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Draft Meeting Summary—Parks and Recreation Council February 1, 2023 Animal Services Center Conference Room, Eubanks Road, Chapel Hill NC Members Present: Mikki Fleming(Vice-Chair), Xilong Zhao,Natalie Ziemba, Andrea Zimmerman, Greg Hughes, Bob Smith, Chris Colvin, Sophia Fratta Members Absent: Gina Reyman(Chair), Rod Jones, Jessie Birckhead, Becca Truluck, Tim Tippin Staff: David Stancil, Ardra Webster Vice-Chair Mikki Fleming called the meeting to order at 6:30pm. She asked members to introduce themselves and welcomed the new youth delegate member Sophia Fratta. Review of Meeting Summary/Additions to Agenda: a. One change was noted to meeting summary. Tim Tippin was present at the December 3rd meeting. That change will be added to the previous meeting notes. Report of the Chair: a. Membership (Bingham, At-Larger slots effective 4/l/23) Fleming discussed the membership vacancies that would occur after March 3151. When Bob Smith and Tippin roll of the Council, two positions will be open to fill. Jessie Birckhead has agreed to move to the Little River Township position thus freeing up an At-Large position, along with the Bingham position vacated by Tippin. The Council reviewed applications at a glance and David Stancil said that staff will send out applicant information to review prior to the March meeting. New Business: a. P&R Master Plan 2030-Brainstorming Issues for Further Study, Initial Discussion-PRC's Plan Update Report- Stancil led the discussion of the P&R Master Plan, Recommendation#9 #3-Examine the Role of Community Centers in Providing Public Recreation Opportunities,Issues for Further Study and the goal of these discussions. He mentioned the changes that have occurred since the initial Master Plan such as the COVID pandemic, new views on equity and inclusion, and technology. He spoke on Recommendation#9 and how the BOCC wanted the community centers to be operated by members and organizations within the community. Chris Colvin asked what the maximum funding is allocated for the community center and the amount the community center raise themselves. Stancil explained the funding method through which the community centers receive County funding. Greg Hughes raised the question as to why these three community centers were selected and did location play a factor into that decision. Stancil answered that the County encouraged community involvement and that these locations already had centers or planned centers. In terms of Issues for Further Study in the master plan, he gave an overview of the underling question of what level of service should Orange County provides in terms of parks and recreation. He compared the park and recreation system of Orange County to jurisdictions that are close by such as Chapel Hill, City of Durham and