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Meeting Summary—Parks and Recreation Council November 3,2021 Virtual Meeting Zoom Members Present: John Greeson(Chair),Xilong Zhao(Vice-Chair), Chris Colvin,Natalie Ziemba,Mikki Fleming, Cecily Kritz,Robert"Bob" Smith,Tim Tippin,Andrew Landstrom, Gina Reyman,Haywood Rhodes Members Absent: Greg Hughes Staff: David Stancil,Beth Young,Kalani Allen Alice Armstrong, Chapel Hill Parks and Greenways and Recreation Commission liaison Chair John Greeson called meeting to order at 6:31pm. Report of the Chair/Review of Meeting Notes,Additions to Agenda: In lieu of roll call, Chair John Greeson had members and staff introduce themselves to newly appointed member Natalie Ziemba. Chair Greeson asked for any changes to the last meeting summary notes. There were no objections to approving the last meeting note summary with no changes,which was then approved by all members. New business: a. PRC Member Survey-A survey was created for the council to participate in to gauge how the board is operating and find the interests of members. Director David Stancil gave an overview of why the survey was created and when it would be sent. b. New Liaison to Intergovernmental Parks Work Group (IPWG)-Stancil shared that member Cecily Kritz will be moving next month. Her position will be vacant until February, as the BOCC cycle for new appointments has already completed and will occur later this month. Kritz has been the IPWG's PRC representative. Stancil reviewed the groups that comprise the IPWG and explained the primary focus of the IPWG. Chair Greeson opened the discussion to see if a member would like to be the new liaison. He offered to postpone the decision to appoint someone until the December meeting, in order to give members time to decide if they wish to be the representative. Member Chris Colvin expressed his interest in the position. He also agreed to move this item to the December meeting agenda,to allow members not present a chance to express interest. Chair Greeson asked for any objections to this. With no objections,the council agreed unanimously to move this item to the December meeting agenda. Old Business: a. Parks and Recreation Master Plan 2030—Staff Priorities- Stancil solicited DEAPR staff to provide their rankings on priority for the Parks and Recreation Master Plan 2030. Stancil showed a document with staff priorities on a scale from most important to least important. The recommendations range from protecting open spaces to identifying residents'needs. Tim Tippin added that his township of Bingham has a potential park planned and asked about other potential lands for future parks. Stancil provided a summary of lands the county has acquired. Tippin suggested a formal survey of residents may be conducted for potential feedback. Stancil reiterated that a survey was discussed for Bingham residents in past years,and perhaps it can be added to the new work plan for next year. Gina Reyman added that it is possible the cities could pay for recreation facilities to help with providing recreation spaces for residents. Stancil explained that the