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CABARRUS COUNTY <br />*` <br />BOARD OF <br />REGULAR MEETING <br />SEPTEMBER 16, 2013 <br />6:30 P.M. <br />AGENDA CATEGORY: <br />Consent Agenda <br />SUBJECT: <br />Active Living and Parks - Matching Incentive Grant Recommendations <br />BRIEF SUMMARY: <br />The Active Living and Parks Department has a Matching Grant Program <br />open to non - profit organizations for development of recreational <br />opportunities on lands owned by Cabarrus County, Cabarrus County <br />Schools or area municipalities. Land leased to the County or Schools, for <br />a minimum of 25 years, is also eligible. The program provides for the <br />maintenance or upgrade of existing facilities as well as the purchase of <br />land to be developed for park and recreational pursuits. <br />The grant requests were submitted to the Active Living and Parks <br />Commission for review and recommendation to the Board of <br />Commissioners. The Property Committee met after hearing the <br />presentations to the ALP's Commission and made a recommendation to <br />the full ALP's Commission at their August 22, 2013 meeting. The attached <br />document summarizes the requests and includes the ALP's Commission's <br />recommendation to the BOC. <br />There were $72,132.00 in requests for the budgeted $50,000 per the <br />FY2013 -14 Budget. If approved, there will be at least $100,000.00 in <br />projects completed this fiscal year from these organizations. <br />REQUESTED ACTION: <br />Motion to approve the 2013 -14 Matching Incentive Grants as <br />recommended by the Active Living and Parks Commission. <br />EXPECTED LENGTH OF PRESENTATION: <br />F -1 Page 164 <br />