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11~ The planning principles are appropriate for inclusion in the Orange County Comprehensive Plan, as the Recreation and Parks Element. The financial data is appropriate for utilization in Orange County's 5-year capital improvement planning efforts, to be reviewed annually. __ The financial data has been recently reviewed in light of much public discussion in recent months concerning the broad scope of the Plan. If funding support of the Plan is to be realized, it is important that monies requested are clearly identified with specific projects. To provide this focus, it is recommended that the CIP Request be broken down into funding for (a) pools, (b) park development (for three existing publicly-owned sites), and (c) park lands fund. Specifically: POOLS Two (2) pools - one to be located in the Chapel Hill $3,260,000 and one in the Hillsborough area. PARK DEVELOPMENT Development of existing publicly-owned sites. $738,000 Efland-Cheeks Community Park $ 113,000 Fairview Community Park 436,000 Cane Creek District Park 189,000 PARK LANDS FUND Acreage for park development as future population demand $600,000 warrants. Use of these monies would include securing options on properties. 5-YEAR CIP REQUEST: Pools Park Development Contingency Park Lands Fund $ 3,260,000 738,000 399,800 _ 600,000 $ 4,997,800 TOTAL This recommendation results in a reprioritization of the project elements in the first five-year planning period and focuses efforts on development of three projects on existing publicly-owned facilities. This recommendation results in a $1,505,000 difference (compared with the original plan request) in needed funding for the first five-year planning period. This significant cost difference is caused by the exclusion of all but $600,000 in park land funds in the first five year planning period. 2. PROPOSED TEEN SYMPOSIUM Fletcher Barber as a representative of the Human Services Management Team presented a tentative planning structure for a teen symposium. He explained that the team tried to identify all the youth agencies or groups in the County that provides youth services. A list of these agencies was included as part of the agenda abstract. A symposium steering committee will be selected from the list of youth agency providers. Their mission will be to (1) finalize goals and objectives for the symposium, (2) develop a mechanism which permits input from youth groups not serving on the steering committee and (3) establish symposium logistics. Chair Marshall asked that emphasis be placed on the teen problems that deal with teens moving on into adulthood. The Board Members will call Mr. Barber with additional names of youth agency providers. Commissioner Halkiotis asked that the scope of the symposium be expanded to include the enforcement issue of alcohol and drugs. Motion was made by Commissioner Carey, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to approve the plan of action as proposed. VOTE: UNANIMOUS.