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1 <br /> <br />APPROVED 3/8/2018 <br />MINUTES <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />WORK SESSION <br />February 15, 2018 <br />7:00 p.m. <br /> <br />The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a work session on Thursday, February <br />15, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. at the Southern Human Services Center in Chapel Hill, N.C. <br /> <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Dorosin and Commissioners Mia Burroughs, <br />Mark Dorosin, Barry Jacobs, Mark Marcoplos, Earl McKee, Renee Price and Penny Rich <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: None <br />COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts <br />COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Bonnie Hammersley, Deputy County Manager <br />Travis Myren and Clerk to the Board Donna Baker (All other staff members will be identified <br />appropriately below) <br /> <br /> Chair Dorosin called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. <br /> <br />1. Park Construction and Funding Update <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: <br />At the December 12, 2017 BOCC meeting, the Board suggested that an update of park <br />construction projects and funding sources be planned for the February work session. <br /> <br />As shown on the attached table and map, the adopted Capital Investment Plan (CIP) – <br />consistent with the County’s adopted 2030 Parks and Recreation Master Plan – includes a <br />number of park projects. These include completion of several existing or partially-built facilities, <br />as well as plans for parks with sites land-banked through the Lands Legacy Program, and a <br />few facilities for which land has not yet been acquired. <br /> <br />In general, Orange County parks and public open spaces fall into the following categories, <br />which are elaborated on in the 2030 Master Plan: <br />• Regional Parks (such as Little River and Blackwood Farm) <br />• District Parks (such as Twin Creeks/Moniese Nomp) <br />• Community Parks (such as Fairview Park and Cedar Grove Park) <br />• Linear Parks (Trails – such as the portion of the Mountains to Sea Trail) <br />• Nature Preserves / Nature Parks (such as Hollow Rock and Seven Mile Creek) <br /> <br />There are a total of 13 projects listed in the CIP and shown on the attached table. The cost <br />estimates shown are total projected cost, and do not include potential grants or partner funding <br />amounts, which may significantly reduce the cost of the projects. It is also worth noting that <br />many parks may be completed in phases. Twin Creeks Park, for example, was broken into <br />three phases last year (Phase 1 is completed), while other large district parks like Northeast <br />and Bingham have not yet progressed to that level of discussion. There is also the potential to <br />scale back the scope of facilities and amenities planned. The cost estimates shown are based <br />on estimates prepared to date for a comparable park of the size and type, or by actual cost <br />estimates created for the park in question.