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5/26/99 <br />Table of Content, <br />I. Background History <br />1 <br />A. <br />Rationale for Intergovernmental Plan <br />1 <br />B. <br />Joint Planning Efforts - 1996 -97 <br />1 <br />C. <br />Summary of Existing Plans <br />3 <br />D. <br />Background and Rationale for Updating Joint Plan <br />3 <br />II. Descriptive Scenario - Where are we now? <br />5 <br />A. <br />Inventory of Parks and Recreation resources <br />5 <br />B. <br />Parks and Recreation Needs ' <br />6 <br />C. <br />Parks and Recreation Standards <br />8 <br />D. <br />Status of Previous Bonds and Projects Constructed <br />8 <br />III. Future <br />Efforts and Issues - Where to go from here? <br />13 <br />A. <br />Park/Recreation Acquisition Goals, Objectives and Criteria <br />13 <br />B. <br />Joint Siting and Management of Sites <br />15 <br />C. <br />Impediments to Location of New Facilities <br />16 <br />d. <br />Mechanisms for Implementing Goals Through <br />Create a Parks and Resource Lands Council <br />35 <br />CIP's and Land - Banking <br />17 <br />E. <br />Coordination Opportunities with UNC and <br />and Recreation Requirements <br />36 <br />Implications of UNC Expansion <br />17 <br />F. <br />Coordination Opportunities with O WASH <br />19 <br />G. <br />Coordination Opportunities with Duke University <br />19 <br />IV. Adequate and Timely Provision of Parklands <br />and Natural Use Corridors <br />21 <br />A. <br />Ensuring Recreation Needs Are Met <br />21 <br />B. <br />Greenways in Urban Areas and Wildlife Corridors in <br />Rural Areas <br />21 <br />C. <br />Analysis Criteria of Land for Greenways and Corridors <br />23 <br />V. Acquisition of Land <br />26 <br />A. <br />Coordination with Resource Acquisition Program <br />26 <br />B. <br />Funding Sources <br />28 <br />VI. Payment -In -Lieu Programs <br />30 <br />A. <br />Development Exactions for Recreation Land in Orange County <br />30 <br />B. <br />Definition of Payment -in -Lieu and Impact Fee Programs <br />30 <br />C. <br />Current Status of Payment -in -Lieu Throughout the County <br />31 <br />D. <br />Difficulties with Payment -in -Lieu Programs <br />33 <br />E. <br />Comparison with Other Programs Regionally and Nationally <br />34 <br />VII. Proposals and Recommendations <br />3S <br />A. <br />Create a Parks and Resource Lands Council <br />35 <br />B. <br />Inter- jurisdictional Efforts to Standardize Parks <br />and Recreation Requirements <br />36 <br />C. <br />Joint Siting, Design, and Management of School /Park <br />Sites Across Jurisdictions <br />36 <br />D. <br />Public /Private Partnerships <br />36 <br />E. <br />Joint Capital Facilities Plan / Coordinated Land <br />IdentiFcation, Acquisition and Banking <br />37 <br />F. <br />Open Facilities Policy <br />38 <br />G. <br />Payment -in -Lieu Changes <br />38 <br />H. <br />Address Existing Needs <br />39 <br />I. <br />Recommendations for Use of Current and Future Bond Funds <br />41 <br />Appendices <br />A -K <br />