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That Orange County publish and update annually the listing of private recreation vendors and <br /> facilities on the new information referral network currently being developed in Orange <br /> County. Also, include models of existing, successful public/private partnerships, i.e. Triangle <br /> Sportsplex, Chapel Hill Senior Center, etc. <br /> Establish a bi-annual meeting or forum for private and public recreation providers for <br /> information sharing and establishing new public/private initiatives. <br /> V. REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS <br /> Introduction <br /> The Recreation and Park Work Group provides the following recommendations to the <br /> Orange County Assembly of Governments and the Orange County and Chapel <br /> Hill/Carrboro School Boards. Inherent in this document are many possibilities to work in <br /> unison for the provision of more effective and efficient recreation and park services. <br /> During discussions of the Work Group, a plethora of other recreation and park issues <br /> came to the forefront, but the Work Group believes that placing all of these issues on the <br /> table would to be too inundating at this time. However, the Recreation and Park Work <br /> Group includes in their report a listing under the following "Future Directions/Trends" so <br /> that these ideas may be recorded. <br /> In realizing the importance of the issues under consideration, the Recreation and Park <br /> Work Group completed this report in a very short, self-imposed time period. <br /> Nevertheless, the recommendations immediately serve to: <br /> -establish principles for coordinated county-wide recreation and park facility <br /> planning <br /> -foster greater cooperation in use of existing facilities <br /> -support private recreation providers and public/private partnerships <br /> Recommendations <br /> • Set standards based on ranking with other Triangle Area counties. Determine <br /> type of park and recreation facilities to be surveyed. Develop mechanism for <br /> annual review of park and facilities standards by all jurisdictions. <br /> • Although the three jurisdictions use different formulae to define their recreation <br /> and park requirements within their Land Use Ordinances, the philosophy and <br /> intent of all are the same. It is recommended that the three Planning Departments <br /> consider developing a most preferred set of recreation requirements that could be <br /> included in all three jurisdictions' Land Use Ordinances. <br /> Page 12 <br />