Agenda Packet April 4 2016PERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MEETING AGENDA
304 South Morgan Street, Room 215
Roxboro, NC 27573-5245
336-597-1720
Fax 336-599-1609
April 4, 2016
7:00pm
CALL TO ORDER…………………………………………………... Chairman Newell
INVOCATION
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
DISCUSSION/ADJUSTMENT/APPROVAL OF AGENDA
INFORMAL COMMENTS
The Person County Board of Commissioners established a 10 minute segment
which is open for informal comments and/or questions from citizens of this
county on issues, other than those issues for which a public hearing has been
scheduled. The time will be divided equally among those wishing to comment.
It is requested that any person who wishes to address the Board, register with
the Clerk to the Board prior to the meeting.
ITEM #1
DISCUSSION/ADJUSTMENT/APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA
A. Approval of Minutes of March 14, 2016,
B. Budget Amendment #17,
C. HH Architecture Amendment #3 for the Senior Center Geotechnical
exploration services in the amount of $332,100,
D. NC Education Lottery Application for Contracted Interior School Painting in
the amount of $100,000, and
E. NC Education Lottery Application for CTE Classroom Counter Top Repair
in the amount of $15,000.
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
ITEM #2
Follow-up on the Person County Recycling Center Improvements ….... Ray Foushee
ITEM #3
Follow-up on the Senior Center Schematic Design ……………………… Heidi York
NEW BUSINESS:
ITEM #4
Naming of R-2241A US501 from NC49 in Roxboro to
South of SR1502/Mill Creek Road ……………………………………... Sallie Vaughn
ITEM #5
Parks and Recreation Trust Fund Grant for RoxPlex and
Adoption of the Parks and Recreation Comprehensive Master Plan ……... John Hill
ITEM #6
Recommended Capital Improvement Plan for FY 2017-2021 …………... Heidi York
& Amy Wehrenberg
CHAIRMAN’S REPORT
MANAGER’S REPORT
COMMISSIONER REPORTS/COMMENTS
CLOSED SESSION #1
Closed Session per General Statute 143-318.11(a) (3) to consult with an attorney and
General Statute 143-318.11(a) (5) to establish, or to instruct the public body's staff
or negotiating agents concerning the position to be taken by or on behalf of the public
body in negotiating the price and other material terms of a contract with the following
individuals permitted to attend: County Manager, Heidi York, Clerk to the Board,
Brenda Reaves, County Attorney, Ron Aycock, Assistant County Manager, Sybil
Tate, and Mike Brinchek
Note: All Items on the Agenda are for Discussion and Action as deemed appropriate
by the Board.
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PERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MARCH 14, 2016
MEMBERS PRESENT OTHERS PRESENT
David Newell, Sr. Heidi York, County Manager
Tracey L. Kendrick
Jimmy B. Clayton Brenda B. Reaves, Clerk to the Board
Kyle W. Puryear
B. Ray Jeffers
The Board of Commissioners for the County of Person, North Carolina, met in
regular session on Monday, March 14, 2016 at 9:00am in the Person County Office
Building Auditorium.
Chairman Newell called the meeting to order. Commissioner Clayton gave an
invocation and Vice Chairman Kendrick led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance.
DISCUSSION/ADJUSTMENT/APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
A motion was made by Commissioner Jeffers and carried 5-0 to approve the
agenda.
RECOGNITION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT DAY:
Chairman Newell welcomed the Person High School students enrolled in civics and
economics participating in Local Government Day to observe the Board of County
Commissioners in session. Chairman Newell, Vice Chairman Kendrick and
Commissioners Clayton, Jeffers and Puryear proceeded to introduce themselves and
answered general questions about the office of a commissioner and general government.
County Manager, Heidi York and Clerk to the Board, Brenda Reaves also introduced
themselves.
INFORMAL COMMENTS:
The following individuals appeared before the Board to make informal comments:
Ms. Pam Slade of 128 Running Deer Path, Timberlake, Mr. Robert Allen of 549
Old City Lake Road, Roxboro, Ms. Susan Naylor of 481 Valhalla Drive, Timberlake, and
Mr. Claiborne Tuck of 513 S. Main Street, Roxboro appeared before the Board to advocate
for services for senior residents requesting the design of the proposed senior center not be
decreased and for the project to proceed forward.
Ms. Betty Blalock of 144 Tirzah Ridge, Rougemont addressed the Board on behalf
of Frances Blalock and then for herself related to the current landfill effects on residents’
health that live in that part of the County and the concerns they have for coal ash and other
toxins in the groundwater supply.
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DISCUSSION/ADJUSTMENT/APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA:
A motion was made by Commissioner Puryear and carried 5-0 to approve the
Consent Agenda with the following items:
A. Approval of Minutes of February 29, 2016,
B. Budget Amendment #16, and a
C. Proclamation for the Week of the Young Child April 10-16, 2016.
NEW BUSINESS:
IMPROVEMENTS TO THE RECYCLING CENTER BUILDING:
Assistant County Manager, Sybil Tate stated as part of the Fiscal Year 2016 Capital
Improvement Plan (CIP), the Board of Commissioners financed $2.36M for roofing (Earl
Bradsher, Kirby and the Person County Recycling Center (PCRC)) as well as the PCRC
acquisition and improvements. Approximately $1.5M of the $2.36M was allocated to
purchase the Materials Recycling Facility (MRF) and make improvements to it.
Ms. Tate noted the roofing projects are complete and came in under budget, creating
a surplus of $398K. In addition, $177K remains from the funds allocated to make
improvements to Person Industries (PI), for a total of $575K.
Ms. Tate presented the following improvement projects for the PCRC and
requested the Board to direct staff how to spend surplus funds from roofing and remaining
PI/PCRC funds.
Project Cost
1 Emergency/Exit signs and lighting $5,000
2 Connect City water lines across property $40,000
3 Add metal building on concrete pad for storage $185,000
4 Install sprinkler system $200,000
5 Renovate restrooms $65,000
6 ADA parking, sidewalk, handicap ramp $63,000
TOTAL $558,000
County Manager, Heidi York stated that the first four items were necessary to
comply with the Building Code requirements and would be enforced when a major
renovation (such as items 5 and 6) of the building took place. Inspections Director, Sam
Hobgood confirmed that the facility had not had a change in use and when a significant
alteration took place in the 50,000SF facility, the 2012 code specifications would be
enforced.
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Ms. Tate reminded the Board that consideration to merge PI and PCRC in the future
which would trigger significant changes to the sprinkler system. General Services Director,
Ray Foushee noted the sprinkler system as listed above would not be compliant for the use
when the PI/PCRC merger took place.
Vice Chairman Kendrick had questions related to the flow of the current water lines
and the water supply being adequate without an exterior pump system or a well. Mr.
Hobgood stated the current flow of the two lines would not be sufficient but an idea was
being reviewed to connect the two water lines for a continuous loop to increase the flow
for an adequate supply. Mr. Foushee stated upon engineer review of connecting the two
lines, approximately 750 gallons per minute would be available and this would be sufficient
for the sprinkler system. Mr. Hobgood noted the next alternative would be to have a tank
onsite. Mr. Foushee stated the tank pump system the sprinkler contractor quoted increased
the price to $400,000 which included an exterior tank located on a pad, and a pump system
to facilitate the process. Vice Chairman Kendrick stated the City has a monthly fee for the
anticipated capacity of water usage for a 50,000SF building when in actuality water supply
for an 8,000SF building would be used. Vice Chairman Kendrick requested to know the
monthly costs versus paying for the tank pump system. Vice Chairman Kendrick inquired
about a split system; using one of the lines for the sprinkler system and the other line for
the daily groundwater use to which Mr. Foushee stated they had not reviewed that concept.
Mr. Foushee described a dry sprinkler system (no water in the building with no plans to
heat the building) and added that an additional $200,000 in costs over a wet sprinkler
system would be required.
Mr. Foushee stated fire code allowed for plastics to be stacked five foot high which
necessitated the enclosed (City Ordinance code) metal building for storage of such
materials.
Ms. Tate noted the cost of merging PI and PCRC would be $758,560 which was in
addition to the improvement projects noted for code efficiencies above. Below are the
estimated project costs of the merger:
Project Cost
Remodel/Office construction $390,200
Move Equipment $69,400
New Liquid Storage Building $230,000
Contingency $68,960
TOTAL $758,560
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Vice Chairman Kendrick recommended verification of utilizing the existing two
six inch city water line connection (750 gallons per minute) to be adequate for present and
future use and to obtain the monthly water bill costs with the City versus the projected costs
for an exterior pump tank system as well review the sprinkler system costs retrofitted for
the proposed merger of PI/PCRC. The lease at the current PI facility on Madison Boulevard
ends in 2025 (9 years), at which point the building becomes the property of the land owner.
Commissioner Jeffers voiced concern of the existing liability in the building (no
emergency exit signs, lighting, sprinkler system, ADA sidewalk and handicap
accessibility) and supported for the improvement projects to proceed along with staff
following up on Vice Chairman Kendrick’s request for verification of items 2 and 4 of the
improvement projects above.
A motion was made by Commissioner Jeffers and carried 5-0 to approve
proceeding with the improvement projects for the Person County Recycling Center with
staff follow up with the Board related to verification of utilizing the existing two six inch
city water line connection to be adequate for present and future use, to obtain the monthly
water bill costs with the City versus the projected costs for an exterior pump tank system
and obtain the cost difference for the sprinkler system to be retrofitted as would be required
at the merger of PI/PCRC.
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A SALE OF AN INSIGNIFICANT PORTION
OF COUNTY PROPERTY:
Assistant County Manager, Sybil Tate informed the Board that Mr. Clifton
Bradsher III applied for a permit from the Planning Department to install a modular home
on his property located at 50 Glen Fogleman Road. Upon review, the Planning Department
noted that Mr. Bradsher was accessing his property via county property and required that
he develop a means of permanent access to his property.
Ms. Tate stated Mr. Bradsher and his family have been accessing their property via
the county property for many years and it may be possible that they have acquired the right
to access their property via county property by adverse possession.
Ms. Tate said that Mr. Bradsher approached the county to discuss his options for
purchasing a small piece of county property to use as a driveway or creating an access
easement expressing his preference to purchase an insignificant portion of the Mt. Tirzah
property for $100, instead of entering into an easement agreement. The County Attorney
and Mr. Bradsher’s attorney have discussed various options for resolving the issue and
concluded that purchasing the property was the preferred method for both parties.
Ms. Tate requested Board consideration for adoption of a Resolution authorizing a
sale of an insignificant portion of county property within the Mt. Tirzah Park to Mr.
Bradsher to allow him to access his property directly. Upon adoption of the resolution, the
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deed will be executed no sooner than 10 days after a notice is published in the local
newspaper.
A motion was made by Commissioner Puryear and carried 5-0 to adopt of a
Resolution authorizing a sale of an insignificant portion of county property as presented.
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CONSIDERATION TO CHANGE THE LOCATION OF THE JUNE 6, 2016
REGULAR SCHEDULED BOARD MEETING TO ACCOMMODATE JUNE 7,
2016 PRIMARY ELECTION:
When the Board adopted its 2016 Schedule of Meetings, the location of the June 6,
2016 7:00pm meeting was scheduled to be held in the County Auditorium to hold its Fiscal
Year 2016-2017 Budget Public Hearing. In February, the General Assembly enacted
Session Law 2016-01 and 2016-02 which redrew districts for the U.S. House of
Representatives and established a primary for U.S. House of Representatives on June 7,
2016. To accommodate the June Primary and the required set up for the polling place in
the Auditorium, the Board considered changing the location of the June 6, 2016 regular
scheduled Board meeting to its usual meeting room 215 in the County Office Building.
A motion was made by Commissioner Clayton and carried 5-0 to change the
location of the Board of Commissioners’ June 6, 2016 regular scheduled meeting to be held
in its usual meeting room 215 in the County Office Building.
PERSON COUNTY SENIOR CENTER: SCHEMATIC DESIGN PROPOSAL:
County Manager, Heidi York told the group that HH Architecture, the County’s
contracted designer, has prepared a Site Plan, a Floor Plan, an Exterior View, Cost
Estimates, and a narrative package of the proposed Senior Center for review noting these
items were prepared after receiving input during the public meeting, as well as input from
Senior Center staff.
Ms. York asked Kristen Hess of HH Architecture to present the Schematic Design
proposed for the Person County Senior Center. Ms. Hess introduced Mr. Eric Davis,
Landscape Architect with Surface 678 and proceeded to share the following presentation:
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Chairman Newell commented on his desire to prepare the design for future
expansion maximizing the space with a 6,000SF basement roughed-in only. Ms. Hess
noted she be glad to provide a proposal for utilizing the space on the basement level.
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Ms. Hess presented the Board with an estimated project budget noting the
Schematic Design Cost for basic construction costs estimated at $3.2M. Ms. Hess further
noted they had proposed cost reductions to aid in meeting the current set budget of $2.8M.
Commissioner Jeffers stated with the projected increase of the senior population by
62% by 2030 in Person County, he noted his support of the Schematic Design proposal as
presented and his opposition to decreasing the project.
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Ms. York clarified the request for the construction contingency to be increased from
3% to the usual 10% for a more accurate figure for the project.
A motion was made by Commissioner Jeffers and carried 5-0 to approve the
Schematic Design as presented and budgeted for $3.2M as well as to increase the project
construction contingency from 3% to 10%.
Chairman Newell confirmed with Ms. Hess that she would prepare a proposal to
bring back to the Board for 6,000SF and 12,000SF clear span space utilizing the basement
area of the proposed new facility.
CHAIRMAN’S REPORT:
Chairman Newell reported he attended an informative Economic Development
meeting in Pinehurst to which the Secretary of Commerce and Duke Power representatives
were there for an update on Project Trace. Chairman Newell noted that this item will be
addressed at the next Person County Business Industrial Center meeting.
MANAGER’S REPORT:
County Manager, Heidi York reminded the Board that the scheduled Closed
Session would be convened in its upstairs meeting room.
COMMISSIONER REPORT/COMMENTS:
Commissioner Jeffers reported the following:
• Fire Chief’s meeting in which the chiefs were encouraged about receiving
an increase in county funding,
• Environmental Issues Committee addressed the need for recycling at the
County’s parks and recreation facilities,
• Noted a correction to a misprint in the paper that the NC Department of
Environment Quality’s meeting related to the coal ash classification will be
held on March 16, 2016 at 6:00pm in the County Auditorium.
