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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: May 3, 2005 Action Agenda Item No. SUBJECT: Presentation of Proposed Northern Park Master Plan DEPARTMENT: ERCD /Recreation and Parks PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No ATTACHMENT INFORMATION CONTACT: Proposed Master Plan and Map David Stancil, 245-2590 Lori Taft, 245-2660 TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 968-4501 Durham 688-7331 Mebane 336-227-2031 PURPOSE: To receive a presentation on the proposed master plan for Northern Park at the Northern Human Services Center, developed by citizens and staff between October 2004 and March 2005. BACKGROUND: In November 2001, Orange County voters approved a Parks and Open Space bond including $1,2 million toward a park on 49 acres of land adjacent to and including the Northern Human Services Center on NC 86 North, A park at this location was identified in the adopted 1988 Master Recreation and Parks Plan, Over the past several years, a BOCC Task Force has been working toward both the park and upgrades to the Center, In 2004, the Board agreed to move forward with a park planning effort that was separated from the Center upgrades, but was cognizant of the need for coordination with current and future plans for the Center, The Northern Park Master Plan process as adapted by the Board represented a departure from the usual process for park design in that no committee of citizens was formed, Citizens interested in the project were instead encouraged to participate in a series of community meetings held at the Northern Human Services Center to design the park, Flyers, mailings and signs (including the new marquee sign at the Center) were used to advertise the meetings, A total of 37 different citizens participated in the four community meetings that culminated in the design presented tonight. The process used to create the design included: