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.,11/21/1999 22:18 96?3823 ALICE GORDON PAGE 02 MEMORANDUM To: Board of Commissioners and Manager From: Barry Jacobs and Alice .Gordon Subject. Comments on School/Park Reserve Update Agenda Item Date: November 21.,1999. COmmQntS o~ "Recomnlenda~,Qpg of the~l/Parks Res rye C,,,,ct~mitt~e„ We suggest that the Board of Commissioners adopt the recommendations of the coz~.ittee with the following revisions: I. Short=Perm/Current Projects A. The two protects mentioned on May a should be handled as follows to meet the needs of the conunaunity: I.. The Board has decided to not pursue the Northern Grange Elementary site because the Orange County Schools did not hold clear title to the land. 2. The Board has decided that the Smith Middle School field project in Chapel Hill-Canrboro should be pursued .but It is on hold pending review by the N.C. Department of Public Instruction on lease arrangements. B, C -Adopt as shown. D -Delete (The Board decided to not pursue this project; the reason is given ixt A.1 above) E. -Adopt as shown, but add further language. as follows: The Board has decided in concept to pursue a first phase of this project with ST5,~04 provided by the Town of Carrboro and with a $75,040 match from the County. Before this money is appropriated, however, the County should. receive and. approve a written proposal concerning -this project and its associated costs. II. Long Term Reserve Fund Recommendations First Paragraph: Adopt as shown, and add the language given as staff comments. A Adopt the overview sentence and handle the sertions as follows: ,A.1 -Defer the Parks Council item and fold it into the discussion. of the Masten Recreation and Parks Report. A. 2, 3, 4 -Adopt as shown A.5 -The coxnmittee recommended that future one-cent allocations to this fund be split .and re-allocated as follows:. (a) and (b) -Include as shown h: June 1999, the Board changed the future funding allocation from one cent to 1!3 cent on the tax base per year, with 2/3 cent going to county capital facilities needs.