Commissioner Clayton reported on a recent graduation sponsored by the Orange-
Person-Chatham Community Mental Health organization.
Commissioner Puryear had no report.
Vice Chairman Kendrick had no report.
Chairman Newell thanked the high schools students for participating in Local
Government Day.
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CLOSED SESSION #1:
A motion was made by Vice Chairman Kendrick and carried 5-0 to enter Closed
Session per General Statute 143-318.11(a) (3) to consult with an attorney and General
Statute 143-318.11(a) (5) to establish, or to instruct the public body's staff or negotiating
agents concerning the position to be taken by or on behalf of the public body in negotiating
the price and other material terms of a contract at 10:28am with the following individuals
permitted to attend: County Manager, Heidi York, Clerk to the Board, Brenda Reaves,
County Attorney, Ron Aycock (via conference call), Assistant County Manager, Sybil
Tate, and Mike Brinchek in the Board of Commissioners usual meeting room.
A brief recess was called for the transition to the Closed Session in the Boardroom.
Chairman Newell called the Closed Session to order at 10:44am.
A motion was made by Vice Chairman Kendrick and carried 5-0 to return to open
session at 12:07pm.
ADJOURNMENT:
A motion was made by Vice Chairman Kendrick and carried 5-0 to adjourn the
meeting at 12:07pm.
_____________________________ ______________________________
Brenda B. Reaves David Newell, Sr.
Clerk to the Board Chairman
(Draft Board minutes are subject to Board approval).
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Dept./Acct No.Department Name Amount
Incr / (Decr)
EXPENDITURES General Fund
General Government $61,268
Public Safety ($57,025)
Human Services ($103,963)
Culture & Recreation $50
REVENUES General Fund
Intergovernmental ($107,063)
Charges for Services $2,208
Other Revenues $3,917
Fund Balance Appropriation $1,268
EXPENDITURES Recreation and Senior Center Project
Contingency ($6,300)
Professional Services A&E Fees $6,300
Explanation:
BUDGET AMENDMENT
Transfer cell tower engineering budget from Telecommunications (-$60,000) to General
Services ($60,000); receipt of donation to Drug Court from ABC Board ($3,000); carryforward
of FY15 Wellness Promotions funds ($1,268); receipt of NC Spay and Neuter Reimbursement
funds ($2,208); receipt of donation to Animal Services ($767); receipt of donation to Public
Library ($50); receipt of donation to DSS ($100); amendments to DSS grant budgets (-
$107,063); transfer contingency (-$6,300) in Senior Center project budget for Geotech
Exploration Services contract revisions ($6,300).
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Ray Foushee
General Services Director Person County
304 South Morgan Street
Roxboro, NC 27573
RE: Person County Senior Center Study- Amendment #3 HH Project number: 15-056
Dear Mr. Foushee,
HH Architecture is pleased to present this Amendment #3 proposal for the Person County Senior
Center.
1) Scope
Based on the results of the existing conditions site survey, we will need to perform Geotechnical
Exploration services, including five (5) soil borings (total of 95 LF) and three (3) hand auger
probings. If unexpected soil conditions are discovered and require additional services (i.e. needing to drill deeper due to soft soils, etc.), then additional fees may be requested.
Please see attached Boring Location Plan for further details.
2) Fee
For the above scope, we propose the following additional fee:
Prior Approved Fee $ 325,800 Amendment #3 $ 6,300 Total Fee Upon Approval of Amendment #3 $ 332,100
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Consultants:
For Geotechnical Design, we propose: Tai and Associates, PLLC PO Box 90067, Raleigh, NC 27675
Contact: Mike Watford, EI mwatford@taiandassociates.com
Phone: (919) 782-9525
Please let me know if you need additional information.
Sincerely,
Kristen M. Hess, AIA, LEED AP Principal
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P-16-06 FEBRUARY, 2016
BORING LOCATION PLAN
PERSON COUNTY SENIOR CENTER-IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
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APPLICATION
PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDING CAPITAL FUND
NORTH CAROLINA EDUCATION LOTTERY
Approved: ___________________
Date: ___________________
Form Date: July 01, 2011
County:
LEA:
Address:
Contact Person:
Title:
Phone:
Project Title:
Location:
Type of Facility:
North Carolina General Statutes, Chapter 18C, provides that a portion of the proceeds of the North
Carolina State Lottery Fund be transferred to the Public School Building Capital Fund in accordance
with G.S. 115C-546.2. Further, G.S. 115C-546.2 (d) has been amended to include the following:
(3) No county shall have to provide matching funds…
(4) A county may use monies in this Fund to pay for school construction projects in local school
administrative units and to retire indebtedness incurred for school construction projects.
(5) A county may not use monies in this Fund to pay for school technology needs.
As used in this section, “Public School Buildings” shall include only facilities for individual schools that
are used for instructional and related purposes, and does not include central administration,
maintenance, or other facilities. Applications must be submitted within one year following the
date of final payment to the Contractor or Vendor.
Short description of Construction Project:
Estimated Costs:
Planning and Design Services
Purchase of Land
New Construction
Additions / Renovations
Repair
Debt Payment / Bond Payment
TOTAL
Estimated Project Beginning Date:Est. Project Completion Date:
We, the undersigned, agree to submit a statement of state monies expended for this project within 60
days following completion of the project.
The County Commissioners and the Board of Education do hereby jointly request approval of the above
project, and request release of $_________________________________ from the Public School Building Capital Fund (Lottery Distribution). We certify that the project herein described is within the parameters of G.S. 115C-546.
(Signature — Chair, County Commissioners)(Date)
(Signature — Chair, Board of Education)(Date)
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APPLICATION
PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDING CAPITAL FUND
NORTH CAROLINA EDUCATION LOTTERY
Approved: ___________________
Date: ___________________
Form Date: July 01, 2011
County:
LEA:
Address:
Contact Person:
Title:
Phone:
Project Title:
Location:
Type of Facility:
North Carolina General Statutes, Chapter 18C, provides that a portion of the proceeds of the North
Carolina State Lottery Fund be transferred to the Public School Building Capital Fund in accordance
with G.S. 115C-546.2. Further, G.S. 115C-546.2 (d) has been amended to include the following:
(3) No county shall have to provide matching funds…
(4) A county may use monies in this Fund to pay for school construction projects in local school
administrative units and to retire indebtedness incurred for school construction projects.
(5) A county may not use monies in this Fund to pay for school technology needs.
As used in this section, “Public School Buildings” shall include only facilities for individual schools that
are used for instructional and related purposes, and does not include central administration,
maintenance, or other facilities. Applications must be submitted within one year following the
date of final payment to the Contractor or Vendor.
Short description of Construction Project:
Estimated Costs:
Planning and Design Services
Purchase of Land
New Construction
Additions / Renovations
Repair
Debt Payment / Bond Payment
TOTAL
Estimated Project Beginning Date:Est. Project Completion Date:
We, the undersigned, agree to submit a statement of state monies expended for this project within 60
days following completion of the project.
The County Commissioners and the Board of Education do hereby jointly request approval of the above
project, and request release of $_________________________________ from the Public School Building Capital Fund (Lottery Distribution). We certify that the project herein described is within the parameters of G.S. 115C-546.
(Signature — Chair, County Commissioners)(Date)
(Signature — Chair, Board of Education)(Date)
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AGENDA ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: April 4, 2016
Agenda Title: Follow-up on the Person County Recycling Center Improvements
Summary of Information: At the Board’s March 14th meeting, several items were presented as
improvements to the Recycling Center. These items included:
Project Cost
Emergency/Exit signs and lighting $5,000
Connect City water lines across property $40,000
Add metal building on concrete pad for storage $185,000
Install sprinkler system $200,000
Renovate restrooms $65,000
ADA parking, sidewalk, handicap ramp $63,000
TOTAL $558,000
The Board voted 5-0 to move forward with these improvements, but requested additional
information related to the sprinkler system. Responses to the questions raised by the Board from
the last meeting are as follows:
1. Will the proposed connection to City water be sufficient for now and after possible merger?
Yes, the water supply at 750 gpm will be adequate as long as no plastics and no racks are
used for storage. The footprint of the office area has minimal effect on the water
requirements. See attached e-mail from sprinkler company.
2. What will be the monthly cost from the City for potential sprinkler use? The City used to
charge a sprinkler fee of $1300 per month for a 6 inch sprinkler line. That fee has now
been revised to $190 per month for a 6 inch line. The same fee applies whether or not you
use a pump/tank system.
3. Will the sprinkler cost change if the proposed merger takes place? The basic sprinkler
system will still be adequate. The cost incurred at that time would be the demo of the
sprinklers dropped into the existing office area, and the addition of new sprinkler heads
dropped into the proposed new 20,000 square foot office area for the merger.
Recommended Action: Receive the information and direct staff as appropriate
Submitted By: Ray Foushee, General Services Director
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Brenda Reaves
From:Justin D. Dunkley <JDDunkley@flsamerica.com>
Sent:Wednesday, March 23, 2016 2:30 PM
To:Ray Foushee
Subject:Person County Recycle Center
Ray,
Following up on our phone conversation earlier. We discussed that the system will work by tying the existing waterlines
together with no Racks and no plastic storage inside the building. Also if in the Future the county would like to merge
the two recycle centers requiring the existing 6400sqft office to be removed and build a new 20K sqft office area inside
the space the sprinkler system would be able to be expanded into that space without additions to water demand.
As always please let me know of any questions or concerns that come up.
Thanks,
Justin Dunkley
Project Manager/ Estimator
Fire & Life Safety America
7711 Welborn Street Suite 103
Raleigh NC 27615
Cell:919-669-3503
Office:919-872-3250
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AGENDA ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: April 4, 2016
Agenda Title: Follow-up on the Senior Center Schematic Design
Summary of Information: As requested by the Board at the March 14th meeting, Kristen Hess,
of HH Architecture, will present further information regarding:
1. Options to add a half basement (6000 sq ft) or a full basement (12,000 sq ft)
2. Requirements for sprinklers system with above options
3. Options for park/green space on vacant lot
Recommended Action: Receive the information and provide input on the schematic design of
the Senior Center
Submitted By: Heidi York, County Manager
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AGENDA ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: April 4, 2016
Agenda Title: Naming of R-2241A US501 from NC49 in Roxboro to South of SR
1502/Mill Creek Rd
Background: EVALUATE NAME FOR NEW ROADWAY SEGMENTS
CONSTRUCTED OR REALIGNED VIA NC DOT PROJECT R-2241A
Summary Information: The construction of R-2241A US501 will introduce an additional
roadway into the Person County and NC DOT inventories. The new roadway will need to be named
in compliance with local and state-wide naming conventions in order to provide accurate addresses
and roadway ranges which are essential to County operations including permitting and Emergency
Services. This project also realigns Providence Rd and a small portion will also require renaming.
The Person County Addressing Ordinance and NC DOT Road naming procedures are attached for
detailed review. Briefly, the roadway name must:
• Comply with State of North Carolina criteria for honoree’s if the chosen roadway name is
that of an individual
• Be unique within North Carolina for the type of road
• Be unique within Person county
• Not be phonetically similar to an existing roadway within Person County
• Not be longer than 21 characters
• Not contain punctuation
In a joint effort, the Person County GIS Department (Address Coordinator) and Planning Director,
Michael Ciriello created a public survey to gather input from citizens concerning the roadway
name. Results of that survey will be presented.
Recommended Action: Motion to approve fully-compliant name for new roadway as well as a
section of Providence Rd.
Submitted By: Sallie Vaughn, GIS Manager
Attachments:
Roadway naming survey results
NC DOT Policy and Procedures for Naming Roads, Bridges and Ferries
Ordinance Regulating Addressing and Road Naming in Person County
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New Road Naming Survey Results
The construction of R-2241A / US 501 will introduce an additional roadway into the Person County and
NC DOT inventories. The new roadway will need to be named in compliance with local and state-wide
naming conventions in order to provide accurate addresses and roadway ranges which are essential to
County operations including permitting and Emergency Services.
An online and paper survey was co-developed by Planning and GIS Staff to acquire citizen input for the
road name. Over an 8 week period, 157 responses were collected.
In summary, citizens supported road names honoring local heritage, veterans, and several specific
individuals. Survey questions, and results, are provided below.
Question 1: The name for the new road should honor (check all that apply):
Write in responses included:
• Veterans (6) • Civil Rights Leaders (2)
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
A local historical figure
Local heritage
Local industry (tobacco, energy, agriculture, etc.)
