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HomeMy WebLinkAboutIPWG agenda 041118Intergovernmental Parks Work Group Agenda April 11 t ", 2018 5:30 p.m. Southern Human Services Center 2501 Homestead Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27516 5:30 1. Welcome / Call to Order 5:35 2. Introductions / Review of Meeting Notes (Attached) 5:40 3. Update / Mountains to Sea Trail - Dave Stancil / Director Orange County, Dept. of Environment, Agriculture, Parks and Recreation 6:00 4. Update/ American Legion Property -Jim Orr / Chapel Hill Director of Parks and Recreation 6:10 5. Update / Trails & Greenways Map -Staff 6:15 6. What's on the Horizon? / Long Range Parks and Recreation Plans (10 mins max) a. Town of Chapel Hill b. Town of Carrboro c. Town of Hillsborough d. Orange County e. City of Mebane f. Others 7:00 7. Adjournment - Next meeting October 10th, 2018 Intergovernmental Parks Work Group Meeting Notes of October 11, 2017 Members Present: Penny Rich - Orange County Commissioner Brian Lowen - Hillsborough Board of Commissioners Rob English - Hillsborough Parks and Recreation Board Tamara Sanders - Carrboro Parks and Recreation Board Evelyn Daniel— Orange County Parks and Recreation Advisory Council Bill Goa - UNC Director of Campus Recreation Yinka Ayankoya - OWASA Board of Directors Bo Howes - Triangle Land Conservancy Mary Altpeter- Orange County Department on Aging Advisory Board Wesley McMahon — Chapel Hill Parks and Recreation Commission Absent: Maria Palmer - Chapel Hill Town Council Vacant — Chapel Hill- Carrboro City Schools Steve Halkiotis — Orange County Board of Education Sara Childs - Duke Forest Resource Manager Vacant- Eno River Association Dean Ray - Mebane City Council Lydia Lavelle — Carrboro Board of Alderman (Alternate) Bill Kaiser - Orange County Commission for the Environment Staff Present: Dave Stancil; Marabeth Carr; Lynn Hecht; - Orange County, Dept. of Environment, Agriculture, Parks and Recreation Linda Smith - Chapel Hill Parks & Recreation Anita Jones- McNair - Carrboro Recreation & Parks Stephanie Trueblood - Hillsborough Planning Cherie Rosemond- Representing OC Department on Aging Guests: Cherie Rosemond/ UNC Director, Partnerships in Aging Program /Consultant, Orange County Department on Aging Meeting was held at the Orange County Southern Human Services Center A light meal of pizza, and drinks was provided. Agenda Items / Notes (Oct. 11, 2017) 1. Call to order Chair Rich called the meeting to order at 5:30 PM 2. Introductions Introduction of members and staff 3. Master Aging Plan /Outdoor Spaces Cherie Rosemond gave a presentation on the OC Master Aging Plan and how it relates to Outdoor Spaces and Buildings. The aging population is growing by a much larger percentage than any other age group. The latest plan of Age Friendly Communities began in 2006. There's been a community's engaged process to collect an assessment of the aging population. Asked what is going on now, what is going well and what would they like to see? These were formulated via surveys, focus groups, community meetings and key informant interviews. Some worries included the highest area of concern, "Will I get dementia ?" Priorities for the 1 st year of the 5 year plan: Priority 1: Foster Partnership Priority 2: Increase accessibility and safety of public outdoor spaces and buildings to older adults of all abilities. Priority 3: Enhance advocacy efforts by and on behalf of older adults relative to the planning and use of public outdoor spaces and buildings. 4. Update / Trails & Greenways Map / Marabeth Carr presented on the Trails and Greenways Map The Interactive Park Locater Map was shown to the group with a description of how it works. As Trueblood pointed out, information is continually being added and updated; therefore the map continues to grow. 5. What's on the Horizon? / Long Range Parks and Recreation Plans A. City of Mebane — N /A. B. Town of Chapel Hill, Jim Orr spoke. Festifall just occurred, downtown Chapel Hill, on Sunday, October 1 st. It was a well attended, good event. The Bolin Creek Trail phase of a new section is complete. The next connection is about to be completed as far as Umstead Park at Northside. They just hosted a MST cycling event at the Seymour Center. English spoke of its 1 st annual Pickle Ball Tournament, played at the Ephesus Courts. Rich asked if the beach volleyball courts were being expanded. He said yes, they had expanded to 2 new courts built and a 3rd on the way. C. Town of Carrboro, Jones McNair spoke. On Nov 18 -19th, there will be a Film Festival at the Art Center. They have 3 infrastructure projects. The Farmers Market Shelter will be renovated; Dr. Martin Luther King Park is in the works; and the town is working with the Library and Arts Center on a new facility with shared space for Parks and Recreation, allowing for the Police Department to expand. D. Town of Hillsborough — Downtown sidewalks and ADA ramps are nearly complete; the next major sidewalk project will be in West Hillsborough and will connect with Gold Park and the River Walk; there is a bee hotel to be unveiled (an environmental and art related art work in Gold Park); some playground equipment in Gold Park will be replaced; master plans are in the works for each of the parks and cemeteries in Hillsborough; Kings Highway park trails will be reestablished; Cates Creeks Park will get a storm water retrofit. E. Orange County, Dave Stancil spoke. End of Fall Soccer Season; Soccer.Com Center gets a lot of demand, to include that this weekend's hosting of a Lacrosse Tournament, and future Ultimate Frisbee Tournament; Halloween Spooktacular Oct 27; MST information introduced to BOCC with greenlight to begin a section between Hillsborough and Saxapahaw and discussion of a multi -modal trail connecting Hillsborough to Chapel Hill and Carrboro; Fairview Park is now engaged in an assessment of what is in the landfill below it and its future implications; at Blackwood Farm Park, there is some future infrastructure work to be completed soon to include a new parking area and a bee house. Rich asked about Hollow Rock Park, and if it was really getting 89 visitors per day and Stancil said, yes. F. Triangle Land Conservancy and Brumley Forrest -Bo Howes, where they were able to count, many more people are using the area then they might have expected. The Northern Parking Area is almost complete. G. UNC Recreation, Bill Goa -no new information. 6. Topics of Interest for 2018 Consensus were to finalize the Trails and Greenway Map. 7. Adjournment 6:50pm.