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