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the needs of persons of low and moderate income; WHEREAS, community development block grant funds are used by thousands of neighborhood--based nonprofit organizations throughout the Nation to address pressing neighborhood and human services needs; WHEREAS, in the last several years the Federal Government has reduced .._,.,~ Federal assistance to local governments and nonprofit organizations; WHEREAS, during this time of constricted Federal contributions to the task of meeting the needs of low and moderate income persons, the problems have grown as evidenced by the dwindling supply of affordable housing, the massive rise in homelessness, and the resurfacing of hunger and malnutrition; WHEREAS, during this time of Federal withdrawal from responsibility, the COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM has assumed increasing importance for meeting pressing community problems; WHEREAS, the Congress and Nation has often overlooked the critical value of the COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLACK GRANT PROGRAM and the significant number of organizations and projects that rely on its funds for support; WHEREAS, the Congress of the United States has declared April 2-9, 1988 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEEK; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Orange County Board of Commissioners proclaim April 2-9, 1988 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEEK and call upon all citizens of our county to support the COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLACK GRANT PROGRAM. VOTE: UNANIMOUS. E. REPORTS 1. Receipt of Planning Board Resolution -- Master Recreation and Parks Plan Motion was made by Commissioner Carey, seconded by Halkiotis to accept the following resolution as information. RESOLUTION The Board of Orange County Commissioners has repeatedly commitment to orderly, open government. Key to that commitment attempt to abandon ad hoc decision making, instead following channels to achieve reasoned and fully informed choices. Commissioner stated its - has been an regularized Considering this goal, as well as the stipulated process ny wnicn Orange County reaches land use decision, the Planning Board must protest the manner in which the Commissioners addressed the issue of greenways prior to receiving the Planning board's recommendation, which they requested at the conclusion of the February 22 hearing. It is indeed unfortunate that presentations at public hearings did little to assuage fears, or communicate county intentions, regarding green- ways. Further, despite repeated requests by the Planning Board, little effort was made to explain to the public the different ways in which green corridors might be achieved in Orange County. This made it easy for citizens already leery of government to see the worst in attempts to establish public walkways and/or wildlife corridors. The Planning Board must ultimately defer to the wisdom of the Commissioners regarding the establishment of such greenways. It cannot, however, become a party to the circumvention of the very processes from which it derives its authority, and by which the citizens of Orange County are assured a full and fair discussion of issues. VOTE: UNANIMOUS. 2. Seven Mile Creek Resolution from Town of Hillsborough Hillsborough Town Commissioner Horace Johns n read the resolution which is an attachment to these minutes on pages ~ . 7n summary, Johnson noted four major things: (1) Recreation -- there will be additional areas far