ATTENDANCE:  Steve Smutko; Lizette Cruz-Watko; Susan Davenport; Jamie France; Marilyn Goldman; Tom Hemrick; Dennis Hoadley; Leta Huntsinger; Snayha Nath, Teen Council Representative 

ABSENT:  Jeff Boucher; Tullie Johnson; Nels Roseland, Council Liaison

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

I.

Call to Order – Steve Smutko, Chair

II.

Minutes – April 3, 2006 & May 1, 2006 (Joint Meeting)

ACTION:  Tom Hemrick made a motion to approve the April 3^rd Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources minutes and the minutes of the May 1^st Joint Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Joint Board and Committee meeting.
Dennis Hoadley seconded the motion.  The motion carried by a unanimous vote.

III.

Public Speaks Out

IV.

Special Presentation
            Triangle Aquatics Center (plan update) - Mike Curran
Mr. Curran, in a PowerPoint presentation, outlined the concept plan for the Triangle Aquatics Center. 

PRCR Director Mary Henderson advised board members of the Town’s upcoming Council Aquatics Work Session on June 7^th. 

Land Dedication Review – Doug McRainey
         Piney Plains – 06-AC-01
The proposed concept plan shows 300 dwelling units with a required dedication of 8.57 acres.  The property is located along Piney Plains Road, northwest of the intersection of Stephen Road and Piney Plains Road.

Staff Recommendation 

o        Recommend approval for a payment-in-lieu (PIL) for the value of 8.57 acres.

o        Recommend approval for the applicant to receive a credit against the PIL for the construction of a segment of the proposed greenway. The location and length of greenway to be determined at site plan review.

ACTION:  Leda Huntsinger made a motion to accept staff’s recommendation.  The motion was seconded by Tom Hemrick.  The motion carried by a unanimous vote.

            Village at the Park – 06-AC-03
The proposed request within the Activity Center is a low density development with 63 dwelling units with a required dedication of 1.8 acres.  This project is south of the intersection of Alston Avenue and Kitts Creek Parkway just west of Schaffer Park Site.

Staff Recommendation 

o        Recommend approval to accept a land dedication of approximately of .8 acres for a parcel located adjacent to the future Shaffer tract. (east of Alston Avenue)

o        Recommend approval to accept a payment-in-lieu for the value of the remaining 1.0 acres owed for the parkland dedication.

o        Recommend approval to accept a conservation/greenway easement for +/- 5.5 acre of open space (Kitt Creek corridor) to be located along the southern edge of the development.  This donation must occur upon approval of the rezoning.

o        Recommend approval for the developer to construct approximately 800’ of multi-use trail from the entrance of their development south to link with the future Kitt Creek Greenway. The Town agrees to provide the developer with a partial credit against the developer’s required PIL for the construction of the multi-use trail along Alston Avenue on the west side of the road.

o        Recommend approval for the applicant to provide private trail connections to            the adjacent public greenway and multi-use trail. Locations of these private                         connections will be made at time of site plan approval.

ACTION:  Tom Hemrick made a motion to approve staff’s recommendations.  The motion was seconded by Jamie France.  The motion carried by a unanimous vote.

VI.

Reports

A.         Committee Reports

            Athletic Committee - Jeff Boucher, Chair
William Davis reported for Jeff and noted that the committee met in late May to firm the committee’s goals. 

            Cultural Arts Committee - Dennis Hoadley, Chair
Dennis reported the committee met and further reviewed the committee goals.  The committee  agreed to voice their strong support of funding the design of Cary Elementary in the FY07 Budget.  The cultural arts staff and committee members participated in an exercise that raised awareness of volunteer opportunities within the PRCR cultural arts division.                    

            Greenway Committee – Leta Huntsinger, Chair
Leda reported the committee reviewed development projects; committee goals and endorsed both as a committee.
The members partially walked the new section of the Batchelor Branch Greenway with favorable comments. 

