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BOARD OF ORANGE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS (BOCC) <br />GOALS — 2015 UPDATE <br />FOR DISCUSSIONS PURPOSES <br />54 <br />GOALS/PRIORITIES <br />ONGOING EFFORTS <br />SPECIFIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS <br />automated collection vehicles; carts <br />contain RFID chips to assist in gathering <br />inventory and program performance data <br />that is shared with Towns. <br />Department of Environmental, Agricultural, Parks, <br />• Department of Environmental, <br />and Recreation (DEAPR) <br />Agricultural, Parks, and Recreation <br />DEAPR <br />• Facility improvements have been /are being <br />made at the Soccer.com (formerly Eurosport) <br />• New park facilities have been developed <br />Soccer Center, and Blackwood Farm Park is <br />and are open at Cedar Grove Park, <br />being readied for opening on a limited basis in <br />Fairview Park, and the Jones Creek <br />spring 2015. <br />Greenway segment at Twin Creeks <br />• Work toward the opening of the Hollow Rock <br />(Moniese Nomp) Park since 2009. A Little <br />Natural Area (part of New Hope Creek <br />Free Library has also been installed at <br />Preserve, with Durham County and Chapel <br />Cedar Grove Park, in conjunction with the <br />Hill) and trails at the Seven -Mile Creek Natural <br />Library. <br />Area (Upper Eno Preserve) are also underway. <br />Priority 11: Invest in technology to <br />Animal Services <br />Animal Services <br />increase work efficiencies; e.g. web <br />• Animal Services continues to tap its specialized <br />• Web - licensing accounts for upwards of one <br />streaming, paperless agendas, integrated <br />software (Chameleon) to improve overall <br />third of all pet licenses. <br />tracking systems between field and office. <br />efficiency and effectiveness. <br />• Animal Services recently introduced a <br />• One of the next steps will be to begin to use a <br />volunteer management program that tracks <br />"postmaster" function for electronic <br />hours of service by various tracks as well <br />notifications. <br />as the total number of hours. <br />Public Health <br />Public Health <br />• Maintain medical and dental services use of <br />• Field staff has portable technology to <br />electronic health records (EHR) <br />improve work efficiencies, customer <br />• Continue to use GIS mapping and data drilling <br />service, reporting, and billing. <br />to identify target areas for intensive and /or new <br />• Virtual orientation and virtual job <br />services. <br />shadowing now being done through HD <br />video. <br />• Collaborating with the Planning <br />Department on a new central permitting <br />process -- utilizing new technology to <br />