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,4ad-weJ 5 <br />/5 <br />Natural and Cultural Systems Element <br />Parks Component (Chapter) <br />Possible Outline <br />I. Executive Summary <br />II, History/Background of Parks in Orange County <br />III. Purpose of a Parks Master Plan <br />a, Goals and Objectives <br />b. Rationale and Factors for Planned Activities/Facilities <br />c. Identification of Community Needs <br />d. Action Strategy and Proposed Plan <br />IV. Cultural, Natural and Socioeconomic Factors <br />a. <br />Natural Areas Network (green infrastructure) <br />b, <br />Water Resources and other Natural Features <br />c. <br />Open Space Network <br />d. <br />Population (existing and projected) <br />e. <br />Land Use Patterns (existing and projected) <br />f. <br />Transportation Networks (existing and projected) <br />g. <br />Economic and other Demographic factors <br />h. <br />Other' <br />V. Implications of Other Plans and Studies <br />a. Master Recreation and Parks Plan / Parks Element of the Comprehensive <br />Plan (1988) <br />b, Other Elements of the Comprehensive Plan (Land Use, Natural Areas etc) <br />c, Town Master Park Plans (Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough, Mebane) <br />d. Recreation and Parks Work Group Report (1996) <br />e, Coordination of Recreation and Parks Services in Orange County (1997) <br />f Joint Master Recreation and Parks (7MRP) Work Group Report (1999) <br />g. Lands Legacy Program (2000) <br />h. "A New Era for Parks," Organizational Structures for Parks Coordination <br />in Orange County (2001) <br />i. Recreation and Parks Strategic Management Plan (2005) <br />VL Inventory of Current Facilities <br />a. Master Inventory (1999, annually updated) <br />b. Other <br />c. Programs? <br />VII. Changes to the Landscape — 1988 -2005 <br />a. The "New Era" <br />b. Greater emphasis on intergovernmental coordination <br />