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l 1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: April 16, 2002 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. q <br /> SUBJECT: Proposed Contract with Haden-Stanziale for Conceptual Design and Site <br /> Planning at Little River Regional Park <br /> DEPARTMENT: Purchasing/Environment and PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br /> Resource Conservation <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Proposed Contract Pam Jones, 245-2652 <br /> David Stancil, 245-2591 <br /> Rich Shaw, 245-2591 <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> Hillsborough 732-8181 <br /> Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br /> Durham 688-7331 <br /> Mebane 336-227-2031 <br /> PURPOSE: To consider awarding a contract to Haden-Stanziale, P.A., Planners and <br /> Landscape Architects, for developing a conceptual design and site plan for the Little River <br /> Regional Park and Natural Area. <br /> BACKGROUND: The County Commissioners previously approved a Little River Park <br /> and Natural Area design plan that incorporates the following elements: <br /> • Entrance road/parking area <br /> • Picnic shelter <br /> • Restroom facility <br /> • Children's play area <br /> • %-mile loop trail <br /> • trail system (featuring hiking, mountain biking, and equestrian trails) <br /> Orange County recently solicited proposals in order to identify a qualified and experienced <br /> firm to prepare a conceptual design and site plan for the construction of the plan elements. <br /> As the Board will recall, the development of the new 391-acre park is a cooperative project <br /> among the partners Orange County, Durham County, Triangle Land Conservancy and Eno <br /> River Association. The park will be jointly owned and managed by Orange and Durham <br /> counties. <br />