HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 04-12-2005-5gORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: April 12, 2005
Action Agenda
Item No. ~
SUBJECT: AmeriCorps Improvements Project-Trail Construction
DEPARTMENT: Environment and Resource
Conservation, Recreation and
Parks
PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No
ATTACHMENT
Efland Cheeks Park Master Plan
INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lori Taft, 245-2660
Rich Shaw, 245-2591
TELEPHONE NUMBERS:
Hillsborough 732-8181
Chapel Hill 968-4501
Durham 688-7331
Mebane 336-227-2031
PURPOSE: To approve the submittal of an application for an AmeriCorps improvements
project at Efland Cheeks Park and other park sites for trail construction.
BACKGROUND: In the winter of 2002-2003, at the County's request, a 12-member project
team from the AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Carps arrived in Orange County to
develop trails at the Southern Human Services Center,
The recently-completed Efland Cheeks Park Phase II plan includes the construction of a loop
trail system on the property and a connection to the adjoining Richmond Hills subdivision.
Staff proposes to utilize an AmeriCorps team for this portion of the Phase II of Efland Cheeks
Park. Other trail work could be undertaken at Northern Park (Northern Human Services
Center), Little River Park, and potentially at the proposed Erwin Trace parks project among
other sites, as time permits.
The application will request a team for the fall of 2005, but actual deployment will be set and
coordinated by AmeriCorps, It is expected the team would stay six weeks in Orange County,
As in 2002-03, the cost for the County would be the accommodations for the team and a
kitchen area for meal preparation. Camp Chestnut Ridge was the site for accommodations
in 2003, and staff plans to discuss this possibility again with the camp, The team will likely
include 12 members with 1-2 supervisors. Recreation and Parks staff (assisted by ERCD
staff as needed) would be responsible for overseeing and coordinating the work,
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FINANCIAL IMPACT: The estimated cost of the AmeriCorps team is approximately $5,000
far accommodations and tools/miscellaneous expenses. Funding for these expenses will be
included in the 2005-06 (county Manager's Recommended Budget.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the BOCC approve the submittal
of the application, and agree to appropriate funds in the FY 2005-06 budget toward the
project as outlined above.
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