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14 <br /> o Working with other groups such as the Sportsplex <br /> o Following Master Plan 2030, which drives PRC monthly meeting agendas <br /> o Extended maintenance of parks, which is a funding issue <br /> o Regular need for expanding services to compete with municipalities <br /> o Discussion on how to improve communications with park facilities <br /> o Looking at the soccer fields- natural vs turf? <br /> o Inclusive/accessible parks <br /> Commissioner Marcoplos said he heard there is a rumor about a disc golf course near <br /> the Speedway. <br /> No one had heard about this. <br /> Commissioner Price referred to the issue of accessibility, and suggested that the PRC <br /> may want to work with the Planning Department and Asset Management Services on this <br /> issue. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs said there is park land that is not being utilized, the Kirby tract, <br /> and this may be an area to discuss with David Stancil, Department of Environment, Agriculture, <br /> Parks and Recreation Director, about a disc golf space. <br /> • Planning Board: Craig Benedict, Director <br /> Craig Benedict reviewed the following highlights: <br /> o new public hearing process, which allows for some expediting <br /> o amendments made regarding temporary health care structures, and those who <br /> are unrelated to allow for more flexibility <br /> o collaborating on affordable housing issues, work with Information Technology <br /> on broadband, and working with Economic Development on new SWOT <br /> Analysis <br /> Craig Benedict said some goals for 2017 are: <br /> o Housing — clustering of homes; public water and sewer; off site septic <br /> o considering rural clustering <br /> o streamlining regulations <br /> 3. Discussion Regarding Election Method for Members of the Orange County Board <br /> of Commissioners <br /> Greg Wilder, County Manager's office, reviewed the following background information: <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> At the Board of Commissioners' January 24, 2005 regular meeting, representatives of a group <br /> of Orange County residents addressed the Board and submitted a 1,200-signature petition to <br /> the Board regarding the method by which the members of the Board of Commissioners were <br /> elected in Orange County. The representatives requested that the Board review the current <br /> method of election for the members of the Board, which entailed all five members of the Board <br /> being nominated and elected to staggered four-year terms on an at-large basis. <br /> At the Board's direction, the County Manager and County staff reviewed the issue and the <br /> petition submitted and provided a report to the Board at the May 5, 2005 work session. The <br /> report provided an initial framework of information upon which the Board of Commissioners <br /> could deliberate and determine as appropriate any further steps in evaluating the issue and <br /> responding to the request and petition submitted. <br />