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10 <br /> I. INTRODUCTION <br /> A. Purpose: To describe options for improving services through <br /> intergovernmental coordination of parks and recreation functions. <br /> B. Method <br /> 1. Review of materials prepared by staff. <br /> 2. Interview with managers and parks and recreation directors <br /> from participating jurisdictions. <br /> 3. Preparation of outline report. <br /> 4. Discussion with manager and directors. <br /> C. Report content <br /> 1. Observations regarding activities and participants. <br /> 2. Needs as interpreted from materials and interviews. <br /> 3. Options for improved coordination. <br /> 4. Recommended actions which are most likely to be <br /> productive and acceptable to staff, managers, elected <br /> officials, and citizens. <br /> II. OBSERVATIONS <br /> A. Ob.ectives for coordination <br /> 1. To improve effectiveness. 'Doing things better together'. <br /> Determining and providing what the citizens want. <br /> 2. To provide sufficient funding for new parks and other <br /> facilities in a manner which is equitable for the entire county. <br /> 3. Lower priority objectives include expanding recreation <br /> programs and improving efficiency of existing operations. <br /> B. Concerns <br /> 1. Primarily, the acquisition and development of new sites <br /> (capital improvements). <br /> 2. The expansion and improvement of operating programs are <br /> concerns, but they are considered to be less urgent and less <br /> dependent on intergovernmental coordination than capital <br /> development. <br />