NORTH CAROLINA
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Meeting Date: 11/23/2009
AGENDA #7d
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TOWN OF CHAPEL HILL NORTH CAROLINA EXECUTIVE SUMMARY |
Meeting Date: 11/23/2009 |
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| Title of Agenda Item:
Parks and Trails Assessment Report. |
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| Background: This memorandum provides an overview of the key points addressed in the 2008 Chapel Hill Parks & Trails Assessment and additional information from the staff concerning the current condition of our parks and trails. In addition, we have provided information for the Council’s consideration related to future planning for how to improve the Town’s park system. | |||
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| Fiscal Note: The recommendations provide for increased funding for park and recreation which will be determined through the upcoming 2010-2011 Capital Improvement and Operating Budget discussions. | |||
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| Recommendations:
That the Council consider implementing a number of options to improve the condition of the Town’s parks and trails that would: 1. Authorize the Manager to provide a proposal in the FY 10-11 budget that would develop a comprehensive master plan. We estimate that such a comprehensive master plan could cost about $140,000. 2. Authorize the development of a financial plan for parks and recreation capital development, based on the proposed update of the comprehensive master plan. 3. Increase the amount of funding in the parks and recreation maintenance operating budget for items such as contract mowing and repair work in the 2010 – 2011 fiscal year operating budget. We can bring specific recommendations to the Council during next year’s budget deliberations. Our preliminary estimate is that an increase in maintenance funding to meet our proposed objectives could be about $150,000 to $170,000. 4. Increase the Small Parks section of the Capital Improvement Program to address small capital renovation projects within the parks and trails system. We will make specific recommendations to the Council during the 2010-11 CIP process. We believe an appropriate level of funding could be about $100,000 annually (current year’s funding is $60,000). |
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| ATTACHMENTS: Viewing attachments may require Adobe Acrobat. |
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| Staff Memorandum | |||
| Parks and Trails Assessment Report | |||
| Greenways Commission Recommendation | |||
| Parks and Recreation Committee Recommendation | |||
| Responses to Findings | |||
| ADDITIONAL INFORMATION | |||
| Chapel Hill Parks and Trails Assessment | |||
| Berndt Memorandum | |||
| Resolution R-13, as amended | |||