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4 A RESOLUTION RESPONDING TO THE BOARD OF ORANGE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' PROPOSAL TO ESTABLISH AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL PARKS WORK GROUP (2000- 08- 28/R -5) WHEREAS, the Mayor received a May 19, 2000, correspondence from the Chair of the Orange County Board of Commissioners requesting that the Council adopt a resolution establishing an Intergovernmental Parks Work Group; and WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners also requested that the Council appoint Chapel Hill representatives for an initial meeting in September; and WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners also requested that the Council authorize the Town Manager to meet with his counterparts in the County and other municipalities, for the purpose of developing a report for the October 30 Assembly of Governments meeting on ways that the County and municipalities might coordinate and synchronize capital funding for future parks; and WHEREAS, these requests were reviewed by the Manager and the Parks and Recreation Commission; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Chapel Hill that the Council concurs in the establishment of an Intergovernmental Parks Work Group with one representative each from the Town's Parks and Recreation and Greenways Commissions included, and directs. the two Commissions to appoint representatives to be ready for a first meeting in September. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Town Manager is authorized ' to meet with his counterparts in the County and other municipalities, for the purpose of developing a report for the October 30 Assembly of Governments meeting. The report would address ways that the County and municipalities might coordinate capital funding for future parks, the distribution of land purchases and facilities commensurate to contributions, and the level of County funding to the Town's Parks and Recreation Department operating budget compared to the County's use of Town programs and facilities. This the 28`h day of August, 2000.