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8 Option 3 -Hybrid Approach A third option, and the one recommended by staff, would be to pursue the new Master Plan with a combination of existing staff and the hiring of a temporary "research associate" to research the data, create or coordinate graphics and maps, and do the initial drafting of the document. There are a number of persons in the marketplace that have these skills and might be willing to take on such a role. Hiring a temporary staff person - perhaps a person who has worked in the parks, recreation or open space planning field or a recent graduate in this area of expertise - on a basis of around 20 hours per week would likely enable the most- time-consuming parts of the plan to be created, while still involving existing staff at all points along the way. Existing staff would monitor work, interact on work products and provide guidance and support while still maintaining the capability to perform most of their regular duties. The cost of this approach is estimated at $22,000. Conclusion Orange County's 1988 Master Recreation and Parks Plan served the County as a working document and future plan for 23 years, but is now in need of update. No future State grant funds can be applied for until the plan is updated or a new plan created. Given the passage of time and the many changes seen since 1988 - as well as the pressing "key questions" that need resolution in a plan, staff feels creating a new plan is preferable to attempting to update the 1988 Plan, even though many of the underpinnings and basic framework of that plan may still be valid. If the Manager and Board desire, and if funding for Option 3 (Hybrid) permits, staff be{ieves it can take on this task in FY 2011-12 and realize the goal of a new Comprehensive Parks and Recreation Master Plan by July 2012. 6