A local sports team or figure
A local government official
No Preference
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Question 2: Choose a road name, or provide your own:
Write in responses included:
• James Ramsey (4) • Private Robert L Blackwell (4) • Dr Martin Luther King Jr (3)
• Veterans Parkway (3) • J. A. Long (2) • Sam P Gentry (2)
• Miss Wanda (1) • George Jackson (1) • Jones Chapel Baptist Church (1)
• Fallen Heroes (1) • Blue Line (1) • Gordon Allen (1)
• Allen-Ramsey Parkway (1) • Private Richie Jones (1) • FEMA (1)
• Northern Connector (1) • Leigh Woodall (1) • Oscar Scott Woody (1)
• Collins and Aikman (1) • Mayo Lake Blvd (1)
Question 3: Several road suffixes are appropriate for the new road. Choose a suffix:
0 10 20 30 40 50
Sawmill (lumber industry)
General Thomas Person (Brigadier…
Energy (both coal and solar)
George Harper (first principal of…
Moccasin Gap (original name of area…
Williams Epps (Sappony leader who…
Farmstead (agriculture)
No Preference
Other (please specify)
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Blvd -- Boulevard
Rd -- Road
Hwy -- Highway
Pkwy -- Parkway
No Preference
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POLICY AND PROCEDURES FOR NAMING ROADS, BRIDGES and FERRIES Pursuant to NCGS 136.18(8), the North Carolina Board of Transportation may name roads, bridges, or ferries. This is the policy and procedures approved by the North Carolina Board of Transportation for carrying out said road, bridge, or ferry naming. In this policy, unless otherwise provided, the following terms will have the following meanings: 1) “Board” shall mean the North Carolina Board of Transportation 2) “Full board” shall mean at minimum the majority of full membership of the North Carolina Board of Transportation 3) “Department” shall mean the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) 4) “Committee” shall mean the Road, Bridge and Ferry Naming Committee of the North Carolina Board of Transportation. I. Road, Bridge, and Ferry Naming Committee of the Board of Transportation. a. Committee makes recommendation to the full board regarding approval of requested road, bridge, and ferry namings. b. Committee acts in response to local resolutions. c. Committee can, at its discretion, recommend to the Board to remove a honorary sign. d. North Carolina Department of Transportation Secretary and Board Chairman are co-chairs of the Committee, which call meetings and approve the agenda. e. A quorum is necessary for approval of resolutions; a quorum is a simple majority of Committee members. II. Criteria for honoree. In order to have a road, bridge, or ferry named in honor of an individual, that individual: a. Must be living, or be deceased for a year or longer. b. Must not be currently serving or pursuing a term as an elected official (local, state, or federal). c. Must be or have been a North Carolina (NC) resident. Residence verification is a person who filed NC taxes and/or is registered to vote as a NC resident. Proof of residency is to be provided by the requesting party at the time the formal resolution is submitted. d. Must have made notable local, state, and/or national contributions and/or have significant accomplishments. e. Must not already have another state-owned road, bridge, or ferry named for him/her. The Board does not name more than one facility for the same individual. Requests for duplicate family members reviewed on case by case basis. f. May be a state law enforcement officer (e.g., Highway Patrol) killed in the line of duty. g. Municipal officials, employees, and law enforcement officers (including those killed in the line of duty) should be recognized with a municipally owned bridge in lieu of a state owned bridge except in extraordinary circumstances, such as when a local law enforcement officer is killed directly in the line of duty on the state owned bridge to be named. h. Must have strong local support with regards to the road, bridge, or ferry naming; resolutions passed by Municipal Councils and County Commissions must be unanimous. The Board does not mediate local disagreements. i. Must have the support of the family with regards to the road, bridge, or ferry naming. j. Additional Criteria for Individual Military Designations: 1
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i. Recipient of Valor Medals as designated by Defense Department (listed below) are eligible for individual road or bridge designations. 1. Medal of Honor 2. Distinguished Service Cross 3. Silver Star 4. Navy Cross 5. Air Force Cross ii. Verification of the award shall be provided by the requesting party at the time the formal resolution is submitted. iii. Medal of Honor recipients are eligible for interstate designations; other levels would be US or NC routes. III. Specific criteria for named road or bridge. In order for a road or bridge to be named in honor of an individual, that road or bridge must be already constructed, or within 3 months of its expected construction completion date.
IV. Process for Road, Bridge, and Ferry Naming Requests a. Requesting party fills out Road, Bridge, and Ferry Road Naming Application form and submits to the contact person on the form. b. NCDOT staff review application and notify the applicant of the result of the review. If the request does not meet basic qualifications, it will not proceed. If the request does meet basic qualifications, the applicant will be notified of next steps (items c-f below). c. Local government draft a resolution. (It is the responsibility of the applicant to work directly with the local government to obtain the necessary resolution for submittal to the Board.) The resolution should specify what facility is to be named and who is to be honored, but not what name should appear on the sign. This will be worked out between the Department and the local governing body apart from the resolution, consistent with the parameters spelled out in Section V.a of this document. d. Local government(s) pass(es) resolution(s) in a public forum. e. If the facility to be named is in more than one jurisdiction, resolutions from all jurisdictions are required. f. Resolution(s), along with all required supporting documentation (minutes from meeting where resolution was passed, completed character certification form, a minimum of three recommendation letters, and an indication of family support; see Section V of this document for more detail), are forwarded to the Department. g. Once all materials are received, the request is placed on an upcoming Board of Transportation Road, Bridge, and Ferry Naming Committee agenda for consideration. Road, Bridge, and Ferry Naming Committee agendas are posted publicly on the web. h. The Board member representing the area making the request must endorse the request and present it to the Committee. i. If the Committee approves the requested naming: i. A naming request reviewed and recommended by the Committee will be “held” for at least one month before being considered by the full board. ii. The Board drafts a resolution for vote by the full board. The Board resolution will specify what facility is to be named, who is to be honored, and what name should appear on the sign. The Department has final authority regarding sign design, including text. iii. This item is placed on the agenda of the full board after the Committee approves it, if timing criteria are met (such as construction completion date or death date
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in the case of a deceased honoree), or is held until such time as the timing criteria are met. iv. The Department reviews the requested name for the sign and the requested designation limits. The Department communicates with the local government regarding any problems with the requested name (e.g., too long) or with the requested limits (e.g., overlaps with an already designated facility or exceeds allowable length) and suggests satisfactory modifications. (See Sections IV.a and IV.b below for length specifications for name and designated facility, respectively.) The Department and local governments will concur in writing with mutually agreed upon name to be put on the sign and the limits of the designation. j. If/when the full board approves the requested naming: i. The local government and the NCDOT Division are notified in writing of the approval and the required payment. Payment is due to the Department upon notification that the honorary designation has been approved by the Board. Signs will not be manufactured until payment is received. ii. The NCDOT Communications Office plans a naming ceremony if one is desired by the local government. iii. Signs are installed. Honorary signs will be ground mounted; overhead signs will not be installed. Signs will be installed at the beginning and ending termini of the approved roadway segment, and will not be installed on exits, Y-lines, or intersecting roadways. V. Locally Provided Documentation/Materials. The following documentation and information is required before any naming request will be considered by the Board. a. Requested name to be placed on sign. Signs may include up to one title, one first name, one initial, one last name, and one suffix, to be designated by the local governing body, as long as length limits are met. The Department will communicate to the local governing body applicable text length limits. (The entire name is limited to one line of text; the font size of the text depends on the design speed of the road where the sign is to be installed.) b. Background information on nominee. Sufficient information must be provided to explain why the naming is warranted; for example, qualifications at the local, state, and/or national level resulting in significant contributions and accomplishments. If the designee is recently deceased, the request will be reviewed after a one year waiting period except for extenuating circumstances. A fatality resulting from a crash, while tragic, is alone not sufficient to qualify for a naming designation. c. Description of what is requested to be named. The Board will consider naming roads, bridges, and ferries (not buildings). For roads, the distance of dedication should be 5 miles or less. Law enforcement officers will be honored with bridge dedications in lieu of highways. d. Resolutions from all local governing bodies associated with or affected by the request. City or town councils and/or county commissions must adopt resolutions in a public forum and in sufficient detail to adequately justify the request. The road, bridge, or ferry route must be entirely within the boundaries of the requesting governing body or bodies. e. Character Certification Form. Local government must attest, using a form provided by the Department, to the character of the honoree. f. Strong public input and support. Explain the degree to which the public supports the request and had notice of action with an opportunity for input. To help illustrate this 3
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support, the local governing bodies shall provide a minimum of three recommendation letters from civic, service, or business organizations. g. Family support. The requesting party should have the family’s support for the road, bridge, or ferry naming request including agreement with the requested location of the dedication. h. Minutes from the Municipal Council/County Commission meetings where the
resolution was passed. This is to substantiate that the resolution was passed in a public forum, and that the body was unanimous in its support. i. A willingness of the local government or designee to pay an administrative fee of $2000 to help offset costs of the program. This fee is not due unless and until the full board approves the requested naming. VI. Alternatives. In the event the requested naming does not meet the criteria, or is not approved by the Board for any reason, the local government has options to honor the individual, including, but not limited to: a. Adopt a Highway. Local governments could consider the “Adopt a Highway” program as an alternative method of honoring an individual or group. b. Municipal road or bridge. Municipalities may name municipally owned streets or bridges in honor of individuals or groups. This does not require review or approval by the Department or the Board. c. Blue Star Memorial Highway. The Department has over 1,000 miles designated as the Blue Star Highway Network including all interstates, US routes, and most NC routes. This extensive network honors all veterans and military groups in the state. VII. Blue Star Memorial Highway Network a. Requests for honorary designations for specific groups such as Bladen County Veterans or 100th Infantry, or a particular branch of the military are considered honored with the Blue Star Highway network. b. New interstate designations and segments are typically automatically added to the Blue Star Highway as completed. c. See attached information on Blue Star Memorial Highways.
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APPENDIX: BLUE STAR MEMORIAL HIGHWAY INFORMATION The Blue Star Memorial Highways date back to 1949 as tribute to the men and women of the nation's armed forces. There have been numerous other requests to name additional highways in the state for specific veterans or military groups. However, because of the extensive network of Blue Star Memorial Highways that already commemorate our armed forces, the Department and Board of Transportation’s Road, Bridge and Ferry Naming Committee consider such request as duplicative. The Blue Star covers all military personnel and conflicts. The Committee has been historically consistent in response with all groups. The Department receives requests from small groups specific to a certain area (such as Bladen County Veterans Memorial Highway) to large groups like the Purple Heart or Vietnam Veterans. The Committee has consistently felt it would be difficult to pick and choose which requests were approved; likewise, it would be extremely difficult to approve all requests because of the number we receive. We encourage local officials to dedicate a municipally owned street or bridge within their boundaries, which needs no action by the Department or Board. Additionally, some counties have memorials at their courthouses or office facilities recognizing local military personnel. Since 1997, the Department has had eleven requests for Veterans Memorial Highway designations (with slight modifications for the requesting party). These have not been approved due to the Blue Star Highway (BSH) network. Due to legislative action, the Blue Star signage on US 70 reads “Blue Star and POW Memorial Highway” and I-95 through NC has a “Purple Heart Highway” designation. The Blue Star designation is considered an “overlay” designation for the lengthy segments of roadways. Certain segments of these roadways may be dedicated for individuals. The Blue Star Highway (BSH) designations in North Carolina to date:
- I-26 throughout the state
- I-40 throughout the state
- I-77 throughout the state
- I-85 throughout the state - I-95 throughout the state - US 70 throughout the state
- US 301 throughout the state
- US 64 from TN state line to Williamston
- US 158 from Elizabeth City to Nags Head
- US 158 from Elizabeth City to Roanoke Rapids
- US 158 from Mocksville to Roanoke Rapids
- US 421 in Wilkes County
- US 421 in Yadkin County
- US 17 from Williamston to Elizabeth City - NC 24 from US 17 in Jacksonville to NC 172 - US 74 from NC 38 in Hamlet to US 220 in Rockingham
- Sparta Parkway in Alleghany County The Board typically adds each new interstate segment to the BSH network as it is completed.
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The original Blue Star Historical Markers are associated with the Garden Club of North Carolina. The markers are the shield shaped, grey markers more associated with historical sites and under the direction of the Department of Cultural Resources. The Department has a link on its website with mapping and information on these markers (http://ncdot.gov/programs/environmental/bluestar/). In May 2005, the Board of Transportation approved the installation of new color signage across the state to improve and expand the recognition along the BSH designation (see attached map and sign sample). The increase in signs and new format has been well received across the state. The Department has installed additional signs as requested by local officials. We believe North Carolina has the largest Blue Star Highway system in the country with over 1,300 miles of highways across the state. During times of active military conflicts, the Department sees an increase in the honorary sign requests for individuals either killed in the line of duty, recipients of medals and for outstanding service, or for more specific local units and groups. Requests are not limited to recent conflicts, but also for WWI, WWII, Korean, Vietnam, and Desert Storm veterans. The Department continues to support the BSH for recognition of the extensive number of military personnel, branches, military bases located in our state. At this time, staff is working with the Office of Veterans Affairs to gather some statistical information on military personnel (active, deceased, or veterans) in our state to provide to the Board of Transportation’s Road, Bridge and Ferry Naming Committee and the Department’s senior management.
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AGENDA ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: April 4, 2016
Agenda Title: Parks and Recreation Trust Fund (PARTF) Grant for Roxplex and adoption of the
Parks and Recreation Comprehensive Master Plan
Summary of Information:
The Person County Parks and Recreation Department is requesting permission to apply for grant
funds through the North Carolina Parks and Recreation Trust Fund to reimburse Person County
for the acquisition and renovations of the Roxplex (formerly known as the Sports Plex). The
PARTF Grant program is a 50 percent cash match program. Funds that the County has currently
used for the purchase of the property can and will be used for the 50 percent cash match. Grant
Funds if awarded, will be used to help reimburse the county for the purchase and renovations of
the property.
Purchase Price: $321,742
Budgeted Renovation Cost: $247,881
Total: $569,623
Minimum Grant Request: $284,811.50
The Person County Parks and Recreation in partnership with the Person County Health Department
has recently updated the Parks and Recreation Comprehensive Masters plan. The master plan
update was completed December 1, 2014 with the efforts of LeighAnn Creson, Person County
Health Department, John Hill, Person County Parks and Recreation Department, and Coulter
Jewell Thames PA.
Adoption of the master plan by the County Commissioners is needed for the PARTF Grant
application to ensure that Person County will receive the highest points allowed through the grant
scoring system.
The Person County Advisory Board adopted the Parks and Recreation Master Plan on March 2,
2016.
Recommended Action:
Grant Permission to apply for PARTF Grant.
Adopt the Person County Park and Recreation Comprehensive Master Plan.
Submitted By: John Hill, Director of Recreation, Arts, and Parks Department
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Coulter Jewell Thames PA acknowledges the contribution of the following individuals and groups
for providing their time, insight, expertise, funding, and efforts to advise the analysis and
production of this project.
John Hill, Director, Person County Recreation, Arts, and Parks
LeighAnn Creson, Health Educator, Person County Health Department
This master facilities plan update was made possible with funding received by the Person County
Health Department through the North Carolina Community Transformation Grant (CTG) Project.
The CTG Project was a 3-year Centers for Disease Control funded initiative that supported public
health efforts in 4 strategic directions to reduce preventable chronic diseases. CTG Project
strategic directions included: healthy eating, active living, tobacco free living, and evidence based
clinical preventive services. One of the active living goals was to increase the number of new or
revised comprehensive plans that include health considerations which is the intent of this master
facilities plan update.
CONSULTANT TEAM:
Coulter Jewell Thames PA
Dan Jewell, RLA – President
Dan Jewell is the President of Coulter Jewell Thames PA, a multi-disciplinary firm involved
in land planning, site design, and civil engineering. Dan has almost 35 years of experience
as a landscape architect on a wide variety of projects including land planning, site
development feasibility studies, commercial and office design, recreation trails and park
design with vast experience in public involvement, landscape design, site analysis, cost
estimating, and education/recreational facilities.
