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Therefore, the Board of County Commissioners is requested to authorize creation of a task force (with a <br />working charge, membership composition, and time line), that would be responsible for hosting a soccer <br />symposium at which all interested parties could express their needs and concerns. The working cl}arge <br />would provide a broad framework for discussing the issues at the symposium; to include: -___/ -~~ <br />(1) current private and public soccer resources and facilities <br />(2) demand for additional resources by type and location within the county <br />(3) alternatives for public/private coordination, cooperation and funding for additional resources that are <br />identified. <br />(4) possibility for multi-purpose fields (screen, basebalUsoftball, football, lacrosse, frisbee, etc.) <br />The task force would also be charged with summarizing and. organizing what was presented at the <br />symposium and making recommendations to the Orange County Commissioners, including advisory <br />boards such as the EDC and RPAC; The towns of Carrboro, Chapel Hill, and Hillsborough; and the <br />school boards for the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools and the Orange County Schools. <br />The committee to organize the meeting and coordinate communication should include representatives <br />from at least the following groups: <br />*Orange County Recreation and Parks Advisory Council <br />*Chapel Hill Recreation Board <br />*Carrboro Recreation Board <br />*Hillsborough Recreation Board <br />*Orange County Economic Development Commission <br />*Orange County School Board <br />*Chapel Hill-Carrboro School Board <br />*Rainbow Soccer <br />*Durham-Chapel Hill Strikers <br />*Liga Hispana <br />*Carolina United <br />*'Three to five interested citizens at-large <br />*County Commissioners <br />*~~ <br />2 <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: The direct financial impact of creating this ad hoc committee will be <br />relatively small. Depending on the organization and complexity of developing a symposium, there could <br />be significant allocation of time for one or more .county staff members in support of this effort. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): If the Board of County Commissioners authorizes the creation of the task <br />force, the working charge, membership composition, and time line would come back at a later meeting for <br />approval. <br />