HomeMy WebLinkAboutPRC minutes 100417 Orange County
Parks and Recreation Council
Meeting Summary
Date: October 4, 2017
Place: Animal Services Center, Chapel Hill
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PRESENT: Evelyn Daniel; Betty McDade Khan; Rachel Massai; Tori Williams Reid; Haywood
Rhodes; Robert Robinson; Robert Smith;
ABSENT: Rachel Cotter; John Greeson; Katie Loovis; Gina Reyman
STAFF: Lynn Hecht; David Stancil; Kim Livingston
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I. Call to Order: Introductions. (The meeting took place after a tour of the County Parks in
the southern half of the county.
II. Additions or Changes to Agenda, Meeting Summary: No changes to the agenda. No
changes to the summary of August.
III. Report of the Chair:
a. Membership update: Several new members just appointed the night before.
Discussion took place about the opening for Bingham Township. Robinson
nominated Tim Tippin, McDade Khan seconded the motion. All voted in favor.
IV. New Business
a. Annual Parks Update by Dan Derby delayed due to family illness.
b. Lands Legacy Action Plan 2018-2021 (Kim Livingston) Livingston presented the
group with information about the Lands Legacy program. She indicated that each
relevant advisory board is solicited for their thoughts for a new three-year action
plan with the program. Part of this plan involves asking the PRC their top priorities
for the next three years. The board discussion the existing plan and decided on the
following in this order: 1) Finish section 11 of the MST; 2) Acquire land for Seven
Mile Creek Nature Park; 3) Acquire land for a Bingham Township Park.
V. Old Business
a. Mountains to Sea Trail (MST) Update on the September 19 BOCC report: Stancil
presented an update to the BOCC about work to this point on the Segment 11
section of the MST. The BOCC agreed and is interested in connecting with an
existing section, as opposed to developing a section that does not connect existing
sections. There was a group who wanted to have a separate trail that would be multi-
modal from Hillsborough to Chapel Hill/Carrboro. This idea will be studied further.
b. Review of PRC Priorities for FY 2017-18. Stancil noted an update of priorities
developed for the group for the next year. Massai agreed to attend the multi-modal
trail meetings. Daniel asked if the County had ever thought of having a passport
program where participants get their passport stamped when they visit a park.
VI. Report of the Director
a. Updates on Various Projects and Facilities.
There was a meeting at Fairview Park on Monday, October 2nd. The County has
hired a firm that will be doing an assessment on the soil, air and ground water to see
what it would take to clean it up (related to what was dumped in the land fill.)
VII. Council and Committee Reports
a. Intergovernmental Parks Work Group. The meeting is next month.
b. Items from the Council- none.
c. Friends of Orange County Parks and Recreation (FOPR) – no update.
VIII. Meeting adjourned at 8:15pm. Next meeting will be November