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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: September 4, 2014 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 7 -a <br />SUBJECT: Resolution - Community Use of Schools Facilities for Recreation <br />DEPARTMENT: DEAPR PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Cover Letter and Draft Resolution David Stancil, 245 -2510 <br />2008 IPWG Guiding Principles Marabeth Carr, 245 -2516 <br />PURPOSE: To consider a resolution from the Intergovernmental Parks (IP) Work Group <br />supporting the use of school facilities for community recreation purposes. <br />BACKGROUND: The IP Work Group is a multi - jurisdictional 27- member committee with <br />representatives from the County and all towns, both school systems, parks advisory boards and <br />other park and conservation interests. The group meets three times a year and was created as <br />an outgrowth of the 1999 Joint Master Recreation and Parks Work Group report. The IP Work <br />Group's mission, approved by all governing boards, is: <br />1. To gather, exchange and share information on parks planning and development in the <br />municipalities and County. <br />2. To maintain and update the Inventory of Parks and Recreation Facilities developed as <br />part of the Joint Master Recreation and Parks report, including new properties acquired or <br />dedicated. <br />3. To foster communication between the municipalities and County on future opportunities <br />and collaborative ventures. <br />4. To provide a coordinating mechanism for updates to parks and recreation plans in <br />each jurisdiction. <br />5. To review and inform the municipalities and County concerning parks needs and <br />potential opportunities. <br />6. To develop parameters for parks standards (leaving flexibility for the actual standards to <br />vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction within these parameters). <br />7. To develop and coordinate public education and public outreach on parks issues <br />(coordinated brochures, etc). <br />During late 2007 through mid -2008, the IP Work Group discussed the issues surrounding the <br />use of school facilities for community recreation use. The group heard from staff and board <br />representatives from the schools and parks and recreation departments. Because of the <br />