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Meeting Summary— Parks and Recreation Council February 5th, 2025 Bonnie B Davis Center, Hillsborough Members Present: Natalie Ziemba (Chair), Louise Flinn, Trevor Robinson, Gregory Husketh, Allen Parker, GiGi Rashdi, Xilong Zhao Members Absent: Andrea Zimmerman (Vice-Chair), , Ben King Staff: David Stancil, Abby Mattingly Natalie Ziemba called the meeting to order at 6:32pm. Report of the Chair: a. Chair Comments—Chair Natalie Ziemba had no comments. New Business: a. Changes to the agenda— No changes were made. a. Fairview Community Watch-The Fairview Community Watch and Fairview Youth in Action presented their plan to improve recreation facilities and opportunities at the Fairview Park. The plan was conducted alongside UNC FFORC need to spell out at least first time. The group developed priority action items for the park and organized them based on short- and long-term goals. The first priority item is to allow for soccer in the baseball field outfield. In the short term the group visualized installing movable soccer goals in the baseball outfield, and a more permanent field in the park following the landfill mitigation. Stancil informed the group that any goals in the baseball field would need to be discussed with HYAA, as they hold a license agreement with the County for the use of the fields, but that the more permanent fields could potentially be constructed pending the final report and landfill mitigation from the State. The second priority item is to "Improve Park Facilities Near Dorothy Johnson Community Center". The plan for improving benches and water fountains near the Center could require support from the Town of Hillsborough. The long-term goal of improving the nearby playground would need to be included in a future Capital Investment Plan (CIP), but this could be explored in the upcoming years. The group finally suggested a third priority item; improve and expand walking trails. The group desires enhanced connectivity throughout the park into the surrounding neighborhood. Stancil stated that parks staff will examine the portions that can be maintained by the division, such as the current connector link towards Homemont Avenue, but that additional trails would be included in the revised park master plan and upcoming phase of park development, following the landfill mitigation plan. The community would be invited to be part of that master plan revisiting. Overall, some of the items can be addressed soon with internal coordination, however, other elements will require multi-partner coordination and future budget allocation. Stancil provided the Council with the park master plan and information regarding its