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6 1 b. Blackwood Farm has a plan with no money to fund- designated for some active recreation; he 2 reviewed some areas with active parks. 3 c. Property purchased by Lands Legacy put them there through bonds. Future lands are 4 different. 5 d. Some properties are donated, so Orange County is not putting in more money. 6 e. Conservation money is spent, but there is some money left from 2001 Parks and Open Space 7 Bond. 8 9 iii iiii SC Li SS iiii•n • iiii t Ate 10 11 1 . Majority of land in the Lands Legacy program are for conservation, what about active 12 recreation? McGowan Trail and Twin Creeks Park could be active but don't know time frame 13 for development yet. 14 2. Costs for increased staff and expenses associated with installing infrastructure delays 15 implementation of planned recreation facilities. In response to that observation, a 16 Commissioner suggested prioritizing passive recreation that wouldn't require the higher level of 17 investment. 18 3. Orange County owns 1 000 acres of parkland they can't afford to develop and because some of 19 that land is located within proximity to water and sewer, this property could contain an incubator 20 site for economic development or affordable housing. 21 4. It is a concern that the land purchased with money specifically designated for parks, recreation 22 or conservation be used for that purpose instead of some other purpose. 23 24 """'J1 t too or Staff 25 1 . Provide Commissioners with maps of where Orange County owned lands are located. 26 2. Organize a field trip for Commissioners to see the land owned by Orange County. 27 28 Review BOCC Goal #4 and Priorities 29 1 l 11111 Pert.iiO o iiii iiii iiii iiii iiO iii iiO (Investment in County facilities, diverse 30 workforce & technology) 31 32 3iiii iiii t move iii iiii / l iiii iiii 33 This goal demonstrated the Commission's commitment to high-performance that would be 34 accomplished using technology for public and staff to access information. There was an ongoing 35 concern that the workforce didn't reflect the County's diversity. For example there are minimum 36 handicapped and Latino employees. 37 38 Staff Update/Status 39 40 A strategic Information Technology Plan was developed and adopted last year. The County 41 recruits its workforce through community colleges, targeting students who are just entering or who 42 are graduating and through social services work training programs. Outreach/recruitment material 43 is published in multiple languages. Although we readily recruit and train diverse candidates, 44 especially in leadership, we lose quality staff to other entities. There have been no layoffs, 45 workforce reduction achieved through attrition. There is no fixed meeting space in northern Orange 46 County. 47 48 iii iiii SC Li SS iiii•n • iiii t Ate 49 50 Investment in County Facilities 51 1 . There's a discrepancy of spending on schools versus county services and facilities like the 52 Waste Convenience Centers.