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ti <br /> generated by the Recreation and Park Work Group during their meetings. These are as <br /> follows: <br /> • Bond referenda for recreation and park projects <br /> • Comprehensive program planning to avoid duplication of services and service <br /> gaps <br /> • Joint ventures in the area of After-School programming <br /> • Status of swimming pools in Orange County <br /> • Mechanisms for funding facilities by all jurisdictions <br /> • Recreation and Parks District Tax <br /> • Funding equity issues (who pays for what, now and in the future?) <br /> • Joint School/Park use of the Greene Tract <br /> II. Local Park Standards and Land Use Ordinances <br /> Introduction <br /> Park and recreation facility standards are a nationally recognized method for determining the <br /> quality of recreation and park facilities available to a public jurisdiction's service population. <br /> The importance of establishing standards is recognized because they are: <br /> --an expression of minimum acceptable facilities for the citizens of urban and <br /> rural communities. <br /> --a guideline to determine land requirements for various kinds of park and <br /> recreation areas. <br /> --a basis for relating recreational needs to spatial analysis within a community <br /> wide system of parks and open space areas. <br /> --one of the major structuring elements that can be used to guide and assist <br /> regional park and recreation development. <br /> --a means to justify the need for parks and open space within the overall land-use <br /> pattern. <br /> The basis upon which a community's standards are set is constantly changing. This section <br /> explains some of the concepts surrounding the establishment of this recreation and park <br /> planning tool. <br /> Page 3 <br />