2-11-19 Interlocal Committee Meeting

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II. Kiwanis Family Park Timeline a. Victor Czar, City of Sanford Public Works Director, stated the notice to proceed on the renovations and splash pad at Kiwanis Family Park was issued beginning of January. The playground equipment is nearing the end of selection and will come online in the early part of June. The splash pad will need to go through a more rigorous inspection with the pump house and all aspects involved with the construction. Estimated completion is August 2019 assuming weather does not interfere. A temporary entrance next to the existing entrance will be opening. The existing bathroom will be coming down in another week and port-o-potties and wash stations have been provided to the public in the meantime. A park administrator has been hired, Don Royder, who will be helping to manage the project. Renderings were presented illustrating the entrance. City of Sanford Mayor Pro Tern Rebecca Salmon mentioned the possibility of working with local groups to provide public art for the park. Mr. Czar stated that a committee was used to select the playground equipment including equipment that is friendly to the mobility challenged. Ill. Multi-Sport Complex a. Many elected officials have been involved with members of the community. The Mayor and members of staff worked with the community to produce feedback through a study performed by Brailsford and Dunlavey to gage interest for a multisport complex. Mayor Mann stated that Sanford has a premier spot and citizen who is interested in donating land with the North Carolina Department of Transportation providing improvements. The owner would like to place a hotel toward the front of the property on eight acres. This item will be a proposal that will rely on public support. Mayor Mann stated the median age of Sanford is about 39 and this could be a good chance to provide opportunities for young families with children in the community. The estimated price is about $25,000,000 to complete. The next step is to reform the Multi-Sport Complex Committee to steer this project and reconnect with focus groups. IV. Joint Library with CCCC a. Chair Dalrymple met with members of CCCC at the Library Board of Trustees meeting last night to explore the idea of a new library. The Lee County Library has passed its prime many years ago and is not large enough to offer the programs and services needed by Lee County residents. The College has had conversations with the County regarding a joint library concept. The college has about 16,000 students. The college is offering the property next to the civic center off of Kelly Drive. The college proposes that the joint library would be placed along the road frontage with the public library on the lower floor accessible from the Nash Street side and upstairs with through a separate entrance would be the college library. There would be a connector to link the new part with a second building to go with the library design that would be for Lee Early College. The County Library Director, Beth List, would be in charge of the library portion and CCCC would hire two additional staff members to help with the college part. The Lee County Library Board of Trustees is working on a wish list for facilities and programs at the library and CCCC is doing the same thing and together with an architect, they will work on a conceptual design. This proposed bond for this project is expected to be placed on the November 2020 ballot. V. Occupancy Tax Discussion a. Mayor Mann stated that the Tourism and Development Authority has been very successful. They are about to award a project to a marketing firm to help kick off several projects. The way the language was written, the legislation is very restrictive, thus the City would like to propose consideration of a local bill to alter the Page 214