IPWG October 25, 2023 Agenda with April 12, 2023 Notes

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A work team for the town of Chapel Hill is working to highlight the Year of the Trail for the town employees.They are in the process of organizing some guided tours and self-guided tours. Aaron Davis-City of Mebane Director of Parks and Recreation Partnered with the Mebane Trail Rangers, (a mountain biking group)to help with maintenance of our trails.They started out with breakfast and then a hike at Cate's Farm Park. The Trail Rangers have also started a Junior Trail Rangers program. May 6t" - Noted hiker; climber enthusiast,Jennifer Far Davis will speak in Mebane on at the Community Park. (She was National Geographic's Adventurer of the year. She's going do some storytelling; a one- and-a-half-mile walk; and then a book signing of her new book.) New kiosk at the Lake Michael trail head Mountains to Sea Trail -signs have now been rerouted to go straight through Mebane Community Park Nick Adams-Triangle Land Conservancy Hosting hikes are ongoing. Will be adding a few more informative and recreational type the plan is to tie existing programs into The Year of the Trail,which is in keeping with the general theme for TLC. 4. Cedar Falls Park Synthetic Fields Project Atuya Cornwell Interim Director of the Town of Chapel Hill Department of Parks and Recreation Kevin Robinson Senior Manager of Planning and Park Operations for the town of Chapel Hill Cedar Falls Park is a heavily used park and its 10-year-old artificial turf had reached its life expectancy. The Town was able to utilize funding from the American Rescue Plan Act and the Orange County Community Climate Action Grant Program to carry out the renovations in January and February 2023 There was only a brief time, where users could not use the fields. Parks and Rec staff collaborated with the Towns Sustainability Office on obtaining Community Climate Action Grant to provide new LED field lights.These types of lights use about 40 percent less energy than the previous lights, which will prevent about 320 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions in the 25-year life expectancy. Additionally, since the lights do not have to be replaced as often,they require less maintenance making them a meaningful climate change action for the town.The turf is also more environmentally friendly than the old turf. New improvements with artificial turf help the field to be safer, more durable, cooler and more climate conscious.The padding for the new turf is a very environmentally friendly product as well. It is an in-fill blend made from natural cork and premiere grade elastomers.That is again extremely environmentally friendly and engineered, using all recycled materials.The infill system is a product called True blend. It's the next generation of infill systems, it's manufactured without the use of additional adhesives or chemicals, and the thermal green pad will last 2 to 3 athletic field life cycles, and then, even when that's done, it can be repurposed into auxiliary products. In addition, it doesn't contain any toxic substances, so it's an extremely environmentally product. On March 23,the Town of Chapel Hill conducted a ribbon- cutting ceremony for the reopening of the park. PowerPoint Presentation PRESENTATION TOPICS Cedar Falls Park Athletic Fields Sustainable Upgrades oA AE gEgT N Project TimelineSou •Key Funding Sources&Collaborations •Sustainable Upgrades At-A-Glance Intergovernmental Parks Work Group Meeting Impact April 12,2023 •Questions