FY2020 Budget

• Morrisville Community Park – sidewalk between the picnic shelter and restroom area to provide easier access for wheelchairs to these facilities. Passive Park Amenities: Addition of minor amenities to help expand the passive and active users present in Morrisville parks. The project will provide four concrete chess tables with stools, two cornhole board sets and a table tennis table to be installed at Church Street Park, Shiloh Park, Northwest Park and Morrisville Community Park. This project was recommended for consideration in the budget by the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Advisory Committee (PRCAC) and supports the Parks and Recreation Master Plan recommendation to create amenities that offer unique experiences to foster social interaction and expose residents to nature. Connect Morrisville > Engaged, inclusive community Multiple Objectives. Park West Fire Station: Initial allocation of funds to support identification of a site for future Fire Station #4 in the Park West Village/Morrisville Parkway area, which has been identified in the Fire Protection Study and data compiled in the Fire Department’s Standard of Coverage. Funds would be used for land acquisition and related costs and initial design work for construction of a facility in future years. Construction would require additional funding. This project is considered a potential bond referendum project. Connect Morrisville > Public safety readiness, Engaged, inclusive community and Operational excellence Multiple Objectives. Crabtree Creek Nature Park: Initial allocation of funds for design and engineering of a nature-themed park in the floodplain area next to Weston Estates subdivision connected to the Crabtree Hatcher Creek Greenway, with an entrance off Keybridge Drive near NC54. The conceptual plan includes a parking lot, picnic shelter with restrooms, a playground, an open play green space, and walking trails through wetland and forested areas. Educational interpretive signage would be installed throughout the site to describe the different wildlife and environmental aspects of the park. The plan was updated as a part of the 2018 Parks and Recreation Master Plan Update. Construction would require additional funding. This project is considered a potential bond referendum project. Connect Morrisville > Thriving, livable neighborhoods and Engaged, inclusive community Multiple Objectives. Morrisville Community Park Phase 3: Initial allocation of funds for design and engineering of Phase 3 improvements at Morrisville Community Park. The plan was updated as a part of the 2018 Parks and Recreation Master Plan update. The current conceptual plan includes construction of tennis courts near the Kudrow Lane parking lot, walking trails from adjacent communities and miscellaneous site amenities. Construction would require additional funding. This project is considered a potential bond referendum project. Connect Morrisville > Thriving, livable neighborhoods and Engaged, inclusive community Multiple Objectives. Northwest Fire Station Due Diligence: The need for a fire station in/near Research Triangle Park is well documented in both the fire protection study and the data compiled TOTAL Capital Budget (CIP) Items 2

26,400 -26,400

Parkland PIL

$5,418,500

Town Manager Requests

2,500,000 -2,500,000

CIP Reserve

1,225,000 -1,225,000

Parkland PIL

700,000 -700,000

Parkland PIL

300,000 -300,000

2 Town Council adopted with budget/CIP the addition of Fire Station #2 Relocation; appropriated reserves in FY 2020 for NC 54 Corridor Congestion Mitigation projects that is inclusive of Airport Boulevard Extension and reduced the appropriation for design for Crabtree Creek Nature Park.

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