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<br />Quick Report <br /> <br />FROM: Parks and Recreation Council <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Monthly Meeting <br /> <br />DATE: October 5, 2011 <br /> <br />LOCATION: Central Recreation Center <br />____________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />MEMBERS PRESENT: Dickinson, Carter, Lee, Green, Vanhook, Warren <br />MEMBERS ABSENT: Bagby, Hobgood, de Nijs <br />STAFF PRESENT: Taft <br />____________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Beginning time of meeting: 6:37 pm <br /> <br />Report of the Chairs: <br />a. Bryant Warren was introduced as the new PARC member representing Hillsborough. <br />b. PARC goals – Additional revisions were made and the report for Commissioners was <br />developed. Both to be completed and ready for a vote in November. <br />c. Keith Bagby and Denise Dickinson were nominated and unanimously approved as co-chairs for <br />2012. <br />d. The 2012 calendar was discussed with alternate meetings at Central Rec, meetings in between <br />to be held at various sites and no meetings in January and July. To be ready for a vote in <br />November. <br /> <br />Report of the Director: <br />a. The National Public Lands Day held at Fairview Park on September 24th was successful with at <br />least 40 volunteers in attendance. <br />b. PARC discussed its continued interest in the former library space and voted to draft a letter to <br />send to the BOCC. The draft will be considered at the November meeting. <br />c. Lori Reported that discussions with OCS staff are likely to result in an MOU for the use of the <br />Hillsborough Elementary School Gym. <br />d. PARC voted unanimously to endorse and co-sponsor the DEAPR photography contest. <br /> <br />Committee Reports: <br /> Friends Group – Denise and Allan will work on the 501c3 application. <br /> <br />Old Business: <br /> Comprehensive Parks and Recreation Master Plan – Staff expects that an RFP or “scope of work <br />document” will be to distribute to potential consultants in the next week or so. Proposals would be due <br />back in early November. <br /> <br />Meeting adjourned at: 8:25 PM <br />Name of Notes Taker : Lori Taft