            Teen Advisory Committee – Steve Smutko, Co-chair
Steve reported that the committee reviewed and approved the committee goals for 2006. 
Snayha Nath reported the following appointments:

Teen Council Executive Board:
Leslie Ann, Chair
Snayha Nath, Vice Chair
Alisha Huria, Secretary
Phillip Christofferson, Treasurer
Bunsree Patel, Program Director
Ben Mohar, Bhumi Purohit, Wesley Lo – Program Committee Members

Middle School and High School Appointments to the Teen Advisory Committee:
Mariah Czap, Abbie Swank, Ryan McCann, High School
Alyssa Egel-Johnson, Marina Russo – Middle School

Committee Appointments
Sister Cities:  Leslie Ann Willis; Ian Lee
Public Art Advisory Board:  Jenny Jin, Lejondroa De Ramos
Athletics Committee:  Tom Horan (voting member), Olivier Wouters
Cultural Arts Committee:  Andrew Shears (voting member), Jasmyn Nichols, Vaishnavi Rao, Rashi Biscarya
Greenways:  Nikhi Ananthula (voting member)

ACTION:  Dennis Hoadley made a motion to accept the appointments of the voting members.  The motion was seconded by Jamie France.  The motion carried by a unanimous vote.

B.         Public Meeting Update
            Kids Together 6^th Year Birthday Celebration – Tom Hemrick reported that this celebration was well attended and enjoyed by everyone.  The teens provided a great assist that day with activities.

            White Oak Stream Restoration and Greenway Project Public Input Meeting – Doug McRainey advised members of the upcoming meeting on July 13^th, 7:00 p.m. at the Green Level Baptist Church, 8509 Green Level Church Road in Cary.               

C.         Staff Reports – None

D.                    Administration
              FY07 Proposed Budget – Mary Henderson
In a PowerPoint presentation (attached to final minutes), Mary reviewed the FY07 Budget recommendations noting that everything is mission driven and the performance measures gage how successful staff is in achieving the mission. 
              Black Creek Greenway Realignment Dedication – Doug McRainey
Doug reminded board members of the upcoming dedication on June 17^th at 10 a.m.  In addition to the new realigned segment of this greenway and the new overlook, a drinking fountain will also be dedicated in memory of Kassel Smit.  Kassel was an avid runner of this greenway.

E.          Recreation Programs – Dwayne Jones
                     Bark Ranger Program
Mary Henderson reported for Dwayne and advised members on the Bark Ranger Program. This program is running smoothly and is currently staffed by dog park club volunteers.  Leading this effort is Glen Turk and Deb Thompson who train volunteers to observe, educate and enforce the park rules to make the park safe, friendly and enjoyable for dogs and their owners.  It was noted that currently 798 passes have been sold.
                     July 4^th Activities/Boathouse Dedication
Mary Henderson reminded board members that the new boathouse dedication will take place along with the old fashioned July 4^th   activities early in the day on July 4^th.  Additionally, children can participate in a parade and decorate their bikes in patriotic colors.

            Teen Council – Snayha Nath, Teen Representative
Snayha reported 397 March volunteer hours and 216 volunteer hours for May.
Snayha reviewed past events with heavy participation in Breakfast with the Easter Bunny (raised $200); Spring Daze and Kids Together Birthday Celebration.
Awards presented for 2006 went to:  Alyssa Egel-Johnson, Middle School New Member Award; Ian Lee, High School New Member Award; Jonathan Nacewicz, Lazy Daze Scholarship recipient and Courtney Mallow was awarded Violet Richardson Award given by Soroptimist International and it was matched with $1000 given to the Teen Council.

