Sanford Parks Advisory Committee Sanford City Hall West End Conference Room 225 E Weatherspoon St, Sanford NC February 19th, 2024 4:00pm Meeting Minutes  The following people were present  Bob Bridwell Chad Spivey Derek Borrell John Dean Non-Voting Attendees Nick Fortune Charles Taylor Kelli Ladaute Call to order Approval of Minutes seconded by. John Dean. New Business  Meeting was called to order at 4:05 pm by Chad Spivey.  Motion was made by Derek Borrell to approve the minutes from the previous meeting and it was  Nick Fortune stated that the new liaison joining the board will be Council Member Walter Ferguson. He is absent today but schedule permitting, he should be in attendance next month. With Walter joining the board, Charles Taylor will be off. Charles Taylor stated that he will still be around to assist in anyway that he can. Walter was appointed by the Mayor. Nick gave an update on the PARTF grant for Walter McNeil Jr Park. The current master plan talks about updating the existing parks and the importance of the neighborhood parks. The new plan talks about the inventory of the parks and gives an analysis. There are specific items that have to be met to be awarded the PARTF grant. Two community engagement events have taken place at Walter McNeil sO fari to gage residents' interest for updating the park and what they would like to see updated with the funds. Top priorities from residents include: updated The committee voted to support the application for the PARTF grant which includes the site- specific master plan for Walter McNeil Jr. Park. Motion was made by Derek and seconded by Chad to support the application for the PARTF grant. Unanimously approved by the committee. Nick reviewed with the committee the presentation for the updated master plan from McAdams. He noted that there were some good maps in the presentation that includes: floodplains, wetlands, and topography. With the use of these maps, recommendations for greenway expansion networks have been made. Bob Bridwell asked if there was going to be an opportunity to interact with the consultants again before the committee approves the master plan or it will be presented to council. John stated that he would like to have the chance to review the full final proposed parks master plan before voting on supporting the document to be  Administrator's Report  playground, new picnic shelter and new parking area.  Old Business    presented to council. Nick will check with McAdams to see where they are at with the final  document and send out communication with the committee.  Next Meeting Comments None. Adiournment  Next meeting will be at 4:00 pm in the West End Conference Room at City Hall.  Motion was made to adjourn at 5:05pm, unanimously approved by the committee.  Respectfully Submitted,  B  Chad Spivey, Chairman  Attest: Nick Clerk MAAR Fortune,