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d. Child Support Attorney Contract <br />The Board approved and authorized the Chair to sign a contract with Coleman, Gledhill <br />and Hargrave for legal services to the Child Support Enforcement office at an hourly rate of $85. <br />e. Motor Vehicle Tax Refunds <br />The Board approved six requests for motor vehicle property tax refunds in accordance <br />with the resolution incorporated herein by reference. <br />f. Technical Assistance -Space Study 2000 <br />The Board approved a proposal from Freeman-White Architects for technical assistance <br />with the County space study at a cost of $8,000 and authorized the Purchasing Director to execute <br />the contract. <br />VOTE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA: UNANIMOUS <br />9. ITEMS FOR DECISION -REGULAR AGENDA <br />a. Joint Master Recreation and Parks Work Group Report <br />The Board considered two resolutions associated with the Joint Master Recreation and <br />Parks Work Group report and a report by the BOCC Open Space Task Force. These resolutions <br />are in the Permanent Agenda File in the Clerk's office. <br />Environment and Resource Conservation Director David Stancil said that the Joint <br />Master Recreation and Parks Work Group worked far 18 months with representatives from all of <br />the jurisdictions in the County, the school boards, the advisory boards, and parks and recreation to <br />develop the report. There are nine recommendations in the report, which are listed in the abstract <br />on pages one and two. Since the report was referred last summer, it has gone to the towns and <br />there is a summary of all of the comments from the advisory boards and the elected boards. He <br />said that all of the jurisdictions to date have adopted the open facilities policy resolution. He made <br />reference to the open space report from the Open Space Task Force and said that it proposed a <br />change to the Parks Council idea to create an intergovernmental parks work group. There is a <br />resolution to reconfigure the Parks Council to be a group that would meet and exchange <br />information among the jurisdictions about parks planning and development. In the last few months, <br />the Board has taken several actions related to the Joint Master Recreation and Parks Work Group <br />Report. The Lands Legacy Program has been adopted, the Board adopted parkland criteria far <br />evaluation of parklands, and the Schools and Land Use Council has developed a memorandum of <br />agreement for co-location of school facilities. The recommendation tonight is that the Board adapt <br />the resolution for farming the intergovernmental parks work group, the revised Joint Master <br />Recreation and Parks Report recommendations and the Open Space Task Force, and the Open <br />Facilities Policy Resolution. The Manager will be asked to convene a meeting with the other <br />mangers to discuss the capital funding issues for park developments in the future. Staff will also <br />be asked to explore modifications to the current payment-in-lieu system that is in need of revision. <br />The unresolved issues, the funding issues, and the report on payment-in-lieu is recommended to <br />be brought back at an October 30, 2000 Assembly of Governments meeting. <br />Commissioner Brown made comments on the recommendations. She supports the <br />resolution far forming the intergovernmental parks work group and thinks it is one of the mast <br />important recommendations coming out of the task farce. The two previous park reports constantly <br />talked about getting together with the municipalities in the County and creating a way to <br />communicate. She suggested communicating to the other municipalities and asking them to join <br />with the County in forming this group and coming up with a date to start this process. She made <br />reference to the payment-in-lieu system and the impact fee and suggested that the Board ask staff <br />to base this on the student generation report. She made reference to the memorandum of <br />agreement for co-location of school facilities and said that the Board still has not adopted it. <br />Commissioner Gordon made reference to the resolution an page 49 and indicated that <br />there would be a two-step process in how the schools would be addressed. She said that this item <br />would be an the agenda of the Schools and Land Use Council next week. As soon as the Board <br />signs this resolution, it will be sent to the school boards. <br />Commissioner Jacobs asked far clarification on the payment-in-lieu issue. <br />