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uktAMU ; cOUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COLIISSIONERS <br /> .ACTION A <br /> ACTION AGL DA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> ITEM NO. <br /> MEETING DATE December 16, 1986 <br /> SUBJECT; Master Recreation and Park Plan Process Report 0 1 0 <br /> DEP RTME4T: Recreation & Parks PUBLIC HEARING: YES xx NO <br /> ATT-ACHMENTCS) : I INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Anne Black <br /> — Report Narrative PHONE NUMBERS: HILLSBOROUGH - 732-8181 <br /> -- Recreation and Park Advisory Council <br /> HILLSBOROUGH - 732-9361 <br /> memorandum <br /> CHAPEL HILL - 967-9251 <br /> MEBANE - 227-20 31 <br /> Ext. 292 DURHAM - 688-7331 <br /> PURPOSE,: <br /> Informational report to the Board concerning the Master Recreation and Park Plan Process. <br /> NEED: <br /> • <br /> To inform the Board as to the Plan's process, via a "Team Approach", and key concepts of <br /> the Study Plan, namely: <br /> (a) Team Approach - composition of the Team: <br /> * Orange County Recreation and Parks Department <br /> * Orange County Recreation and Parks Advisory Council (three members) <br /> * Orange County Planning Department <br /> * Orange County Planning Board <br /> and ad-hoc representatives from: <br /> * two school systems <br /> * four municipalities •- Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough, and Mebane <br /> * UNC Recreation Curriculum <br /> * Duke Forest <br /> * OWASA <br /> (b) Focus on each township and the existing resources within each township - _..reservoirs' <br /> county-owned property, public/private/quasi-public recreation facilities. <br /> (c) the utilization of existing resources to form the nucleus/core of the county park <br /> system. <br /> (d) the utilization of CHR Associates on an hourly basis to assist with portions of the <br /> plan process. This assistance will include a needs assessment and analysis and <br /> assistance with cost estimates and prioritization. The selection of Mr-. •Ed Hamm, Park <br /> Planner within the firm, was made after seeking professional service proposals from three <br /> consulting organizations on the work to be done. <br /> IMPACT: <br /> It is expected that the master plan can be done within budget. However, further work will <br /> be necessary in subsequent budget years as the master plan will not provide site specific <br /> designs. <br /> ?SEC OyIlMLNDATION(S) : <br /> Authorize staff to proceed with the drafting of an agreement for the consulting aspect to <br /> be returned for Board approval at a follow up meeting. <br />