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4 DRAFT Charge to Recreation and Parks Work Group March 5, 1997 BACKGROUND At the February, 1996 public hearing, proposed amendments to the recreation payment-in-lieu provisions were presented. Among the recommendations contained in the report was the suggestion that consideration be given to updating the Master Recreation and Parks Plan. The rationale for this recommendation was that the Plan was eight years old, and issues had arisen which suggested an update was warranted. Those issues included the following: • The relationship between existing and proposed school sites,and proposed parks; • The development of "small area plans" in the northern portions of Chapel Hill and Carrboro and the impact,if any,that proposed park sites in those areas would have on the need for"County"facilities; • The utilization of landfill and reservoir sites,both existing and proposed,as possible recreation sites; • The discussion of strategies for preserving natural and cultural resources through open space design, including the relationship of these resources to active and passive recreational pursuits; and • The evolution of a Parks and Recreation Advisory Board for the Town of Hillsborough and the role the Town would play in the provision of recreational facilities. CHARGE The charge to the Master Recreation and Parks Plan Work Group is to prepare an update to the Master Recreation and Parks Plan for presentation at the February 23, 1998 public hearing. The update of the Master Recreation and Parks Plan shall include the following: 1) Update of inventory of recreational facilities and opportunities; 2) Update of needs assessment; 3) Development of standards used to define recreation and parks requirements which will be used by Hillsborough,Chapel Hill and Carrboro,as well as Orange County; 4) Utilization of joint siting, designing, and management of school and park sites across jurisdictions;