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4 Draft 10/27/04 Fairview park site and other Town and County owned property in the vicinity of the Fairview park site; and WHEREAS, it is recognized by both parties that there are limitations imposed by safety considerations caused by the Fairview park site's previous use for waste-disposal purposes, as addressed inpart by a geo-technical report ("Report of Geotechnical Evaluation, Closed Hillsborough Landfill Site, Tuly 19, 2000") in 1999; and WHEREAS, the parties recognize the mutual benefit in the County acting as the lead entity in the construction and financing of facilities at the Fairview park site, to be built with funds from the 2001 bond amount of $850,000; and WHEREAS, the laws of the State of North Carolina provide that the parties hereto may contract, for the ,joint design, construction, development and use of facilities for the stated public purposes; and WHEREAS, the parties hereto agree to allow the future construction and use of al] of the three properties identified on the map in Attaclunent 1 to be developed and programmed far public activity as one unit meeting mutual needs contingent on future approval of plans for' the properties; and WHEREAS, the funding for any additional facilities or activity at the Fairview park site (beyond the $850,000 currently appropriated by the County for Phase II of the park) will be addressed by the County and Town in amutually-agreeable fashion at a later date: NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of the mutual promises and obligations set forth herein, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows: 1. PROCESS FOR PLANNING & DESIGN OF PARK, COUNTY PARKS OPERATIONS BASE AND TOWN AND COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS FACILITIES The process for planning and designing the Fairview park site, County Parks Operations Base and Town and County Public Works facilities will encompass the land currently owned by both the Town and County in the immediate vicinity of the Fairview park site (as shown in the map in Attaclunent 1), Together these parcels represent approximately 92 acres and are hereinafter collectively referred to as "the Site." The Planning for the Fairview Park and County Parks Operations Base will focus on the park, but will also consider and address, to the extent possible, the interests of both the Town and County to locate additional, facilities on the property, such as the County Parks Operations Base and Town and County Public Works facilities. The County and Town will appoint, as soon as practical, a Master Plan Committee to develop recommendations for the design and use of the Site. The Committee shall be appointed by approval of both County and Town Boards of Commissioners, and shall consist of the following charge and membership: