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8 4 1 corporation would issue its own corporate debt and in which Orange County would not be liable for 2 any payment of that debt; and 3 WHEREAS, Orange County determined in 1994 that it was in the interest of the County and 4 the people of Orange County that instead of building and operating its own pool, the County contract 5 with Orange County Community Activity Corporation to provide public swimming pools and 6 recreation services through the operation of the Community Activity Center pools for the benefit of 7 Orange County residents; and 8 WHEREAS, Orange County's commitment, as contained in the March 1, 1994 9 Facilities/Services Agreement, to Orange County Community Activity Corporation and to providing 10 swimming pool and other recreation programs to the residents of Orange County without 11 discrimination continues. 12 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of Commissioners 13 continues to support its goals and objectives: 14 1. in the operation of the Sportsplex facilities and continues its commitment, contained in 15 the March 1, 1994 Facilities/Services Agreement between it and the Orange County Community 16 Activity Corporation (OCCAC), to the facility and its operations providing swimming pool and other 17 recreation programs to the citizens of Orange County on a nondiscriminatory basis without 18 discrimination among users and in compliance with all equal employment/affirmative action 19 requirements imposed under national, state or local law in exchange for the commitment of OCCAC 20 or its successor to: 21 (a) retain or employ maintenance personnel who are trained and qualified to 22 operate and maintain equipment, chemicals and supplies; to perform scheduled maintenance and to 23 complete all periodic inspections associated with facilities such as the Community Activity Center 24 (the CAC); 25 (b) retain or employ a facility manager and aquatics and skating directors and 26 operators (1) meeting all specifications and qualifications required by national, state and local 27 regulatory bodies or organizations whose standards are recognized in the aquatic and skating 28 communities; and (2 experienced in operations of aquatic and skating centers of the size and scope 29 of the CAC and (3) experienced in planning and implementing aquatics and skating instructional 30 classes, innovative aquatic and skating programs and the schedule of activities proposed each year 31 by the County Recreation and Parks Department; 32 (c) make the facilities and programs of the CAC available to the public without 33 discrimination among users and in compliance with all equal employment/affirmative action 34 requirements imposed under national, state or local law; 35 (d) establish fees and charges for the use of the CAC competitive with similar 36 facilities located in the County, but with preferential fees and charges to residents of the County for 37 all pool and skating uses and activities; 38 (e) assist the County Recreation and Parks Department in providing special pool or 39 skating activities at the CAC for its program participants; 40 (f) establish a schedule of hours, uses and activities for the pool and skating that is 41 satisfactory to the County, with changes to such schedule to be made from time to time or in special 42 circumstances through agreement between the Corporation and the County Recreation and Parks 43 Department. 44 2. To continue to explore with OCCAC and Eaton Vance (the owner of the OCCAC 45 bonds used to finance the construction of the CAC) ways in which the success of the County's goals 46 and objectives with respect to the Sportsplex can be achieved. 47 48 49 50 Upon motion of Commissioner Moses Carey. Jr., seconded by Commissioner Stephen H. 51 Halkiotis, the foregoing resolution was adopted this the 13th day of October , 1998.