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Commissioner Pelissier agreed with Commissioner Gordon. Commissioner McKee said the April time frame is fine with him if they are looking for consensus. Commissioner Rich said she thought Commissioner Gordon and Commissioner Pelissier were trying to get to the next step. She said that is something they discussed at the retreat - always leave a work session with the next step set. Chair Jacobs suggested that this item come back one of their regular agendas. He said the first step will be to agree on the bond amount. He said the Board needs to get some information from staff on how the bond task forces worked in the past. He summarized the following 5 issues in reference to a possible bond referendum: 1) amount, 2) topic areas, 3) time frames, 4) information on how it worked before, and 5) what groups are interested. He said it would also be good to get input from staff on other issues they find important. Commissioner Gordon asked that it be worded “any other parameters that staff deems important,” and that it include information about forming a Capital Needs Advisory Task Force. Chair Jacobs added those two additional items to his listing, as well as a request to staff from the following information on the past task force: who was on it, how it worked, how long it took, and how often it met. 2.Orange County Parks and Recreation Draft Master Plan 2030 Clarence Grier said that David Stancil, Director of the Department of Environment, Agriculture, Parks and Recreation (DEAPR) would present this item. He said the last Parks/Recreation Master Plan was in 1998, and several of the parks that they have now were purchased with the 1997 – 2001 bond referendum. David Stancil said tonight would be a sneak preview of the work that has been happening for the last 18 months. He said a number of different groups had been involved – two different sets of staff, the Parks and Recreation council and 832 citizens who responded to their different surveys. Dave Stancil presented the following PowerPoint: Why a New Master Plan ?  Existing Plan Has Served Well, But Dates to 1988  50% Increase in Population Since 1988  Changes in Community Needs and Interests  Changed Conditions, New Parks, Enhanced Plans  Funding (grant) Agencies Require Newer Plan  Still a Draft Plan  Updating of Maps  Renumbering pages, clean up links  Executive Summary  Appendices  To be Done by PH  Layout of the Draft Master Plan  Review of existing and past plans  Inventory/assessment of facilities (existing/future)  Overview of recreation programs  Driving factors – Demographics, Other  Community Needs Assessment (surveys) – 832  Relationship and ties to 2030 Comprehensive Plan  Economic, health, environmental impacts 