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21 <br /> County and titled"Memorandum of Agreement for Providing <br /> Coordinated Facility Planning". <br /> V. RECOMMENDATIONS <br /> A. First priority: Capital development <br /> 1. The long-range plan is the first step,a necessary framework. <br /> Should be in a form to be clearly understood and useful in <br /> annual programming. Should be adopted as a serious <br /> commitment by all players. <br /> 2. Coordinated capital programming and budgeting should be <br /> initiated in time to produce proposals for 1998-99 budgets. <br /> 3. Acquisition and protection of good sites should be the initial <br /> priority. <br /> 4. Orange County should play a major role in funding, <br /> acquisition, development, ownership, and maintenance of <br /> new facilities. <br /> 5. If the planning process indicates that new facility needs are as <br /> great as expected, a substantial, countywide bond proposal <br /> should be presented for voter consideration. <br /> B. Second Priority: Coordination of operations <br /> 1. Joint planning, needs assessment, and selected cooperative <br /> actions are appropriate purposes fora staff work group. <br /> 2. Consideration of Orange County as the primary candidate for <br /> operating new programs, expansions, and transfers from the <br /> towns can lead to a growing potential for consolidation of <br /> services under the County, especially if the County assumes a <br /> major role in capital development as well. <br /> C. Consolidation Approaches: Start with coordination and work toward <br /> partial consolidation of selected functions. Develop new facilities <br /> and programs as county functions. Consider complete consolidation <br /> in several years after experience with coordination and partial <br /> consolidation. <br /> D. Voluntary Coordination and Commitment: Coordination can fail <br /> because other important matters distract the participants. Capable <br /> and adequate staffing will be needed to develop materials, set <br /> agendas, and prod participants in both capital and operating <br /> 12 <br />