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Advisory Board Meeting

Town of Cary · Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Advisory Board
Monday, February 2, 2026 at 5:15 pm · Virtual, Webex, Cary, NC 27511

Advisory board meeting Parks and recreationArts and public artBudget and appropriationsBonds and debtPublic facilitiesRoads and transportation

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What's on this agenda

Cary's parks, recreation and cultural resources advisory board takes up two budget items at its February 2 meeting: an update on the department's capital budget request for fiscal year 2027 and an overview of how the operating budget approval process works. The board also hears an overview of the department's application for the National Gold Medal Award, the National Recreation and Park Association's top honor for park and recreation agencies, and works out which committees its members will liaise with, including the Cultural Arts Committee and the Greenway Committee. A continuation of a prior discussion on the board's athletic committee is also on the published agenda.

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Meeting recap

What happened, drawn from the records published after the meeting. Minutes

The board adopted its agenda as amended and accepted minutes from its January 5 meeting, both by unanimous vote, at its February 2 session. Council liaison Sarika Bansal thanked town staff for their work during recent winter storms and pointed residents to 311 for storm-related questions. Nobody signed up for public comment.

Members heard that the department's capital request for fiscal year 2027 totals $21 million, split between $8 million for maintenance and $13 million for improvements and new projects, and got an overview of how the operating budget moves through approval. They also reviewed the Gold Medal application and worked out liaison assignments to the Cultural Arts Committee, the Greenway Committee, the Cary Art Daze work groups and the senior club presidents. The amended agenda dropped a planned continuation of the athletic committee discussion; the minutes do not record it being taken up.

How the votes went

The board adopted its amended agenda and accepted its January 5 minutes by unanimous vote. No other item on the agenda drew a recorded vote.

From the published minutes.

Who spoke

No members of the public spoke.

Read from the records the government published after the meeting. Members of the public are private residents and are not named or indexed.

Speaking at this meeting

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Agenda items (8)

Staff or committee report · 2Presentation · 2Discussion item · 2Minutes approval · 1Budget action · 1
  1. 3 Adoption of Minutes
    Minutes approval
    Minutes from the board's January 5 meeting.
  2. 5 Director's Report
    Staff or committee report Arts and public artParks and recreation
    The director recognized three PRCR staff members for their work during recent winter storms and discussed a new marketing supervisor role for the department.
  3. 7.a PRCR Gold Medal Application Overview and Activity
    Presentation Parks and recreation
    An overview of the department's application for the National Gold Medal Award, the National Recreation and Park Association's top honor for park and recreation agencies, and who reviews it internally.
  4. 7.b Continuation of Athletic Committee Discussion
    Discussion item Parks and recreation
    The published agenda listed a continued discussion of the board's athletic committee. The board then adopted an amended agenda with four New/Old Business items instead of five, and the minutes do not record this one being taken up.
  5. 7.c PRCR Capital Budget Update
    Budget action Bonds and debtBudget and appropriationsParks and recreation
    An update on the department's capital budget request for fiscal year 2027: $21 million, split between $8 million for maintenance and $13 million for improvements and new projects.
  6. 7.d PRCR Operating Budget Process Overview
    Presentation Budget and appropriationsParks and recreation
    An overview of how the department's operating budget moves through approval and how revenue is categorized. The department's current operating budget is $29.5 million, about a tenth of the town's overall budget.
  7. 7.e PRCR Advisory Board Liaison Roles
    Discussion item Arts and public artParks and recreationRoads and transportation
    Members discussed which committees advisory board members liaise with: the Cultural Arts Committee, the Greenway Committee, the Cary Art Daze work groups and the senior club presidents.
  8. 8 Reports
    Staff or committee report Arts and public artPublic facilities
    Standing reports from administration and parks, including the teen council; cultural arts, whose Cary Art Daze work group did not meet; Downtown Cary Park; and sports and community centers, where the senior club president reported the Cary Senior Center will not hold its yard sale this year.

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