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this is the services that we (Cabarrus County Parks deadlines and they need to be addressed. Southeast Cabarrus Park -Director Londa Strong. Gave a brief update on the progress on the master planning of the Southeast project, the Midland Steering Committee attended the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners work session and will be attending the Commissioners meeting scheduled for July 20 to approve W.K. Dickson for $207,000 for the Master Plan for the project. Margaret Houston and John Parker are representatives onthis steering committee for the Southeast project. The time table is set for December to have the Master Plan ready to start the 1St phrase of the project. LCB Quarterly Update in August agenda item was tabled until the August meeting. 4. Carolina Thread Trail -Travis Morehead, Carolina Thread Trail Greenway Masterplan Draft. The Cabarrus County Parks Commission members entered into a meeting with the Cabarrus County Planning and Zoning members in the Commissioners Chambers for a briefing from Travis Morehead on the Carolina Thread Trail Greenway Masterplan Draft after their adjournment. No action was taken in this meeting. Updates are expected on the CTT Masterplan Draft. New Business 1. Performance Measures -Director Londa Strong. This was presented by Londa Strong as a briefing on what to expect for future planning for our department. We are in the process of working with the Parks Program Managers from each district in developing performance measures. Director Londa Strong recommended a committee to be set to up work with the Parks Program Managers to work together to set up performance measures that would be note worthy of Cabarrus County. It has been requested that Budget Analyst Francesa Martin work with the Parks Program Managers to develop three meaningful area measures that we can benchmark for Cabarrus County. Director Londa Strong has been working with Dr. Melton Cooper with Eastern Carolina University that is heading this program up with the Recreation Resource Services to help set Performance Measures across the North Carolina. The Finance Committee members were recommended to work on this agenda item. Focus Groups -Park Superintendent, Randy Daniels. Recommended Focus Groups be set up for each park. This would be coordinated with the Park Managers from each district to set up an annual meeting, invite people in the surrounding areas that use the parks, use the database to contact park users, ballplayers, maintenance staff would be included with these groups and get feedback on what is needed in the parks and what do you what see in the parks to make these areas more performance based areas, how could we meet the needs of the public and what Cabarrus County wants to see in these park areas. Attachment number 1 Page 165 of 315 F-8