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MEMORANDUM To: Board of County Commissioners From: Twin Creeks Master Plan Work Group Date: April 14, 2005 Re: Recommendations of the Work In January, the Board appointed a 6-member short-tens work group to address specific issues related to the design of the plamred Twin Creeks Park and Educational Campus. Specifically, the Work Group was chaz-ged to: Utilize the October 2004 (De-sign #2) drnft Nln-rtes Plan for Twin Cree%s Park acrd Educntiorml Cmnpus to undertake only the following changes a Look at relocatingh ede-rigniug the proposed Elementary School #10 to the southeastern portion of fire site (east of.7oue-s Creek currently shown a.r "Future Educational Pnciliq~ ") b Keep the four soccer freld cos fgurntion intnct in the redesign c Consider locations fa' actin: spw6r fncility/activitie-s in the park d Loolc nt the feu-sibility of relocating t/re "staditnn field " to the south with the pork Address minor modifications needed ns a re-stilt of the nbone work, for the locutions of other schools within the school-s canrptts and pm k facilities within the park site Our Work Group met on February 2.3"~ and March 2.3`a to consider these questions and issues. The following recommendations constitute our findings and thoughts on the questions at hand: 1. While there might be benefits Yo locating the proposed stadium/track in the park, the Work Group felt that the need for keeping the stadium/track with the middle school that is planned for the northern part of the site was an overriding consideration, for programming reasons. It also appears to be difficult to fit this size of facility into the park area, given the topography, stream buffers and the probable need to delete another facility to make room for the stadium/track. However, the Work Group does think that the proposed loop trail around the meadow could be constructed as a measured walking track of 1/3 mile, as an alternative to meet the needs of citizens who desire a measured walking or rumring trail. 2, hi considering the action sports facilities requested, the Worlc Group considered what was involved in constntction of such a facility. While there does appear to be a need for such a facility as a BMX bike trail, it was noted flzat the other proposed park facilities have been identified as needs by both the original work group and individual parks advisory boards, and that these -plus the concept of a community gynmasium -would appear to be a higher priority, That said, staff has identified a potential area within the Piedmont EMC powerline easement that might be able to serve as such a facility, and that might be an issue for the Board to consider further, as desired.