Attendance:  Steve Smutko; Jeff Boucher; Lizette Cruz-Watko; Susan Davenport; Marilyn Goldman; Tom Hemrick; Dennis Hoadley; Leta Huntsinger; Tullie Johnson

Absent:  Jamie France; Nels Roseland, Council Liaison; Snayha Nath

Staff:  Mary Henderson; Lyman Collins; Bruce Crocker; William Davis; Dwayne Jones; Doug McRainey; Judy Newsome; Gail Taylor

I.

Call to Order – Steve Smutko, Chair

II.

Minutes – February 6, 2006
ACTION:  Tom Hemrick made a motion to approve the February 6^th minutes.  The motion carried by a unanimous vote.
Steve Smutko recognized Judy Newsome for a job well done on the 2006 Annual Volunteer Banquet and also offered congratulations to board member Jeff Boucher, recipient of the Herb Young Award, outstanding volunteer of the year.

III.

Public Speaks Out – None

IV.

Special Presentation – None

V.

Land Dedication Review

Cameron Pond Estates (05-REZ-39) – This is a rezoning of 24.85 acres.
ACTION:  Leta Huntsinger made a motion to accept staff’s recommendation listed below.  The motion carried by a unanimous vote.

1. Acceptance of 30’ wide greenway easement along the north side of Panther Creek;
2. Provide private connections to the public greenway.
The motion was carried by a unanimous vote.

Public Meeting/Black Creek 319 Project/March 21 – PRCR member Susan Davenport,    noted the upcoming public meeting on Tuesday, March 21^st; 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Herb Young Community Center.  Officials from the Town of Cary , specialists from NC State University and local citizens will hold a discussion about this US-EPA-funded project to improve Black Creek Greenway.  The project involves watershed management, analysis, monitoring & restoration.    

VI.

Reports

A.        Committee Reports

            Athletic Committee – Jeff Boucher, Chair
Jeff noted the committee did not meet.
Committee Appointments:
ACTION:  Dennis Hoadley made a motion to accept Chair Jeff Boucher’s recommended appointments to the Athletics Committee:  Andy McRree and Peter Capelli.  The motion was seconded by Leta Huntsinger.  The motion carried by a unanimous vote.                       

            Cultural Arts Committee – Dennis Hoadley, Chair
Dennis welcomed Public Art Coordinator Denise Dickens to the February 14^th meeting.  Staff reported on activities at Jordan Hall and updates were given on the public art projects.  Additionally, the committee adopted the criteria for cultural arts organizations funding requests.
Committee Appointments:
ACTION:  Lizette Cruz-Watko made a motion to accept Chair Dennis Hoadley’s recommended appointments to the Cultural Arts Committee:  reappointments of  Gyan Gupta/3 year term; Rob Rusczak/3 year term and the new appointments of David Lindquist/3 year term; Michael McDade/2 year term; Girard Lew/1 year term; Deanna Kerrigan/1 year term.  The motion was seconded by Jeff Boucher.  The motion carried by a unanimous vote.

            Greenway Committee – Leta Huntsinger, Chair
Leta referred to the two packet inserts:  1) Greenway Rules & Etiquette and, 2) Developer Built Greenway Guidelines and asked that the Board adopt these two documents.

ACTION:  Tom Hemrick made a motion to adopt the DeveloperŸBuilt Greenway Guidelines as proposed by the Greenway Committee.  The motion carried by a unanimous vote.

ACTION:  Tom Hemrick made a motion to adopt the Greenway Rules & Etiquette as proposed by the Greenway Committee with a change to Rule #2 – change to ‘No’ unauthorized vehicles.  The motion carried by a unanimous vote.

Leta noted that the committee also listed goals for the upcoming year which include: 
Greenway corridor planting project with and educational components; Greenway Day where members are available at the Town’s most popular greenways to talk with greenway users and hand out maps; installation of counters to track amount of usage and provide feedback and to also talk about FY07 capital greenway projects.  The #1 priority goal is signage.

Leta also noted the committee’s interest in establishing an ‘Adopt-A-Greenway’ program and the possibility of establishing a grassroots effort that was so effective for the approval of Cary ’s first dog park.

