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3oz <br />Plan Proposals and (6) Recommendations and Plan <br />Implementation. He indicated the focus at this time would <br />be on the Plan Proposals and Recommendations and the Plan <br />implementation. <br />The planning process began in March with a purpose statement. <br />This involved assessing the recreational needs of the County,, <br />insuring there would be ample open space for generations to <br />come (2o years from this point) and also be sure that sound <br />planning principles and procedures are followed. <br />Goal: To provide the citizens, elected officials and staff <br />of Orange County a 20 year course of action that adequately <br />addresses the needs of all citizens within the community <br />regardless of age, sex, race, handicap or income and provides <br />an economically attainable time table for acquiring, <br />developing and administering recreation and park resources, <br />programs, and facilities adequately. <br />Objectives: <br />1) To involve the public throughout the planning and <br />implementation process by soliciting input as to their <br />wants and needs. <br />2) To insure that the Master Plan is consistent with other <br />county comprehensive plans and ordinances. <br />3) To accurately and adequately assess and analyze the <br />county's existing and potential recreation and park <br />facilities and programs, so as to set forth attainable <br />schedules for development, maintenance and funding. <br />~4) To ensure that the Master Plan is responsive to the <br />county's projected population characteristics and is <br />adequately flexible but responsive to the challenges of~,;; <br />changing government's ability to preserve, protect and <br />defend the recreational needs of the public. <br />5) To structure the Master Plan to provide a framework for <br />orderly and consistent policy development and decision <br />making as it relates to recreation and park issues. <br />6) To structure the Master Plan to ensure it's utilization <br />as a management tool for the Recreation. and Parks <br />Department in administering resources, programs and <br />facilities through adequate staffing, funding and <br />programming. <br />7) To identify useful mechanisms for the funding of proposed <br />additional recreational facilities or programs (i.e. <br />donations, government programs, etc.). <br />Carl Armanini began his presentation with Chapter Three: <br />Current and Projected Factors Pertinent to Orange County. <br />These factors were sorted into two areas, cultural and <br />natural features. Cultural factors would be land use, roads, <br />economy, and population. The natural features would be <br />physical and environmental features, water resources and <br />natural areas. He indicated that it is understood haw <br />important the agricultural areas are to the county and there <br />are some rural residential areas that will have recreational <br />needs in the future. He indicated the County would need to <br />meet recreational needs for urban development around <br />Hillsborough and Chapel Hill. Meeting the recreational needs <br />for future growth is a primary concern. <br />