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5/26/99 <br />studies, and plans for greenways and linear parks; <br />Coordinate efforts with the Orange County Resource <br />Acquisition Program; <br />Develop public education programs on parks and recreation <br />The creation of this council is a critical component of future <br />coordination. By its nature, the Council will need to coordinate <br />closely with the work of the Schools/Land Use Councils on <br />acquisition of lands of mutual interest for school/park co- <br />location. This report contains criteria and details that build on <br />the ideas of the School/Land Use Memorandum of Agreement. <br />A resolution asking the local governments to create the Parks <br />and Resource Lands Council in time for an initial meeting in fall <br />of 1999 is attached as Appendix L. <br />B. Inter-jurisdictional Efforts To Standardize Parks <br />and Recreation Requirements <br />Currently, the towns and County have a number of different <br />standards that are used to determine parks and recreation <br />needs. While recognizing the distinctions between urban and <br />rural needs and facilities, it does app2ar that coordination of the <br />different approaches would provide a number of advantages. In <br />particular, if the local governments pursue joint capital funding, <br />land acquisition, and other combined functions, the need for a <br />consistent countywide set of standards will be paramount. <br />The Work Group recommends that the Parks and Resource <br />Lands Council address, among their first duties, a coordinated <br />set of recommended standards for parks and recreation. <br />C. Joint Siting, Design, and Management of School and <br />Park Sites across Jurisdictions <br />The Schools and Land Use Councils have opened an important <br />door in the co-location of schools and parks. With an avenue for <br />input into the design .and planning stages, the local <br />governments and schools will be able to provide for a number of <br />parks and recreation needs. Concerns about. management of <br />these facilities should be resolvable, with the Schools and Land <br />Use Councils providing an important role in consensus-building. <br />As mentioned above, close coordination between the Parks and <br />Resource Lands Council and the Schools/Land Use Councils will <br />be paramount. <br />As further research is developed on the. specifics of a program <br />for school/park acquisition, the Work Group suggests that <br />