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our season at Soccer.com Center. So the decision was made to go ahead and shut <br /> it down for 2020. <br /> VI. Report of the Director— <br /> a. Project Updates: Blackwood Farm Park construction — amphitheater, large picnic <br /> shelter, and restrooms at about 90% of construction drawings by the contractor. <br /> Anticipate that project to go out to bid in the spring. Concerned that the <br /> amphitheater and picnic shelter will come in over budget so will need to look at <br /> creative ways to do some of the other things that we want to do at BWF like disc golf. <br /> Little River Regional Park— inter-local agreement renewal (Durham) will be done by <br /> June 2021. There is a skills course for mountain bike activity that is partially built <br /> and not completed. There has been a lot of discussion about whether or not that has <br /> been built to sufficient standards. It is undergoing a risk management review that <br /> should be completed sometime in 2021. This would be a place that you can go in <br /> and not just ride the trails but have some structures that you can practice bike skills <br /> on. Fairview Park— continuing to work on finalizing the inter-local agreement (Town <br /> of Hillsborough). The town will continue to pay for the water and sewer, open and <br /> close the gates, and empty the trash. Hopeful to begin the process of converting the <br /> existing full sized baseball field into three T-Ball fields. Chairman Rhodes asked if <br /> those fields would replace what is being lost over at Collins. Stancil confirmed this is <br /> the intention, but said the current field is named after James "Junebug" Stewart and <br /> so the county wants to notify the family about the change from "field" to "fields." <br /> b. December Meeting topics: Work plan and 2021 calendar. Report on the final Capital <br /> Investment Plan. <br /> VI I. Council and Committee Reports <br /> a. Intergovernmental Parks Work Group October meeting was cancelled. Group is <br /> hoping to meet in March/April 2021. <br /> b. Items from the Council -none <br /> c. Orange County representative to the Chapel Hill Parks and Greenways Committee — <br /> Alice Armstrong shared what was discussed at their meeting. Chapel Hill has a new <br /> bike share program. A report on the town's cemeteries. Chapel Hill is attempting to <br /> identify all of the graves in their cemeteries. A racial issue at one of the parks, <br /> considering signage at parks (playgrounds) as there is not a lot of staff at parks. <br /> Collaboration with Orange County on an inclusive playground. Multimodal trail that <br /> would link downtown Chapel Hill and Hillsborough areas but also extend into Durham <br /> County. <br /> Vill. The meeting adjourned at 7:49 PM. The next meeting will be held virtually (pending County <br /> Manager's approval) December 2nd, 6:30pm. <br />