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io ~c~ Joinf r'lin~, ~e~ign, and N9an~~emenf of ohool and Pa- i#~: It i~ recomr~r~ded that grange bounty, with dedicated stiff resources and with ~ progr~rn for land ~~~ acquisition and a role in school siting, should take the I~ad role in coordinating they ~fforks. ~d~ ~ublicl~riuale ~~rfnorhips: The Work Croup considered and expressed tho imporkance of establishing partnerships to coordinate recreational Hoods and plannod facilities. ~} ~1ain~ ~pifal Facililr'e ~lanninloo~dinafed Land A~uisifion: A meeting of the Managers of each jurisdiction i recommended to develop ~ plan for coordination of long-term land acquisition. With land prices continuing to escalate and little land available for parks within the Town jurisdictions, action i needed in the immediate future to coordinate these effork and begin the process ~. ~~ Chan Facili~ie policy: In the spirit of inter-governmental coordination, the Work ~~ Croup believes that all bounty citizens should have the opporkunity to use facilities within the bounty, regardless of their jurisdiction of residency. Attempts to restrict use will result in cumbersome adrr~initrative work end is not constructive in the collaborative future of arks tannin . p p g fig} ~aymerrf+in-~i~c~ l~ar~es: After considerable discussion and review, the Work Croup finds thatth~ e~cisting payment-in-lieu programs are not likely to produce sufficientfunds to meet 'i long-term needs, It is recommended that ~rar~ge bounty and arrboro develop plans to match other I~ funding with the current payment+in-lieu funds to use these resources, Even with its limitations, the e~cisting payment-in-lieu programs should b kept and modified wherever passible, The potential for an impactfee or ~mpactta should be explored, using existing legislation. ~h~ Add-~sir~~ ~~cislin~ Nd: While more thorough standards aro needed, ~ population-based standard from the ~g As~~mbly of Covornments report was u~d to deterr~ine '~ needs for parklands. Lying this standard, the bounty as a whole has a current deficit of X45 acres of parkland. Wi#h epecked population growth, the bounty and Towns combined will have a deficit of ~,5 acres by the year ~~. Eased on average land sales ~w~ighted for urban and rural lands and existing bond f~,nds, the cost of purchasing lands to erase the Iong-term daficit is ~ 0. ~ million in ~ g99 dollars. ~'~ Since this will only rise in the future, the Work Croup again recommends action in terms of land acquisition. ~i} [use of ~rrer~l Fundy and Future F~rndin~-1Veed~: While it may ba more practical '~~ to develop recreational facilities aver time as the population incraases, a morn proactive approach to land acquisition is needed to identify ar~d purchase sites that offer both active ar~d Iow-impact recreation ~~ potential. Matching funds from diffarent jurisdictions should ba an important componant, and an acreage threshold and additional standards for joint schoollpark sites are also warranted. To address Iong-term needs, the Work Croup recommends: ~~~ The remaining ,fig million for land acquisition fror~ a bounty parks bond should be used for acquisition of lands identified as sites for Iong~term acquisition as soon as possibly, ~~ The remainder of the ~ ~ million in long-term land acquisition should be addressad through an ~ million parks band placed before the voters in Novamber ~Oo. The darks and resource Lends council should develop the specifics of the band proposal. ',~ Manager Link stated that the Work Croup report was presented for informational purposes and recommends that the Board consider the recommendations from the Work Croup, and discuss referral to advisory boards. The report is slated to be formally presented at the September X0,1 g~ Assembly of Covemm~nts meeting. 4. ~~~ort * Waterand Sewer Mana~emer~t Planning and ~aundaryA~reer~ent. The purpose of this agenda item is to receive ~ report on tha work of tha Water and Sewer Service Eoundary Task Force and review the final version of the Water and Sewer Management planning and boundary Agreement. The electad board of Orange bounty, chapel dill, arrboro, and hlillsborough, and the appointed Orange Water and Sewer Authority ~~WASA} Board of Direc#ors adopted resolutions in April ~g94 to ornate a 1lvator and Sewer Service Boundary Task Forca to develop water acrd sewer service boundaries forthe bounty's service providers. commissioner Moses Garay served ~ chair for the Task Force that began mooting in ,dune 1 gg4. In December ~ 9g4, the Task Force issued a preliminary report