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2 <br />Plan also offered a set of goals and objectives as a starting point for the new master plan. After <br />delays due to the economic downturn and other pressing projects, work toward the new master <br />plan began in earnest in the spring of 2012. The new master plan process was coordinated by <br />staff with the advice and direction of the Parks and Recreation Council. Funding for a third party <br />to administer a Community Needs Assessment (CNA) was provided, and UNC- Greensboro's <br />Department of Community and Therapeutic Recreation was selected as the survey <br />administrator, and also provided issue papers on tourism, economic development and <br />standards. This staff -based approach was selected to provide a product with a more -local flavor <br />and at considerably lower cost, but it also acknowledged a longer timeframe for completion. <br />As shown in the attached timetable of activities, a Community Needs Assessment survey was <br />conducted in late 2012 and early 2013. Supplemental assessments were also conducted in the <br />spring of 2013, along with a series of topic- oriented focus groups. An initial draft master plan <br />was created in the summer and fall of 2013, and staff has been reviewing a series of drafts with <br />the Parks and Recreation Council for the last several months. Staff involved in this project <br />includes a Master Plan Team comprised of six staff members from DEAPR, and an inter- <br />departmental Staff Resources Group with representatives from a variety of other County <br />departments. <br />The draft Master Plan covers a great deal of territory and includes both an inventory and <br />assessment of existing facilities, as well as plans for the future based on surveys, studies and <br />other work. The plan includes sections on: <br />• Overview of existing and past plans <br />• Inventory and assessment of current and planned future facilities <br />• Existing recreation programs and activity <br />• Demographics and other driving factors <br />• A multi -modal Community Needs Assessment and survey results <br />• Linkages to the 2030 Comprehensive Plan and other County and related parks plans <br />• Economic, health and environmental impacts of parks and recreation programs <br />• Summary of park standards, classifications, service areas and plan "Findings" <br />• Goals, objectives and plan recommendations <br />• Issues for further study <br />In general, the draft 2030 Master Plan focuses on protecting the substantial investment made in <br />parks and recreation facilities in the past 15 years, and moving toward creation of the identified <br />and planned parks acquired but not yet built. By virtue of having a very proactive land <br />acquisition program for parks, the County is well "ahead of the curve" in terms of securing <br />parkland in identified locations. However, important decisions are on the horizon concerning <br />community centers, playing field surfaces, coordination with private and local non - profit <br />organizations, and other matters as noted. Chapter 9 of the plan includes a review of standards <br />and service delivery, and a set of 20 "findings" drawn from the plan and activities to date. <br />Chapter 10 reiterates the Comprehensive Plan goals and objectives, and offers a series of 9 <br />recommendations beginning on page 10 -5. The recommendations cover the following topics: <br />• Protecting existing investments in park and open space facilities; <br />• Building planned future parks over the next 10 years; <br />• Complete three nature preserves with public accessible- areas; <br />• Multi- partner parks and recreation capital facilities; <br />• Master Plan for the Orange County Mountains -to -Sea Trail (MST) segment; <br />
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