Agenda - 12-07-2020; 8-g - Memorandum of Agreement Renewal with Town of Hillsborough

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1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: December 7, 2020 Action Agenda Item No. 8-g SUBJECT: Memorandum of Agreement Renewal with Town of Hillsborough — Fairview Park DEPARTMENT: DEAPR, County Attorney ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Proposed MOA Renewal David Stancil, 919-245-2510 PURPOSE: To renew an existing Memorandum of Agreement with the Town of Hillsborough for certain activities and operations of Fairview Park. BACKGROUND: Fairview Park, part of the Orange County Parks system, was built and opened in 2010. The park is located in the Fairview community in the Town of Hillsborough, and is surrounded on three sides by the town limits. A community policing station is located on Rainey Avenue on land formerly part of the park. Fairview Park is built in part on land previously-owned by the Town that was part of a land swap and consolidation of land holdings that occurred prior to park construction. In recognition of the park's location adjacent to the Town limits and other Town facilities, and the fact that many of the park patrons are Town residents, the County and Town entered into a Memorandum of Agreement in 2010 regarding park operations and activities. The MOA provides that the County operates and maintains the park, and the Town provides the cost of water and sewer service, trash collection and gate opening and closing for the park. The Orange County Sheriff's Office and the Town Police Department collaborate on public safety matters. The five-year MOA was renewed under identical conditions in 2015 by the County and Town, and there are no changed conditions identified that warrant a change to the provisions of the Agreement. An updated draft MOA to renew the Agreement for another 5-year term is attached. FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with the renewal of the Agreement. Under the Agreement, the Town provides services and actions that have associated costs, such as the provision of water and sewer service to the park.