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emerging issues section in the report. These included the Central Recreation Center's age and the emergence of a potential new center,pickleball and outdoor court expansion, as this recreation activity is popular among county residents. Members asked questions related to tennis/pickleball courts, such as how often the courts are resurfaced and lined. Discussion around the Orange Sportsplex and whether that can be considered a County facility was brought up by Greg Hughes. Stancil briefly explained the Sportsplex's history as well as the nature of the management company's relationship. Hughes also brought up that the schools were not included on the collaboration section of the work plan. Stancil said that could be an addition and gave background on the relationship DEAPR and the school system have regarding facility usage. Natalie Ziemba mentioned the addition of public pool access and asked where that would fit into the work plan. c. Great Trails State Coalition- Stancil explained that the year 2023 is designated as the Year of the Trail in North Carolina. The Great Trails Coalition is the organization at the forefront of this campaign. He said that there are plans to have Orange County join the coalition and he will present this to the board in the new year. He explained various groups that are involved in the Coalition such as Friends of the Mountain to Sea Trail, and other County and town jurisdictions. Andrea Zimmerman moved that the Council send a message of support to have Orange County join the Coalition and Ziemba seconded the motion. All members voted in favor to send support to join the Coalition. Beth Young, DEAPR Communications Manager explained some ideas staff plan to do during the Year of the Trail campaign such as hikes and promoting Orange County Trails. d. P&R Master Plan 2030—Brainstorming Session #3 Recommendations 5-9- Stancil conducted the next brainstorming session for the review of the Parks and Recreation 2030 Master Plan. Recommendations five through nine include the development of the Orange County segment of the Mountains to Sea Trail (MST), build more trails and connect open spaces, and improvement to access to parks, and adding programs residents have identified as a need. He reviewed the focus areas of the MST and easements included in the master plan for MST. This bullet point was a topic of discussion around recommendation#6: Build More Trails, and Connect Open Spaces. Stancil spoke about transportation access in Orange County and how it relates to park accessibility. He mentioned that possibly the Orange County Transportation Director might be asked to come speak to the Council in the new year. The discussion ended with the Council agreeing to invite the Transportation Director to attend a future meeting. Old Business: a. Recommendation for Second Youth Delegate Member—Reyman asked if members had any changes to the letter drafted for a second youth delegate. There were no changes per members and a vote was taken. Becca Truluck moved approval of the letter and Zimmerman seconded. All members voted in favor of sending the letter. Stancil also notified members that Sophia Fratta was approved as the first youth delegate at the previous night's BOCC meeting. Reyman reminded staff of new member orientation to be held at 6:00pm on February 1st.