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