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corporation would issue its own corporate debt and in which Orange County would not be liable for any payment of that debt; and WHEREAS, Orange County determined in 1994 that it was in the interest of the County and the people of Orange County that instead of building and operating its own pool, the County contract with Orange County Community Activity Corporation to provide public swimming pools and recreation services through the operation of the Community Activity Center pools for the benefit of Orange County residents; and WHEREAS, Orange County's commitment, as contained in the March 1, 1994 Facilities/Services Agreement, to Orange County Community Activity Corporation and to providing swimming pool and other recreation programs to the residents of Orange County without discrimination continues. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of Commissioners continues to support its goals and objectives: 1. in the operation of the Sportsplex facilities and continues its commitment, contained in the March 1, 1994 Facilities/Services Agreement between it and the Orange County Community Activity Corporation (OCCAC), to the facility and its operations providing swimming pool and other recreation programs to the citizens of Orange County on a nondiscriminatory basis without discrimination among users and in compliance with all equal employment/affirmative action requirements imposed under national, state or local law in exchange for the commitment of OCCAC or its successor to: (a) retain or employ maintenance personnel who are trained and qualified to operate and maintain equipment, chemicals and supplies; to perform scheduled maintenance and to complete all periodic inspections associated with facilities such as the Community Activity Center (the CAC); (b) retain or employ a facility manager and aquatics and skating directors and operators (1) meeting all specifications and qualifications required by national, state and local regulatory bodies or organizations whose standards are recognized in the aquatic and skating communities; and (2 experienced in operations of aquatic and skating centers of the size and scope of the CAC and (3) experienced in planning and implementing aquatics and skating instructional classes, innovative aquatic and skating programs and the schedule of activities proposed each year by the County Recreation and Parks Department; (c) make the facilities and programs of the CAC available to the public without discrimination among users and in compliance with all equal employment/affirmative action requirements imposed under national, state or local law; (d) establish fees and charges for the use of the CAC competitive with similar facilities located in the County, but with preferential fees and charges to residents of the County for all pool and skating uses and activities; (e) assist the County Recreation and Parks Department in providing special pool or skating activities at the CAC for its program participants; (f) establish a schedule of hours, uses and activities for the pool and skating that is satisfactory to the County, with changes to such schedule to be made from time to time or in special circumstances through agreement between the Corporation and the County Recreation and Parks Department. 2. To continue to explore with OCCAC and Eaton Vance (the owner of the OCCAC bonds used to finance the construction of the CAC) ways in which the success of the County's goals and objectives with respect to the Sportsplex can be achieved. Upon motion of Commissioner Moses Carey, Jr., seconded by Commissioner Stephen H. Halkiotis, the foregoing resolution was adopted this the 13th day of October , 1998.