Members also asked about bringing back guided greenway walks.

Committees Appointments:
ACTION:    Tom Hemrick made a motion to accept Chair Leta Huntsinger’s recommended appointments to the Greenways Committee:  Doug Smith/2^nd term; Toby Kennedy; Laurie Ringaert and Dana Stockwell.  Tullie Johnson seconded the motion.  The motion carried by a unanimous vote.  Leta did note the 4^th appointment had not been confirmed and that recommendation will come before the board at the April meeting.

            Teen Advisory Committee – Steve Smutko, Co-chair
Steve reported that the committee is preparing for the Teen Forum on March 11^th and that the forum received approximately $4000 in sponsorships and in-kind donations.  The committee also talked about the possibility of using Forum proceeds to send a youth member to the International Youth Forum in Washington , DC this year.
Committee Appointments:
ACTION:  Leta Huntsinger made a motion to approve Co-chair Steve Smutko’s recommended appointments to the Teen Advisory Committee:  RaeLynn Carr and Carlotta Dixon.  The motion was seconded by Jeff Boucher.  The motion carried by a unanimous vote.   Steve did note the 3rd appointment had not been confirmed and that recommendation will come before the board at the April meeting.

B.        Public Meeting Update

            US 1/64 Road Widening Project Meeting (2/7) – Doug McRainey
Doug McRainey reported that Town of Cary Engineering staff along with Parks Planner Paul Kuhn and Public Art Coordinator Denise Dickens took part in this informational meeting.  Topics addressed included greenway linkage; public art and property privacy.

C.        Staff Report Update –

            Master Plan for Walnut Street Park (PR06-18)

            White Oak Creek Stream Restoration & Greenway Project (PR06-19)

            Miracle League Donation (PR06-20) – members were provided with the amended staff report.
Mary Henderson referred to the above staff reports that were included in the board packet and advised board members that these staff reports would go before Council on March 9, 2006 .
Mary Henderson also reminded members of the upcoming Council Work Session on Tuesday, March 7^th at 4:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers.  The consultants will present their final recommendation on the Concept Plan for the Town Center Civic and Cultural Arts District Study.

D.        Administration

E.         Recreation Programs – Dwayne Jones
Dwayne reported that currently 553 dog park memberships had been purchased and that staff is working with the Dog Park Club to establish a volunteer-based ‘bark patrol’ program.

            Senior Center – Vacant, Liaison
Former board liaison Kay Struffolino submitted a handout with updates.

            Teen Council – Snayha Nath, Teen Representative
Snayha was absent; however, handouts with updates were provided to members. 

F.         Cultural Arts Programs – Lyman Collins deferred t o program update

            Festivals Committee – Marilyn Goldman
Marilyn provided members with handout updates.  Marilyn noted the festival fund balance was at $30, 813.27 as of February 2006 and that Lazy Daze was ranked 30^th in a field of over 200 comparable festivals.  The committee also received a summary of recommendations from the consultant and the also discussed sponsorship possibilities. 

The Spring Daze (April 29) layout has also been modified and will allow the shuttle buses to drop passengers closer to the festival site.

Athletic Programs – William Davis

Deferred to program updates.

VII.

Old Business

VIII.

New Business

PRCR Advisory Board Goal Setting – Mary Henderson
Mrs. Henderson made reference to 2005 Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Advisory Board Annual Report to Council.  This year Council has directed boards and committees to set goals for the upcoming year.  Mary asked the members to read the 2005 report to understand the goals set in place last year and be prepared to talk about 2006 goals at the April meeting.  Mrs. Henderson noted that areas staff will focus on in 2006 will include performance measures, development issues and educational programs.
A PRCR Joint Board/Committee meeting has been set for May 1^st and all committees will be asked to present their goals at the May meeting.  Mary, Judy Newsome and Steve Smutko will meet in March to talk about the format for the joint May meeting.  Dates also need to be set to meet with the committee chairs.

IX.

Adjourn – The meeting adjourned at 6:15 p.m.