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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: October 15, 2002 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. -� <br /> SUBJECT: Presentation of Maple View Farms Soccer Field Design and Public Comment <br /> DEPARTMENT: Environment and Resource PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br /> Conservation, Recreation and <br /> Parks <br /> ATTACHMENT INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> 1) Field Design (Site Plan) David Stancil, 245-2590 <br /> 2) Lease for Field Use Kimberly Siran, 969-9026 <br /> Bob Jones, 245-2661 <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> Hillsborough 732-8181 <br /> Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br /> Durham 688-7331 <br /> Mebane 336-227-2031 <br /> PURPOSE: To receive a special presentation and public comment on the design of the <br /> soccer field at Maple View Farms, review and consider approval of the site design, and <br /> consider authorizing staff to submit the site plan for approval and begin the process of <br /> soliciting bids for construction. <br /> BACKGROUND: In 2001, the County reached an agreement for the lease of <br /> approximately 6 acres of land at Maple View Farms along Rocky Ridge Road for use as <br /> a soccer field. The field area is being leased to the County at a cost of $1 per year by Bob <br /> and Chris Nutter, owners of Maple View Farms. An additional provision of the lease is that <br /> the County will reimburse the owners for property taxes paid to the County each year for this <br /> parcel of land. The lease agreement was approved on March 6, 2002. <br /> A survey of the field area was completed last year, and the site design for the soccer field <br /> has now been completed by Open Space Design Specialist Kimberly Siran, working in <br /> conjunction with staff members from Purchasing, County Engineer, Recreation and Parks, <br /> Environmental Health and Planning. The site design has been reviewed by both Planning <br /> and Environmental Health staff as a precursor to formal approval. In accord with issues <br /> raised, additional parking spaces have been added (bringing the total spaces to 50). <br /> Required plantings will be planted in clusters to better reflect the rural character of the site, <br /> while still meeting Zoning Ordinance provisions. A well to be used for irrigation has been <br /> relocated to provide for both irrigation and potential water fountains. In keeping with the <br /> desires of both parties, the Maple View Soccer Field will not be lighted. <br />