Wendi Ramsden, RLA – Project Manager
Wendi Ramsden is a landscape architect with 15 years experience in a variety of projects
including feasibility studies, site analysis, school, park and playground design, trail design,
and commercial design.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The intent of this plan is to provide a snapshot in time of the existing recreation facilities and
programs available to the residents of Person County through Person County Recreation, Arts and
Parks. A master plan provides direction for the
redevelopment and enhancement of existing
facilities, and also provides direction to prioritize
growth areas and help decision makers take
advantage of opportunities such as land
availability, State grants, and Federal grants. The
report provides information and strategies to
improve the facilities available to county
residents and in turn to provide an opportunity
for a healthier community.
The leadership in Person County understands the need for master plans and the importance of
setting goals and priorities to improve public offerings to all residents. The original Parks and
Recreation Master Plan was completed
in 1992. The County contracted to re-
evaluate and update their plan in 2004.
In 2009-10, 68 county residents met
over the course of 6 months to provide
strategic planning direction in clarifying
county-wide priorities for growth and
development. Many of these priorities
have a direct relation to recreational
facilities and programming provisions.
While the County has many recreational facilities available for its population, relative to facilities
provided nationally the county’s parks and recreation facilities have not kept up with population
growth. There are two areas in which the County lacks any facilities – public swimming pools and
a multi-use recreation trail/linear park system.
Additionally the park programming
participation is about 20%, only about two
thirds of the national average of 30% resident
participation.
Specific goals have been defined in this report,
and it is important for the County to plan for
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new facilities that are needed, whether
the funding is in place or not. That
provides a basis for being ready to take
advantage of opportunities for
matching funding and grants. Local
government generally needs to show a
strong commitment to project
development in order to qualify for
construction grants.
The necessary basic action for the next
10 years is to increase facility offerings
to a level that serves all residents
equally and to work to increase resident
participation.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
SECTION 1 – INTRODUCTION 1
MISSION AND METHODOLOGY
Why a Master Plan
Goals of the Master Plan
Methodology
SETTING AND CONTEXT
County Demographics
Existing Facility Inventory
ROLE OF PARKS AND RECREATION IN ADDRESSING PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERNS
FUTURE IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS
SECTION 2 – INVENTORY 5
INVENTORY OF EXISTING FACILITIES
Individual Park Summary
Person County Facility Expansion Since 2005
PARK CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM
INVENTORY OF PROGRAMS
Facility Use
Table 1: Facility Use By Zip Code
Programming
SECTION 3 – NEEDS ASSESSMENT 21
DOES PERSON COUNTY MEET BROAD GENERAL SERVICE LEVELS
PERSON COUNTY SERVICE AREA ANALYSIS
Map Insert – Person County Park Equity Distribution Map
PERSON COUNTY INVENTORY ANALYSIS
Recreation, Park and Open Space Standards
Table 2: Comparison of Person County Facilities to National Averages
PUBLIC POLICY CHANGES
Person County Strategic Plan 2010-2015
INPUT FROM PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
Community Health Survey
Marshall Marketing – General Resident Health, Park Facilities Usage and Needs
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SUMMARY OF NEW FACILITIES AND PROGRAMMING
FACILITY PRIORITIZATION FOR NEXT 10 YEARS
STRATEGIES FOR PROGRAM CHANGE
SECTION 5 – FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS 37
ESTIMATE OF COSTS FOR ACTION PLAN ITEMS
APPENDIX A – PERSON COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH SURVEY 39
APPENDIX B – 2013 MARSHALL MARKETING PERSON COUNTY SURVEY 47
APPENDIX C – RECREATION, ARTS AND PARKS PROGRAM USER DATA 61
APPENDIX D – RECREATIONAL NEEDS SURVEY 67
BIBLIOGRAPHY / INFORMATION RESOURCES 75
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SECTION 1 – INTRODUCTION
MISSION AND METHODOLOGY
Why a Master Plan?
The purpose of a master plan is to provide County Government with guidance for making
improvements to the existing facilities and for planning future facilities. It also provides an action
plan for the implementation of improvements.
In 1991, Person County Board of Commissioners gave its approval to begin preparation of a long
range plan to guide the future development of Person County’s Parks and Recreation Program.
The first master plan was completed in 1992 when the county’s population was approximately
30,000 people. The master plan was updated in 2005 when the population was approximately
37,100.
This plan will be used by Person County to work toward short and long term goals.
This plan is an update to Parks and Recreation Master Plans completed in 1992 and revised in
2005.
Goals of the Master Plan
Public recreation services are dependent on user satisfaction and participation. An understanding
of the population is required. Because communities compete with each other to provide
amenities and attract residents and businesses, it is also important to investigate offerings and
trends on a larger scale. The National Recreation and Park Association collects data from public
systems through the country and compiles data annually.
During the spring of 2012 surveys were conducted
through Public Information meetings. These
surveys gave results of recreation amenities and
programming most desired by Person County
residents. During late 2013 and mid 2014, various
use surveys were conducted by the County and also
through a private marketing company to determine
residents’ use of existing facilities and their
perception of needs and desires, and concerns
about personal and community health.
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The master plan has been compiled starting with an inventory of existing facilities. The existing
supply was then compared with resident input, public health input, and facility offerings in other
local communities. That allowed a determination of what facilities are needed for Person County
to provide quality recreational facilities for the community. The plan also includes results of some
research into the importance of active and cultural recreation to the physical and social well-being
of the individual resident and the community. This research has provided the basis for some
recommended strategies to increase public participation and satisfaction.
Methodology
Impetus for Revision
The last master plan update was completed nine years ago. It is difficult to plan further than 10
years in the future without taking stock of progress along the way and determining if the direction
has changed or if priorities need to be revised.
In mid 2012 a recreational needs survey was administered to participants of four Public
Information meetings. The entire survey and results are shown in Appendix D but the most
relevant information provided with regard to this report is the summary of recreation amenities
most desired by the participants.
During late 2013 to mid 2014, three public surveys were conducted – two by Person County Health
Department and one by the Person County Recreation, Arts and Parks Department. Two of the
surveys were conducted through a private marketing company while one survey was the effort of
the Health Department’s community health assessment team. Surveys helped determine
residents’ use of existing facilities and their recreational needs and desires, as well as their
perception of health issues and concerns.
The master plan has been compiled by taking an inventory of existing facilities, and comparing this
with national guidelines for provision of recreational facilities. There has been resident input and
public health input, and also an analysis of programming offered.
SETTING AND CONTEXT
Demographics
The first Person County Master Plan was completed in 1992 when the county’s population was
approximately 30,000 people. At that time future population growth was projected to be about
31,500 people by 2010.
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According to the US Census, Person County has a population of approximately 39,276 people with
approximately one fifth of the population living in the City of Roxboro. This represents no growth
from the population at the last census (2010) where there were 39,464 people in the county in
18,079 households. The ratio of rural to urban residents has remained relatively unchanged since
1990. Most of the growth over the past two decades has been in the southern part of the county.
The population breaks down in age as:
Under 5 years old: 5.5%
5-18 years old: 16.8%
18-65 years old: 60.9%
Over 65 years old: 16.8%
These ratios show a slightly older population than is average for the state of North Carolina.
Existing Facility Inventory
There are 12 public parks in the county including one large county park and two school sites. The
majority of these parks are neighborhood parks which have playgrounds, picnic shelters, a ball
field and a walking track. There is one larger community size park in the center of Roxboro which
provides a much larger variety of recreation opportunities
and space for a wide variety of programming, from art
programs to athletic camps and clinics. There is one
county park, Mayo Park, which provides facilities for
concerts, water based activities, camping, and disc golf, in
addition to providing hiking trails, fields, playgrounds, and
picnic areas normally found at parks. Mayo Park is also
large enough to host special events such as school field
trips and fun runs.
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ROLE OF PARKS AND RECREATION IN ADDRESSING PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERNS
The whole country is facing public health concerns relating to obesity and resultant increase of
chronic diseases. Public health can be better served through improvements to the built
environment by providing safe accessible places for physical activity. Parks play a key role in
addressing the nation’s obesity related health concerns by providing facilities to encourage
alterations in lifestyle. One way local government can help is to ensure there are adequate places
for their populations to engage in physical activity. It is important that not only are parks and
recreation facilities available, but that they are located close to all residents, that the distribution
is fair for all age and socio economic groups, that the parks are equally well maintained, and that
the facilities encourage active
recreation.
Studies done in Georgia show that in
all age groups, people who live within
a half mile of parks and open space
are two to three times more likely to
take a walk within a 2-day period. A
similar study in West Virginia shows a
direct correlation that the more
recreation acreage in a county, the
more people participate to
recommended levels of activity.
FUTURE IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS
Recommendations and future facilities improvements range from the scope of simple
maintenance to new capital projects requiring land acquisition and phased capital input.
The prioritization of projects is listed in this report, and the items will be further prioritized by the
Facilities Advisory Board. Projects with a cost over $50,000 go into a Capital Improvements Plan
(CIP) and decisions about those items are made by the County Commissioners after public
participation. Smaller projects, under $50,000, can be funded through the Recreation, Arts, and
Parks Department annual maintenance budget.
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SECTION 2 – INVENTORY
INVENTORY OF EXISTING FACILTIIES
Person County has a great variety of parks and recreational facilities for its residents. In addition
to standard parkland, there are many unusual opportunities for outdoor recreation as the county
is home to two small mountains, two lakes, and two rivers. These natural features provide
opportunity for hiking trails and water–based activities that are not available in many other
municipalities.
Allensville Park
Location: East of Roxboro
724 Gentry Ridge Road, Roxboro
Size: 7.41 acres - Neighborhood Park
Buildings: Restroom / Concession building
Parking: Gravel
ADA ** Compliance: Parking – No
Facilities - No
Facilities: Ball fields – 1 unlighted, 1 lighted
Playground
Lighted walking track
Bethel Hill Charter School and Park
Location: Northeast corner of county
401 Bethel Hill School Road, Roxboro
Size: 4 acres - Neighborhood Park
Buildings: Gymnasium within school building
Restroom / Concession building
Picnic Shelter
Parking: Gravel
ADA Compliance: Parking – No
Facilities - No
Facilities: Ball field – 1 lighted
Soccer-type field (unmarked) - lighted
Playground
Lighted walking track
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Bushy Fork Park
Location: Southwest corner of county
7901 Burlington Road, Roxboro
Size: 12.85 acres - Neighborhood Park
Buildings: Gymnasium
Community Building
Restroom / Concession building
Picnic Shelter
Storage Building
Parking: Gravel
ADA Compliance: Parking – No
Facilities - No
Facilities: Soft ball fields – 2 lighted
Soccer-type field (unmarked) - lighted
Playground – for small children / <5 yrs
Lighted walking track
Earl Bradsher Preschool Soccer Field
Location: Downtown Roxboro
404 South Morgan Street, Roxboro
Size: Estimate 1 acre
Soccer Field adjacent to Earl Bradsher Preschool
Buildings: School building
Parking: Asphalt
ADA Compliance: Parking – No handicap parking close to soccer fields
Facilities - No
Facilities: Soccer field - unlighted
Playground
Helena School Park
Location: South end of county, in Timberlake
295 Helena Mariah Road, Timberlake
Size: 3 acres - Neighborhood Park
Buildings: Gymnasium in school building
Community Building
Restroom / Concession building
Picnic Shelter
Parking: Gravel
ADA Compliance: Parking – No
Facilities - No
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Facilities: Softball field – 1 lighted
Outdoor Basketball Court – unlighted, disrepair
Playground
Picnic area
Lighted walking track
Huck Sansbury Recreation Complex
Location: West side Roxboro
303 South Morgan Street, Roxboro
Size: 11.78 acres - Community park
Buildings: Gymnasium
Community Building
Restroom / Concession building
Picnic Shelter
Parking: Asphalt
ADA Compliance: Parking – Partial
Facilities - Partial
Facilities: Softball field – 1 lighted with crow’s nest
Soccer fields – 3 lighted
Tennis Courts – 4 lighted
Playground
Picnic area
Lighted walking track
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Hurdle Mills Park
Location: Southwest corner of county
10026 Hurdle Mills Road, Hurdle Mills
Size: 6.9 acres - Neighborhood Park
Buildings: Restroom / Concession building
Picnic Shelter
Parking: Gravel
ADA Compliance: Parking – No
Facilities - No
Facilities: Softball field – 1 lighted
Playground
Lighted walking track
Longhurst Park
Location: North Roxboro
214 Park Street, Roxboro
Size: 4.91 acres - Neighborhood Park
Buildings: Restroom / Concession building
Picnic Shelter
Parking: Gravel
ADA Compliance: Parking – No
Facilities - No
Facilities: Softball field – 1 lighted
Sand volleyball – 1 lighted
Playground
Mayo Park
Location: Northeast corner of county
1013 Neal’s Store Road, Roxboro
Size: 120 acres - Regional Park
Buildings: Restroom / Bathhouse buildings (3)
Picnic Shelters (6)
Camping Cabins (5)
Community Center
Parking: Gravel, asphalt
ADA Compliance: Parking – Yes/partial
Facilities - partial
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Facilities: Amphitheater
Camping
Fishing
Boat Launch
Boat and canoe rental
Playground
Horseshoe pits
Hiking trails
Disc golf
Mt. Tirzah Ball Park
Location: Southeast corner of county
1795 Mt. Harmony Church Road, Timberlake
Size: 8.55 acres
Buildings: Restroom / Concession building
Picnic Shelter
Parking: Gravel
ADA Compliance: Parking – No
Facilities - No
Facilities: Ballfield – 1 lighted
Walking track - lighted
Playground
Olive Hill Park
Location: West of Roxboro
3856 Semora Road, Roxboro
Size: 6.87 acres
Buildings: Gymnasium
Restroom / Concession building
Picnic Shelter
Parking: Gravel
ADA Compliance: Parking – No
Facilities - No
Facilities: Ball field – 1 lighted
Walking Track – lighted
Playground
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Person High School
Location: South Roxboro
1010 Ridge Road, Roxboro
Size: 42.03 acres
Buildings: Gymnasium – in school building
Restroom / Concession building
Parking: Paved
ADA Compliance: Parking – Yes (compliancy not verified)
Facilities - No
Facilities: Running track and football field, lighted
Ball fields – 2 lighted
Tennis Courts (9) – 4 lighted
Southern Middle School
Location: South Roxboro
209 Southern Middle School Road,
Roxboro
Size: 31 acres
Buildings: Gymnasium – in school building
Restroom / Concession building
Parking: Paved
ADA Compliance: Parking – Yes (not verified)
Facilities - No
Facilities: Ball field – 1 lighted
Football/Soccer field - unlighted
Kirby Cultural Arts Complex
Location: Uptown Roxboro
213 North Main Street, Roxboro
Buildings: Facility is housed in a building
Parking: Asphalt
ADA Compliance: Parking – Yes
Facilities - No
Facilities: Theater
Gallery
Teaching space
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PERSON COUNTY FACILITY EXPANSION SINCE 2005
Many facilities have been added to the County’s inventory since the last master plan was
completed in 2005. At that time, the priorities for expanded facilities included the listed items.
