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1 REPORT TO THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FROM THE SOCCER SYMPOSIUM TASK FORCE Background Over the last three decades , there has been growing interest and participation in the sport of soccer in Orange County . Spurred by the development of instructional programs and league play , inspired by the unmatched success of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill women ' s soccer program , and boosted by new immigrants to the area for whom soccer is an integral part of the culture , competition has intensified for the use of limited fields within the county . In the fall of 1999 , the Orange County Board of County Commissioners received several requests to address the need for improved soccer facilities . Further, the county ' s Economic Development Commission and the Recreation and Parks Advisory Council endorsed the idea of ittee to promote a meeting of various interest groups to discuss establishing an organizing comm soccer interest and needs . Accordingly , in November the Board of County Commissioners authorized the creation of a task force that would be responsible for hosting a soccer symposium at which all interested parties could express their needs and concerns . The working charge of the task force provided a broad framework for discussing the issues at the symposium , including : ■ current private and public soccer resources and facilities ; ■ demand for additional resources by type and location within the county , ■ alternatives for public/private coordination , cooperation and funding for additional resources that are identified ; ■ means for broadening participation ; and ■ the possibility for multi - purpose fields . 0. The Soccer Symposium Task Force was also charged with summarizing and organizing what was presented at the symposium and making recommendations to the Commissioners , to the towns of Carrboro , Chapel Hill and Hillsborough , to the school boards for the Chapel Hill - Carrboro City Schools and the Orange County Schools , and to advisory boards such as the Orange County Economic Development Commission and Recreation and Parks Advisory Council . As specified in the resolution authorizing creation of the task force , membership was to include representatives from at least the following groups: * Orange County Recreation and Parks Advisory Council * Chapel Hill Parks and Recreation Commission '" Carrboro Recreation and Parks Commission '` Hillsborough Recreation Board * Orange County Economic Development Commission * Orange County School Board * Chapel Hill - Carrboro School Board * Rainbow Soccer * Durham = Chapel Hill Strikers * Liga Hispana ( now disbanded ) * Carolina United ( now Triangle Futbol )