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10-1 Orange County Comprehensive Parks and Recreation Master Plan CHAPTER 10 - Goals, Objectives, and Recommendations 10 Goals, Objectives, and Recommendations Introduction The 2030 Orange County Comprehensive Plan identffied a comprehensive list of goals and objectfves that were adopted for Orange County’s parks and recreatfon interests. Goals are defined as “general directfon-setters” intended to express an ideal future end state for the community, such as providing adequate parks and recreatfon facilitfes for all citfzens. Objectfves define the intermediate steps needed to reach a partfcular goal. These goals and objectfves, augmented by the find- ings of this plan, are the basis for recommendatfons about the future. The following sectfon lists the goals and objectfves from the Parks and Recreatfon chapter (or “element”) of the Comprehensive Plan, followed by a series of recommendatfons for the future of parks and recreatfon services in Orange County. A brief assessment of the progress made toward the goals and objectfves, and further “actfon strategies” for achieving each objectfve, may be found in Ap- pendix 10-1. Those actfon strategies were also incorporated into the recommendatfons sectfon that closes this chapter. A. Orange County Comprehensive Plan 2030 – Parks & Recreation Goals and Objectives (From the Orange County Comprehensive Plan 2030) Overarching Goal: Regionally-coordinated park and recreation facilities that provide healthy opportunities for recreation and exercise for all citizens of Orange County, and that preserve important cultural and natural resources. Goal 2: Create a partnership among regional rec- reational providers and facility owners/ managers including the appropriate co-location and sharing of school facilities that meets the County’s recreation needs. Goal 1: Provide adequate parks and recreational facilities for all citizens within the County, regardless of age, gender, race or disability. Objective 2.1 - The County will serve as the lead coordina- tor of regional open space and recreatfon facility providers in the County (including OWASA, UNC-CH, and Duke Univ.), and coordinate regional efforts including future parkland and recreatfon facility planning acquisitfons and operatfons/maintenance of community, district and regional park and recreatfon facilitfes. Objective 2.2 - Develop a methodology to be used by regional recreatfonal providers in determining the number of recreatfon and park facilitfes needed. The agreed upon methodology should address countywide and community- specific service areas and how needs are determined within those service areas, such as linking facility needs to populatfon growth. Objective 2.3 - Develop a program for land dedicatfon/ recreatfon payment that is effectfve and comprehensive. Objective 2.4 - Establish a mechanism to promote shared use of existfng public and instftutfonal buildings and grounds for public recreatfon, as well as for their primary uses. Objective 2.5 - Adopt criteria for evaluatfng potentfal land acquisitfons for recreatfon and park facilitfes in coopera- tfon with other regional park providers. Objective 2.6 - Develop a Memorandum of Agreement among the local governments on joint capital and/or oper- atfonal funding for future parks and recreatfonal facilitfes. Objective 1.2 - Acquire and/or retain lands suitable for sitfng both indoor and outdoor actfve recreatfon facilitfes to serve all Orange County residents. Objective 1.3 - Develop a land use planning mechanism for securing new parks through the development approval process. Objective 1.1 - Acquire and/or retain public ownership of parks, recreatfon facilitfes, open space, and conservatfon areas that will serve Orange County. 109