They are listed by location and priority and the items that have been completed over the past 9
years are italicized and printed in green.
General Action Items
- Create an indoor family recreation complex with swimming pool
- Investigate sites and develop a skateboard park facility
- Investigate building a new gymnasium complex
- Address accessibility issues at all facilities
- Restart local matching grants program
- Develop bike trails
- Investigate sites and develop a dog park
- Acquire old rail corridor right of way
- Develop a greenways master plan
- Investigate sites and develop a climbing wall
Mayo Park
- Construct Environmental Education Center with parking
- Construct outdoor amphitheater with parking
- Update playground equipment
- Construct toilet facilities and parking at day use areas
- Construct picnic shelters 6 and 7 at day use area and camp area
- Construct toilet facilities at picnic shelters 3, 4 and 5
- Construct two camping cabins
- Construct disc golf course
- Construct fishing pier, making it handicap accessible
- Construct concession / shop facility
- Construct lodge for large group functions w/ parking
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Huck Sansbury Recreation Complex
- Acquire former Social Services building and convert to indoor recreation
center
- Widen existing walking track
- Resurface tennis courts
- Investigate feasibility of adding swimming complex
- Provide handball courts
- Provide indoor walking track
- Investigate uses for unused space at lower level of gym
Allensville Park
- Add a picnic shelter
- Address drainage and erosion problems at ball field
- Update playground equipment
- Investigate expanding existing ball field to multi-use field
Bethel Hill Park
- Investigate and repair leaking roof
- Make ball field playable
- Paint gymnasium exterior
- Demolish existing concession stand and provide new scoreboard
- Make gymnasium entries handicap accessible
- Update playground equipment
- Add lighted tennis courts
Bushy Fork Park
- Replace ball field lighting
- Investigate expanding existing ball field to multi-use field
- Update playground equipment
- Refurbish gymnasium exterior
- Add 2 lighted tennis courts
- Add volleyball court
- Add outdoor basketball court
Earl Bradsher Preschool (Soccer Field)
- Add bleachers at soccer field
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Helena School Park
- Acquire Helena School site from Board of Education
- Acquire land adjacent to park
- Remove existing old Helena School building to improve overall security
- Utilize existing cafeteria building for fitness and recreation classes
- Add scoreboard in gymnasium
- Investigate adding parking
- Turn open space into a soccer field
- Update playground equipment
- Add 1 lighted tennis court
- Investigate potential of connection with future rail trail
Hurdle Mills Park
- Provide new scoreboard at ball field
- Repair drainage problems at ball field and playground
- Update playground equipment
Longhurst Park
- Repair soffit at concession / restroom building
- Repair drainage at playground area entry
- Investigate relocation of picnic shelter
- Update playground equipment
- Construct walking track
Mt. Tirzah Park
- Update playground equipment
- Add 2-4 lighted tennis courts
- Investigate expanding ball field into multi-use field
Northern Middle School
- Install security lighting at track
Olive Hill Park
- Repair leaks around roof perimeter in gymnasium building
- Patch holes in foundation wall and install new foundation vents
- Replace crawl space door
- Re-roof gymnasium
- New flooring and bleachers
- Renovate toilet facilities in gymnasium
- Update playground equipment
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Person High School
- Add 5 tennis courts
Southern Middle School
- Correct drainage behind first base line
- Install security lighting at track
Water Works Lake
- Provide boating access
Flat River Farm Property
- Obtain legal vehicular access to property
- Determine ability to use the property for recreational purposes
- Establish programming and master plan for the property
Kirby Cultural Arts Complex
- Repair leaks at brick wall
- Investigate and repair roof leaks
- Replace entry and lobby flooring
- Refinish stage floor
- Refurbish back room
- Convert utility space above gallery for classrooms and studio space
- Refurbish dressing rooms
- New electronic fly system
- Modify sound system
- Expand stage and proscenium opening and provide loading facilities at rear
of theater with freight elevator
In the 2005 surveys, the 5 most requested facilities were: skateboard park, swimming pool, skate
shop, bike trail, and hiking trail. The swimming pool in a recreation center was considered priority
and consumed the majority of the new facility development effort. The site chosen for the
recreation center was deemed unsuitable by the Board of Adjustment. The aquatic / recreation
center facility is still on the priority list. Preliminary planning for a bike trail in a landfill area has
also begun. The long range plans to add a skateboard park and hiking trails are also still valid.
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PARK CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM
By a classification system indicating park type, facilities, and geographic population served, it is
possible to create a map showing park coverage throughout the county. The National Recreation
and Park Association recommends that a park system be composed of a core system of parklands
of various sizes and locations to serve a community with a total of 6-10 acres per 1,000 people.
Mini Park
A mini park is a facility less than 1 acre that serves a concentrated or limited population or specific
group such as small children or senior citizens within ¼ mile radius. These are sometimes known
as “pocket parks”. These are generally located in urban areas.
There are no public mini parks in the Person County park system.
Neighborhood Park
A neighborhood park is generally the smallest of the non-urban parks, typically 1-10 acres. It is a
local park offering active and/or passive recreation opportunities to serve up to about 5,000 local
neighborhood residents. Pedestrian and bicycle access are emphasized, with accommodation for
some car access. These parks may be located adjacent to or within elementary school grounds,
though they are more useful as stand alone facilities so they may be used even when school is in
session.
These small parks generally service a ½ to 1 mile radius. They include recreation facilities but also
provide a sense of identity and provide opportunities for neighborhood social interactions.
Neighborhood parks in Person County are:
Allensville
Bethel Hill
Bushy Fork
Helena School
Hurdle Mills
Longhurst
Mt Tirzah
Olive Hill
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Community Park
A community park is designed to serve a larger district, providing a variety of indoor and outdoor
uses on about 25 acres. Access is available by major streets and should also be available through a
linked trail system. Parking must be provided at a facility of this level.
These parks serve a 2-3 mile radius and include a larger number of uses and a larger scale than a
local park. The facilities at this size park include programmed activities.
Community parks in Person County are:
Huck Sansbury Recreation Complex
Southern Middle School
Person High School
County Park
This park is larger, generally at least 150 acres, and provides larger scale indoor and outdoor
activity opportunities. It also provides facilities that are unique within the county. Areas
designated for natural and/or cultural resource protection are also appropriate in this scale of a
park.
In Person County there is one county park – Mayo Park. The County owns 280 acres in a second
property, Flat River but none of this land has been developed for recreation or public purposes.
Greenways / Corridors
This classification includes built connections through natural corridors. The facility offered is a
multi use trail. It offers alternative transportation opportunities, a safe environment for bicycles,
roller blading, jogging, and walking. As well as substantial health benefits, this type of park also
offers habitat enhancement for plants and wildlife.
Greenway and corridor parks are often located along streams where habitat protection is
necessary, and where there are often already informal footpaths. This park type requires some
type of trailhead facility for parking and for restrooms/water fountains. The trailhead may be an
existing park.
Currently there are no greenway parks in Person County.
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INVENTORY OF PROGRAMS
Facility Use
The most used facility is the Huck
Sansbury Recreation Complex which
is clearly drawing use from residents
from the whole county, not just the
two closest zip code districts.
Nineteen percent of the county
population uses this facility. This
park’s utility is far greater than the
2-3 mile radius generally served by a
community park. Mayo Park also
has experienced high use and that
use has escalated since 2007. New facilities at that location, including the amphitheater and lake
access, have no doubt helped increase use.
Of the neighborhood parks, only Bushy Fork Park and Hurdle Mills Park see significant use at 25%
and 13% of the local residents using the facility. Surprisingly the majority of neighborhood or local
parks are very underutilized by the local population with all other local parks being used by less
than 10% of the local population.
The following table shows use of each park facility by resident address. The highlighted cells
indicate the closest residents and therefore indicate where the highest levels of participation
would be expected.
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TABLE 1: FACILITY USE BY ZIPCODE
Facility All Zips 27574 27573 27583 27572 27291/41
Huck Sansbury Park 19% 19% 21% 29% 9% 13%
Allensville Park 3% 8% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Bethel Hill Park 1% 0% 1% 0% 0% 3%
Bushy Fork Park 2% 1% 0% 0% 2% 13%
Helena Facilities 2% 1% 1% 4% 2% 3%
Hurdle Mills Park 3% 0% 0% 0% 0% 25%
Longhurst Park 1% 0% 4% 0% 0% 0%
Northern MS Track 2% 1% 5% 0% 0% 0%
Mt Tirzah Park 1% 0% 0% 7% 2% 0%
Olive Hill Park 3% 6% 1% 0% 2% 3%
Person High School Track 4% 3% 7% 7% 2% 0%
Southern MS Track 1% 0% 1% 2% 2% 0%
Information from survey conducted by Marshall Marketing fall 2013 on residents’ use of county facilities.
Programming
The national average for park department program participation is 30%. Person County
Recreation, Arts, and Parks Department tracks users at each facility and through program
registration. Combining athletic teams, special event athletics, Mayo programs and recreation
program participation, the participation in Person County programs for 2013 was 7,612
participants, or 19% of the county population. That does not consider if any of those people were
multi-program participants.
Nationally, program participation has been
dropping since 2010 perhaps due to the
economy and families needing to reduce
controllable expenses. However Person County’s
participation has been rising since 2010,
indicating that the county is doing an above
average job of attracting program participants
and fitting programs to the residents’ needs and
budgets.
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At the Huck Sansbury Recreation
Complex, the best attended programs are
the fitness classes with 849 participants in
2013, followed by Tai Kwon Do with 311
participants. The other programs offered
are: bocce, youth and adult cheerleading,
adult yoga, track and field, spring road
races, tennis, plus multiple Special
Olympic Programs. Classes offered in the
past but no longer offered include
spinning, adult dance, youth hip hop,
horseshoes, and karate.
.
In the survey administered to Person County
residents during public information meetings in
spring of 2012, the 5 programs most desired by
the respondents were exercise programs, water
aerobics, aerobics programs, meals on wheels,
and bingo, followed closely by computer
workshops and dance classes.
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Except for fitness classes, both youth and adult program participation has dropped off in the past
few years as has been seen in national trends of program participation.
Youth Programs
0
50
100
150
200
250
2007 2009 2011 2013
Art Class
Youth
Cheerleading
Youth Dance
Adult Programs
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
2007 2009 2011 2013
Adult Fitness
Adult Yoga
Adult Dance
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SECTION 3 – NEEDS ASSESSMENT
DOES PERSON COUNTY MEET BROAD GENERAL SERVICE LEVELS
National guidelines indicate sufficient parkland is 6-19 acres of open recreational space per 1,000
people. For Person County, with a population of almost 40,000, this would mean having at least
240 acres to 760 acres of recreation space. Excluding the school grounds (Southern Middle and
Person High), current recreation area is only 186 acres, or 4.77 acres per 1,000 residents. There is
an additional 280 acres owned by the County which has not yet been developed. The
development of this land to public recreation use would bring the recreation area to average levels
for the population being served.
PERSON COUNTY SERVICE AREA ANALYSIS
Using the classification system outlined in the previous chapter, it is possible to map the existing
facilities in Person County. By indicating park type, facilities, and geographic population served, it
is possible to create a map showing park coverage throughout the county, and therefore also
possible to map underserved areas. By seeing the gaps in coverage, this tool helps the County
prioritize their spending and efforts to bring equity of facility access to the whole county
population. The map insert following this page shows the areas already serviced by existing parks,
and thereby also shows areas where new facilities would be most useful.
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PERSON COUNTY INVENTORY ANALYSIS
As well as mapping how well served the population is geographically, there are also methods to
determining how well the diversity of facilities meets the population’s needs.
These standards were created as:
- A national expression of minimum acceptable facilities for the citizens of urban and
rural communities
- A guideline to determine land requirements for various kinds of park and recreation
areas and facilities
- A basis for relating recreational needs to spatial analysis within a community-wide
system of parks and open space areas.
- One of the major structuring elements that can be used to guide and assist regional
development
- A means to justify the need for parks and open space within the overall land-use
pattern of a region or community.
Recreation, Park, and Open Space Standards
The National Recreation and Park Association provides statistical standards for the provision of
public open space facilities.
Facilities should be provided on the following frequency:
Tennis – 1 court per 2,000 people, serving a ¼ to ½ mile radius
Badminton – 1 court per 5,000 people, serving a ¼ to ½ mile radius
Basketball – 1 court per 5,000 people, serving a ¼ to ½ mile radius
Volleyball – 1 court per 5,000 people, serving a ¼ to ½ mile radius
Baseball – 1 field per 5,000 people, serving a ¼ to ½ mile radius (1 lighted facility per
30,000 people)
Softball – 1 field per 5,000 people, serving a ¼ to ½ mile radius
Handball – 1 court per 20,000 people, serving population in a 15-30 minute travel time
Field Hockey – 1 field per 20,000 people, serving population in a 15-30 minute travel time
Football – 1 field per 20,000 people, serving population in a 15-30 minute travel time
Swimming Pool – 1 pool per 20,000 people, serving population in a 15-30 minute travel
time
Golf Course – 1 facility (9-hole) per 25,000 people
Soccer – 1 field per 10,000 people, serving a 1-2 mile radius
Running Track (¼ mile) - 1 track per 20,000 people, serving population in a 15-30 minute
travel time
Trails – 1 system per region
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Facilities that are likely beyond the current scope of Person County’s size are:
Archery Range – 1 facility per 50,000 people
Dog park – 1 facility per 50,000 people
Golf Driving Range – 1 facility per 50,000 people
Skeet/Trap Field – 1 facility per 50,000 people
Skate Park – 1 facility per 50,000 people
Ice Hockey Rink – 1 facility per 100,000 people
Person County’s population is not expected to grow
much over the next 10 to 15 years so it is not
anticipated that these facilities will be needed based
on population, though there is user interest in a dog park and a skate park.
