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Draft Meeting Summary—Parks and Recreation Council October 5, 2022 <br /> Bonnie B. Davis Environment and Agricultural Center-Hillsborou <br /> Members Present: Gina Reyman(Chair),Mikki Fleming(Vice-Chair), Rod Jones,Becca Truluck, <br /> Xilong Zhao,Natalie Ziemba, Chris Colvin,Andrea Zimmerman <br /> Members Absent: Tim Tippin, Greg Hughes,Jessie Birckhead,Bob Smith <br /> Staff: David Stancil,Beth Young,Peter Sandbeck <br /> Chair Gina Reyman called the meeting to order at 6:30pm <br /> Review of Meeting Summary/Additions to Agenda: <br /> a. No changes or additions to meeting summary. The Council accepted the meeting summary from <br /> September 7th meeting. <br /> Report of the Chair: <br /> a. Welcome to New Member-Andrea Zimmerman-Reyman welcomed new member Andrea <br /> Zimmerman to the Council. Members introduced themselves to new member Zimmerman and <br /> shared their interest in Parks and Recreation. <br /> New Business: <br /> a. Incorporating Cultural/Historic Resources into Parks(Peter Sandbeck, Cultural Resources <br /> Coordinator)—Peter Sandbeck presented Cultural Resources in Orange County Parks and <br /> Natural Areas. He provided the origin of the Cultural and Archaeological Resources Policy for <br /> Orange County construction projects as an introduction to his presentation. This policy was <br /> adopted by the BOCC on October 3,2006. Sandbeck's presentation included site plans for <br /> Blackwood Farm Park,Hollow Rock Access Area, and Little River Park along with Cedar Grove <br /> Park and River Park. He also spoke on archeological artifacts in parks that help determine some <br /> design layouts of the parks that do not interfere with historic sites, and had photos of previous <br /> owners of land owned now by Orange County within his presentation. He discussed how Orange <br /> County DEAPR relied on archaeologists to help determine historical information such as an <br /> enslaved cemetery located within Blackwood Farm Park,Native American work areas near <br /> Hollow Rock Access Area and New Hope Creek. Sandbeck gave historical and cultural <br /> background on the parks which included the history of the Cedar Grove School and its closure, <br /> Occaneechi Village discovery in downtown Hillsborough, and the corn but located on Blackwood <br /> Farm Park. Members had a number of questions for Sandbeck on several related topics. <br /> b. P&R Master Plan 2030 Brainstorming Session#2 Recommendations 1-4 How Have We <br /> Done?—David Stancil facilitated session number two for the mid-plan review of the Parks and <br /> Recreation Master Plan 2030. In the interest of time, only the first recommendation would be <br /> discussed tonight. He explained that the first recommendation back in 2014 was to protect and <br /> enhance our investments in parks and open spaces. He reviewed the number of parks in Orange <br /> County(8),number of trails(3), and the recreation center. He provided this information to the <br /> Council to illustrate the point from the plan that investments already made should be taken care of <br /> and maintained. Stancil used the recent example of$40,000 spent to upgrade existing basketball <br /> and tennis courts at some county parks. He also emphasized that the BOCC understands that <br /> money is needed to maintain parks and open spaces managed by Orange County DEAPR <br /> department, and that a capital project fund has been created for this purpose. Council members' <br /> discussion for the recommendation included the realization to have funds for unexpected events, <br />