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Preserve (a portion of the Greene Tract owned by the County). The Greene Tract has long seen a lot of activity, and it is in the County's best interest to advance a management plan to mitigate some of the risks associated with current usage and the volunteer trails in erodible areas. A plan will speak on how the County will manage and care for the property. The Council can expect a draft of that in the spring, with plans for trail work beginning in the summer. A designer has been hired for the disc golf course at Blackwood Farm Park. An Agreement has been made and the designer (Disc Golf Design Group of Asheville) will begin work with the aim of having that submitted in April. The designer will not be doing the construction on the course and construction will hopefully begin late summer or fall. The new tennis/pickleball courts to be constructed at Fairview have been designed and submitted and are pending approval from Hillsborough. A bid should be awarded for construction before the summer break and the goal is to have them completed later this year. Stancil posed a question to the Council that he had been asked whether one of the three new courts should be designated as a pickleball court or if they should all be stripped for both tennis and pickleball. Pickleball has rapidly gained popularity in Orange County and there has been some demand for exclusive pickleball dedication. A brief conversation from the council reflected a desire to see the courts designated as shared use courts. The Perry Hills Mini-Park is nearing design completion. Construction should begin towards the summer. The County and the Friends of the Mountain to Sea Trail are launching a pilot project for the Friends to hire an ombudsman to speak with landowners along the path to facilitate the creation of future trail easements. Planning staff and the consultants are still working on the Land Use Plan, and they are releasing a Factbook to include data on open space and farmland. Staff has been involved in helping review parts of that effort There is a rezoning request for land behind future Millhouse Road Park by a tree service company. The staff is working with the Planning Department and applicant to ensure that any new proposed access easement will not interfere with the planned soccer center at that location. B. May 1st Cookout Meeting Site? Once a year the council conducts their meeting at a park site. Stancil informed the council of the parks with an available shelter site. Zimmerman proposed Blackwood Farm Park as a potential site. Robinson supported this. Fleming referenced the centralized location as being convenient for the council. Zimmerman moved to host the meeting at Blackwood, Fleming seconded, all in favor, none opposed, motion carried. Council and Committee Reports A. Intergovernmental Parks Work Group (next mtg 4/10) B. Items for the Council/Sharing of Volunteer Opportunities— Flinn discussed the New Hope Creek Corridor Advisory Committee. There was a new development in Durham County but no other information to share pertinent to the Council. Fleming and Mattingly provided a brief update on the progress with Orange County Library to create