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the Pool is complete next summer. Sidewalks and the new basketball courts at Temple Park are nearing completion. The contractor is also working on the monument to the history of the park and should be complete by November 1. Adding playground equipment to Phase 1 in this park is something staff wants to discuss once we get closer to the completion of all the Parks and Government Center projects. Work on the tennis courts at OT Sloan continues. Completion of this phase of the Master Plan should be completed by October 31. The contractor was awarded additional time based on weather delays. Some work may continue into November Website Redesign RFQ — An RFQ went out to companies who had expressed interest in the County's redesign of our website. The Commissioners provided funding for this project in the current fiscal year budget. A small team of Kyle Edwards, Jennifer Gamble and Hailey Hall have been meeting and discussing the proposals. The team has also meet with a few of the companies and is now reviewing a firm they would like to recommend to the Manager and the Commissioners. I will be sending out additional information on the progress of this project as we move closer to placing this on an upcoming Commissioners agenda. Other Items COVID-19 Update — the Manager will provide an update at the meeting. San Lee Mountain Bike Trails — Gravity Park — Black Diamond Trail Design has completed the dedicated return and emergency trail and a green/beginner level trail - 1 . Work is over 50 percent complete on the green level jump line — trail 2. Work on the intermediate trail 3 will begin any day. The contractor has received a lot of input on the trails from the public. We had 150 responses to our online survey. Staff is reviewing the comments with the contractor. As we have communicated before, a local group of biking enthusiasts has started a chapter of the International Mountain Bike Association (IMBA). Back to Dirt Conservancy has been established as a non-profit chapter of IMBA and is currently growing. They are planning an organizing day at San Lee on Saturday November 13. Specifics will be communicated, as we get closer to this date. December/January Meeting Schedule — Each year the Commissioner's first meeting of the month of December conflicts with the Sanford Christmas parade. In addition, this year the second meeting of the month is the Monday of Christmas week. NC General State 153A-39 states that in the odd-number year the first regular meeting is the organizational meeting for the Board of Commissioners. We are recommending that due to the parade, holiday schedule, and looking forward to agenda items, the Commissioners should reschedule the December meetings and conduct one meeting on Monday December 13, 2021. In January, we are recommending that we move our meetings to the 2nd and 4th Monday's due to conflicts with the New Year's Holiday and the Martin Luther King holiday on January 17. The New Year's holiday is December 31 . With many employees taking the week of December 27 off pushing back the first meeting of January would allow us to get back from the holidays and develop the agenda. This would place our January meetings on the 10th and the 24th with the annual budget kickoff/retreat