Other facilities like fishing and water sports
facilities do not need to be addressed based
on population numbers. Person County is
unique in its ability to offer these types of
facilities due to its abundant lake resources.
In the survey administered to Person County
residents during public information meetings
in spring of 2012, the 5 facilities most desired
by the respondents were a swimming pool,
exercise equipment, meeting areas, outdoor
picnic and dining areas, and basketball courts.
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TABLE 2: COMPARISON OF PERSON COUNTY FACILITIES RELATIVE TO NATIONAL AVERAGES
Facility Type
NRPA Service
Level Guideline
Person County
Service Level
Person County
Facility Supply
(popn: 39,800)
Person County
Facility Deficit
Mini Park .1 acre per 1,000
people 0 0
4 acres / 4
facilities
Neighborhood Parks 2 acres per 1,000
people 54.5 ac
1.36 ac/1000
people
25.6 acres/ 4-5
facilities
Community Parks 3 acres per 1,000
people 57 ac
1.4 ac/1000
people 64 acres
Regional Parks 3 acres per 1,000
people 120 ac 3 ac/1000 people sufficient
Trails .4 mile per 1,000
people 0 0 10 miles
Playground 1 site per 1,250
people 10 sites 1 per 4,000 22 sites
Tennis 1 court per 2,000
people 4 courts 1 per 10,000 16 courts
Walking Trails 1 track per 5,000
people 9 tracks 1 per 4,400 sufficient
Badminton 1 court per 5,000
people 0 0 8 courts
Basketball 1 court per 5,000
people
Volleyball 1 court per 5,000
people 3 courts 1 per 13,000 5 courts
Baseball/Softball 1 field per 5,000
people 12 fields 1 per 3,300 sufficient
Picnic Shelter 1 site per 5,000
people 8 1 per 5,000 sufficient
Soccer 1 field per 10,000
people 5 fields 1 per 8,000 sufficient
Outdoor Pool 1 pool per 20,000
people 0 0 2 pools
Indoor Pool 1 pool per 20,000
people 0 0 2 pools
Running Track 1 facility per
20,000 people 2 1 per 20,000 sufficient
Golf Course 9 holes per
25,000 people 0 0 18 holes
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Person County has a great variety of parks and recreational facilities for its residents. The
preceding chart shows recreation facilities which are deficient relative to the national guidelines
for a community of approximately 40,000 people.
These are national guidelines and recommendations. The population being served should be
taken into account when prioritizing the deficiencies and whether or not the Recreation, Arts, and
Parks long range plans include such facilities in their planning. The North Carolina Office of State
Budget and Management has projected population growth by county through 2030. They do not
anticipate any net population increase for Person County in the next 10 to 15 years. Therefore the
most important strategy for the county is to add facilities to fix the current facility deficit based on
current population quantity and distribution.
National trends surveying shows
that the top recreational
activities for women are:
walking, aerobics, general
exercise, biking, jogging,
basketball, lifting weights, golf,
swimming, and tennis. As
women age they opt for fewer
team oriented activities and
more individual activities.
The top recreational activities for
men are: golf, basketball,
walking, jogging, biking, lifting
weights, football, hiking, fishing,
and hunting.
Walking and jogging are very high on the list of activities enjoyed by everyone. Person County has
done a very good job of providing safe places for that activity to occur, with lighted walking tracks
in almost every facility.
Bathroom facilities make all recreational facilities more usable, more attractive, and promote
longer visits. Person County has bathrooms available at almost every facility.
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PUBLIC POLICY CHANGES
North Carolina is increasingly part of a growing global economy with out-of-state companies
relocating here. Part of maintaining participation in that economy is to keep a healthy community
where business and industry want to locate. Comprehensive plans are created by municipalities
and communities to provide a long term vision for the growth of those communities. This serves
as a guide to making land use policies, preparing capital improvement programs, and determining
rate, timing and location of future growth. North Carolina has provided a guide to incorporating
health considerations into local comprehensive plans. This comes from recognition that there is a
connection between the built environment and public health outcomes. Health considerations
can be incorporated into comprehensive plans through a variety of strategies.
1. Active Living.
This strategy involves incorporating physical activity into daily activities. Local parks and
recreation facilities are only a part of this strategy. It also includes reducing car dependency,
increasing use of active transportation, and changing street design to increase safety of vehicular
and non-vehicular users. Methods to reach this goal can include: establishing trails, safe road
crossings, and “complete streets” including defined travel lanes and sidewalks, connecting existing
facilities with trails and public transportation, complying with ADA standards, expanding the
number of recreational facilities through joint agreements with schools to make those facilities
available to the public, and providing a high level of service for parks including cleanliness, lighting,
and safety.
2. Healthy Foods.
Public agencies need to support local and sustainable food services, provide access to affordable
and healthy foods, support small farms, support infrastructure for food distribution, and ensure
public transportation to healthy food sources.
There are two farmers markets in Roxboro. Walking trails/routes from dense residential or
business locations to the farmers markets would make these venues more accessible.
Other policies could include providing healthier snacks at children’s sports events, suggesting
some healthier drinks and food at concession stands on public property, and ensuring that water
and other healthier choices are available at vending machines on public property.
3. Social Cohesion.
This is a process that allows people to establish networks and social trust. Social cohesion
improves overall health.
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The joint use agreement between the school system and Person County Recreation, Arts, and
Parks allows the community to use school recreation facilities and make connections between
people in the county. The Recreation, Arts, and Parks Department could also offer some health
and wellness programming, possibly in conjunction with other agencies. There are already joint
use agreements in place between Person County and Northern Middle School, Southern Middle
School, Person High School, and Earl Bradsher Preschool. The County plans to add more school
facilities to this agreement, especially elementary school sites.
PERSON COUNTY STRATEGIC PLAN 2010-2015
In 2009-2010, 68 residents of Person County worked together to create a strategic plan for the
county. This plan focused on identifying broad priorities by which government and industry could
evaluate the economic, physical and overall health of the community. It also provided a yardstick
for measuring the value of new programs and facilities to county residents. This plan was
intended to help direct county growth from 2010 to 2015. The broad strategies for growth
include: protecting the land, fostering a sense of community, encouraging learning for life and
lifelong learning, re-imagining the county for a better future, and prospering by developing the
new economy locally.
The importance of a healthy population and the public provision of outdoor recreation and
cultural facilities support all the county priorities.
Protect Our Land – This priority encompasses issues of land conservation, environmental quality,
and environmental health. Using resources for outdoor recreation tends to support land
conservation and environmental health by protecting natural ecosystems from dense
development. By preserving open space in an accessible way, human interaction with nature is
encouraged and residents feel more protective of the environment.
Foster A Sense Of Community – This encompasses community development, uptown development,
neighborhood planning, and historic preservation. Encouraging residents to participate in
community athletic and cultural events fosters a sense of social connection and the desire to be
good neighbor.
Encourage Learning For Life And Lifelong Learning – This section encompasses traditional
education in schools as well as extracurricular youth programs, enrichment programs, workforce
and job training, and enrichment opportunities for community members. Recreation programs
offered through Recreation, Arts and Parks are part of this opportunity for lifelong learning.
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Re-Imagining Our County For A Better Future – This part of the plan integrates other priorities,
encompasses promotion of community price, and encourages internal and external investment in
Person County.
Prosper By Developing The New Economy Locally – This section addresses the expansion and
development of new local business and encourages outside investment by improving the local
quality of life. Business is attracted to areas where they can get qualified employees, and those
employees are residents who are educated, healthy and content with local amenities. Studies
conducted in the US, Canada, Australia and The Netherlands show that exercise and good health
promote cost savings in two direct ways. Cost savings from reduced absenteeism returns 2.5 to
4.9 times for every dollar spent, and health care costs savings are 2.5 to 4.5 times for every dollar
spent on activity programming. Moderate intensity daily physical activity reduces risk of
cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and many cancers. Muscle strength and balance training reduces
falls and increases functional status.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
Community Health Survey
In May and June 2014, Person County Health Department’s Community Health Assessment Team
conducted a Community Health Survey, collecting over 600 responses. The first three questions
are most relevant to this master plan.
Question 1 asked Person County residents to mark what they perceive as being the five major
health problems. The answers were cancer, obesity, heart disease/heart attack, substance abuse
and diabetes. Increased and routine physical activity is beneficial to four of these top 5 concerns.
Question 2 asked Person County residents to indicate their perception of the 5 top unhealthy
behaviors of local residents. The top ranking behaviors were drug abuse, alcohol abuse, lack of
exercise, poor eating habits, and smoking/tobacco use. Two of these top 5 poor behaviors can be
addressed through increased facility and programming within the parks system.
Question 3 asked for the five most community wide issues in Person County. Of the 23 issues
noted in the responses, the #6 ranking problem was perceived as “not enough recreational
facilities”.
The entire results of the first three questions can be found in Appendix A.
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Marshall Marketing 2013 Person County Consumer Research
In 2013, funding provided through the Community Transformation Grant Project permitted Person
County Health Department to contract with Marshall Marketing to complete a general survey of
the Person County community to collect data on general weight status, physical activity and
healthy eating behaviors, recreational facility usage, and perception of healthy lifestyle related
needs. A summary of the entire survey results is in Appendix B.
This survey received 300 responses. These responses were tracked by age and resident location.
In summary, the results show:
- One third of the population is overweight
- 46% of the population exercises two or fewer times per week, with one quarter of
the population doing no physical activity in the average week
- When asked for reasons why they do not exercise more, one third of respondents
said lack of time, and one third said because of restrictions due to physical disability
- Almost 75% of the population does not eat the recommended 5 servings of
fruit/vegetables daily
- Only about 15% of the population uses the Person County Farmers Market, and only
about 10% of the population uses the Roxboro Farmers Market.
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SECTION 4 – ACTION PLAN
SUMMARY OF NEW FACILITIES AND PROGRAMMING
Since 2005, many improvements have been made to the park system in Person County. In general,
lighting has been added to ball fields and walking tracks making them safer to use at all times of
day. Additionally there have been upgrades to some playground equipment, and renovation of
some ball fields.
Numerous facility additions have been made at Mayo Park which allows a larger range of
recreation programming in the county. The addition of an environmental education center,
outdoor amphitheater, new playground equipment, new toilet facilities, new picnic shelters, a disc
golf course, a handicap accessible fishing pier, and a new concession / sale building have increased
visitor traffic by 4.5 times since 2008.
FACILITY PRIORITIES FOR NEXT 10 YEARS
Action Plan Legend (1) Indicates listed item is a HIGH priority
(2) Indicates listed item is a MEDIUM priority
(3) Indicates listed item is a LOW priority
Items listed as high priority are items that will be addressed first during the 10 years that the
action plan covers. Medium and lower priority items will be addressed as time and financial
resources allow or as opportunities for external funding arise.
General Action Items
- (1) Create an indoor family recreation complex with a swimming pool
- (1) Investigate sites and develop a skateboard park facility
- (1) Address handicap accessibility issues at all facilities
- (1) Restart local matching grants program
- (1) Develop a greenways master plan
- (1) Start to acquire land to create a greenway trail system
- (1) Develop bike trails, starting with connections to existing parks
- (1) Add 4-5 neighborhood park facilities to cover deficient neighborhoods
- (2) Investigate sites and develop a dog park
- (2) Acquire old rail corridor right of way
- (3) Investigate sites and develop a climbing wall
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Mayo Park
- (1) Construct two camping cabins
- (1) Construct a lodge with parking for large group functions
- (1) Add camping sites and RV sites
Huck Sansbury Park
- (1) Widen existing walking track
- (1) Provide handball courts
- (1) Provide indoor walking track
- (1) Investigate uses for unused land at
the park
Allensville Park
- (1) Add handicap accessible parking and accessibility to facilities
- (1) Add a picnic shelter
- (1) Move the playground and update playground equipment
- (2) Investigate expanding existing ball field to multi-use field
Bethel Hill Park
- (1) Add handicap accessible parking and accessibility to facilities
- (1) Make ball field playable, and possibly make it a multi-use field
- (1) Demolish existing concession stand
- (1) Provide new scoreboard
- (1) Update playground equipment
- (3) Add lighted tennis courts
Bushy Fork Park
- (1) Add handicap parking and accessibility to facilities
- (1) Replace ball field lighting
- (1) Refurbish gymnasium exterior
- (2) Add 2 lighted tennis courts
- (2) Add volleyball court
- (2) Add outdoor basketball court
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Earl Bradsher Preschool (Soccer Field)
- No improvements planned
Helena School Park
- (1) Add handicap parking and accessibility to facilities
- (1) Add park identification signage
- (1) Acquire land adjacent to park
- (1) Remove existing old Helena School building to improve overall security
- (1) Utilize existing cafeteria building for fitness and recreation classes
- (1) Add scoreboard in gymnasium
- (1) Investigate adding parking
- (2) Add 1 lighted tennis court
- (2) Investigate potential of connection with future rail trail
Hurdle Mills Park
- (1) Add handicap parking and accessibility to facilities
- (1) Provide new scoreboard at ball field
- (1) Repair drainage problems at ball field and playground
Longhurst Park
- (1) Add handicap parking and accessibility to facilities
- (1) Repair soffit at concession / restroom building
- (1) Investigate relocation of picnic shelter
- (2) Update playground equipment
- (2) Construct walking track
Mt. Tirzah Park
- (1) Add handicap parking and accessibility to facilities
- (1) Update playground equipment
- (1) Add 2-4 lighted tennis courts
- (2) Investigate expanding ball field into multi-use field
Northern Middle School
- (1) Install security lighting at track
Olive Hill Park
- (1) Add handicap parking and accessibility to facilities
- (1) Update playground equipment
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Person High School
- No improvements planned
Southern Middle School
- (1) Make handicap parking and access
to track compliant
- (1) Correct drainage behind first base
line
- (1) Install security lighting at track
Water Works Lake
- (2) Provide handicap accessibility
- (2) Provide boating access
Flat River Farm Property
- (1) Obtain legal vehicular access to property
- (1) Determine ability to use the property for recreational purposes
- (1) Establish programming and a master plan for the property
Kirby Cultural Arts Complex
- (1) Replace entry and lobby flooring
- (1) Improve handicap accessibility
- (1) Refurbish back room
- (1) Create utility space above gallery for classrooms and studio space
- (2) Expand stage and proscenium opening and provide loading facilities at
rear of theater with freight elevator
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STRATEGIES FOR PROGRAM CHANGE
The County routinely rents out public facilities to private groups. As part of the rental agreement,
the County could make it a practice to suggest to these groups that they make available water and
less sugar sweetened beverages as well as food options that are lower in fat, calories and sugar.
