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ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: January 16, 2002 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 5,6- <br /> SUBJECT: Resolution Supporting Proposed Durham County Grant for Establishing <br /> Mountain Bike Trails at Little River Regional Park <br /> DEPARTMENT: Environment and Resource PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No <br /> Conservation <br /> ATTACHMENTS INFORMATION CONTACT; <br /> A. Resolution David Stencil, 245-2590 <br /> B. Memo tram Durham Open Space Rich Shaw, 248-2591 <br /> and Trails Commission <br /> C. She Map TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> D. Grant Application Hillsborough 732.8181 <br /> E. Matching Grant Program Brochure Chapel Hill 968-0501 <br /> (Under Separate Cover) Durham M-7331 <br /> Mebane 336-2274031 <br /> PURPOSE: To consider resolution regarding the potential award of funds by Durham <br /> County for the future construction of mountain bike trails for the Little Rlver Regional Park, <br /> consistent with the future approved site plan. <br /> BACKGROUND: Orange County and Durham County acquired a 391-acre property in 2000- <br /> 01 for the new Little River Regional park and Natural Area. The regional park will be Jointly <br /> owned and managed by Orange and Durham counties in accordance with an inter-local <br /> agreement (yet to be developed). The counties have agreed to make the park available for a <br /> variety of low-impact recreational uses, including hiking, picnic areas, horseback riding and <br /> mountain biking. Large portions of the park will remain in a natural state. <br /> Orange County, on behalf of bath counties, is in the process of aoliciting bids for a contractor <br /> to develop a conceptual design and site plan for the agreed-upon park facllitlea at the Little <br /> River Regional Perk. The current timetable anticipates final site plan approval by July 15, <br /> 2002 and construction underway by eady Fall. <br /> In the meantime, Durham County is considering sanding a matching grant to a local non- <br /> profit organization that is interested in designing, constmcting and maintaining mountain bike <br /> trails in the Pil The Durham-Orange Mountain Bike Organization (DOMBO) applied for <br /> $4,150 from Durham's Matching Grant Program, administered by the Durham Open Space <br /> and Trails Commission (COST). DOST is an appointed citizen advisory board to the Durham <br /> City Council and Durham County Board of Commissioners for matters related to open space <br /> as well as pedestrian and bicycle Issues. Grants are awarded on an annual basis in January <br />