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Intergovernmental Parks Work Group Meeting Notes of April 09, 2025 1. Welcome / Call to Order/ Introductions Chair Jamezetta Bedford-Ca I led the meeting to order at 5:37 pm.Chair Bedford asked members to introduce themselves and share their favorite park. Members provided various parks in Orange County and some in North Carolina,Illinois,and New York.Favorite parks ranged from parks in Chapel Hill,such as Southern Community Park and Hargraves, Carrboro parks like Anderson Park, MLK Jr Park, Baldwin, and Hillsborough parks like Gold and Cates Creek/Riverwalk.Additional favorites were Little River Regional Park,Brumley,Blackwood Farm Park,Hank Anderson,and Battle Park. Jason Halsey—Director UNC Campus Recreation Anne Purcell—Chair,Orange County School Board Natalie Ziemba—Orange County Parks and Recreation Council Dave Stancil-Director of the Orange County Department of Environment,Agriculture,and Parks& Recreation Jessica Pearson—Gensler Consultant for Orange County Trails Plan Bo Howes—Director of Land Protection&Stewardship—TLC Ardra Webster—Business Officer II Orange County, Orange County Department of Environment, Agriculture, and Parks & Recreation Abby Mattingly—Administrative Support Orange County, Orange County Department of Environment, Agriculture, and Parks & Recreation Marcia Purvis—Principal Planner, Chapel Hill Parks and Recreation Robb English-Hillsborough Board of Commissioners Stephanie Trueblood-Public Space and Sustainability Manager for the Town of Hillsborough Nikiya"Nikki"Cherry—Assistant Director,Parks and Recreation,Chapel Hill. Charles Harrington—Recreation Administrator Carrboro Recreation, Parks, &Cultural Resources Tierney Sneeringer—Recreation, Parks&Culture Resources Advisory Board J.G.Ferguson-Director Carrboro Recreation, Parks, &Cultural Resources Aaron Davis-Recreation and Parks Director,City of Mebane Catherine Fray—Carrboro Town Council Tina Moon—Interim Planning Director; Planning&Transportation Administrator,Town of Carrboro Marabeth Carr—Landscape Architect, Orange County Department of Environment,Agriculture, and Parks & Recreation Indigo Roper-Edwards—Land Stewardship Manager,Town of Carrboro Kalani Allen-Communications Manager,Orange County Department of Environment,Agriculture, and Parks& Recreation Meredith Ballew—Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools Board of Education 2. Review of Meeting Notes Chair Bedford asked if anyone had any revisions or comments. (None were submitted before the meeting.) Robb English shared that he noticed an error in the Town of Chapel Hill update section. Change was noted. No other changes were brought forward. 3. Presentation - Orange County Trails Plan Project David Stancil—Orange County David Stancil introduced the Orange County Trails Plan and provided background on the plan. Consultants from Gensler,Jessica Pearson, discussed the community engagement roadmap, highlighted the May vision workshops,the trails corridors, and the criteria to evaluate these corridors. She explained the phases for the plan and the number of site visits Gensler has done.These 25 site visits