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DRAFT 12/21/87 PLANNING BOARD MINUTES V <br /> ,1 64 17 <br /> An Irrevocable Letter of Credit has been <br /> submitted for the required improvements and Is <br /> being reviewed by the County Attorney. <br /> The Planning Staff recommends approval of the <br /> final plat subject to the approval of the Letter <br /> of Credit by the County Attorney. <br /> MOTION: Pilkey moved approval as recommended by Staff . <br /> Seconded by Eddleman . <br /> VOTE: Unanimous. <br /> AGENDA ITEM #8 : MATTERS HEARD AT 11 /23/87 PUBLIC HEARING <br /> 0 a. Master Recreation and Parks Plan <br /> Presentation by Marvin Collins. <br /> In April of 1987 , work was begun on the prepa- <br /> ration of a Master Recreation and Parks Plan for <br /> Orange County. The preparation of the Plan was <br /> carried out by the consulting firm of Woolpert <br /> Associates, working with the Master Recreation & <br /> Parks Plan Advisory Group. Following nine months <br /> of work and a series of public meetings, the <br /> completed draft Plan is being presented at public <br /> hearing for citizen comment. <br /> In preparing the Plan, community input through <br /> public meetings, coupled with a review of typical <br /> recreation and park standards, aided in identify- <br /> ing immediate and long-range recreational needs <br /> of the County. Once these needs were put into <br /> quantitative terms, they provided a guide in <br /> determining land requirements for various types <br /> of recreation and park facilities. These <br /> standards were then used to formulate the <br /> direction of future recreation and park develop- <br /> ment. <br /> The Master Recreation b Parks Plan is designed to <br /> become one element of Orange County' s Compre- <br /> hensive Plan and is consistent with other County <br /> land use plans and ordinances. The Plan recom- <br /> mends that Orange County concentrate Its efforts <br /> in the provision of four types of recreation and <br /> park facilities/areas: ( 1 ) community parks <br /> ( serving the more densely populated unincorpo- <br /> rated areas of the county) ; (2) district parks; <br /> (3) greenways; and (4 ) swimming pools. <br /> A crucial element in the success of the Master <br /> Plan is the effectiveness of cooperative efforts <br /> between Orange County and the two school systems, <br /> the Orange Water and Sewer Authr,r tv _ +►,o <br />