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<br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: June 6, 2000 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 9 -d <br />SUBJECT: Request for Funding -Concept Plan for Southern Community Park <br />DEPARTMENT: ERCD, Recreation and Parks PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />May 4 Letter from Mayor Waldorf <br />1997 Parks Bond Update <br />May 31 Letter from Town Manager <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Dave Stancil, 245-2590 <br />Bob Jones, 245-2661 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 9fi$~501 <br />Durham 6$$-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To consider a request from the Town of Chapel Hill for use of County park bonds <br />toward development of a new concept plan for Southem Community Park in Chapel Hill. <br />BACKGROUND: On May 9, a letter from Chapel Hill Mayor Rosemary Waldorf was received <br />providing additional information on a previous request for use of County parks bond funds <br />toward the development of a concept plan for the Town's planned Southem Community Park. <br />As noted in the letter, a previous plan for the Southem Community Park was developed in 1990. <br />The Town feels that the current plan is no longer workable, due to road realignment and <br />changes in the surrounding land uses in Southem Village. The Town does not anticipate having <br />any of its 1996 bond funds available for this project, and has asked that the Board consider <br />allocating a portion of the $1 million dedicated for Southem Community Park facility <br />development (part of the 1997 County parks bond) toward developing a new concept plan. <br />As noted in a May 31 follow-up letter from Town Manager Cal Horton, the estimated cost of the <br />concept plan is $40-50,000. The County has previously distributed $105,000 to the Town for <br />lighting and irrigation at the soccer field at this park. <br />The total cost of the Southem. Community Park is estimated at around $5 million. The Town <br />does not have other funds designated for development of the park, and is proposing that the <br />remaining bond funds for this project (minus approximately 20% for contingency and <br />architect/permit costs) go toward construction of Phase I of the park - an estimated $675,000. <br />