARTMENT: ERCD, Recreation and Parks PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No ATTACHMENT(S): * -Work Group report * -Master Plan (map) * -Possible Timetable * -Citizen comments INFORMATION CONTACT: David Stancil, ext 2590 Lori Taft, 245-2660 Marabeth Carr, 960-3880 Paul Thames, 245-2303 TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 968-4501 Durham 688-7331 Mebane 336-227-2031 PURPOSE: To receive the report of the Twin Creeks (Moniese Nomp") Master Plan Work Group, BACKGROUND: On .January 24~', the Board of Commissioners created a Twin Creeks Master Plan Work Group to consider a finite set of issues and questions related to the Twin Greeks master plan, and report back to the Board by April 15, The Work Group wad charged with the following tasks: Utilize the October 2004 (Design #2) draft Master Plan for Twin Creeks Park and Educational Campus to undertake only the following changes: a. Look at relocating/redesigning the proposed Elementary School #10 to the southeastern portion of the site (east of Jones Creek currently shown as "Futtare Educational Facility') b. Keep the four soccer field configuration intact in the redesign c. Consider locations for action sports facility/activities in the park d. Look at the feasibility of relocating the "stadium field" to the south with the park Address minor modifications needed as a result of the above work, for the locations of other schools within the schools campus and park facilities within the park site The Work Group was comprised of six persons, including Commissioners Carey and Gordon, CHCCS School Board members Nick Didow and Pam Hemminger, along with Patrick Sullivan of the Recreation and Parks Advisory Council and Johnny Randall of the Commission for the Environment.