These choices could also be provided in vending machines on County property and recommended
to concession stand operators.
According to research done for the 2010 Person County Strategic Plan, almost 1 in 5 Person
County residents has some disability, and that rate is double for the senior citizen population. A
large percentage of the Marshall Marketing survey respondents noted that the reason for their
lack of exercise was because of physical disability. The County should work towards making more
public recreations facilities ADA compliant, and also offer additional fitness programming and
facilities for citizens with physical limitations.
Because of the higher than average senior population in the county, there should be programs
geared towards senior needs, both social and physical. In addition to offering expanded fitness
programs for seniors, carpooling opportunities could be arranged to encourage program and
facility use and to create repeat participation.
The lack of a bike/jogging trail system is an obvious deficiency in the Person County facility
inventory. A plan to establish a multi-use greenway system can also develop and follow through
with a complete streets plan – roads wide enough for safe vehicular movement, sidewalks, shade,
bike lanes, and crosswalks to make street use safe for all modes of transportation.
The municipalities which are most successful in increasing general activity levels and recreation
facility use are those municipalities who combine public and private coordinated development.
The Recreation, Arts, and Parks Department should work with the rest of County Government to
require sidewalk construction, recreation space, and trail connections for any new proposed
developments, private and public.
County activity programming can be promoted to private business to encourage physical activity.
Because physical activity is proven to provide employer cost savings from reduced absenteeism
and reduced health care costs, it is to the advantage of employers to encourage activity from their
employees. Many mid to large size companies throughout the country currently facilitate this with
on-site programming, payment of all or partial program fees, and company programs. There is
opportunity for a joint enterprise between County Recreation programming and private business.
There may even be an opportunity for some private funding to support new public facilities.
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Exercise and nutrition logs for residents can be made available to track eating and exercise levels.
This should be kept simple with recommendations on minimum healthy food intake, maximum
unhealthy food intake, and minimum daily activity levels. This could be combined with
suggestions of activities or participation in specific County-run programs.
It is clear from the surveys of Person County residents that the smaller neighborhood parks are
underutilized. The County could offer the more popular programs in some of the neighborhood
park facilities to expand participation rates. Many people find exercise more fun when done with
others, and exercising together also encourages development of socialization skills and family
bonding. Existing program participants can recruit family, friends and neighbors to join activity
programs. The private use of public facilities for group activities such as privately run boot camp
sessions can be encouraged.
An agreement can be established between Person County Recreation, Arts and Parks, Person
County Health Department, and the Healthy Personians Partnership, to work together to help
market and promote each other’s programs on a regular basis.
Specific goals should be set not just for planning and design but for actual construction of facilities.
- Develop 4-5 new neighborhood parks to serve neighborhoods not already served
- Repair drainage and surfaces of all ball fields
- Complete an overall county plan for a trail system and construct 5-10 miles within
the next 10 years
- Apply for Department of Transportation funding to transform the rail land to trail
- Complete the skateboard park at the landfill
- Find a location and fund a community recreation center with a pool
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SECTION 5 – FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS
ESTIMATE OF COSTS FOR ACTION PLAN ITEMS
Cost of new facilities includes land purchase, design/planning/permitting costs, and the actual
construction installation costs.
As an estimate for facility construction, the following are in the expected cost range. Design and
permitting will add approximately 15-20% to the cost, depending on the level of permits required.
Land purchase has not been considered.
New playground equipment: $ 25,000 / structure
Ball field renovation (drainage and surface renovation): $ 75,000
Handicap accessible parking: $ 2,000 per space
Additional costs for accessible 5’ wide travel route to facilities: $ 30 per linear foot
Greenway trail – 10’ wide paved trail: $250,000-300,000 per mile of asphalt pavement
$300,000-500,000 per mile of concrete pavement
Greenway boardwalk trail – 10’ wide - $275-300 per linear foot
Greenway bridge installed: $ 1,800 per linear foot
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Person County Community Health Survey 2014
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APPENDIX B
2013 Marshall Marketing Person County Survey
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APPENDIX C
2007-2013 Program Usage
as tracked by Person County Recreation, Arts, and Parks Department
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APPENDIX D
Recreational Needs Survey
Survey designed by MHA Works and administered to Person County residents during Public
Information Meetings in Spring 2012
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Recreation / Senior Center Interest Idea Survey Results
1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 Top Five (5) Amenities
1d e * b a a *
2d a e f g j * b c c #1, #8, #10, 13, #23
3c f cefg *a a c #1, #11, 13, #29, #30
4 d a e f g * a a c * #1, #8, #13, #27, #29 *
5 d c a c d e f g h i * a a b checked all but #5 & #17 comments: none
6 d a e i a a b #3, #11, #13
7 d f *e a a b #4, #10, #13, #27, #30
8c f e f i b c c #7, #8, #11*, #13, #21
9 b a b e f b c c #1, #7, #8, #13, #21
10 c *e g * b a a * #1, #2, #7, #10, #13
11 d * b e g * b a c * #1, #2, #8, #10, #11, #13, #18, #21, #22, #27
12 d * a b c e f g i b b c * checked all but #2, #9, #17, & #19 comments: #17 outside
13 a c #1, #17*
14 b d *#1, #17*
15 a e f g *a * #2, #7, #10, #13, #18
16 b f *e f g b a c * #1, #7, #10, #13, #19
17 c f * a b d e * b a a #1, #10, #12, #13, #18
18 b f b e f g * b a #7, #8, #14, #31 self defense, #32 craft classes
19 d e *j bc **
20 c e e g b b c #1, #2, #6, #7, #8, #11, #16, #21, #22
21 d g j * b b * * #1, #10, #13, #17, #30
22 d e f g j * b b c #1, #7, #8, #10, #13, #17, #21, #23, #25, #31 Bocce?
23 a c #1, #9, #17
24 b f *j d d b * #1, #6, #17, #24, #29*
25 b d *j * d d #1, #17
26 d e j * b b a * #1, #6, #17, #30, #31 Tai Chi*
27 a a c g * b a * #1, #5, #7, #8, #17, #18
28 a *j * b b b * #1, #7, #18, #24, #28
29 d a h b a c #16, #24, #26, #30
30 a * d d a #1, #7, #8, #10, #13
31 c d *f g i j * a a c * #1, #5, #11, #21, #30*
32 c f j * d d c * #1, #4, #8, #14, #17*
33 a j * d d a * #1, #6, #10, #13, #17
34 a j *a * #1, #7, #8, #10, #17
35 a b g d d a #3, #4, #7, #17, #18, #24, #27, #30
36 a a e f * b b a #1, #2, #10, #13, #16
37 d a c d e f g h i j * a a b * #4, #10, #13, #27, #30
38 c d *f g j *a * #1, #7, #10, #13, #18
39 a *a #1, #2, #6, #7, #8*
40 c e *e g h * b a a * #1, #8, #13, #21, #30
41 b f a e h a a c *
42 d * b b a * #1, #6, #7, #8, #17, #20, #22, #24, #27, #30
43 d e * b b c #1, #8, #10, #13, #30
44 d a b c e f g h i * a a b *
45 b d *e g * b b a #1, #7, #10, #12, #31 Tai Chi, #32 Qi Gong*
46 d a c f g a b b #8, #13, #18, #21, #24
47 a *a * #1, #3 & Bike, #6, #13
48 c a b e f b b 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 13, 14, 15, 18, 21, 23, 25, 27
49 d a c d e f h a a a, b1, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24
50 d a c a a c 2, 15, 16, 23, 25
51 d a c f i 11, 23
52 d *e h a a b * 4, 7, 10, 13
53 d e j bc*
54 d a b f g h * b a b,c 3, 4, 10, 14, 30
55 d a b f g h * b a b,c 3, 4, 10, 14, 30
56 d j aab
57 c e a a a 1, 3, 5, 7, 12
58 d a c f a a b 1, 16, 18, 27, 28
59 d c a c d f g h a a 2, 3, 6, 15, 23, 24, 25
60 d c a c d g h a a 2, 3, 6, 15, 23, 24, 25
61 d a c
62 d e b a b 8, 10, 13, 16, 27
63 d a e * b b a 1, 5, 8, 10, 13, 27, 29, 30
64 d e b b c 7, 8, 10, 27, 30
65 d e f * a a c 1, 10, 12, 13, 18, 23, 24, 27, 30
66 a c d b b a 13, 27, 28, 29
67 d e f b a b * 7, 10, 11, 13, 18
68 d e f * b b a * 10, 11, 13, 27, 28
69 d b e f g h b b c 1, 6, 13, 27, 29
70 d a c d e f g h i a a c 10, 13, 22, 23, 30
71 d b
72 d h a a b *
73 d e f g h i b, c 10, 13, 21, 29, 30
74 d * a h * a b b * 12, 21, 23
75 c e *e a a
76 c e g a
77 d a * b e h * c a a * 3, 7, 16, 19, 27
78 d a b c e g h i * a a b
79 d b e f g a b a 1, 8, 13
80 c f *e j *bac*
81 d e j * a a c * 10, 21, 24, 29, 30, 31 kitchen area (adequate)
82 d c d f g h b a, b c 21, 23, 24, 29,30
83 d c d f g h j b b 23, 24, 29
84 d a b c g h b c
85 d e j acb 3, 8, 13, 30
86 d e i * 10, 13, 27
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87 c b e f g i b a 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11, 13, 21, 24, 25, 27, 29
88 d a b e f g a b a 1, 7, 10, 13, 21
89 d a e f g i j *bb1, 8, 10, 12, 27
90 d a b c d f g h i 1, 2, 15, 28, 29, 30
91 d a b c d e f g h i a, ba b 1, 2, 4, 7 , 10, 11, 13, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30
92 d * a c egh b 1
93 d a e f * b b b 1, 8, 13, 21, 23, 30
94 d a b e g a a c all except 3, 5, 9, 11, 15, 17, 19, 20
95 d e f a a c 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 18, 24, 27, 29, 30
96 d b 1, 16, 24, 25, 30
97 d a f h b b 1, 6, 10, 11, 22, 23, 24, 25
98 d *f j *aab 1, 3, 8, 18, 27
99 d *f j *aab 1, 3, 8, 18, 27
100 d a f h b b 1, 10, 23, 24, 25
101 d h j *aac*1, 2, 7, 8, 10*
102 c c
103 d a e f g * a b a * 13, 14, 18, 28, 30
104 c f e a a c 11, 13, 16, 21, 29
105 d e f g * a b c 1, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 13, 18, 21, 23, 30
106 d b e f g i b b b 7, 11, 13, 18, 28
107 d a e f g a b c 8, 10, 23, 27, 28
108 d a f g j *bbb*1, 2, 7, 8, 10, 13, 20, 23, 29
109 d c g h b b c 11, 14, 23, 24, 29, 30
110 d e f g h b b 6, 10, 11, 13, 14, 23, 28, 30
111 c f f a a b * 2, 7, 11, 23, 27
112 d a e f g j *acb 3, 8, 10, 21, 26
113 d e f g j aac 7, 10, 13, 18, 23
114 d a c g b a 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 23, 25, 29, 31 Bango Life
115 d a c g a b 2, 3, 22, 23, 24, 29, 31 Dominos
116 d a c g b b 6, 22, 23, 29, 31 Dominos
117 d a b e f g h i j *bba*1, 8, 10, 21, 28
118 d e f a a b * 10, 12, 13, 23, 27
119 d a e f i a a b 6, 8, 10, 13, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 27, 29, 30
120 d e a a b 1, 12, 13, 27, 29
121 d a * a a a 2, 3
122 d j *aab*1, 7, 8, 10, 12
123 d a g a a b * 1, 5, 15, 23, 26
124 d e a a b 1, 7, 8, 13, 27
125 d e a a b 1, 7, 8, 13, 27
126 d a b cdefgh i a d c all except 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 16, 17, 20, 21
127 d j aab*1, 8, 10, 14, 16, 22 *
128 d j aab 31 large space for Bridge activities
129 d a e f g h j a b c * 10, 13, 16, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30
130 d a c e f i j *bbc 1, 10, 13, 28, 30
131 d b j *bba*1, 4, 13, 21
132 d a b e j bab 1, 13, 21, 24, 29
133 d e g i a a b * 1, 7, 10, 13, 30
134 d c e g * b, dc, dc 1, 2, 6, 8, 12, 13, 15, 20, 22, 27, 28, 29, 30
135 d e g * a b c 1, 10, 13, 30
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137 d e f g j * a,b b c * 10 12 13 21 29
138 d a d e f g i a a c 1 10 13 25 30
139 c a f g a,b b b 1 11 23 25 29
140 c e b b,c 1 3 11 18
141 d * a b f g j *a *1 4 8 20 27
142 c f h b b a 1 2 4 6 8
143 c f *j * b b a,c 1 6 8 13 18
144 c d *e f g j *bba 1 15 20 29 31 walking track
145 c f * a * b b a * 1 6 21 28 30
146 c f * b e b b a 1 2 4 6 7 8 10 13 14 16 18 21 23 24 27 28 29
147 b a e b b a 1 7 18 19
148 a 7 10 13 18 19
149 b e e b a a 7 8 10 13 28
150 b a *e b a b 1 7 8 10 17
151 c e * b e * b b b1 3 4 5 7 8 10 11 12 28
152 b d * b e f * d d c 1 7 8 18 22
153 a a ceg j *c1 4 6 7 10 12 13 15 18 19 21 22 23 24
154 c f g b b a1 7 8 10 13
155 b a e a b a1 8 12 13 25
156 a a1 8 10 13 18
157 a1 7 8 19 25
158 c1 8 10 19 24
159 a1 7 10 19 26
160 a1 7 12 19 24
161 a1 2 8 16 22
162 a1 8 10 18 22
163 a1 7 8 10 13
164 a1 7 8 12 17
165 a1 8 10 12 13
166 b a b e h b b a1 7 8 10 13
167 a1 7 8 12 19
168 a1 7 8 10 13
169 a1 7 8 12 13
170 a1 7 8 10 13
171 a1 2 10 13 16
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1‐B14
1‐C27
1‐D99
2‐A7
2‐B0
2‐C5
2‐D7
2‐E6
2‐F16
4‐A55
4‐B28
4‐C30
4‐D14
4‐E91
4‐F66
4‐G68
4‐H34
4‐I22
4_J 39
6‐A57
6‐B65
6‐C1
6‐D7
7‐A62
7‐B48
7‐C6
7‐D8
8‐A54
8‐B41
8‐C45
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Total Five Amenities Results
1. Swimming Pool 105
13. Exercise Equipment (machines) 84
10. Exercise Programs 78
8. Water Aerobics 64
7. Aerobics Classes 57
30. Meals on Wheels Program 40
23. Bingo 37
27. Computer Workshops 36
18. Dance Classes 35
21. Meeting Areas 33
24. Outdoor Picnic Areas 30
29. Dining Areas 30
6. Basketball Court 26
11. Theater 24
12. Yoga Classes 24
2. Racket ball/ Handball Courts 23
4. Art Classes 23
25. Horseshoes 23
3. Hiking Trails 22
22. Game Rooms 21
28. Cooking Classes 19
17. Skateboarding Area 17
16. Billiards 16
14. Pottery Classes 14
19. Weightlifting 14
15. Ping Pong 12
5. Amphitheater 11
20. Competitive Swimming 9
26. Shuffle Board 9
9. Climbing Walls 3
31.Tai Chi 2
31.Dominos 2
31.Craft Classes 1
31.Qi Gong 1
31.Self Defense 1
31.Bocce 1
31. Bridge 1
31. Bongo Life 1
31. Kitchen Area 1
31. Walking Track 1
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AGENDA ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: April 4, 2016
Agenda Title: Recommended Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for FY 2017-2021
Summary of Information:
The CIP is a planning tool for implementing large, capital projects. The CIP includes
projects costing $50,000 or greater from county departments, Piedmont Community
College and Person County Schools.
