Orange County NC Website
Browse       Search
ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: December 6, 2004 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. q-a <br />SUBJECT: Twin Creeks Park— Follow -up Report and Potential Decisions <br />DEPARTMENT: ERCD, Recreation and Parks PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />* - Memo, "Twin Creeks - Follow -up <br />Report from June 8" <br />* Memo, 'Preliminary Review - Citizen <br />Plan #3" <br />* - Letter from CHCCS Chair and <br />Superintendent <br />* - Article, 'Parks: How Far Is Too Far ?" <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />David Stancil, ext 2590 <br />Lori Taft, 245 -2660 <br />Marabeth Carr, 960 -3880 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732 -8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968 -4501 <br />Durham 688 -7331 <br />Mebane 336- 227 -2031 <br />PURPOSE: To consider a report on the Twin Creeks (Moniese Nomp *) Park and Educational <br />Campus project, with possible decision points. <br />BACKGROUND: On June 8, the Board of Commissioners considered the Twin Creeks (Moniese <br />Nomp) master plan, and authorized staff to conduct several activities regarding the project: <br />1. Convey Smart Growth for Schools principles to the Chapel Hill - Carrboro City Schools <br />(CHCCS) <br />2. Ask CHCCS for a timetable for the construction and opening of the planned Elementary <br />School #10, as well as any infrastructure construction estimates generated to date <br />3. Create an alternative design scenario, with a focus on smart growth for school <br />construction and sharing of facilities <br />4. Hold an open house /public input session on the plans for the site <br />5. Prepare a report evaluating projected water and sewer demand from the site, and <br />develop park construction cost estimates <br />6. Discuss with Chapel Hill Transit potential future service to the site (both park and <br />educational campus), and <br />7. Begin the process of preparing a Conditional Use Permit application for submittal to the <br />Town of Carrboro <br />Since that time, staff has worked to complete these actions, and reports the following progress <br />to date (covered in greater detail in the attached memorandum): <br />A. The Smart Growth for Schools principles were conveyed in June. Based on the Debt <br />Issuance Schedule that the Board reviewed on October 25th, Elementary #10 would open <br />