F.         Cultural Arts Programs – Lyman Collins
                        Public Art Projects:
                                    1/64 Pedestrian Bridge – Open Meeting on June 16, 9 a.m. – three artists will make presentations of their concept/design plans for the US 1/64 Pedestrian Greenway Bridge; two other artists will do the same on June 22, 1 p.m.  Following the presentations the models/presentation boards will be on display (1 week each location) in the atrium of Town Hall; Cary Library and Cary Town Center as well as the town’s website.
                                    Dog Park – Open Meeting on June 22, 1 p.m.  Two artists will make presentations of their concept/designs for the Cary Dog Park project.  The presentations may be viewed on the town’s website.
                                    Walnut Street Park – Open Meeting on June 15, 9 a.m. – Selection panel will review submitted materials from artists and recommend artists for interviews.  This is to identify an artist to become part of the design team working with the Landscape Architect and park planners.  Board member Tullie Johnson will represent this board on the selection panel.
                                    Spirit of Cary Art Exhibit at Town Hall – There will be a reception on June 24^th for this reciprocal Sister Cities art exchange.  This exhibit will go onto Markham, Canada as part of the Sister Cities program.
                                    Koka Booth Bust Dedication – The dedication takes place on June 9^th at 6:30 p.m. at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre followed by a free Play with the Pros concert at 7:30 p.m.
                                    July 4^th Activities at Sertoma - Independence Eve Celebration at Sertoma featuring Applause! Touring Troupe in “We the People” on Monday, July 3 at 6 p.m. followed by patriotic music performed by the Cary Town Band.
                                    July 4th Celebration at Koka Booth Amphitheatre FREE – The North Carolina Symphony will perform along with the Cary Town Band and a “We the People” performance by the Applause! Touring Troupe.  There will also be a Family Fun Zone.  Gates open at 3 p.m.; Showtime is at 7:30 followed by the fireworks display.
                                    Cary Fine Arts League – Marilyn Goldman reported that the Cary Fine Arts League has a new home at 875 Walnut Street.  Artwork will be on display in the hallways and lobby of the building.

            Festivals Committee – Marilyn Goldman
Marilyn reported that the committee approved their mission statement.  Committee members also discussed the outcome of Spring Daze 2006 noting favorable results with approximately 12,000-15,000 in attendance.   

G.         Athletic Programs – William Davis
            No report.

VII.

Old Business
            Black Creek Watershed Project – Susan Davenport
Susan reported that the Watershed Education for Communities and Officials (WECO) is finishing the Situation Assessment and will make it available shortly.  It will contain the results of interviews with watershed stakeholders and recommendations for how to productively move forward.  NCSU Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources is moving forward with their assessment as well.  The first Black Creek Watershed Newsletter will be sent out soon and will provide information in more detail.

VIII.

New Business
            Joint Meeting (May) Review/Goals – Steve Smutko
Steve advised board members the board and committee goals had been forwarded to the clerk’s office.  Steve requested that each month committee chairs report what their respective committees are doing to achieve their goals.

            Land for Tomorrow Initiative – Mary Henderson
Mary Henderson provided members with information on Land for Tomorrow’s Five-Year Plan for Investing in North Carolina’s Land, Water, History and Future.  Mary also advised board members of Land for Tomorrow’s initiative to gain public support and lobby the legislature to put a bond referendum before voters this fall that will primarily fund land acquisitions.  June 14^th is lobby day for all park issues and Mary encouraged board members to show their support by attending. 
ACTION:  Jamie France made a motion that the board support this initiative and request the support of Town Council.  Tom Hemrick seconded the motion.  The motion carried by a unanimous vote.

ACTION:  Tom Hemrick made a motion that the PRCR Board adopt Land For Tomorrow’s resolution that the board is committed to protecting lands critical to the future of North Carolina’s drinking water, economy, and quality of life as written by Land For Tomorrow.  Susan Davenport seconded the motion.  The motion carried by a unanimous vote.

            Citizen-Board Member State Forum/Greensboro – August 3-5
Members received program information on this upcoming forum and were asked to contact Gail Taylor by July 10^th should they wish to attend. 

            Discussion:  Reschedule July Meeting -
Due to the July 4^th holiday and with many members on vacation, the board agreed to reschedule the July meeting to Monday July 10^th.
ACTION:  Tom Hemrick made a motion to move the July 10^th.  Dennis Hoadley seconded the motion.  The motion carried by a unanimous vote.

            Judy Newsome, Recreation Projects Coordinator – Mary Henderson advised board members that Judy has resigned and will say good-bye on June 16^th.  Mary thanked Judy for her many contributions to the department over the last ten years.

IX.

Adjourn – The meeting adjourned at 7:25 p.m.