HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 12-03-2007-4fORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: December 3, 2007
Action Agenda
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SUBJECT: Proposed Grant Application to NC Parks & Recreation Trust Fund
DEPARTMENT: Environment and Resource PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No
Conservation, Rec. and Parks
ATTACHMENTS: INFORMATION CONTACT:
PARTF Program Summary David Stancil, 245-2590
Fairview Park Master Plan (Adopted 2006) Lori Taft, 245-2673
PURPOSE: To consider submitting a joint application (County and Town of Hillsborough)
to the NC Parks and Recreation Trust Fund for state grant funds to develop Fairview Park.
BACKGROUND: The NC Parks and Recreation Trust Fund (PARTF) provides state grant
funds to local governments to develop parks and recreational projects that serve the
general public. Applicants may request a maximum grant of $500,000, which must be
matched dollar-for-dollar by the local government.
Orange County and the Town of Hillsborough are considering submitting a joint application
to PARTF for a grant to develop the next phase of Fairview Park. The park property is
located west of NC 86 (adjacent to Orange County Public Works) and east of Rainey
Avenue, just outside of Hillsborough town limits. In late 2005 and early 2006, residents
from the Fairview community participated in meetings to help create a master plan for the
park. The master plan was adopted by Orange County Board of Commissioners on April
10, and by Town of Hillsborough on December 11, 2006.
The Fairview Park master plan calls for the construction of new recreational facilities,
including a new baseball/softball field, basketball courts, two new playgrounds, picnic
shelter, restrooms, tennis courts, volleyball court, walking trails, lighting and new parking
areas. A copy of the adopted master plan is attached.
The proposed application would request $500,000 to assist the County and Town of
Hillsborough in developing the park consistent with the adopted. master plan. The
application must be submitted no later than January 31, 2008.
Grant recipients will be selected by the Parks and Recreation Authority, an 11-member
board appointed by the Governor and the General Assembly. The Authority will meet in
May 2008 to select a first set of grants, and in July 2008 for its final grants for FY 2007=08.
Applications will be judged based on the project justification, the application scoring, the
geographic distribution, population of the applicant jurisdictions, the amount of PARTF
funds being requested, and the amount of PARTF funds available.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: ERCD proposes requesting $500,000 (the maximum amount) in
PARTF grant funds, which would be matched by at least $500,000 from the 2001 Open
Space and Park Bond. The bond allocated $850,000 million for this new park, of which
$132,000 has been obligated to date for new playground equipment, site surveys, and
engineering/ design services, leaving $718,000 available for future construction. The
PARTF grant program requires at least adollar-for-dollar match.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve the
submittal of an application to the Parks and Recreation Trust Fund and authorize the Chair
to sign the application for submittal prior to the January 31, 2008 deadline.
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N.C. Parks and Recreation Trust Fund (PARTF)
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Overview: The North Carolina General Assembly established the Parks and
Recreation Trust Fund (PARTF) on July 16, 1994 to fund improvements in the
state's park system, to fund grants for local governments and to increase the public's
access to the state's beaches. The Parks and Recreation Authority, afifteen-
member appointed board, was also created to allocate funds from PARTF to the
state parks and to the grants program for local governments.
PARTF is the primary source of funding, to build and renovate facilities in the state
parks as well as to buy land for new and existing parks.
The PARTF program also provides dollar-for-dollar grants to local governments.
Recipients use the grants to acquire land and/or to develop parks and recreational
projects that serve the general public. At this website, you can learn how to apply for
a grant, see lists of past grant recipients and download an application. You can also
learn about the Parks and Recreation Authority and how to contact us.
The trust fund is allocated three ways:
65 percent to the state parks through the N.C. Division ol~ Parks and Recreation.
0 30 percent as dollar-for-dollar matching grants to local governments for park and
recreation purposes.
• 5 perce~it for the Coastal and Estuarine Water Access Program.
The 15-member Parks and Recreation Authority, meeting quarterly, makes decisions
on how money from the PARTF is allocated. The authority is comprised of five
members, including the chairperson, appointed by the Governor and 10 members
appointed by the General Assembly. Members are appointed for three-year terms
and may serve no more than two consecutive three-year terms.
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Adopted Master Plan
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Orange County
Environment & Resource
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