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22 <br />iii.Advise on the acquisition of lands for parklandand recreation structures, <br />including the offer of grants, gifts and other donation or real of personal <br />property offered to the County for parks and recreation; and <br />iv.Advise in theconstruction, equipping, operation and maintenance of <br />parks, playgrounds, recreation centers, and other buildings owned by the <br />county for recreational use. <br />B.Objectives <br />The Parks and Recreation Councilshallundertake the following objectives toward <br />these goals: <br />1. <br />Oversee and participate in the creation of plans, reports and studies on parks <br />and recreation matters in the county – including the Parks and Recreation <br />Element of the Orange County Comprehensive Plan; the Comprehensive Master <br />Parks and Recreation Plan; and individual park master plan and concept plan <br />documents and maps. <br />2. <br />Develop recommendations for implementation of recreation programs, and <br />regularly monitor and receive annual reports on the status of existing recreation <br />programs. <br />3. <br />Develop recommendations on the provision and operation of parks and trails, <br />and regularly monitor and receive annual reports on the status of existing parks <br />and trails operation and maintenance – as well as plans for operation of planned <br />and programmed future parks and trails. <br />4. <br />Develop recommendations for the County’s Lands Legacy Program and Lands <br />Legacy Action Plans for acquisition priorities for future parks and trails needs. <br />5. <br />Develop recommendations, as needed, for the potential dedication of land or the <br />payment-in-lieu ofdedication for parks through the land subdivision process. <br />6. <br />Solicit public opinion and feedback on parks facilities and recreation programs <br />through a periodic community needs assessment mechanism. <br />7. <br />Work with and provide a liaison to the Intergovernmental Parks Work Group, and <br />like advisory boards in the municipalities of the county, as needed. <br />SECTION III:MEMBERSHIP <br />A.Authority <br />1. <br />North Carolina General Statute 153A-76 grants boards of county commissioners <br />the authority to establish advisory boards and to appoint members to and remove <br />members from those advisory boards. In acting on this authority the Orange <br />County Board of Commissioners hereby establishes certain general conditions to <br />which applicants and members of advisory boards should conform. <br />2. <br />Parks andRecreation Councilmembership and authority is also granted by N.C. <br />General Statutes Chapter 153A, and Chapter 26of the Orange County Code of <br />Ordinances. <br />B.Composition <br />1. <br />See Chapter 26, Orange County Code of Ordinances. <br />SECTION IV. MEETINGS <br />A.Staffing <br />1. <br />Orange County staff from the Department of Environment, Agriculture, Parks and <br />Recreation shall serve as staffsupport to the Parks and Recreation Council, <br />contingent upon the approval of the Orange County Manager. <br /> <br />