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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: June 3, 2014 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 5 -a <br />SUBJECT: Public Hearina - Draft Oranae County Parks and Recreation Master Plan 2030 <br />DEPARTMENT: Department of Environment, <br />Agriculture, Parks and <br />Recreation <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Summary of the Plan (Chapter 1) <br />Summary of Public Outreach <br />Open House Handout <br />Responses to 2/11/14 BOCC Feedback <br />Draft Master Plan Available At- <br />http://test.co.orange.nc.us/deapr/PandR <br />MP 5 28 2014.asp <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) Yes <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />David Stancil, 245 -2510 <br />Parks and Recreation Master Plan Team <br />PURPOSE: To provide an opportunity for public comment on the draft Orange County Parks <br />and Recreation Master Plan 2030. <br />BACKGROUND: In July 1988 the County adopted its first Recreation and Parks Master Plan <br />(also known as the Parks and Recreation Element of the Orange County Comprehensive Plan). <br />Designed as a 20 -year plan, the 1988 plan identified a vision and plan for a parks system in <br />Orange County, which included the acquisition and construction of parks and recreation centers <br />at strategically- identified locations around the County. While the County continued to offer <br />recreation programs for County residents, the acquisition and construction of the planned future <br />parks did not begin in earnest until the late- 1990's. Bond referenda passed by County voters in <br />1997 and 2001 funded many of the planned improvements and park site acquisitions envisioned <br />in 1988. Most of the parks identified in the 1988 plan have now been constructed or acquired. <br />The 1988 Master Plan has served the County well, but it is now 25 years old and in need of <br />replacement. While many of the values and basic precepts remain valid, there have been many <br />changes since 1988, and many accomplishments and new initiatives undertaken which were not <br />anticipated at that time. Additionally, updating the plan is important for state grant funding <br />agencies, which will require a more - current plan for future grant requests. <br />Plans to develop a new master plan for the County's parks and recreation facilities and <br />programs were part of Orange County's 2030 Comprehensive Plan, which was adopted by the <br />Board of Commissioners in November 2008. The Comprehensive Plan includes a chapter on <br />Parks and Recreation, and foremost among the recommendations in that chapter was the <br />creation of a new master plan to assess needs and guide future decisions. The Comprehensive <br />