Park+Directors+Meeting

This meeting is being planned for September, 2013.

From Jenn Beedle on 2013 June 5 ...

Via my conversations with Pete Armstrong, RRS Director, and with several county directors as I've been going out, meeting and following up with them in the wake of the PARTF funding meeting, I believe it would be best to pursue the meeting in September vs. sometime this month. With this month kicking off the "busy season", the potential for us to lose some of our audience is much more a factor than it would be in September. Also, meeting in September would provide the opportunity for the group to have a conversation about PARTF following the 4th quarter funding meeting, and after the state budget has been passed.

In the past, when RRS consultants have held these types of meetings in their regions, they have kept to a fairly traditional meeting format. The meetings typically last between three and four hours including lunch and facility tour. Chris had mentioned WCPROS hosting the meeting at Yates Mill. This would be awesome. I would take on the responsibility of getting the food, etc. with the help of RRS' graduate student. Options for covering the cost of lunch could either be split up among RRS, NCSU and WCPROS, or we could ask meeting attendees to bring $5-$10 to cover their own, or best case scenario would be to get food donated. I've got a few connections with restaurant owners in town and might be able to pull this off. I have described below how the meeting could be structured, along with potential agenda items.

Please review and comment as you wish. I look forward to working with Wake Nature to put together this meeting. A meeting of all Wake County parks and recreation directors has not happened in very many years, and with this in mind, this is a great opportunity for all of us to share thoughts, ideas and concerns, as well as to introduce WakeNature Preserves Partnership to those directors who are unfamiliar with the organization, and to provide updates and details about what we have been doing to those who are already in the loop. The areas highlighted below are where changes can be made depending on your preferences. Thank you!

**What: Wake County Parks and Recreation Directors Meeting** **When: September 24th, 2013 - 10am to 2pm ** **Where: Yates Mill County Park ** **Host: Wake County Parks, Recreation and Open Space** **Purpose:** **__Meeting Agenda__**
 * Discuss the year's accomplishments
 * Describe future efforts
 * Exchange ideas
 * Understand the current state and future of the Parks and Recreation Trust Fund Program
 * Create awareness of the WakeNature Preserves Partnership (George and Chris please feel free to expand and add additional purpose bullets for your WNPP presentation/discussion)

> **10am** Opening Remarks- Jenn Beedle and/or Pete Armstrong - Recreation Resources Service >>> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Welcome - Chris Snow, Director, WCPROS >>> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">WakeNature presentation - George Hess, Scott Pohlman, (others?) >>> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Discussion: State of the State, State of the County - PARTF 2013 - Jenn and Pete >> > <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">**12pm** Lunch

> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">**12:30pm** Tour of Yates Mill County Park

> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">**1:30pm** Closing remarks - Jenn, George, Scott, Pete, Chris

> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">**2pm** Adjourn

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Please let me know if you believe this agenda and items included are appropriate. I look forward to talking with you soon!