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S~ Summary of Joint Master Recreation and Parks Work Group March 23,1999 .. 'I. Cl~~rg~ to, the work ~~~~. ', ;, ,. , . Update and modem the Master Recreation and Parks Plan to be a joint long-range capital facilities plan for Orange County, Carrboro, and Chapel Hill. Over the last decade, several recreation and parks planning efforts have been undertaken across the County, with policy recommendations covering a spectrum of related issues. These previous efforts resulted in the development of three guiding policies that serve as the rationale for the current effort: • Explore the relationship between existing and proposed school sites and parks • Explore strategies for the preservation of natural and cultural resources through open space design, including the relationship of these resources to active and passive recreational uses • Update Master Plans of County and Municipalities I1 i~'I~n ~3'pidate Process ', .... ' The most recent efforts in developing the interjurisdictional master park and recreation plan have included the formation of a work group comprised of elected officials, citizens, staff, and interested stakeholders. The. following bullets highlight key activity areas. • The work group divided into two subcommittees, 1) Resources and 2) Needs Assessment, to create an inventory of public, quasi-public, and private recreational facilities/opportunities, and update the countywide needs assessment. • After completing this task, the subcommittees reformed into the work group to address issues such as the incorporation of wildlife corridors and open space preservation into parkland acquisition, joint capital funding, and payment-in-lieu reform. • Parks and Recreation Directors from each jurisdiction presented reports on projected program and facilities needs to work group. • Staff developed draft criteria for fund allocation and recreation land acquisition, receiving comment from work group. • Staff is currently preparing versions of a final report incorporating all of these areas for work group review. • The work group will develop the final proposals and recommendations in April/May 1999, which will be presented to the elected boards.