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<br />QUICK SUMMARY REPORT <br /> <br />FROM: Parks and Recreation Council <br />SUBJECT: Monthly Meeting <br />DATE: October 6, 2010 <br />LOCATION: Future Millhouse Rd. Park <br />____________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />MEMBERS PRESENT: Clay Hudson, Richal Vanhook, Floyd Bridgewater, Denise Dickinson, <br />Vanessa de Nijs, <br />MEMBERS ABSENT: Keith Bagby*, Laurie Lee*, Chuck Hobgood*, Kyle Kaplan, Jimmy Carter* <br />COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Pam Hemminger <br />STAFF PRESENT: Lori Taft, Marabeth Carr <br />* - excused <br />____________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />1. Beginning time of meeting: 6:43 pm <br /> <br />2. New member introduction and Comments: New members were not present. <br /> <br />3. Additions/changes to the Agenda: none <br /> <br />4. Report of the Co-Chairs: <br />a. Denise commented on the importance of attending meetings and establishing a quorum. <br />b. Assignment of PARC Members to Goals: Current assignments were reviewed, Floyd <br />Bridgewater agreed to help with goal #4. Laurie Lee was assigned to goal # 5 and Jimmy <br />Carter to goal # 6. <br />A brief discussion of Goal 6: Advocate for increased opportunities for shared use of resources <br />with the schools. This topic is on the IPWG agenda next week, and will be a topic for the joint <br />PARC meeting to be held in February. <br /> <br />5. Report of the Parks and Recreation Director: <br />a. The BOCC formally adopted the council’s new name: Parks and Recreation Council or <br />PARC. <br />b. Potential relocation of Parks Operations Base: Members of the council had the opportunity <br />to look around the property before the meeting began. A conceptual plan for the base and <br />a “bubble” pre-concept plan for the future park were provided. Rationale for the proposed <br />move and other potential sites were discussed. The council, without a quorum, was <br />generally in favor of the proposal. The proposal will be presented to the BOCC on October <br />19. The council also proposed that the board authorize staff to move forward with <br />development of the park master plan. <br /> <br />6. Committee Reports: <br /> Denise reported that the Friends group needed to get signatures on the incorporation <br />paperwork and then send it to Raleigh. <br /> <br />7. New Business: <br /> BOCC Goal Setting Report: A draft has been prepared and was discussed. The draft will be <br />sent to council members electronically to allow review and comment. The council will make final <br />tweaks as may be needed at the November 3 meeting. <br /> Members also discussed amending PARC Goals and Objectives to add the goal of advocating <br />for development of the future Millhouse Rd. Park Master Plan. This will also be placed on the Nov. <br />agenda. <br />