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already be appointed and are adults,and the need to determine when the youth delegate would roll off the PRC. The Council agreed that the age range for the youth delegate should be 13 years to 17 years of age. The Council discussed and approved to amend the memorandum that the youth delegate could renew up until their 18'birthday and then roll off the Council,with a new solicitation and application process at that point. b. Joint Town/County Advisory Board Meeting Update—Directors from all jurisdictions including Mebane met to discuss the Joint Advisory Board meeting. The group has chosen the Fall of 2022 as the time to have the meeting,with Chapel Hill as the host. The Council agreed a Fall meeting was fine. c. Plans for May Meeting(onsite at park, cookout?)—Members discussed the options for having the May park meeting. Council selected the Efland Cheeks Community Park. Recreation Division staff will be in attendance at the May meeting to provide an update. Reyman asked about the meeting space in Chapel Hill.Kalani Allen provided an update that the Animal Service Center did not have a way to securely lock the meeting room door. Report of the Director- a. Upcoming IPWG Meeting- Stancil explained the April InterGovernmental Parks Work Group (IPWG)meeting will be held virtually later in April. Chris Colvin is the PRC representative and will attend. (Ziemba had volunteered to attend if Colvin was unable to be at the meeting.) b. Overview of Possible May and June Meeting Topics—Stancil reviewed that Recreation will be providing an update in May. He noted that the Countywide Trails Plan development is being proposed to be pushed back to fiscal year 2023-2024,perhaps as a plan to develop a bicycle/trails/pedestrian plan for the county. Stancil stated that in the next meeting topics include discussion of the CIP and also the MST. Council and Committee Reports: a. Intergovernmental Parks Work Group(next meeting is April 13) b. Items from the Council-Ziemba raised the question about the Little Free Library in Cedar Groves that is broken, and who should be contacted to fix the library. Hughes asked about the news about the old Occoneechee Speedway being protected in proposed new sections of Eno River State Park, and how would that affect the Mountains-to Sea Trail(MST). Stancil explained that it will contribute to the connection,parts of the MST are within the area to be protected. c. Friends of Orange County Parks and Recreation(FOPR)—Reyman supplied information for FOPR including new members such as Tippin,website design by Allen Green. She discussed funding and donations. Next Meeting: May 4, 6:30 pm at Efland Cheeks Community Park. Adjournment: Reyman adjourned meeting at 7:50pm.