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QUICK SUMMARY REPORT
FROM: Parks and Recreation Council
SUBJECT: Monthly Meeting
DATE: October 6, 2010
LOCATION: Future Millhouse Rd. Park
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MEMBERS PRESENT: Clay Hudson, Richal Vanhook, Floyd Bridgewater, Denise Dickinson,
Vanessa de Nijs,
MEMBERS ABSENT: Keith Bagby*, Laurie Lee*, Chuck Hobgood*, Kyle Kaplan, Jimmy Carter*
COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Pam Hemminger
STAFF PRESENT: Lori Taft, Marabeth Carr
* - excused
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1. Beginning time of meeting: 6:43 pm
2. New member introduction and Comments: New members were not present.
3. Additions/changes to the Agenda: none
4. Report of the Co-Chairs:
a. Denise commented on the importance of attending meetings and establishing a quorum.
b. Assignment of PARC Members to Goals: Current assignments were reviewed, Floyd
Bridgewater agreed to help with goal #4. Laurie Lee was assigned to goal # 5 and Jimmy
Carter to goal # 6.
A brief discussion of Goal 6: Advocate for increased opportunities for shared use of resources
with the schools. This topic is on the IPWG agenda next week, and will be a topic for the joint
PARC meeting to be held in February.
5. Report of the Parks and Recreation Director:
a. The BOCC formally adopted the council’s new name: Parks and Recreation Council or
PARC.
b. Potential relocation of Parks Operations Base: Members of the council had the opportunity
to look around the property before the meeting began. A conceptual plan for the base and
a “bubble” pre-concept plan for the future park were provided. Rationale for the proposed
move and other potential sites were discussed. The council, without a quorum, was
generally in favor of the proposal. The proposal will be presented to the BOCC on October
19. The council also proposed that the board authorize staff to move forward with
development of the park master plan.
6. Committee Reports:
Denise reported that the Friends group needed to get signatures on the incorporation
paperwork and then send it to Raleigh.
7. New Business:
BOCC Goal Setting Report: A draft has been prepared and was discussed. The draft will be
sent to council members electronically to allow review and comment. The council will make final
tweaks as may be needed at the November 3 meeting.
Members also discussed amending PARC Goals and Objectives to add the goal of advocating
for development of the future Millhouse Rd. Park Master Plan. This will also be placed on the Nov.
agenda.
8. Old Business:
Joint Parks and Recreation Advisory Council Meeting Planning
Potential topics for the joint meeting were discussed.
1) Community Use of Schools
2) Friends Groups – focusing the friends
3) Athletics advocacy – facilities, programs and the public need
It was suggested that each topic/table include a set of start-up questions. Some could be common to
all topics such as: Where are we? Where do we go from here?
This information will be sent to the other public Parks and Recreation entities for their input.
Meeting adjourned at: 7:50 pm
Name of Minute Taker: Lori Taft, Parks and Recreation Director