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Parks & Recreation Council Meeting Summary Date: January 13, 2021 Place: Virtual Meeting PRESENT: Bruce Chinery, Mikki Fleming; John Greeson; Cecily Kritz, Andrew Landstrom, Gina Reyman, Haywood Rhodes, Robert Smith; Tim Tippin; Michael Zelek; Xilong Zhao STAFF: David Stancil, Beth Young I. Call to Order: Roll was called using by Chair Rhodes using the GoTo Meeting screen visuals. ll. Additions or Changes to Agenda, Meeting Summary: No comments on the November 4, 2020 notes. Additions to the agenda: None. III. Report of the Chair: Chairman Rhodes stated that the council could move current member, Bob Smith, from his At-Large position to the vacant Little River Township position. Smith resides in Little River Township and this move could possibly make filling the vacancy easier as an At-Large position. Motion by Bruce Chinery to move Bob Smith to Little River Township vacancy. Seconded by Mikki Fleming. Vote was unanimous. Dave Stancil noted that with this change there will be vacancies in the following positions at the end of March: the newly-created At-Large, Carrboro Town Limits, and Cedar Grove Township. Stancil briefly presented the five applications for positions on the council, noting that most were over a year old. Motion was made by John Greeson to review applications at the February meeting. No second, motion failed. Stancil will reach out to the Clerk to the Board's office asking that the vacancies be advertised and will forward any applications received to the board prior to the February meeting. IV. New Business a. 2020 Annual Report and 2021 Work Plan — Stancil reminded new members that the annual report and work plan is completed each year and that they first few pages are broiler plate language. The last page states what the council wants to carry out in 2021 related to the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) goals/priorities. Also addresses concern and emerging issues the council would like to bring to the Commissioners attention. Chinery asked if this document was what was laid out by the council at the November meeting. Stancil replied that it was. Cecily Kritz stated that she was not at the November meeting but read the notes and was very impressed with the innovation of Recreation to deliver services virtually. Kritz noted that the report looked good. Gina Reyman apologized for missing PRC meeting but thanked the council for leaving in the collaboration with Partners for Indoor Facilities. Stancil stated it is a challenge but the council and staff need to keep thinking about what we will be doing when we have people back in the facilities. Chair Rhodes stated that during the councils meeting with Chris Sousa, Recreation Superintendent, questions were posed about how Recreation was able to address folks that either didn't have a reliable internet connection or had difficulty participating in the virtual offerings. Sousa acknowledged that is on his staff's radar and steps are being taken to try and address the issue. Stancil noted that if there were no changes the council