This document paves the way for the Recommended Budget as it will provide an
estimate of funding needed for capital projects and anticipates impacts on operating
costs as well. These capital projects span the next five fiscal years with the
upcoming fiscal year (FY17) being the only year where a funding commitment
is needed from the Board.
According to the Board’s Budget Calendar, the CIP is scheduled to be adopted at the
Board’s meeting on April 18, 2016. It is being presented for discussion and direction
from the Board.
Recommended Action: Discuss the CIP and provide staff with feedback.
Submitted By: Heidi York, County Manager and Amy Wehrenberg, Finance Director
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Revenues:General Fund Contribution 19,671 2,338,942 2,320,466 2,124,634 2,115,947 1,853,736 10,773,396 CIP Project Fund Balance 300,000 75,000 - - - 400,000 775,000 Airport Construction Fund Balance - - 800,000 - - - 800,000 Debt Proceeds - Various Re-roofing and Equipment Upgrades; Roxplex Acquisition/Improvements 2,160,000 2,160,000 Debt Proceeds - Public Safety & Broadband Towers Project - 3,913,600 - - - - 3,913,600 Debt Proceeds - Person County Senior Center Project - 3,186,324 - - - - 3,186,324 Lottery proceeds - VFW roofing 69,781 - - - - 69,781
Total Sources of Revenue:2,549,452 9,513,866 3,120,466 2,124,634 2,115,947 2,253,736 21,678,101
Project Costs for County:CurrentYear2015-16
BudgetYear2016-17
PlanningYear2017-18
PlanningYear2018-19
PlanningYear2019-20
PlanningYear2020-21
TOTAL PROJECT COSTS
Information Technology:Telephone System 70,000 - - - - - 70,000
General Services:New roof - Huck Sansbury Complex 285,189 - - - - - 285,189 Issuance Costs - Various Re-roofing and Equipment Upgrades; Roxplex Acquisition/Improvements 59,989 - - - - - 59,989 Chiller replacement - LEC 150,000 - - - - - 150,000 New Roof - General Services Maintenance Building - 35,537 - - - - 35,537 New Roof - Library - 72,986 - - - - 72,986 New Roof - Allensville, Helena, HM, Longhurst, Mayo parks - 114,582 - - - - 114,582 New Roof - Airport Terminal - 40,770 - - - - 40,770 New Roof - EMS - - 153,375 - - - 153,375 New Roof - Helena EMS base - - 152,901 - - - 152,901 New Roof - Bushy Fork, Mt. Tirzah - - 62,071 - - - 62,071 New Roof - Courthouse - - - 120,741 - - 120,741 New Roof - Helena Gym - - - - 202,876 - 202,876 New Roof - Inspections - - - - - 117,614 117,614 New Roof - Elections/IT - - - - - 104,538 104,538 New Roof - Animal Services complex - - - - - 199,255 199,255 Elections:Voting Equipment 49,671 - - - - - 49,671 Emergency Management Services:Public Safety/BroadbandTower Construction - 1,164,000 - - - - 1,164,000 VIPER Radios - 920,600 - - - - 920,600 VHF Equipment - 1,500,000 - - - - 1,500,000 Planning and Consulting - 179,000 - - - - 179,000 Broadband Consulting & Grant Program - 150,000 - - - - 150,000 Contingency - 100,000 - - - - 100,000 Northern Satellite EMS Base - - - - 335,000 - 335,000 Economic Development:Construct new pad for industry near airport - - - 50,000 - - 50,000 Construct infrastructure for industrial park - - 150,000 150,000 150,000 - 450,000 Public Library:Southern Satellite Library - Helena - - - 368,500 - - 368,500
Sources of Revenue:CurrentYear2015-16
BudgetYear2016-17
PlanningYear2017-18
PlanningYear2018-19
PlanningYear2019-20
PlanningYear2020-21
TOTALREVENUESOURCES
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Recreation, Arts & Parks:Roxplex purchase and renovations 559,500 - - - - - 559,500 Light Replacement - Bushy Fork - - 55,114 - - - 55,114 Olive Hill - construct outside restrooms - - - 63,250 - - 63,250 Kirby Auditorium - seating replacements - - - - 85,000 - 85,000 Person Industries/Material Recycling Facility:PCRC/PI Merger - - 758,560 - - - 758,560 Airport Construction Projects:Additional airport hangar construction - - 800,000 - - - 800,000 Animal Services:Resurface floors - 62,800 - - - - 62,800 Install A/C - 82,500 - - - - 82,500 Tax Office:Appraisals and Collections software - 375,000 375,000 - - - 750,000 Set -asides for future projects - - - - - - - Total County Projects:1,174,349 4,797,775 2,507,021 752,491 772,876 421,407 10,425,919
Project Costs for PCC:CurrentYear2015-16
BudgetYear2016-17
PlanningYear2017-18
PlanningYear2018-19
PlanningYear2019-20
PlanningYear2020-21
TOTAL PROJECT COSTSPiedmont Community College (PCC):Master Facility Plan 50,000 - - - - - 50,000 Upgrade Campus HVAC systems - 72,000 128,000 100,000 - - 300,000 Emergency Communication System - 117,000 - - - - 117,000 Generator - Building S - - 55,000 - - - 55,000 New Roof - Building D and walkways - - 177,445 - - - 177,445 New Roof - Building L - - - 108,700 - - 108,700 Upgrades - Building A - - - 75,000 500,000 - 575,000 New Roof - Covered walkways - - - - 50,000 - 50,000 2nd Entrance to Campus - - - - - 1,000,000 1,000,000 Set -asides for future projects - - - 400,000 - - 400,000 Total PCC Projects:50,000 189,000 360,445 683,700 550,000 1,000,000 2,833,145
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Project Costs for Public Schools:
CurrentYear2015-16
BudgetYear2016-17
PlanningYear2017-18
PlanningYear2018-19
PlanningYear2019-20
PlanningYear2020-21
TOTAL PROJECT COSTSPublic Schools:New roof - VFW 69,781 - - - - - 69,781 New roof - South Elementary 268,991 - - - - - 268,991 New roof - Woodland 149,156 - - - - - 149,156 New roof - Oak Lane 207,532 - - - - - 207,532 Window replacements - North End Elementary 329,643 - - - - - 329,643 Chiller replacement - SMS 300,000 - - - - - 300,000 Repave Bus Lot - PHS - 300,000 - - - - 300,000 ADA Upgrades - Oak Lane - 75,000 - - - - 75,000 ADA Upgrades - North Elementary - 150,000 - - - - 150,000 Chiller Replacement - PHS - 300,000 - - - - 300,000 New roof - North Elementary - 223,925 - - - - 223,925 Fire Alarm Replacement - Northern Middle - - 150,000 - - - 150,000 Media Upgrades - PHS - - 103,000 - - - 103,000 ADA Upgrades - Woodland - - - 50,000 - - 50,000 Bleacher Replacement - Northern Middle - - - 75,000 - - 75,000 New roof - Early Intervention - - - 166,443 - - 166,443 Window replacements - Woodland - - - 247,000 - - 247,000 HVAC units - NMS - - - 150,000 150,000 235,000 535,000 New roof - Southern Middle/North End Elementary - - - - 60,016 - 60,016 New roof - School Bus Garage - - - - 264,535 - 264,535 Fire Alarm Replacement - Southern Middle - - - - - 160,000 160,000 New roof - School Maintenance - - - - - 290,547 290,547 New roof - Southern Middle School - - - - - 146,782 146,782 Set -asides for future projects - - - - - - - Total Public Schools Projects:1,325,103 1,048,925 253,000 688,443 474,551 832,329 4,622,351
Project Costs for Non-Profit Agencies:CurrentYear2015-16
BudgetYear2016-17
PlanningYear2017-18
PlanningYear2018-19
PlanningYear2019-20
PlanningYear2020-21
TOTAL PROJECT COSTSPerson County Museum of History:New roof - Long House & Medical Office - 41,842 - - - - 41,842 New roof - Main/Parsonage/Van Hook/Old Store/Tobacco Barn - - - - 318,520 - 318,520 Person County Senior Center Project:Construction - 2,717,924 - - - - 2,717,924 A&E fees 408,400 408,400 Issuance costs - 60,000 - - - - 60,000 Contingency funds - 250,000 - - - - 250,000 Set -asides for future projects - - - - - - - Total Non-Profit Agencies Projects:- 3,478,166 - - 318,520 - 3,796,686
Total Project Costs:2,549,452 9,513,866 3,120,466 2,124,634 2,115,947 2,253,736 21,678,101
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Sources of Revenue for Operating ImpactCosts:CurrentYear2015-16
BudgetYear2016-17
PlanningYear2017-18
PlanningYear2018-19
PlanningYear2019-20
PlanningYear2020-21
TOTALREVENUESOURCESGeneral Fund Revenues - 276,229 635,870 571,629 608,153 811,862 2,903,743 Recycling sales (due to efficiency)- - - 11,168 11,168 11,168 33,504 Recycling program service fees - - - 17,920 44,800 44,800 107,520
Total Sources of Revenue for Operating Impact Costs:- 276,229 635,870 600,717 664,121 867,830 3,044,767
Operating Impact Costs:CurrentYear2015-16
BudgetYear2016-17
PlanningYear2017-18
PlanningYear2018-19
PlanningYear2019-20
PlanningYear2020-21
TOTAL PROJECT COSTSTax Office: Appraisals and Collections softwareNew maintenance contract - 50,000 75,000 75,000 75,000 75,000 350,000 Existing maintenance contract - - - - - (35,000) (35,000) PCRC/PI merger efficienciesPersonnel costs - - (36,500) (44,189) (44,934) (45,693) (171,316) Supplies and operating - - - (3,736) (4,036) (4,036) (11,808) Vehicles and equipment - - - (14,578) (14,578) (14,578) (43,734) Animal Services - Install A/C - - 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 16,000 Public Safety & Broadband TowersDebt Service impact - - 370,487 363,182 355,877 348,571 1,438,117 Northern Satellite EMS BasePersonnel costs - - - - - 220,120 220,120 Supplies and operating - - - - - 30,000 30,000 Southern Satellite Library - HelenaPersonnel costs - - - - 41,600 41,600 83,200 Supplies and operating - - - - 33,500 33,500 67,000 Senior Center ProjectDebt Service impact - 226,229 222,883 219,538 216,192 212,846 1,097,688 Airport Hanger Construction - - - 1,500 1,500 1,500 4,500 Total Operating Impact Costs:- 276,229 635,870 600,717 664,121 867,830 3,044,767
Note: Items highlighted below are projects associated with proposed debt financings.
2015-16 Various Re-roofing and Equipment Upgrades; Roxplex Acquisition/Improvements
2016-17 Person County Senior Center Project
2016-17 Public Safety & Broadband Towers Project
The Board of Commissioners approved a schematic design presented by the contracted architects for the Person County Senior Center on March 14, 2016. Until further determined, the CIP grid above assumes a General Obligation Bond Issue to finance approximately $3.19 million which would cover property acquisition, construction, and issuance costs for the purposes of providing improved Senior Center facilities.
Due to the large amount of roofing to be completed in accordance with the County's Roofing Study and the current condition of these roofs, a recommendation is included to finance this cost, as well as window replacements at North End Elementary, a boiler replacement at Southern Middle School, and the acquisition and improvements to the Roxplex property for $2.16 million. As stated above for the Senior Center financing, which is also proposed for 2015-16, determinations associated with this financing may be altered in an attempt to minimize the County's debt cost.
This project will improve public safety communication among VFD's, Sheriff, City Fire and EMS and ensure communication coverage for the entire county. In 2015, a feasibility study was completed which resulted in the recommendation to construct four, 300 foot towers and the installment of a Simulcast public safety communication system. Since then, the State Highway Patrol has offered to construct two of the towers. Funding for this project includes the cost of constructing the two remaining towers, purchasing VHF equipment, purchasing hand-held and vehicular radios, and implementation of a broadband grant program. The total project cost is estimated to be approximately $3.91 million. The project is scheduled to be completed by Nov 2017. It is anticipated that the loan closing for this project would be scheduled near the end of FY17. However, this is subject to change depending upon the timing of when construction bids are received.
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