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Information Item Department of Environment, Agriculture, Parks&Recreation To: Frank Clifton, County Manager Michael Talbert, Assistant County Manager From: David Stancil, Environment, Agriculture, Parks and Recreation Director Date: June 1, 2012 Re: Parks and Recreation Master Plan Status The Parks and Recreation Master Plan is now fully engaged, and staff, our consultants and the Parks and Recreation Council have begun work that will continue through the fall, winter and spring, to solicit community input (via a scientific survey, youth survey, and input sessions) and develop a plan for the year 2030. Two staff teams have been formed to work on the project, a Master Plan Group and a Staff Resources Team (which comprises representatives from a number of other departments and the Manager's office). Professors at UNC-Greensboro have been hired to conduct the community needs assessment (scientific random- sample) survey, and produce documents for the plan on economic development linkages with parks and recreation, and tourism opportunities. An intern from UNC's Master of Public Administration program is working with staff on demographics and other background materials. Attached is a timetable for planned activities associated with the project. The most ambitious portion of the project is a random-sample survey of 4,100 county households on parks and recreation program usage and experiences and preferences for future needs, among other topics. A draft of the community needs assessment survey instrument will be completed and shared in upcoming weeks (well prior to distribution). This survey would be administered in September and completed in October, with evaluation and analysis received prior to the end of the year. Orange County Department of Environment, Agriculture, Parks &Recreation PO Box 8181 Hillsborough, NC 27278 Phone: (919) 245-2510 Fax: (919) 644-3351