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ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: April 30, 2002 <br /> Action Again <br /> Item No. a <br /> SUBJECT: Draft County Park Facility Planning (PFP) Process <br /> DEPARTMENT: Environment and Resource PUBLIC HEARING: (TIN) No <br /> Conservation <br /> ATTACHMENT(S); INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Draft Process and Project Summary Sheets David Stencil, 245-2590 <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> Hillsborough 7324181 <br /> Chapel HIII 968J.4581 <br /> Durham 688-7331 <br /> Mebane 336-227-2031 <br /> PURPOSE: To review a draft process and status report for park prefects in the Manager's <br /> recommended CIP. <br /> BACKGROUND: In recent months, staff has worked,through the CIP process,In identify <br /> me potential timetable for the parka and open space projects approved as part of the 2001 <br /> bond. The funding distribution for all projects is addressed in the Managers Recommended <br /> CIP, and includes projected timetables for the different phases of the projects. Sond projects <br /> that are joint projects with the towns are being procedurally addressed through the <br /> "Proposed Joint Planning Process for Joint County/fOWo Pats and Open Specs Projects", <br /> which is currently being Considered by the Intergovernmental Pats Work Group (with a <br /> tentative date of transmittal to the Board of Commissioners of June 4). <br /> The attached Park Facility Planning (PFP)document would serve to address pat projects <br /> w8hln the County's jurisdiction that are not joint Town/County presets. hisprovidedaea <br /> starting point far Seem discussion on the status and phasing of County parks projects. <br /> The attached draft begins with thoughts on a set of"basic operating Principles"for the <br /> conshu ton of each facility,followed by iwo-page summary sheets for each project. <br /> The summary sheets review the status of planning and design for each project, followed by a <br /> proposed process for each of two phases of the projects: 1)the concept plan, and 2)bids <br /> andconstructlon. A possible approach for public participation,cost estimates and other <br /> resource needs is identified for these phases. The summary sheets conclude with three key <br /> points: <br />