Orange County NC Website
Browse       Search
Meeting Summary— Parks and Recreation Council <br /> March 1, 2023 <br /> Bonnie B. Davis Environment and Agricultural Center, Hillsborough NC <br /> Members Present: Gina Reyman (Chair), Mikki Fleming (Vice-Chair), Natalie Ziemba, Andrea <br /> Zimmerman, Greg Hughes, Bob Smith, Chris Colvin, Sophia Fratta, Becca Truluck, Tim Tippin (via <br /> Zoom) <br /> Members Absent: Rod Jones, Jessie Birckhead; Xilong Zhao <br /> Staff: David Stancil, Ardra Webster, Beth Young <br /> Chair Gina Reyman called the meeting to order at 6:30pm. She asked members to introduce <br /> themselves and their interest in Orange County parks. <br /> Review of Meeting Summary/Additions to Agenda: <br /> a. No changes or additions. <br /> Report of the Chair: <br /> a. Reyman gave a summary of the Annual Report and Work Plan presentation at the BOCC <br /> February 16t" meeting. She talked about what she presented to the Board including <br /> emerging trending issues and importance of equity, race and inclusion with Orange <br /> County parks and recreation programs. <br /> New Business: <br /> a. Outside Agencies: The PRC reviewed applications from Bridge II Sports,Triangle <br /> Bikeworks, and Van der Horst Water Safety Initiative for county funding and provided <br /> scoring of the applications via the Orange County Outside Agency Application Scorecard. <br /> After discussion, the Bridge II Sports application scored 77.5 out of 100 available points, <br /> Triangle Bikeworks scored 92.5 out of 100, and Van der Horst Water Safety Initiative <br /> scored 73 out of 100. The Council recommended funding for all applications and <br /> provided comments for each application. These comments ranged from recruitment of <br /> minority participants including genderqueer participants, explanation for low number of <br /> Orange County participants in programs and accessibility for low income residents to be <br /> included in the programs. <br /> Old Business: <br /> a. Resolutions for Bob Smith and Tim Tippin: Reyman thanked members Bob Smith and <br /> Tip Tippin for volunteering to serve on the PRC for 5+years. Bob Smith was presented a <br /> certificate of appreciation and resolution and Tippin was recognized while he attended <br /> via Zoom (certificate and resolution to be sent). Tippin said that he will work with the <br /> Friends of Orange County Parks and Recreation moving forward and will see everyone in <br />